Saturday Morning Headlines [Dec 1, 2012]

Saturday, December 1, 2012

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NATION
Military drone crashes pile up at civilian airports overseas
Reaper and Predator crashes in Africa occur perilously close to passenger jets, documents show.
( by Craig Whitlock , The Washington Post)

Leading the Crimson Tide
I'll be pulling hard for Georgia Saturday, but with a grudging respect for Nick Saban's coaching style.
( by Jena McGregor , The Washington Post)

If Petraeus wrote a book on leadership
We could really use a book about the temptations and consequences of holding a position of power.
( by John Baldoni , The Washington Post)

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LOCAL
Haymarket man charged in August church fire
Maurice Thomson Michaely is being held in connection with a fire that heavily damaged a historic church.
( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post)

Helly Hansen jacket craze sparks violence, concern
A stabbing death last month at a Metro station involved a dispute over a jacket by the popular brand.
( by Peter Hermann , The Washington Post)

Powerball winner could be Md. man
Surveillance video taken from a gas station in Upper Marlboro appears to show man finding out he's a winner.
(, The Washington Post)

Police: One suspect in a Metro slaying and robbery says victim had a knife
An Olney man fatally stabbed in a D.C. Metro station was holding a knife, one robbery suspect says.
( by Keith L. Alexander , The Washington Post)

Fairfax man held in roommate's death
Eric Kweder, who was tracked down with a helicopter and dogs, allegedly hit the victim with a blunt object.
( by Justin Jouvenal , The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Sen. Kelly Ayotte offers GOP an influential new voice
New Hampshire freshman emerging as one of her party's most visible figures on national security issues.
( by Rosalind S. Helderman , The Washington Post)

Obama pushes his debt-reduction plan
Visiting Pennsylvania, president snipes at House GOP over "fiscal cliff" talks, but Boehner fires back.
( by Zachary A. Goldfarb and David Nakamura , The Washington Post)

Pepco files request for rate hike in Md.
Utility's requested $60.8 million hike would add $7.13, or about 5 percent, to average customer's monthly bill.
( by Victor Zapana , The Washington Post)

Virginia agencies plan for 'fiscal cliff'
Options for cutting state spending compiled in case of deficit-reduction impasse in Washington.
( by Laura Vozzella , The Washington Post)

Maryland speaker would like to see same-sex weddings commence Jan. 1
Busch said, "You would think that the vast majority of the clerks would comply with letting people apply for the licenses before January 1."
( by John Wagner , The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Neil Young at Patriot Center: Rock icon proves again he's one for the ages
The 67-year-old legend is still a long ways from being an old man, as he demonstrated Friday evening.
( by Chris Richards , The Washington Post)

Relationship effort should be balanced
A reader feels like she's doing most of the pursuing, and wonders why her boyfriend isn't trying more.
(, The Washington Post)

La Risonanza shines in U.S. debut concert at Library of Congress
The chamber orchestra and soprano Yetzabel Arias Fernandez performed works by Handel and Vivaldi.
( by Charles T. Downey , The Washington Post)

WPFW-FM to undergo radical change — becoming more conventional
To win listeners, the station will move from an eclectic lineup with daytime jazz to mainstream shows.
( by Paul Farhi , The Washington Post)

A love letter to a N.C. barbecue joint
As a child the author never ventured into Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge, but she always knew she'd love it.
( by Monique Truong Special to The Washington Post , The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Obama proposes Aug. 1 deadline for tax reform
To ensure Congress acts by Aug. 1, Obama seeks to delay the so-called sequester only through that date.
( by Zachary A. Goldfarb, Rosalind Helderman and Lori Montgomery , The Washington Post)

Microsoft Said to Speed Windows Upgrades to Rival Google
Microsoft Corp. plans to overhaul how it develops the flagship Windows operating system in a strategic shift aimed at keeping pace with nimbler rivals Apple Inc. and Google Inc., people familiar with the matter said.
( by Dina Bass Bloomberg News , Bloomberg)

Facebook rolls out photo sync feature
Facebook dips its toe in the world of cloud storage by syncing smartphone photos with its network.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)

Catchphrases obscure who pays for 'base-broadening' tax reform
"Base-broadening, rate-lowering tax reform"? Sounds better than "charity-destroying, state-burdening reform."
(, The Washington Post)

