The Washington Post back issues from Thursday, June 12:
Staying Out of the Red Despite the Pink Slip
Jun 12, 2008; ... If you have lost your job or are facing a layoff, you need a planfor coping financially. This is especially true if you haven't beenable to build an emergency fund or you've been living too high andhave never considered that there might be a disruption in yourincome. Let's start ...
What a Long, Scorching Trip It's Been
Jun 12, 2008 ... The temperature is hanging in the high 90s, and the breeze down KStreet comes like heat belching from an open oven door. As the 950to Annapolis rolls into view, a woman who obviously doesn't botherwith a lot of calorie counting risks heatstroke by sprinting towardus. This is not ...
FAA Lagging in Air Traffic Training, Report Says
Jun 12, 2008; ... The government is hiring so many new air traffic controllers toreplace departing veterans that it cannot efficiently train them, aninspector general reported Tuesday. The Transportation Department's inspector general said theFederal Aviation Administration is so swamped with new ...
Engineering a Safer Burger; Technology Is Entrepreneur's Main Ingredient for Bacteria-Free Beef
Jun 12, 2008; ... The key to a safer meat supply may be in a two-story whitebuilding next to a meat-packing plant just south of the MissouriRiver. The building houses a processing plant that produces frozen leanbeef used in 75 percent of hamburger patties sold in the UnitedStates. It is also a ...
Economy Remains Sluggish, Fed Says; High Fuel Costs Stress Businesses
Jun 12, 2008; ... Weaker attendance at Broadway theaters. Cutbacks at retailers inthe southeast. A residential real estate market that is still in thedumps throughout most of the nation. A new report from the Federal Reserve paints a portrait of a U.S.economy under pressure from almost every ...
DISTRICT BRIEFING
Jun 12, 2008 ... SCHOOLS Former D.C. schools superintendent Clifford B. Janey, ousted ayear ago today by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), was named head of theNewark school system yesterday by New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine(D). Janey, 61, emerged last month as one of three finalists for thepost ...
NASCAR Chairman Says Former Official Never Complained About Discriminatory Treatment
Jun 12, 2008 ... NASCAR Chairman Brian France denied yesterday that a formerofficial complained to her supervisors about racial and sexualdiscrimination, claims she alleged led to her eventual firing. Mauricia Grant filed a $225 million suit against NASCAR onTuesday, alleging racial discrimination, ...
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Critics of High-Rise Accelerate Efforts To Sideline Project; Foes Seek Fuller Review, Hearings
Jun 12, 2008; ... Opponents of a proposed 16-story office building in downtownBethesda have stepped up efforts to derail the project, saying thatMontgomery County's planning staff is withholding criticalinformation from the Planning Board days before it is scheduled toconsider the plans. In ...
ON STAGE Kathy Griffin The re ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... ON STAGE Kathy Griffin The redheaded comic who is the bane ofHollywood (and Oprah) is the darling of Washington, having sold outa handful of shows here last summer. If you didn't get a chance tosee the "My Life on the D-List" star, then catch her when shereturns for a Sept. 25 show at ...
Discovery Chief Paid More Than $18 Million in 2007
Jun 12, 2008; ... Discovery Communications chief executive David M. Zaslav mademore than $18 million in cash- and stock-related compensation duringhis first year helming the Silver Spring cable television company,according to a securities filing yesterday that spells outDiscovery's transition to a ...
LOCAL BRIEFING
Jun 12, 2008 ... DEFENSE The most advanced version of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint StrikeFighter, the Pentagon's costliest weapons program, made its firstflight. This milestone triggers the award of a $1.3 billion contract forthe first six production models of the short-takeoff, ...
Iran Official Arrested For Criticizing Clerics
Jun 12, 2008; ... A mid-level government official supportive of President MahmoudAhmadinejad's political faction was arrested Wednesday for makingpublic accusations of corruption against several top clerics, theIranian Fars News Agency reported. Iranian media accounts said Abbas Palizdar gave two ...
