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What happened on July 31, 2012

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What happened on July 31, 2012

LIFESTYLE

Notes from a newly converted juicer By Bob Carden

NBC’s Olympic coverage criticized By Lisa De Moraes

Dressage dances into national spotlight By Frances Stead Sellers

U.S. Olympic diving team trains at Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center By Vicky Hallett

It’s August. Have an oyster. By Tim Carman

Ask Amy: The decision about kids is a deal-breaker By Amy Dickinson

A digression for August, as summer rots By Dan Zak

While Romney avoided foreign travel as governor, one of his Massachusetts predecessors embraced it By Jason Horowitz

Washington Post food calendar for Aug. 1-18 By Becky Krystal

Gene Weingarten: Waiting for to go By Gene Weingarten

Khepra’s Raw Food Juice Bar in NE By — Nevin Martell

Avoiding the summer slide By Marguerite Kelly

Carolyn Hax: When a jobless brother doesn’t need advice By Carolyn Hax

Even at the Olympics, athletes in the sport of shooting face questions about gun violence By Katherine Boyle

ENTERTAINMENT

Liza Klaussmann’s ‘Tigers in Red Weather’: Clever psychological drama By Ron Charles

Maeve Binchy, popular Irish novelist, dies at 72 By Matt Schudel

Howard L. Anderson’s ‘Albert of Adelaide’ is a quirky tale of an escaped platypus By Frances Stead Sellers

Young readers: Phillip Hoose’s ‘Moonbird: A Year on the Wind With the Great Survivor B95’ By — Abby Mcganney Nolan and Abby Mcganney Nolan

Elizabeth Wein’s ‘Code Name Verity’: Thrilling WWII spy drama for young adults By —mary Quattlebaum

How to save an independent bookstore By Ron Charles

No Rules will move to Signature Theatre in Arlington By Jessica Goldstein

Young readers: ‘Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey’ by Mini Grey By — Kristi Elle Jemtegaard

OPINIONS

Early marriage robs children of their opportunities By Graça Machel and Desmond Tutu

Senate’s anti-leaking bill doesn’t address the real sources of information By David Ignatius

A gaffe a day keeps substance away By Ruth Marcus

That’s Mitticulous! By Matt Miller

The Washington airports authority’s costly mistakes By Editorial Board

Romney’s speeches in Poland address economic and religious freedom By Kathleen Parker

Mitt Romney’s less-than-successful trip abroad By Editorial Board

Mitt Romney’s 20th-century worldview By Katrina Vanden Heuvel

FEC should encourage small donations by text message By Editorial Board

LOCAL

Three dead in apparent murder-suicide in Calvert County, authorities say By Mihir Zaveri, Aaron Davis and Fredrick Kunkle

Pr. George’s school official Synthia Shilling to resign; faces trial in accident charge By Ovetta Wiggins

Behind Rushern Baker’s closed doors, dementia steals the woman he loves By Miranda S. Spivack

Ward 8 farmers market helps local food assistance users one voucher at a time By Marissa Evans

TSP breach offers federal agencies a lesson on what not to do By Joe Davidson

E-mails show U-Va. board pondering attempt to oust President Sullivan By Daniel De Vise and Donna St. George

Pepco’s storm response inadequate, most D.C. residents say in poll By Mike Debonis and Scott Clement

Fairfax County Board endorses Columbia Pike streetcar By Corinne Reilly

Burst of unrelated D.C. shootings kill one, injure three in 20 minutes By Peter Hermann

Police release sketch, video of potential suspect in Ripken abduction By Peter Hermann

McDonnell puts more educators on university boards after U-Va. crisis By Anita Kumar

SPORTS

U.S. women’s gymnastics win Olympic gold in London in team competition By Liz Clarke

D.C. United’s Bill Hamid finds balance between body and spirit during Ramadan By Steven Goff

Michael Phelps leaves room for Mom while on top of the world By Mike Wise

London 2012 Olympics: U.S. water polo team aims to win a medal By Rick Maese

Michael Phelps sets medals record with golden anchor leg for U.S. By Amy Shipley

Citi Open tennis tournament: James Blake overcomes slow start in opening-round match By Matt Breen

U.S. men’s eights, led by James twins, storm into finals By Eliza Mackintosh

Baltimore Orioles rally for 11-5 victory over New York Yankees By Eduardo A. Encina

With Olympics at Wimbledon, the grass is still green, but the clothes aren’t all white By Barry Svrluga

Nationals vs. Phillies: Stephen Strasburg, Washington struggle in 8-0 loss By Adam Kilgore

Redskins training camp: Focus shifts to offensive line backups By Mark Maske

U.S. women are simply flawless en route to dominant Olympic gold in team competition By Sally Jenkins

Michael Phelps’s gold rush continues: 4x200 freestyle relay medal is record 19th By Matt Brooks and Amy Shipley

USA Swimming to hold emergency hearing on coach Rick Curl By Amy Shipley

Nationals GM Mike Rizzo deserves to be executive of the year By Jason Reid

London 2012 Olympics: Vincent Hancock wins gold again in skeet By Rick Maese

Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber lead U.S. women’s gymnastics to gold By Liz Clarke and Matt Brooks

WORLD

U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran By Joby Warrick

For besieged Syrian dictator Assad, only exit may be body bag By Joby Warrick and Anne Gearan

U.S., Pakistan sign deal to allow supply routes through 2015 By Richard Leiby

Lawmakers, media are duplicitous on leaks By Walter Pincus

With failure in Syria, Kofi Annan’s legacy gets bruised By Colum Lynch

Japan concerned by Chinese naval activity, lack of transparency in decision-making process By Chico Harlan

Panetta, in Cairo, voices confidence that Morsi is ‘president of all’ Egyptians By Greg Jaffe

Israel: Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi pledges new peace efforts By Joel Greenberg

POLITICS

Obama allies turn to targeted TV ads to shore up niche voters By T.w. Farnam

Ted Cruz wins Texas Senate primary in a victory for tea party By Paul Kane

Julian Castro, Latino mayor of San Antonio, to keynote DNC convention By Nia-malika Henderson

Report urges changes to federal charity program By Joe Davidson

Background Check: Fred Hochberg By Al Kamen