TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Gen. James Cartwright, on tap to lead Pentagon, became target for criticism
Cartwright was seen as the top contender to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff until his critics convinced the president to look elsewhere.
(By Craig Whitlock)
Daniel Sieberg: The digital diet
How to break free of your gadgets.
(By Daniel Sieberg)
Fighting in China: Dog eaters and dog lovers
Debate over the treatment of dogs is the latest sign of China’s rapidly changing mores and culture.
(By William Wan)
At new chapel, Mormons meet to marry
The Crystal City chapel doubles as a dating haven for its congregation made up exclusively of single people.
(By Michelle Boorstein)
Missouri tornado death toll now 139
The rising death toll from the monster tornado in Joplin last week makes 2011 the deadliest year for tornados since the 1950s.
(By Nomaan Merchant)
POLITICS
CIA officers, their deaths kept secret for 13 years, are among Memorial Day's anonymous heroes
WASHINGTON — For a small cadre of CIA veterans, the death of Osama bin Laden was more than just a national moment of relief and closure. It was also a measure of payback, a settling of a score for a pair of deaths, the details of which have remained a secret for 13 years.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Weather patterns, urban sprawl, human nature add up to extraordinary tornado death toll
WASHINGTON — Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent weeks.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
D.C. gay marriage law safe — for now
Efforts to repeal the law could still surface during the appropriations process later this year.
( by Ben Pershing , The Washington Post)
Attention-getting tax figure adds up
Ryan’s speech to the Economic Club of Chicago caught our attention with its figure of a top marginal tax rate of almost 45 percent.
(, The Washington Post)
Little-known Donner mounts long-shot Senate bid in Va.
Virginia U.S. Senate candidate Timothy E. Donner is hoping to emulate underdogs who won upsets in 2010.
( by Ben Pershing , The Washington Post)
STYLE
Frank Stewart’s Bridge: Solid overcalls
(, Tribune Media Service)
Miss Manners: Gloves and champagne don’t mix
Period dramas are often rife with etiquette errors. The toniest productions obviously research the costumes, but not how people wore them, and the settings, but not how people behaved in them.
(, United Media)
Ask Amy: Secret family has heirs searching for protocol
My father had a secret “second” family that he started after all the children from his “first family” had been born. Our father is now elderly and in poor health, and I am worried about this aspect of our family dynamic, along with social/legal etiquette and protocol.
(, Tribune Media Service)
Details: Kurdistan
Where to go and what to know in Kurdistan.
( by Liz Sly , The Washington Post)
Happy trails . . . in ?
Kurdistan, “the other Iraq,” is a land of ancient history, spectacular scenery and rapid modernization.
( by Liz Sly , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Marlins beat Dodgers 6-1 through the smoke, getting 2 RBIs each from Dobbs, Helms
LOS ANGELES — Even though he didn’t pitch long enough to quality for the victory, Brian Sanches couldn’t have been any happier on a night when the Florida Marlins got a terrific performance from their bullpen.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Kuroda falters in Dodgers' 6-1 loss to Marlins
LOS ANGELES — It didn’t matter if the Dodgers were facing Josh Johnson or the five relievers Florida manager Edwin Rodriguez used to piece together nine innings.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova improving at French Open despite feeling the strain of the game
PARIS — As the French Open rolls along, both Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova seem to be getting better and stronger.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Adam Kennedy's single off Mariano Rivera in 12th inning gives Seattle 5-4 win over Yankees
SEATTLE — Adam Kennedy knew the cutter was coming from Mariano Rivera. He just happened to drop it in the perfect spot.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
AL Capsules
TORONTO — Corey Patterson hit a game-ending homer in the 14th inning, Jose Bautista connected for his major league-leading 20th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 9-8 on Saturday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Arab League endorses Palestinian bid for recognition at UN in September
CAIRO — The Arab League has endorsed a Palestinian bid to seek recognition at the United Nations of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Afghan official says NATO airstrike has killed 14 people in volatile southwest province
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says a NATO airstrike has killed 14 people — all women and children — and wounded six in the volatile southwest Helmand province.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike has killed 14 people, wounded 6 in southwest province
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike has killed 14 people, wounded 6 in southwest province
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Ex-president's return from exile paves way for Honduras' reintegration into world community
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Former President Manuel Zelaya’s return to Honduras almost two years after being forced into exile by a military-backed coup has ended a crippling political crisis and paved the way for the impoverished country’s reintegration into the international community.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Explosion at chemical plant in eastern China kills 3 people, injures 8
BEIJING — Authorities say a blast at a chemical plant in eastern China has killed three people and injured eight others.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Naomi Wolf on the 'Aging Myth'
Twenty years ago, Naomi Wolf wrote the best-selling book, "The Beauty Myth." Two decades later, she finds growing older means getting better.
