The Washington Post back issues from Wednesday, November 28:
Iraq War Deaths Total number ...
Nov 28, 2007 ... Total number of U.S. military deaths and names of the U.S. troopskilled recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon: 3,875 Fatalities In hostile actions: 3,159 In non-hostile ...
Yesterday's Results at Clev. ...
Nov 28, 2007 ... Yesterday's Results at Clev. 109 Boston 104 (OT) Memphis 110 at N. Jersey 103 at Miami 110 Charlotte 90 Phila. 114 at Milwaukee 99 at Chicago 90 Atlanta 78 Indiana 112 at Denver 110 at L.A. Lakers 106 Seattle 99 Today's ...
WORLD IN BRIEF
Nov 28, 2007 ... SAUDI ARABIA A Saudi court will review the case of a teenage gang-rape victimsentenced to jail and 200 lashings after she was convicted ofviolating the country's strict sex-segregation laws, the foreignminister said Tuesday. The remarks by Prince Saud al-Faisal, made in the ...
After 9-3 Season, Virginia Rewards Groh With Extension
Nov 28, 2007 ... Virginia exercised an option to add a year on to the contract ofcoach Al Groh, who guided the Cavaliers to a 9-3 record this season. Groh's deal now will run through the 2011 season. "This is an indication of confidence on my part and theuniversity's part on the work that Al ...
Studying Health-Plan Options Now Can Pay Off Next Year
Nov 28, 2007; ... A big deadline, Dec. 10, is drawing closer for federal employeesand retirees. That's when the open season ends for selecting a newhealth-insurance plan and enrolling in a flexible spending account. Relatively few federal employees and retirees switch health planseach year, but ...
Fans Gather to Mourn, Share, Commiserate; Memorials Spring Up in Ashburn, Landover
Nov 28, 2007; ... About 200 fans gathered at Redskins Park in Ashburn last night tohold a vigil for Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor, who diedearly yesterday morning after being shot Monday in his Florida home. Many fans stood holding candles in a circle around a 21, Taylor'sjersey number, ...
George W. Bush, Traveling Man?
Nov 28, 2007 ... It is true that George W. Bush had limited foreign travelexperience before becoming president, but it is a myth that he hadnever been outside the United States. Obama may have confused Bush with former House majority leaderRichard K. Armey (R-Tex.), who said in July 1998 that he ...
Old Salts, Anew; In Ken Ludwig's 'Treasure Island' Adaptation, Long John Silver Sets a Course for a Fatherless Boy
Nov 28, 2007; ... Playwright Ken Ludwig credits Robert Louis Stevenson and his1880s novel "Treasure Island" with inventing our idea of pirates.Without Stevenson's Long John Silver, he says, there would havebeen no Captain Hook and certainly no Jack Sparrow in the "Piratesof the Caribbean" ...
No. 7 Duke Downsizes Wisconsin
Nov 28, 2007 ... Duke figured out how to make up for its size disadvantage againstWisconsin: Turn up the tempo. Greg Paulus scored 13 of his 18 points during the decisive firsthalf, and No. 7 Duke ran No. 20 Wisconsin right out of CameronIndoor Stadium in an 82-58 rout last night. Freshman ...
Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Blacks, Study Says
Nov 28, 2007; ... The formula that doctors use to calculate a woman's risk ofbreast cancer underestimates the danger for black women most of thetime and especially for those age 50 and older -- the age whenthey are most likely to benefit from screening tests and protectivedrugs, according to the first ...
Murder Plot Puts Teen in Custody; Mother Targeted In St. Mary's Case
Nov 28, 2007; ... A Southern Maryland teenager who admitted trying to hire a hitman to kill his mother was sentenced to a secure facility forjuvenile offenders yesterday, and a judge said that, depending onhis behavior, he could remain in custody until he turns 21. "You can say a thousand times that ...
Capitals Next Three
Nov 28, 2007 ... TimeOpponentTVToday7 p.m.vs. FloridaCSN+Friday7 ...
Nursing Facility Will Retain Federal Aid; Deaths Had Put Funding at Risk
Nov 28, 2007; ... A Bethesda nursing home under scrutiny after two patients diedthis year will not lose federal funding, state officials saidyesterday. But to avoid sanctions, it will be subject to surpriseinspections by state regulators and will have to file biweeklyreports about patients who require ...
