The Washington Post back issues from Saturday, July 5:
U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES IN I ...
Jul 05, 2008 ... U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES IN IRAQ As announced by the Pentagon as of July 3; tallies may be incomplete because of lags in reporting.ALLIED MILITARYFATALITIESIRAQI CIVILIAN FATALITIES4,116 Killed30,314 Wounded314From Britain and other ...
Capital Celebration of Freedom
Jul 05, 2008; ... Three times in the past four years, the forces of nature haveadded their own special effects -- rain, wind and sometimeslightning -- to the traditional Fourth of July celebration on theMall. Last night it happened again, with repeated drenchings thatforced people to seek shelter ...
Bernadina Still Adjusting to Major Leagues
Jul 05, 2008; ... Center fielder Roger Bernadina has played in five major leaguegames, just long enough to achieve one milestone (his first hit),make one eye-popping diving catch (Wednesday against the FloridaMarlins) and confront his first significant challenge: After gettinga hit last Sunday in his ...
Around the World
Jul 05, 2008 ... BELARUS About 50 people were wounded early Friday by a homemade bomb thatsprayed nuts and bolts into a crowd at an open-air concert inBelarus's capital attended by President Alexander Lukashenko,officials said. Lukashenko, who has ruled the former Soviet republic since ...
LEADERS Totals Do Not Include Yesterday's Games
Jul 05, 2008 ... BATTING C. Jones, Atl .389 YESTERDAY: 2-4 TODAY: vs. Reyes 2-5 HOME RUNS Utley, Phil ...
QUOTABLE "I feel for him. He ...
Jul 05, 2008 ... "I feel for him. He's never struggled up until this point. Ever.He's always been the chosen one." Braves 3B Chipper Jones on OF Jeff Francoeur, who was sent to the minors yesterday Cubs: Activated RHP Carlos Zambrano from the 15-day disabled listin time to start last ...
Youkilis's Fence-Riding Hit Turns Into Triple
Jul 05, 2008 ... Kevin Youkilis's drive squirted out of the webbing of JohnnyDamon's glove and bounced up off the top of the left-field wall inthe third inning of yesterday's game between the Red Sox and Yankeesin New York. And bounced. And bounced. The ball came to rest on top of the fence, ...
ERA Duchscherer, Oak ... 1 ...
Jul 05, 2008 ... ERA Duchscherer, Oak 1.96 NEXT: TBA WINS Saunders, LA 12-4 NEXT: ...
NATIONALS REPORT
Jul 05, 2008 ... TimeOpponentNationals PitchersOpponent PitchersTVTonight 7:10at Cincinnati Tim Redding (6-3, 4.21) Josh Fogg (1-2, 9.85)WDCA-20, MASNTomorrow 1:15at Cincinnati CollinBalester (1-0, 1.80) Edinson Volquez (10-3, 2.24)MASNTuesday7:10vs. Arizona Odalis ...
THE LINEUP; Wins and ERA Since July 4, 2007
Jul 05, 2008 ... A look at the best and worst in the league through Thursday'sgames (minimum 162 innings): WINS PLAYER (Team)WINS1.Brandon Webb (D-backs)222.Ted Lilly(Cubs)173.Tim Hudson (Braves) Carlos Zambrano (Cubs)165.Chad Billingsley (Dodgers) Cole Hamels ...
In Montana on the Fourth, a Barometer of Obama's Chances
Jul 05, 2008; ... -- With Sen. John McCain taking the holiday off, Sen. BarackObama wrapped up a week-long swing through Republican America swathed in the pageantry of a Fourth of July parade and familypicnic, trying to mesh his theme of activist change with an emphasison family and patriotism. A ...
The Nation
Jul 05, 2008 ... Joey Chestnut, right, was a happy guy yesterday after he wonNathan's Fourth of July hot-dog-eating contest on New York's ConeyIsland. He and Takeru Kobayashi tied at 59 ...
