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Leaders pressured from below in debt talks
Backbenchers on both the Republican and Democratic sides are warning leaders against assuming a debt deal will get their support.
(By Philip Ruckerand Felicia Sonmez)
Betty Ford, outspoken first lady, dies
Betty Ford, who was first lady for 30 months and founded an iconic rehab clinic, dies at 93.
(By Donnie Radcliffe)
Crucial GOP primary in S.C.
The economic problems of South Carolina could change the political calculations of GOP candidates as they approach that state's crucial primary contest.
(By Michael A. Fletcher)
U.S. execution prompts diplomatic uproar
The top United Nations human rights official said the execution of a Mexican national in Texas was a breach of international law.
(By Jason Ukman)
Immigrants feel squeezed over seat removals at Va. Starbucks
An immigrant enclave feels the squeeze as Fairfax County cracks down on outdoor seating.
(By Tara Bahrampour)
POLITICS
Gray nominee is rebuffed
A D.C. Council committee rejected Mayor Vincent C. Gray's nominee to run the city's troubled juvenile justice agency,
( by Nikita Stewart , The Washington Post)
Delaying end of 'don't ask, don't tell'
The House has voted to block military chaplains from performing same-sex marriages on the nation's bases, regarless of state law.
( by Donna Cassata , The Washington Post)
Obama: Betty Ford left legacy of courage, compassion and inspiration to others
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says former first lady Betty Ford left a legacy of courage, compassion and inspiration to countless others.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Leaders pressured from below in debt talks
Backbenchers on both the Republican and Democratic sides are warning leaders against assuming a debt deal will get their support.
( by Philip Rucker and Felicia Sonmez , The Washington Post)
Montana moves out of oil spill command post, highlighting tension between state, Exxon Mobil
BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has decided Exxon Mobil and the state don't make good roommates after nearly a week of working together in close quarters to clean up an estimated 42,000 gallons of crude oil released into the Yellowstone River.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
'No' means 'no'
A chronic pushover seeks advice on how to politely decline.
(, The Washington Post)
Hints From Heloise: Cremation concerns
What to look for in a pet cremation facility.
(, King)
Ask Amy: Niece keeps in touch with toxic mom
He and his wife took in their niece when her mom and stepdad would no longer let her stay at her house. It pains them to see how she keeps reaching out to a woman who is so cold to her.
(, Tribune Media Service)
An Indonesian record-setter?
D.C. festival aims to host highest number of people simultaneously playing instrument called angklung.
( by Jessica Goldstein , The Washington Post)
With a few twists, making Afro-Colombian history
Afro-Colombian women braided messages of freedom into hair. Demonstrations are ongoing at the Folklife Festival.
( by DeNeen Brown , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Sweden's Gunilla Lindberg returns to IOC executive board; 2nd woman on powerful body
DURBAN, South Africa — Sweden's Gunilla Lindberg returned to the International Olympic Committee executive board Saturday, becoming the second woman on the ruling 15-member body.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Friday's Sports in Brief
FOOTBALL
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Tour de France rivals Contador, Schleck relieved to reach mountains after hectic 1st week
CHATEAUROUX, France — No American will stand on the winner's podium when the Tour de France ends July 24th in Paris.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
US rider Chris Horner pulls out of Tour de France because of broken nose, concussion
AIGURANDE, France — American rider Chris Horner has pulled out of the Tour de France, a day after breaking his nose and sustaining a concussion in a crash.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Chinese fans shocked, saddened by news of Yao Ming's retirement
BEIJING — Yahoo! Sports' report that Yao Ming is retiring left saddened Chinese basketball fans in disbelief.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Court orders Berlusconi investment company to pay rival $797 million in corruption case
MILAN — Premier Silvio Berlusconi's family investment company was ordered Saturday to immediately pay €560 ($797) million to a rival media group for corruption in the acquisition of the Mondadori publishing company — a devastating sum and a significant blow to the Italian leader.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Singapore deports British author after 5-week jail term for contempt of court
SINGAPORE — A lawyer says British author Alan Shadrake has been released from a Singaporean jail after serving five weeks for contempt of court.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
South Sudan becomes world's newest nation
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan became the world's newest nation early Saturday, officially breaking away from Sudan after two civil wars over five decades that cost the lives of at least 2 million people.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Israel to deport dozens of international pro-Palestinian activists detained at airport
JERUSALEM — Israel says all pro-Palestinian activists detained at the country's international airport will be sent home soon.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Malaysia detains hundreds of protesters
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 10,000 demonstrators massed across Malaysia's largest city demanding electoral reforms in the country's biggest political rally in years.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Carolyn Hax Live: Advice columnist tackles your problems (Friday, July 8)
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and comments about the strange train we call life.
(, vForum)
Real Wheels Live
Live online discussion with Real Wheels columnist Warren Brown about car-buying and the auto industry.
(, vForum)
Carolyn Hax Live: Advice columnist tackles your problems (Friday, July 15)
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and comments about the strange train we call life.
(, vForum)
The Weather Gang Lab with Jason Samenow (Video)
Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow digs into this week's big weather story. Join the chat to find out what will happen -- and why.
(, vForum)
D.C.'s biggest stories: Lunchline's Clinton Yates breaks them down (video)
Clinton Yates a news junkie and pop culture fanatic who scours The Washington Post and its partner sites every weekday to find the gems that you want to read but don't have time to search for.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Our Executive Assistant Greg Gets A Surprise In-Office Haircut
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Now You Can Use LinkedIn To Stay Up To Date On Who's Getting Hired (And Fired)
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Don't Call It A PivotPlz: PicPlz Spun Off As Mixed Media Labs Prepares Their Next Product
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Epic Gif: The Facebook Google+ Slapfest
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
YC-Funded Quartzy Brings Order To Science Lab Supply Cabinets
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
Obama heading to Camp David presidential retreat as he prepares for Sunday meeting on budget
WASHINGTON — After a tense week of wrestling with the nation's deficit, President Barack Obama will head for Camp David on Saturday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Partisan rhetoric tempers hopes for $4 trillion cut in deficit, half that more likely
WASHINGTON — Even as they seek a grand deal to bring the deficit under control, both President Barack Obama's Democratic allies and GOP rivals head into a rare weekend negotiating session with their options sharply limited by months of angry rhetoric and political posturing.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Obama's challenge: Showing how a big deficit reduction deal creates desperately needed jobs
WASHINGTON — Immersed in an intense struggle to cut the national debt, President Barack Obama faces a dilemma that will stay with him even if he succeeds in striking a grand deal with Congress: convincing Americans that the entire effort will do anything to create desperately needed jobs.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Our Executive Assistant Greg Gets A Surprise In-Office Haircut
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
China's inflation jumps to 3-year high even as economy cools; food costs up 14.4 percent
BEIJING — China's surging inflation accelerated to a three-year high in June even as the overheated economy began to cool.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
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