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High Court Poised To Closely Weigh Civil Rights Laws
The Supreme Court has an
opportunity to reaffirm or reshape the nation's civil rights laws as it
faces a rare confluence of cases over the next two weeks, including a
high-profile challenge brought by white firefighters who claim they
lost out on promotions because of the "color of their skin."
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
5.5 SECONDS
Near dusk one September evening
in 2007, a boy cruises on a stolen, red, gas-powered minibike down an
alley in Southeast's Highland Dwellings public housing complex. A gold
Chevrolet Tahoe passes with two men inside, both off-duty D.C. police
officers, both armed. The driver is determined to reco...
(By Cheryl W. Thompson, The Washington Post)
Facing Off With an April Curse
The Capitals now face the two
scariest words in hockey. No, not "dental procedure." The phrase they
dread, as they have for 26 years, is "hot goalie."
(By Thomas Boswell, The Washington Post)
Food Bank Offers Boxes of Hope
It was the third Saturday of the
month -- for many, a time when resources begin to stretch -- and dozens
of Prince George's County families converged on the College Park Church
of the Nazarene for its monthly food giveaway.
(By Avis Thomas-Lester, The Washington Post)
Beset by Troubles, S. Africa's Voters Are Divided Over Zuma
JOHANNESBURG -- One week before
this country's fourth democratic elections, South Africa's main
opposition party has unveiled a last-ditch campaign slogan that minces
no words: "Stop Zuma."
(By Karin Brulliard, The Washington Post)
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The reluctant princes
The future of the royal family sits squarely on the shoulders of William and Harry, but they both loathe the limelight. Does the palace have a serious problem on its hands? Patrick Barkham goes behind the scenes to find out
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They hate the limelight. Does this pose a problem for the palace? Photograph: Dan Kitwood The air in Berkeley Square smelled of sweet, expensive cigars. Around the corner from the Rolls-Royce showroom, a well-heeled art gallery was full of well-heeled white people, flushed pink with the thrill of proximity to royalty. Prince William was flushed too, in a way that recalled his mother, and his adam's apple bobbed as one of Diana's old friends, Julia Samuel, spoke of the Princess of Wales's "outrageous laugh". Then, hovering at the bottom of the small gallery's staircase, the 26-year-old prince marked his decision to become the patron of the Child Bereavement Charity, which his mother helped launch, with a short and unexpected speech.
For the first time, the heir to the throne talked publicly about his loss, and the "emptiness" he felt on Mother's Day. If his words sounded posh - "Never being able to say the word 'Mummy' again in your life sounds like a small thing. However for many, including me, it's now really just a word: hollow and evoking only memories" - they were also moving and unusually personal. March 28 | Obama Administration Unveils Financial Regulatory Overhaul
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Washington
26 March 2009
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Obama administration has announced plans to impose greater regulation
and oversight on financial markets to reduce systemic risk and avoid a
repeat of the current financial meltdown. Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner announced more details of the plans in a congressional hearing.
The
plan, which includes a proposal to create a new regulating authority to
monitor risk in the financial system, has been long in preparation and
the subject of discussions between lawmakers and the administration.
| | Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill, 26 March 2009 | Secretary
Geithner told the House Financial Services Committee Thursday that it
has become clear there is a need for better and tougher regulation in a
complex and flawed financial system.
"Comprehensive
reform, not modest repairs at the margin, but new rules of the game.
And the new rules must be simpler and more effectively enforced," he
said. "They must produce a more stable system, one that protects
consumers and investors, rewards innovation and is able to adapt and
evolve with changes in the structure of our financial system."-- IE~
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Global economy to shrink in 2009: World Bank
Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:50am EDT
By Mark John
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The global economy is set to shrink by one to
two percent this year, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on
Saturday, saying the depth of the slowdown was unprecedented since the
1930s Great Depression.
Speaking at a conference in Brussels, Zoellick referred to a an
International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast that the world economy would
shrink by one percent this year.
He said: "We in the bank will be coming up with ours again soon,
probably in the range of one to two percent ... We haven't seen a
figure like that globally since World War Two, which really means since
the Great Depression."
The World Bank chief has raised concerns over existing efforts to
tackle the crisis, warning of the risk of doing "too little, too late."
