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What happened on May 25, 2011

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What happened on May 25, 2011

LIFESTYLE

A consumer’s guide to dehumidifiers By Jura Koncius

Awning for a Cape Cod; painting wallpaper By Jeanne Huber

Using fire to kill weeds By Barbara Damrosch

Victory gardens: a model for a more sustainable food future By Adrian Higgins

Francesca Zambello aims to bring ‘a new image’ to Washington National Opera By Anne Midgette

Miss Manners: Tourist looks for solution to pesky behavior By Miss Manners

A family grows up with a seaside house in Dewey Beach By Jura Koncius

Creators of Museum of Censored Art receive intellectual-freedom award By Erin Williams

Gardening tip: Dealing with aphids By — Adrian Higgins

Tom Sietsema: Bundles of comfort at Mandu By Tom Sietsema

Sometimes quitters do win By Fred Bowen

Ask Amy: Teen’s financial problems lead to trouble By Amy Dickinson

Carolyn Hax: Dealing with newlywed insecurities By Carolyn Hax

Hints From Heloise: Stop the junk mail! By Heloise

TV highlights: More farewells to Oprah; ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ premiere By Emily Yahr

Obama campaign visits shunned NYC home in search of Clinton’s Wall Street cash By Jason Horowitz

TV Column: Oprah’s Farewell Tour keeps going — and going — through a galaxy of stars By Lisa De Moraes

Oprah Winfrey signs off after 25 years in daytime talk TV By Lisa De Moraes

Four beach house entertaining essentials By — Jura Koncius

LOCAL

Prince George’s police department gets a ‘mature’ rookie in 54-year-old By John Kelly

Vadim Medish, AU emeritus professor and expert on Soviet history, dies at 86 By T. Rees Shapiro

Officials seek to transform Branch Avenue corridor By Erich Wagner

Mark Haines, co-anchor of CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street,’ dies at 65 By — From News Services

Community pools struggle to stay afloat By Kali Schumitz

Construction of Charles County hospice nears completion By Sara K. Taylor

Group to pressure Arlington County to allow backyard hens By Christy Goodman

Arthur Goldreich, who helped shelter Mandela in S. Africa, dies By — Associated Press

Virginia’s longest-serving commonwealth’s attorney to run again By Jennifer Buske

Father, daughter carjacked at Largo Metro station By Dana Hedgpeth

Stalled drivers simmer over HOV lanes By Robert Thomson

Sulaimon Brown must be notified of court proceeding in person, judge says By Nikita Stewart

Md. agency lets commuters know which roads to avoid By Liz Skalski

Silver Spring woman to honor fallen son on Memorial Day By Jeanette Der Bedrosian

Ex-Pr. George’s officer admits guilt in cigarette, alcohol smuggling scheme By Ruben Castaneda

Tuesday was Washington area’s hottest day of year By Martin Weil

Regrettably, above-ground Metro station is politically vital By Robert Mccartney

Veterans, Fairfax roll out community spirit for Ride of the Patriots By Gregg Macdonald

Upper-income residents in D.C. won’t face higher tax rate By Mike Debonis

Former College Park mayor recalls ‘important’ military service By Liz Skalski

Acquisitions skills could put you on the fast track By Derrick T. Dortch

Prince George’s Council likely to continue outside contracts By Miranda S. Spivack

Obama aims to boost early-learning programs By Michael Alison Chandler

State calls on St. Mary’s College to examine high tuition rates By Jesse Yeatman

Loudoun school to perform ‘The Laramie Project’ By Caitlin Gibson

Clifton fears that closing town’s only school means end of community’s identity By Fredrick Kunkle

Montgomery mom battling cancer gives birth to healthy baby By Jen Bondeson

NEWS

Three days in D.C.: Day 1 By Fritz Hahn

Three days in D.C.: Day 2 By Fritz Hahn

Three days in D.C.: Day 3 By Fritz Hahn

Movie review: ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ By Michael O’sullivan

SPORTS

Dunbar girls’ track team runs with more confidence in ‘skorts’ By Carl Little

Washington-Lee, South Lakes among Northern Virginia schools affected by VHSL realignment By Preston Williams

Diana Nyad, at age 61, prepares for second attempt to swim from Cuba to Key West By Sally Jenkins

Virginia lacrosse: Annandale, Chantilly boys advance to state tournament; Madison Oakton girls move forward By Matt Brooks and And James Wagner

Baltimore Orioles rout Kansas City Royals, 9-2, after an eight-run fourth inning By Dan Connolly

Evan Royster’s dream draft as Redskins pick giving way to NFL reality By Mike Jones

NFL lockout will soon imperil preseason, Commissioner Roger Goodell says By Mark Maske

Girls’ soccer: Woodgrove tops Briar Woods By James Wagner

Nationals’ season is starting to show signs of wear By Thomas Boswell

Bulls vs. Heat: Dwyane Wade rallies Heat in overtime to lead Miami to Game 4 win in Eastern Conference finals By Amy Shipley

Nationals vs. Brewers: Milwaukee completes sweep, 6-4 By Adam Kilgore

Maryland 4A/3A girls’ lacrosse: Severna Park tops Westminster for 10th state title By Andy Marso

POLITICS

Defense, VA to share health record system for service members and vets By Steve Vogel

Report: Overt bias against women has faded in government, but issues of pay and promotion remain By Lisa Rein

Groups sue FDA to stop addition of antibiotics in livestock feed By Lyndsey Layton

Gingrich takes few questions, avoids press at N.H. town hall By Nia-malika Henderson

Pawlenty reaches out to free-market conservatives By Amy Gardner

New Gingrich in New Hampshire, trying to move beyond campaign’s rocky start By Nia-malika Henderson

GOP senator blocking pay raise for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar By Ed O'keefe

‘Grass-roots’ group that boosted GOP financed by only 11 checks By R. Jeffrey Smith

The Influence Industry: ‘Super PACs’ could test campaign finance law By T.w. Farnam

Will Republicans learn the lesson of NY-26 loss? By Dan Balz

John Edwards’s legal team braces for a criminal indictment By Jerry Markon

Jared Lee Loughner ruled unfit for trial in Tucson rampage By David Nakamura and Sandhya Somashekhar