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Rick Perry does damage control, vows to press on
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry spent much of Thursday trying to contain the damage from his debate night debacle by poking fun at himself and promising to press on.
(By Amy Gardner and Philip Rucker)
For Rick Perry, retrieval wasn't golden
What happened to the Texas governor Wednesday night was something that neuroscientists say is very ordinary, exacerbated by stress: a "retrieval failure."
(By Joel Achenbach)
State Dept. to reassess pipeline route
The move will delay the contentious permitting process beyond the 2012 election.
(By Juliet Eilperin)
Europe slipping toward recession
A possible prolonged slowdown will make it harder for countries to hit their deficit targets and further complicate efforts to ease the ongoing debt crisis.
(By Howard Schneider)
At Arlington, mementos get more personal
Remembrances for the latest war dead from Iraq and Afghanistan have brought a colorful new poignancy to the cemetery.
(By Christian Davenport)
NATION
Panetta orders review in mortuary probe
Defense secretary orders review of discipline in Dover mortuary probe of mishandled remains.
( by Craig Whitlock and Jason Ukman , The Washington Post)
State Dept. to reassess pipeline route
The move will delay the contentious permitting process beyond the 2012 election.
( by Juliet Eilperin , The Washington Post)
For Rick Perry, retrieval wasn't golden
What happened to the Texas governor Wednesday night was something that neuroscientists say is very ordinary, exacerbated by stress: a "retrieval failure."
( by Joel Achenbach , The Washington Post)
Top Middle East adviser to step down
Dennis Ross, Middle East trouble-shooter to four presidents, becomes the second high-ranking adviser to quit in six months.
( by Joby Warrick , The Washington Post)
GOP skepticism drives down renewable energy support
Support for putting federal funds into alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and hydrogen has slipped to its lowest point in polls since 2006.
( by Juliet Eilperin and Jon Cohen , The Washington Post)
METRO
Deal on Dulles rail financing
The major stakeholders in the second phase of the Dulles rail project have reached a final deal on financing.
( by Dana Hedgpeth , The Washington Post)
Raymond D. Watts, Senate committee lawyer
Raymond D. Watts, 86, who retired in 1977 as general counsel for the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee, died Oct. 13.
(, The Washington Post)
Ex-priest on probation for fondling 2 Georgetown Prep students
A former priest was sentenced to five years' supervised probation Thursday for fondling two students at Georgetown Preparatory School, where he taught from 1989 to 2003, as prosecutors compared the school's initial response in the case to the scandal unfolding at Penn State University.
( by Dan Morse , The Washington Post)
Hal Bruno, retired ABC News journalist, dies at 83
Hal Bruno, former ABC News political director and a longtime volunteer firefighter, dies at 83
( by Matt Schudel , The Washington Post)
Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed three
Moments after pleading guilty Thursday, Kevin Coffay took a seat, dropped his head and listened to a prosector lay out how drunk he was and how horribly his friends died when he crashed a car in Olney at 3 a.m. one day last spring.
( by Dan Morse , The Washington Post)
POLITICS
Friday-night media dumps? Our suspicions were right.
Al Kamen's In the Loop on statistical proof that the government dumps bad news at the end of the workweek, and a Grinch in the Cabinet.
(, The Washington Post)
Rick Perry does damage control, vows to press on
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry spent much of Thursday trying to contain the damage from his debate night debacle by poking fun at himself and promising to press on.
( by Amy Gardner and Philip Rucker , The Washington Post)
Houck concedes Va. Senate race
Republican Bryce Reeves wins tight contest, dashing Democratic hopes of hanging onto power.
( by Laura Vozzella , The Washington Post)
Reggie Love to leave White House
Love's exit comes at a time of transition for the administration: several longtime advisers have left over the last year, in keeping with the time-honored tradition that close aides do not abandon the president immediately before an election.
( by Anne E. Kornblut , The Washington Post)
Postal Service to customers: Give us our stuff back!
Starting Saturday, the cash-strapped delivery service is giving customers two weeks to return any stolen or inadvertently taken equipment, no questions asked.
( by Ed O'Keefe , The Washington Post)
STYLE
'Immortals' falls short of Olympus
"Immortals," a CGI-heavy bloodbath, owes less to Greek myth than to "The Lord of the Rings," Hong Kong costume epics and American comic books.
( by Mark Jenkins , The Washington Post)
Divining the import of 11/11/11
Some number fans believe that elevens are the most special of the special master numbers, so 11/11/11 is getting a lot of attention.
( by Monica Hesse , The Washington Post)
A perplexed husband
After 15 years of marriage, he learns that being the breadwinner isn't enough.
(, The Washington Post)
Romenesko resigns from Poynter
Jim Romenesko, who pioneered the practice of collecting news about journalism and the media industry, resigned from his job after his editor publicly questioned his own journalism standards.
