Is this asteroid flyby too close for comfort?
Astronomer Thomas Statler discusses the Nov. 8 asteroid and its close proximity to Earth.
The right’s 2011 debacle
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Voters rebelled against an extremist GOP.
Health-care law upheld
A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia upheld the constitutionality of the 2010 health-care law Tuesday.
Asteroid visitor to be bigger than most
The biggest asteroid to cruise by Earth in 35 years makes its closest approach at 6:28 p.m. Tuesday. Scientists say it poses no threat.
National Education
Reports on charter schools expose new problems
Two new reports about public charter schools expose serious issues about the way they are run and their effectiveness.
The silliest ranking of educators yet
Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp’s list of “The World’s 7 Most Powerful Educators” reveals more about her own power than those of her honorees.
Controversial anti-bullying bill may change
Legislation passed in the Michigan Senate that allows bullying via an exception for religious or moral beliefs may be changed after all.
On Faith
10 questions about a candidate’s faith
Too often the questions about a candidate’s beliefs convey fears of a disqualification for office, but knowing the GOP candidate’s beliefs and loyalties can actually be instructive. What questions would you add to Crosby’s list?
Higher Education
GWU students can keep credits from untaught classes
George Washington University students who received “A” grades in a class that was never taught will be refunded their money and allowed to keep their class credits.
Penn State students rally to support coach Joe Paterno
Hundreds of Penn State students took to the streets Tuesday night to support football coach Joe Paterno and protest Penn State President Graham Spanier.
Penn State fallout: How high will it go?
Most of the focus has been on the university’s legendary football coach, Joe Paterno. But what about Penn State’s president?
Innovations
Social entrepreneurship: The next generation of giving
It used to be that the holiday season was merely for giving. But, with the global economy in a long-term contraction, social entrepreneurship has replaced giving with investment.
11-11-11: Top 11 trends in innovation for 2011 (so far)
Innovation is happening all the time, but here are 11 trends worth keeping your eye on.
Is Colbert’s ‘Super PAC’ innovative or dangerous?
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson spoke with the Post about where Colbert might go astray.
The problems facing Silicon Valley’s women
COLUMN | An event in Silicon Valley highlights how far women have come, and how far they have left to go when it comes to tech entrepreneurship.
On Leadership
We don’t reward top military performers—and it’s costing us
Perhaps the most glaring flaw of the present military promotion system is that we do a poor job of efficiently differentiating between average and above-average performers.
The history of leaderless movements
The Occupy Wall Street movement is not just a charming mess. We are all leaders represents a real praxis, and it has a real history.
Mr. Schmidt goes to Washington
Google’s chairman and former CEO reflects on his first time testifying before Congress, and what Washington does and doesn’t understand about Silicon Valley.
Women who broke barriers
PHOTO GALLERY | A look at fifteen prominent women who stepped into groundbreaking leadership roles over the past 200 years.
National Blogs & Columns
Vivek Wadhwa
The problems facing Silicon Valley’s women
COLUMN | An event in Silicon Valley highlights how far women have come, and how far they have left to go when it comes to tech entrepreneurship.
In the Loop
The Federal Eye by Ed O'Keefe
Postal Service to customers: We want our stuff back!
USPS is giving customers two weeks to return stolen equipment, no questions asked.
The Checkup by Jennifer Huget and Rob Stein
Less salt may not reduce disease
Reducing the amount of sodium people consume may not necessarily be good for their overall health, an analysis says.