He has said that fiscal stimulus without addressing the roots of the
credit crunch will be a mere "sugar high" with no lasting impact on the
economy.
Zoellick proposed that the Group of 20 major and emerging economies
-- whose leaders are due to meet in London next month -- establish a
review process to see whether further stimulus measures would be needed
to kickstart recovery.
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Karadzic arrested in Serbia, worked as doctor
July 22, 2008 02:35 PM ET
| BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic,
indicted for genocide in the Bosnia war, was captured in disguise
near Belgrade after 11 years on the run and had been working
as a doctor, Serbian officials said on Tuesday.
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Wachovia, other banks post dismal results
July 22, 2008 02:15 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp led several large U.S. banks
in posting weak second-quarter results on Tuesday, as soaring
losses from mortgages and other debt led to large write-downs.
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Obama says committed to Iraq withdrawal timetable
July 22, 2008 02:17 PM ET
| AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack
Obama said on Tuesday he was committed to a 16-month timetable
for a U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq, after a trip in which
he met Iraqi leaders and U.S. officials.
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U.S. offers farm subsidy cut, is asked for more
July 22, 2008 12:49 PM ET
| GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States sought to kickstart efforts
to rescue a global trade deal on Tuesday by offering to cut
a ceiling on its contested farm subsidies, but leading developing
countries said it was not enough.
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Storm Dolly to become hurricane, heads for Texas
July 22, 2008 02:21 PM ET
| HOUSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dolly intensified over the
western Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday as it bore down on southern
Texas, but forecasters don't expect it to pack too much of a
punch when it comes ashore near the Mexican border as a hurricane
on Wednesday.
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Bulldozer on Jerusalem rampage before Obama visit
July 22, 2008 02:16 PM ET
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into vehicles
on a Jerusalem street on Tuesday before a visit by U.S. Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama, who condemned the attack
and pledged to push for a peace deal.
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Rice in Singapore for N.Korea talks
July 22, 2008 11:17 AM ET
| SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
arrived in Singapore on Tuesday for six-party talks over North
Korea's weapons program that China said would push forward the
process of denuclearization.
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Alternative energy a popular stop in U.S. campaign
July 22, 2008 08:44 AM ET
| WELLSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - A small green clearing on a hilltop
beside the Ohio River doesn't seem like much of campaign stop,
but John Baardson knows the scent of alternative energy and
undecided voters will lure America's presidential contenders
before long.
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U.S. military says Iraq troop "surge" has ended
July 22, 2008 06:51 AM ET
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. troop "surge" in Iraq that President
George W. Bush ordered last year has ended after the last of
five additional combat brigades left the country, a U.S. military
spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Zimbabwe crisis talks starts in South Africa
July 22, 2008 12:32 PM ET
| HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition
MDC began negotiations on Tuesday in neighboring South Africa
on a power-sharing deal that could end the country's political
crisis, diplomatic sources said.
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June 23
June 23, 2008 Stuart Elliott's
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Campaign Spotlight  By STUART ELLIOTT A campaign from Timex is trying to be as big as all outdoors. The campaign links a line of Timex watches to ardent devotees of active and adventure sports like hiking, skiing and rock climbing as well as to efforts to protect and preserve the places those sports are pursued.
