The Washington Post back issues from Wednesday, June 11:
NBA Finals Celtics lead, 2-1
Jun 11, 2008 ... Game 4 in Los Angeles When: ...
CORRECTIONS
Jun 11, 2008 ... In the June 10 A-section, a photo of President Woodrow Wilsonwas incorrectly credited to the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace. Thatentity changed its name in 2004 to the Woodrow Wilson PresidentialLibrary. A June 9 Business article on businessman Ron Adolph's efforts torecruit ...
Many TV Viewers Unprepared For Switch
Jun 11, 2008; ... Nearly half of the households that could lose television serviceafter the transition to digital broadcasting are still unpreparedfor the switch, according to a report released yesterday by theGovernment Accountability Office. The report found that many consumers are still confused ...
Six of the original top 10 t ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... Six of the original top 10 teams remain, including all of theoriginal top five. Osbourn was runner-up in the Virginia AAANorthwest Region. Colonial Forge advanced to the Northwest Regionsemifinals, and Park View captured the Virginia AA Region II ...
Page Three : Random Acts
Jun 11, 2008 ... In Times of Need, Reaching Out to Neighbors Our house and yard were damaged when a recent storm sent treesand debris flying. The house was only minimally damaged, and thoughour Adirondack chairs and table were crushed, our brand-new van wasspared. We were fortunate. But there ...
McCain Camp Distorts Obama's Tax Policies, Exaggerates Their Adverse Impact
Jun 11, 2008 ... Sen. John McCain's camp is attempting to convince Americans thattheir taxes will increase dramatically with Sen. Barack Obama aspresident. The presumptive Republican nominee has repeatedly saidthat Obama would enact "the largest tax increase since the SecondWorld War." A surrogate for ...
Floods Hit Midwest as Mississippi River Threatens
Jun 11, 2008 ... Rising rivers wiped out an Iowa railroad bridge Tuesday, floodedIllinois farmland and forced residents along the Mississippi Riverto prepare for what could be the worst flooding in 15 years. In Cedar Falls, Iowa, officials were readying residents anddowntown business owners to ...
Council Rejects House for Homeless; Montgomery to Use Site in Park Plans
Jun 11, 2008; ... The Montgomery County Council rejected a proposal yesterday touse a sprawling Bethesda house to shelter a homeless family as aslim majority turned aside impassioned arguments that the affluentcounty needs to do more to welcome needy residents in prosperousneighborhoods. After a ...
Broadway Across America at the Warner
Jun 11, 2008 ... In Washington for the first time, Broadway Across America, aproducing organization that programs the Hippodrome in Baltimore,has announced a subscription series for the Warner Theatre. The irreverent puppet-and-people musical "Avenue Q," with musicand lyrics by Robert Lopez and ...
Storms Bring Break in Heat Wave; 20-Degree Dip In Temps as Some Lose Power [Correction 6/27/08]
Jun 11, 2008; ... Temperatures plummeted in the Washington region last night ascrackling thunderstorms pushed through, knocking out power to tensof thousands of homes and businesses, but also bringing an end tofour days of sweat and swelter. The mercury plunged more than 20 degrees in less than two ...
New HIV Cases Undercounted, U.S. Reports
Jun 11, 2008 ... Researchers have been undercounting new cases of HIV infection inthe United States, meaning the rate is probably 25 percent higher -- 50,000 people a year, the nation's top AIDS doctor said Tuesday. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergyand Infectious ...
McCain, Obama Clash on Economy; Candidates' Tacks Differ Sharply
Jun 11, 2008; ... Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain outlined on Tuesday sharplydifferent approaches on how to revive the nation's economy andprovide aid to struggling workers, giving voters a clear choice onthe issue that Americans say they are most concerned about. Speaking to a group of ...
Hugo Chavez: Portrait of A Man With Many Faces
Jun 11, 2008; ... He worked the crowd like a master politician, shaking hands,gazing into women's eyes, glad-handing the American visitors who'djust heard him fulminate against his enemies du jour. He'd beenvenomous, long-winded, dismissive -- just like the caricature the United States knows so well ....
