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What happened on August 08, 2012

LIFESTYLE

7 shades of gray By Elizabeth Mayhew
Repair damaged Sheffield steak knives By Jeanne Huber
Mulch volcanoes can kill trees you’re trying to protect By Adrian Higgins
Designers’ gray picks By Megan Buerger
Get ready for a fall garden By Barbara Damrosch
Poll vault: If Seacrest gets Olympic gold, what about Costas? By Lisa De Moraes
Summer Olympics are worth watching, whether your favorites win or lose By Fred Bowen
Carolyn Hax: Devoting energy to a grieving sister By Carolyn Hax
Ask Amy: ‘Stupid’ joke has legs at work By Amy Dickinson
Hints From Heloise: Step stool safety By Heloise
More than 3,000 students submit artworks for annual exhibition By Tomi Obaro
Tom Sietsema: Family Meal By Tom Sietsema
System of a Down at Verizon Center By Dave Mckenna

BUSINESS

A renter’s respite: In Washington area, thousands of new units to open soon By Brady Dennis and Amrita Jayakumar
HireRight to pay $2.6 million; FTC says firm failed to verify background checks By Dina Elboghdady
Apple, Amazon plug security holes: now what? By Hayley Tsukayama
Tips to used-car drivers who will ride it till the wheels fall off By Michelle Singletary
Carlyle Group reports $59M non-cash loss in 2nd quarter By Thomas Heath
Facebook, ACLU: ‘Likes’ are protected speech By Hayley Tsukayama
Is market ripe for a iPad mini? By Hayley Tsukayama
Apple-Samsung patent trial: Who’s winning so far? By Venturebeat.com
Judge orders Oracle, Google to disclose paid journalists and bloggers By Jeff John Roberts | Paidcontent.org
Vets starting tech businesses rely on each other for support By Mohana Ravindranath
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac gains show housing market may be turning corner By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Jia Lynn Yang
Social networks confront challenges in rush to attract youngest users By Cecilia Kang
Treasury working with British regulators on Standard Chartered investigation By Danielle Douglas

LOCAL

OPINIONS

Modern-day McCarthyism regarding Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin By Dana Milbank
A Golden State train wreck By George F. Will
Taking the lead on Syria By Ali Akbar Salehi
Romney’s tax plan makes no sense By Robert J. Samuelson
A better way to view pension guarantees
Getting around a dead-end in Syria By Editorial Board
Michelle Rhee’s missing consensus
The lessons in Michelle Rhee’s misguided leadership
Romney and his fictional Obama By E.j. Dionne Jr
Mars and taxes By Matt Miller
Betting on more gambling revenue, less gambling politics By Editorial Board
The problem with Banneker was Banneker
How London looks across the pond
Sikhs’ inclusiveness is lesson in fighting bigotry By Arjun Sethi

POLITICS

‘Lone wolf’ domestic terrorism threats are hard to track By Sandhya Somashekhar and Carol D. Leonnig
Beyond the Obama ads, Joe Soptic’s steelworker story By Nia-malika Henderson
Scotts Miracle-Gro goes out on a limb with political donation By T.w. Farnam
E-mails about clean-energy loans provide new details on White House involvement By Carol D. Leonnig and Joe Stephens
Wade Michael Page committed suicide, FBI says By William Branigin and Michael Laris
GOP vice-presidential contenders keep busy on the trail as convention nears By Felicia Sonmez
Mitt Romney’s poll numbers at standstill, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds By Rosalind S. Helderman and Jon Cohen
Colorado poses new challenges for Obama By Bill Turque
Romney, in Iowa, again attacks Obama record on welfare, economy By Philip Rucker
George Allen, Tim Kaine woo ticket-splitting voters By Marc Fisher
Hillary Rodham Clinton shows dance moves in South Africa By Al Kamen
ProPublica: Pandora asks listeners to share their e-mail addresses with Romney By Lois Beckett
HR officials say GS system needs reform By Joe Davidson