The watches the campaign pitches are part of the Timex Expedition line, which is aimed at two types of men ages 30 to 50. ADVERTISEMENT 
Q: (Reader) There’s a commercial for the Nikon D60 camera with Ashton Kutcher taking pictures at a wedding. The music in the background sounds familiar, as if it’s from an Italian movie of the "La Dolce Vita" era. Could you find out what it is? A: (Stuart Elliott) Dear reader, your musical intuition is as good as Mr. Kutcher’s winningly goofy performance in "Dude, Where's
My Car?" A spokeswoman for Nikon USA, Joey-lyn Addeda at the MWW Group, confirms that the music is from “La Dolce Vita” and was composed by Nino Rota. The title is “La Dolce Vita Nella Villa Di Fregene.” The commercial is created by McCann Erickson Worldwide in New York, part of the McCann Worldgroup division of the Interpublic Group of Companies. Fans of the spot, Mr. Kutcher, Mr. Rota or Federico Fellini, who directed “La Dolce Vita,” can watch the commercial on a microsite (ashtonsd60.com). Q: (Reader) Do you put together the people and accounts on the move, or should I be sending those submissions to someone else? A: (Stuart Elliott) Yes, dear reader,
I compile the Webdenda section of the newsletter, also known as People and Accounts of Note, in addition to writing the Campaign Spotlight and this Q & A section. The best way to submit news items for Webdenda, or questions for this section, is to send them by e-mail to stuart.elliott@nytimes.com. For those readers who recently submitted Webdenda items or questions through a public e-mail message feature on nytimes.com, please note that the system has been malfunctioning for the last month or so. I have received only a handful of e-mail messages that way. My apologies for not responding to those messages and if you could, please resend them. | Webdenda By THE NEW YORK TIMES AbelsonTaylor, Chicago, promoted three employees and hired two. Julie Anne Lewis, copywriter, becomes senior copywriter. And Pearl Ochoa and Julia Thiel, art directors, become senior art directors. The new employees are Tony Pope, senior copywriter, who had been senior copywriter at Goble & Associates, Chicago, and Kevin Tran, art director, who worked most recently as a freelance. The American Advertising Federation, Washington,
presented two service awards at its national conference in Atlanta. Carla Michelotti, executive vice president and general counsel at Leo Burnett USA, Chicago, part of the Leo Burnett unit of the Publicis Groupe, received the Barton A. Cummings Gold Medal Award. And Joanne Schecter, executive vice president for club services at the federation, received the Betty Riehl Excellence in Service Award.
| Search For Advertisements New York Times readers can view up to three ads free on AdForum.com | Brand: | | Award: | | Agency: | | Keyword: | |  |  | Media This Week  By IAN AUSTEN Thomson Reuters is going hard after Bloomberg L.P., which has long been the marquee name on Wall Street for financial information. By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA The flow of advertising dollars to Web sites from print has picked up speed. Advertising  By STUART ELLIOTT The series “Mad Men” is inspiring commercials, designer fashions, window displays in department stores, merchandise, and a mock issue of Advertising Age. By HEATHER TIMMONS Reliance Entertainment, part of an Indian conglomerate, is in talks to finance Steven Spielberg and David Geffen in a new venture.  By ERIC PFANNER Ad executives are expressing a growing fear that Web powerhouses like Google and Microsoft want to extend their reach into traditional advertising. Media Blogs  TV Decoder Brian Stelter covers television on the TV Decoder blog -- what's on, who's watching and why it matters.  The Medium Virginia Heffernan of the Times Magazine discusses Web video and media convergence on The Medium blog. | 
June 09
June 9, 2008 Stuart Elliott's
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| Campaign Spotlight  By JANE L. LEVERE Editors’ Note: As Stuart Elliott is traveling, Jane L. Levere is writing the Campaign Spotlight feature today. The Q & A and Webdenda will return with Stuart
next Monday. Seeing is believing, at least when it comes to a new magazine advertising campaign by Armstrong World Industries. Promoting the “Grand Illusions” line of premium laminate flooring, which reproduces different exotic woods, the campaign features models who uncannily resemble four celebrities who shot to fame in the 1950’s, Lucille Ball, Marlon Brando, James Dean and Dean Martin. The look-alikes pose in the ads as the celebrities in their prime, shown in modern versions of rooms they might once have inhabited. ADVERTISEMENT 
Advertising  By DOUGLAS QUENQUA The science of toy marketing has come a long way since Wham-O started giving away Hula-Hoops to children on playgrounds in the 1950s. Yet one of the hottest toys in stores this year owes its success to a marketing campaign straight from the Eisenhower era. Last summer, teams of college interns roamed the Canadian countryside in large, colorful vans introducing children at summer camps and local fairs to Bakugan Battle Brawlers, a game played with small plastic balls that snap open into monsters when rolled across magnetic trading cards. The trip took place months before the toys were available in stores or advertised on television, but it generated plenty of under-age word
of mouth. When the toys hit stores in September, they sold out almost immediately, and even today retailers struggle to keep them in stock.  By ERIC TAUB When broadcast television stations first transmitted their signals digitally at the end of the 1990s, consumers received a benefit besides clearer pictures: a multitude of new channels made possible by digital compression technology. The effort, in large part, was a roaring failure. Virtually no one watched them because getting the channels required an external digital receiver. Some early programmers soon went bust.
