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What happened on April 27, 2012

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What happened on April 27, 2012

OPINIONS

Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem. By Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

Top five cliches that liberals use to avoid real arguments By Jonah Goldberg

Psychiatry’s bible, the DSM, is doing more harm than good By Paula J. Caplan

Kate Middleton, the commoner who saved the queen By Autumn Brewington

Five myths about conservative voters By Frank I. Luntz

Our all-volunteer military should stay that way By Elliot J. Feldman

The Big Easy’s school revolution By Jo-ann Armao

How Osama bin Laden is winning, even in death By David Ignatius

Who’s afraid of Maryland’s ‘doomsday’ budget? By Editorial Board

Preezy come, preezy go By Kathleen Parker

A faith-based lesson for Paul Ryan By Dana Milbank

The speed read: Sen. Tom Coburn’s ‘The Debt Bomb’ By Justin Moyer

The District’s achievement on infant mortality By Editorial Board

Why few homeowners have been rescued By Neel Kashkari

Will the ‘war on women’ get women into office? By Kathy Kleeman and Debbie Walsh

Medicare’s $8 billion advantage By Editorial Board

A tea party budget for D.C.? By Kesh Ladduwahetty

A pivotal moment for U.S. role in Chinese human rights By Editorial Board

The natural wonders outside the window By Martha Brettschneider

A second act for the walkable neighborhood By David Alpert

How the poor pay the price for D.C.’s height limits By Stephen Abresch

Spring cleaning: What else should be tossed out? Readers respond. By Outlook Editors

Mitt Romney: Ready for his close-up By Patrick B. Pexton

Going all the way with LBJ By George F. Will

ENTERTAINMENT

Book review: ‘The Presidents Club,’ by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy By David Greenberg

“Escape From Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West” by Blaine Harden By Andrew Salmon

“Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War” by Stephen R. Platt By John Pomfret

Washington, D.C., sites with links to Marvin Gaye By Roger Catlin

‘The Columnist’ provides insightful look at D.C. journalist Joseph Alsop By Robert W. Merry

Conservator at National Gallery brings life back to paintings By Jacqueline Trescott

Marathon three-hour performances leave weary actors scrambling to recover By Nelson Pressley

BSO at Strathmore: A captivating self-contained drama By Joe Banno

The Weeknd comes on strong at 9:30 Club By Sarah Godfrey

Book World: In Jack Gilbert’s ‘Collected Poems,’ a pen that cuts deep By Steven Ratiner

“Derby Day” by D.J. Taylor By Jonathan Yardley

Kyle Abraham brings ‘The Radio Show’ to Dance Place By Rebecca Ritzel

“The Patagonian Hare: Memoir” by Claude Lanzmann By Michael S. Roth

NSO Pops revisits famed ‘72 Marvin Gaye concert By Roger Catlin

Noism at Kennedy Center Terrace Theater By Sarah Kaufman

Theater review: ‘Begotten’ a unique look at Eugene O’Neill’s life and works By Nelson Pressley

LIFESTYLE

How biased are the media, really? By Paul Farhi

One-tank trip from D.C. to West Virginia By Andrea Sachs

A public transportation vacation: Philadelphia shows pros, cons of carless trip By Becky Krystal

Postcard From Tom: Indian Accent, a jewel box of a restaurant in New Delhi By Tom Sietsema

Daffodil varieties give the common flower uncommon colors and forms By Adrian Higgins

TV highlights By — Emily Yahr

A twist of the sock By Heloise

Big sister worries about pregnant sis By Amy Dickinson

Bed Check: At D.C.’s Hotel Rouge, everything is rosy By Joe Yonan

At Ford’s Theatre, actors work 18 shows a week between ‘1776’ and ‘One Destiny’ By Nelson Pressley

On Love: ‘He’s here, I’m here and this is our life’ By Ellen Mccarthy

On Love: Erika Barry and Sam Edelstein By Janet Bennett Kelly

Beyond from speed-dating rejection; boyfriend overcome by emotion By Carolyn Hax

Wedding bells on a budget By Katherine Boyle

In Shenandoah Valley, a Shakespeare tradition has taken root By Peter Marks

WORLD

Dutch court upholds ban on foreign tourists buying pot By Anthony Faiola

Al-Qaeda is weaker without bin Laden, but its franchise persists By Greg Miller

‘Manhunt’ details U.S. mission to find Osama bin Laden By Karen Deyoung

U.S. deploys stealth jets to air base in Southwest Asia By Walter Pincus

Pakistan's spy agency seeks some credit for bin Laden's death By Richard Leiby

For blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, a dramatic tale of escape By Andrew Higgins and Keith B. Richburg

Chen Guangcheng, blind Chinese lawyer-activist, escapes house arrest By Keith B. Richburg and Steven Mufson

POLITICS

Guns in Mexico traced to U.S. By Pete Yost

Secret Service imposes new rules on agents for foreign trips By David Nakamura and Ed O’keefe

Bills affecting federal workers begin moving through Congress By Lisa Rein

FCC to require more disclosure about political ads By T.w. Farnam

EPA administrator rejects official’s ‘crucifixion’ comments By Lisa Rein

House approves student loan plan despite veto threat By Ed O’keefe

Obama, Romney campaign for youth vote By Rosalind S. Helderman and Felicia Sonmez

NATIONAL

Pacific reef sharks have declined by more than 90 percent, new study says By Juliet Eilperin

Conservatives on the hunt for ‘NASCAR Christians’ By David Gibson| Religion News Service

Opposition to marriage lower in 2012 campaign By Adelle M. Banks| Religion News Service

Opposition to gay marriage lower By Adelle M. Banks| Religion News Service