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Boehner orders GOP to fall in line on debt
As investors grew increasingly anxious, House Republican leaders delivered a tongue-lashing to their most conservative lawmakers and cast Thursday's roll call as nothing less than a vote of confidence in their stewardship of the chamber.
(By Paul Kane and Lori Montgomery)
House GOP purists vs. realists
The run-up to the vote on House Speaker John A. Boehner's proposal to debt-ceiling proposal is quickly turning into a moment of clarity for the chamber's Republicans.
(By Rosalind S. Helderman and Felicia Sonmez)
Obama, White House seek to reassure base
The White House is seeking to reassure Democratic activists after liberals feared that President Obama has given too much ground in his debt-ceiling talks with Republicans.
(By Peter Wallsten)
McNabb, Redskin parting ways
Donovan McNabb was brought to Washington to stabilize the team's quarterback situation. His tenure lasted just one season as the Redskins will trade him to the Vikings for a pair of late-round picks.
(By Rick Maese)
At Ohio factory, Romney says Obama has been bad for business
The Republican candidate criticizes the president's economic policies.
(By Philip Rucker)
POLITICS
Gov't report: US health care tab to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020, averaging $13,710 per person
WASHINGTON — The nation's health care tab is on track to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020, accounting for about $1 of every $5 in the economy, government number crunchers estimate in a report out Thursday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
House GOP sets vote on revamped debt-limit bill despite veto threat and naysaying Senate Dems
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pressing ahead with a vote on a newly modified plan to stave off an unprecedented government default next week even though the legislation faces a White House veto threat and unanimous opposition among Senate Democrats.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Boehner team's pitch for debt votes features movie clips, coarse talk, flared tempers
WASHINGTON — Movie clips, some coarse talk and behind-the-scenes hardball.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Presidential hopeful Herman Cain apologizes for comments after meeting with Muslim leaders
WASHINGTON — Republican Herman Cain is apologizing to Muslim leaders for vitriolic remarks he made about Islam while campaigning for the presidential nomination.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
GOP leaders seek debt fix votes despite White House veto threat and internal tensions
WASHINGTON — Crisis concerns rising, House Republican leaders shrugged off a White House veto threat and an outbreak of tensions within their own party Wednesday as they built support for legislation to stave off the government default threatened for next week. Worried Wall Street sent stocks plunging on fears that political gridlock would prevail.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Date Lab ... then what?
A roundup of where some of our "success" couples ended up.
(, The Washington Post)
Five years of Date Lab
As Date Lab celebrates its fifth anniversary in matchmaking, we take a look at where some of our experiments in sparkage have led, from weddings to disasters.
( by Christina Breda Antoniades , The Washington Post)
Theater: 'Clybourne Park' at Woolly Mammoth
Bruce Norris's Pulitzer-winning play about racial anxiety over two eras in a Chicago neighborhood is reprised.
( by Peter Marks , The Washington Post)
Husband wants to leave wife but also date her
Her spouse of 30 years has decided he wants to try the single life.
(, Tribune Media Service)
Hints From Heloise: Charting medications
Tips for taking and storing medications.