But a new crop of digital channels from traditional broadcasters are making their way into homes, and industry executives say that this time, they have figured out how to do it right.
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executive of the Tribune Company, cut staff and is aiming for a 50-50 split between ad and news content. Drilling Down By ALEX MINDLIN Over the last 10 years, the average share of Americans listening to radio at any given time has shrunk about 14 percent, or 2.3 percentage points. Media Blogs TV Decoder Brian Stelter covers television on the TV Decoder blog -- what's on, who's watching and why it matters. The Medium Virginia Heffernan of the Times Magazine discusses Web video and media convergence on The Medium blog. |
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U.K. Recession Fears Grow
U.K. home prices fell 4.4% year to year in May, the sharpest drop since 1992, raising the risk of a recession, some economists said.
BP Refuses to Oust CEO
Of TNK-BP Venture
BP's partners in Russian oil venture TNK-BP sought the ouster of the unit's British CEO, but the U.K. energy company refused. The escalating dispute could shape BP's future and the role of foreign companies in Russia under its new president.
A2
• UBS Warns Of Losses Tied To Real Estate
• World Bank Unveils Fund To Help Poor With Food Prices
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• French Workweek at Risk
• Paris magistrates call for Forgeard, EADS ex-chief
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Arcelor, Liberia Share an Acid Test
ArcelorMittal's plan to rehabilitate an iron-ore mine in Liberia will likely test
the steelmaker and Liberia's government.
Petronas Buys Into Project of Australia Firm
Malaysia's Petronas agreed to buy a 40% stake in Santos's LNG project in Queensland state for $2.51 billion.
A5
• BOSS TALK: Coach Targets China -- and Queens
• IRS Scrutinizes Rabobank's Dealings With Newell
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• ADVERTISING: Dior Pulls Ads With Sharon Stone
• Asian-Pacific Airlines Are Forced to Reduce Flights
• Deutsche Telekom Is Investigated
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• ADVERTISING: Railroads Roll With a Greener Approach
• Microsoft, Yahoo CEOs Golf, Talk
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• Asia is Hot Destination For European M.B.A.s
• Programs' green effort grows
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• Internet Gives M.B.A. Schools Global Reach
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Economy Grew Faster
Than First Estimated
The economy expanded at an annual rate of 0.9% in the first quarter, up from an earlier estimate, but growth is likely to remain soft.
Report Says High Food Prices
Will Have Lopsided Impact
High food prices will allow farmers to invest more and improve crop yields in Asia and Latin
America, but they also could worsen food shortages and poverty in parts of Africa, according to an international study. ( Report)
A13
• Quake Spurs China to Open More
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• Are Energy Markets In For Storm-Tossed Season?
• Oil Majors Say U.S. Restrictions
Delay Iran Projects
• Turkey-to-Austria gas pipeline will cost 58% more than forecast
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• Euro zone splits over the outlook for its economy
• Regulators seek better disclosure
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OPINION
The Menendez Method
A Democrat foils immigration reform.
The New Republic
Nepal abolishes its Hindu monarchy.
From today's Wall Street Journal Asia
The Florida Revelation . . .
A good way to make health insurance more affordable.
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OPINION
TATYANA MOROZOV AND ALYONA MOROZOV
Dear President Medvedev
Our mother and neighbors were sacrificed to start a war in Chechnya.
From today's Wall Street Journal Europe
HENRY SOKOLSKI
Italy's Nuclear Job
Europe should let the market decide what the best energy investment is.
From today's Wall Street Journal Europe
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Bear Stearns Neared Collapse Twice in Frenzied Last Days
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Culture Clash: Soccer Fans,
Art Elite Butt Heads
Art buyers are descending on Basel, Switzerland, for the world's most prestigious contemporary art fair. An even bigger group of fans are coming for the start of Europe's most important football tournament, and the convergence is sparking a strange and unlikely turf war.
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• U.S. Studies Europe's Flaws On Carbon Caps
• Revenge of the Freeloaders
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• The Rivalry Behind Reliance
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Russian Tycoons Plan Mining, Metal Giant
Two Russian billionaires plan to join forces to create a national mining and metal champion
valued at up to $160 billion.