FCC Chair Forced to Compromise on Cable Regulation
Nov 28, 2007; ... The Federal Communications Commissions voted for a set of watered-down cable regulations late last night, as increasing tensions amongthe agency's five members allowed the industry to largely avoidtough rules. Under the new regulations, cable companies will for the firsttime have ...
Hokies Kicker Dunlevy: He's Good
Nov 28, 2007; ... Jud Dunlevy listened as Frank Beamer spoke before this season,but Dunlevy didn't really believe what his coach was saying. Afterfour years at Virginia Tech watching from the sideline, Dunlevy hadbecome the heir apparent to the Hokies' line of successful kickers.Beamer told Dunlevy he ...
Pettinger's Shots Close, Goals Afar
Nov 28, 2007; ... A single moment epitomized Matt Pettinger's goal-scoring slumpFriday afternoon in Philadelphia. The Washington Capitals winger raced into the Flyers' zone,snagged a drop pass from teammate Brooks Laich, sidestepped DanielBriere, then zeroed in on his target. With no one between ...
RANDOM ACTS
Nov 28, 2007 ... More and more these days, the notion of "paying forward" akindness has surfaced in the stories that have been coming our way. Several weeks ago, my husband, who has diabetes, left to do somemanly errands: Lowe's, Wal-Mart, Home Depot. Two hours later, I got home from a more ...
Simple Dignity
Nov 28, 2007; ... The only responses to death that seem appropriate, even if theydon't feel adequate, are the simplest. Those who find a calm centerof themselves from which to speak sincerely at such times are fairlyrare. Sean Taylor deserved such words -- of praise and pity,appreciation and remembrance ...
DISTRICT BRIEFING
Nov 28, 2007 ... THEFT OF SCHOOL FUNDS The former business manager of a District school for emotionallydisturbed elementary students is scheduled to appear in U.S.District Court today for a hearing on a plea agreement in the theftof at least $30,000 in donations from the Moten Center chess club ...
Georgetown at Old Dominion
Nov 28, 2007 ... When: Today, 7 p.m. TV: ...
INTERNATIONAL BRIEFING
Nov 28, 2007 ... TRADE Taiwan withdrew its objection to the appointment of a Chinesewoman to the World Trade Organization's highest court, enabling theWTO to name four new judges and avoid a crisis that threatened itsoperations. Taiwan protested the appointment of Chinese lawyer Zhang ...
America, Slipping Away
Nov 28, 2007; ... VANISHING AMERICA In Pursuit of Our Elusive Landscapes By James Conaway Shoemaker Hoard. 275 pp. $24.95 James Conaway has traveled urban and rural America for decades,talking to locals and taking our pulse. He's not happy with whathe's found. He reveres the ...
NCAA MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT Today's Second Round
Nov 28, 2007 ... LOYOLA AT MARYLAND Where: Ludwig Field, College Park. When: 5 p.m. Records: Greyhounds 19-3, Terrapins 10-5-4. Tickets: $10; $5 students. At Stake: Winner will play fourth-seeded Indiana or Bradley inround of 16 this weekend. Outlook: The ...
ENERGY Google Working on Alte ...
Nov 28, 2007 ... ENERGY Google is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitiouseffort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company'svoracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers.Google and its philanthropic arm will pour hundreds of millions ofdollars ...
'No Real Positive News' Seen As Home Prices Continue to Fall
Nov 28, 2007; ... Home prices are continuing to decline, according to federal andprivate-sector data released yesterday that indicated the housingslump is worsening. "It gives more evidence of an evaporating housing market," saidMark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Economy.com. The average ...
Philanthropist's Son Denies Stealing Millions From Estate
Nov 28, 2007; ... The son of New York philanthropist Brooke Astor pleaded notguilty on Tuesday to charges of plundering his mother's $200 millionestate. Anthony D. Marshall, 83, a former Broadway producer and diplomat,was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges including grandlarceny, ...
Diane, Cavs Warm Up Fast, Stay Hot From Long Range
Nov 28, 2007; ... Virginia 94, Northwestern 52 Sean Singletary hauled in the rebound with one hand, anotherNorthwestern shot having clanged high off the rim. He dribbled downthe court, barely far enough to begin directing Virginia's offense,but the spot hardly mattered. He stopped, leapt and spun ...
