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What happened on October 18, 2012
NATIONAL
Great leadership profiles of Barack Obama By Jena Mcgregor
Critics charge that drug-compounding pharmacies require government oversight By Sarah Kliff and Lena H. Sun
Great leadership profiles of Mitt Romney By Jena Mcgregor
Bowhead whales lost genetic diversity, study shows By Juliet Eilperin
Pork-free vaccine wins cheers from some Hajj pilgrims By Omar Sacirbey| Religion News Service
S.C. diocese defecting from the Episcopal Church By Daniel Burke| Religion News Service
Adventists call actions to allow women’s ordinations “mistakes’’ By Adelle M. Banks| Religion News Service
Archbishop who oversaw nuns probe transferred to Indianapolis By Alessandro Speciale| Religion News Service
Report: Knights of Columbus and allies are leading funders of anti-gay marriage drives By David Gibson| Religion News Service
Evangelical Christian blogger scolded for using word ‘vagina’ in book By Lisa Miller
LIFESTYLE
Dino Brugioni’s bird’s-eye view of Cuban missile crisis By Dan Zak
Kid’s Room Contest: Reader’s choice winner
Washington Nationals: A year to remember By Fred Bowen
Ask Amy: Girl’s tantrums are a cry for control By Amy Dickinson
Hints From Heloise: Some guidelines for a new pet By Heloise
Carolyn Hax: Competitive in grad school; a woman who wants to make the 1st move By Carolyn Hax
Style Invitational Week 993: Write some ‘versus’ verses as ‘epic rap battles’ By Pat Myers
SPORTS
Redskins 1987 replacement star Tony Robinson just happy to be out of jail By Desmond Bieler
Lance Armstrong doping allegations could leave lasting stain on Livestrong By Washington Post Sports
Da’Shawn Hand of Woodbridge: The recruit who cares as much about academics as the gridiron By Preston Williams
Howard’s Greg McGhee relishes return to starting lineup after suspension By Eric Detweiler
Christiano Francois has gone from earthquake-ravaged Haiti to top-ranked Maryland soccer By Steven Goff
Guided by his brother, Virginia’s Eli Harold thrived after his mother’s death By Mark Giannotto
St. Louis Cardinals rock Tim Lincecum and San Francisco Giants in Game 4 By Barry Svrluga
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Northwest’s Callahan prepares for Einstein’s pressure By Roman Stubbs and Eric Detweiler
McDonough, Patuxent try to avoid letdown; Surrattsville, Forestville jockey for playoff position By Greg Schimmel, Eric Detweiler and Louis Nelson
Maryland’s Pe’Shon Howard took step back from basketball after injury By Alex Prewitt
Pierre Garcon, the Washington Redskins’ incredible disappearing wide receiver By Jason Reid
Peterson balances quarterbacking, kicking duties for Flint Hill By Roman Stubbs
Hylton defense faces test in Woodbridge By Preston Williams and Brandon Parker
Carlos Beltran is out of the Cardinals lineup for Game 4 of the NLCS By Barry Svrluga and — Associated Press
Darez Diggs sparks Friendship Collegiate defense By Steve Yanda
OPINIONS
U.S.-German relationship on the rocks By Ian Bremmer and And Mark Leonard
The great gaffe By Charles Krauthammer
Giving children the right to vote By Semyon Dukach
The illusion of health-care ‘trust funds’ By Bryan R. Lawrence
Undue praise for Hillary Clinton’s Libya mea culpa
Liberalism’s shrinking agenda By Michael Gerson
Why civilian military secretaries are no longer needed By Harold Brown
Why the chill on climate change? By Eugene Robinson
Why compounding pharmacies are a necessity
Israeli settlements are no ‘secondary issue’
A crackdown on solar panels threatens U.S.-China trade By Editorial Board
D.C. Council at-large endorsements By Editorial Board
Mr. Romney’s defense budget: It doesn’t add up By Editorial Board
Truly Good Mothers and a Fifties Dad By Ruth Marcus
NEWS
Could these four be comedy’s next big things? By Lavanya Ramanathan
Gallery event of the week: ‘Fall Solos’ By Michael O’sullivan
The Sea and Cake album review: ‘Runner’ By — Mark Jenkins
‘Mariah Anne Johnson: In the Pines’ at Flashpoint By Michael O'sullivan
‘Smashed’ movie review By Michael O'sullivan
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Aimee Mann album review: ‘Charmer’ By — Geoffrey Himes
Ann Hornaday reviews ‘Beauty is Embarrassing’ By Ann Hornaday
Kangaroo Boxing Club By Justin Rude
Finally, new ‘Words and Music’ from Saint Etienne By Fritz Hahn
Staff Benda Bilili album review: ‘Bouger le Monde’ By — Mark Jenkins
College-friendly nightlife in Washington By Fritz Hahn
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‘War of the Buttons’ movie review By Michael O'sullivan
Father John Misty album review: ‘Fear Fun’ By — Geoffrey Himes
‘Alex Cross’ movie review By Michael O'sullivan
Movie review: ‘Tai Chi Zero’ By Michael O'sullivan
The story behind ‘In the Pines’ By Michael O’sullivan
‘The Conference of the Birds’ theater preview By Stephanie Merry
‘The Ripple Effect’ at the Art Museum of the Americas By Michael O’sullivan
Ann Hornaday reviews ‘Sister’ By Ann Hornaday
Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Alex Cross,’ ‘Tai Chi Zero’ and ‘Here Comes the Boom’ By Jane Horwitz
WORLD