Bear's investors deserve thanks
but fall short of savior status
EVERY CRISIS HAS its unsung heroes. When the history books are written on the Great 2008 Credit Crunch, Bear Stearnswho on Thursday handed over their shares to J.P. Morgan Chase for a measly $10 a share -- will almost certainly have fulfilled that role. Investors everywhere owe them their gratitude.
Man's Assets, Profit Rise;
Ex-CEO Fink Plans Exit
Man's fiscal-year net more than doubled, while assets under management rose $4 billion
in the past two months.
Adair Turner Will Become FSA Chairman
Adair Turner was named to become chairman of the Financial Services Authority in September, succeeding Callum McCarthy.
A22
• Dow rises as oil prices drop
• Yield on 10-year rises again on cool auction, upbeat data
• Frankfurt, Paris post small gains; London is steady
• Fed comments, oil drop lift dollar
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• Under Watch, Libor Rises
• LETTER FROM THE CITY: London's Football Drains the Coffers
• In a Reversal, BofA Shuns
Countrywide President
• Busch Family Splits Over Shareholder Value, Legacy
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• Eurex foresees big role in derivatives amid stall
• BIS sees need for change CEO Knight backs a series of overhauls for securitizations
• Counterparty failure poses highest risk to CDS market
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• HEARD IN ASIA: China's Big Auto-Parts Makers May Do Fine as Road Turns Bumpy
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• Tilling New Fields
• China takes step to restrict listing after injections
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In Iceland, Building Bridges for Art
Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Olafur Eliasson have brought together more than 50 artists, architects and academics to demonstrate the intersection between art and science as part of the Reykjavik Arts Festival. They discuss their collaboration.
W4
• ON STYLE: The 'Sex' Effect: Empowering To Some, Trashy to Others
• Shades of Green: Decoding Eco Fashion's Claims
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• TASTINGS: A Toast to a Pioneer
• In Paris, Goya's Engraved Visions
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• BOOKS: Summer Reading
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• Escape From Moscow: Side Trips in the City's Suburbs
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OPINION
Girls' Night Out
"Sex and the City: The Movie" heads into its opening weekend today. And it's a sure bet that theaters will be populated by swarms of overexcited, excessively groomed gals who will see the flick, then splurge on rounds of sugary cocktails. It won't be the first time they've had such an evening. This is a girls' night out. And even if it doesn't take place at night or "out," it's become a sacred part of American female culture.
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• High-Stakes Selling at Art Basel
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• Time Off Europe Calendar
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Today's Headlines & Columnists
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Safety Lapses Raised Risks In Trailers for Katrina Victims
Within days of Hurricane Katrina's landfall in August 2005, frantic officials at
the Federal Emergency Management Agency ordered nearly $2.7 billion worth of trailers and mobile homes to house the storm's victims, many of them using a single page of specifications.
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)
To Claim Popular Vote, Clinton Is Seeking Wins in Last 3 Primaries
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan Balz, The Washington Post)
Virginia Is Up For Grabs In Fall
Aides to Obama, McCain Say State Will Be Competitive
(By Tim Craig, The Washington Post)
Route of Evil
How a Tiny West African Nation Became a Key Smuggling Hub For Colombian Cocaine, and the Price It Is Paying
(By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post)
Peeved at Prices? Don't Blame the Dealer
Awash in Profit, Exxon Fights for Pennies While Raising the Rent
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)
More Today's Highlights
POLITICS
The Talk Shows
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
(The Washington Post)
Obama Campaign Redoubles Efforts to Reach Hispanic Voters
(By Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post)
To Claim Popular Vote, Clinton Is Seeking Wins in Last 3 Primaries
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan
Balz, The Washington Post)
Convention Rules to Live By
(By Chris Cillizza And Ben Pershing, The Washington Post)
DNC Is Not Duplicating the Fundraising Success of Party's Candidates
(By Chris Cillizza and Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)
More Politics
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Route of Evil
QUINHAMEL, Guinea-Bissau -- Filipe Dju sat grim-faced on the tangled roots of a mangrove tree, a padlocked chain around his ankle tethering him to four other recovering cocaine addicts.
