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What happened on May 31, 2012

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What happened on May 31, 2012

LIFESTYLE

You want to start your own Wikipedia page? About you? Really? By Monica Hesse

The Navigator: United’s pet policy spat reveals fliers’ distrust of airlines By Christopher Elliott

Why I watched a snake-handling pastor die for his faith By Lauren Pond

The sorry fate of tech pioneer Halsey Minor and historic Virginia estate Carter’s Grove By Elizabeth Lesly Stevens

Carolyn Hax: Fiance’s jealousy is a bad omen; friend seeks love-life advice By Carolyn Hax

Wedding planning: Pinterest or professionals? By Cara Kelly

Filmmaker Ami Horowitz’s U.N. mission: Making mirth of a mess By Mark Jenkins

Date Lab: Well, he didn’t end up in the trunk of a car ... By Amanda Long

The fashionable wedding guest: What to where to summer nuptials By Janet Bennett Kelly

Washington Post food calendar for June 3-15 By Becky Krystal

Hints From Heloise: Cholesterol check By Heloise

@Work Advice: Should this boss help a friend get a promotion? By Karla L. Miller

Style Invitational Week 974: Eat our dust — A limerick contest to honor the contest we outlasted By Pat Myers

Gene Weingarten: Aiming at solving the world energy crisis By Gene Weingarten

First Person Singular: Eric Margry, 54, Alexandria, hand engraver By Amanda Long

Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt mix things up in concert By Dave Mckenna

OPINIONS

Five myths about breast-feeding By Orit Avishai

The Obama-Bush doctrine By Marc A. Thiessen

Barack Obama: Drone Warrior By Charles Krauthammer

Illinois offers lessons in teaching English as a second language By Maggie Severns

National-security leaks must be plugged By Dan Coats, Richard Burr and Marco Rubio

Biden’s personal grief lessens isolation, stigma By Michael Gerson

Who had the worst week in Washington? Elizabeth Warren. Again. By Chris Cillizza

How I got to know Chuck Brown By Raice Mcleod

An end run around campaign finance laws By Ruth Marcus

Romney plays his Trump card By Eugene Robinson

What the U.S. should do about Syria By Editorial Board

The real war on women By Christopher H. Smith

John Edwards should not be retried By Editorial Board

Airport authority junkets cast shadow over Silver Line project By Editorial Board

Why indifference to gun violence is a national crime By Richard M. Aborn

BUSINESS

Marriott-Gaylord deal to boost dominance in Washington convention-hotel market By Danielle Douglas

ECB chief calls euro zone ‘unsustainable,’ criticizes Spanish bank response By Howard Schneider

Steve Jobs: Peacocks, Pixar and how he hired Tim Cook By Hayley Tsukayama

Google adds new calling features to Google Voice By Kevin C. Tofel | Gigaom.com

Flame cyberweapon written using gamer code, report says By Hayley Tsukayama

U.S. job growth remains weak, May data show By Ylan Q. Mui

Cricket becomes first prepaid carrier to offer iPhone By Nathan Ingraham | Theverge.com

Businesses beware: The ugly truth about telecommuting By Tamara Franklin

Is Facebook the only one with a mobile problem? By Tom Krazit | Gigaom.com

Oracle’s cloud-hating CEO Ellison has had an about-face: He actually likes the cloud now By Venturebeat.com

Former bank regulator Bair wants to tighten Volcker rule By Alexandra Alper

Facebook’s IPO letdown causes others to rethink plans By Hayley Tsukayama

Love and lawsuits By Michelle Singletary

Gigabyte taking laptop case design to next level with new X11 By Jeff Blagdon | Theverge.com

Wal-Mart to face unhappy shareholders By Peter Whoriskey

Greece’s political changes put bailout, euro at risk By Howard Schneider

POLITICS

Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, federal appeals court declares By Robert Barnes

John Edwards acquitted on one count as jury deadlocks on five others and judge declares mistrial By Manuel Roig-franzia

Bill banning ‘sex-selection abortions’ fails in the House By Ed O’keefe

Clarence Thomas and Yale begin to repair relationship By Robert Barnes

Mitt Romney visits Solyndra headquarters, knocks President Obama By Nia-malika Henderson

For Elizabeth Warren, a bump becomes a hurdle By David A. Fahrenthold and Chris Cillizza

New GOP proposal on student loans By Rosalind S. Helderman

U.S. judge blocks key parts of Fla. law regulating voter registration By Jerry Markon

George W. Bush and wife Laura return to White House as President Obama unveils their official portraits By David Nakamura

WORLD

Sattareh Farman Farmaian, 90, ‘mother of social work’ in Iran By Emily Langer

Mexican youth protest in streets against corporate media and PRI candidate By William Booth

CIA probes publication review board over allegations of selective censorship By Greg Miller and Julie Tate

Egypt's infamous emergency law expires By Ernesto Londoño

Activist Chen Guangcheng calls on China to abide by its own laws By Steven Mufson

India’s manufacturing hits brick wall as economy slows By Simon Denyer

British minister grilled over role in Murdoch takeover bid By Karla Adam

Syria not at fault in Houla massacre, government probe finds By Liz Sly

European voices go silent on Syria By Michael Birnbaum

Israel’s attorney general to indict reporter By Joel Greenberg

LOCAL

In Culpeper, mystery surrounds police officer’s fatal shooting of homemaker By Justin Jouvenal

Maryland man admits eating victim’s heart, part of his brain, documents say By Associated Press

Two Washington area service members killed in Afghanistan on Memorial Day By Luz Lazo

Jack Twyman, NBA Hall of Famer, dies at 78 By — News Services and Staff Reports

Whites earn more than three-fourths of the nation’s income By Carol Morello

Mom in SUV strikes, injures five kids playing in driveway in Pr. George’s; 8-year-old dies By Matt Zapotosky and Clarence Williams

William Lee Miller, University of Virginia political historian, dies at 86 By T. Rees Shapiro