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What happened on December 22, 2011
SPORTS
Nationals acquire lefty Gio Gonzalez in trade By Dave Sheinin
Football: Coach Franks leaving Huntingtown for St. Mary’s Ryken By Josh Barr
George Washington basketball falls to James Madison for sixth consecutive defeat By Kathy Orton
Wizards face challenge keeping John Wall over the long haul By Jason Reid
Maryland men’s basketball welcomes back Pe’Shon Howard against Radford By Liz Clarke
Oakton girls’ basketball rallies to beat Georgetown Visitation in overtime By Paul Tenorio
Boys’ basketball: McLean off to hot start By Paul Tenorio
Michal Neuvirth earns his way back into Capitals’ net By Katie Carrera
Ohio State’s shock at NCAA penalties demonstrates its arrogance By John Feinstein
USC quarterback Matt Barkley declines to enter NFL draft, will return to school for his senior season By Mark Maske
Georgetown basketball vs. Memphis: No. 16 Hoyas extend winning streak to eight games with 70-59 win over Tigers By Tarik El-bashir
Maryland football brings back Mike Locksley as offensive coordinator By Eric Prisbell
Fight ends Cardozo basketball game vs. ConneXions School for the Arts in Baltimore By James Wagner
Virginia Tech basketball routs Eastern Michigan in wake of incident involving Dorenzo Hudson By Mark Giannotto
For Redskins and rest of NFL, practices are all about attention to detail By Barry Svrluga
LOCAL
‘What is the point of having kids if your life ends when theirs begins?’ By Petula Dvorak
Lost dog comes home for the holidays — eight years later By Susan Svrluga
Problems possible with nearly 65,000 Arlington graves, report says By Christian Davenport
In D.C. charter schools, a wide variety of challenges By Bill Turque
Fairfax City Mayor Robert Lederer to step down By Tom Jackman
D.C. weighs same-sex divorce bill By Katie Rogers
Virginia Funkhouser, school principal
Robert Easton, actor and Hollywood dialect coach, dies at 81 By Elaine Woo and — Los Angeles Times
D.C. voters give Gray low marks in poll By Tim Craig
Odds of a third year of frozen pay? Good, federal workers say
Pr. George’s County community calendar, Dec. 22, 2011 to Jan. 5, 2012
Prince George’s County volunteer opportunities
Mild temperatures stress fewer water pipes in the region By Katherine Shaver
Prince George’s County crime report
D.C. area’s top transportation stories of 2011 By Robert Thomson
Sterling woman indicted in murder-for-hire plot targeting boyfriend’s mistress By Justin Jouvenal
Christmas gifts and the Advent Conspiracy By Rev. Aaron Graham
Park Police officer hospitalized after clash with man at Occupy D.C. camp By Tim Craig
Food truck operators call D.C.’s parking-meter crackdown unfair By Timothy R. Smith
D.C. community calendar, Dec. 22, 2011 to Jan. 5, 2012
OPINIONS
Five myths about Margaret Thatcher By Claire Berlinksi
For the world’s bad guys, 2011 was a dangerous year By Richard N. Haass
Why the establishment fears Newt Gingrich By Robert S. Walker
The GOP’s slip is showing By Eugene Robinson
Oh, please: The hypocrisy of Gingrich and Romney By Ruth Marcus
Time to sign off on mortgage-relief deal By Editorial Board
The GOP’s payroll tax debacle By Charles Krauthammer
Kathleen Sebelius’s health-care muddle By Robert J. Samuelson
Britain and Europe, divided by more than a channel By Michael Gerson
A Christmas classic with an Occupy twist: God bless us, every 1 percent By Frank Lesser
Putting Belarus’s sovereignty in jeopardy By Editorial Board
The Christmas effect: How Hanukkah became a big holiday By Justin Moyer
NATIONAL
Leadership, the U.S. Marshals way By Tom Fox
Study linking virus to chronic fatigue syndrome retracted amid controversy By Brian Vastag
The winter solstice, a split second on Earth’s analog clock By Joel Achenbach
Prosecutors say Manning collaborated with WikiLeaks’ Assange in stealing secret documents By Ellen Nakashima and Julie Tate
WORLD