SPORTS

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings close era of beach volleyball dominance with third Olympic gold medal By Rick Maese
Olympic men’s volleyball: Italy ends U.S. hopes of repeating By Rick Maese and — Associated Press
Allyson Felix, U.S. track and field teammates, have stellar night at Olympics By Barry Svrluga
For D.C. United rookie Nick DeLeon, RFK Stadium has a special history By Steven Goff
Mike Wise: Hiding under the medal table at the London Olympics By Mike Wise
Women’s soccer gold-medal match reprises World Cup final By Barry Svrluga
Orioles finish sweep of Mariners By Dan Connolly
In 2012, winning Olympic gold is women’s work By Sally Jenkins
Golfers scramble to prepare for final major at PGA Championship By Doug Ferguson
Robert Griffin III takes the field for first game behind a battered offensive line By Mark Maske
Baltimore Orioles beat Seattle Mariners, 8-7, in 14 innings
Robert Griffin III’s NFL education picks up as Washington Redskins face Buffalo Bills By Jason Reid
Nationals vs. Astros: Gio Gonzalez hits first home run, holds on for his first nine-inning complete game By Adam Kilgore
Washington Nationals fans begin to ask: Could this be our year? By Dan Steinberg
Usain Bolt takes aim at history in Thursday’s 200-meter final By Rick Maese
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Olympians for the first time, Claressa Shields and all female boxers triumph By Liz Clarke
Kobe Bryant wakes from slump, helps U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team rout Australia By Brian Mahoney
American Ashton Eaton poised to win decathlon gold at London Olympics By Amy Shipley
Nationals vs. Astros: Danny Espinosa has 3 RBI, Roger Bernadina saves win with spectacular catch in 12th By Adam Kilgore

NATIONAL

The leadership challenge, 25 years later By Joe Frontiera
Getting to guru: A conversation with leadership expert Jim Kouzes By Lillian Cunningham
West Nile virus found in D.C. mosquito samples By Lena H. Sun
Missouri prayer amendment passes by wide margin By Kellie Kotraba| Religion News Service
Canadian man sues to stop ‘anguish’ of Lord’s Prayer By Ron Csillag| Religion News Service
New fossil skull from Africa reveals tangled roots at base of the human family tree By Brian Vastag
Nuns gather to plot response to Vatican crackdown By David Gibson| Religion News Service
Facebook takes its hackathon tour around the world By Venturebeat.com
Top 5 American cities for startups By Venturebeat.com
Church of England divests from Murdoch’s News Corp. after phone hacking By Trevor Grundy| Religion News Service
Bernard Lovell, 98, was pioneering British radio astronomer By Martin Weil
Sikh temple shooting victims remembered for their kindness By Cathy Lynn Grossman| Religion News Service
Rover sends new photos of Mars surface By Marc Kaufman

ENTERTAINMENT

WORLD

Book details Soviet plans to wage germ warfare with lethal ‘designer’ strains By Joby Warrick
Egypt mounts airstrikes against Sinai sites where it believes militants are active By Ernesto Londoño
Three NATO troops killed in double suicide attack in Afghanistan By Sayed Salahuddin
Gu Kailai murder trial begins, as China's leaders hope for an end to Bo Xilai saga By Keith B. Richburg
Defense Department having money-managing problems By Walter Pincus
Syrian rebels describe decoys, dramatic defection of PM into Jordan By Karin Brulliard and Babak Dehghanpisheh
Reflective Hillary Clinton urges South Africa to live up to Mandela's legacy By Anne Gearan
Yemen airstrikes part of broad strategy to curb al-Qaeda, Obama adviser says By Karen Deyoung
South Korea to restart Iranian oil imports By Song Jung-a
Ethiopians contemplate a nation without Prime Minister Meles Zenawi By Matthew D. Laplante
Olympic anti-China conspiracy afoot? Some Chinese think so By William Wan

NEWS

Decorating a sunken living room By Megan Buerger
State grants fund future bicycle trail in Prince George’s By Natalie Mcgill
Bowie builds concession stand for youth group By Alan J. Mccombs
2013 Buick Verano Turbo Priced From $29,990 By Kurt Ernst | Highgearmedia.com
2013 Honda Accord Preview By Viknesh Vijayenthiran | Highgearmedia.com
2013 Aston Martin Vanquish Set For Pebble Beach Debut By Viknesh Vijayenthiran | Highgearmedia.com
Where astronomy’s appeal might wane, D.C. planetarium keeps interests alight By Chris Lyford

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What happened on August 08, 2012

LIFESTYLE

7 shades of gray By Elizabeth Mayhew

Repair damaged Sheffield steak knives By Jeanne Huber

Mulch volcanoes can kill trees you’re trying to protect By Adrian Higgins

Designers’ gray picks By Megan Buerger

Get ready for a fall garden By Barbara Damrosch

Poll vault: If Seacrest gets Olympic gold, what about Costas? By Lisa De Moraes

Summer Olympics are worth watching, whether your favorites win or lose By Fred Bowen

Carolyn Hax: Devoting energy to a grieving sister By Carolyn Hax

Ask Amy: ‘Stupid’ joke has legs at work By Amy Dickinson

Hints From Heloise: Step stool safety By Heloise

More than 3,000 students submit artworks for annual exhibition By Tomi Obaro

Tom Sietsema: Family Meal By Tom Sietsema

System of a Down at Verizon Center By Dave Mckenna

BUSINESS

A renter’s respite: In Washington area, thousands of new units to open soon By Brady Dennis and Amrita Jayakumar

