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Feature stories
What makes a perfect spy tick?
A former spy wonders why he had been such a natural. It would be 25 years before he had a clue.
@Work Advice: Karla Miller on when mum’s the word
When should you tell an employer you’re pregnant? What to expect from employers when you’re expecting.
Enter the 2012 Peeps Diorama Contest
Our sugary-sweet competition returns for its sixth year. Find out what, when and how to enter.
Dining
Keeping it simple
It may not be blazing any new culinary trails, but affable newcomer District Commons offers comfort and value in Foggy Bottom.
More From Tom Sietsema
Below the Beltway
Texas scold ’em
Preventing abortion is easy — just ask the Lone Star State.
More From Gene Weingarten
Date Lab
Feeling riled, readers? He is ready for you.
They’re both a little edgy and a touch subversive. Online commenters — he’s ready for you.
First Person Singular
Reina Vasquez, 50, Woodbridge, home health care provider
A home health care provider talks about the client who changed her life — and the difficulty of getting close.
Whatever Happened To ...
... the councilwoman who lost to Adrian Fenty?
Former D.C. Council chairwoman Linda Cropp lost her race for mayor to Adrian Fenty in 2006, but she figures she added years to her life.
Trend Report
The new look now
Today’s fashion designers turn back to Christian Dior’s 1950s New Look.
Editor's Query
Tell us about a time you were at the right place at the wrong time
A birthday and a run-in with an ex-boyfriend.
Your Turn
Reader reaction
More readers respond to ”25 Moments That Shaped Washington” by Marc Fisher.
