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Journalism Fails Peter Parker, Pushing Him to Life of Crime It looks as if Spider-Man really does have sticky fingers. Los Angeles police were searching Monday for a man in a Spider-Man costume who authorities say snatched $6,000 from a tour-company office on Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood’s Walk of Fame area is popular with street performers who dress as movie characters. (AP) REGRET

“Henry Gribbohm says he lost his life savings on a carnival game, and all he got was this stuﬀed banana.” — THE CA PTION ON A PHOTO SHOWING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN WHO CLAIMS HE LOST HIS ENTIRE LIFE SAVINGS —$2,600 — ON A CARNIVAL GAME, WBZ-TV REPORTED MONDAY

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Angry Seniors Take Revenge On Poor Innocent Tea Kettle An elderly couple in Stockholm were charged with harassment after blaring Iron Maiden’s “Afraid to Shoot Strangers” at their neighbors. The Local reported Sunday that the 71-year-old woman and her 81-year-old husband were tired of hearing a “whistling sound” from their neighbor, so they took action. “We wanted to give a taste of their own medicine,” the man said. (EXPRESS)

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Petr Kraus of the Czech Republic performs Monday on the edge of the 64th floor of the lebua hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, as European Red Bull conducts a week of activities to launch its brand in the country.

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Could Bombings Have Been Foiled? Ofﬁcials urge study of communication before Boston attack President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his counterterrorism bureaucracy “did what it was supposed to be doing” before the Boston Marathon bombing, as his top intelligence official began a review into the attack. The 90-day review is also a political pre-emptive strike as Republican lawmakers question whether the administration’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies failed to share crucial counterterrorism information. Some Republican lawmakers have already suggested forming a select committee to investigate the Boston bombings. Shawn Turner, a spokesman for Director of National Intelligence

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“We want to see, is there in fact additional protocols and procedures … that would further improve and enhance our ability to detect a potential attack.” — PRE SIDENT BA R ACK OBA M A

James Clapper, said the review covers only the period before the Boston attack because the investigation of the bombings is still underway. Initiated earlier this week, it’s being led by I. Charles McCullough III, the independent intelligence community inspector general. The effort includes the inspectors general from the intelligence community including the CIA, the

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the defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, arrives Tuesday in court in Sanford, Fla., with his attorney Mark O’Mara for a pre-trial hearing. Zimmerman says he is not going to seek an immunity hearing under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law. His second-degree murder trial is scheduled for June.

President Barack Obama pledged at the White House news conference Tuesday to close the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, though he was vague about how. “I’ve asked my team to review everything that’s currently being done in Guantanamo … and I’m going to re-engage with Congress to try to make the case that this is not something that’s in the best interest of the American people.” (AP)

to militancy. His brother, Dzokhar, also a suspect, is in custody. Bradley Schreiber, a Homeland Security senior adviser during the Bush administration, said the 90-day review may not provide enough answers. “The only way you are going to get a thorough review … is to have an independent panel,” Schreiber said. “You need a third party.” KIMBERLY DOZIER (AP)

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Justice Department, the Homeland Security Department and others. The question centers on whether the FBI, CIA and Homeland Security Department shared enough with one another about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who died in an escape attempt. The Russian government had tipped off the FBI and the CIA about his possible links

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After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled simplified forms to apply for insurance under the president’s new health-care law. An earlier version of the forms had provoked widespread griping that they were as bad as tax forms and might overwhelm uninsured people. The biggest change: a ﬁve-page short form that single people can ﬁll out. That form includes a cover page with instructions and another if you want to designate someone to help you. But the abridged application form for families starts at 12 pages and grows as you add children.

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Most people are expected to take another option: applying online. The ease of applying for beneﬁts takes on added importance because the Affordable Care Act is a mandate, not a suggestion. The law says virtually all Americans must carry health insurance starting next year, although most will just keep the coverage they now have through their jobs, Medicare or Medicaid.