THE LINEUP; At-Bats and On-Base Percentage as a DH
Jun 12, 2008 ... A look at the all-time active leaders through Tuesday's games: AT-BATS PLAYER (Team)AB1.Frank Thomas (Athletics)4,5832.David Ortiz (RedSox)3,5333.Travis Hafner (Indians)2,2154.Mike Sweeney(Athletics)2,0025.Jason Giambi (Yankees)1,5816.Jim Thome (WhiteSox)1,5537.Matt Stairs ...
House Fails To Extend Jobless Benefits; Democrats Vow Another Vote Today
Jun 12, 2008; ... The House yesterday narrowly failed to approve a proposal to givejobless workers an extra three months of unemployment benefits, butDemocratic leaders said they would bring back the bill for a secondvote today. Despite a White House veto threat, 49 Republicans voted with aunited ...
QUOTABLE "It was kind of int ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... "It was kind of interesting. We bonded very nicely on this trip." Rays Manager Joe Maddon, after his team finished a 3-6 road tripthat included a brawl against the Red Sox, battery mates Matt Garzaand Dioner Navarro having a confrontation on the mound and in thedugout during a game ...
Adapted from a recent onli ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... Adapted from a recent online discussion: Dear Carolyn: Do you think all couples eventually run out of things to talkabout? I've noticed that conversation between my lifetime partnerand me runs dry so quickly these days. We mostly just talk in punsand inside jokes, but nothing ...
ERA Marcum, Tor ... 2.52 ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... ERA Marcum, Tor 2.52 YESTERDAY: ND 7 IP, 1 ER, 97 PC WINS Lee, Clev ...
LEADERS Totals Do Not Include Yesterday's Games
Jun 12, 2008 ... BATTING Bradley, Tex .338 YESTERDAY: 0-3 TODAY: vs. Bannister, 1-2, 1 HR HOME RUNS Hamilton, Tex ...
In Goal for Landon, Fisher Saved His Best for Last
Jun 12, 2008; ... Coming into this season, opposing lacrosse coaches consideredC.T. Fisher a good goalie, maybe even very good. But not necessarilygreat. By the end of May, however, several of those same coaches saidthe Landon senior was All-Met material -- an honor he eventuallygarnered -- ...
Yankees 3W: Wang (7-2) L: Ev ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... Yankees 3W: Wang (7-2) L: Eveland (4-5) S: M. Rivera (17)Athletics 1 New YorkABRHBIBBSOAVGTotals3137367 -- Damon lf401011.325Jeterss410012.271BAbreu rf202020.294ARodriguez 3b412100.321Giambidh201111.257Posada c300011.299Betemit 1b400002.222Cano2b400000.227MlCabrera ...
The District
Jun 12, 2008 ... ON STAGE The Roastmaster General Comedian Jeffrey Ross usuallytraffics in insult comedy, roasting celebrities such as PamelaAnderson, Hugh Hefner and William Shatner. What most people don'tknow is that he's hiding a heart of gold: Ross has performed hisstand-up in support of Hurricane ...
Belgian Firm Bids for Anheuser-Busch; Opposition to Deal Brews in St. Louis, Budweiser's Home
Jun 12, 2008; ... Anheuser-Busch, the nation's biggest brewery, received a $46billion buyout offer Wednesday from a Belgian brewer that might betoo good to refuse. The maker of Budweiser beer disclosed late Wednesday that InBev,whose brands include Beck's and Stella Artois, delivered anunsolicited ...
A Courageous Commutation; Mr. Kaine spares the life of a man on death row.
Jun 12, 2008 ... VIRGINIA GOV. Timothy M. Kaine (D), a confidant of Barack Obama'sand the first governor outside Illinois to endorse the senator's bidfor the Democratic presidential nomination, is routinely mentionedas a vice-presidential prospect. Many politicians in his positionmight bend or suspend ...
It's Over, Fair and Square
Jun 12, 2008 ... I am a 73-year-old white woman, and my advice to die-hard supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is: "Get over it." Sen. Barack Obama came out of nowhere and won the Democraticnomination fairly. He had a better message and a better organizationand ...
Rotten Tomatoes; Congress should give agencies the power to protect the nation's food supply.
Jun 12, 2008 ... WHEN HIGH levels of E. coli bacteria turned spinach into amealtime menace in 2006, we agreed with calls to give the Food andDrug Administration the power to issue mandatory recalls of taintedproduce. We also supported the smart idea to require the FDA andother agencies with ...
