Ryan pick presents new challenges for Biden
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Unlike four years ago, when he squared off against a largely untested Sarah Palin, the vice president is competing against a longtime congressman known for being a quick-minded policy expert.
On Faith
Franklin Graham: Jesus is a model on how the church should respond to HIV/AIDS
We have to warn those who are putting themselves at risk and have compassion for those who are infected.
Aurora’s dark night and the promise of a new dawn
Obama’s visit helps start the healing process in Colorado.
Michele Bachmann vs. Huma Abedin: ‘The Ramadan Conspiracy’
For over a billion people worldwide, Ramadan serves as a time for self-reflection, gratitude, charity and atonement. Sounds suspicious, right?
Chick-fil-A president reiterates stance against gay marriage
Same-sex marriage supporters are “inviting God’s judgment on our nation,” Cathy says.
Higher Education
U-Va. board expected to explain closed-door meeting
For about two hours on Wednesday, the U-Va. governing board met behind closed doors, renewing anxiety.
U-Va. board retreat opens
University rector reiterates apology for her role in recent controversies.
U-Va. 101, after the crisis
Orientation in Richmond for new U-Va. governing board members
Study foresees decades of droughts
Improved climate models confirm predictions about further droughts, but the news is dire.
Cal Ripken addresses growing older
Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr. is nearly 52 now and recently spoke about growing older and staying on top of his new game.
Circumcision may get a boost
Circumcision of baby boys, long declining in the U.S., is likely to get a boost from a pediatric group.
National Education
What schools need: Vigor instead of rigor
You can’t get away from the word “rigor” when it comes to school reform, but here’s an argument that it is time for a better word and a better concept to drive American education. How about “vigor?”
A new way to evaluate teachers — by teachers
Teacher educators across the country are stepping up to create new, valid tools to hold themselves and their colleagues accountable in an era when teachers have become punching bags for reformers intent on using student test scores to evaluate the worth of a teacher, Linda Darling-Hammond writes.
Why hasn’t U-Va.’s governing board been replaced?
All you need to know about why the University of Virginia governing board needs a serious shakeup can be found in an interview that my colleagues did with the school’s president, Teresa Sullivan.
Innovations
Lift goes beta
Q&A | The habit-tracker app is released to a handful of first-time users.
Heroin, morphine addictions can be blocked, study shows
Scientists in Colorado, Australia collaborate on a non-addictive ‘super morphine.’
On Leadership
A leadership question on Romney’s tax returns
As a rule, most people expect more from their leaders than just doing “what’s legally required.”
What we have here is failure to communicate
The recent crisis at the University of Virginia brings to mind the movie “Cool Hand Luke.”
Ryan, Romney and the risk of getting upstaged
It takes a certain kind of leader to pick a No. 2 who outshines him in star wattage.
Three lessons from the Mars landing
What if we could all experience a “seven minutes of terror” at work?
Seven habits of highly effective people
A look at Stephen Covey’s “habits” through the prism of seven successful leaders.
National Blogs & Columns
Vivek Wadhwa
Smashing Silicon Valley’s biases
COLUMN | Silicon Valley has a problem with bias, but new programs seek to change that.
Al Kamen
In the Loop: Hello, kitty!
A Guantanamo inmate’s lawyer says an al-Qaeda member who agreed to testify against a top planner of the Sept. 11 attacks is getting a perk for his cooperation: a cat.
Soccer Insider by Steven Goff
Soccer Outsider: United-K.C. match diary, player ratings
Soccer Outsider Jeff Maurer cursed the Injury Gods, who have wreaked havoc with D.C. United.
The Federal Eye
Federal government’s largest union elects new president
Jeffrey David Cox, Sr. is a nurse who worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Checkup by Jennifer Huget and Rob Stein
What do egg yolks and cigarettes have in common?
Is eating egg yolks -- which are full of cholesterol -- as bad for your cardiovascular system as smoking? New research says "almost."