The ﬂap over the application forms was a “first test” of the administration’s ability to confront problems as they emerge, said Sam Karp, vice president of programs at the California HealthCare Foundation. “Being nimble enough to identify, then ﬁx problems will be critical to successfully enroll millions of Americans who will become newly eligible for coverage,” he said. The applications will start becoming familiar to consumers less than six months from now, on Oct. 1, when new insurance markets open for enrollment in every state. Most people already signed up in their employer’s plan don’t need to bother with the forms. RICARDO ALONSO-Z ALDIVAR (AP)

The number of gallons of sewage from East Coast treatment plants that were released into bodies of water from D.C. to Connecticut because of Superstorm Sandy, says a report released Tuesday by Climate Central, a science journalism group. (AP)

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Morning-After Pill to Be Sold Over the Counter The Plan B morning-after pill is moving over the counter, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday — just days before a court-imposed deadline. The FDA lowered to 15 the age at which girls and women can buy the emergency contraceptive without a prescription. (AP) NEW YORK

Crews Look for Remains At 9/11 Plane-Debris Site The New York City medical examiner’s office said Tuesday its workers are now sifting soil for possible human remains at a site near the World Trade Center where a plane part was found Wednesday, wedged between an apartment building and a mosque. (AP) TULEPO, MISS.

Tests: Man, Ricin Linked Ricin has been found in the former martialarts studio of the man charged in the case of letters laced with the deadly poison being Dutschke sent to President Barack Obama and others, according to a court document made public Tuesday. James Everett Dutschke was arrested Saturday. (AP)

Corrections The Local story “Bonds: I’ll Be a Full-Time Council Member” on page 13 Thursday incorrectly said the recent special election was Anita Bonds’ first bid for elective office. She previously ran for and served as an advisory neighborhood commissioner. A Bloglog item about Anita Bonds’ election party on page 32 Thursday gave the incorrect spelling for D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie. The Fit story “Never Out of Practice” on page 17 Tuesday gave the incorrect spelling for Mysore yoga instructor Antonella Accinelli. Spot a mistake? Let us know at corrections@readexpress.com.

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A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment. Hannah Warren has been unable to breathe, eat, drink or swallow on her own since she was born in South Korea in 2010. Until the operation at a central Illinois hospital, she had spent her entire life in a hospital in Seoul. Doctors expected her to die. The stem cells came from bone marrow in Hannah’s hip. They were seeded in a lab onto a plastic scaffold and multiplied to create a new windpipe. About the size of a 3-inch tube of penne pasta, it was implanted April 9. The operation brought together Italian surgeon Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, who pioneered the technique, and Dr. Mark Holterman, a pediatric surgeon at Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria. Children’s Hospital waived the cost. Macchiarini has been involved in 14 windpipe operations using

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Hannah Warren, 2, pictured Friday at Children’s Hospital of Illinois, is the youngest to receive the treatment.

patients’ own stem cells. Only about 1 in 50,000 children worldwide are born with the windpipe defect. The stem-cell technique has been used to make other body parts and holds promise for treating birth defects and childhood diseases, her doctors said. Early signs indicate Hannah’s windpipe is working, her doctors said Tuesday, although she is still on a ventilator. They believe she will eventually lead a normal life. “We feel like she’s reborn,” said Hannah’s father, Darryl Warren. LINDSEY TANNER (AP)

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Officials: U.S. Set to Arm Syrians

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Israel Breaks Cease-Fire With Airstrike, Killing 1 An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcycle in Gaza on Tuesday, killing a top militant from a shadowy al-Qaeda-influenced group who had been involved in a recent rocket attack on southern Israel. Haitham Mishal, who was involved in the April 17 attack, was killed, the Israeli military said. It was the first deadly airstrike in Gaza since a truce was reached with Palestinian militants in November and is the most serious test yet of the Egyptian-brokered deal. (AP)

President Barack Obama is preparing to send lethal weaponry to the Syrian opposition and has taken steps to assert more aggressive U.S. leadership among allies and partners seeking the ouster of President Bashar Assad, according to senior administration officials. The ofﬁcials emphasized that political negotiation remains the preferred option. To that end, the administration has launched a new effort to convince Russian Presi-

dent Vladimir Putin that the probable use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government — and the more direct outside intervention that it could provoke — should lead him to reconsider his support of Assad. But Obama is likely to make a ﬁnal decision on the supply of arms within weeks, before meeting with Putin in June, ofﬁcials said. Confirmation of the use of chemical weapons by the government, Obama said Tuesday, would mean “there are some options that we might not otherwise exercise that we would strongly consider.” At a news conference, he emphasized the need to “make sure I’ve got the facts. … If we end up rushing to judgment without

Meanwhile … A bomb tore through a trafficclogged district of Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding scores, according to Syrian state television. It was the second attack to strike at the heart of President Bashar Assad’s power base in as many days, underscoring his vulnerabilities in fighting the rebel movement. Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi narrowly escaped a car bombing that targeted his convoy Monday morning. At least nine people were reported killed in that blast. No group has asserted responsibility for either attack. (T WP)