(By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post)
Go-It-Alone France Shifts Military Stance
(By Molly Moore, The Washington Post)
More Europe
MIDDLE
EAST
U.S. Teams Start Work Of Restoring South Iraq
NAJAF, Iraq, May 24 -- U.S. officials on Saturday launched local reconstruction teams at two sites in the southern provinces of Karbala and Najaf, saying they intend to take advantage of security gains by repairing the region's ailing infrastructure and boosting economic development.
(By Ernesto Londoño, The Washington Post)
More Middle East
BUSINESS
Peeved at Prices? Don't Blame the Dealer
Every time Sohaila Rezazadeh rings up a sale at her Exxon station on Chain Bridge Road in Oakton, her cash register sends the information to Exxon Mobil's central computers. If she raises the price of gasoline a couple of pennies, chances are that Exxon will raise the wholesale price she pays by the...
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)
How Thinking Costs You
Behavioral Economics Shows That When It Comes to Investing, People Aren't That Smart
(By Michael S. Rosenwald, The Washington Post)
Water Everywhere, and Yet Home Prices Shrink
(By Elizabeth Razzi, The Washington Post)
Terminated
Desperately Seeking Plan B
(By T. M. Shine, The Washington Post)
Fuel-Efficient Or Financially Prudent
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)
More Business
BOOKS
2 Books, 1 VU: Writing Couple Faces Double Deadline in Cramped Apartment
I imprisoned my husband in the bedroom of our four-room apartment for six weeks last fall. When, after spending hours writing on his computer at his sun-drenched desk, he emerged to relax and read the newspaper, I forced him back whence he came and, with some asperity, shut the door; evening was my...
(By The Writing Life, The Washington Post)
Safer and Brookhiser
Perfect Pitch
(The Washington Post)
Notes from Underground
(The Washington Post)
Washington Area Bestsellers
(The Washington Post)
Something to Prove
In modern China, sports have always been political.
(Reviewed by Edward Cody, The Washington Post)
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Reuters Entertainment Summary
(Reuters)
TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86
(By BOB THOMAS, AP)
Cannes prepares for prizes in festival finale
(By DAVID GERMAIN,
AP)
Robbie Knievel jumps 24 trucks in Ohio
(AP)
More Entertainment News
MOVIES
The Daddy Who Never Took the T-Bird Away
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- "Snap up! SNAP UP! Snap up like a wild Albanian in Turkmenistan!"
(By John Anderson, The Washington Post)
Sex, the City & Patricia Field
The Offbeat Store Owner Dresses Carrie & Co. for the Big Screen
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)
More Movies
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
The Silk Road, Paved in Gold
You can go see Indiana Jones and the temple of whatever if you like, but it's probably not going to be as good as the Bactrian Gold and the
Secret of Tillya Tepe.
(By Neely Tucker, The Washington Post)
More Museums and Galleries
PERSONAL TECH
Wii Fit, Tipping The Scales on Exercise
After all the good times we've had together, it's nice to know my Wii doesn't think I'm fat.
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)
Help File
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)
Dell XPS 630 Gaming Desktop PC
Customizable desktop system provides affordable gaming performance in a stylish package.
(Danny Allen, PC World)
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HEALTH
Safety Lapses Raised Risks In Trailers for Katrina Victims
Within days of
Hurricane Katrina's landfall in August 2005, frantic officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ordered nearly $2.7 billion worth of trailers and mobile homes to house the storm's victims, many of them using a single page of specifications.
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)
Greater Expectation
Luxury Services for Pregnant Women Are Booming
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)
Wii Fit, Tipping The Scales on Exercise
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)
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May 18
Today's Headlines & Columnists
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Wanted Al Qaeda Operative Jailed in Yemen
BERLIN, May 18 -- Jaber Elbaneh, the al-Qaeda operative who had roamed free in Yemen despite a $5
million reward offered by the U.S. government for his capture, was jailed Sunday by a Yemeni judge.