Chemical Law Has Global Impact; E.U.'s New Rules Forcing Changes U.S. Firms
Jun 12, 2008; ... Europe this month rolled out new restrictions on makers ofchemicals linked to cancer and other health problems, changes thatare forcing U.S. industries to find new ways to produce a wide rangeof everyday products. The new laws in the European Union require companies ...
The Chamber Players' Light Summer Recipe [Correction 6/27/08]
Jun 12, 2008 ... In summer, classical music puts on its linen and seersucker,moving from big, complicated works to lighter fare -- bye-bye,dissonance and drama; hello, sweet melody. The American ChamberPlayers are known for their solid interpretations of such consonantmusic. Led by the genial ...
Census Paints Picture of Artists; Capital Ranks 4th in Creatively Employed
Jun 12, 2008; ... Although it may not appear that way here in Washington, thereare more working artists than lawyers in the United States, andtheir numbers are growing. A study of census data released yesterday by the NationalEndowment for the Arts found that nearly 2 million people earn aliving ...
LEADERS Totals Do Not Include Yesterday's Games
Jun 12, 2008 ... BATTING C. Jones, Atl .420 YESTERDAY: 1-3 TODAY: vs. Zambrano, 5-19, 1 HR HOME RUNS Utley, Phil ...
U.S. Enlists And Arms Patrols in Sadr City; 'Neighborhood Guards' Modeled on Program In Sunni Areas of Iraq
Jun 12, 2008; ... Young men armed and paid by the U.S. military took to the streetsof the Iraqi capital's Sadr City area for the first time Wednesdayto guard their neighborhoods, part of a new strategy designed torecruit former Shiite militiamen to American-created securitygroups, U.S. officials ...
Northern Virginia
Jun 12, 2008 ... THE SCENE Art Night: Dancing in the Streets The Torpedo Factory'smonthly evening of open studios, refreshments and exhibit openingsreturns, this time themed to reflect a performance by GenerationsDance & Fitness Studios. Check out the Target Gallery show of worksby Joyce McCarten, the ...
Bush Says U.S., Iraq Will Come to Terms on Troops
Jun 12, 2008; ... President Bush said Wednesday he is confident the United Stateswill reach an agreement on the role of U.S. forces in Iraq, callingopposition to a U.S. proposal part of the "noise" of a freer Iraqisociety. Appearing at a news conference here with German Chancellor AngelaMerkel, ...
At Benning Elementary, School's Out Forever; NE Campus Closing A Year After Rhee's Visit Stirred Hope
Jun 12, 2008; ... Last June 12 was a day of unusual promise at Benning Elementary,a dingy, virtually windowless school near RFK Stadium with a leakyroof, occasional air conditioning and dismal test scores. That day it became the first school visited by Michelle A. Rheeas chancellor, just hours after ...
Aliens At the Hirshhorn!
Jun 12, 2008 ... Remember summer-camp movie nights? The lights dimmed, and youjammed between friends, crunching popcorn and screaming at "Fridaythe 13th"? Feeling nostalgic yet? Those are the memories the Hirshhorn isworking to unearth with the return of its popular Summer Camp filmseries ....
Boston Seeks a Way To Steal One in L.A.; Celtics' Stars Vow to Do Better in Game 4
Jun 12, 2008; ... From the moment Kendrick Perkins stepped on Paul Pierce's rightfoot and sent Pierce to the floor writhing in pain in the thirdquarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics have beendealing with a seemingly endless stream of injuries. The Celticshave since seen Perkins go down ...
SERBIA War Crimes Suspect He ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... SERBIA Serbia arrested a top Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive onWednesday and will hand him to the U.N. tribunal in The Hague,earning praise from the European Union and the United States. Bosnian Serb security chief Stojan Zupljanin, 56, was one of fourremaining suspects ...
Goal in Injury Time Answers Turkey's Prayers
Jun 12, 2008 ... Turkey Coach Fatih Terim's calls for heavenly help were answeredwhen the rains let up. His squad took care of the rest. Arda Turan scored in injury time yesterday to give Turkey a 2-1win over Switzerland that eliminated the co-hosts from the EuropeanChampionship. Turan scored ...
