Topic - Halloween

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  Resale of the week: Reston Colonial with hardwood on 2 levels

  While visitors to Reston may head straight to Reston Town Center to restaurants, shops, the movie theater, the ice-skating rink in winter or an outdoor concert in summer, residents know one of the joys of living in this planned community is walking on its paths to admire the woods or one of the lakes.

• Seal, Heidi Klum announce separation

  Seal and Heidi Klum have announced that their storybook marriage is coming to the end of the runway.

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  Top 5 'let them eat cake' moments of the Obama White House

  President Obama and his wife, Michelle, have prompted complaints for hosting a lavish, unpublicized "Alice in Wonderland" White House Halloween party in 2009 featuring director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp, all while the country struggled with high unemployment and the lingering economic fallout of the Great Recession. This isn't the fist time the Obamas have drawn such scrutiny. Herein, the first couple's top "Let Them Eat Cake" moments.

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  In many parts of U.S., a winterless wonderland

  The big snowstorms of autumn are just memories in New England, where people who make their living off winter tourism are losing income and New Hampshire primary candidates lack picturesque winterscapes for photo ops. Tourists in the West play golf instead of skiing. In Midwestern hockey country, you can barely slog a puck through the slush.

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  BOOK REVIEW: 'Core of Conviction'

  This summer, Michele Bachmann unexpectedly surged to the front of the Republican presidential field. The Minnesota congresswoman became the leading conservative alternative to Mitt Romney ahead of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.

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  PRUDEN: A little humility at the 'climate research' crossroads

  "Climate research," the New York Times confidently assures us, "stands at a crossroads." This means that a lot of research scientists are standing at the crossroads, holding out paper bags like trick-or-treaters on Halloween night, standing in line for taxpayer largesse to fill 'em up.

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  GOLDBERG: Fussing over our happiest holiday

  As a non-Christian with a deep affection for Christmastime, I've always felt a little left out around this time of year, but not in the way you might think. I've always felt a bit out of place with the venerable conservative tradition of denouncing the "war on Christmas."

• Rush for Christmas start leaves NBA in disarray

  The lockout ended, and the NBA's woes were just beginning. Dwight Howard asked to be traded. Chris Paul was dealt to the Lakers, it seemed, until the league decided he wasn't. So the Lakers made another trade, which Kobe Bryant hated.

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  Redskins' upset bid against Patriots falls short with late pick

  Think back six weeks ago when the Washington Redskins' offense was so pitiful that its progress was measured in completions and first downs. Three-and-outs, sacks and turnovers were the expectation. Victory seemed impossible.

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  Resale of the week: Updated Arlington Cape Cod

  While many Washington-area residents think of Clarendon as the Arlington neighborhood where young professionals live in condos and enjoy plenty of local nightlife and restaurants, this part of Northern Virginia is also full of charming single-family homes that appeal to young families.

• LSU-Arkansas rivalry takes on higher stakes

  As huge and heavy as the trophy known as "The Boot" may be, Arkansas and LSU both have much bigger things to play for when their annual Thanksgiving week rivalry is renewed on Friday.

• Foreclosure firm now also must close

  BUFFALO, N.Y. | A New York law firm that specializes in foreclosures and was criticized for a Halloween party that mocked the homeless will close, a spokesman said Monday.

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  City State: Morning Roundup

  Virginia GOP appears to have slight edge in state Senate races; D.C.teen shot on Halloween dies; Cheverly ends deal with speed-camera company after inaccuracies; Chairman Brown talks ethics reform on TV; District's War Memorial to reopen Thursday; Conservancy releasing new grade on Potomac water quality; GOP Bongino filing today for Maryland Sen. Cardin's seat; Currie acquitted; Groups make bids for slots at Rocky Gap in Western Maryland.

• American Scene

  Leaders of Jefferson County — Alabama's most populous — have voted to file an estimated $4.1 billion bankruptcy, the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

• HICKS: Searching for a moral to story of immorality

  Halloween came and went, but Marion Salmon Hedges wasn't able to hand out the hundreds of dollars worth of candy she purchased for the underprivileged children who annually visit her Manhattan neighborhood.

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