Dates of Publication in the Washington Post
What happened on January 21, 2012
NATIONAL
LOCAL
Online course start-ups offer virtually free college By Jon Marcus
Penny Jordan, author of 200 romance novels, dies at 65 By T. Rees Shapiro
Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate By Emma Brown
Born abroad, adopted teens find home in multiple lands By Tara Bahrampour
Alexandria Council approves waterfront plan; number of hotels reduced By Patricia Sullivan
Pulling the curtain on State Department mural’s past By John Kelly
Snow causes few problems in the Washington area By Victor Zapana
Anthony Smith, Army engineer By Matt Schudel
Second man arrested in 2009 Arlington slaying By Martin Weil
Delia E. Stoehr, Navy analyst
Occupy protester helps answer key question of ‘What do they want?’ By Robert Mccartney
Steady thefts of GPS devices and other goods, police say By Martin Weil
Brittany Norwood should never be freed, prosecutors contend in Bethesda yoga store murder case By Mary Pat Flaherty
Metro rider ready for 5 a.m. train finds locked gates By Robert Thomson
Mobile-home park owner sues Prince William County By Jeremy Borden
BUSINESS
Supreme Court backs binding arbitration agreements By Michelle Singletary
Hedge fund’s co-founder is all business about his religious beliefs By Jesse Westbrook and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen
Steven Pearlstein: A call of action to Washington’s business elite. Do not fail to come. By Steven Pearlstein
Scramble With Friends app review By — Hayley Tsukayama
Futures and options, week of Jan. 23, 2012
Seamless app review By Hayley Tsukayama
LIFESTYLE
Miss Manners: Don’t pay the marriage tax by giving multiple gifts By Miss Manners
Ask Amy: Friend’s contact tests tolerance By Amy Dickinson
New snake species named Matilda
On Love: Lisa Freedman weds Rick Beller By Janet Bennett Kelly
WORLD
Tycoon prods Taiwan closer to China By Andrew Higgins
Syria’s Zabadani is ‘liberated,’ but for how long? By Liz Sly
4 Iraqi troops killed in attack in Fallujah By Dan Morse
Salafists to take a quarter of Egypt’s lower house By Leila Fadel
Final results confirm Islamists winners in Egypt’s elections By Leila Fadel
POLITICS
Obama’s State of the Union speech to focus on ‘return to American values’ By David Nakamura
Santorum’s hopes may be dashed By Rosalind S. Helderman
Voters say they opted for Gingrich’s ‘guts’ By Rosalind S. Helderman and David A. Fahrenthold
A fiery Mitt Romney comes alive at rally on eve of South Carolina primary By Philip Rucker
Gingrich comes from behind to win South Carolina primary By Philip Rucker and David A. Fahrenthold
Which Romney will show up after defeat? By Philip Rucker
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary By Karen Tumulty
OPINIONS
Science, politics and ‘the culture war’
Why high-speed rail would not be a drag
Gov. McDonnell punts on roads plan By Editorial Board
GOP politics versus the joke candidate By Alexandra Petri
‘Goldilocks’: Balancing learning and self-esteem
The GOP’s experienced choices
Go after the public culprits
Why equalizing opportunity isn’t about race
Crackdown on Chinese dissidents By Editorial Board
NEWS
Walter Mosley’s complete works
Making a case for a corporate conscience By James R. Rubin
SPORTS
NFL playoffs 2012: For 49ers’ Vernon Davis, it’s about the team again By Barry Svrluga
Georgetown vs. Rutgers: Otto Porter saves the day in Hoyas’ 52-50 win By Tarik El-bashir
Capitals are in search of shots as they prepare to visit Pittsburgh By Katie Carrera
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George Mason vs. Towson: Patriots sloppy in 72-60 victory By Steven Goff
Maryland vs. Temple: Owls pull away for 73-60 victory By Liz Clarke
For Towson basketball, record losing streak can't end fast enough By John Feinstein
Wizards need to part with Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee and Nick Young By Jason Reid
Maryland women vs. Duke: Terps have no trouble getting fired up for rival Blue Devils By Gene Wang
Gonzaga holds off DeMatha in WCAC boys’ basketball showdown By Josh Barr
Joe Paterno dies after battle with cancer By Dave Sheinin
Virginia vs. Virginia Tech: Cavs, Hokies both have questions to answer By Steve Yanda and And Mark Giannotto
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