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What happened on December 21, 2011

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What happened on December 21, 2011

WORLD

More Predator drones fly U.S.-Mexico border By William Booth

In Russia, the lost generation of science By Will Englund

Soldiers charged in death of comrade in Afghanistan By Ernesto Londoño and Christian Davenport

Manning’s defense rests in pretrial hearing By Ellen Nakashima and Julie Tate

Russian blogger Alexei Navalny released from jail By Michael Birnbaum

North Korea likely to use collective leadership By Chico Harlan

Maliki demands return of Iraqi VP Hashimi, threatens to replace opponents By Dan Morse and Karen Deyoung

European Central Bank will loan $640 billion to debt-laden banks By Edward Cody

Hamas adjusts to Arab Spring By Joel Greenberg

LOCAL

Dr. Dre finds success in headphone market with ‘Beats by Dre’ By Soraya Nadia Mcdonald

Mourning the closure of the Guitar Shop By John Kelly

Maryland Public Service Commission fines Pepco $1 million By Joe Stephens

District’s population and image soar By Carol Morello and Timothy Wilson

Fairfax aquatics groups cut ties with Red Cross after price hike By Kali Schumitz

Calvert students craft a bond against cancer By Laura Buck

Mural takes center stage as Prince George’s skate park nears completion By Daniel J. Gross

Nativity scenes bring Christmas to life for Montgomery County collector By Jessica Ablamsky

Prince William supervisor leaves office By Jeremy Borden

Pr. George’s council ordered to reconsider church’s request for water, sewer lines By Miranda S. Spivack

Step Up Loudoun urges students to take action By Caitlin Gibson

Gingrich, Romney, Obama — education triplets By Jay Mathews

Fairfax County police trying to maintain a healthy beat By Gregg Macdonald

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

Storytelling sweeps the District By Robert Samuels

St. Mary’s golf course continues to struggle By Jason Babcock

Area Korean Americans see hope for news of loved ones in Pyongyang regime change By Pamela Constable

Prince William County police fatally shoot burglary suspect By Jeremy Borden

Virginia brothers start free shuttle to Kensington temple By Alex Ruoff

Public pensions, pay move to fore as search gets underway for new Fairfax County executive By Fredrick Kunkle

Arrest in 2009 liquor store killing By Martin Weil and Clarence Williams

For group of children from Southwest D.C., Santa’s sleigh is a Metrobus By Dana Hedgpeth

Key changes in rules for passenger plane pilots By Ashley Halsey Iii

With help from mentoring program, Fairfax teen juggles college, 3 jobs and 3-year-old By Jenna Johnson

LIFESTYLE

How to get patio chairs restrapped By Jeanne Huber

A Texas icon roars again: Ann Richards, the subject of ‘Ann’ By Peter Marks

A Christmas tree’s remarkable journey By Steve Hendrix

Ethics rules can restrict members of Congress during party time By Roxanne Roberts

The TV Column: Football and the Other Football top 2011 ratings By Lisa De Moraes

What to expect from the Wizards this season By Fred Bowen

Spicing up Fairfax’s restaurant scene By Tom Sietsema

In a post-postal world, Christmas still delivers By Monica Hesse

Ask Amy: Mom worries travel team may go too far By Amy Dickinson

Hints From Heloise: Keep the plumbing flowing By Heloise

First Person Singular: Nancy G. Brinker, CEO, Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation By Cathy Areu

Celebrating the winter solstice By Barbara Damrosch

Miss Manners: Good china sometimes meets bad end By Miss Manners

POLITICS

In Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback puts tea party tenets into action with sharp cuts By Annie Gowen

The year for federal workers By Lisa Rein

Mitt Romney steps on the accelerator in New Hampshire bus tour By Dan Balz

House Republicans face pressure on extension of payroll tax cut By Paul Kane

The Influence Industry: FEC came close to finding against Buchanan in straw-donor case By Dan Eggen

Is the government reimbursing companies facing legal actions by whistleblowers? By Joe Davidson

ENTERTAINMENT

‘The Annotated Peter Pan,’ by J.M. Barrie By Michael Dirda

BUSINESS

Bank of America to pay $335M to settle claims of unfair Countrywide loans By Brady Dennis

Scribd protests SOPA with disappearing act By Hayley Tsukayama

Microsoft pulling out of Consumer Electronics Show after 2012 event By Cecilia Kang

Verizon customers reporting outages By Hayley Tsukayama

AT&T’s retreat from T-Mobile deal is a chance to make wireless future brighter By Joshua Topolsky

Ireland completes 3-month-long audit of Facebook’s privacy practices By Dante D’orazio | The Verge

Verizon says network is returning to normal By Hayley Tsukayama

Amazon, Microsoft, Nokia mulled RIM bids By Hayley Tsukayama

Kindle Fire owners can now navigate Android Market Web site By Chris Welch | The Verge

U.S. exporters brace for cutbacks in European bank lending By Peter Whoriskey

Reports: Yahoo may sell Asian assets By Hayley Tsukayama

Allowing payroll tax cuts to expire could harm economic recovery By Neil Irwin

Carrier IQ: Motorola, T-Mobile detail use By Hayley Tsukayama

Former Fannie Mae CEO Mudd takes leave from hedge fund firm By David S. Hilzenrath

Mitt Romney’s private-equity past puts ‘creative destruction’ in spotlight By Jia Lynn Yang

China hack of Chamber of Commerce highlights ‘spear-phishing’ dangers By Hayley Tsukayama

Kindle Fire update: smooth but not snappy By Hayley Tsukayama

NATIONAL

Little brown bats found that appear to resist disease that has devastated species By Darryl Fears

Finding meaning beyond the Christmas bows, bells and baby Jesus By Lisa Miller