The latest headlines
- About-face for Adobe as company backs off Flash for mobile browsers
- Idaho lab says damaged container likely led to plutonium accident that exposed 16 workers
- Macy's reports strong 3Q earnings results, but shares fall because of eroding profit margins
- Treasury prices rise, sending 10-year yield below 2 percent, on uncertainty about Italy
- From mortuary mess to nuclear weapons monitoring, Air Force hit by recent pattern of errors
- Colombian paramilitary boss sentenced to 33 years in US prison for drug, terror convictions
- Just in time for Veterans Day, first lady, Disney stars team up to support military families
- Occupy protesters debate how to police fringe elements in movement that aims to include all
- Wendy's 3Q loss widens on costs for selling Arby's, but new CEO lays out new game plan
- Euro falls to 4-week low against dollar as Italian borrowing costs soar
Featured Videos
The Post's O'Keefe says goodbye to gov't swag
President Obama issued an executive order on Wednesday to cut federal agency spending, including travel, conferences and giveaways, by 20 percent. The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe shows off the government swag he has collected over the years. (Nov. 9)
Paterno speaks to students outside home
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno spoke to hundreds of cheering students outside his home on Wednesday night. Paterno announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the season. (Nov. 9)`
Joe Paterno to retire at end of season
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has decided to retire at the end of the season, his long career brought down by his failure to do more about an allegation of child sex abuse against a former assistant. (Nov. 9)
Italy's Berlusconi faces last days in office
Italy's key borrowing rate spiked well above the 7 percent level that eventually forced other eurozone countries to seek bailouts, amid uncertainty over who would lead the country when Premier Silvio Berlusconi steps down. (Nov. 9)
Tankers collide, explode in Phoenix
The Arizona Department of Transportation says two tanker trucks collided, exploded and caught fire in Phoenix, sending huge clouds of black smoke over a wide area of the southeast metro area and prompting evacuations. (Nov. 9)
Post Sports Live: Arrington on PSU program after Paterno
The Washington Post's LaVar Arrington discusses life after Joe Paterno for Penn State University following the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal.
Herman Cain's lawyer blasts media at news conference
Herman Cain appears at a news conference alongside his lawyer, Atlanta-based L. Lin Wood, who has represented Richard Jewell and Rep. Gary Condit (D-Calif.), both falsely accused of wrongdoing.
Shakira dedicates star to Latin community
Surrounded by hundreds of screaming, flag-waving fans, Shakira unveils her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and dedicates it to the Latin community in the U.S. (Nov. 9)
Big deals, longer hours lure holiday shoppers
The nearly 500 billion dollar holiday shopping season has arrived, bringing with it big deals, free shipping, longer hours, and the return of the layaway program. (Nov. 9)
Students in London protest tuition fees
Students in central London are protesting cuts to public spending and an increase in tuition fees with a March through the city's financial district. Some 4,000 police officers are being deployed along the route. (Nov. 9)
Good samaritan gets favor repaid minutes later
A Canadian man who stopped to help two women change a flat tire on a Wisconsin highway got the favor repaid minutes later when he had a heart attack just after pulling away. (Nov. 9)
Powerful storm heads toward coastal Alaska
Western Alaska residents braced for an unusual Bering Sea storm headed toward the coast, packing hurricane-force winds and churning giant waves. (Nov. 9)
Journalist discusses Penn State scandal
Sara Ganim, one of the first journalists to report on the grand jury investigation of Jerry Sandusky, discusses the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State.
Air Force morgue lost body parts from war dead
The military mortuary that receives America's war dead and prepares them for burial lost portions of human remains twice in 2009, prompting the Air Force to discipline three senior officials for "gross mismanagement." (Nov. 8)
Ohio voters reject GOP-backed union limits
The state's new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment. (Nov. 9)
Penn State plans probe into sex abuse case
Penn State's board of trustees says it will appoint a special committee to examine the "circumstances" that led to a child sex-abuse scandal and possible coverup involving a former assistant to coach Joe Paterno. (Nov. 9)Editor's Choice
Wedding cake artist Maggie (Austin) LaBaugh still sweats every perfect detail
She was a lauded ballet dancer, driven to perfection, until an injury cut her career short. She turned to a similarly driven, obsessive pursuit: creating pristine sugar flowers and sublime cakes.
A deflating portrait of Hoover
MOVIE REVIEW | DiCaprio is impressive, but “J. Edgar” has a structural weakness.
The words hurt Frazier most
Muhammad Ali’s racially tinged insults left “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier seething.
Making a mark at the Pentagon
Michele Flournoy, Pentagon’s highest-ranking woman, is blazing a trail for others.
Capitalism captures the 99 percent on T-shirts
Occupy Wall Street is producing a race to patent office for mugs, T-shirts other merchandise.
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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Irin Carmon discusses how Mississippi beat Initiative 26, which that would have defined a fertilized egg as a person.
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Ed O’Keefe keeps tabs on the federal government’s personalities, departments and agencies.
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