TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS NATION
Health-care law upheld
A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia upheld the constitutionality of the 2010 health-care law Tuesday.
( by N.C. Aizenman , The Washington Post)
Embalmer objected to cutting Marine’s arm
The handling of the Marine’s body was among the most shocking elements of reports Tuesday about the treatment of the remains of war dead at the Dover mortuary.
( by Michael E. Ruane , The Washington Post)
‘How can you not know what body parts belong to what soldier?’
Dover Air Force Base is the latest of the nation’s hallowed military places to be sullied by charges of mismanagement and scandal.
( by Greg Jaffe and Christian Davenport , The Washington Post)
Guantanamo detainees cleared for release but left in limbo
Transfers have essentially come to a halt this year because of congressional restrictions and decisions by President Obama.
( by Peter Finn , The Washington Post)
Air Force mishandled remains of war dead, probe finds
The sloppy handling of troops’ remains at Dover and Arlington painfully undercuts what the military has long borne as a sacred obligation: to treat its fallen members and their families with utmost levels of dignity and honor.
( by Craig Whitlock and Greg Jaffe , The Washington Post)
METRO
No mandate for either party in Virginia elections
After two overwhelming GOP wins, voters appear to have demonstrated the taste for divided government they’ve favored in the past.
(, The Washington Post)
Fairfax supervisors fending off challengers
Fairfax County voters appeared ready to give their current Board of Supervisors another four years as early returns pointed toward victory for all incumbents.
( by Fredrick Kunkle , The Washington Post)
Norman F. Ramsey, 96, Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Norman F. Ramsey, 96, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work spurred great progress in such areas as the development of medical imaging devices, died Nov. 4.
( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post)
Guilty plea in shooting of officer
As part of a plea agreement, a D.C. teen pleaded guilty and was convicted of attempted second-degree murder in the May shooting of a police officer.
( by Keith L. Alexander , The Washington Post)
In N.Va., incumbents appear to be victors
With a majority of the vote counted, sitting members had the edge in the region late Tuesday, but Republicans were only about 100 votes in a single central district from seizing the Senate.
( by Ben Pershing , The Washington Post)
POLITICS
Fairfax supervisors fending off challengers
Fairfax County voters appeared ready to give their current Board of Supervisors another four years as early returns pointed toward victory for all incumbents.
( by Fredrick Kunkle , The Washington Post)
In N.Va., incumbents appear to be victors
With a majority of the vote counted, sitting members had the edge in the region late Tuesday, but Republicans were only about 100 votes in a single central district from seizing the Senate.
( by Ben Pershing , The Washington Post)
Key ballot measures in Ohio, Miss.
The defeat of the Ohio union referendum is a victory for Democrats and labor organizers, and Mississippi deals a blow to people seeking to redefine the start of life.
( by Aaron Blake and Rachel Weiner , The Washington Post)
Tougher terrain for Obama’s reelection
Virginia’s off-year election underscores challenges to President Obama in 2012.
( by Karen Tumulty , The Washington Post)
Hynes, Tejada to keep Arlington board seats
Arlington County Board incumbents Mary H. Hynes and J. Walter Tejada cruised to victory Tuesday night over Green Party challenger Audrey Clement.
( by Patricia Sullivan , The Washington Post)
STYLE
A bit of forced closeness to a family friend
Honor a mother’s request to get close to her old college friend and “aunt”?
(, The Washington Post)
In trilogy with Ali, the words hurt Frazier most
Muhammad Ali’s racially tinged insults left “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier seething.
( by Lonnae O’Neal Parker , The Washington Post)
Cain appearance helps boost Kimmel ratings
How lucky for ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel that he had GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain booked to appear on his show Monday evening, about 10 hours after lawyer Gloria Allred held a news conference to introduce the press to Sharon Bialek — the fourth woman to accuse Cain of sexual harassment.
(, The Washington Post)
Quiet desperation in ‘Golden Dragon’
“The Golden Dragon” serves up a fusion style of storytelling, anchored in the idea that epiphanies and tragedies are to be tallied in the humblest of circumstances.
( by Peter Marks , The Washington Post)
Behind Maria’s sunny songs
Olney Theatre’s “Sound of Music” probes the musical’s darker aspects.
( by Jessica Goldstein , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Budget cuts put U-Md. sports at risk
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are among the 10 sports at Maryland that have been identified for possible elimination.