Just Another Mile-High Night: Rockies, 18-17
Jul 05, 2008 ... The blasts returned to Coors Field last night, long before thefireworks. In a throwback to the pre-humidor days, Colorado hit six homeruns and beat the Florida Marlins, 18-17, after trailing by nineruns in the biggest comeback in Rockies history. Chris Iannettasingled home the ...
Earnhardt Inc. Cars Lock Up Front Row for Daytona Race
Jul 05, 2008 ... Although Dale Earnhardt Inc. might not be a championshipcontender, it showed Friday it still can be a force at DaytonaInternational Speedway. DEI swept the front row in qualifying for Saturday night's CokeZero 400 and ended up with three drivers in the top eight ...
Beckham Scores, but Galaxy Loses
Jul 05, 2008 ... Adam Cristman scored two goals in a four-minute span to give theNew England Revolution a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxylast night in Carson, Calif. The Revolution (10-4-3) used the victory to extend its lead inthe Eastern Conference to seven points over second-place ...
ERA Volquez, Cin ... 2.24 ...
Jul 05, 2008 ... ERA Volquez, Cin 2.24 NEXT: Tomorrow vs. Nationals WINS Webb, Ari. ...
Indian Leader Rescues Nuclear Deal With U.S.; -
Jul 05, 2008; ... After months of political uncertainty, the Indian governmentappeared Friday to have saved a beleaguered civil nuclear-energyagreement with the United States. After a flurry of politicalmeetings with allies and adversaries in the past week, PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh gained the support ...
LEADERS Totals Do Not Include Yesterday's Games
Jul 05, 2008 ... BATTING Mauer, Minn .326 YESTERDAY: 1-5 TODAY: vs. Laffey 3-6, .500 SLG HOME RUNS Sizemore, Clev ...
WESTCHESTER AT CHERRY LANE
Jul 05, 2008 ... 14720 Fourth St. Laurel, Md. 20707 301-725-0009 APPLICATION FEE: $35 SECURITY DEPOSIT: Based on application results AMENITIES FEE: $350, nonrefundable LEASE TERM: Two to 12 months UTILITIES: Not included AMENITIES: Concierge service, ...
Scoring Average
Jul 05, 2008 ... HoleParAvg.RankNo.144.019No. 233.262No. 344.028No. 444.0011No.543.9414No. 644.057No. 733.019No. 843.7816No ....
Westchester in Laurel A Model for Future Luxury Complexes
Jul 05, 2008; ... Pam Norwood says she's fortunate that she isn't part of thedaily exodus of work-bound residents at Westchester at Cherry Lane,the luxury mid-rise complex in Laurel where she has lived for ayear. As chief executive of a home-based business -- she distributesa device to foreign ...
Rain Falls, Scores Drop At AT & T; Pernice Sets Event Record, Shares Lead With Overton
Jul 05, 2008; ... Proud old Congressional Country Club took a morning and late-afternoon soaking and an all-day pounding during the second round ofthe AT & T National yesterday. Call it the Black-and-Blue Course after a day of sublime scoring that featured a tournament-record 7-under-par 63 from Tom ...
Acts of Reconciliation; A Student Filmmaker Turns Her Lens on Rwanda, And Finds a Personal Truth Reflected Back at Her
Jul 05, 2008; ... In a way, it's a story of those two diamond engagement rings. Laura Waters Hinson sits cross-legged on a plush beige sofa inthe Discovery Channel building at the Silverdocs film festival,flashing a brilliant stone on each hand, explaining how she gothere. A couple of weeks ...
Memories Linger for Couples
Jul 05, 2008; ... Anyone who was at Congressional Country Club that day in 1983likely hasn't forgotten Fred Couples's first PGA Tour victory. Backwhen the tour stop here was called the Kemper Open, Couples surviveda five-way playoff by making birdie on the second extra hole. It has been 25 years ...
