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What happened on August 06, 2012

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What happened on August 06, 2012

NATIONAL

Magnetic stimulation helps some people with treatment-resistant depression By Julie Appleby

Legacy of Vatican II at heart of dispute between Vatican, U.S. nuns By Kim Lawton| Religion News Service

Parents’ insurance covers children up to age 26 — but not for pregnancy By Michelle Andrews

Blind people often find it hard to align their sleep-wake cycle with 24-hour day By Alyssa A. Botelho

Many sneakers are not eco-friendly, but you can reduce their environmental impact By Brian Palmer

With NASA Mars rover Curiosity safely on surface, time to take inventory By Marc S. Kaufman

Robots might mine asteroids for water; article renews debate over rabies treatment By Aaron Leitko

Book promotes ‘Paleo’ eating plan based on diets before processed foods By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Shift work may strain the heart, but study finds no additional risk of mortality By Linda Searing

U.S. probes HCA heart procedures, hospital billing By Bill Berkrot

Amish report staggering growth in Midwest By Brandon Blackwell| Religion News Service

Dolan criticized for inviting Obama to Al Smith Dinner By David Gibson| Religion News Service

Looking at sewage to figure out drug use in various European cities By Sciencenow

For Sikhs, turban is a proud symbol _ and a target By Daniel Burke| Religion News Service

ENTERTAINMENT

‘The Forever Marriage’ serves up painful honesty By Lisa Zeidner

D.C. artists’ works seized by Serbian authorities now on display at Paris gallery By Mark Jenkins

Suzy Gershman dies; ‘Born to Shop’ author was 64 By Elaine Woo

Urban Arias offers hilarious, low-maintenance opera By Patrick Rucker

Chavela Vargas dies; trailblazing Mexican singer was 93 By Richard Fausset

BUSINESS

Keystone XL pipeline may threaten aquifer that irrigates much of the central U.S. By Steven Mufson

Food fight in Congress focuses on fresh vs. frozen produce in schools By Dina Elboghdady

At WTO, U.S. racks up wins against China, but the benefit is less than certain By Howard Schneider

Standard Chartered accused of hiding Iranian transactions By Danielle Douglas

iCloud breach puts spotlight on cloud security By Derrick Harris | Gigaom.com

Wikipedia back after brief outage By Hayley Tsukayama

Sequestration would be bad news for contractors on many levels By Stan Soloway

The Apple-Samsung case: Five juicy tidbits By Hayley Tsukayama

LOCAL

Predatory towing infuriates its victims but survives anyway By Petula Dvorak

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool nearly ready after $34 million reconstruction By Michael E. Ruane

Parking attendants accused of stealing from Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center By Justin Jouvenal

D.P. McAuliffe, general who helped liberate Nazi camp and administered Panama Canal, dies By Matt Schudel

Walter Reed traffic study masks daily misery on the roads, experts say By Katherine Shaver

Mayor Vincent Gray’s chief of staff meets with crisis manager Judy Smith By Nikita Stewart and Mike Debonis

Half of D.C. traffic fatalities were pedestrians, 2010 federal report says By Ashley Halsey Iii

Montgomery County initiative for young would-be farmers By Victor Zapana

Judge in Catherine Fuller case upholds convictions in 1980s gang murder By Associated Press

Murder convictions will stand, judge rules By Keith L. Alexander

Giving artistic credit where credit is due By John Kelly

Sikhs in D.C. area sad but safe after Wisconsin temple massacre By Pamela Constable

D.C. police investigating three killings By Peter Hermann

Pepco’s customers dissatisfied, poll shows By Malu Banuelos

Alexandria bedroom decorating/mentorship program still has space for volunteers By Laraye Brown and Localliving@washpost.com

Body found in Pr. George’s creek identified as that of D.C. woman, 22 By Martin Weil and Peter Hermann

WORLD

A survival skill in shrinking Japan: Learn English By Chico Harlan

Shopping malls spring up across Africa as middle class grows By Andrew England and Xan Rice

Wade Michael Page, Sikh temple shooter, identified as skinhead band leader By Michael Laris, Jerry Markon and William Branigin

Lack of power symbolizes India’s inequalities By Rama Lakshmi and Simon Denyer

Attack in Sinai poses challenge to Egypt’s Islamist president By Ernesto Londoño and Ingy Hassieb

High cost of a defense label By Walter Pincus

Hillary Rodham Clinton visits ailing icon Nelson Mandela in South Africa By Anne Gearan

Syrian rebels buoyed as prime minister becomes defector By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Liz Sly

LIFESTYLE

Explaining the U.S. drought to kids By — Tracy Grant

‘Capital Girls’ a sort of ‘Gossip Girl’ crossed with ‘Pretty Little Liars’ By Monica Hesse

Music review: ‘Perfectly Imperfect,’ by Elle Varner By Sarah Godfrey

Without Prince George’s County, there might have been no ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ By Miranda S. Spivack

Chuck Mead and the Grassy Knoll Boys at Jammin’ Java By Scott Galupo

Ask Amy: Not pregnant, but looks it By Amy Dickinson

Music review: ‘Instinct,’ by Niki and the Dove By Bill Friskics-warren

A boffo Bollywood concert in Beltsville By Mark Jenkins

Carolyn Hax: When do you share hard-to-hear news? By Carolyn Hax

Music review: ‘Declaration of Independence,’ by Colt Ford By Allison Stewart

Hints From Heloise: Bees begone! By Heloise

3 Stars Brewing’s debut: A big, boozy porter By Daniel Fromson

POLITICS

Mitt Romney, now with press pool in tow, goes grocery shopping By Philip Rucker

Issa: Inspectors general must alert Congress on probes By Timothy R. Smith

OPM seeks more competition for employee health plans By Joe Davidson

Romney team struggles to sharpen foreign policy message By Karen Deyoung and Scott Wilson

Romney’s VP list seems to get shorter as GOP convention speakers are announced By Felicia Sonmez

Romney’s July fundraising outpaces Obama’s By Bill Turque and T.w. Farnam

Convention speakers announced By Bill Turque

OPINIONS

Does Maryland really want to be a pioneer on Internet gambling? By Editorial Board