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What happened on December 12, 2012

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What happened on December 12, 2012

LIFESTYLE

How to polish scratches out of a glass tabletop By Jeanne Huber

Silent retreats’ rising popularity poses a challenge: How to handle the quiet By Michelle Boorstein

Researcher finds slaves quarried sandstone used to build Smithsonian Castle By Manuel Roig-franzia

Marine commandant’s home decorated for Christmas By Jura Koncius

History of the Home of the Commandants By Jura Koncius

Ex-spouse’s presence is reality new wife must learn to bear By Miss Manners

Plant hardiness zones and climate change By Barbara Damrosch

The art of holiday decoration and flower design By Adrian Higgins

Screen Actors Guild Award nominees are announced By Lisa De Moraes

Helicopter parents hover over daughter’s trip By Amy Dickinson

House Calls: A Vienna sunroom doubles as a year-round family room By Megan Buerger

The 7 finalists in the Holiday Crafts Contest By Megan Buerger

Tom Sietsema: Pabu By Tom Sietsema

Surprising Redskins make writer eat his words By Fred Bowen

Jingle Ball: Lots of bubble gum pop, kept short and sweet By Chris Richards

Smart, 17 and unpursued. Is there something wrong with that? By Carolyn Hax

Preventing a musty smell By Heloise

POLITICS

Best and worst places to work in federal government By Lisa Rein

Groups vow to push ‘right to work’ in other states By Felicia Sonmez and David A. Fahrenthold

In absence of fiscal cliff deal, lawmakers turn attention to airports By Ed O’keefe

Lobbying on taxes usually pays dividends By T.w. Farnam

Cultural exchange at National Gallery offers glimpse of Italian politics By Jason Horowitz

SPORTS

Virginia High School League votes to restrict innings pitchers can throw By Preston Williams

Good Counsel wrestling off to strong start; Robinson brings back veterans By Greg Schimmel and Jonas Shaffer

Gar-Field’s Tremayne Bailey has come a long way, sparks Indians past Potomac (Va.) By Preston Williams

Browns are as hot as Redskins and perhaps more surprising By Marty Gitlin

George Washington women’s basketball falls to Terri Williams-Flournoy, Auburn By Gene Wang

Trevor Evans beats the buzzer to spark Eleanor Roosevelt boys’ basketball past DuVal By Eric Detweiler

Wizards vs. Rockets: James Harden scores 31 points, Houston holds off Washington By Michael Lee

Maryland vs. Monmouth: Terps coast to 71-38 victory over visiting Hawks for ninth straight win By Alex Prewitt

Huntingtown’s Chip Vernon returns for another title run; Stone Bridge keeps on rolling By Andrew Simon and Louis Nelson

Wrestling rankings: Individual, team By Greg Schimmel and Jonas Shaffer

Robert Griffin III tests knee and is optimistic about playing against Browns on Sunday By Mike Jones

Robert Griffin III: A breathtaking artist who makes fans hold their breath By Thomas Boswell

LOCAL

Joe L. Allbritton, communications giant who led Riggs Bank into disrepute, dies at 87 By Emma Brown

Cash incentives for students By Jay Mathews

John Delaney names top Hill aides By Ben Pershing

Silver Spring man is convicted of rape By Keith L. Alexander

Honor and testing at Washington and Lee University By Nick Anderson

Rep. James Moran’s son pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend By Keith L. Alexander and Ben Pershing

Dulles Airport seen as potential engine for revenue By Mark Berman

Maritime Commission sets unenviable record on employee satisfaction By Joe Davidson

Ravi Shankar, Grammy-winning Indian sitar virtuoso, dies at 92 By Robert Thomason

GWU admissions dean to retire following data misreporting to U.S. News By Nick Anderson and Jenna Johnson

Charles County hires rear admiral for administrator post By Erica Mitrano | Maryland Independent

Huge map shows military order of battle for Inauguration Day By Fredrick Kunkle

Charles Rosen, pianist, author and polymath, dies at 85 By Anne Midgette

Howard County bans distribution of sugary drinks on county property By Luke Lavoie, Kevin Rector | Baltimore Sun Media Group and Kevin Rector

Catalogue for Philanthropy offers efficient, worry-free giving to D.C. area charities By Robert Mccartney

Air-traffic controllers union warns of layoffs if ‘fiscal cliff’ isn’t avoided By Ashley Halsey Iii

Animal Doctor By Michael W. Fox

NRC lawyer killed by firetruck in Lexington, Ky. By Martin Weil

Beltway express lanes creating a learning curve for drivers By Robert Thomson

Young cancer patient’s Make-A-Wish campaign likely to exceed goal By Caitlin Gibson

Teacher brings ‘edu-rap’ to Gaithersburg High By Sylvia Carignan | The Gazette

Sterling teacher dies of apparent seizure By Caitlin Gibson

D.C. Mayor Gray: 5,100 residents find jobs with help of city program By Mike Debonis

South Bowie citizens group considers shutting down as membership, interest wane By Alan J. Mccombs | The Gazette

At Needwood, amateur archaeologists get hands dirty to uncover Montgomery’s past By Elizabeth Waibel | The Gazette

Today in D.C.: Four things to watch for By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Going Out Guide By Jean Mack

Ravi Shankar, Grammy-winning Indian sitar virtuoso, dies at 92 By Robert Thomason and Special To The Washington Post

Advent: ‘Tis the season to find the rewards in waiting By Bill Haley

Upper Marlboro committee aims to document town’s history By Daniel J. Gross | The Gazette

Going Out Guide for Montgomery County, Dec. 13-19 By Carrie Donovan

Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Dec. 13-19 By Carrie Donovan

Retired airman remains ‘family’ to refugees he helped decades ago By Erich Wagner | The Gazette

Prince William County news in brief By — Compiled By Sarah Lane and Caitlin Gibson

Mystery at Arlington County Library By Patricia Sullivan

Delay sought in sentencing for Thomas Gore By Ann E. Marimow

3rd person arrested in killing of handyman trying to defend Centreville family By Justin Jouvenal and Dana Hedgepeth

Dranesville Church of the Brethren to remember a bloody Civil War past By Gregg Macdonald | Fairfax County Times

Kaine gets seats on Armed Services, Foreign Relations panels By Ben Pershing

Gandhi to testify before D.C. Council By Nikita Stewart

Maryland families, law enforcement officials commemorate victims of drunken driving By Rebecca Cohen