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What happened on February 24, 2012

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What happened on February 24, 2012

LIFESTYLE

An out-of-body experience could just be a beat away in Virginia By Theresa Vargas

Kansas’s Symphony in the Flint Hills: A siren song for the tallgrass prairie By Annie Gowen

Spirit Airlines: Cheap flights, but can you avoid fees? By Andrea Sachs

Tips for Spirit Airlines customers on getting the lowest fare and avoiding fees By Andrea Sachs and A.s

‘Act of Valor’ with real-life SEALs: new breed of war movie or propaganda? By Ann Hornaday

Deal Hunter: Do energy audits save everyone green? By Katherine Boyle

Kansas’s Flint Hills and Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: What to know By A.g

Style Invitational Week 960: Raving reviews for Amazon.com By Pat Myers

Review: Mob Museum opens in Las Vegas By Philip Kennicott

At National Museum of Women in the Arts, ‘Royalists to Romantics’ By Philip Kennicott

Guns N’ Roses, minus the heavy artillery, at Fillmore Silver Spring By Chris Richards

Carolyn Hax: Depression clouds her perspective By Carolyn Hax

What’s the deal? This week’s best travel bargains around the globe. By Carol Sottili and Andrea Sachs

Rick Ross rolls nicely but quickly through rap show at DAR By David Malitz

Oscars 2012: Did Bigelow’s win open doors? By Jen Chaney

U.S., others join forces against Syria, but stop short of offering aid to opposition By Karen Deyoung

Twyla Tharp keeps everyone on their toes in ‘All American’ By Sarah Kaufman

Coming & Going: D.C. airport stats, a new cruise search engine, more travel news By Andrea Sachs

Essay: Oscar saves the day for grown-up movies By Ann Hornaday

Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan captivates at Strathmore Mansion By Cecelia Porter

In Russia, at long last, notes from aboveground By Celia Wren

Hints From Heloise: Soup up your canned soup By Heloise

Critic review: “Politics and the Dancing Body” at the Library of Congress By Danielle O’steen

Ask Amy: Assault victim should seek resolution By Amy Dickinson

The online dance of social media sites By Melissa Bell

“Vibrant Color”: Harry Warnecke’s celebrity photos at the Portrait Gallery By Katherine Boyle

ENTERTAINMENT

Book World: “Heft,” by Liz Moore By Carole Burns

“Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir” by Doron Weber By Reeve Lindbergh

“Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong” by Raymond Bonner By Jonathan Yardley

“Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone ” by Eric Klinenberg By Suki Casanave

Book scores with the 2.1 seconds ‘that changed basketball’ By Sean Callahan

Suzanne Ciani’s retrospective showcases her groundbreaking musical fireworks By Chris Richards

John Paton Davies Jr. exhibit shows work inspired by globe-trotting job By Roger Catlin

“ Eminent Outlaws : The Gay Writers Who Changed America” by Christopher Bram By Peter Parker

“Jackson Pollock” by Evelyn Toynton By Justin Moyer

Music review: Sinead O’Connor ‘How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?’ By — Allison Stewart

Roy Williams’s ‘Sucker Punch’ steps into the U.S. ring at Studio Theatre By Nelson Pressley

OPINIONS

How the Catholic Church almost came to accept birth control By Elaine Tyler May

I showed up for jury duty. I ended up in handcuffs. By Bernard S. Arons

Can the Republican party survive its billionaires? By Charles Homans

Five myths about Medicare By John Rother

Why the U.S. should reverse course on Iraq By Danielle Pletka and And Gary Schmitt

What would Rick Santorum’s America look like? By Sarah Posner

How to bring down Assad By David Ignatius

The ghosts of Watergate By George F. Will

Caving to China’s demands By Patrick B. Pexton

U.S.-Egypt alliance put to the test By Editorial Board

Obama’s dream: To run against Santorum By Kathleen Parker

The truth about the D.C. Lottery contract By Jim Graham

Who had the worst week in Washington? Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. By Aaron Blake

An expert witness for the GOP gender gap By Dana Milbank

There’s no ‘trick’ to D.C.’s homicide closure rate By Cathy L. Lanier

Does the Supreme Court think like the average American? By Justin Moyer

In Iraq, done in by the Lewinsky affair By Charles Duelfer

The demonizing of Barack Obama By Colbert I. King

A story of the Holocaust that needs all its pages By Martin Smith

No one is ‘playing politics’ on Solyndra or birth control. This is politics. By Alec Macgillis

Readers respond: What was the most important election ever? By Outlook Editors

D.C.’s charter schools deserve fairer funding By Editorial Board

Stopping child abuse By Editorial Board

In the cause of keeping students safe, is Facebook fair game? By Alexandra Robbins

NATIONAL

The Zen of Woody Allen By Robert B. Weide

Steven Spielberg: Control freak and collaborator By Joseph Mcbride

NYPD’s Muslim surveillance extended well beyond New York By David Giambusso| Religion News Service

The bosses of the big screen By Lillian Cunningham

Repairs, funds are slow-going at quake-damaged National Cathedral By Lauren Markoe| Religion News Service

Richard Dawkins says he’s not entirely sure God doesn’t exist By Al Webb| Religion News Service

Re-branding a religion is hard to do, and not always successful By David Gibson| Religion News Service

‘Hugo’ director Martin Scorsese blends improvisation and discipline in his movies By Mary Pat Kelly

SPORTS

NBA All-Star Game: Roy Hibbert’s journey from project to masterpiece By Mike Wise

Maryland women’s basketball routs North Carolina, clinches ACC tournament bye By Gene Wang

NFL Scouting Combine: Robert Griffin III tries to clear up misconceptions By Mike Jones

West Springfield girls gain third straight state tournament berth By Paul Tenorio

Ryan Zimmerman and Nationals are down to the wire on contract extension By Adam Kilgore