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Boehner: No large-scale debt-reduction plan
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) abandoned efforts Saturday night to reach a comprehensive debt-reduction deal.
(By Paul Kane and Lori Montgomery)
Food, ad industries fight nutrition guidelines
Companies are teaming up to lobby against voluntary standards for food marketed to children.
(By Lyndsey Layton and Dan Eggen)
7.0 tremor hits off Japan's coast
Initial reports indicated no damage as a result of this aftershock, but residents were urged to evacuate.
(By Chico Harlan)
Dozens of questions for Clemens jury pool
Outside experts said the questions posed by the judge and attorneys reveal their belief that jurors' feelings about sports and Congress could prove critical in shaping a verdict.
(By Del Quentin Wilber)
Planes violate restricted space near Camp David
Fighter jets intercepted small private aircraft near Camp David on two separate occasions Saturday while President Obama was scheduled to be there.
(By Martin Weil)
POLITICS
Obama, Hill leaders at pivotal point in debt talks as Boehner drops goal for bigger package
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders were regrouping after House Republicans abandoned efforts for a massive deficit reduction package of $4 trillion over 10 years — a potential deal that had unnerved partisans from both political parties.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Boehner abandons budget talks
House Speaker John Boehner's decision to abandon talks over a comprehensive budget deal may be smart politics but it's a lost opportunity.
(, The Washington Post)
Conservative 'marriage pledge' group apologizes for slavery reference
One section of the pledge claimed that a black person born into slavery "was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA's first African-American president."
( by Sandhya Somashekhar , The Washington Post)
Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings asks court to throw out claims he sexually harassed aide
WASHINGTON — Congressman Alcee Hastings asked a court Saturday to throw out claims that he subjected a former employee to sexual harassment and retaliation when he was co-chairman of an independent U.S. agency.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Report: US could suspend hundreds of millions in aid unless Pakistan fights militants tougher
WASHINGTON — A report says the U.S. could suspend hundreds of millions in military aid to Pakistan unless the two countries' fractured relations improve and Pakistan pursues militant groups more aggressively.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Miss Manners: Courtesy shouldn't disappear in airport security lines
An airport veteran wants to know if it's really wrong to cut in front of someone fumbling through their belongings in a security line. You know, to speed things along ...
(, Universal Press)
Ask Amy: His unfaithful wife wants time to heal
He found out his wife had an affair, but he wants to work things out. Thing is, she needs time "to heal." Shouldn't he be the one doing the healing?
(, Tribune Media Service)
Drudgery and grudgery: The age-old housework impasse
She works, he's the househusband. Each feels the other should do more housework.
(, The Washington Post)
American Ice Co. near 9:30 Club
(, The Washington Post)
(, The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Mystics fall apart late against Fever
Playing again without injured Crystal Langhorne, Washington scores just seven points in the fourth as it falls to Indiana for its third straight loss.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Donovan, Beckham score to lead Galaxy to 2-1 win over Fire
CARSON, Calif. — David Beckham assisted on Landon Donovan's goal and then scored the tiebreaker on a corner kick to help the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Williams, Espindola score in second half to lift Real Salt Lake to 2-0 win over FC Dallas
SANDY, Utah — Andy Williams scored on a free kick early in the 47th minute and Fabian Espindola added a goal in the final minute of stoppage time to lift Real Salt Lake to a 2-0 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Pineda unravels after blown call, gives up 2 HRs by Hunter in Mariners' loss to Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Michael Pineda took full advantage of some perfectly placed shadows between the mound and home plate.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Cash scores 26 to lead Storm rally past Sparks 99-80
SEATTLE — Swin Cash turned the game around for the Seattle Storm when she decided to attack the basket with drives and short jumpers in the third quarter.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Fire at home for elderly in Ukrainian village kills at least 13, injures 11
KIEV, Ukraine — A fire tore through a home for the elderly in western Ukraine Sunday, killing at least 13 people, officials said.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Express train derails in northern India; dozens injured
LUCKNOW, India — An express train derailed in northern India on Sunday, injuring at least 34 people, railway officials said.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Australia to hit nation's 500 worst polluters with tax; companies to pay $25 per ton of carbon
SYDNEY — Australia will force its 500 worst polluters to pay 23 Australian dollars ($25) for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit, with the government promising to compensate households hit with higher power bills under a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions unveiled Sunday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Top Syrian opposition figures, activists stay away from government-organized talks on reform
BEIRUT — Leading Syrian opposition figures and prominent activists have shunned government-sponsored reform talks, saying they will not participate as long as the regime ruthlessly cracks down on protesters.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Vietnam detains anti-China protesters and journalists from US, Japan news agencies
HANOI, Vietnam — Security forces in Vietnam quashed an anti-China rally in the capital by detaining protesters along with journalists covering the event for foreign news agencies, including The Associated Press.
( 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
How Apple Led The High-Stakes Patent Poker Win Against Google, Sealing Ballmer's Promise
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Jets' Tannenbaum, SAP's McDermott exchange game plans for winning at business, football
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A picture hangs in Bill McDermott's basement that his son treasures more than any other.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Eric Schmidt: You Don't Know It's A Bubble Until The Bubble Ends
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Despite Google+ Competition, Disco, Google's Hushed Messaging App, Continues To Improve
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
The Twitter Endgame: IPO, Chess, or Roulette?
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
In Boston, chagrined over the one that got away
The city's venture capitalists declined to fund the founder of Facebook, the world's most popular social-networking service, when he wanted to expand his start-up in 2004. They don't want to make that kind of mistake again.
( by Laura Keeley Bloomberg News , The Washington Post)
Obama, Hill leaders at pivotal point in debt talks as Boehner drops goal for bigger package
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are regrouping after House Republicans gave up efforts for a massive deficit reduction package of $4 trillion over 10 years.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
When less is more for your 401(k)
Regardless of how much they know about investing, employees make better choices when they have fewer options.
( by Bob Frick , The Washington Post)
China's trade growth slows further in June; global surplus widens to $22.2 billion
BEIJING — China's import growth decelerated further in June as the world's second-largest economy cooled, widening its trade surplus to $22.2 billion, data released Sunday showed.
( 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)
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