The Washington Post back issues from Friday, December 14:
Backward in the Senate; A measure to limit bloated farm subsidies is approved by a 13-vote margin. But it won't become law.
Dec 14, 2007 ... AN AMENDMENT to the 2007 farm bill that would have limitedfederal payments to well-to-do farmers failed in the Senateyesterday. The vote was 56-43 -- in favor of the measure. How cana bill backed by a substantial bipartisan majority not pass? Welcometo the wonderful world of ...
Maryland
Dec 14, 2007 ... [ THE HOLIDAYS ] The "Jazz Hip Hop Nutcracker" There is "TheNutcracker," and for your Soulja Boy-singing, texting-obsessed tyke,there is Momentum Dance Theatre's "Jazz Hip Hop Nutcracker," set torap and the music of Duke Ellington, and performed dance-team style,with just a touch of ...
E.U. Leaders Endorse New Charter; Treaty Follows Failure to Pass a Constitution for 27-Nation Bloc
Dec 14, 2007; ... European leaders on Thursday signed a new treaty intended torevitalize efforts to build a more united and powerful EuropeanUnion, replacing a proposed constitution rejected by many voters twoyears ago with a document that in most member countries will nevergo before the ...
Senate Passes Energy Bill Without House Tax Package
Dec 14, 2007; ... The Senate passed an energy bill with overwhelming bipartisansupport last night but only after a Republican filibuster threatforced Democratic leaders to ditch the bill's tax package, whichwould have extended tax breaks for wind and solar projects whilereducing breaks for the biggest oil ...
Northern Virginia
Dec 14, 2007 ... [ CONCERT ] Shortstack With an energetic second record, "AShort History of Cut Nails in America," behind them, the local alt-country band takes the stage at Iota tonight. $10. 9:30 p.m. 2832Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 703-522-8340. [ ON STAGE ] The Art of Dating in D.C., Now for ...
THE Surprise
Dec 14, 2007 ... The report extensively detailed Roger Clemens's use of steroidsand human growth hormone. The source of the allegations was Brian McNamee, who metClemens in 1997 when McNamee was a conditioning coach for theToronto Blue Jays. In the summer of 1998, Clemens asked McNamee to ...
Shapely Travolta, 'Atonement,' HBO Nab Nominations For Golden Globes
Dec 14, 2007; ... It's that rare time of year when comedies and musicals areguaranteed to get the love with their very own awards categories --thank you very much, Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- as"Hairspray," "Sweeney Todd" and the Beatles music-driven "Across theUniverse" were nominated as ...
The Rocket's Descent
Dec 14, 2007; ... Now, Roger Clemens joins Barry Bonds in baseball's version ofhell. It's a slow burn that lasts a lifetime, then, after death,lingers as long as the game is played and tongues can wag. Inbaseball, a man's triumphs and his sins are immortal. The pursuit ofone often leads to the other. And ...
Politicians Weigh In on Mitchell's Findings
Dec 14, 2007; ... There was swift political reaction yesterday to the report issuedby former Senate majority leader George J. Mitchell's commissionthat documents rampant performance-enhancing drug use among MajorLeague Baseball players. Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) and Thomas M. Davis III ...
the response
Dec 14, 2007 ... "Discipline of players and others identified in this report willbe determined on a case-by-case basis. If warranted, those decisionswill be made swiftly. And I, of course, will give thoroughconsideration to Senator Mitchell's views on this ...
THE OVERVIEW
Dec 14, 2007 ... "Everyone involved in baseball over the past two decades -- Commissioners, club officials, the Players Association, and players -- shares to some extent in the responsibility for the steroidsera. There was a collective failure to recognize the problem as itemerged and to deal with it ...
NATION IN BRIEF
Dec 14, 2007 ... OMAHA -- The mother of the gunman who killed eight people at abusy shopping mall last week apologized Thursday for her son's crimeand said she did her best raising him. "I have been absolutely devastated," Maribel Rodriguez said. "Themost difficult part is giving all of my best ...
Partnership Chosen for Mixed-Income Redevelopment
Dec 14, 2007; ... Two D.C. developers have been selected to tear down the low-income Sursum Corda cooperative and the Temple Courts housingcomplex and redevelop the area with high-density housing, retail andoffice space, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) announced yesterday. The $700 million project is part ...
