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What happened on December 19, 2011

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What happened on December 19, 2011

OPINIONS

Vaclav Havel’s legacy to humanity By Carl Gershman

Vaclav Havel, living in truth By Editorial Board

Vaclav Havel, the principled president By Madeleine Albright

Vaclav Havel, the dissident who came out of the shadows By Anne Applebaum

North Korea after Kim Jong Il By Michael J. Green

A dictator, a dissident and Suzanne Hart By Richard Cohen

On tap: Radical Republican Winterfest By Dana Milbank

Gingrich’s abortion contortions By Marc A. Thiessen

Taken for a ride on commuting costs By Editorial Board

Havel’s revolution of truth By Michael Gerson

Is a third-generation monster North Korea’s destiny? By Editorial Board

Which candidate should answer that 3 a.m. phone call? By Eugene Robinson

Obama’s simplistic view of income inequality By Charles Lane

NATIONAL

The worst leadership moments of 2011 By Jena Mcgregor

When terminally ill patients ask how long they have, doctors find it hard to say By Manoj Jain

Medical Mystery: Preparation for surgery revealed cause of deteriorating eyesight By Sandra G. Boodman

Kaiser Health News analysis examines readmission rates at 3,119 hospitals By Jordan Rau

Post-discharge clinics try to cut hospital readmissions by helping patients By Michelle Andrews

Medicare penalties for readmissions are likely to hit hospitals serving the poor By Jordan Rau

Was my doctor loyal to me, or to the drug companies? By Maran Wolston

Holiday book list for federal leaders By Tom Fox

Bone drugs may help artificial joints last longer, researchers find By Linda Searing

TV report finds schools reconsidering ban on junk food as students buy it anyway By Whitney Fetterhoff

More than 30 organizations to test new health-care model for seniors By Christian Torres

Fast-food restaurants contain at least some healthful items for hungry travelers By Carolyn Butler

Modeling the future is complicated; counting meteors is much easier By Aaron Leitko

Google and Bing fight off ‘content farms’ in effort to improve online searches By New Scientist

ENTERTAINMENT

Jo Nesbo’s “The Leopard,” a new novel about the Oslo detective Harry Hole By Patrick Anderson

WORLD

Secrecy defines Obama’s drone war By Karen Deyoung

Young Russian protesters want change but lack a leader By Michael Birnbaum

Latin American leaders assail U.S. drug ‘market’ By William Booth

After Kim Jong Il's death, N. Korea tells country to rally behind the ‘Great Successor’ By Chico Harlan

Bradley Manning case: Investigators show evidence of WikiLeaks link, Assange chats By Ellen Nakashima

Syria agrees to allow international monitors By Alice Fordham

Pakistan’s chief justice keeps up pressure on beleaguered Zardari By Simon Denyer

A voice in the wilderness By Walter Pincus

Egypt’s military council blames protesters for violence By Leila Fadel

With Kim Jong Il’s death, some see window for change in North Korea By Keith B. Richburg

Iraq issues arrest warrant for vice president on terrorism charges By Dan Morse

Philippine storm killed nearly 1,000, according to national disaster agency By Reuters

Death of Kim Jong Il has U.S. waiting and worrying By Karen Deyoung and Joby Warrick

LOCAL

Year-long D.C. undercover sting netted arrests, guns, drugs By Clarence Williams

National Zoo announces $4.5 million gift to support panda program By Michael E. Ruane

Two die, one missing in boat accidents By Martin Weil

Maryland governor signs land-use order By Aaron C. Davis

The Seat Pleasant 59: Money doesn’t equal success By Petula Dvorak

Prince William County news in brief By — Compiled By Sarah Lane

Manassas official bridges job, service By Jeremy Borden

SE residents to get a break from aircraft noise By Ashley Halsey Iii

Prince William County school notes By —compiled By and Mari-jane Williams

McDonnell’s proposed budget steers money to jobs, transportation, higher ed By Anita Kumar and Laura Vozzella

Loudoun School Board adopts new boundaries for Leesburg elementary schools By Caitlin Gibson

National Zoo ponders using Rubenstein donation for new pandas By Michael E. Ruane

Study warns of health and environment hurdles to uranium mining in Virginia By Anita Kumar

Two dead, two wounded in D.C. shootings By Martin Weil

Jewish musician rocks during Hanukkah By Michelle Boorstein

Erica Wilson, ‘America’s first lady of stitchery,’ dies at 83 By Valerie J. Nelson

A new gadget helps heart patients at Children’s Hospital By John Kelly

Drivers decry D.C. taxi system overhaul bill By Tim Craig and Mike Debonis

Homeowners associations to build final piece of Route 15 project By Jeremy Borden

Disagreement persists on zoning for Alexandria waterfront plan By Patricia Sullivan

BUSINESS

Q&A with the IMF’s Christine Lagarde By Howard Schneider

‘Sweety High’ aims to help young girls shine By Hayley Tsukayama

Enrica Cotellessa-Pitz pleads guilty to role in Madoff fraud By David S. Hilzenrath

AT&T gives up on T-Mobile merger By Cecilia Kang

Facebook threatens other Mark Zuckerberg By Hayley Tsukayama

Skype spreading holiday cheer with free Wi-Fi promotion By Jacob Schulman | The Verge

Must Reads for Dec. 19 By Neil Irwin

Google+ to receive new features soon By T.c. Sottek | The Verge

Apple Gains Ground in U.S. Patent Ruling Banning Some HTC Phones By Susan Decker

Lagarde: Resolving European debt crisis requires global effort By Howard Schneider

British Telecommunications the latest major company to sue Google over patents By Nilay Patel | The Verge

ITC to rule on Apple, HTC case By Hayley Tsukayama