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2013-05-20 22:42:34 (9 comments, 20 reshares, 41 +1s)

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock ‘n’ roll, has died. He was 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. He had bile duct cancer. http://wapo.st/1166OPk

2013-05-20 23:03:13 (8 comments, 6 reshares, 27 +1s)

KWTV, the CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City, reports that all the students of Briarwood Elementary have been accounted for.
Live updates below.

2013-05-17 21:16:01 (13 comments, 7 reshares, 35 +1s)

While the Internet has rejoiced in the Bouzaglos’ raving -- their Facebook page has nabbed more than 85,000 likes -- even their angriest rants may hide a shadow of truth. Yelp reviews can destroy a business’s reputation, whether it deserves it or not, some owners say. In fact, more than 700 businesses and consumers have filed complaints about the popular online consumer review service with the Federal Trade Commission -- and earned Yelp a few mixed reviews of its own.

2013-05-17 19:32:14 (12 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

Why the IRS scandal could be Marco Rubio's most important moment. http://wapo.st/11KJLes

2013-05-16 18:58:35 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 20 +1s)

Watch Angela Kinsey's favorite moments from nine years of "The Office." Will you catch the final tonight? http://wapo.st/16Cn9hd

2013-05-16 14:37:08 (8 comments, 18 reshares, 79 +1s)

I noticed something funny when watching the much-ballyhooed “Great Gatsby.” The moral had changed.

Read the story here: http://wapo.st/17zvDWu

#gatsby #gatsbymovie #greatgatsby  

(Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures, Daniel Smith/Associated Press)

2013-05-15 18:34:17 (0 comments, 7 reshares, 38 +1s)

Live long and prosper: http://wapo.st/18LpsNX

#startrek

2013-05-14 16:48:15 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 23 +1s)

Here’s the spy recruitment letter allegedly found on CIA agent in Moscow
The letter reads, as some Russia-watchers have pointed out, more like a scam e-mail you might receive from a “Nigerian prince” than a piece of top-secret espionage by the world’s premier spy service. http://wapo.st/14k6Gd3

2013-05-07 15:49:59 (32 comments, 7 reshares, 41 +1s)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent secret weight-loss surgery: Christie aides confirm he checked into the hospital on Feb. 16. They will not say whether he has lost weight or, if so, how much.

Read the story: http://wapo.st/10DZtQZ

#ChrisChristie #politics  

2013-05-06 18:00:52 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 35 +1s)

Hollywood execs add some surprising (and odd) footage to 'Iron Man 3' to win the favor of Chinese officials: http://wapo.st/10jA6Fa

#ironman3 #china  

2013-05-02 17:01:58 (6 comments, 14 reshares, 45 +1s)

Want to take a picture with the wink of an eye? With Google Glass, there's an app for that: http://wapo.st/132owlK

#google #technology #googleglass  

2013-05-01 17:04:13 (32 comments, 35 reshares, 113 +1s)

The skeleton of a teenage girl confirms cannibalism at the Jamestown colony: Read the full story here: http://wapo.st/10VmHcB

2013-04-30 16:26:39 (9 comments, 17 reshares, 65 +1s)

A drifter, an 82-year-old nun and a house painter walk into a nuclear-weapons facility... http://wapo.st/17vAiGo

They face trial next week on charges that fall under the sabotage section of the U.S. criminal code.

#nuclearweapons  

2013-04-29 17:17:21 (52 comments, 28 reshares, 93 +1s)

Online surveillance: Make your case
A government task force is preparing legislation that would pressure companies such as Face­book and Google to enable law enforcement officials to intercept online communications as they occur, according to U.S. officials. Tell us what you think here: http://wapo.st/154insU

#privacy #government  

2013-04-25 16:00:53 (40 comments, 9 reshares, 82 +1s)

Obama, ex-presidents gather to dedicate George W. Bush Library: It was a rare gathering of one of the most exclusive clubs in the world and therefore a day for accolades, not controversies, as Bush’s predecessors and successor prepared to offer their own tributes to him.

Read the story: http://wapo.st/ZvD0ei

#bushlibrary  

2013-04-23 16:34:08 (28 comments, 6 reshares, 65 +1s)

Boston bombing suspect cites U.S. wars as motivation, officials say
Read the story: http://wapo.st/YL6dgj

#bostonbombings #bostonmarathon  

2013-04-22 19:57:11 (4 comments, 11 reshares, 65 +1s)

A dangerous spy you never heard of: Like the spies before her, Ana Montes blindsided the intelligence community with brazen acts of treason.

Read the story: http://wapo.st/11Zb6Wg

#espionage #anamontes #spy  

2013-04-20 16:03:04 (23 comments, 26 reshares, 105 +1s)

Manhunt intensifies: Search for 19-year-old focuses on Boston suburb;
other suspect dead after confrontation with police http://wapo.st/ZwDUW4

Live updates available here: http://wapo.st/13lYKYr

#bostonbombing #bostonmarathon  

2013-04-18 20:57:35 (16 comments, 7 reshares, 44 +1s)

You can’t understand what’s happened to the Senate without these two graphs. The Senate has always disproportionately represented small states, but the bias hasn’t always been extreme.