Backlash to Rapid Growth Extends To New Services and Infrastructure
Jul 05, 2008; ... Call it growth fatigue. Across Loudoun County, residents weary of the intense growth thathas gripped their community over the past decade are fighting back,not against housing developments or shopping centers, but againstschools, cellphone towers, a sheriff's substation, even a ...
Today at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Jul 05, 2008 ... Bhutan Kitchen 11 a.m. Dragon Drinks: Tea and Alcohol Noon Cattle God's Gifts: Butter and Cheese 1 p.m. Taste of Bhutan 3 p.m. Buckwheat Noodles 4 p.m. Festive Foods Four Friends Narrative Stage 11 a.m. The Four Friends Story 11:45 ...
Prado Denies Goya Made Masterpiece
Jul 05, 2008 ... -- For years Spain's famed Prado museum had its suspicions aboutone of its most prized Goyas. Now the museum says it is certain thepainting is not by the 18th-century master. The Prado's announcement last week about the Colossus, a largeoil painting depicting the torso of a giant ...
Hole of the Day No. 9 | Par 5 | 602 Yards
Jul 05, 2008 ... Anthony Kim's second round at the AT&T National was much like hisfirst: He shot another 67, making birdies at the par-4 No. 1 and par-4 No. 15. The major difference came on this par 5, which ...
Handicapped Is Hurtful
Jul 05, 2008 ... 'Handicapped' Is Hurtful The June 30 front-page article "In Flag City USA, False ObamaRumors Are Flying" included the sentence: "On College Street, the couple found all the hallmarks ofAmerica's heartland: a house for $9,000; a neighborhood where theirtwo boys, one ...
Fuzzy Foreclosure Math; A landmark Fairfax program to address foreclosures may not be necessary. [Correction 7/17/08]
Jul 05, 2008 ... ABOLD PLAN to turn foreclosed homes into affordable housing inFairfax County is a good idea that is based on fuzzy math.Foreclosures are on the rise in Fairfax, as they are throughout thecountry, but it's unclear whether the problem is severe enough torequire government intervention ....
Justice for Gays; The Bush administration rules that children of same-sex couples can receive their Social Security benefits.
Jul 05, 2008 ... LAST YEAR, LAWYERS for the Social Security Administration queriedthe Justice Department: Does the federal Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA), which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples, also barthe child of a same-sex couple from receiving Social Securitybenefits from his ...
Supreme Slip-Up; A recent high court ruling is factually flawed. The justices should correct it.
Jul 05, 2008 ... WHEN A NEWSPAPER gets its facts wrong, it's supposed to publish acorrection, and, if someone's reputation has been harmed, aretraction and apology. It can be embarrassing, but the occasionaltaste of crow probably does more good than harm to the media'scredibility. But what if the ...
Hostage to the College Board's Bottom Line
Jul 05, 2008 ... Che peccato! Step back from the story about the likely demise of the AdvancedPlacement test for Italian and see its true sadness ["ItalianAmerican Groups Speak Up to Save AP Language Test," front page, July3]. It appears that the future for high school Italian became secureonly ...
Anne Arundel's Stance on Immigrants
Jul 05, 2008 ... The July 1 Metro article "Authorities Detain 45 in ImmigrationRaid at Painting Company," regarding the June 30 U.S. Immigrationand Customs Enforcement raid in Anne Arundel County, did not give acomplete picture of the county administration's position on legaland illegal ...
A Plague of Bad Leadership
Jul 05, 2008 ... Two poignant items in the July 2 Post -- StephanieMcCrummen's news story, "Africa's Hungry Horn," and the editorial"An African Failure" -- effectively depicted a continent's man-made perils. Both pointed to a crucial element that is severelylacking in today's Africa: accountable ...
That Loan to Mr. Obama
Jul 05, 2008 ... Let us review the July 2 news story "Obama Got Discount on HomeLoan." A U.S. senator with household income of nearly $500,000 in2005, a seven-figure book deal, cash on hand from a ...