Internet Providers Agree To Block Child Pornography; Deals Cast Telecom Firms as Censors
Jun 11, 2008; ... Three of the nation's major Internet service providers haveagreed to block customer access to newsgroups and Web sites thatoffer child pornography, according to an agreement announcedyesterday by the New York attorney general's office. The agreements, which were hailed by ...
The Story Behind Big Brown's Bad Belmont May Never Be Known
Jun 11, 2008; ... After Big Brown finished last in the Belmont Stakes, almosteveryone in the sport expected to hear that a physical problem hadcaused his dismal performance. Good horses don't run so badlywithout a reason. Perhaps X-rays would reveal a hairline fracture.Perhaps blood tests would disclose ...
Eight of the final top 10 te ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... Eight of the final top 10 teams began the season ranked. Madisonwon the AAA Liberty District title, and Chantilly pushed its wayinto the final four of the region by beating South County, whichit tied in the third week. Westfield reached the state ...
Stars Meet Again at Wizards Workout
Jun 11, 2008 ... Mario Chalmers and Chris Douglas-Roberts were on opposite sidesin a thrilling NCAA tournament championship game, but yesterday thetwo NBA hopefuls were in Washington Wizards practice gearparticipating in a pre-draft workout at Verizon Center. Chalmers, who connected on a clutch ...
Villa Notches Hat Trick, Spain Crushes Russia
Jun 11, 2008 ... David Villa was a master of understatement after making thebiggest statement of the European Championship on the field inInnsbruck, Austria. Villa scored three times yesterday in Spain's resounding 4-1victory over Russia, a win that confirmed the Spaniards as a team ...
The Nationals May Need A Plan B
Jun 11, 2008; ... When Jim Bowden saw my hand in a splint, he laughed. "Did youpunch the TV watching us play?" asked the general manager, whoseNationals have lost eight of 10 after last night's win over thePirates. "My leg should be broken from all the stuff I've kicked." Nick Johnson (arm in a ...
The World
Jun 11, 2008 ... The humble potato is making its mark in the developing world.Since the early 1990s, production in emerging economies has almostdoubled to about 182 million tons, surpassing the harvest ...
Fuel Protests Erupt in Asia As Oil Hits $139 a Barrel; Two Protesters Die In Strikes in Europe
Jun 11, 2008; ... Protests over soaring fuel prices erupted in Asia on Tuesday astruckers in Hong Kong and tire-burning demonstrators in India andNepal added their angry voices to protests that began last month inEurope. As oil hit a record $139 a barrel, large and small businessesthat depend on ...
Egypt's President Urges Family Planning; Campaign Launched Amid Economic Difficulties, Unrest Over Food Prices
Jun 11, 2008; ... Egypt's big problem? Too many Egyptians, President Hosni Mubaraksaid this week, launching a new family planning campaign as hisgovernment grapples with long bread lines and riots over flourrations. Mubarak has urged Egyptians to have smaller families since comingto power in 1981, ...
ENERGY XTO to Buy Hunt Petro ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... ENERGY XTO Energy agreed to acquire Hunt Petroleum for $4.2 billion,ending the 83-year run of a company founded by the late billionaireH.L. Hunt. XTO, the U.S. natural-gas producer that has made more than twodozen acquisitions since 2000, will pay $2.6 billion in cash ...
LOCAL GOLF
Jun 11, 2008 ... Division I Matches Lakewood 28, Congressional 26 Norbeck 30 1/2, Montgomery Village 23 1/2Argyle 31, Manor 23 Argyle -- In the senior member-guest event, Ron Giles and DougWilson won low gross with 68. Nelson Hanagan and Fred Via won lownet with 59 ....
Today's Horoscope
Jun 11, 2008; ... ARIES (March 21-April 19). You realize how some of the things youabsolutely needed to have were, in retrospect, superfluous. And yet,somehow, part of you still feels you need more. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have a choice to cooperate with asmile, or fight what's going on. If ...
Bridge
Jun 11, 2008; ... At the ACBL Spring Championships, Gail Greenberg, one of theleading U.S. players for decades, teamed with Jeff Hand to take theMixed Pairs. Hand was today's declarer at four hearts, against which West ledhis singleton club -- questionably, since East was unlikely to havethe ace, ...