Why does this matter right now? See for yourself: http://wapo.st/ZAmjK1

#politics #senate  

2013-04-18 00:58:45 (7 comments, 5 reshares, 46 +1s)

BREAKING NEWS: http://wapo.st/ZxJxAr

2013-04-16 16:01:36 (32 comments, 14 reshares, 78 +1s)

Boston Marathon explosions: Running to help when others ran away
Carlos Arredondo says he acted out of instinct, using training he had received as a fireman and a rescuer of injured bullfighters in Costa Rica.

Read the story: http://wapo.st/15cYGht

#bostonmarathon #bostonbombing  

2013-04-15 21:28:39 (54 comments, 52 reshares, 126 +1s)

Boston Police: 49 injured, two dead: Two quick explosions caused multiple injuries near the finish line of the Boston Marathon this afternoon.

Bloody spectators were being carried to a medical tent set up to take care for runners, the Associated Press reported.

Follow live updates here: http://wapo.st/14qEp8Z

Watch the live video feed here: http://wapo.st/jrlYqt

UPDATE: The preliminary cause of the explosions is a small homemade bomb, NBC News reports, citing law enforcement officials. http://wapo.st/117TMvw

UPDATE: Cellphone service in downtown Boston has been shut down to prevent detonation of any other explosives that may remain around the city, the Associated Press reports.


#bostonmarathon  

2013-04-15 16:33:21 (22 comments, 2 reshares, 20 +1s)

Is media bias to blame for lack of Gosnell coverage? Or something far more banal? The trial of Philadelphia doctor Kermit Gosnell would seem to have all the elements of a spectacular news story: shocking allegations, horrifying visuals, sympathetic victims.

Read the full story here: http://wapo.st/129D7M1

#gosnell #gosnelltrial #gosnellmurders #media #mediabias  

2013-04-12 14:23:52 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 16 +1s)

Anthony Weiner, Mark Sanford, other scandal-plagued politicians: Where are they now? Here are a few politicians during their days of disgrace — and afterward: http://wapo.st/XwkEaM

2013-04-11 14:39:59 (62 comments, 10 reshares, 49 +1s)

Should paid sick leave be mandated for all employees? That’s a question being taken up by a growing number of cities and states in recent months, as advocacy groups and business organizations spar over whether the benefit should be required by law or remain a perk businesses choose to offer employees.

Read the story here: http://wapo.st/YffhKm

#sickday #benefits #advocacygroup  

2013-04-09 21:03:04 (26 comments, 5 reshares, 37 +1s)

Gun vote set for Thursday as Democrats beat back GOP-led filibuster
Read the full story here: http://wapo.st/YJiXaR

2013-04-04 18:18:19 (30 comments, 12 reshares, 54 +1s)

People who marry young are happier, but those who marry later earn more
Read the story and look at the charts here: http://wapo.st/ZdUFbu

#marriage #relationships

2013-04-02 18:10:07 (16 comments, 15 reshares, 57 +1s)

The confused debate over Obamacare and insurance premiums
How is the headline above related to the video below? Read the story: http://wapo.st/12aMtck

#healthcare #obamacare #politics  

2013-04-01 16:02:17 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 33 +1s)

Caroline Kennedy to be ambassador to Japan: The move, which her office did not return a call about, is almost certain to thrill the Japanese, who like their American ambassadors to be superstars.

Read the story here: http://wapo.st/YIXGxf

2013-03-29 16:11:33 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

My favorite baseball memory is...
Share your memories, and see what the Nationals players and managers said in this interactive graphic: http://wapo.st/YN36Kx

2013-03-28 20:23:20 (16 comments, 3 reshares, 40 +1s)

Chief Justice hit by credit-card fraud
Read the story here: http://wapo.st/YGVUNf

#supremecourt #politics

2013-03-27 16:46:21 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

Join +Chris Cillizza as he discusses what's next in the gay marriage debate.

Participate in the discussion by using #stateofourunions on Twitter, or start a discussion in the comments thread below.

You can take a poll and watch the event here as well: http://www.washingtonpost.com/state-of-our-unions

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-26 18:25:29 (47 comments, 33 reshares, 65 +1s)

21 graphs that show America’s health-care prices are ludicrous
We pay $94 for a doctor's visit, Canadians pay $30. We pay $914 for an angiogram, the French pay $264. You get the idea.

See all 21 graphs here: http://wapo.st/11I0cHn

#healthcare  

2013-03-26 15:44:45 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

Join +Nia-Malika Henderson   as she discusses the real life impacts of Supreme Court cases DOMA and Prop 8.

Join the discussion by using #stateofourunions on Twitter, or start a discussion in the comments thread below.

