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What happened on October 17, 2011

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What happened on October 17, 2011

LOCAL

Wal-Mart plans to open store on Rockville Pike By Jonathan O’connell and Victor Zapana

Elouise Cobell, American Indian who championed class-action lawsuit against U.S. government, dies at 65 By T. Rees Shapiro

Pete Rugolo, composer and arranger for Stan Kenton band and Hollywood, is dead By Matt Schudel

Search continues for William McQuain; suspect in mother’s death to be moved from N.C. to Md. By Dan Morse

Voters head to polls to replace Leslie Johnson on County Council By Miranda S. Spivack

Loudoun news in brief By — Compiled By Caitlin Gibson

Witness in Currie trial: ‘No one would call him smart’ By John Wagner

Virginia to release $40 million to N.Va. Transportation Commission By Dana Hedgpeth and Anita Kumar

Office cleaners agree to new contract By Luz Lazo

Supervisors defer action on OpenBand franchise to November By Caitlin Gibson

D.C. area immigrants offering aid to flooded Central American countries By Luz Lazo

Maryland redistricting plan advances By Aaron C. Davis

In tight Virginia races, Democrats cutting ties to Obama By Anita Kumar

D.C. police seek man in Wells Fargo robbery By Martin Weil

CityCenterDC: From a humble beginning By John Kelly

Sue Mengers, Hollywood talent agent, dies in Beverly Hills By Dawn C. Chmielewski and Amy Kaufman

BUSINESS

Alerts on overages coming to a cellphone near you By Cecilia Kang

Steve Jobs’s funeral a private affair By Hayley Tsukayama

Ice Cream Sandwich: Google, Samsung to show off new Android this week By Hayley Tsukayama

Occupy Wall Street needs to occupy Congress and lobbyists By Barry Ritholtz

BlackBerry customers to get free apps, tech support By Hayley Tsukayama

As growth lags, IMF shifts gears By Howard Schneider

Apple sells more than 4 million iPhone 4S units in first weekend By Hayley Tsukayama

Canceling CLASS should make us more confident about health-care reform By Ezra Klein

Oversight board faults Deloitte audits By David S. Hilzenrath

WORLD

Anwar al-Awlaki’s family speaks out against his son’s death in airstrike By Peter Finn and Greg Miller

South Korea’s young people are wary of unification By Chico Harlan

United States needs to reevaluate its assistance to Israel By Walter Pincus

Prisoner swap with Israel emboldens Hamas By Ernesto Londoño

U.S. cyberweapons had been considered to disrupt Gaddafi’s air defenses By Ellen Nakashima

Iran’s nuclear program suffering new setbacks, diplomats and experts say By Joby Warrick

More than 40 dead in surge of violence in Syria By Liz Sly

In Raymond Davis case, justice for some By Nicolas Brulliard

In Mina's death, some see spark for a second revolution By Leila Fadel

Iran ready to ‘investigate’ assassination charges By Thomas Erdbrink

NATIONAL

Herman Cain beats odds against surviving colon cancer By Rob Stein

Accepting death is difficult for patients and doctors, but it needs to be done By Manoj Jain

The science behind kicking a field goal gives soccer style an advantage By Brian Palmer

Straight hair at what cost? Treatments using formaldehyde may pose a risk. By Laura Hambleton

What is Occupy Wall Street? Exploring the leadership phenomenon By Lillian Cunningham

Medical Mystery: Giving birth didn’t ease a woman’s dangerous hypertension By Sandra G. Boodman

Varying authors of Bible’s books can be detected by computer algorithm By Nancy Szokan

Concussion testing for student athletes is common, but some question its worth By Arthur Allen

The lesson from Solyndra: It’s time to deregulate the energy market By Sunil Sharan

Native peoples’ concepts of health are displayed at National Medical Library By Aaron Leitko and Nancy Szokan

Doctors urge patients to be informed partners in making medical decisions By Michelle Andrews

Supplements may not extend lives, study finds By Linda Searing

How Jim Leyland came to manage the Detroit Tigers — and how he’s done it so well By John Baldoni

Earthquake analysis: In Web video, educator uses a Slinky to show their effects. By Aaron Leitko

LIFESTYLE

Judge Steve Teske seeks to keep kids with minor problems out of court By Donna St. George

Hope Solo’s revealing moment: It’s more than skin deep By Sarah Kaufman

Sunday in the Country at Merriweather Post Pavilion By Emily Yahr

Why isn’t consensual infidelity advised for sexless couples? By Carolyn Hax

What schools will teach in a new Libya By — Reuters

‘Dr. Wonderful’ kids’ musical at Kennedy Center is jauntily educational By Celia Wren

Hints of brilliance in Pree’s ‘Folly’ By — Elizabeth Nelson

Lynne a revelation in ‘Road’ By — Bill Friskics-warren

‘Sets & Lights’ needs visual foil By — David Malitz

Hints From Heloise: Will coupons be matched? By Heloise

More to the trip than first meets the ear with Real Estate By Chris Richards

Bikers and zombies: Viewers follow their guts By Lisa De Moraes

ABC’s ‘Man Up!’ premiere; PBS’s ‘Frontline: Lost in Detention’ By — Emily Yahr

Miss Manners: Invitation for house guests should be joint decision By Miss Manners

Washington, flush with royals By Emily Wax

Rocket of the Future By — Margaret Webb Pressler

Family Almanac: Is one close friend enough for a teen? By Marguerite Kelly

Page-worn ‘Book Club Play’ at Arena Stage By Peter Marks

SPORTS

Dan Wheldon dies in IndyCar crash: Could it have been avoided? By Matt Brooks

Game 6: St. Louis Cardinals bash Milwaukee Brewers to reach World Series By Dave Sheinin

Texas Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine inherited his love of the game from his father in Alexandria By Adam Kilgore

Weekend rewind: D.C., privates By Josh Barr and James Wagner

After dinner, the St. Louis Cardinals went on an amazing run By Dave Sheinin

Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan needs to find a quarterback to protect his legacy By Mike Wise