(, King)
SPORTS
Wednesday's Sports in Brief
Butch Davis had seemingly survived the most dangerous days of the NCAA investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct within his North Carolina program.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Orioles reliever Uehara faces 'dilemma' as baseball's trade deadline nears
BALTIMORE — Koji Uehara is thankful for the faith, patience and money bestowed upon him by the Baltimore Orioles.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
North Carolina fires football coach Butch Davis 9 days before start of preseason
Butch Davis appeared to have support from North Carolina's leaders as he guided his football program through an NCAA investigation. The same people who publicly backed him through the height of that scrutiny have decided someone else should lead the Tar Heels in the probe's aftermath.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
17 hits and 9 runs adds up for Seattle to a 9-2 win over the Yanks that ended a 17-game skid
NEW YORK — Dustin Ackley spoke of an eagerly awaited cross-country trip home to Seattle as the lyrics, "It's OK. I know nothing's wrong, nothing," from a Talking Heads song blared in the Mariners clubhouse.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Wayne Rooney set up 2 goals as Manchester United rolls past MLS All Stars 4-0
HARRISON, N.J. — All that stands in the way of a perfect U.S. tour for Manchester United is the team that has stood in its way for years — FC Barcelona.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
3 Indonesians found guilty in brutal Islamic sect attack; sentences blasted as too lenient
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The ringleader of a frenzied mob attack that killed three members of a minority Muslim sect was sentenced Thursday to five months in prison in a ruling decried by critics as too lenient and a blow to religious freedom in Indonesia.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Jordan sentences mentor of slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader to 5 years in prison
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's military court has convicted the mentor of the slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on terrorism charges.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
10 killed in suicide bombing outside Iraqi bank
BAGHDAD — A local official says a suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a bank in Saddam Hussein's hometown, killing 10 people and wounding about 30 ,pre.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Malaysia urged to halt amnesty for illegal workers amid concerns migrants will be cheated
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian labor activists urged the government Thursday to halt an amnesty program for illegal workers until clear guidelines are drawn to ensure migrants are not victimized or cheated.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Officials say 10 killed in suicide bombing outside Iraqi bank in Saddam Hussein's hometown
BAGHDAD — Officials say 10 killed in suicide bombing outside Iraqi bank in Saddam Hussein's hometown.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Opinion Focus with Eugene Robinson
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson discusses his recent columns and the latest news in a live Q&A.
(, vForum)
Debt Ceiling drama: Why Jonathan Capehart thinks your voice needs to be heard
In his Post-Partisan blog post today, Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart said that "Folks should be marching on the Capitol" in protest of the way the debt issue is being handled. Do you agree?
(, vForum)
Chatological Humor: Monthly with Moron
Gene Weingarten takes polls and chats about his recent columns.
(, vForum)
ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri
The Compost, written by Alexandra Petri, offers a lighter take on the news and political in(s)anity of the day.
(, vForum)
ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri
The Compost, written by Alexandra Petri, offers a lighter take on the news and political in(s)anity of the day.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Struggling Nintendo drops 3DS prices amid quarterly loss, lower forecasts
TOKYO — Nintendo Co. stayed deep in the red in the latest quarter, forcing the Japanese video game giant to cut its full-year forecasts and slash prices on its new 3DS handheld device.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
SKorea says hacking attack that originated in China hits millions of Internet users
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says an alleged hacking attack that originated in China compromised the personal information of millions of the cyber-savvy country's Internet users.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Jon Stewart Makes Fun Of Twitter Pundits
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Nintendo Cuts Price Of 3DS In Japan By 40% To $190, Other Markets To Follow
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Daily Crunch: Type
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
Las Vegas company gambles on desert shrimp farm; calls product sustainable, organic
NORTH LAS VEGAS — In an arid field of Joshua trees and desert brush 30 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, an isolated farm is raising thousands of recently hatched shrimp in salt-water tanks filled from a nearby well.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Panasonic reports a 30.4 billion yen ($389 million) loss for quarter on quake, tsunami
TOKYO — Panasonic slumped to a 30.4 billion yen ($389 million) quarterly loss, hit by lower sales after the earthquake in northeastern Japan, and announced the sale of part of its refrigerator and washing machine business to Chinese rival Haier.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
East Asia economic growth threatened by inflation, weakness in developed countries, ADB says
HONG KONG — Surging inflation, a weak post-tsunami economic recovery in Japan and debt woes in the U.S. and Europe threaten East Asia's economic outlook, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Struggling Nintendo drops 3DS prices amid quarterly loss, lower forecasts
TOKYO — Nintendo Co. stayed deep in the red in the latest quarter, forcing the Japanese video game giant to cut its full-year forecasts and slash prices on its new 3DS handheld device.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
World stocks markets sink as investors worry about US edging closer to default
HONG KONG — World stocks sank Thursday as U.S. lawmakers struggled for another day to come up with a compromise that would prevent a debt default in the world's biggest economy.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
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