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What happened on December 14, 2011

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What happened on December 14, 2011

LOCAL

Married couples at a record low By Carol Morello

George Whitman, owner of Paris bookstore Shakespeare and Company, dies at 98 By Matt Schudel

Eugene White, 87, was ‘revolutionary’ of clinical pharmacies By Emily Langer

Fairfax officials use school’s success to support return to shorter hours By Emma Brown

Interfaith childhood: Growing up the Jewish daughter of a Hindu guru By Hannah Seligson

Arlington approves homeless shelter plan over objections By Patricia Sullivan

5 ways to save American education By Jay Mathews

Michael Kentes, decorated Vietnam soldier, dies at 63 By T. Rees Shapiro

Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Dec. 15-21 By Carrie Donovan

Kensington church spreads spuds for the needy By Alex Ruoff

Going Out Guide for Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland, Dec. 15-21 By Carrie Donovan

Giving to Children’s Hospital can be delicious, especially with a new incentive By John Kelly

D.C. Mayor Gray outlines preparations for winter storms By Tim Craig

OpenBand files suit against Loudoun County Board of Supervisors By Caitlin Gibson

Former National Zoo employee placed on probation, ordered to stay away from all cats for a year By Keith L. Alexander

D.C. making repairs and responding to other service problems faster, analysis shows By Mike Debonis

Maryland robocall case spotlights GOP election scam By Robert Mccartney

Former Charles commissioner remembered for compassion, spirit By Erica Mitrano

Whole Foods project stalls in Prince George’s By Ovetta Wiggins

Manassas gives go-ahead to Old Town development By Jeremy Borden

Authors leave publishing houses out of the plot By Carrie Lovejoy

Suburban Hospital worker convicted of killing boss with knife By Dan Morse

‘Skeleton Santa’ and other secular displays don’t equal a war on Christmas By Rick Wingrove

Founder of nonprofit takes pride in helping ‘God’s angels’ By Mimi Liu

Under settlement with family, Va. Tech must notify parents of suicidal students By Daniel De Vise

Children’s National Medical Center deals with life-threatening problem in teen’s brain By John Kelly

Abandoned Lexington Park gas station torn down By Jason Babcock

Prince George’s schools seek to close diversity gap By Abby Brownback

SPORTS

NFL completes TV deal with Fox, CBS and NBC totaling about $3 billion per year By Mark Maske

Ice hockey rankings By Matt Brooks

Maryland vs. Florida International: Terrapins survive stiff test from Isiah Thomas, Golden Panthers, 65-61 By Liz Clarke

St. John’s girls’ basketball pulls away from Georgetown Visitation By Preston Williams

Wrestling notebook: Spalding begins the season on top By Eric Detweiler and Greg Schimmel

David Stern’s meddling hurts Chris Paul and the NBA By Tracee Hamilton

Mike Shanahan is forging a new identity for the Redskins: Building through the draft By Thomas Boswell

Offensive coordinator Gary Crowton, players Adrian Coxson, Cody Blue are leaving Maryland football program By Eric Prisbell and Steve Yanda

Wizards draft choice Jan Vesely is adjusting on the fly By Michael Lee

Wrestling rankings: Individual, team By Greg Schimmel and Eric Detweiler

On Hockey: Capitals have a goalie problem, but there’s no quick fix By Tarik El-bashir

Hockey: Landon looks to build on last year’s success By Matt Brooks

Boys’ basketball: West leads Spingarn past No. 11 Coolidge, 75-66 By James Wagner

WORLD

As Pakistan's population soars, contraceptives remain a hard sell By Karin Brulliard

Marines promoted inflated story for Medal of Honor recipient By Jonathan S. Landay | Mcclatchy Newspapers

In her first year, Brazil President Dilma Rousseff cleans house By Juan Forero

Israeli officials say Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is doomed By Joel Greenberg

Iraq’s Shiites in no mood to embrace Iran By Liz Sly

Prominent blogger sentenced to two years as Egyptians vote By Leila Fadel

Germany’s shoppers are still spending By Michael Birnbaum

European debt crisis: Optimism fades less than a week after summit deal By Anthony Faiola

White House drops defense bill veto threat after lawmakers rework detainee provisions By Felicia Sonmez

Panetta, visiting Afghanistan, says, ‘We’re winning’ By Craig Whitlock

Pakistan’s Zardari leaves Dubai hospital By Simon Denyer

Dakota Meyer took heroic action, comrades say By Mcclatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Google giving: donations for education, anti-slavery efforts By Hayley Tsukayama

Why Steve Jobs isn’t Time’s Person of the Year By Hayley Tsukayama

Do bans against talking and texting while driving work? By Hayley Tsukayama

Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital tenure shows mixed record on bankruptcies By Jia Lynn Yang

Oil prices drop as OPEC decides to raise quotas By Steven Mufson

Original Apple contract fetches $1.6M at auction By Thomas Ricker | The Verge

Holland & Knight’s lobbying group to shed traditional hourly billing By Catherine Ho

Can Washington’s private sector save the economy? By Danielle Douglas

D.C. lawyer pleads guilty to securities fraud By David S. Hilzenrath

The secret behind the Apple iPad 2 and other popular gadgets: It’s all about the software By Joshua Topolsky

Technology firms to heat up taxi wars in Washington region By Thomas Heath

Netflix rumors send stock up, then down By Hayley Tsukayama

IMF boosts emergency response powers By Howard Schneider

Paul Ryan to announce new approach to preserving Medicare By Lori Montgomery

FDA faulted over state inspections By Dina Elboghdady

Netflix updates iPad app By Jacob Schulman | The Verge

Majel may be Google’s answer to Siri? By Jamie Keene | The Verge

Carrier IQ faces federal probe into allegations software tracks cellphone data By Sari Horwitz

For highly technical, clearance-required jobs, many openings but not enough candidates By Marjorie Censer

Readers’ picks: Your top 10 By Abha Bhattarai

LIFESTYLE

Blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. is poised to be a breakout star in 2012 By Chris Richards