The latest headlines
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- Romney seeks money, not votes, in solidly Republican or Democratic states
- Mississippi treads carefully as it commemorates 150th anniversary events of the Civil War
- Crews make progress on wildfires across West but officials keep wary eye on weather forecasts
- Kickstarter projects generate millions of dollars selling products before they exist
- Ryan's hometown: Plant shutdown sharpens a campaign question: What's route back to prosperity?
- White House offering states nearly half-billion dollars for transportation projects
- Ryan says he sought economic stimulus money after twice denying it
- Paul Ryan's ideology sprouted from family upbringing, nurtured by conservative stars
Featured Videos
Paul Ryan: First week on the campaign trail
GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is wrapping up his first week on the campaign trail. Here are some of the highlights from his rigorous first week campaigning for presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Raw video: South African police open fire on miners
Warning: Graphic content. South African police opened fire on a crowd of striking miners when they charged a line of officers trying to disperse them.
Raw video: Family Research Council shooting suspect arrested
On Wednesday, shots were fired at the Family Research Council office in Washington, D.C. Authorities arrested Floyd Lee Corkins II, a 28-year-old Hernondon, Va., resident for the shootings that resulted in wounding a security guard. Video courtesy of WJLA.
D.C. brewers work together in the name of beer
District Chophouse, D.C. Brau and five other local breweries collaborate to showcase the area’s craft beer scene with a Beer Week blend.
Facebook shares hit new all-time lows
Facebook stock fell below twenty dollars per share Thursday, marking another low point in the continuing feed of bad news since its highly touted stock market debut.
U.S. troops die in Afghanistan helicopter crash
The international military force in Afghanistan says seven American troops are among the 11 people who died in a Blackhawk helicopter crash in the country's south. A Taliban spokesman says the insurgents shot down the aircraft.
Julian Assange stuck in England despite asylum decision
Julian Assange still can't depart Ecuador's embassy in London despite the announcement from Quito granting him political asylum. Foreign Secretary William Hague says Britain won't let him leave the country.
Iraq insurgent bombings leave at least 22 dead
At least 22 people have died and dozens have been wounded in the latest wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq aimed at undermining the government's authority.
Fire crews battle Kentucky tire fire at recycling facility
Kentucky officials says fire crews have been working for several hours, trying to put out a blaze at a recycling facility where tens of thousands of tires were burning.
Fans remember Elvis 35 years later
Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla and daughter Lisa Marie unexpectedly appeared at Graceland Wednesday night, and greeted the thousands of fans who had gathered to mark the 35th anniversary of the singer's death.
Tensions between Japan, neighbors over islands
Tensions have been flaring between Japan and its neighbors over different sets of disputed islands. Japanese authorities arrested activists from Hong Kong and China who landed on one of them.
Wisconsin missing girl found dead
The body of a missing 3-year-old was found in a canal, just 25 yards from her home in Northwest Wisconsin. Renna Williams went missing Tuesday evening.Editor's Choice
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place in Cleveland.
Santa’s Big Brown helper
You’ve got to be moving at double time or better if you’re driving Cyber Friday for UPS.
Critics target cost of Guard troops on border
President Obama’s decision last year to send 1,200 National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border may have been smart politics, but a growing number of skeptics say the deployment is an expensive and inefficient mission.
The Occupy movement’s art
As the online gallery at occuprint.org reveals, the Occupy movement has more than a few skilled graphic designers in its informal ranks.
Wizards’ Wall eager to play
After learning firsthand during the lockout about the business of basketball, John Wall is ready to get back on the court and have some fun.
Gathering meteorites and congressional foes
For the 35th year, the U.S. is gathering space rocks from the wind-hammered icefields of Antarctica, a program attacked as wasteful by Sens. John McCain and Tom Coburn.
Special Reports
Faces of the Fallen
Service members who have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom.
Civil War 150
News and views from the Washington Post about the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.
Outlook’s 5 myths
Writers break down what you think you know about gas prices, the suburbs, Lincoln and more.
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