There's No Place Like Home; Back in the Comforts of Staples Center, Lakers Cut Their Series Deficit to 2-1
Jun 11, 2008; ... The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics had little time to restand prepare for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday, with a six-hour plane ride from Boston to Los Angeles on their only day off.And for more than three quarters, it seemed Kobe Bryant and RayAllen were the only players who ...
Correction
Jun 11, 2008 ... The June 9 editorial "Servers That Snitch" incorrectly statedthat Yahoo's Hong Kong subsidiary was the company that ...
A Welcome Flip-Flop; Hugo Chavez turns on the Colombian terrorist group he championed only months ago.
Jun 11, 2008 ... COLOMBIA'S FARC terrorist movement has been reeling from a seriesof devastating blows in the last several months, ranging from thedeath of its legendary leader to the killing of its second incommand in a government air attack and the capture of his laptops.Now it has suffered another ...
Saving Doha; Why an obscure Frenchman may be the last hope for global free trade.
Jun 11, 2008 ... YOU HAVE probably never heard of Pascal Lamy, but he might beable to save the world. The only question is when he should do it. Okay, so we're exaggerating a bit. Not about Mr. Lamy'sobscurity: The veteran French bureaucrat is director general of theWorld Trade Organization (WTO), ...
Embassy Embarrassment; Abandoned properties turn Embassy Row into an avenue of neglect.
Jun 11, 2008 ... Ah, Embassy Row. Just the sound of those words conjures glamorousimages of glittering evenings in those grand homes liningMassachusetts Avenue. The stately residences are supposed torepresent the beauty, power and majesty of the nations whoserepresentatives occupy them. But by the looks ...
LEADERS Totals Do Not Include Yesterday's Games
Jun 11, 2008 ... BATTING Bradley, Tex .340 YESTERDAY: 1-4 TODAY: vs. Davies 1-3 HOME RUNS Hamilton, Tex ...
ERA Volquez, Cin ... 1.56 ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... ERA Volquez, Cin 1.56 NEXT: Saturday vs. Red Sox WINS Webb, Ari. ...
QUOTABLE "Thursday can't com ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... "Thursday can't come fast enough. I want to get out there." RHP Eric Hurley, the Rangers' 2004 first-round draft pick, whowill make his major league debut tomorrow when he starts against theRoyals Angels: OF Gary Matthews Jr. sat out last night's 6-1 win overthe Rays with ...
Rays' Scott Kazmir VS. Angels' John Lackey
Jun 11, 2008 ... vs. Angels (career) BatterABHHRBBSOOBPSLGAVGReggie Willits32000.6671.000.667VladimirGuerrero94001.444.444.444Torii Hunter124002.333.500.333JuanRivera62001.333.500.333Gary Matthews Jr.133126.333.615.231BrandonWood20001.000.000.000Casey ...
ERA Marcum, Tor ... 2.52 ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... ERA Marcum, Tor 2.52 NEXT: Today vs. Seattle WINS Lee, Clev ...
Tigers Send Willis All the Way to Class A
Jun 11, 2008 ... After watching yet another wild show on the mound, the Tigerssent Dontrelle Willis down to Class A yesterday in hopes thestruggling left-hander can find his control. Detroit optioned Willis to Lakeland of the Florida State League -- and home to the Tigers' spring training camp ...
Southern Baptists Elect New Leader
Jun 11, 2008; ... The Rev. Johnny M. Hunt, the pastor of an Atlanta areamegachurch, was elected yesterday as president of the SouthernBaptist Convention, and will take over as head of the nation'slargest Protestant denomination as it is struggling with decliningmembership and decreasing number of ...
Chairman Of School Board to Step Down
Jun 11, 2008; ... Alexandria School Board Chairman Claire M. Eberwein has announcedthat she will leave her post this month, a year before her termexpires. Eberwein, 52, who pushed to oust Rebecca L. Perry assuperintendent, joined last week with a unanimous board to hirePerry's successor. Eberwein ...
A Whimsical Mix & Match; Helen Q. Huang's 'Measure' Costumes Are Fit for All Ages
Jun 11, 2008; ... Mixing cargo pants and petticoats, leather and linen, Helen Q.Huang designed a giggle-inducing pastiche of 18th- and 21st-centuryduds for "Measure for Pleasure," at Woolly Mammoth through June 29."This was so much fun for me," Huang says of the chance to dress,and in some cases ...
