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What happened on November 17, 2011

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What happened on November 17, 2011

OPINIONS

The e-mail rumor mill is run by conservatives By Paul Farhi

How we can save millions of lives By Paul Farmer

A new line of defense in cybersecurity, with help from the SEC By Jay Rockefeller and Michael Chertoff

How Republican conformity is ruining politics By Michael Gerson

When will the U.S. drone war end? By Paul D. Miller

Rep. Issa’s D.C. budget deal wasn’t worth the trade-off By Editorial

Republicans make room on the table for tax increases after all By Ruth Marcus

A U.S.-Afghan partnership serves both nations’ interests By Editorial

The great pipeline sellout By Charles Krauthammer

Occupy: Out of Zuccotti Park and into the streets By Eugene Robinson

The Energy Department’s loan guarantee program is the real Solyndra scandal By Editorial

Take it from two freshmen: Bipartisanship in Congress is possible By John Carney and Jim Renacci

Spending’s ascending — with or without a budget sequester By George F. Will

LIFESTYLE

Ultimate fighting is too brutal to be considered a sport, even if it’s on TV By Fred Bowen

Hints From Heloise: Easing out a tight bulb By Heloise

Alexander Payne’s ‘The Descendants’ features Hawaii in its first candid role By Ann Hornaday

Painter and sculpter David Suter’s homespun art at Gallery A By Mark Jenkins

Loveless, Black draw D.C. crowd, but lesser-known songwriters steal show By Emily Yahr

2011 National Book Awards honor Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Salvage the Bones’ By Jeff Turrentine

Going Out Guide: Ann Hornaday reviews ‘The Descendants’ By Ann Hornaday

Philbin starts to wrap things up as tenure on ‘Live’ nears an end By Lisa De Moraes

The Navigator: One incident of planes stranded on tarmac doesn’t justify new laws By Christopher Elliott

Ask Amy: Too many ‘grandmas’ for one little baby By Amy Dickinson

Concert review: Kid Rock at Fillmore Silver Spring By Chris Klimek

Bradley Cooper named People’s ‘Sexiest man alive 2011” By Cara Kelly

Carolyn Hax: New mom sees husband becoming more distant By Carolyn Hax

Art explained: George Benson on becoming Nat King Cole By Jess Righthand

‘Princess Nancy’ Pelosi calls Cain ‘clueless’; vows to do more for child care By Melinda Henneberger

Escapes: Delaware’s ale trail By Andrea Sachs

The Impulsive Traveler: In N.Y.’s Hudson Valley, spirit of hard cider returns By Daniel Fromson

BUSINESS

Kid apps explode on smartphones and tablets. But are they good for your children? By Cecilia Kang

Google Music: How it stacks up By Hayley Tsukayama

Chu presents strong defense of Solyndra loan guarantee By Steven Mufson

Legg Mason’s William Miller to step down in April By Thomas Heath

Report: After Kindle Fire, is Amazon working on a phone? By Hayley Tsukayama

Black Friday on your smartphone By Hayley Tsukayama

Debt supercommittee: Stalemate goes beyond whether to raise taxes, but how to By Lori Montgomery

Black Friday foolishness By Michelle Singletary

Spain latest to take hit in European debt crisis By Howard Schneider and Michael Birnbaum

D.C. area is behind the curve on housing and jobs forecasts By Brady Dennis

Economy steadily picking up steam, but analysts warn of obstacles By Neil Irwin

Black Friday 2011: Best Buy promotes early sales By Hayley Tsukayama

At Senate hearing, trade groups split over efforts to ravamp chemical-safety law By Dina Elboghdady

Credit-rating agencies draw fresh scrutiny By Zachary A. Goldfarb

NATIONAL

Second experiment confirms faster-than-light particles By Brian Vastag

What the devil? By Lisa Miller

Kindle Fire in the hands of an Amazonian By Vijay Ravindran

New study shows health insurance premium spikes in every state By N.c. Aizenman

The ‘supercommittee’ and innovation in the shadow of the clock By Braden Kelley

Government, companies taking steps to ward off cyberattacks By Ellen Nakashima

Federal workers dish out failing grades to agency leaders By Melissa Steffan

LOCAL

Karl Slover, 93, one of last actors who played a Munchkin in ‘Oz’ By Associated Press

Occupy D.C.: Is it time to tear down these tents? By Petula Dvorak

Congressman vows to keep working for D.C. budget autonomy By Ben Pershing

Lawyer sues Fairfax over 2009 shooting of unarmed motorist By Tom Jackman

Montgomery planners seeks ways to keep trail inside tunnel when Purple Line is built By Katherine Shaver

Metro plans to place limit on hours some rail employees can work By Ovetta Wiggins and Dana Hedgpeth

ICC director appointed to lead state highway agency By Katherine Shaver

Lawmaker predicts Congress will reach accord on aviation funding By Ashley Halsey Iii

House GOP proposes expanded oil drilling to fund transportation spending By Ashley Halsey Iii

Marking 2 months of Occupation, D.C. protesters march to Key Bridge By Annie Gowen and Katie Rogers

Report says hybrids are safer for occupants than traditional cars By Ashley Halsey Iii

‘Homefront 911’ brings the forgotten front of the wars on terrorism to Capitol Hill By Derrick I. Haynes

In D.C., ex-con constructs his new legacy By Ruben Castaneda

Malcom S. Mason, lawyer By — Bart Barnes

Activists protest mistreatment of transgender people in D.C. By Teresa Tomassoni

POLITICS

Congress slashes HUD’s construction fund for the poor By Debbie Cenziper

Calif. Supreme Court clears way for same-sex marriage case By Jerry Markon

Gingrich think tank collected millions from health-care industry By Dan Eggen

Debt supercommittee members urged to ‘go big’ to trim the federal budget By Beth Marlowe

Here’s where Congress is still bipartisan By Al Kamen

House, Senate pass budget bill to avert shutdown By David A. Fahrenthold

Coburn report pans GAO budget cuts By Ed O’keefe