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U.S. helping Libya find Gaddafi missiles
Former military personnel will help track down and destroy surface-to-air missiles from Moammar Gaddafi's stockpiles that U.S. officials worry could otherwise fall into terrorists' hands.
(By Mary Beth Sheridan)
Herman Cain: What is there beyond '9-9-9'?
Cain's tax focus and blunt campaign style have raised questions about his other stances — and whether he has the breadth of knowledge a president needs.
(By Sandhya Somashekhar)
Army to phase out animal nerve-agent testing
After sustained pressure from animal rights groups and a member of Congress, the Army has agreed to stop injecting monkeys with high doses of a nerve-blocking drug.
(By Brian Vastag)
Demand is high for pretend patients
The day job of hundreds of people in the Washington area is to realistically portray patients in medical cases. They are poked and prodded, and occasionally take off their clothes.
(By Lena H. Sun)
At state dinner, sparkling amid rain
In an evening that had thunderous downpour, guests attending the state dinner arrived in various states of disarray.
(By Monica Hesse and Roxanne Roberts)
NATION
Demand is high for pretend patients
The day job of hundreds of people in the Washington area is to realistically portray patients in medical cases. They are poked and prodded, and occasionally take off their clothes.
( by Lena H. Sun , The Washington Post)
Army to phase out animal nerve-agent testing
After sustained pressure from animal rights groups and a member of Congress, the Army has agreed to stop injecting monkeys with high doses of a nerve-blocking drug.
( by Brian Vastag , The Washington Post)
More clinicians for health-care access program
The number of clinicians participating in a federal program to expand access to care in under-served communities has nearly tripled in the past three years.
( by N.C. Aizenman , The Washington Post)
New security steps in Iraq withdrawal
The U.S. military is now silent on its plans for turning over facilities in Iraq because of concerns that insurgents were using the information to stage attacks.
( by Walter Pincus , The Washington Post)
Obama vows to hold Iran accountable
President Obama condemned Iran for "dangerous and reckless behavior" in pursuing an alleged assassination plot on U.S. soil.
( by William Branigin , The Washington Post)
METRO
D.C., Md., VA. health code violations
Food establishments that were closed because of health code violations
(, The Washington Post)
Tornado confirmed as storms bring heavy rains, funnel clouds
A complex system of weather fronts combined Thursday afternoon to produce violent storms in the Washington area that caused at least one confirmed tornado, heavy rains, high winds and funnel clouds. But no injuries were immediately reported.
( by Clarence Williams , The Washington Post)
Ex-Nova Datacom executive admits to falsifying information for federal bids
The former vice president of a Northern Virginia technology company admitted that he provided false information to federal agencies in the hopes of winning lucrative contracts.
( by Del Quentin Wilber , The Washington Post)
For Gen X ladies, kids come when cash does
A record number of women in Generation X — 43 percent — have no children, according to the Center for Work-Life Policy. The question is why.
(, The Washington Post)
Arlington cab fares may rise for first time since '08
The Arlington County Board is considering whether to raise basic taxi fares in the county.
( by Patricia Sullivan , The Washington Post)
POLITICS
Herman Cain: What is there beyond '9-9-9'?
Cain's tax focus and blunt campaign style have raised questions about his other stances — and whether he has the breadth of knowledge a president needs.
( by Sandhya Somashekhar , The Washington Post)
Ex-ICE analyst admits to role in travel kickbacks
A former ICE official pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing from the federal government.
( by Andrew Becker , The Washington Post)
Hungary's Viktor Orban has no appetite for democracy
Despite human rights groups' increasing criticism of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's governing style, he generally has continued his ways.
( by Al Kamen , The Washington Post)
Democrats want supercommittee to reject more federal worker cuts
Democrats on the House committee that deals with the federal workforce have urged the "supercommittee" on deficit reduction to reject additional cuts on federal employees.
(, The Washington Post)
Romney would be tough on China, he says
In a speech Thursday at Microsoft's Redmond offices, Romney talks about about cracking down on China, including over intellectual property violations.
( by Philip Rucker , The Washington Post)
STYLE
They don't say!
Style Invitational contest Week 941: Things certain people would never say, and readers' winning captions for Bob Staake pictures.
(, The Washington Post)
Hogging the holidays
A sister-in-law's eagerness to have Thanksgiving at her house makes one hostess unhappy.
(, The Washington Post)
At state dinner, sparkling amid rain
In an evening that had thunderous downpour, guests attending the state dinner arrived in various states of disarray.