Ortiz Becomes a Citizen of a Different Nation
Jun 12, 2008 ... Big Papi has found a new nation to call home. David Ortiz, the pride of Red Sox Nation, became a U.S. citizenyesterday with 220 other immigrants from 57 countries at a ceremonyat the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The 32-year-old slugger from the Dominican ...
Maryland
Jun 12, 2008 ... FILM "Rear Window" It's nearly 90 degrees outside and we'resupposed to think of it as "relief" from this week's heat wave? Howabout seeking cover in a cool theater instead, until, like, October?As part of its Jimmy Stewart retrospective, the AFI Silver isscreening the 1954 Hitchcock ...
Canadian Government Apologizes For Abuse of Indigenous People
Jun 12, 2008; ... Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a long-anticipated apology yesterday to tens of thousands of indigenouspeople who as children were ripped from their families and sent toboarding schools, where many were abused as part of officialgovernment policy to "kill the Indian in ...
This Week's Event
Jun 12, 2008 ... Event: U.S. Open. When: Today-Sunday. Where: Torrey Pines, South Course (7,643 yards, par 71), SanDiego. Purse: $7 million ($1.26 million winner's share in ...
CORRECTIONS
Jun 12, 2008 ... A June 11 Page One article incorrectly identified the rankingminority member of the Senate Armed Services Committee as Sen. JohnW. Warner (R-Va.). That position currently is held by Sen. JohnMcCain (R-Ariz.). A June 11 Metro article incorrectly said that Dominion Power ...
Today's Horoscope
Jun 12, 2008; ... ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your social life is complicated byfriends who don't get along with one another. Resolve to add someeasy, low-maintenance, classy people to your mix. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Working hard is your choice, but it's not a noble onetoday. If everyone knew how ...
Bridge
Jun 12, 2008; ... You won't win a major event against a 300-pair field unless youropponents err, but you must be ready to take advantage. In the Mixed Pairs at the ACBL Spring Championships, South openedon a light hand, perhaps because he had length in both major suits.I can understand that action, ...
For Luke Walton, Father's Day Is Here
Jun 12, 2008; ... -- Before the NBA Finals began last week, Los Angeles Lakersreserve Luke Walton got a message on his answering machine thatsaid, "This is Paul Pierce, you're a bum, all your teammates arebums." Walton also received messages this postseason from "CarmeloAnthony" before the Lakers ...
Anti-Terror Bill Passes In Britain
Jun 12, 2008; ... Prime Minister Gordon Brown won passage of a key piece of anti-terrorism legislation in Parliament on Wednesday, but analysts saidthe victory was too narrow to revive Brown's sagging public approvalfigures. Brown's controversial proposal to allow police to hold terrorismsuspects ...
'Ballet Across America' Is a Savory Sampler for The Armchair Traveler [Correction 6/27/08]
Jun 12, 2008; ... Wolf whistles rang through the Kennedy Center Opera House onTuesday, an unusual tribute for a group of demure-looking ballerinasin ankle-length tulle. But the motive was understandable. At thesuccessful opening of the center's "Ballet Across America" samplerof nine regional companies ...
Glenelg enters the rankings a ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... Glenelg enters the rankings after a strong finish, winning theMaryland 2A/1A championship for the second time in four years. Infive playoff games, Glenelg outscored its opponents 92-35. . . .Oakton won its third straight Virginia championship and finished theseason with seven straight ...
Bipartisan Bill Funding Amtrak Passes in House
Jun 12, 2008 ... A nearly $15 billion Amtrak bill passed the House yesterday aslawmakers rallied around an alternative for travelers saddled withsoaring gas prices. The bipartisan bill, which passed by a veto-proof 311 to 104,would authorize funding for the national passenger railroad over ...
Candidate Armed With Self-Assurance on Campaign Trail; Donna Edwards On Stump Ahead Of Tuesday Vote
Jun 12, 2008; ... For one ingredient behind Donna F. Edwards's improbable victoryover eight-term U.S. Rep. Albert R. Wynn in February's Democraticprimary, look to the football field. The nonprofit group executive from Prince George's County playedthe game with the boys when she was a tomboyish ...