CIA seeks to expand drone fleet, officials say By Greg Miller
Mexico goes to the opera, and likes what it hears By William Booth
Benghazi economic progress at standstill following attack on U.S. mission By Borzou Daragahi | Financial Times
European leaders agree to have a single banking regulator By Michael Birnbaum
In Jerusalem, even street naming can be divisive By Joel Greenberg
Questions for the candidates at the final presidential debate By Walter Pincus
China’s growth slows for 7th straight quarter By Keith B. Richburg
Colombia peace talks begin, but not without hitch By Juan Forero
Shiite protests pose major challenge for Saudi Arabia By Kevin Sullivan
LOCAL
A St. Mary’s favorite, 10-ounce beer can slims down By Jason Babcock | The Enterprise
Harold Babb sentenced in federal contracting bribery scheme By Del Quentin Wilber
Tim Kaine’s moral convictions and political ambitions By Steve Hendrix
Chilean student protest leader brings glamour, nostalgia to fete of D.C. leftists By Pamela Constable
D.C. losing De’Shawn Wright, deputy mayor for education By Emma Brown
Maryland leans toward historic embrace of same-sex marriage in vote next month By John Wagner, Aaron C. Davis and Peyton M. Craighill
Off-duty Prince George’s officer killed in car crash By Matt Zapotosky
Virginia health commissioner resigns By Laura Vozzella
In hyper-partisan Washington, playgrounds become battlegrounds By Petula Dvorak
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Officer charged in student’s beating says he was defending colleague By Matt Zapotosky
District suit alleges woman lived in Md., sent daughter to D.C. school By Emma Brown
Allen, Kaine clash in final debate By Ben Pershing
Police: More than 100 charged in broad No. Va. sweep By Justin Jouvenal
‘Great ShakeOut’ earthquake drill to be held in D.C., Maryland, Virginia By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Man held after molotov cocktail is dropped at Arlington mall By Patricia Sullivan and Stefanie Dazio
Michael Asher, subversive conceptual artist who defied convention, dies at 69 By Jori Finkel
Poll: Wide lead for Maryland Dream Act By Aaron C. Davis and Jon Cohen
Single mom gains skills, earning power to forge an independent future By St. John Barned-smith | The Gazette
Sylvia Kristel, star of erotic movie ‘Emmanuelle,’ dies at 60 By Associated Press
ENTERTAINMENT
“Mao: the Real Story” Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I Levine By John Pomfret
In Hugh Masekela’s ‘Songs of Migration,’ a fantastic voyage By Celia Wren
“What Happened to Sophie Wilder” by Christopher R. Beha By Mark Athitakis
John Hawkes: ‘The Sessions’ star stays low-key By Jen Chaney
‘Conversations’ begin on playwright Tom Murphy at the Kennedy Center By Peter Marks
At the French Embassy, an evening of early music for lute and percussion By Cecelia Porter
‘War Horse’: Puppeteering, straight from the horse’s mouth By Bonnie Berkowitz
Ann Romney discusses abortion views on ‘The View’ By Lisa De Moraes
Area galleries feature works by Oliveira, Zughaib and Wassenaar, among others By Mark Jenkins
‘And God Created Whales’ by Rinde Eckert at Clarice Smith Center By Charles T. Downey
‘War Horse’ gives puppeteers free rein By Peter Marks
Beach House at 9:30 Club: A band in command By Patrick Foster
BUSINESS
Newsweek to end print publication at year’s end By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Paul Farhi
Google accidentally posts earnings results early, misses on revenue By Hayley Tsukayama
Some states using mortgage settlements to help budgets instead of borrowers By Brady Dennis
Find a way to block ‘robo-calls’ and win $50K from the FTC By Craig Timberg
BP says gulf oil sheen not from a fresh leak By Steven Mufson
Nokia shares fluctuate on earnings report showing sixth consecutive loss By Hayley Tsukayama
Obama’s record: Struggling to bring back jobs By Michael A. Fletcher
Microsoft, Google eye mobile holiday sales By Hayley Tsukayama
Pensions, binders full of women and open enrollment season By Michelle Singletary
Twitter bans neo-Nazi account in Germany at police request By Hayley Tsukayama
Google stock falls after earnings disappoint By Craig Timberg and Hayley Tsukayama
CEOs warn Obama, Congress to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ By Zachary A. Goldfarb
AOL unveils new e-mail client Alto By Sean Ludwig | Venturebeat.com
Why the big banks are a mess By Neil Irwin
Life-saving medical machinery prone to malware? By Meghan Kelly | Venturebeat.com
POLITICS
Romney’s ‘Binder full of women’ comment spills onto campaign trail
In the Loop: Did China let protesters jostle Gary Locke’s car? By Al Kamen
Obama accuses Romney of trying to sell voters a ‘sketchy deal’ to help the wealthy By David Nakamura
Democratic convention ends in debt, Republicans’ in the black By T.w. Farnam
Candidate Obama struggles to match intensity of Obama campaign By David A. Fahrenthold
Corporate donors fuel Chamber of Commerce’s political power By Carol D. Leonnig
In swing state Ohio, Obama volunteers scramble for the college vote By Rosalind S. Helderman
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