HireRight to pay $2.6 million; FTC says firm failed to verify background checks By Dina Elboghdady

Apple, Amazon plug security holes: now what? By Hayley Tsukayama

Tips to used-car drivers who will ride it till the wheels fall off By Michelle Singletary

Carlyle Group reports $59M non-cash loss in 2nd quarter By Thomas Heath

Facebook, ACLU: ‘Likes’ are protected speech By Hayley Tsukayama

Is market ripe for a iPad mini? By Hayley Tsukayama

Apple-Samsung patent trial: Who’s winning so far? By Venturebeat.com

Judge orders Oracle, Google to disclose paid journalists and bloggers By Jeff John Roberts | Paidcontent.org

Vets starting tech businesses rely on each other for support By Mohana Ravindranath

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac gains show housing market may be turning corner By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Jia Lynn Yang

Social networks confront challenges in rush to attract youngest users By Cecilia Kang

Treasury working with British regulators on Standard Chartered investigation By Danielle Douglas

LOCAL

Natural gas areas cover most of Southern Maryland By Jesse Yeatman

A Facebook court battle: Is ‘liking’ something protected free speech? By Justin Jouvenal

Summer beach romances: Some last, but most don’t By Caitlin Gibson

R. Peter Straus, media executive who led VOA under Carter, dies at 89 By Matt Schudel

Investigators find test security problems at a D.C. school By Emma Brown

Prince William under moderate drought; farmers face lost crops By Sarah Lane

Fairfax schools push for more healthful food By Emma Brown

Pr. George’s house fire kills 5-year-old girl, seriously injures 2 others By Clarence Williams

Fairfax 4-H club continues traditions at Frying Pan Farm Park By Gregg Macdonald

Bullying-prevention official Temkin nominated for Heyman medal By Michael Alison Chandler

Officers’ part-time work doesn’t worry Montgomery officials By Jeremy Arias

Laurel nonprofit joins effort to raise awareness of importance of assistance dogs By Holly Nunn

Going Out Guide for Montgomery County, Aug. 9-15 By Carrie Donovan

Going Out Guide for Virginia, Aug. 9-15 By Jean Mack

Calvert educator gets closer look at state, federal evaluation tools By Laura Dukes

Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Aug. 9-15 By Carrie Donovan

Prospects: A running chance at a job By Derrick T. Dortch

D.C. Council chief wants hearing on reduced commercial property tax assessments By Nikita Stewart and Debbie Cenziper

Gov. Martin O’Malley aims to finally put gambling issue behind him By John Wagner

Schoolhouse provides look at Charles education as it was years ago By Paul S. Warner

Pr. William supervisors reject conflict of interest measure By Jeremy Borden

Butterfly count reveals stable numbers — and some surprises By Caitlin Gibson

Fairfax school construction sprints to make deadline By Holly Hobbs

Taking the high road, low road and only road in Scotland By John Kelly

Wilson Bridge being checked for structural defects By Candus Thomson | The Baltimore Sun

Demoted D.C. police commander files civil suit By Keith L. Alexander

Laytonsville plane crash survivor remembers tragic day By Lindsay A. Powers

Driver: Send a signal about your plans on the road By Robert Thomson

OPINIONS

Modern-day McCarthyism regarding Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin By Dana Milbank

A Golden State train wreck By George F. Will

Taking the lead on Syria By Ali Akbar Salehi

Romney’s tax plan makes no sense By Robert J. Samuelson

Getting around a dead-end in Syria By Editorial Board

Romney and his fictional Obama By E.j. Dionne Jr

Mars and taxes By Matt Miller

Betting on more gambling revenue, less gambling politics By Editorial Board

Sikhs’ inclusiveness is lesson in fighting bigotry By Arjun Sethi

POLITICS

‘Lone wolf’ domestic terrorism threats are hard to track By Sandhya Somashekhar and Carol D. Leonnig

Beyond the Obama ads, Joe Soptic’s steelworker story By Nia-malika Henderson

Scotts Miracle-Gro goes out on a limb with political donation By T.w. Farnam

E-mails about clean-energy loans provide new details on White House involvement By Carol D. Leonnig and Joe Stephens

Wade Michael Page committed suicide, FBI says By William Branigin and Michael Laris

GOP vice-presidential contenders keep busy on the trail as convention nears By Felicia Sonmez

Mitt Romney’s poll numbers at standstill, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds By Rosalind S. Helderman and Jon Cohen

Colorado poses new challenges for Obama By Bill Turque

Romney, in Iowa, again attacks Obama record on welfare, economy By Philip Rucker

George Allen, Tim Kaine woo ticket-splitting voters By Marc Fisher

Hillary Rodham Clinton shows dance moves in South Africa By Al Kamen