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A Pakistani court on Tuesday banned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life, the latest blow since he returned from exile last month. The ban came as Pakistan’s army chief pledged in a rare speech that the military would do everything in its power to ensure the parliamentary election is held as scheduled on May 11, despite the Taliban’s attempt to disrupt the vote. (AP) OKKAN, MYANMAR

Muslim-Buddhist Unrest Renews, Leaving 10 Hurt Buddhist mobs hurling bricks overran a pair of mosques and set hundreds of homes ablaze in central Myanmar on Tuesday, injuring at least 10 people in the latest anti-Muslim violence to shake the Southeast Asian nation. The unrest was the first reported since late March, when Buddhist-led violence swept the town of Meikthila, killing at least 43 people. (AP)

hard, effective evidence, we can find ourselves in a position where we can’t mobilize the international community to support” action. Officials have made reference to the Bush administration’s inaccurate claims of weapons of mass destruction to justify its invasion of Iraq. Yet even as Obama voiced caution in responding to what he has called the “red line” of chemical weapons, officials described him as ready to move. Officials did not specify what U.S. equipment is under consideration, though the rebels have requested antitank weapons and surface-to-air missiles.

REVELERS DANCE TUESDAY IN AMSTERDAM to celebrate a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country’s ruling House of Orange-Nassau: After a 33-year reign, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander. At 46, King Willem-Alexander is the youngest monarch in Europe and the first Dutch king in 123 years.

A top Bangladesh court on Tuesday ordered the government to “immediately” confiscate the property of a collapsed building’s owner, as thousands of protesters demanding the death penalty for the man clashed with police, leaving 100 people injured. At least 386 people were killed and 2,500 people escaped with injuries when the eight-story Rana Plaza collapsed April 24. According to one estimate, about 1,000 people are missing, indicating that the death toll could be closer to 1,400. A two-judge panel of the High Court also asked the central bank to freeze the assets of the owners of the ﬁve garment factories in the building and use the money to pay the salaries of their workers. (AP)

In-Flight Drinks? Nyet: Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines is considering a move to prohibit alcohol on its flights to and from Russia, the Russian newspaper Izvestia reported. The proposed ban comes after a string of incidents involving Russian passengers who had too much to drink and became unruly. Last year alone, 28 such incidents on Turkish Airlines flights between Turkey and Russia required police intervention. (THE WASHINGTON POST )

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World Girl, 5, Dies of Injuries After Rape at India Farm New Delhi A 5-year-old girl has died after being raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an official said Tuesday, the latest in a series of brutal attacks that have sparked outrage in the country. The girl suffered cardiac arrest and died late Monday in Nagpur city, where she was being treated for injuries from the April 18 assault, an official said. Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack. The girl was lured by one of the men to a farm, where she was then raped by the other man, the official said. A hospital official said the girl suffered a brain injury when the men tried to smother her cries.

Backstory Earlier this month, a 5-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped by two men in New Delhi. She is still recovering. Indian media have begun to report sexual assaults more aggressively since the fatal December gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus, which triggered outrage across the nation. (AP)

In Nagpur, the mother of the girl was inconsolable. “The court should give them the strictest punishment ever,” she wept Tuesday. About 40 people rallied in Bhopal, the state capital, to protest what they said was a rise in violence against women in the state. (AP)

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McDonnell Says He Is Still Able to Govern Va. governor denies wrongdoing as FBI conducts interviews

In an hourlong radio interview, McDonnell denied any wrongdoing. But he acknowledged that the gift from Williams could raise eyebrows and that it had created pain for his family. “There’s nothing going on at all that impairs my ability to do a good job,” McDonnell said. “I think it’s important for the people of Virginia to know nothing has been done with regard to my relationship with Mr. Williams or his company, Star Scientiﬁc, to give any kind of special beneﬁts to him.”

The governor’s comments came on the day The Post reported that FBI agents are conducting interviews about the McDonnells’ links to Williams and actions they have taken to promote the supplement maker. Asked about the story on WTOP radio Tuesday, McDonnell said it was his practice never to comment on ongoing criminal cases — a reference to the felony embezzlement case of the former mansion chef who catered the wedding.

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Gov. Bob McDonnell sought to assure Virginians on Tuesday that he is able to do his job as governor and not be distracted as the FBI explores the relationship that he and his wife have with the businessman who helped pay for their daughter’s wedding.

