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What happened on May 17, 2011

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What happened on May 17, 2011

BUSINESS

Video viewing on Netflix accounts for up to 30 percent of online traffic By Cecilia Kang

Steven Pearlstein: The problem with IMF’s plan to fix Europe’s debt crisis By Steven Pearlstein

In Rust Belt, manufacturers add jobs, but factory pay isn’t what it used to be By Michael A. Fletcher

Sen. Tom Coburn leaves ‘Gang of Six’ By Lori Montgomery

Consumer watchdog crafts new complaint system By Ylan Q. Mui

BP’s heralded deal with Russian oil giant Rosneft wilts, with deadline passing By Steven Mufson

‘Gang of Six’ on verge of collapse as Republican Sen. Coburn withdraws By Philip Rucker and Lori Montgomery

After Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest, emerging economies eye top IMF job By Howard Schneider

OPINIONS

Welfare-queen states By Harold Meyerson

Death of the War Powers Act? By Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway

Reauthorize the war on terrorism By Editorial

The real debt crisis By Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Jack Johnson’s guilty plea: A start toward a cleaner Prince George’s By Editorial

Donald Trump and the House of Horrors By Dana Milbank

Romney, you can’t govern by bullet point By Ruth Marcus

Gingrich didn’t change; his party did By Dana Milbank

Michel Martelly brings hope to Haiti By Editorial

LIFESTYLE

Could a personal trainer be right for your kid? By Lenny Bernstein

Aligote, a wine for the explorer spirit By Dave Mcintyre

Washington Cooks: The cake whisperer By Bonnie S. Benwick

How to size up clams By David Hagedorn

He cheated and lied about it. Not fixable. By Carolyn Hax

Big bugs, just for kids By Margaret Webb Pressler

Sourced: Clams, an open-and-shut case By David Hagedorn

TV Highlights: ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ ‘Criminal Minds,’ ‘Law & Order: SVU’ finales By — Emily Yahr

‘Tree of Life’ gets mixed reviews along with promotion at Cannes Film Festival By Elizabeth Flock

Craft beer’s mix-and-match mania By Greg Kitsock

Good to Go: Al Carbon in Rockville By Timothy R. Smith

Lean cuisine, long wine list at Seasons 52 By Tom Sietsema

Ask Amy: Dad’s addiction to games worries daughter By Amy Dickinson

Parents must bear some blame in baby’s death By Tracy Grant

TV Column: From Disney characters to Tim Allen, it’s a brand-new small world after all at ABC By Lisa De Moraes

Hints From Heloise: How to wash produce By Heloise

Mozart and Salieri face off in Round House Theatre’s riveting ‘Amadeus’ By Nelson Pressley

Inside the new Dietary Guidelines: Dairy By Jennifer Larue Huget

Review of Theater J's "The Moscows of Nantucket" By Peter Marks

WORLD

CIA flew stealth drones into Pakistan to monitor bin Laden house By Greg Miller

Chavez’s influence wanes in Latin America By Juan Forero

In Japan, is a Tepco apology enough? By Chico Harlan

Gaddafi oil minister appears to have defected By Michael Birnbaum

Tepco revises plan for cooling reactors By Chico Harlan

Netanyahu, headed to Washington, is pressed to take initiative in peace process By Joel Greenberg

Hosni Mubarak’s wife released on bail By Ernesto Londono

Police say viable bomb found on bus made safe before queen’s visit to Ireland By Associated Press

Pakistani troops, NATO helicopters engage in firefight By Karin Brulliard

POLITICS

Thomas S. Kahn: Democratic staff director, House Budget Committee By Www.whorunsgov.com

Barack Obama gives keynote address at Memphis high school, views flood damage, and meets NCAA champs By Elizabeth Flock

Mr. Strauss-Kahn regrets .?.?. By Al Kamen

Gingrich’s bumpy start deepens doubts about his presidential candidacy By Amy Gardner and Karen Tumulty

Rep. Paul Ryan rules out Senate bid By Rachel Weiner

Federal Player of the Week: Helping to keep the nation safe from terrorism By The Partnership For Public Service

Romney raises $10 million in one day of phone calls By Cristina Silva

LOCAL

Harvard brainiac to Berkeley radical: Pop culture’s college IDs By Daniel De Vise

Priest sex abuse scandal was temporary problem, study finds By Michelle Boorstein

D.C. gasoline magnate under antitrust investigation By Mike Debonis

No easy answers to ‘cause’ of Catholic abuse scandal By David Gibson

Stephen E. Thaxton, hairdresser By — Adam Bernstein

Harmon Killebrew, Hall of Fame baseball slugger, dies at 74 By Matt Schudel

Haitians’ temporary protected status in U.S. since quake to be extended 18 months By Tara Bahrampour

Two killed in Forest Heights shooting By Matt Zapotosky

In Centreville slaying of hero handyman, police release photo and 911 tape By Tom Jackman

D.C. Council probing hiring will seek court order to force 3 to testify By Mike Debonis

Rigorous charter faces tough road in D.C. By Jay Mathews

Dorothy C. Norris, volunteer By — Lauren Wiseman

Deaths of note: Mary Murphy, Bob Flanigan By — From News Services

Denied raises, Prince George’s workers could get bonuses By Miranda S. Spivack and Hamil R. Harris

Loudoun weighs withdrawal of Dulles rail funding By Kafia A. Hosh

Schaefer’s will shows him eclectic to the last By Liz Kay, Scott Calvert and Laura Vozzella

Theodora P. Dacales, Fairfax County teacher By — Lauren Wiseman

William E. Basom, pastor of Alexandria church By — Timothy R. Smith

William Soza, businessman By — Timothy R. Smith

Secretaries: They heard it all and have the notes to prove it By John Kelly

Postal Service threatens again to not pay retiree benefits By Ed O’keefe