Q and A: The Fiscal Cliff
Key points about the looming national debt crisis, who is involved and what can be done to prevent it.
( by Washington Post Staff , The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
TV and radio listings: December 1

(, The Washington Post)

Loss leaves Mencarini 'frustrated'
Quince Orchard Coach Dave Mencarini comes up short for the second straight season in the Maryland 4A title game.
( by Eric Detweiler , The Washington Post)

Wizards return to their losing ways
Two days after their first win, the Wizards get a hard dose of reality against the first-place Knicks.
( by Michael Lee , The Washington Post)

Wise finishes the job in 4A final
Isaiah Black hits Micah Till for the winning touchdown as the Pumas claim their first state title.
( by Roman Stubbs , The Washington Post)

Offensive woes nearly doom Hoyas
No. 20 Georgetown shoots 36 percent, fails to score over the game's final four minutes and has no player score in double figures, but still manages to escape with a one-point win over Tennessee.
( by Liz Clarke , The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Facebook rolls out photo sync feature
Facebook dips its toe in the world of cloud storage by syncing smartphone photos with its network.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)

iPhone 5, iPad mini heading to China
Apple is getting the nod to sell its newest products in one of its biggest markets.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)

A T-Mobile iPhone next week?
A Merrill Lynch analyst is hearing buzz that Apple could make the dreams of millions of T-Mobile customers come true next week.
( by Kevin Fitchard | GigaOM.com , gigaom.com)

Google exec talks Amazon cloud price war: 'We are happy to compete'
Amazon and Google traded blows this week, each lowering their cloud services prices in response to the other.
( by Meghan Kelly | VentureBeat.com , VentureBeat.com)

Obama's tech team talks loves and hates
The team shares their cardinal rules and the tools that they liked and disliked.
( by Barb Darrow | GigaOM.com , gigaom.com)

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WORLD
North Korea's launch plans heighten fears of long-range missile potential
Plan to use three-stage rocket to launch satellite a de facto long-range missile test, U.S. believes.
( by Chico Harlan , The Washington Post)

Music silenced in Northern Mali
Northern Mali, one of the richest reservoirs of Music in Africa, grows silent as musicians flee the hard-line edicts of Islamists now in power.
( by Sudarsan Raghavan , The Washington Post)

Netanyahu authorizes more building in settlements after U.N. vote
Move draws rebuke from Washington as critics say it dims prospects for a viable Palestinian state
( by Joel Greenberg , The Washington Post)

Egyptians protest after panel approves constitution in rushed vote
Action by Islamist-led assembly disappoints liberals stunned at what Egypt's revolution has wrought.
( by Stephanie McCrummen , The Washington Post)

Blind Chinese activist's nephew guilty of assault, sentenced to 39 months
U.S. condemns term given Chen Kegui, who stabbed agents raiding his home for Chen Guangcheng.
( by Keith B. Richburg , The Washington Post)

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EDITORIAL
Inching toward immigration reform
In looking for the big deal, lawmakers shouldn't derail the smaller ones.
(, The Washington Post)

GOP fratricide in Virginia?
Mr. Cuccinelli comes out on top, mainly by practicing exclusionary politics.
(, The Washington Post)

Better health care, the VA way
The system's coordinated approach is a model for private practices.
(, The Washington Post)

The future of Style
The Post must revitalize the short-staffed section.
(, The Washington Post)

The silent Vincent Gray
The mayor won't cooperate with the feds.
(, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Ask Boswell: Redskins, Caps, Nationals and more
Sports Columnist Tom Boswell will take your questions about the Redskins, the Capitals, the Nationals, baseball, the NFL and more.
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Carolyn Hax Live: Hootenanny of Holiday Horrors 2012 (Friday, Dec. 7)
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and comments about the strange train we call life and your holiday horrors.
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Carolyn Hax Live: Advice columnist tackles your problems (Friday, November 30)
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax took your questions and tackled your problems.
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The Latest in TV with Lisa de Moraes
Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes will discuss all the latest in TV news - on and off the screen.
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The Latest in TV with Lisa de Moraes
Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes discussed all the latest in TV news - on and off the screen.
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