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The Smithsonian Institution will begin closing some galleries today because of budget cuts from Congress, but none of the major exhibitions will be affected. Initially, the Smithsonian considered temporary, rolling closures of galleries a day or week at a time. But museum ofﬁcials instead settled on a few longer-term closures. Spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas said the Smithsonian will close a small exhibit space in the National Museum of African Art, some sections of the Hirshhorn Museum displaying its collection and the Commons area of the Smithsonian Castle, which shows objects from every Smithsonian museum. The sections will be closed from May 1 until the end of the ﬁscal year Sept. 30. BRET T ZONGKER (AP)

Rockville Capital Bikeshare is on schedule to have bike-rental stations operating in Montgomery County, Md., by late summer, county officials said Tuesday. The county’s transportation department signed a one-year contract with Alta Bicycle Share, the company that runs Capital Bikeshare, on April 24 to install bike stations, supply bicycles and operate the system, said county spokeswoman Esther Bowring. About 20 bike stations with 200 bikes total will be installed in the Rockville and Shady Grove areas. Those locations will include the Rockville and Shady Grove Metrorail stations, Rockville Town Center, King Farm, Montgomery College’s Rockville campus and the univer-

Backstory Under Virginia law, elected officials may accept gifts of unlimited value so long as they disclose those worth more than $50. It doesn’t require gifts to immediate family members to be disclosed. McDonnell contends that there was no need to report the wedding payment because it was to his daughter. (T WP)

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sities area of Shady Grove. Thirt y more stations with 250 bikes total will be located at Red Line Metrorail stations inside the Capital Beltway, including Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Friendship Heights, Bethesda and Medical Center. Capital Bikeshare, which is popular in the District, allows users to rent bikes and ride them between stations, allowing for one-way trips.

The county plans to subsidize bike-sharing participation costs for lower-income residents who want to use it to commute to work or job-training. The bike-share program in the Rockville and Shady Grove areas also will help determine whether it works in less densely developed areas, beyond cities and inner suburbs, ofﬁcials said. KATHERINE SHAVER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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McDonnell’s remarks were his ﬁrst extensive comments following the revelation in The Washington Post in late March that Star Scientiﬁc chief executive Jonnie Williams Sr. paid the $15,000 catering tab at Cailin McDonnell’s June 2011 wedding. T he cont roversy has a lso extended to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the presumptive Republican nominee for governor, who initially failed to disclose substantial stock holdings in Star and personal gifts from Williams.

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Washington D.C. Council member David Grosso plans to formally introduce a resolution in a few weeks calling on the Washington Redskins to change its name, perhaps to the Washington Redtails. Grosso said he plans to pursue his nonbinding resolution because the current name is “a derogatory, racist name.” So far, he said, council members Muriel Bowser and Kenyan McDufﬁe have agreed to sign on as co-sponsors. Past debates about a name change have quickly become hung up on what would be an appropriate name. In his resolution, Grosso urges the team to change its name to the Washington Redtails, noting that was the nickname used by the Tuskegee Airmen. TIM CR AIG ( THE WASHINGTON POST )

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Mission Possible

Outer Limits A manned Mars trip, of course, poses some major roadblocks, including:

The success of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, shown on the Red Planet’s surface, is fueling hope for a future manned mission.

A human on Mars? It isn’t as far out there as it sounds, NASA experts say. Washington The notion of landing astronauts on Mars has long been more fantasy than reality: The planet is, on average, 140 million miles from Earth, and its atmosphere isn’t hospitable to human life. But a human voyage to the planet is now, for the ﬁrst time, within the realm of possibility, according to space advocates inside and outside government. As a result, plans for a mission around the planet, and ultimately for lengthier stays, have been sprouting like springtime ﬂowers. The new momentum, some experts say, comes from the successful landing of the large rover Curiosity on Mars last year, the

The Private-Sector Push Investment adviser Dennis Tito, who paid $20 million to go to the International Space Station in 2001, recently announced plans to send two astronauts to Mars for a 2018 flyby. A Dutch group called Mars One is raising funds for a landing in the 2020s. Elon Musk of the rocket and capsule company SpaceX says he will unveil his company’s Mars exploration plans in the months ahead. Unlike the others, Musk has a significant spaceflight track record. His Dragon spacecraft has docked three times at the International Space Station during NASA-funded cargo runs. (TWP)

growing eagerness of space entrepreneurs and encouraging new data about such expeditions. NASA says it hopes to land astronauts on the planet within the next two decades, and the agency is developing a heavy-lift rocket and a new space capsule to that end. It has even established an optimal time frame in line with President Barack Obama’s challenge to the space agency: in the early 2030s, when the orbits of the two planets bring them closest to each other. The challenges remain daunting, but the goal of landing humans on Mars is seeming less and less like a pipe dream. “A human mission to Mars is

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The Elements NASA’s Curiosity rover has noted high levels of high-energy cosmic and solar rays both en route to Mars and on its surface. Astronauts would need extensive shielding, scientists say, but the risk of later illness because of radiation would not be significantly higher than after a long-term stay on the space station. And NASA will have to design spacesuits that can withstand the bitter cold of Mars as well as its thin atmosphere.