[ CONCERT ] Cornelius We wer ...
Dec 14, 2007 ... [ CONCERT ] Cornelius We were way surprised to see the Japaneseelectronic pop musician-composer on the 9:30 club schedule nextmonth. After all, after delivering the popular indie record"Fantasma" back in the late '90s, he did seem to drop off the faceof the Earth, releasing only one ...
The Future, Brand-New and Retro
Dec 14, 2007 ... Retro-futurism. That's the term for those mid-20th-centuryfantasies of flying cars, robo-housekeepers and alien rulers -- "fantasies" because they now seem, well, laughable. "The New Future," an exhibit opening today at the District ofColumbia Arts Center, uses those retro, ...
Rove, Bolten Found in Contempt of Congress; Senate Committee Cites Top Bush Advisers in Probe of U.S. Attorney Firings
Dec 14, 2007; ... A Senate panel found former presidential adviser Karl Rove andcurrent White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten in contempt ofCongress yesterday for refusing to testify and to turn overdocuments in the investigation of the firings of nine U.S. attorneyslast year. The Senate ...
State Senator In Va. Opens A Long Run For Governor
Dec 14, 2007; ... State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds said Thursday that he will seek theDemocratic nomination for Virginia governor in 2009, an unusuallyearly announcement that sets the stage for a two-year campaign forthe state's top job. In a video on his Web site, Deeds said he is the best candidateto ...
KUWAIT Dow Chemical to Sell ...
Dec 14, 2007 ... KUWAIT Dow Chemical plans to sell a 50 percent stake in five of itsglobal businesses to Petrochemical Industries, a subsidiary ofKuwait Petroleum, for about $9.5 billion and form a new jointpetrochemicals venture. The joint venture will be based in the United States and ...
Contract Provides Raises at NCUA
Dec 14, 2007; ... The National Credit Union Administration and the NationalTreasury Employees Union have reached agreement on a contract thatwill provide raises to field examiners and office employees, theunion announced. The collective-bargaining agreement took almost three years tonegotiate, the ...
Homework for 4-Year-Old? There Are Better Methods
Dec 14, 2007; ... Q.My extremely bright, happy, active 4-year-old attends aprivate preschool and aftercare program from 9 to 5, Monday-Friday -- a preschool with activity centers, circle time, story time, craftprojects, outdoor/indoor active free play, rest time, snack time,occasional puppet shows, ...
Around the Area
Dec 14, 2007 ... Several of Maryland's top performers from a year ago are back,but are representing new teams. Devon Smith, who was runner-up inthe 4A/3A 55-meter dash, will join Kenard Harris, Jesse Mitchell andGreg Walker at Westlake to bolster the sprint relay teams. JustinMurdock transferred from ...
Key Events
Dec 14, 2007 ... Dec. 29: Friends of Indoor Track Invitational, Prince George'sSports & Learning Complex Jan. 12: ...
The Future, Brand-New and Retro
Dec 14, 2007; ... Retro-futurism. That's the term for those mid-20th-centuryfantasies of flying cars, robo-housekeepers and alien rulers -- "fantasies" because they now seem, well, laughable. "The New Future," an exhibit opening today at the District ofColumbia Arts Center, uses those retro, ...
EARNINGS Figures in millions (except per-share figures)
Dec 14, 2007 ... Ciena Corp.Ticker: CIEN Headquarters: Linthicum, Md. FourthQuarterYear to DateFiscal year20072006% Chg20072006%159.9+35.2$779.8$564.1+38.2Profit$30.4$13.1+132.5$82.8$0.59+13,813.9Earnings per share$0.30$0.14+114.3$0.87$0.01+8,600.0NOTE: Quarterended Oct ....
BANKRUPTCY Judge Approves Sal ...
Dec 14, 2007 ... BANKRUPTCY InPhonic, a wireless-communications services company based in theDistrict, won court approval of a sale of its assets to VersaCapital Management affiliate Adeptio INPC Funding over theobjections of its creditors. Adeptio will exchange $50 million ofdebt for the title ...