U.S. Troops Kill at Least 5 Iraqis in Checkpoint Shootings
Nov 28, 2007; ... U.S. troops killed at least five Iraqis, including a child, whenthey fired at vehicles approaching checkpoints in two separateincidents, U.S. military officials and Iraqi police said Tuesday. The deaths underscored the tenuous security environment, even aslevels of violence have ...
ACC Championship
Nov 28, 2007 ... VIRGINIA TECH VS. BOSTON COLLEGE When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Where: ...
CORRECTIONS
Nov 28, 2007 ... A Nov. 27 Style review of a performance by the band Coheed andCambria incorrectly said that drummer Chris Pennie is a formermember of the band Dismemberment Plan. He played with the DillingerEscape Plan. A Nov. 23 Page One article about funds from Maryland's ProgramOpen Space ...
NATION IN BRIEF
Nov 28, 2007 ... NEW YORK -- Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt Jr. was sentenced to a yearin prison Tuesday for conspiring to violate the rules of the U.N.oil-for-food program. Wyatt, 83, pleaded guilty last month and agreed to be sentencedto 18 to 24 months in prison. He also agreed to forfeit $11 ...
An Echo of Grief Travels Thousands of Miles; Senseless Violence Is All Too Familiar To Some Who Live in the District
Nov 28, 2007; ... There was another funeral in the District yesterday for anotherblack man -- 25 years old, shot to death Nov. 17, homicide No.169 for the year -- and that is where David Bowers was heading inthe cold sunshine when he heard that Sean Taylor had died. ThoughTaylor's death occurred in ...
Today's Horoscope
Nov 28, 2007; ... ARIES (March 21-April 19). Yes, it is a fine experience to haveyour talents touted with no prompting from you. But some days, liketoday, it seems no one is noticing. What you do to draw attention isfun for everyone. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Travelers and worldly types ...
Bridge
Nov 28, 2007; ... Cy the Cynic says that when the forecast is a 50 percent chanceof rain, it means the weatherman has no idea. It's a bad idea torely on a finesse -- a 50 percent chance -- when you have no ideawhether it will work. North would have reached a more successful contract if he had ...
BANKRUPTCY Court Approves Lo ... [Correction 12/5/07]
Nov 28, 2007 ... BANKRUPTCY Fieldstone Mortgage, a Columbia company under bankruptcyprotection, won interim court permission to borrow as much as $1.5million from its owner, Credit-Based Asset Servicing andSecuritization. Credit-Based Asset, known as C-Bass, agreed to lend Fieldstonemoney ...
China Takes Issue With Dam Critics; Official Affirms Safety Of Three Gorges Area
Nov 28, 2007; ... A week after a landslide near the controversial Three Gorges Damkilled more than 30 people, Chinese officials on Tuesday defendedthe environmental work around the project, arguing that "geologicaldisasters" in the area "have been effectively controlled" anddismissing negative news ...
Military Musicians
Nov 28, 2007 ... Pershing's Own There are nine ensembles (including jazz) in the 250-member U.S.Army Band "Pershing's Own." The musicians have unique uniforms,adopted in the late 1960s. They are patterned after 19th-century military uniforms, withCivil War-style inverted rank stripes on the ...
Take a Listen
Nov 28, 2007 ... Take a Listen The free concerts featuring Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer with theU.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble are Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring. The event also features atoy drive, and audience members can sign cards that band memberswill ...
Carolyn: I have a young rel ...
Nov 28, 2007; ... Carolyn: I have a young relative who may be gay. My family is not terriblyintolerant, but there would be some uproar. How do I let him knowit's equally okay if he is gay or if he's not, and that I'll stickby him through whatever? I know gay teens can go through hell inschool, and ...
In France, 'a Bomb Waiting for the Match'; Immigrant, Minority Youths in Streets a 3rd Night Near Paris; Violence Spreads South
Nov 28, 2007; ... On the morning after a mob of angry youths torched the library inthis small, immigrant-heavy town north of Paris during a secondnight of rioting, a group of local leaders stood outside the charredremains Tuesday and tried to make sense of what they saw. "This was a symbol -- it's ...