(By Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post)
Bush Calls for Democratic Reform in Mideast Region
(By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)
Kaine Sees Transportation Package as a Win-Win
He Predicts Plan Will Pass, Ensuring Funds for Roads, or GOP Opponents Will Suffer at Polls
(By Tim Craig, The Washington Post)
Letting Her Hair Down, but Still Keeping Up Appearances
(By ROBIN GIVHAN, The Washington Post)
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POLITICS
Kennedy's Voice
COUNSELOR A Life at the Edge of History By Ted Sorensen
(Reviewed by Ted Widmer, The Washington Post)
Rival Camps Plan Inevitable Merger
Clinton, Obama Supporters Discuss Combined Effort to Win in November
(By Matthew Mosk and Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post)
Immigration Raid Jars a Small Town
Critics Say Employers Should Be Targeted
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)
Kennedy Is Hospitalized After Seizure
(By Jonathan Weisman and David Brown, The Washington Post)
Democratic Raid on House Seats May Not Be Over
(By Chris Cillizza and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)
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Safe Ways to Spend The Nest Egg
I admit, I have a mild hoarding instinct. No, I don't have stacks of decades-old newspapers around the house, but I do pick up and hold on to
the odd doorknob or electrical cord or fabric remnant, thinking: This could be useful someday.
(By Martha M. Hamilton, The Washington Post)
The Buyout Boys Reload
Their New Killer Deals: Leveraged Purchases Of Their Own Debt
(By Allan Sloan and Katie Benner, The Washington Post)
Immigration Raid Jars a Small Town
Critics Say Employers Should Be Targeted
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)
HUD Repeatedly Dismissed Staff Concerns About Contracts
(By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post)
Club Seeks to Thin Woods It Camps In
Exclusive Group Wants the Cash
(By Karl Vick, The Washington Post)
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Brooks returns to stage, but just for single night
LAS VEGAS -- Garth Brooks is back on stage. But this time, it's for one night only. He will receive the inaugural Crystal Milestone Award, to be presented Sunday at the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
(By MICHAEL CIDONI, AP)
Reuters Entertainment Summary
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Critics cheer return of Indiana Jones in new film
(By Mike Collett-White, Reuters)
Indy Jones survives Cannes critics at premiere
(By DAVID GERMAIN, AP)
Weinstein Co. to transform 'The Alchemist' for silver screen
(By ANGELA DOLAND, AP)
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TECH FRONTIERS
Say Goodbye to Muni-Fi
In late 2004, the idea of city-wide Wi-Fi networks was electric. These metro-scale Wi-Fi networks would cross the chasm of the digital divide by bringing affordable broadband to low-income parts of major cities, and broadband of any kind to marginal neighborhoods, small towns, and largely rural...
(Glenn Fleishman, PC World)
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May 10
Today's Headlines & Columnists
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FBI, ATF Battle for Control Of Cases
In the five years since the FBI and ATF were merged under the Justice Department to coordinate the fight
against terrorism, the rival law enforcement agencies have fought each other for control, wasting time and money and causing duplication of effort, according to law enforcement sources and int...
(By Jerry Markon, The Washington Post)
Burma Clears U.S. Aircraft To Deliver Storm Relief
(By Amy Kazmin and Colum Lynch, The Washington Post)
Fighting in Beirut Threatens a Top Bush Administration Priority
(By Robin Wright, The Washington Post)
Some War Dead Were Cremated at Facility Handling Pets
(By Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post)
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POLITICS
Wright Controversy Deepens Voter Divide
Religious voters in Indiana and North Carolina held to familiar patterns in Democratic primary balloting Tuesday, with the controversy over Sen. Barack Obama's relationship with his former pastor deepening the divide.
(By Jennifer Agiesta and Jon Cohen,
The Washington Post)
Obama Now Focusing Mostly on McCain
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post)
The Trail
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Black Community Is Increasingly Protective of Obama
(By Darryl Fears, The Washington Post)
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Soviet-Style Display of Might Fills Red Square
MOSCOW, May 9 -- The Red Square parade, once a Soviet standard, enjoyed a revival Friday as phalanxes of military hardware, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, rumbled noisily over paving stones to deliver a message: The bear is back.
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)
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MIDDLE EAST
Frustration and Deceit on U.S.-Iraqi Patrol in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq -- An hour before sunrise, under a star-studded sky, 1st Lt. Michael Baxter's soldiers packed their gear into Bradley Fighting Vehicles, heading out to patrol neighborhoods where fighting insurgents often seems like warring with shadows.
