PHILADELPHIA — Gio Gonzalez heard the question frequently in the days between when the Washington Nationals traded for him and he first appeared in his new uniform. He had become an all-star and piled up victories, sure, but that came in the American League and Oakland’s cavernous stadium. How, then, would he handle a new league and the cozier dimensions at Nationals Park and bandboxes like Citizens Bank Park? Read full article > >

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Nationals vs. Phillies: Gio Gonzalez strikes out nine and Sean Burnett cleans up in ninth inning of 2-1 victory

As presidential endorsements go, this one could hardly have been more low-key. ABC News caught up with former president George W. Bush in an elevator in downtown Washington on Tuesday and asked the question that elicited the sound bite. Read full article > >

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George W. Bush endorses Mitt Romney

While opposition groups are mostly concentrating on ending the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, they are also positioning themselves for the question of who will rule after he is gone.

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From Abroad, Trying to Mold a Post-Assad Syria

At this point in the playoffs, there’s no doubt about the Washington Capitals ’ ability to play smothering defense and contain the opposition. As they seek to even this second round series against the New York Rangers in Game 4, however, the question remains whether the offense can produce consistently enough to fuel an extended run in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Read full article > >

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2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Washington Capitals’ offense is struggling entering Game 4 against New York Rangers

Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe. From “sex cake” to a break-up salad: A relationship told through food. – Gilt Taste To accommodate food allergies or not to accommodate, that is the question. – Seattle Times Need help hosting a church potluck? Your prayers have been answered. – Fatback and Foie Gras These multicolored piñata cookie, complete with a hollow center, are sure to be a smash at your Cinco de Mayo fiesta.  – She Knows How Mexican food evolved into American fast food. – New York Times

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Box lunch: Dating dishes and pinata cookies

Fred Bayles: With Mitt Romney's candidacy now assured, the question is: Which Mitt will be running against Obama?

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Opinion: Will real Romney stand up?

Mitt Romney handed President Obama a political gift this weekend, when his campaign announced that he would not file his tax return on time . Romney made the announcement at 5 p.m. on Friday — the time politicians usually put out bad news they hope no one will notice. Team Obama noticed all right. The president took a break from the Summit of the Americas in Colombia to criticize Romney’s lack of transparency, while Obama campaign manager Jim Messina declared that it “begs the question — what does he have to hide?” Read full article > >

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Romney is walking into Obama’s ‘secrecy’ attack

Typically when a presidential candidate wraps up his party's nomination after months of reaching out to base voters in the primaries, the question becomes whether he can appeal to the political center for the general election.

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Romney faces challenge rallying right

Outsourcing the job to his wife isn’t going to solve Mitt Romney’s problem with women voters. That, though, does seem to be the candidate’s first instinct. Romney, when asked last week about the gender gap, twice said he wished his wife could take the question. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney can’t leave women voters to his wife

This article, written by MJ Rosenberg, appeared on the Huffington Post on March 27,2012 The schedule for the American Jewish Committee conference in Washington coming up in May highlights that Sohrab Ahmari, an Iranian-American, will be addressing the question: “Can Iran’s nuclear program be stopped?” Ahmari has been popping up more and more these days, especially at neoconservative organizations like the AJC.

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Neocons Do Not Speak for Iranian-Americans

The concept of “the future” has often been the subject of art, literature, and cinema with the question, “what will tomorrow look like?” pressing on the minds of many over the centuries. Between the turmoil currently afflicting the greater Middle East from the aftermath of the Arab Spring in Egypt and Libya, the plague of unrest that still pummels opposition in Syria, and the heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, the threat of continuing conflict into the future between disparate groups seems inevitable.

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The Future, Now on View: A Review of Ala Ebtekar’s Elsewhen

Two movies about to be released have given parents a fresh dilemma: Do they allow their children to watch them? “ Hunger Games ” opens tomorrow and “ Bully ” opens in D.C. next month. Both films bring their own sets of baggage and their own strong fan bases. They also beg the question of whether the target audience is ready for what is to be shown on screen. Read full article > >

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‘Hunger Games’ and ‘Bully’ create dilemma for parents

With the legendary coach Pat Summitt dealing with early onset dementia, Tennessee has to face its usual expectations as well as the question of whether this will be Summitt’s last season.

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Pat Summitt’s Health Gives Tournament Different Feel for Lady Vols

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign got a jolt of momentum with his win in Saturday’s Kansas GOP caucuses. Now the question is, will he be able to translate that momentum into wins in Alabama and Mississippi? Read full article > >

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Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich vie for southern delegates (Monday’s Trail Mix)

To send your snot-nosed, hacking child to school or not: That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler to miss yet another round of critical meetings, deadlines or social obligations to nurse him at home or suffer the slings and arrows of angry fellow parents . . . . Well, you get the picture. Read full article > >

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Parents wonder when a sick child is not too sick to send to school