Another Chance
Nov 28, 2007 ... The Fish and Wildlife Service revised its decisions on thefollowing species: White-tailed prairie dog Canada ...
Former N.C. Chief Justice Takes Up Prisoner's Case; Retired Jurist May Argue Before Former Colleagues on Behalf of Man Convicted With Faulty Science
Nov 28, 2007; ... A North Carolina man who was convicted of murder two decades agowith the help of now-discredited FBI scientific testimony took hisquest for a new trial to the state's Supreme Court yesterday -- and enlisted the court's former chief justice to argue on hisbehalf. Lee Wayne Hunt, ...
Teen Put in Detention for Plot to Have Mother Killed
Nov 28, 2007; ... A Southern Maryland teenager who admitted trying to hire a hitman to kill his mother was sentenced to a secure facility forjuvenile offenders yesterday, and a judge said that, depending onhis behavior, he could remain in custody until he turns 21. "You can say a thousand times that ...
Freddie to Cut Dividend, Sell Stock to Aid Reserves
Nov 28, 2007; ... Freddie Mac yesterday announced plans to shore up its reservesagainst bad mortgage loans, saying it would sell $6 billion in newstock and cut its $2 annual dividend in half. The McLean mortgage-finance company said the actions would helpit meet government requirements for its ...
7 Decisions on Species Revised; Fish and Wildlife Service Cites Possibility of Improper Influence
Nov 28, 2007; ... After concluding that a Bush administration appointee "may haveimproperly influenced" several rulings on whether to protectimperiled species under the Endangered Species Act, the Fish andWildlife Service has revised seven decisions on protecting speciesacross the country. The ...
An Opening in Annapolis; The Middle East conference is a modest success.
Nov 28, 2007 ... THE MIDDLE EAST peace meeting in Annapolis yesterday comfortablycleared the low bar of expectations that had been set for it.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas and President Bush committed themselves and their governmentsto reaching a two-state peace ...
Sean Taylor; A unique loss, but also another casualty of a tragic epidemic.
Nov 28, 2007 ... ACONFIDANT of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor rightly calledhis death yesterday ridiculous and unnecessary. Mr. Taylor wasfatally shot in his Miami home by an intruder under circumstancesthat are still being sorted out by police. He had a background ofproblems, but it's unwise to ...
Kurdish Ministers Woo U.S. Oil Firms; Regional Bid Angers Iraqi Government
Nov 28, 2007; ... Two top Kurdish leaders are a long way from the mountains ofnorthern Iraq this week. On Monday night, Omer Fattah Hussain was the toast of a dinnerheld at the 10,000-square-foot McLean mansion of Ed Rogers, a ReaganWhite House political director and current chairman of the ...
Spinning Tragedy; To Mitt Romney and Rudolph Giuliani, a couple's killing is just another chance to score points.
Nov 28, 2007 ... BRIAN AND Beverly Mauck were shot to death last week in Graham,Wash., just months after being wed. Police have arrested DanielTavares Jr., who had recently completed a 16-year prison term inMassachusetts for killing his mother. Mr. Tavares fled the Bostonarea after being released on his ...
Gathering Israelis and Arabs May Have Been the Real Feat
Nov 28, 2007; ... Grinning broadly, President Bush extended his arms aroundPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PrimeMinister Ehud Olmert and pulled them together for a group photoyesterday on the grounds of the Naval Academy in Annapolis.The tableau was reminiscent of a ...
Cabbies, Though Still Wary, Find a Wider Comfort Zone
Nov 28, 2007; ... Haider Abbas, a 36-year-old taxi driver, had only a few momentsto answer what is often a life-or-death question in this city: Wouldhe drive a passenger home? The home, on that scorching afternoon last month, happened to bein Adhamiyah, a notoriously dangerous neighborhood where ...
Nats Sign 19 Minor League Free Agents
Nov 28, 2007 ... With baseball's winter meetings less than a week away, theWashington Nationals yesterday announced the signing of 19 minorleague free agents, restocking their farm system with veterans evenas team officials work on potential trades that would impact themajor league ...
An Old-Time Touch for the Modern Shopper; Bill Me Later Puts Invoice In Mail for Online Orders
Nov 28, 2007; ... Kathryn Park doesn't like giving out her credit card information.Why should she? A few years ago she said a sales clerk stole hercard number and used it to bankroll his 1-800-PSYCHICS hotlinecalls. So during a routine pet food order on Petco.com, the 30-year-oldD.C. resident ...