( by Paul Farhi , The Washington Post)
Crystal replaces Murphy as Oscars host
Billy Crystal was tapped Thursday to take over for Eddie Murphy as host of the Academy Awards broadcast by Brian Grazer — the movie mogul who was tapped a day earlier to produce this year's Oscarcast, replacing Brett Ratner.
(, The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Tom Bradley in as Penn State football coach after Joe Paterno firing
Tom Bradley held a news conference on Thursday to discuss his promotion to interim head coach, which came after long-serving Joe Paterno was fired in the fallout from the Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.
(, The Washington Post)
Players to mull new proposal from owners
League puts forth a new offer to players that includes a 72-game season that would start Dec. 15.
( by Michael Lee , The Washington Post)
TV and radio listings: November 11
(, The Washington Post)
Hokies rumble past Yellow Jackets
Quarterback Logan Thomas accounts for five touchdowns and David Wilson rushes for 175 yards as 10th-ranked Virginia Tech improves to 9-1.
( by Mark Giannotto , The Washington Post)
W.T. Woodson makes first states
VOLLEYBALL | W.T. Woodson senior Rachel Conway waited four years for a chance to get to the state tournament, and she wasn't going to let it pass her by.
( by Matt Brooks , The Washington Post)
More Sports: Sports News, Scores, Analysis, Schedules & More - The Washington Post
WORLD
Warring factions divide Yemen's capital
Life deteriorates as rivals in the country's civil conflict draw battle lines in Sanaa, neighborhood by neighborhood.
( by Sudarsan Raghavan , The Washington Post)
Ugandan gay rights activist honored
Frank Mugisha, one of Uganda's few openly gay activists, receives an award in Washington for his advocacy work.
( by Tiffany Harness , The Washington Post)
Senior banker to head Greece's government
Economist Lucas Papademos will be tasked with keeping the debt-strapped nation out of bankruptcy and in the euro zone.
( by Michael Birnbaum , The Washington Post)
Italy's political class struggles for consensus
Lawmakers slowly unite around a plan for Berlusconi to make way for political outsider Mario Monti.
( by Anthony Faiola , The Washington Post)
India's jobs program sparks fears of labor shortages
A program credited with giving millions of poor Indians jobs is facing criticism.
( by Rama Lakshmi in MANJAPUDOOR, India , The Washington Post)
More World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Ask The Post: Chief Experience Officer Laura Evans
Laura Evans, vice president, research and chief experience officer for The Washington Post, was online Thursday, Nov. 10 to discuss her now role and plans for the print newspaper, Web site, mobile apps and other Post products.
(, vForum)
Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams on interior decorating and home improvement | Home Front
Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams joined the weekly chat.
(, vForum)
Free Range on Food
Free Range on Food is a forum for discussion of all things culinary.
(, vForum)
Celebritology Live
Join Celebritology blogger Jen Chaney to gab about the latest celebrity gossip and pop culture news making waves across the Web.
(, vForum)
Got Plans? Discuss great ideas for local entertainment, dates and family fun.
The Going Out Guide staff discuss great ideas for local entertainment, dates and family fun.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Report: Zynga redistributing stock ahead of IPO
Zynga is reportedly redistributing stock among its employees.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Should celebs manage own Twitter feeds?
A misguided tweet from Ashton Kutcher has him stepping away from his personal Twitter account.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Apple updates iOS 5
Apple released its first patch to iOS 5 on Thursday, which included a patch that "fixes bugs affecting battery life."
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
iOS 5's hidden auto-suggest: No jailbreaking required
( by Jamie Keene | The Verge , The Washington Post)
Facebook restoring "most recent" on news feed
Facebook will let users sort their feeds by time again.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
EDITORIAL
Democrats need to hear GOP ideas, too
(, The Washington Post)
D.C.'s switch to taxi meters made for a fairer fare
(, The Washington Post)
Who really owned Iraq before the U.S. invasion
(, The Washington Post)
When words fail, is 'thank you' enough?
(, The Washington Post)
A government that can't even fix a pothole
(, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS
Stock markets advance on jobless claims
U.S. stocks advanced Thursday, rebounding from the previous day's tumble, as jobless claims declined, while a retreat in Italian bond yields and the selection of a new Greek premier tempered concern about Europe's debt crisis.
( by Rita Nazareth , Bloomberg)
Republican will direct MF Global probe
The chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission had ties to Jon Corzine, a former Democratic officeholder who was head of the brokerage.
( by David S. Hilzenrath , The Washington Post)
At Fed, louder calls for action
Federal Reserve officials who advocate new action to try to strengthen the economy are becoming more vocal, but their words haven't resulted in deeds.
( by Neil Irwin , The Washington Post)
Europe slipping toward recession
A possible prolonged slowdown will make it harder for countries to hit their deficit targets and further complicate efforts to ease the ongoing debt crisis.
( by Howard Schneider , The Washington Post)
Americans remain depressed despite economic gains
A rift is emerging between Americans' state of mind and the state of the economy.
( by Ylan Q. Mui , The Washington Post)
More Business News, Financial News, Business Headlines & Analysis - The Washington Post
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