(By Ernesto Londoño, The Washington Post)
Fighting in Beirut Threatens a Top Bush Administration Priority
(By Robin Wright, The Washington Post)
Opposition Seizes Most Of Beirut
Hezbollah Supporters Criticized In Lebanon for Armed Clashes
(By Alia Ibrahim, The Washington Post)
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BUSINESS
Citigroup Announces Plan To Shed $400 Billion in Assets
NEW YORK, May 9 -- Citigroup said Friday it would shed about $400 billion in real estate, loans and other assets over the next few
years as it tries to return to profitability after huge losses in the mortgage and credit markets.
(By Tomoeh Murakami Tse, The Washington Post)
Oil Costs To Offset Stimulus Package
Fuel Costs Dash FedEx Forecast By $100 Million
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)
Adult Concerns on Child Care Deal
(By Annys Shin, The Washington Post)
FBI, ATF Battle for
Control Of Cases
Cooperation Lags Despite Merger
(By Jerry Markon, The Washington Post)
California Firm Discloses Investment in Sallie Mae
(By David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post)
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U.S. ECONOMY
Oil Costs To Offset Stimulus Package
On the eve of
President Bush's visit to Saudi Arabia, crude oil prices set a record for the fifth day in a row yesterday, eating into tax rebates being mailed to U.S. households and prompting FedEx to slash its quarterly earnings forecast by $100 million because of rising fuel costs.
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)
Dollar, Economy Bring Down Trade Deficit
U.S. Consumers Curtail Spending
(By Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)
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ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
-- Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" _ Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.; Carly Fiorina, adviser to John McCain's campaign.
(By The Associated Press, AP)
Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's child pornography trial
(By MICHAEL TARM, AP)
David Archuleta's dad loses 'American Idol' backstage pass
(By LYNN ELBER, AP)
Walters: Jones going through 'difficult time'
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MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Statue Whittles Away at King's Legacy
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the few undoubtedly, undilutedly great figures of the 20th century. Here's a radical idea for truly doing justice to the greatness of his memory: Give him a monument that might go down in history as an equally great work of art.
(By Blake Gopnik, The Washington Post)
Playing With Fire
U.S. Holocaust Museum Revisits Fascist Iconography Of 1936 Games and Beyond
(By Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post)
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MUSIC
Felicity Lott, Basking in a Wistful Glow
When Dame Felicity Lott took the stage at the Austrian Embassy on Wednesday night and began a set of Mahler songs, the 61-year-old soprano was not in what she, being British, might call the vocal pink.
(By Anne Midgette, The Washington Post)
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TECH FRONTIERS
RIM BlackBerry
Pearl 8120 (T-Mobile) PDA Phone
T-Mobile isn't the first U.S. carrier to offer the Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8120 ( AT&T Wireless launched its 8120 earlier this year), but T-Mobile's version has a decidedly consumer spin. Thanks to T-Mobile's innovative HotSpot@Home technology , this Pearl also lets you make VoIP calls over...
(Yardena Arar, PC World)
Free Wi-Fi Expands with AT&T, Cablevision
Two giant offers for free Wi-Fi extended, one from AT&T to iPhone users, and another from Cablevision for its millions of home territory broadband subscribers.
(Glenn Fleishman, PC World)
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PERSONAL TECH
RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (T-Mobile) PDA Phone
T-Mobile isn't the first U.S. carrier to offer the Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8120 ( AT&T Wireless launched its 8120 earlier this year), but T-Mobile's version has a decidedly consumer spin. Thanks to T-Mobile's innovative HotSpot@Home technology , this Pearl also lets you make VoIP calls over...
(Yardena Arar, PC World)
Shuffleboard and Bingo Are So Last Year
(By Sopan Joshi, The Washington Post)
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HEALTH
FTC Moves to Block Merger of Inova, Prince William Hospital
The Federal Trade Commission and Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell said yesterday they would attempt to block the planned merger between Northern Virginia's largest hospital chain and Prince William Hospital in Manassas.
(By Kristen Mack, The Washington Post)
Adult Concerns on Child Care Deal
(By Annys Shin, The Washington Post)
Shuffleboard and Bingo Are So Last Year
(By Sopan Joshi, The Washington Post)
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