The end of the Soviet road By Will Englund
Deadly blasts rock Baghdad in first major violence since U.S. pullout By Dan Morse and Aziz Alwan
In S. Korea, a shrinking space for speech By Chico Harlan
U.S.: Poor coordination, mapping data led to Pakistani deaths in cross-border raid By Karen Deyoung and Ernesto Londoño
Military-appointed prime minister calls for calm in Egypt By Leila Fadel
Pakistani prime minister warns of coup plot By Shaiq Hussain
U.S. deal with Taliban breaks down By Karen Deyoung
Russia’s Medvedev calls for reforms, but protesters not satisfied By Michael Birnbaum
Arab League representatives travel to Syria as violence intensifies By Alice Fordham
BUSINESS
When will Santa be here? Check the radar. By Hayley Tsukayama
FCC approves AT&T’s $1.9 billion purchase of wireless airwaves from Qualcomm By Cecilia Kang
Medicare spending growth rising slower but enrollment will rise By Lori Montgomery
Sony announces titles for PS Vita launch By Sean Hollister | The Verge
Barnes and Noble offers free Nook shipping By Hayley Tsukayama
Financial New Year’s Resolution for 2012 By Michelle Singletary
Research in Motion denies lying about BB 10 By Hayley Tsukayama
Hasbro's Asus suit: More than meets the eye? By Sean Hollister | The Verge
Last chance to do some good for charity, tax return By Karen Hube
More connected? We’re more vulnerable, too By Hayley Tsukayama
Initial jobless claims go down despite jobs being scarce By Neil Irwin
Why is Microsoft really leaving CES? By Joshua Topolsky
Steve Jobs gets a Grammy, bronze statue By Hayley Tsukayama
Economists ponder effect of European banking crisis on U.S. By Steven Mufson
LIFESTYLE
Date Lab: Best quotes of 2011 By Christina Breda Antoniades
In North Korea, young Kim Jong Eun will test age-old reliance on maturity By Marc Fisher
Essay: ‘The Artist,’ an old-fashioned movie utterly of its time By Ann Hornaday
Pepe Romero explains mystical power of the guitar By Roger Catlin
Svetlana Legetic, founder of Brightest Young Things, on celebrating the holidays
Journalists complain the White House press office has become overly combative By Paul Farhi
Hints From Heloise: Solution for sticker adhesive By Heloise
‘Petri Dish’ exhibit riffs on scientific themes with diverse media By Mark Jenkins
Carolyn Hax: Perils of marrying a smoker By Carolyn Hax
Niece’s husband’s eruption clouds their relationship with aunt By Carolyn Hax
Hanukkah celebrations: From menorahs and latkes to YouTube videos By Cara Kelly
ENTERTAINMENT
Roberto Bolano’s “The Third Reich,” reviewed by Marie Arana By Marie Arana
POLITICS
House ethics panel extends probe of Fla. GOP Congressman Vern Buchanan By Dan Eggen
Federal Diary: Readers weigh in on pay freeze, retirement glitches and TSA screeners By Joe Davidson
A sunny congressional delegation By Al Kamen
Newt Gingrich: Kibitzer-in-chief? By Karen Tumulty
Rick Perry back in Iowa, with less roar and more whisper By Sandhya Somashekhar
Callista Gingrich gets more involved in husband Newt’s presidential campaign By Amy Gardner
Gingrich and his ‘nice’ strategy are under fire from attack ads in Iowa By Amy Gardner
John Boehner’s leadership style had a price in rebellion over tax cut By Paul Kane
NEWS
Help homeless kids at the Playtime Project By Kris Coronado
Going Out Guide: Jimmy John’s review By Alex Baldinger
Going Out Guide movie review: ‘My Reincarnation’ By Michael O'sullivan
Going Out Guide: Ann Hornaday’s ‘War Horse’ review By Ann Hornaday
Going Out Guide movie reviews for families By Jane Horwitz
Going Out Guide: ‘Chul Hyun Ahn — Illuminated Void’ review By Michael O'sullivan
Going Out Guide movie review: Ann Hornaday on ‘We Bought a Zoo’ By Ann Hornaday
Going Out Guide: New Year’s Eve on the cheap By Fritz Hahn
Weekend/Going Out Guide holiday wrapping paper contest winner By Amy Orndorff
Ann Hornaday: ‘The Artist’ review By Ann Hornaday
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