( by Monica Hesse and Roxanne Roberts , The Washington Post)
Mixing art in infinite ways
Many of the 13 artists at "Options 2011" combine the minimal and the conceptual.
( by Mark Jenkins , The Washington Post)
Michelle Obama's purple reign
Michelle Obama wore a purple, one-shouldered number by New York designer Doo-Ri Chung.
( by Ned Martel , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Stern: NBA deal soon or no games by 2012
NBA commissioner David Stern says his "gut" tells him there needs to be a labor deal by Tuesday or the traditional Christmas Day games are in danger.
( by Brian Mahoney , The Washington Post)
Wolf helps Brewers even series
The 35-year-old No. 4 starter threw the first quality start of the NLCS, helping Milwaukee beat St. Louis in Game 4.
( by Dave Sheinin , The Washington Post)
Big-money players cashing in
COLUMN | Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder are clashing in the NLCS and will soon be competing for big free agent bucks.
(, The Washington Post)
Wideman propels Capitals over Penguins
Pittsburgh ties the game with a power-play goal late in the third period, but Dennis Wideman buries a man-advantage goal of his own in overtime to give Washington the win.
( by Katie Carrera , The Washington Post)
TV and radio listings: October 14
(, The Washington Post)
WORLD
Gunmen kidnap two Spanish aid workers in Kenya; attackers linked to Somalia
The women were working for the aid group Doctors Without Borders at a refugee camp.
( by Daud Yussuf , The Washington Post)
U.S. helping Libya find Gaddafi missiles
Former military personnel will help track down and destroy surface-to-air missiles from Moammar Gaddafi's stockpiles that U.S. officials worry could otherwise fall into terrorists' hands.
( by Mary Beth Sheridan , The Washington Post)
Drone strike killed Haqqani member
Janbaz Zadran was a trusted deputy of network leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, a U.S. official says.
( by Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post)
New security steps in Iraq withdrawal
The U.S. military is now silent on its plans for turning over facilities in Iraq because of concerns that insurgents were using the information to stage attacks.
( by Walter Pincus , The Washington Post)
Obama vows to hold Iran accountable
President Obama condemned Iran for "dangerous and reckless behavior" in pursuing an alleged assassination plot on U.S. soil.
( by William Branigin , The Washington Post)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Ask Boswell
Sports Columnist Tom Boswell will take your questions about baseball, the Redskins, the Wizards and more.
(, 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)
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)
TECHNOLOGY
Apple: iCloud, Mail experiencing some disruptions
The company said it has been experiencing some service disruptions and users had reported problems with authenticating their accounts and accessing their Mail and Notes.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Google releases updated Translate app
The app can translate speech in 14 languages.
( by Laura June , The Washington Post)
Google earnings: $9.72B in revenue, $2.73B net income
Google tops Q3 estimates, says Google+ has 40 million users
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Report: Apple, studios talk streaming iPad movies
Apple is reportedly in talks with Hollywood over a cloud movie service.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
RIM: We've restored full BlackBerry services
RIM confirmed that was the largest ever outage of BlackBerry's systems.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
EDITORIAL
RIP, 'Yes we can'
Obama's policies feed the country's polarization.
(, The Washington Post)
Raising Cain
Enjoy the GOP flavor of the week, while he lasts.
(, The Washington Post)
Pledging our way to tax reform
The Taxpayer Protection Pledge works.
( by Grover G. Norquist , The Washington Post)
How to handle China's cheating
I would end our 'trade surrender'.
( by Mitt Romney , The Washington Post)
The scapegoat strategy
Obama's plan: Attack the rich. And the left loves it.
(, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS
A surprise hike from Cain tax plan?
Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan has helped catapult the former long shot to the top of the GOP presidential polls, but tax analysts say his proposal would hurt the poor and middle class.
( by Michael A. Fletcher , The Washington Post)
The simple math of recession
Many of the key sectors that usually cause economic contraction, including housing and durable goods such as automobiles, are already at such low levels that they don't have much more room to fall.
( by Neil Irwin , The Washington Post)
Fixating on things that don't matter
Debating the recession question is fruitless and diverts energy and resources from the real job, which is fixing the economy.
( by Allan Sloan , The Washington Post)
Galleon founder sentenced to 11 years
Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam was at the center of one of the largest insider trading cases in history.
( by David S. Hilzenrath , The Washington Post)
DHS contracts under fire
Rep. Edward J. Markey has asked the Department of Homeland Security to hand over documents as part of a congressional probe of an alleged $20 million kickback scheme at the Army Corps of Engineers.
( by Robert O'Harrow Jr. , The Washington Post)
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