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What happened on December 04, 2012

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What happened on December 04, 2012

NATIONAL

Court upholds Indiana’s ban on secular wedding officiants By By Kimberly Winston| Religion News Service

Study: African lion population shrinks to 32,000 By Juliet Eilperin

The $588 million I (thankfully) didn’t win By By Tom Ehrich| Religion News Service

Survey: A year after Mass changes, Catholics adapt and accept By By David Gibson| Religion News Service

What Mayor Bloomberg’s reported invitation to Hillary Clinton says about Bloomberg By Jena Mcgregor

Beyond Twitter: The Vatican’s other communications revolution By By David Gibson| Religion News Service

LOCAL

Virginia woman is sued over her Yelp review By Justin Jouvenal

Friends recall optimism of Casey Schulman, U-Va. student killed on Semester at Sea By Rebecca Cohen and T. Rees Shapiro

Respect for the dead wanes when funeral processions hit insane Washington traffic By Ashley Halsey Iii

Lack of autism coverage leaves parents upset By Joe Davidson

O’Malley aide Rick Abbruzzese leaving administration for lobbying corps By John Wagner

Children’s Hospital helps troubled teens communicate By John Kelly

Judge orders teens charged as adults in fatal Woodley Park stabbing to be held in jail By Keith L. Alexander

Environmentalist Eric Olson loses bid to head Prince George’s County Council By Miranda S. Spivack

Frederick, Md., man found dead in car trunk By Martin Weil

James R. Whelan, founding editor and publisher of the Washington Times, dies at 79 By Emily Langer

Nancy Navarro elected Montgomery County council president By Victor Zapana

At a hearing on why kids throw stones at Metro buses, no one spoke for the kids By Courtland Milloy

O’Malley to talk transportation, other issues with Maryland legislative leaders By John Wagner

Commonwealth’s attorney counting the months By Allison Klein

In Pr. George’s court, fate of state House seat debated By Matt Zapotosky

Fairfax supervisors delay decision on raising real estate taxes on Tysons Corner By Corinne Reilly

Body found after blaze in Northwest D.C. rowhouse By Martin Weil

Md. Senate president rakes in almost $200,000 at Bethesda fundraiser By John Wagner

Metro police chief, officials cite lack of resources to address crime on Metrobuses By Luz Lazo

Federal lawmakers call for stemming failures of 911 services By Joe Stephens and Mary Pat Flaherty

District probes residency of 80 public school students By Emma Brown

D.C. Council, in 12-hour session, backs lower traffic fines, tougher drug laws, new water fee By Tim Craig

Cardin, Mikulski call for release of Alan Gross from Cuban prison By Ben Pershing

ENTERTAINMENT

Karen Engelmann’s ‘The Stockholm Octavo,’ reviewed by Ron Charles By Ron Charles

Yo-Yo Ma and the Bach cello suites: Familiar, but certainly not routine By Anne Midgette

“Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin,” by Robert Byrd By —abby Mcganney Nolan

For WSC Avant Bard’s ‘Six Characters,’ mother, father and son all get into the act By Jessica Goldstein

‘Sleep Like a Tiger,’ by Mary Logue and Pamela Zagarenski By — Kristi Elle Jemtegaard and Kristi Elle Jemtegaard

Doing ‘Prudencia Hart’ in ‘Strange’ surroundings By Peter Marks

“The Heat of the Sun,” by David Rain, explores tormented life of Cio-Cio-San’s son By Wendy Smith

‘Starry River of the Sky,’ by Grace Lin By — Mary Quattlebaum

POLITICS

Senate rejects treaty to protect disabled around the world By Rosalind S. Helderman

Armey’s exit from FreedomWorks highlights tea party’s post-election turmoil By Amy Gardner

Obama’s top speechwriter has his eyes on the White House exit signs By Al Kamen

Supreme Court says government may have to pay for flooding By Robert Barnes

Kerry balances refocused devotion to Senate, talk of Cabinet nomination By Paul Kane

Obama: ‘Fiscal cliff’ deal must include higher tax rates for top earners By Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Helderman

Poll: Fiscal cliff blame would fall heaviest on GOP By Scott Clement

Agencies lag on transparency, report says By Josh Hicks

BUSINESS

Hacker locates John McAfee through smartphone tracks By Craig Timberg

Identity theft’s youngest victims By Michelle Singletary

SAIC shedding 700 jobs By Marjorie Censer

Mary Meeker sees Web trend toward consumer access By Hayley Tsukayama

Defense industry acknowledges likelihood of Pentagon budget cuts By Marjorie Censer | Capital Business

Facebook voting is open; majority voting to keep existing proposals By Hayley Tsukayama

Environmental group seeks to curb emissions from existing power plants By Steven Mufson

Mary Meeker releases updated version of ‘Internet Trends’ report By Eliza Kern | Gigaom.com

Netflix jumps after inking Disney deal By Hayley Tsukayama

Governors urge Obama, lawmakers to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ By Michael A. Fletcher and Rosalind S. Helderman

Austrian student group prepares to raise Facebook concerns in Irish court By Hayley Tsukayama

‘Fiscal cliff’ warnings yet to faze Wall Street By Neil Irwin

Fed governor Daniel Tarullo pushing for policy to rein in on bank size By Danielle Douglas

WORLD

Syrian army weakening as rebels make gains By Joby Warrick and Babak Dehghanpisheh

Rich young Kuwaitis challenge old guard government By Camilla Hall | Financial Times

Justice Dept. recovers record $5 billion under False Claims Act By Peter Finn

After a year of protest, a different Russia beckons By Will Englund and Kathy Lally

NATO says anti-missile defense for Turkey does not open door to Syria intervention By Anne Gearan

Differing Afghan, U.S. priorities could sabotage proposed security agreement By Pamela Constable and Craig Whitlock

Syrian school hit by deadly mortar fire By Babak Dehghanpisheh

Senate confirms Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford as Afghan war commander By Craig Whitlock

Egyptians take anti-Morsi protests to presidential palace By Stephanie Mccrummen and Abigail Hauslohner

Patriot batteries likely to play symbolic role near Syrian border By Ernesto Londoño

OPINIONS

Makers beat takers By Harold Meyerson

Spoiling for a filibuster fight By Katrina Vanden Heuvel

U.S.-Egypt alliance must depend on democratic reform by Morsi By Editorial Board

Ruth Marcus: The shifting line on tax cuts By Ruth Marcus