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What happened on March 20, 2012

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What happened on March 20, 2012

NEWS

Near Nationals Park, a neighborhood is emerging By Jonathan O’connell

Development transforming Merrifield into more walkable community By Jonathan O’connell

As development sprouts in Wheaton, residents strive to preserve its character By Jonathan O’connell

In Maryland, D.C. and Virginia, reimagining three neighborhoods By Sara Kehaulani Goo

BUSINESS

Durbin targets private student loan defaults By Ylan Q. Mui

FAQ: Apple’s dividend By Hayley Tsukayama

Apple’s record iPad sales, in context By Hayley Tsukayama

Windows 8 to go on sale in October, sources say By Tom Cheredar | Venturebeat.com

Geithner defends IMF euro-loans By Howard Schneider

On unemployment, is Bernanke aggressive enough? By Zachary A. Goldfarb

Ryan introduces GOP budget plan, slashing social programs and tax rates By Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Helderman

An option for taxpayers ‘struggling to make ends meet’ By Michelle Singletary

A history of the Fed — with 50 slides — by Professor Bernanke By Zachary A. Goldfarb

Commission imposes low duties on Chinese solar panels By Steven Mufson

New iPad: Consumer Reports says tablet runs hot By Hayley Tsukayama

LOCAL

William R. Charette, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 79 By T. Rees Shapiro

UMBC’s quiet revolution in teaching science is earning school extra credit By Daniel De Vise

Army Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, killed at Afghan ministry, buried at Arlington By Katherine Driessen

In race to represent D.C. as shadow senator, Pete Ross focuses on the future By Mike Debonis

New TSA program aims to speed up security at Reagan National Airport By Stefanie Dazio

D.C. Council approves education bills By Bill Turque

Washington’s warmest winter on record By Martin Weil

Time for black fathers to stand their ground By Courtland Milloy

D.C. Council temporarily halts new parking meter program By Tim Craig

Montgomery officials wrestle over economic development By Victor Zapana

Judge agrees to trial on vets and homelessness By Steve Vogel

Mitt Romney coming to Maryland in advance of April 3 primary By Ben Pershing

No quota system for Arlington officers, police chief says By Allison Klein

Amid Pr. George’s casino debate, a crackdown on illegal slot machines By Paul Schwartzmanand Matt Zapotosky

Metrorail rider says put people first By Robert Thomson

In D.C., worries over anti-gay crimes prod 600 to join silent walk By Robert Samuels

For retired botanist, cherry blossoms never lost their charm By John Kelly

Cyclists, CEOs finish five-day ride for bike advocacy By Rachel S. Karas

LIFESTYLE

Is it time to break up with your mom? By Marguerite Kelly

Call me coffee challenged By Rachel Tepper

The challenges of exercising for some Muslim and Orthodox Jewish women By Lenny Bernstein

President Obama’s daughters’ privacy is difficult to protect in Internet age By Paul Farhi

Hopes of the wine industry rest on millennial shoulders By Jason Wilson

Charlie Sheen replaced again on ‘Two and a Half Men,’ this time by — Kathy Bates? By Lisa De Moraes

Luxe fat, wide backs, good eating By David Hagedorn

‘The Book Club Cookbook,’ by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp By Bonnie S. Benwick

Genre-bending L’Arpeggiata makes Washington debut at Library of Congress By Charles T. Downey

Pianist and movie star Ethan Bortnick says he is ‘just a regular kid’ By Moira E. Mclaughlin

Carolyn Hax: Moving in with a new boyfriend; questions about affluence By Carolyn Hax

Hints From Heloise: Long-living buckeyes By Heloise

Caphe Banh Mi could use more spirit By Tom Sietsema

Washington Post food calendar for March 21-April 2 By Becky Krystal

Beer Madness, Round 2: Tropical fruit and fresh laundry By Greg Kitsock

Ask Amy: Aunt is stressed by newlyweds’ plan By Amy Dickinson

Backstage: Theater of the First Amendment scales back By Jessica Goldstein

Jonathan Adler plans to open D.C. store in May By Jura Koncius

Lamb on the grill gets a culture-clash makeover By Jim Shahin

POLITICS

Supreme Court debates whether young murderers should get life without parole By Robert Barnes

GOP budget plan cuts deeply into domestic programs, reshapes Medicare, Medicaid By Rosalind S. Helderman and Lori Montgomery

Supreme Court rules that states can’t be sued for denying workers medical leave By Robert Barnes

Obama to Iranian people in holiday message: ‘Americans seek a dialogue’ By Scott Wilson

Mitt Romney supporters rally in February, donating $18 million By Dan Eggen

GOP budget would mean five-year pay freeze for federal workers By Joe Davidson

Illinois Democrats push out Republican House incumbent By Paul Kane

A Mitt Romney victory but a long road ahead By Dan Balz

Santorum’s blunt talk is proving troublesome By Karen Tumulty and Nia-malika Henderson

Illinois primary: Romney wins GOP contest By David A. Fahrenthold and Philip Rucker

In the Loop: Bob Gates, a sage for our times By Al Kamen

ENTERTAINMENT

Anne Lamott with Sam Lamott’s ‘Some Assembly Required’: Grandma’s first year By Yvonne Zipp

Ute Lemper at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater By Robert Battey

NBC’s ‘Bent’ almost gets the job done By Hank Stuever

Susan Eisenhower denounces designs for presidential monument By Philip Kennicott

“The Land of Decoration,” by Grace McCleen By Ron Charles

NATIONAL

Breast cancer toll among black women fed in part by fear, silence By Vanessa Williams

Son says sibling rivalry fueled Crystal Cathedral downfall By Adelle M. Banks| Religion News Service

Turkey, key U.S. ally, cited for religious freedom woes By Lauren Markoe| Religion News Service

John Cowles Jr., Minneapolis publisher and philanthropist, dies at 82 By Emily Langer