Lawmaker Is First to Enter 2009 Race For Governor
Dec 14, 2007; ... State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds said Thursday that he will seek theDemocratic nomination for Virginia governor in 2009, an unusuallyearly announcement that sets the stage for a two-year campaign forthe state's top job. In a video on his Web site, Deeds said he is the best candidateto ...
Story Lines
Dec 14, 2007 ... 1. Who will knock off Eleanor Roosevelt? That question seems to get asked each year, and in each of thepast four years the Raiders have answered with a state championship.Roosevelt graduated a wealth of talent last spring but remains theteam to beat behind distance ...
Cast Away in the New World
Dec 14, 2007; ... A LAND SO STRANGE The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca By Andres Resendez Basic. 314 pp. $26.95 When you read a wonderful book, you can't stop talking about it,and so this past week I've been going on and on to friends about aterrific story. (And before I go any ...
FHA Loan Expansion Heading To a Vote; More Buyers Would Be Eligible Under Long-Stalled Plan
Dec 14, 2007; ... Hundreds of thousands of minority and moderate-income home buyerswould become eligible to get low-rate, low-down-payment mortgagesinsured by the federal government under an agreement struckyesterday in the Senate. The measure, which had been held up by a lone senator, ...
DISTRICT BRIEFING
Dec 14, 2007 ... POLICE A D.C. police officer patrolling by mountain bike in NortheastWashington was seriously injured yesterday when the driver of astolen limousine tried to run down the officer and a partner,authorities said. The driver abandoned the vehicle nearby andremained at large last ...
Rodriguez, Yankees Finalize 10-Year, $275 Million Deal
Dec 14, 2007 ... Alex Rodriguez set another record for baseball's highestcontract, finalizing his 10-year, $275 million agreement with theNew York Yankees yesterday. Rodriguez set the previous mark with his 10-year, $252 milliondeal with Texas in December 2000. Traded to the Yankees in 2004, ...
The Golden Globe Nominees
Dec 14, 2007 ... Nominees for the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards announcedThursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOVIES Picture, Drama: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "EasternPromises," "The Great Debaters," "Michael Clayton," "No Country forOld Men," "There Will Be Blood" Actress, ...
WORLD IN BRIEF
Dec 14, 2007 ... PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf will end emergency rule Saturday aspromised, but first he will amend the constitution to protect hisdecisions from court review, Pakistan's attorney general, MalikMohammed Qayyum, said Thursday. Qayyum said that government legal experts ...
DISTRICT BRIEFING
Dec 14, 2007 ... POLICE A D.C. police officer patrolling by mountain bike in NortheastWashington was seriously injured yesterday when the driver of astolen limousine tried to run down the officer and a partner,authorities said. The driver abandoned the vehicle nearby andremained at large last ...
Athlete to Watch; Justin Murdock, Meade, Sr.
Dec 14, 2007 ... Murdock ran the fastest and third-fastest 55-meter dash times inthe country last season for Glen Burnie and won the Maryland 4A/3Achampionship in a ...
Story Lines
Dec 14, 2007 ... 1. Who will emerge on the national stage? With the graduations of distance star Matthew Centrowitz ofBroadneck and sprint phenom Sean Holston of Lee, a new era is beingushered into the Washington area. A pair of juniors is likely tocarry the mantle in Virginia AAA competitions in ...
Clinton Apologizes To Obama Over Aide's Drug Remark; Incident Overshadows Key Debate
Dec 14, 2007; ... On a day when her campaign advisers had hoped the final debatebefore the Iowa caucuses would help Sen. Hillary Rodham Clintonreestablish herself as the front-runner for the Democraticpresidential nomination, Clinton offered a formal apology to Sen.Barack Obama and accepted the ...
THE FRONT-RUNNERS Barack Obama
Dec 14, 2007 ... HOW HE GOT HERE | By Kevin Merida When he talks today about his father's desertion, Obamafrequently summons a quotation: "Every man is either trying to make up forhis father's mistakes or live up to his expectations." HOW HE'S RUNNING | By Dan Balz Obama is a ...
Men's College Cup
Dec 14, 2007 ... Today's semifinals, SAS Soccer Park, Cary, N.C. Time, TV: 5 p.m., ESPN2. Records: Hokies 14-3-5, Demon Deacons 20-2-2. How They Got Here: Eleventh-seeded Virginia Tech defeated Cal (3-2), Old Dominion (1-0) and No. 3 Connecticut (1-0); No. 2 WakeForest defeated Furman ...
Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend ...
Dec 14, 2007; ... Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend and I have been together for over a year now. He isa kind and sweet man whom I respect and love. However, we have had anumber of arguments about his friends' behavior toward women. Forexample, his friend "Jack" has taken up meeting girls at bars, andon ...
Red-in-the-Face Mall Management Bows to Poinsettia Tree Tradition
Dec 14, 2007; ... C olumbia's beloved Poinsettia Tree will blossom again nextChristmas. Sentiment and the voice of the people beat out the forces ofmarketing and management as the owners of The Mall in Columbia, whothis fall scrapped the 36-year tradition of putting up a 20-foot-tall metal frame ...
N.J. Approves Abolition of Death Penalty; Corzine to Sign
Dec 14, 2007; ... New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday became the first in the nationto abolish the death penalty since the Supreme Court restored it in1976. Opponents of capital punishment hope the state's action mayprompt a rethinking of the moral and practical implications of thepractice in other ...
CORRECTION
Dec 14, 2007 ... A Dec. 4 Metro article incorrectly referred to Assyrian-Greekreligious ...
Green Answers Call For Boudreau, Caps
Dec 14, 2007; ... When Mike Green checked his cellphone after Wednesday's game,about a dozen voice mails were awaiting the Washington Capitalsdefenseman. His agent, friends, family members and even some oldacquaintances he hadn't heard from in years had left messagescongratulating him on his career-best ...
Around the Area
Dec 14, 2007 ... Dunbar hopes to collect its second straight D.C. InterscholasticAthletic Association title and will look to senior All-Met DeAnnaBrown and juniors Paris Scott and Jasmine Jones to power the CrimsonTide in the sprints and sprint relays. Anacostia, which won theoutdoor title last spring ...
Clinton Showcases Her Mother
Dec 14, 2007 ... THE AD Dorothy Rodham: What I would like people to know about Hillary iswhat a good person she is. She never was envious of anybody -- shewas helpful. And she's continued that with her adult life, withhelping other women. She has empathy for other people's ...
Doping Experts Say Suggested Solutions Still May Fall Short
Dec 14, 2007; ... The report on performance-enhancing drug use in Major LeagueBaseball released Thursday outlined a general road map for improvingbaseball's drug testing system, but prescribed no timetable and fewspecific directives. Many significant details, ultimately, were leftto be hashed over by ...
Europeans Raise Ante at Bali Climate Talks; U.S. Stance on Emissions Targets Prompts Threat to Boycott Bush Forum
Dec 14, 2007; ... European leaders, angered by the growing impasse here over theU.S. refusal to accept any specific targets for reducing greenhousegas emissions, threatened Thursday to boycott the parallel climatenegotiations that President Bush launched with great fanfare inSeptember. The ...
Bridge
Dec 14, 2007; ... Unlucky Louie used to buy Christmas gifts in August; he thoughtit was never too early to shop early. "Now stores put up Christmas displays after Labor Day," Louiesighs. "I shop late to beat the early rush." Louie believes it's never too early to draw trumps. At today'sslam, ...
Today's Horoscope
Dec 14, 2007; ... ARIES (March 21-April 19). Life's riddles are real stumpers now.But that's the fun thing about a riddle. It's like it's impossibleto answer at first, but then, once you figure it out, it seems soobvious you can't believe it took you so long. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The tasks on ...
Argentine Leader Slams U.S. Allegations; New President Calls Scandal 'Garbage' Intended to Hurt Her
Dec 14, 2007; ... Argentina's new president berated the United States on Thursdayfor alleging that the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezhad tried to illegally funnel cash to her recent presidentialcampaign, labeling the accusations "garbage." U.S. officials, though, said four men who ...
George Washington Upset by Binghamton
Dec 14, 2007 ... Lazar Trifunovic scored 23 points as Binghamton snapped a six-game losing streak and beat George Washington, 71-59, last night inVestal, N.Y. "This has to be one of the biggest wins in Binghamton's DivisionI history," said Binghamton Coach Kevin Broadus, who served as anassistant ...