The Isolation Long-term isolation is also a significant issue, and astronauts will be staying longer at the International Space Station to study that concern.

a priority, and our entire exploration program is aligned to support this goal,” said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. Bolden and other top NASA ofﬁcials, as well as leaders from the commercial space industry and agencies abroad, will meet Monday at a conference at George Washington University. Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon in 1969, will be a keynote speaker at the three-day gathering. It is “human destiny” to explore space and settle on other planets, Aldrin writes in his book “Mission to Mars,” which is being released this week. The successful landing of Curiosity — at 1 ton, by far the largest vehicle ever ﬂown to Mars — is put forward as one reason a human mission is increasingly conceivable. There’s still a long way to go in terms of landing technology, said Michael Gazarik of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, but having a Mars lander by the 2030s is “plausible.”

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The amount of respondents who said they would back an increase in NASA’s funding to facilitate a mission to Mars, according to a recent poll commissioned by Explore Mars and Boeing. More than 84 percent said that if the rover Curiosity found evidence of past or current life on Mars, NASA should send a human crew to try to verify the finding. (T WP)

The Price Tag Funding may be the biggest impediment, and it’s one reason private companies and space agencies from other nations are expected to play a significant role in any human mission to Mars. (T WP)

— BUZZ A LDRIN, THE SECOND MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON IN 1969,

Nonetheless, getting past the question of why the U.S. should some day send astronauts to Mars won’t be easy. Some people are wary of a human mission to Mars because of the inherent risks, and others because they believe robotic missions can answer the important scientiﬁc questions at a much lower price. But “it will be done, regardless of U.S. leadership,” Aldrin said of an eventual manned Mars landing. “The real question is: How long does the exceptionalism of the United States last?”

ON THE POTENTIAL TO SEND HUMANS TO MARS

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Consistently Inconsistent

LaRoche has typically been a slow starter. In six of his previous nine Aprils, he’s posted a batting average of .214 or worse. Last year was an exception, as he finished baseball’s opening month with a .329 average. But by the end of May, he was slumping again, batting 6-for-42 over the month’s final 12 games, dropping his two-month average to .287. Manager Davey Johnson has approached LaRoche to ask if he needs a game or two off to mentally regroup. LaRoche declined, telling his skipper the best way he can defeat a slump is to keep swinging. “His timing is a little off, maybe his pitch selection is a little off,” Johnson said. “He’ll make something happen by playing. He’s a veteran hitter, a good player. He’ll be fine. He’ll come around.”

Nats’ LaRoche is off to a slow start … but that’s nothing new Nationals

Consistency has never been Adam LaRoche’s forte. The Nationals ﬁrst baseman has been prone to slumps and streaks his entire career. Just last year, LaRoche experienced droughts of 0-for-20, 0-for-14, 2-for-30 and 2-for-31. Yet those numbers didn’t keep him from posting single-season career bests in games played (154), hits (155) and home runs (33).

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On Monday, LaRoche snapped an 0-for-26 slump — which included failing to record a hit in seven consecutive home games — and the frustration is beginning to wear on the slugger. “It would be a lot less stressful to be a .270 hitter all year long instead of hitting .350 one month and .150 the next,” LaRoche said. “Again, that’s me and that’s what I’ve done. You look throughout the year. The inconsistencies in my numbers seem to be consistent every year.”

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Strasburg Not Expected to Miss a Start Following a scare Monday regarding “tightness” in Stephen Strasburg’s forearm, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Tuesday morning that the ace’s right arm is “structurally perfect,” and he is not expected to miss a start. Rizzo said Strasburg has “no problem” and only suffered “irritation” in his right forearm, possibly related to overuse of a muscle-stimulation machine prior to his start in Atlanta against the Braves. The muscle issue is not related to the ligament Strasburg had repaired during Tommy John surgery in 2010, Rizzo said. “He’s strong as an ox,” he said. Monday night, manager Davey Johnson said Strasburg felt “forearm tightness” during his six-inning outing in a 3-2 loss to the Braves. Strasburg brushed aside questions and vowed he would not miss a start. (THE WASHINGTON POST )

