Dates of Publication in the Washington Post
What happened on December 16, 2012
POLITICS
President Obama’s remarks on mass shootings By Washington Post Staff
President Obama’s speech at prayer vigil for Newtown shooting victims (Full transcript) By Washington Post Staff
Kay Bailey Hutchison’s retirement comes at a crossroads for women in U.S. Senate By Ed O'keefe
Newtown residents seek comfort in churches By Colum Lynch
Obama in Newtown, Conn.: ‘You’re not alone in your grief’ over school massacre By Paul Duggan, David A. Fahrenthold and Steve Vogel
Obama vows to push for changes to prevent massacres By Philip Rucker and Steve Vogel
Electoral college set to vote on President Obama’s reelection By Josh Hicks
The gun debate: Are the Newtown, Conn., killings a tipping point? By Chris Cillizza
BUSINESS
Developers unveil latest plans for Pike & Rose By Jonathan O'connell
Cafritz project starts after 22-year wait By Jonathan O'connell
Nuts & Bolts: 2013 Jaguar XJL
Boehner offers debt-ceiling increase in cliff compromise By Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane
Work begins anew on Middleburg spa By Thomas Heath
Smartphone app Gravy raises $3M from investors By Steven Overly
Editor’s note: Sometimes, money just wants to go where money wants to go By Dan Beyers
D.C. business events for the week of Dec. 17
New at the top: Shannon Brown’s career took flight, but not the way she expected By Interview With Vanessa Small
The rankings: Our methodology
Over ‘fiscal cliff,’ fiscal pain to accelerate By Zachary A. Goldfarb
D.C. appointments for the week of Dec. 17
In the Washington region, the biggest businesses got a little smaller in 2012 By Sarah Halzack
Former Treasury secretary Summers to co-chair economic project at liberal think tank By Lori Montgomery
Post 200: Movers, newcomers and mainstays
2013 Jaguar XJL: The intersection of excess and practicality By Warren Brown
Value Added: Mogul Ron Paul banks on networking and ‘oomph’ By Thomas Heath
OPINIONS
Demonizing welfare recipients By Editorial Board
Gun control lessons from Lyndon Johnson By Joseph A. Califano Jr
Putin turns back the clock in Russia By Fred Hiatt
A blind eye on D.C. contracts By Editorial Board
A tax reform to cut complexity, increase fairness By Lawrence Summers
A better example of fraud
The Fed rolls the dice By Robert J. Samuelson
Why the president doesn’t speak out
Wage math and unions
A path to greater campaign transparency
Losing Joe Lieberman’s moderation
An editorial in its place
Now is the time for meaningful gun control By E.j. Dionne Jr
SPORTS
Couch Slouch: This is the end By Norman Chad
Redskins vs. Browns: Washington wins fifth straight 38-21 to take control of NFC East By Mark Maske
Redskins backup Kirk Cousins is making is easier to see what coaches like about him By Jason Reid
TV and radio listings: Dec. 17
Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan making the right decisions in building process By Mike Wise
TV and radio listings: December 16
TV and radio listings: Dec. 16
Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal enjoys chance to face likes of Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade By Michael Lee
Ravens unravel against Broncos in third straight loss By Barry Svrluga
Redskins defense helps spark comeback with strong second half By Mike Jones
Robert Griffin III on board with victory, but not with decision to sit him out By Dave Sheinin
DMV Elite Holiday Classic: Theodore Roosevelt edges Princeton Day on buzzer-beater By Eric Detweiler
Kirk Cousins delivers again, this time as the starter By Mark Maske
NATIONAL
Anguished search for an explanation By Joel Achenbach
St. Rose priest mourns with his flock after witnessing his parishioners’ grief By Anne Hull
Newtown’s teachers prepare to return to their classes after shooting massacre By Eli Saslow and Emma Brown
On Anacostia, some don’t catch tainted-fish warning By Darryl Fears
LIFESTYLE
Sara Evans knows what’s good for what ails you By Emily Yahr
Kennedy Center hosts Anthony Braxton’s dispatches from the edge of music By Stephen Brookes
Auction of Garbo’s belongings fetches $1.6 million By Patricia Reaney and Jill Serjeant
Honesty is the best policy By Carolyn Hax
Music review: Canadian pianist Ryo Yanagitani at Evermay By Grace Jean
For Christmas, Folger Consort performs for the lay people (of 14th-century Italy) By Joan Reinthaler
In Coyaba’s Kwanzaa program, a gifted community offers a community gift By Pamela Squires
‘1600 Penn,’ with Bill Pullman and Jenna Elfman: It’s ‘not a political show’ By Emily Yahr
In a time of national sorrow, works of art that resonate
LOCAL
Montgomery County man killed in confrontation By Martin Weil
Facebook: A parental user’s guide By John Kelly
Virginia faces a test as math scores plummet By Jay Mathews
The common refrain of local gun violence By Courtland Milloy
Maurice Herzog, French mountain climber, dies at 93 By Greg Keller
After hard-fought victories, O’Malley pushed for more progress By John Wagner
With crime down and jobs up, Baker turns his attention to Prince George’s schools By Miranda S. Spivack
As students return to Washington area schools, an attempt at normalcy By Caitlin Gibson
Charter school proposal in Loudoun ignites opposition By Susan Svrluga
National Cathedral dean: ‘.?.?. the gun lobby is no match for the cross lobby’ By Jeannine Hunter and Hamil R. Harris
Gun-rights advocates feeling heat after school shooting By Fredrick Kunkle
Earl C. Flowers, NSA official
WORLD
‘Fiscal cliff’? Britain has already jumped. By Anthony Faiola
Israel’s embattled foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman steps down, predicts comeback By Joel Greenberg
Egyptians appear to back charter, but opposition casts doubt By Griff Witte
Opposition party wins Japanese parliamentary vote By Chico Harlan
U.S. plans for possibility that Assad could lose control of chemical arms cache By Craig Whitlock and Carol Morello
Syrian official calls for negotiated settlement to war By Carol Morello
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Paganini Project’: An awkward marriage, better seen than heard By Anne Midgette
‘The Accomplice,’ by Charles Robbins By Maureen Corrigan
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