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What happened on April 12, 2012

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What happened on April 12, 2012

OPINIONS

Liberals and conservatives don’t just vote differently. They think differently. By Chris Mooney

The polygamists in Obama and Romney’s family trees By David Maraniss

Iran: We do not want nuclear weapons By Ali Akbar Salehi

Waiting for mental health parity By Pete Domenici and Gordon H. Smith

Turning a blind eye to North Korea’s ‘hidden gulag’ By Editorial Board

Free-lunch egalitarianism By Charles Krauthammer

Latin America’s new strategy in the war on drugs By Mary Speck

Obama’s women problem By Marc A. Thiessen

Britain’s pasty politics By Michael Gerson

For a new order in Iran, look to post-revolutionary France By David Ignatius

Who had the worst week in Washington? Democratic pundit Hilary Rosen. By Chris Cillizza

Europe now sees its financial crisis never really went away By Robert J. Samuelson

McDonnell’s wise move on Virginia’s voter ID bill By Editorial Board

A chance to learn what really happened to Trayvon By Editorial Board

BUSINESS

Landline rules frustrate telecoms By Cecilia Kang

Android virus pretends to be Angry Birds Space By Hayley Tsukayama

Amazon to challenge Google with AWS CloudSearch By Sean Ludwig | Venturebeat.com

Donate old iPods to Music & Memory By Hayley Tsukayama

Facebook introduces ‘Groups for Schools’ By Hayley Tsukayama

IMF chief Lagarde calls for U.S. mortgage relief By Howard Schneider

Nokia’s Lumia 610 is the first NFC Windows Phone, launching with Visa, MasterCard support By Devindra Hardawar | Venturebeat.com

Instagram for Android updated with bug fixes By Sean Ludwig | Venturebeat.com

Google’s stock split will help tighten Page’s, Brin’s grip on company’s destiny By Chris Ziegler | The Verge

Google gives social network a facelift By Hayley Tsukayama

The rich are richer than us By Michelle Singletary

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 coming April 22 By Sean Ludwig | Venturebeat.com

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to reverse ban on high credit card fees By Ylan Q. Mui

Foxconn factory shown in Marketplace video By Hayley Tsukayama

Put your ad dollars where the audience is — on mobile devices By Alex Kutsishin

Trustee hints at lawbreaking in MF Global collapse By David S. Hilzenrath

Goldman fined $22M for ‘willfully’ violating law on information-sharing, SEC says By David S. Hilzenrath

Google reports revenue increase, plans for stock split By Hayley Tsukayama

States’ tax revenue rose 8.9 percent in last fiscal year By Michael A. Fletcher

Foreclosures reach lowest quarterly level since late 2007, RealtyTrac data show By Brady Dennis

Facebook expands user access to downloadable data By Hayley Tsukayama

NATIONAL

Man behind ‘near-death experience’ ponders the afterlife By Piet Levy| Religion News Service

Komen grants flowing to Planned Parenthood By Lena H. Sun and Sarah Kliff

Instagram: A billion bucks of fun By Rob ‘cmdrtaco’ Malda

Religious questions for Pa. voter ID law draw fire By Jan Murphy| Religion News Service

Muslim opposition grows to religious freedom nominee By Lauren Markoe| Religion News Service

Catholic bishops issue rallying cry for ‘religious freedom’ By David Gibson| Religion News Service

ENTERTAINMENT

Book World: ‘The Gods of Gotham,’ by Lyndsay Faye By Ross King

ABC’s ‘Titanic’: That sinking feeling By Hank Stuever

‘The Whipping Man’ at Baltimore’s Centerstage: Drama aplenty By Nelson Pressley

Book World: ‘Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives,’ by John Sutherland By Michael Dirda

POLITICS

Ann Romney defends role as stay-at-home-mom after Democratic pundit’s remarks By Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker

Post-ABC News poll shows drop in Republican support for Afghan war By Scott Wilson and Jon Cohen

U.S. on more equal footing with neighbors as Obama heads to Summit of the Americas By Scott Wilson

No election commissioners? No problem. By Al Kamen

Promoting the recycling of e-waste By The Partnership For Public Service

Trayvon Martin shooting spurs protests against companies with ties to legislative group By Tom Hamburger

Gay rights groups vow more pressure on Obama to sign nondiscrimination order By Peter Wallsten

Court of public opinion has its mind made up By Melinda Henneberger

Why did Obama refuse executive order? By Joe Davidson

Trayvon Martin case brings two well-liked lawyers into the spotlight By Stephanie Mccrummen and Sari Horwitz

LOCAL

Fairfax County considers creating virtual high school By Emma Brown and Michael Alison Chandler

Move the litter box and give cat some privacy By Michael W. Fox

Fairfax School Board wants to change school start time By Donna St. George

Gang associates plead guilty in Fairfax prostitution ring, officials say By Justin Jouvenal

Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties are healthiest in Va., survey says By Patricia Sullivan

Audrey Foote, former book reviewer, dies at 85 By T. Rees Shapiro

Northeast D.C. woman acquitted in fatal stabbing of boyfriend after bed dispute By Keith L. Alexander

Gov. Martin O’Malley, legislative leaders ponder unfinished business in Maryland By John Wagner and Aaron C. Davis

Isiah Leggett proposes ambulance fee again in Montgomery County By Victor Zapana

Manassas passes school system budget By Jeremy Borden

Metro finance committee approves fare hikes By Dana Hedgpeth

Underwater robotics contest held in Prince William By Jeremy Borden

Virginia House speaker William Howell said conservative group ALEC is ‘under attack’ by liberals By Anita Kumar

Bread for the City plants fruit orchard in Beltsville to feed D.C.’s poor By Megan Buerger

Virginia Tech massacre’s $48 million tab makes the case for gun control By Petula Dvorak

Northwest man faces drug charges after police find suspected meth lab in apartment By Clarence Williamsand Maggie Fazeli Fard

Vehicle systems to install child safety seats too difficult to use, study says By Katherine Shaver

LIFESTYLE