You can take a poll and watch the event here as well: http://www.washingtonpost.com/state-of-our-unions

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-25 16:01:11 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 24 +1s)

Join +Chris Cillizza as he discusses what's next in the gay marriage debate.

Participate in the discussion by using #stateofourunions on Twitter, or start a discussion in the comments thread below.

You can take a poll and watch the event here as well: http://www.washingtonpost.com/state-of-our-unions

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-25 15:56:24 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 11 +1s)

Join +Nia-Malika Henderson  as she discusses the real life impacts of Supreme Court cases DOMA and Prop 8.

Join the discussion by using #stateofourunions on Twitter, or start a discussion in the comments thread below.

You can take a poll and watch the event here as well: http://www.washingtonpost.com/state-of-our-unions

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-22 16:55:19 (5 comments, 7 reshares, 30 +1s)

In Montana, an Indian reservation’s children feel the impact of sequester’s cuts: Poor children in Montana are paying the price because lawmakers across the country could not agree on legislation to avoid sequestration.

Read the full story: http://wapo.st/10snXAt

#sequestration #politics #education  

2013-03-21 20:01:08 (7 comments, 6 reshares, 19 +1s)

Join +Elizabeth Tenety  as she discusses the role religion plays in the gay marriage debate.

Submit questions for the guests to answer in the comments section, or by using #stateofourunions on Twitter.

You can take a poll and watch the event here as well: http://www.washingtonpost.com/state-of-our-unions

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-21 15:03:13 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

Join +Jonathan Capehart  as he discusses same-sex marriage and if the issue has prompted a new civil rights movement.

Guests include:
Jon Cohen, The Washington Post
Winnie Stachelberg, Center for American Progress
Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks, National Black Justice Coalition
Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, Third Way
S.E. Cupp, political commentator and blogger

Submit questions for the guests to answer in the comments section, or by using #stateofourunions on Twitter.

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-20 19:11:33 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

Join +Jonathan Capehart  as he discusses same-sex marriage and if the issue has prompted a new civil rights movement.

Guests include:
Jon Cohen, The Washington Post
Winnie Stachelberg, Center for American Progress
Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks, National Black Justice Coalition
Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, Third Way
S.E. Cupp, political commentator and blogger

Submit questions for the guests to answer in the comments section, or by using #stateofourunions on Twitter.

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-20 17:50:57 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Join +Chris Cillizza as he takes a deeper look into Prop 8 and DOMA during this G+ Hangout Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET.

Guests include:
Bob Barnes, The Washington Post
Matthew Breen, The Advocate Editor-in-chief
Ryan Anderson, Heritage Foundation
Amy Howes, SCOTUS blog editor
Mary Bonauto, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, civil rights director

Submit questions for the guests to answer in the comments section, or by using #stateofourunions on Twitter.

State of our unions: http://wapo.st/ZKmvaC

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-20 15:02:19 (15 comments, 16 reshares, 45 +1s)

America's war legacy: Unemployment
Many firms say they want to hire veterans, but after a decade of war, many are still struggling to find work.

Read the full story: http://wapo.st/YG9M6d

#veterans #military #unemployment  

2013-03-19 20:42:11 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

Join +Jonathan Capehart  as he discusses same-sex marriage and if the issue has prompted a new civil rights movement.

Guests include:
Jon Cohen, The Washington Post
Winnie Stachelberg, Center for American Progress
Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks, National Black Justice Coalition
Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, Third Way
S.E. Cupp, political commentator and blogger

Submit questions for the guests to answer in the comments section, or by using #stateofourunions on Twitter.

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-05-06 00:57:57 (21 comments, 11 reshares, 18 +1s)

Join +Chris Cillizza  as he takes a deeper look into Prop 8 and DOMA during this G+ Hangout Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.

Guests include:
Bob Barnes, The Washington Post
Matthew Breen, The Advocate Editor-in-chief
Ryan Anderson, Heritage Foundation
Amy Howes, SCOTUS blog editor
Mary Bonauto, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, civil rights director

Submit questions for the guests to answer in the comments section, or by using #stateofourunions on Twitter.

State of our unions: http://wapo.st/ZKmvaC

#gaymarriage #stateofourunions  

2013-03-19 17:42:03 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

What "Fox Guy" had to teach us: "I didn’t know Walt Rave, but for years I saw him walking our Takoma Park neighborhood and swinging his fox pelt on a chain. ¶ I would learn that his cause was the ethical treatment of animals, though he still appeared intimidating. When I read of his death from a house fire in 2011, I immediately imagined a graphic narrative to encapsulate his life. ¶ I contacted two of his closest friends, Fred Hunter and Chris Nordby, and I started culling information and sketching. The more I learned about Walt, the more he stood out as an individual: a Vietnam War veteran who had been a tree surgeon, a nude model and a worker in Takoma Park’s tool library. He stuck solid to his principles against cruelty, even when he may have come across as unbalanced. ¶ Such utter conviction seems rare, and it is hard to capture even in black-and-white. ¶ Being, like Walt,an arti... more »