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A year from Election 2012, a dark mood awaits Obama and GOP rival
President Obama faces one of the most challenging political environments of any incumbent seeking reelection in two decades. But dissatisfaction with Republicans makes the GOP's job more difficult.
(By Dan Balz, Jon Cohen and Chris Cillizza)
Gingrich and Cain debate in Texas
Finally, they have the debate stage to themselves.
(By Philip Rucker)
Yes, the GOP race is a strange campaign
Is the GOP presidential race an aberration or the new normal? No one knows, but it sure is different.
(By Dan Balz)
Mike Wise: If true, JoePa deserves some blame
If the Pennsylvania attorney general's office is to be taken at its word about Jerry Sandusky, the Penn State program is now close to beyond redemption.
(By Mike Wise)
In Athens, Greeks' frustration festers
As Prime Minister George Papandreou vows to form a unity coalition, anger at politicians stews.
(By Michael Birnbaum)
NATION
Keystone Pipeline debate heats up
Foes of the Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to Texas hope to turn up the heat again this weekend with a demonstration around the White House.
( by Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson , The Washington Post)
Building a better health insurance exchange
Health insurance exchanges, part of the health-care law, will launch in 2014 and most involved are weighing in with suggestions for operating them.
( by Sarah Kliff , The Washington Post)
Budget pressures squeeze dreams of Mars explorers
Even as a new Mars rover awaits launch this month, Mars scientists are predicting an end to a carefully-crafted campaign to explore the red planet ahead of an eventual human landing.
( by Brian Vastag , The Washington Post)
METRO
Matthew VanDyke, who fought with Libyan rebels, home at last
Eight months after he disappeared into the black hole of Libya's civil war, and in defiance of predictions that he was dead in the desert, Matthew VanDyke returned to Maryland.
( by Tara Bahrampour , The Washington Post)
65 bears killed in Md. hunting season
Wildlife officials said 65 black bears were slain during the state's brief hunting season, an effort to slow bear population growth in the western part of the state.
( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post)
Driving a wedge between neighbors
A Fairfax County church, fed up with a barrage of golf balls pelting its property and members, takes action against the TopGolf entertainment complex.
( by Justin Jouvenal , The Washington Post)
Colgan faces tough challenge in Prince William Senate race
The 35-year Virginia Senate veteran finds himself in an unexpectedly close race with Republican challenger Tom Gordy.
( by Laura Vozzella , The Washington Post)
Accounting issue at airports board
Travel records this year for the authority that oversees Reagan and Dulles airports show reports in disarray.
( by Dana Hedgpeth , The Washington Post)
POLITICS
( by David Nakamura , The Washington Post)
A year from Election 2012, a dark mood awaits Obama and GOP rival
President Obama faces one of the most challenging political environments of any incumbent seeking reelection in two decades. But dissatisfaction with Republicans makes the GOP's job more difficult.
( by Dan Balz, Jon Cohen and Chris Cillizza , The Washington Post)
Gingrich and Cain debate in Texas
Finally, they have the debate stage to themselves.
( by Philip Rucker , The Washington Post)
Colgan faces tough challenge in Prince William Senate race
The 35-year Virginia Senate veteran finds himself in an unexpectedly close race with Republican challenger Tom Gordy.
( by Laura Vozzella , The Washington Post)
Report: Federal pay gap is widening
U.S. government employees on average earned 26.3 percent less than peers in the private sector.
( by Eric Yoder , The Washington Post)
STYLE
What's behind the reluctance to live together?
They have a one-year relationship and want to get married. But she's unwilling to move in with him.
(, The Washington Post)
Young classical musicians easy on the eyes and the ears
Young classical musicians are embracing sex appeal and social media to shake their stodgy reputation.
( by Katherine Boyle , The Washington Post)
Nina Ananiashvili, freedom dancer
Nina Ananiashvili, 48, ex-star of the Bolshoi and American Ballet Theatre, is still dancing — and still a symbol of freedom. She returns to D.C. with the State Ballet of Georgia, which she directs.
( by Sarah Kaufman , The Washington Post)
On Love: Colleen Costello weds Jaryd Bern
Newlyweds Colleen Costello and Jaryd Bern met at Kramerbooks and share a passion for jazz.
( by Janet Bennett Kelly , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
No. 1 beats No. 2 in OT
Top-ranked LSU wins a defensive struggle against No. 2 Alabama before more than 100,000 fans.
( by Paul Newberry , The Washington Post)
Sunday's MVP? Your remote control
COLUMN | Things could get ugly at FedEx Field between the Redskins and 49ers. So if you have to watch, keep your remote control ready.
(, The Washington Post)
TV and radio listings: Nov. 6
TV and radio listings: Nov. 6
(, The Washington Post)
Capitals fade into a loss to Islanders
After staking a two-goal lead, Washington looks like a team playing the second of back-to-back games, giving up five goals in the the final two periods.
(, The Washington Post)
Mids snap 6-game skid
Kriss Proctor and Aaron Santiago return to help guide Navy to its first victory in nearly two months.
( by Gene Wang , The Washington Post)
WORLD
U.S. military hand-over tests Afghan forces
The departure of American troops marks the start of an experiment to see whether Afghan security forces are ready to take charge.
( by Joshua Partlow , The Washington Post)
Muslim Brotherhood reaches out with food
Critics call it vote buying, but the Brotherhood says its services are its historic conduit to the people.
( by Leila Fadel , The Washington Post)
Alfonso Cano, leader of FARC rebels, killed in military raid in Colombia
The death of the supreme commander of Colombia's main rebel group leaves his organization temporarily rudderless and its far-flung units ever more disunited, analysts and officials said.
( by Juan Forero , The Washington Post)
In Athens, Greeks' frustration festers
As Prime Minister George Papandreou vows to form a unity coalition, anger at politicians stews.
( by Michael Birnbaum , The Washington Post)
Guatemala, Nicaragua go to the polls
Guatemalans elect a leader against a backdrop of rising violence, Nicaraguans amid modest prosperity.
( by William Booth , 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)
EDITORIAL
Will Republicans let the supercommittee fail?
They should untangle themselves from their anti-tax straitjacket.
( by Editorial , The Washington Post)
Buying and selling judges
Special interests have inundated judicial elections.
( by Editorial , The Washington Post)
Campaign against Catholic University
Frivolous legal action that seems aimed at getting publicity.
( by Editorial , The Washington Post)
Use cash. Save yourself and merchants money
(, The Washington Post)
Where the food is
(, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS
Clues about the weakness of group brainstorming
New research shows that a concept called "cognitive fixation" might be behind the tendency for individuals to outperform groups when it comes to generating bold new ideas..
( by Jena McGregor , The Washington Post)
Does it pay to drive a cab in D.C.?
As riders enjoy low prices and drivers complain about D.C.'s rate system, it raises a debate about fair wages.
( by Peter Whoriskey , The Washington Post)
Solyndra's effect on small business loans
The chairman of the National Small Business Association explains which lessons should be learned — and which shouldn't — from the solar firm's fiasco.
( by Larry Nannis , The Washington Post)
Nicolas Berggruen, the billionaire on the move
The dual American and German citizen roams the world on his jet, living out of five-star hotels, always searching for the next deal.
( by Jeremy Kahn , The Washington Post)
VC and health care: Take 2
Venture capitalists see new opportunities in companies that could curb America's health-care costs.
( by Christopher Weaver Kaiser Health NewsKaiser Health News , The Washington Post)
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