For an Injured Boy, a Chance at a Better Life
Dec 14, 2007; ... Stephan Khangaa's first words after the car crash that morningwere, "Mama, I think I'm gonna die." Mary Khangaa and her son were headed to his first day ofkindergarten last year when another car sideswiped their Toyota,sending them careening into a tree beside the Suitland ...
Stuffing Battlefield Stockings; Churches and Schools Send Items, From Tuna to Toothpaste
Dec 14, 2007; ... Distant war zones never seem so far away yet so close as they doat Christmastime. Many families have children, siblings, parents or spouses who areserving their country. And thanks to those connections, dozens ofchurch groups, schools and nonprofit organizations in the regionhave ...
Illinois Attorney General Investigates Countrywide
Dec 14, 2007 ... Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has launched aninvestigation into the business practices of the nation's biggestmortgage lender and said yesterday that the office may expand itsprobe into how homeowners were approved for mortgages far beyondtheir means. Deborah Hagan, ...
LEGAL Ex-CEO Settles Steel B ...
Dec 14, 2007 ... LEGAL Schnitzer Steel Industries former chairman and chief executiveRobert Philip will pay $261,000 to settle Securities and ExchangeCommission allegations that he approved bribes to win business fromChinese and Korean steel mills. Philip authorized more than $1.9million in ...
Athlete to Watch; Brittni Finch, Centreville, Sr.
Dec 14, 2007 ... A four-time All-Met, Finch enters her senior season atCentreville the way she has ended her previous three: as one ofVirginia's top jumpers and sprinters. At last year's Virginia AAAchampionships, she ran ...
About the Candidate
Dec 14, 2007 ... Name: Robert Creigh Deeds Age: 49 (born Jan. 4, 1958) Home: Bath County Occupation: Lawyer in private practice Experience: Elected to the state Senate in a 2001 specialelection to fill the seat of the late Emily Couric; won a full termin 2003 and was reelected ...
Blots on Democracy; Undemocratic Senate procedures deprive the District of democratic rights.
Dec 14, 2007 ... NO ONE is more astute in understanding politics than HouseMajority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.). More than four decades inpublic office have given him insights into the motivations andstrategies of friend and foe alike. Yet, for all his politicalworldliness, Mr. Hoyer is at a loss to ...
Hokies' First College Cup a Foreign Concept
Dec 14, 2007; ... Oliver Weiss could have been on a plane to Ghana this Sundaynight. He looked forward to the tropical climate, eating theGhanaian food he "cherishes" and watching two soccer players he'strying to recruit to Virginia Tech. "It would have been nice," Weiss said Tuesday afternoon in ...
Crackup in Bolivia?; Evo Morales's attempt to push through a constitutional rewrite threatens to split the country.
Dec 14, 2007 ... VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez may have been forced to concededefeat in a constitutional referendum this month, but his eccentricproject to accumulate power lives on. Mr. Chavez, who according tomultiple independent reports announced the vote against his"Bolivarian revolution" only ...
Discovery's New Program: A Spring IPO
Dec 14, 2007; ... Discovery Communications Inc. said yesterday that it will gopublic, giving the cable television company access to more money butplacing its performance under Wall Street scrutiny for the firsttime. Becoming a publicly traded company will allow Discovery to expandon its current ...
Citigroup Bails Out Troubled SIV Funds; Firm to Take on $58 Billion in Debt
Dec 14, 2007; ... Citigroup will bail out its seven structured investment vehicles,bringing $58 billion of debt onto its balance sheet in the biggestmove yet by a bank to rescue the failing funds. Citigroup followed HSBC Holdings and WestLB in saving the fundsand averting forced asset sales. The New ...
Partnership Is Chosen for Redevelopment; $700 Million Mixed-Income Project Planned in the Area Around Sursum Corda
Dec 14, 2007; ... Two D.C. developers have been selected to tear down the low-income Sursum Corda cooperative and the Temple Courts housingcomplex and redevelop the area with high-density housing, retail andoffice space, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) announced yesterday. The $700 million project is part ...
the recommendations
Dec 14, 2007 ... Former Sen. George J. Mitchell said MLB should: Create a department of investigations to look into allegations of drug use in the absence of a positive test. Develop a more comprehensive and effective program to educate players and others about the risks of the ...