N.Y.C. With Kids: Think Outside the Frame
Jun 11, 2008; ... We try to be good parents. Really, we do! We've worn our braincells to little nubs giving our two daughters a grounding in thearts. Piano lessons? Check. The National Gallery? Check. Danceclasses, art camp, concerts at the Kennedy Center? Check, check,check again. Sure, threats ...
Seeing modern art with kids ca ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... Seeing modern art with kids can be daunting, but if done well,tremendously exciting. Here are 10 ways to make the most of theexperience: 1 Know when to go. Try for a weekday, when museums are lesscrowded; many are closed Mondays or Tuesdays, but schedules vary.Check Web sites ...
Donaghy: Refs Helped Alter Games
Jun 11, 2008; ... A letter sent to the sentencing court on behalf of disgracedformer referee Tim Donaghy alleges that NBA referees were involvedin conflicts of interest, intentionally blew foul calls andparticipated in fixing the outcome of playoff games. The letter,filed in Brooklyn federal court, also ...
LEADERS Totals Do Not Include Yesterday's Games
Jun 11, 2008 ... BATTING C. Jones, Atl .420 YESTERDAY:0-0, BB TODAY: vs. Dempster, 9-35, 1HR, 6BB HOME RUNS Utley, Phil ...
Tony Gittens to Leave Arts Commission, Stay With Filmfest DC
Jun 11, 2008; ... Tony Gittens, the executive director of the D.C. Commission onthe Arts and Humanities, announced yesterday he is leaving that postafter 11 years. Gittens said he will continue to be director of the Washington,DC International Film Festival (also known as Filmfest DC), a jobhe ...
Last of the Mongolians
Jun 11, 2008; ... WOLF TOTEM By Jiang Rong Translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt The Penguin Press. 527 pp. $26.95 A Chinese publishing phenomenon has hit American bookshelves inthe form of Jiang Rong's "Wolf Totem." This novel has sold morecopies in China than any ...
The Civilians' Reality Theater Gets Religion; With 'This Beautiful City,' Church Meets Cabaret
Jun 11, 2008; ... "Let me tell you something," says an actor while playing a real-life pastor at the 14,000-member New Life Church in ColoradoSprings. "God made representative government. It's His idea. Wetalked about that in Samuel." As the sermon goes on, the documentary-style show "This ...
Hey, Carolyn: What's the dif ...
Jun 11, 2008; ... Hey, Carolyn: What's the difference between a female who's "just venting" vs.having an "adult tantrum"? Seriously. My adult daughter (37) saysshe's just venting, but on this end, it sure sounds like, feelslike, an adult tantrum (with a lot of blame for others thrown in).Help me ...
DISTRICT BRIEFING
Jun 11, 2008 ... SUPERIOR COURT A former employee of the D.C. Department of Human Services hasbeen convicted of stealing public assistance funds in 2004 and 2005,Interim Attorney General Peter Nickles said yesterday. A D.C. Superior Court jury found Charles M. Brown, 57, of Bowieguilty Friday ...
28 Chinese Officials Cited for Quake Laxity; 50 Other Functionaries Win Promotions in Broad Public Accounting by Party
Jun 11, 2008; ... The Chinese Communist Party has disciplined 28 officials andpromoted 50 as a result of their performances during rescueoperations after the devastating May 12 earthquake in Sichuanprovince, the party said Tuesday. The personnel changes, including the firing of 15 officials ...
Bush, E.U. Threaten New Sanctions Against Iran
Jun 11, 2008; ... President Bush and European Union leaders threatened Iran onTuesday with new financial sanctions unless the country curbs itsnuclear ambitions and opens facilities to international inspection. After a two-hour meeting that touched on Iran and other issuesincluding climate change ...
SUDAN Plane Crash Kills Doze ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... SUDAN A Sudan Airways jetliner landed in a thunderstorm and veered offthe runway at Khartoum International Airport late Tuesday, burstinginto flames and killing dozens, Sudanese officials said. There were 203 passengers and 14 crew members aboard the AirbusA310, the ...