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“It would be a lot less stressful to be a .270 hitter all year long instead of hitting .350 one month and .150 the next.” As bad as LaRoche’s slumps may be, he’s tough to deal with when he catches fire. To close the 2012 regular season, LaRoche hit .324 from Sept. 1 through Oct. 2, which included 36 hits and 10 home runs. “One [lucky] hit or one good atbat when he finds it, and he could carry us for 25 days,” general manager Mike Rizzo told The Washington Post. LaRoche said he’ll continue to watch film to see what he can correct. He’s also asked his teammates and coaches for input to see if anyone’s noticing a difference in his swing. “I feel every at-bat right now I’m 1-2,” LaRoche said. “Every time I bat I feel I have a strike or two on me. It’s tough to hit like that, in a defensive mode. I’ve never been successful hitting on the defensive side. I’m going to stay aggressive and expect it to turn.” JASON BUT T (FOR E XPRESS)

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Jason Collins said he has gotten “incredible” support since coming out as the first openly gay player in one of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues, and hopes he may have made the path easier for others to follow. Collins sat down for an interview that was aired by ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, one day after the veteran NBA center revealed his sexuality in a ﬁrst-person story posted on Sports Illustrated’s website. “I think, I know, in my personal life, I’m ready and I think the country is ready for supporting an openly gay basketball player,” Collins

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told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. ABC aired the interview in two segments, with Stephanopoulos asking Collins in the second portion if he hoped that other players will follow his example. “I hope that every player makes a decision that leads to their own happiness, whatever happiness that is in life,” Collins responded. “I know that I, right now, am

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Percent of personalized Wizards jerseys ordered from the online store Monday that were Jason Collins’ No. 98. (THE WASHINGTON POST )

be comfortable in your own skin,” Collins said. Dozens of NBA players sent messages to Collins after the story was posted Monday, many doing so through social media. The support didn’t stop there, with President Barack Obama also calling to offer his support. “It’s incredible. Just try to live an honest, genuine life and the next thing you know you have the president calling you,” Collins said. “He was incredibly supportive and he was proud of me, said this not only affected my life but others going forward.” TIM REYNOLDS (AP)

TV Lineup NBA PLAYOFFS (7 P.M., TNT) The Celtics fought off elimination with an overtime win over the Knicks in Boston. Can they do it again in Game 5? STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS (7 P.M., CNBC) Tuukka Rask was third in the league in save percentage (.929) and leads the Bruins in their first-round matchup vs. the Maple Leafs. STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS (7:30 P.M., NBCSN) The top-seeded Penguins averaged an NHL-high 3.4 goals a game and host the Islanders, who were seventh in the league at 2.8 goals a game, in the series opener. NBA PLAYOFFS (8 P.M., NBATV) The Pacers-Hawks series is tied 2-2, but there has yet to be a game decided by single digits. NBA PLAYOFFS (9:30 P.M., TNT) Without Russell Westrbook, Kevin Durant has averaged 39.5 points in his past two games. The Thunder are up 3-1 and will try to close out the Rockets at home.

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Pimlico Beefs Up Security for Race Backpacks banned on entire premises at this year’s Preakness Horse Racing Backpacks and duffel bags will be prohibited at the Preakness this year, part of a new security policy at Pimlico Race Course influenced by the bombings at the Boston Marathon. For the first time, only clear coolers will be allowed in the building and the infield at the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown. The new policy also forbids laser lights and pointers, along with cameras with lenses more than 6 inches long. In previous years, backpacks and duffel bags were allowed in the vastly populated infield. Duffel bags were permitted in the building and the grandstand, but now duffel bags and backpacks are forbidden on the entire premises. The rule applies to fans, employees and vendors.

The security measures will be in effect on the day of the Preakness, May 18, and Black-Eyed Susan day, May 17. More than 100,000 fans have attended the Preakness in 10 of the last 12 years, including a record 121,309 last year. The Maryland Jockey Club instituted the policy after consulting with several federal and local agencies, including Homeland Security and the FBI. “We do a security plan starting in October every year,” Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas said Tuesday. “Unfortunately, with what transpired in Boston, I met with more than 50 people a week ago and ... based on the Boston tragedy, we decided to make some modiﬁcations. Backpacks were one of them.” The bombs set at the Boston Marathon on April 15 were carried in backpacks. “We have upped the level of security to make sure nothing like that happens here,” Chuckas said. DAVID GINSBURG (AP)