Government Drops Pursuit of Online Used-Book Buyers
Nov 28, 2007; ... Federal prosecutors have withdrawn a subpoena seeking theidentities of some people who bought used books through Amazon.com,newly unsealed court records show. The withdrawal came after a judge ruled that the customers have aFirst Amendment right to keep their reading habits from ...
One More, er, Honor for Mailer: 'Bad Sex in Fiction'
Nov 28, 2007; ... The conception of Adolf Hitler was never going to make for easyreading. But the late Norman Mailer's explicit rendition of theallegedly incestuous encounter between the genocidal Germandictator's parents has won the writer one of the world's mostdubious literary prizes. Mailer, ...
Outlet Bound: Look, Ma, No Tax!
Nov 28, 2007; ... I don't do beaches. Too much icky sand lodging in inconvenientplaces, too much salt water wrecking already-problematic hair. But a bracing autumnal jaunt to a 1.8-mile stretch of RehobothBeach highway boasting some 140 tax-free outlet stores? Be still, myheart. Though ...
OFFENSEYardsRushPassDallas .. ...
Nov 28, 2007 ... OFFENSEYardsRushPassDallas388.8122.9265.9Green Bay 380.481.8298.5Philadelphia356.3118.4237.9New Orleans 352.886.2266.6Seattle345.895.4250.5Washington 334.4124.6209.7Arizona333.887.6246.2Detroit 333.382.1251.2Minnesota332.1173.3158.8New York ...
Don't start shopping without a ...
Nov 28, 2007 ... Don't start shopping without a plan. Here are Annie Groer's tipsfor surviving the Rehoboth Beach outlets during the holidays. Before leaving home, check the Tanger Outlets Web site(www.tangeroutlet.com) and print coupons for favorite stores. Dress for combat: slip-on shoes, ...
Making Lemonade Out of Lemons
Nov 28, 2007 ... THE AD: John McCain: Since I've been in Washington, I've made alot of people angry. I made defense contractors angry when I blewthe whistle on a $30 billion boondoggle, and the culprits were sentto jail. I upset the special interests and Washington lobbyists whenI passed campaign finance ...
Hoyas to Pay Norfolk a Visit
Nov 28, 2007; ... In the happy aftermath of Old Dominion's surprising victory overnationally ranked Georgetown last season, Coach Blaine Taylorexpressed his appreciation to the Hoyas, not just for playing themlast November but also for also agreeing to travel to Norfolk thisyear. "It probably sets ...
James Madison Upsets No. 16 Colonials
Nov 28, 2007 ... Tamera Young had 20 points and 14 rebounds to help James Madisonbeat No. 16 George Washington, 80-55, last night and keep thenation's longest home-winning streak intact. Dawn Evans scored 19 points for the Dukes (5-0), who have won 29consecutive games at the JMU Convocation Center ....
Bison Not-So-Welcome Hosts for Mids
Nov 28, 2007; ... Howard 75, Navy 65 Curtis White's shot needed work, so well before his Howardteammates arrived at Burr Gymnasium for last night's game againstNavy, the sophomore guard was on the court practicing his jumper. A few hours later, White's pregame persistence paid off ....
TODAY'S NEWS
Nov 28, 2007 ... Washington Redskins players and fans are mourning the death ofPro Bowl defensive back Sean Taylor. The 24-year-old Taylor diedearly yesterday, one day after being shot at his Florida home duringan apparent robbery. "This is the worst imaginable tragedy," football team ...
A Salute to the Army's Jazz Band; Soldiers' Mission: Entertain, Educate
Nov 28, 2007 ... When Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer play their annual winter familyconcerts Saturday at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, they willhave an army of musicians behind them. Really. The U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece band whosemembers all are in the military. These ...
Suit Offers Theory On Missing Funds, Restaurant Venture; Ties to Management Firm Scrutinized
Nov 28, 2007; ... Ever since an estimated $2.2 million from hundreds of NorthernVirginia condominium and homeowner associations was found to bemissing this year, no one -- no lawyer, state regulator orauditor -- has been able to answer the most critical question:Where did it go? The ...