At Merriweather, Death Cab for Sweaty
Jun 11, 2008 ... Is it possible to be too sweaty to feel sad? Death Cab forCutie's heartbroken emo-rock is better suited for a dreary day inthe band's home town of Seattle than a sweltering night on the lawnat Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia. Band frontman BenGibbard, sporting an all-black outfit ...
LOCAL BRIEFING
Jun 11, 2008 ... MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Summit Financial Group said yesterday that it has agreed to arevamped deal to buy Reston-based Greater Atlantic Financial.Greater Atlantic agreed to a takeover in April 2007 but terminatedthat deal a year later. Summit, based in Moorefield, W.Va., ...
EUROPEAN UNION A Compromise ...
Jun 11, 2008 ... EUROPEAN UNION European Union nations agreed to let workers opt out of a maximum48-hour workweek and to give more rights to temporary workers. The deal ends a long stalemate between a group of E.U. countriesled by France, which wanted more worker rights, and those led ...
NASCAR Is Sued by Ex-Official
Jun 11, 2008 ... A former racing official is suing NASCAR for $225 million,alleging racial and sexual discrimination, sexual harassment andwrongful termination. Mauricia Grant, who is black, worked as a technical inspectorresponsible for certifying cars in NASCAR's second-tier NationwideSeries ...
Author Looks to the Koran For 99 New Superheroes [Correction 6/27/ 08]
Jun 11, 2008; ... Naif al-Mutawa was in a London taxi with his sister when sheasked when he'd go back to writing children's books. Mutawa, aKuwaiti psychologist with two doctorates and an MBA from Columbia,said the question sparked a chain of thoughts: To go back to writing after all that education, ...
Giving Dad a Hand; Every Year, Her Simple Father's Day Gift Is a Touching Reminder of Good Times
Jun 11, 2008 ... With Father's Day approaching fast, Tessa Reagan knows exactlywhat she'll be giving her dad, and Tim Reagan knows exactly whathe'll be getting from his daughter. Not a tie. Not after-shave. Not a shirt. Instead, he'll get a Father's Day card with a hand-tracing inside-- as ...
ancient NEWS
Jun 11, 2008 ... Mexican archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an Aztecpalace in the heart of what is now downtown Mexico City. During a routine renovation on a Colonial-era building, expertsuncovered pieces of a wall as well as a rocky floor believed to havebeen part of a dark room where ...
Kucinich Forces Vote On Bush's Impeachment
Jun 11, 2008; ... Having failed in efforts to impeach Vice President Cheney, Rep.Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) escalated his battle against theadministration this week by introducing 35 articles of impeachmentagainst President Bush, using a parliamentary maneuver that willprobably force a vote ...
Get Thee to an Airport!
Jun 11, 2008; ... Bummed that you missed that spectacular congressional trip lastmonth to Slovenia and Italy? Not to worry. There's an even betterone leaving tomorrow for . . . drumroll . . . the Galapagos! Yes, you and your spouse, along with a few members of Congress,will fly aboard your own U.S ....
What Is Owed to Native Americans?; Judge Hopes to Settle Question in Suit Over Oil, Gas Royalties
Jun 11, 2008; ... A lawsuit over billions of dollars in royalties collected fromoil and gas companies that leased Native American land has meanderedthrough the court system for so long that a federal judge recentlycompared the case to Charles Dickens's "Bleak House," a tome about along-running and ...
A Family in the Dark
Jun 11, 2008 ... I am sympathetic to companies and individuals who lost businessbecause of recent power outages. But I was unable to conjure up evena modicum of sympathy for the Bethesda family profiled in the June 7front-page article "Storms' Fury Cut Off Data Lines that Bind."Lacking critical services ...
Left Out of the Shield Law
Jun 11, 2008 ... Howard Kurtz's Media Notes column on Mayhill Fowler ["AmateurCampaign Blogger Scoops the Pros," front page, June 9] illustratedthe perils of allowing Congress to define who qualifies as ajournalist in this rapidly changing media environment. Mr. Kurtz noted that Ms. Fowler broke ...
How We Are Defending the Detainees
Jun 11, 2008 ... Regarding the June 7 editorial "The Guantanamo Court": The Post was absolutely correct to opine that "the trials ofSept. 11 suspects are a discredit to U.S. justice," but I must takeissue with one comment in this editorial. It stated, "When defenselawyers and the judge wear the ...