( by Liz Clarke and Steve Yanda , The Washington Post)
Men’s soccer: U-Md. falls in ACC quarters
Maryland, with a 2-1 home loss to Boston College in the ACC quarterfinals, will head into the NCAA tournament in their longest rut in seven years.
( by Steven Goff , The Washington Post)
Soccer playoff roundup
Two goals in the first 15 minutes helped the Walter Johnson boys’ team to the Maryland 4A West Region championship following a 2-1 win over Northwest.
( From Staff Reports , The Washington Post)
Field hockey: South County advances
South County Coach Leah Conte asked for two goals, and her team obliged in a 2-0 Virginia AAA quarterfinal win over Hanover.
( by Preston Williams , The Washington Post)
TV and radio listings: November 9
(, The Washington Post)
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WORLD
Berlusconi agrees to resign
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged Tuesday to step down after parliament passes a key budget bill.
( by Anthony Faiola , The Washington Post)
Greek unity goverment struggles to select PM
The new Greek unity government’s power-sharing talks continued Tuesday without the selection of a new Prime Minister to replace George Papandreou.
(, The Washington Post)
Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi agrees to resign
Embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has pledged to resign aftter the Italian parliament passes a budget reform measure.
(, The Washington Post)
Embalmer objected to cutting Marine’s arm
The handling of the Marine’s body was among the most shocking elements of reports Tuesday about the treatment of the remains of war dead at the Dover mortuary.
( by Michael E. Ruane , The Washington Post)
‘How can you not know what body parts belong to what soldier?’
Dover Air Force Base is the latest of the nation’s hallowed military places to be sullied by charges of mismanagement and scandal.
( by Greg Jaffe and Christian Davenport , The Washington Post)
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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams join the weekly chat.
Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams join the weekly chat.
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Ask The Post: Chief Experience Officer Laura Evans
Join Chief Experience Officer Laura Evans, Thursday November 10 at 12pm, ET for a live chat about her new role.
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The Web Hostess: Online manners, memes and must-see video
A weekly chat about the best ways to kill time online. Our Web Hostess, Monica Hesse, sifts the Internet so you don't have to, searching for meaning, manners and the next great meme.
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The Reliable Source Live
Washington Post columnists Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts discuss your favorite gossip, celebrity sightings and their recent columns.
(, vForum)
Robinson: Where was Penn State's leadership?
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson discusses his latest column on the child sex abuse allegations that former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky faces.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL to sell one another’s ads
The companies said that the long-expected new deal will “reduce friction” in the ad space.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
The call of ‘Call of Duty’
At midnight release parties and on lunch breaks, gamers flock to stores for the release of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.”
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Best Buy joins in ‘Black Midnight’
Best Buy will open at midnight on Black Friday, though it doesn’t want to
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Droid RAZR: What you should know
The Droid RAZR is one of those rare phones that qualifies as a leap forward in hardware design and engineering.
( by Nilay Patel , The Washington Post)
Google vs. Facebook
Bradly Horowitz said Google+ is not like Facebook, as the FB founder said but is looking to “transform the Google experience.”
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
EDITORIAL
Penn State’s inexcusable failure
Those at fault must be held accountable.
( by Editorial , The Washington Post)
Central America’s elections
Violence, authoritarians remain ascendant.
( by Editorial , The Washington Post)
Hitting the jackpot
Puzzling questions about the District’s vetting of Veterans Services Corp.
( by Editorial , The Washington Post)
Cairo’s worried Copts
Do Christians have a future in Arab world?
(, The Washington Post)
Money over democracy
EU debt crisis imperils self-determination.
(, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS
Poll shows most see growing wealth gap
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows more than six in 10 Americans see a deepening wealth gap, and by about the same margin they want to government to do something about it.
( by Scott Clement , The Washington Post)
Nine of 10 teenagers have seen bullying on social networks
A new Pew study shows that cruel behavior is pervasive on Facebook and other sites.
( by Cecilia Kang , The Washington Post)
Low-income homes to get deal on Internet, computers
The FCC and cable and computer firms will announce Wednesday a program to provide low-income homes with $10 monthly broadband Internet service and $150 computers.
( by Cecilia Kang , The Washington Post)
Offshore drilling plan excludes Virginia
The Obama administration’s new five-year plan for offshore oil and gas drilling includes lease sales in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska.
( by Steven Mufson , The Washington Post)
Judge fines Rajaratnam $92.8 million
A federal judge has fined hedge fund mogul Raj Rajaratnam a record $92.8 million for insider trading.
( by David S. Hilzenrath , The Washington Post)