(, vForum)
Real Wheels Live
Live online discussion with Real Wheels columnist Warren Brown about car-buying and the auto industry.
(, vForum)
Free Range on Food
Free Range on Food is a forum for discussion of all things culinary.
(, vForum)
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
What Makes A Startup Successful? Blackbox Report Aims To Map The Startup Genome
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Cliqset Founder Takes On Personal Publishing And Social Conversations With Stealthy Startup Glow
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
(Founder Stories) Gilt’s Kevin Ryan—It Is All In The Presentation
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Oren Jacob, CTO of Pixar, joins August Capital as EIR
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Disrupt NYC: The Final Battle (Video)
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
What Makes A Startup Successful? Blackbox Report Aims To Map The Startup Genome
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
On Leadership: Steve Ressler
(, The Washington Post)
Student loans: Options for federal and private debt
Higher borrowing limits are causing many students to fall behind on payments or default on loans. Here are strategies for getting back on track.
( by Jane Bennet Clark , The Washington Post)
Sucker punch for state budgets
Many states have announced higher-than-expected tax revenues, but the windfall is largely the result of smoke and mirrors. The reality is that their problems are the worst they’ve been since the start of the recession.
(, The Washington Post)
Aiming to spark price competition, UNICEF posts what it's charged by drug makers for vaccines
UNICEF is for the first time publicizing what drugmakers charge it for vaccines, as the world’s biggest buyer of lifesaving immunizations aims to spark price competition in the face of rising costs.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Gen. James Cartwright, on tap to lead Pentagon, became target for criticism
Cartwright was seen as the top contender to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff until his critics convinced the president to look elsewhere.
(By Craig Whitlock)
Daniel Sieberg: The digital diet
How to break free of your gadgets.
(By Daniel Sieberg)
Fighting in China: Dog eaters and dog lovers
Debate over the treatment of dogs is the latest sign of China’s rapidly changing mores and culture.
(By William Wan)
At new chapel, Mormons meet to marry
The Crystal City chapel doubles as a dating haven for its congregation made up exclusively of single people.
(By Michelle Boorstein)
Missouri tornado death toll now 139
The rising death toll from the monster tornado in Joplin last week makes 2011 the deadliest year for tornados since the 1950s.
(By Nomaan Merchant)
POLITICS
CIA officers, their deaths kept secret for 13 years, are among Memorial Day's anonymous heroes
WASHINGTON — For a small cadre of CIA veterans, the death of Osama bin Laden was more than just a national moment of relief and closure. It was also a measure of payback, a settling of a score for a pair of deaths, the details of which have remained a secret for 13 years.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Weather patterns, urban sprawl, human nature add up to extraordinary tornado death toll
WASHINGTON — Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent weeks.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
D.C. gay marriage law safe — for now
Efforts to repeal the law could still surface during the appropriations process later this year.
( by Ben Pershing , The Washington Post)
Attention-getting tax figure adds up
Ryan’s speech to the Economic Club of Chicago caught our attention with its figure of a top marginal tax rate of almost 45 percent.
(, The Washington Post)
Little-known Donner mounts long-shot Senate bid in Va.
Virginia U.S. Senate candidate Timothy E. Donner is hoping to emulate underdogs who won upsets in 2010.
( by Ben Pershing , The Washington Post)
STYLE
Frank Stewart’s Bridge: Solid overcalls
(, Tribune Media Service)
Miss Manners: Gloves and champagne don’t mix
Period dramas are often rife with etiquette errors. The toniest productions obviously research the costumes, but not how people wore them, and the settings, but not how people behaved in them.