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I know enough about comedian Marc Maron to be classified as a stalker. I know where he lives, how many cats he has and why his two marriages failed. I know his biggest fears, neuroses and embarrassments. Why do I know so much about him? Because he wants me to — along with anyone else who’ll listen. Maron’s podcast, “WTF,” is full of intimate conversations with comedians and famous people, but it’s also an outlet for Maron to over-share — just like in his stand-up — to the By Rudi point of self-indulgence. Greenberg Yet, this week, he’s adding two more ways to run at the mouth about himself: his second book, “Attempting Normal,” and his new scripted IFC series, “Maron” (Fridays, 10 p.m.). The book culls essays — many of which will feel familiar to “WTF” listeners — that are even more personal and revealing than the podcast. The TV show takes stories Maron has told before and fleshes them out (and fictionalizes them, to an extent) for the purposes of TV — and getting laughs. Both offer new insight into Maron. Even seeing him on screen — rather than listening to his voice through earbuds — peels back another layer. Just when you think you know somebody, he manages to surprise you. For more of Rudi’s comedy musings, follow him on Twitter: @rudigreenberg

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An Ironclad Friendship Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow strengthen their bond outside of ‘Iron Man’ Personalities Gw yneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. seem like an old married couple. They’ve known each other for 20 years, through bad times (his) and good (hers and now his, too). They’re cozy and comfy, shifting easily among talking about their superhero sequel “Iron Man 3,” chatting up each other’s career and

family and trading small talk about their little ailments: “I think I picked up a little bacteria on the road,” Downey says. “In what part of your body?” Paltrow asks. “Tum-tum,” Downey replies. “I got really sick from the plane from England,” Paltrow says. “Travel’s tough when you’re not a kid,” Downey adds. “You’ve got to take it really seriously.” Both are taking everything seriously now. Downey and Paltrow are in enviable places among their 40-something Hollywood peers. At 48, he’s the great reclamation project of show business, rebound-

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A Strong Start “Iron Man 3,” which is out in the U.S. on Friday, just opened to a whopping $195 million overseas, surpassing last year’s international debut of Marvel’s “The Avengers.” (AP)

ing from drug abuse and prison to become one of the hottest leading men on the planet. At 40, Paltrow’s diversiﬁed into a super-hyphenate: publishing cookbooks and running a lifestyle website while raising her two chil-

dren with Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Tony Stark’s billions may top Downey’s millions, but the actor has one advantage over Iron Man: Tony has one Gal Friday in Pepper, while Downey has two — his wife and Paltrow. “I love his wife,” Paltrow says. “They’re both, like, type-A,” Downey says. “So [my wife] and Gwyneth organize our ability to stay close and … be current with each other’s lives and kids.” He gets another perk, too. “Sufﬁce it to say,” Downey says, “it’s also really easy for me to get good tickets to a Coldplay concert.” DAVID GERMAIN (AP)

‘Kinky’ Nods: The Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12. Tom Hanks, making his Broadway debut, earned a nod as leading man in the Nora Ephron play “Lucky Guy.” Both “Kinky Boots” and “Matilda” will compete for the best musical prize with the acrobatic “Bring It On: The Musical” and “A Christmas Story, The Musical.” (AP)

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Notable recordings from the world of pop music by Chris Richards, The Washington Post’s music critic

Marital Dis “Massachusetts,” Lori McKenna: The 44-year-old country songwriter spends much of her superb new album narrating the ups, downs and in-betweens of American middle-class marriages, but the opening track, “Salt,” shows how even the surest of things can turn toxic. “You ain’t worth the time,” McKenna sings with a scowl. “You ain’t worth the pain/ You ain’t worth the spit in my mouth when I scream out your name.”

Still Ferocious “Ready to Die,” Iggy and the Stooges: This probably wasn’t the best time to appear on the cover of your new album strapped with explosives, but you’ll have to pardon Iggy Pop, the eternally feral 66-year-old rock deity, whose new album with the Stooges, “Ready to Die,” offers a funny, ferocious mouthful on stardom and survival. Just ignore the cover art.

Lauren Graham’s first novel borrows details from her own career

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Sugar, Spice, Everything Nice “True Romance,” Charli XCX: For this 20-year-old British pop singer, above, love is a battlefield dusted in powdered sugar. The synth-pop confections that make up her new album, “True Romance,” compare heartache to lethal explosions, arrows puncturing flesh and images even more gruesome. “I feel the skin dripping from my bones,” she sings during one lovelorn testimonial. Her most gripping song, “Nuclear Seasons,” equates a romantic rough patch with mass annihilation yet comes across subtle and sleek. It was also one of the finest pop singles released in 2011, meaning it took Charli XCX nearly two years to get this album out. That’s one battle we should all be thankful is finally over. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW; June 3, 7 p.m., $15; 202-588-1880, Ustreetmusichall.com. (U Street)