Saints' Jenkins Marks Milestones
Jun 12, 2008; ... St. Stephen's/St. Agnes Coach Kathy Jenkins recorded her 500thcareer victory last month during the Saints' run to another VirginiaIndependent Schools title, a milestone achievement for a coach whohas become a respected presence in the Washington area, across thecountry and on the ...
Snake Corner
Jun 12, 2008 ... Picture this: The deadly worm of Nilus slithers out of the basketand into the hands of Cleopatra as she contemplates her doom. Thedramatic scene is played in "Antony and Cleopatra" by trained actorswith the Shakespeare Theater Company. We don't mean Cleopatra; thesnake's role is shared ...
TODAY'S NEWS
Jun 12, 2008 ... To kids who hate their vegetables: Have you tried asparaguslately? In a news conference yesterday with German Chancellor AngelaMerkel, President Bush thanked his host for a most gracious dinnerthe night before. "For those in the German press who thought I didn't ...
Funds Pour Into Races for D.C. Council; Evans, Brown Raise More Than $400,000
Jun 12, 2008; ... D.C. Council members Jack Evans and Kwame R. Brown have raisedthe most campaign funds so far in the District's upcoming election,with each collecting more than $400,000, according to financereports filed this week. The reports, which show Evans (D-Ward 2) raising $467,486 ...
1,900 Scholarships; Del. Norton moves to take a valued educational option from the poor.
Jun 12, 2008 ... DEL. ELEANOR Holmes Norton's campaign against school vouchers inthe District has hit a new low. While proclaiming a desire toprotect children, she is seeking to eliminate a program thatbenefits them and that is valued by their parents. Her actions makeit all the more urgent for Mayor ...
The World
Jun 12, 2008 ... Africa's 965 million-plus people are facing significantenvironmental challenges at a time of rapid economic growth, a U.N.agency says. A new atlas, which includes satellite imagery showingchanges over time, notes that: 65 percent of Africa's agricultural lands have been degraded ...
AIRLINES Grounded Silverjet ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... AIRLINES Silverjet, the business-class carrier that ceased operations twoweeks ago, said it plans to resume flying after agreeing to bebought by Kingplace. Silverjet, which flew to New York and Dubai from London, wasbought for an undisclosed sum in a deal due to be completed ...
Head to the Polls
Jun 12, 2008 ... Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the specialelection in Maryland's 4th ...
The only regular season me ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... The only regular season meeting between Georgetown Prep andLandon, won by the Little Hoyas at home in quadruple overtime,showed the teams to be about as even as possible. So when Georgetown Prep was upset in the IAC semifinals by unranked St.Stephen's/St. Agnes, which then lost to ...
Okla. Town Stunned By Girls' ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... WELEETKA, Okla. -- Maybe they stumbled onto a crime inprogress. Perhaps they were ambushed by "drunks and dopeheads." Ormaybe it was some kind of thrill killing. The slayings of two girls -- ages 11 and 13 -- who were shotalong a rural back road have baffled investigators and ...
"Nothing is untrainable," Mar ...
Jun 12, 2008 ... "Nothing is untrainable," Mark Dumas says, "but some breeds of dogs aren't ...
Lights, Camera, Growl!; Professional Trainer Mark Dumas Turns Animals Into Actors
Jun 12, 2008 ... Pretend you're a movie director, shooting a scene in the Alaskanwilderness. Your stars are a child actress and a 1,600-pound kodiakbear. Now, how do you get that bear to look directly at the girlwhen she is speaking to him? Mark Dumas knows. He's an animal trainer with 37 ...
Animal Actors
Jun 12, 2008 ... Mark Dumas has trained hundreds of animals, and each has been achallenge. Here's what he says about a few of his friends in theanimal kingdom: Deer "Deer are prey animals; it's easier to deal with predatoranimals. With deer, you need to hand-raise them, teach them to walkon ...
Tornado Hits Boy Scout Camp in Iowa, Killing 4
Jun 12, 2008; ... A tornado that hit a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa on Wednesdayevening left four dead and about 40 others injured, according toIowa Homeland Security officials. The National Weather Service reported the tornado touched down at7:35 p.m., hitting the Little Sioux Scout Camp near ...