(, United Media)
Ask Amy: Secret family has heirs searching for protocol
My father had a secret “second” family that he started after all the children from his “first family” had been born. Our father is now elderly and in poor health, and I am worried about this aspect of our family dynamic, along with social/legal etiquette and protocol.
(, Tribune Media Service)
Details: Kurdistan
Where to go and what to know in Kurdistan.
( by Liz Sly , The Washington Post)
Happy trails . . . in ?
Kurdistan, “the other Iraq,” is a land of ancient history, spectacular scenery and rapid modernization.
( by Liz Sly , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Marlins beat Dodgers 6-1 through the smoke, getting 2 RBIs each from Dobbs, Helms
LOS ANGELES — Even though he didn’t pitch long enough to quality for the victory, Brian Sanches couldn’t have been any happier on a night when the Florida Marlins got a terrific performance from their bullpen.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Kuroda falters in Dodgers' 6-1 loss to Marlins
LOS ANGELES — It didn’t matter if the Dodgers were facing Josh Johnson or the five relievers Florida manager Edwin Rodriguez used to piece together nine innings.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova improving at French Open despite feeling the strain of the game
PARIS — As the French Open rolls along, both Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova seem to be getting better and stronger.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Adam Kennedy's single off Mariano Rivera in 12th inning gives Seattle 5-4 win over Yankees
SEATTLE — Adam Kennedy knew the cutter was coming from Mariano Rivera. He just happened to drop it in the perfect spot.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
AL Capsules
TORONTO — Corey Patterson hit a game-ending homer in the 14th inning, Jose Bautista connected for his major league-leading 20th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 9-8 on Saturday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Arab League endorses Palestinian bid for recognition at UN in September
CAIRO — The Arab League has endorsed a Palestinian bid to seek recognition at the United Nations of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Afghan official says NATO airstrike has killed 14 people in volatile southwest province
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says a NATO airstrike has killed 14 people — all women and children — and wounded six in the volatile southwest Helmand province.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike has killed 14 people, wounded 6 in southwest province
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike has killed 14 people, wounded 6 in southwest province
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Ex-president's return from exile paves way for Honduras' reintegration into world community
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Former President Manuel Zelaya’s return to Honduras almost two years after being forced into exile by a military-backed coup has ended a crippling political crisis and paved the way for the impoverished country’s reintegration into the international community.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Explosion at chemical plant in eastern China kills 3 people, injures 8
BEIJING — Authorities say a blast at a chemical plant in eastern China has killed three people and injured eight others.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Naomi Wolf on the 'Aging Myth'
Twenty years ago, Naomi Wolf wrote the best-selling book, "The Beauty Myth." Two decades later, she finds growing older means getting better.
(, vForum)
Real Wheels Live
Live online discussion with Real Wheels columnist Warren Brown about car-buying and the auto industry.
(, vForum)
Free Range on Food
Free Range on Food is a forum for discussion of all things culinary.
(, vForum)
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
What Makes A Startup Successful? Blackbox Report Aims To Map The Startup Genome
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Cliqset Founder Takes On Personal Publishing And Social Conversations With Stealthy Startup Glow
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
(Founder Stories) Gilt’s Kevin Ryan—It Is All In The Presentation
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Oren Jacob, CTO of Pixar, joins August Capital as EIR
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Disrupt NYC: The Final Battle (Video)
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
What Makes A Startup Successful? Blackbox Report Aims To Map The Startup Genome
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
On Leadership: Steve Ressler
(, The Washington Post)
Student loans: Options for federal and private debt
Higher borrowing limits are causing many students to fall behind on payments or default on loans. Here are strategies for getting back on track.
( by Jane Bennet Clark , The Washington Post)
Sucker punch for state budgets
Many states have announced higher-than-expected tax revenues, but the windfall is largely the result of smoke and mirrors. The reality is that their problems are the worst they’ve been since the start of the recession.
(, The Washington Post)
Aiming to spark price competition, UNICEF posts what it's charged by drug makers for vaccines
UNICEF is for the first time publicizing what drugmakers charge it for vaccines, as the world’s biggest buyer of lifesaving immunizations aims to spark price competition in the face of rising costs.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