“Someday, Someday, Maybe” ($26, Ballantine) is a novel about a 20-something actress struggling to catch a break in 1990s New York. Not coincidentally, author Lauren Graham was once a 20-something actress struggling to catch a break while living in 1990s New York. But that shouldn’t count as a knock against this charming debut novel. Graham, who grew up in Virginia and is best known for playing ultra-cool single moms on “Gilmore Girls” a n d “ P a r e n thood,” has smartly mined just the right details from her own experience, infusing her work with crackling dialogue and observations about show business that ring funny and true. Her protagonist, Franny Banks, is one of the many table-waiting artists who ﬂock to New York like

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moths eagerly bringing head shots to a flame. Franny is talented, a tad klutzy and guilty of repeatedly extending the succeed-or-surrender deadline that would end her attempts to parlay detergent commercials into a serious acting career. Franny is determined to succeed in an industry that rewards the vapid, self-involved and borderline malnourished, but Graham makes it clear that her funny girl is brainier and more determined than most. The central question isn’t whether Franny can succeed as an actress, but whether she can do so while keeping her moral compass in tact. JEN CHANEY (THE WASHINGTON POST )

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Bring in the Funk Soul legend James Brown was born on May 3 (he’d be 80 this year), but Tropicalia’s Browncentric dance party is on May 1, for … reasons? Is Wednesday danceparty night? Whatever: Any excuse to dance to Brown’s music (expertly spun by Damu the Fudgemunk, Sam “The Man” Burns and DJ Underdog) is a good enough excuse for us. Tropicalia, 2001 14th St. NW; today, 9 p.m., $5; 202-629-4535, Tropicaliadc.com. (U Street)

Art, Rising From the Ashes Chinese artist Xu Bing created the enormous installation “Phoenix Project” for the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. We don’t get the sculpture, but the Sackler Gallery’s new exhibit “Nine Deaths, Two Births” shows what went into planning out the massive piece — scale models, drawings and construction fragments. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW; through Sept. 2, free; Asia.si.edu. (Smithsonian)

Spirited Fiction Chilean author Isabel Allende has written 19 books but remains best known in the U.S. for her first, the 1982 worldwide best-seller “House of the Spirits.” Allende’s commitment to magical realism has marked her whole career, up through her latest, 2011’s “Maya’s Notebook.” National Geographic Live! 1600 M St. NW; today, 7:30 p.m., $22; 202-857-7700, Nglive.org/dc. (Farragut North)

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The Americans In the season finale, Philip and Elizabeth (Keri Russell, left) discover unexpected truths about their relationship when they are ordered to go through with a meeting that could be a setup, while Stan’s investigation gets him and the FBI even closer to learning the couple’s true identities. (TRIBUNE MEDIA)

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You aren’t likely to have occasion for a side-trip; you’ll want to be sure you reach your primary destination with time to spare. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You can come up with quite a story to tell someone when you are on the spot, but the best thing you can do is to tell the truth. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You mustn’t argue with someone who holds all the cards today. Wait until the deal is yours, then name the game to suit your own situation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You may have a hard time telling friends from enemies during the first part of the day — but later on, the line becomes quite clear. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) There’s no reason for you to harden your heart today; be open to what comes your way — and to the emotional involvement it brings with it.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You may be able to make a dream come true — and it doesn’t matter how big it is, how fancy or how much others covet it. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You are trying to get in touch with someone who, for some reason, doesn’t want to get in touch with you. All it will take is patience. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) It’s a good day to make some real money, but you may have to say no to someone who makes you an unconventional offer.

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Demi Moore and her daughter Rumer Willis met for a yoga class in Hollywood on Saturday and left together, according to Us Weekly. The two had reportedly been estranged since Moore’s split from Ashton Kutcher in 2011 and rehab stay in 2012, when there were rumors that Moore’s daughters were considering restraining orders against their mother. (EXPRESS)

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Kim Kardashian, who has been on vacation in Greece with her family, chartered a private plane to Paris on Monday with boyfriend Kanye West, Us Weekly reported. Us said West visited Greece briefly before he and the pregnant Kim left the other Kardashians, who went jet skiing and horseback riding. (E XPRESS)

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A spokeswoman for Catherine ZetaJones said late Monday that the actress has “proactively” checked into a mental-health facility for treatment of her bipolar condition. Two years ago, the 43-year-old checked into a similar facility for a brief stay to treat her condition, which is commonly treated with medication and psychotherapy. (AP)

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