Someone Lives Where Your Rail Line Would Run
Jul 05, 2008 ... In a July 2 letter responding to Jonathan Elkind's June 29 Closeto Home commentary about the proposed Purple Line, two writerssuggested that it would be better to put electric buses or a light-rail line on the "existing asphalt" of East West Highway or JonesBridge Road than to disturb ...
As Summit Approaches, G-8 Weighs Expansion
Jul 05, 2008; ... The Group of Eight, holding its summit in Japan starting Monday,has always been a club for the world's biggest economies. Now agrowing chorus is saying it's time that the clubhouse doors swingopen to some newcomers. China has eclipsed more than half the club's members in ...
LEADER BOARD PLAYERRD. 1R ...
Jul 05, 2008 ... LEADER BOARD PLAYERRD. 1RD. 2PART1Jeff Overton6665-9T1Tom Pernice Jr.6863-9T3Anthony ...
U.S. Breadbasket
Jul 05, 2008 ... Did you enjoy your Fourth of July cookout? Here's where some ofthe food from your feast may have come from: Hot dogs or pork sausage Iowa is home to 17.6 million market hogs and pigs, more than one-fourth of the nation's total. Beef hot dogs, steak or ...
Secretive Agency Under the Spotlight; Chief Tries to Repair CIA as Scrutiny Grows
Jul 05, 2008; ... Soon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago,Michael V. Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency:virtual invisibility. "CIA needs to get out of the news as source or subject," he saidin an internal memo to his staff in 2006. Two years later, ...
EARNINGS Figures in millions (except per-share figures)
Jul 05, 2008 ... ePlus Inc.Ticker: PLUS Headquarters: HerndonFourth QuarterYear toDateFiscal year20082007% ...
CANADA World's Biggest Lever ...
Jul 05, 2008 ... CANADA The Canadian telecommunications company BCE said it has agreed onterms of a $35 billion sale to a takeover group led by the OntarioTeachers' Pension Plan. The announcement ends suspense over whether the banks funding thetakeover -- the largest leveraged buyout ever ...
Man, 30, Is Charged In Woman's Slaying
Jul 05, 2008; ... The body of a 25-year-old woman was found on the sidewalk of acul-de-sac in the Vienna area early yesterday, and Fairfax Countypolice said they charged a man with abduction and murder in thecase. The victim, Homaira Rahman, lived a half-mile from where she wasfound, according to ...
WEEKEND EVENTS
Jul 05, 2008 ... CATHEDRAL ART TOUR: Tomorrow, 1:30 p.m. Washington NationalCathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $5. 202-537-5628or e-mail tours@cathedral.org. GAITHERSBURG ...
Just in Time, Hamilton Finds Shot
Jul 05, 2008; ... Among the most improbable winners of a major championship, ToddHamilton entered this week's AT&T National buoyed by a resurgence inhis game. The shot-making that facilitated a British Open victory in2004 has reappeared in spots, and his mental poise is swelling morethese ...
CONCERT "Legends of Hip-Hop" ...
Jul 05, 2008 ... CONCERT "Legends of Hip-Hop" Is hip-hop old enough to havegrandfathers now? Apparently. The original hip-hop pioneers (MCLyte, Whodini, Slick Rick and a bunch of others) will reunite atPier Six Pavilion in Baltimore for a "Legends of Hip-Hop" show nextmonth so you can see whether ...
On the Campaign Trail
Jul 05, 2008 ... I was disappointed to see staff writer Matthew Mosk paint withsuch a broad brush to tar the Campaign Legal Center in his June 26article, "Top McCain Adviser Has Found Success Mixing Money,Politics." The story insinuated that the McCain campaign's generalcounsel, Trevor Potter, had used ...
If You Loved the '80s . . .
Jul 05, 2008 ... At this very moment, on some obscure cable channel, at least oneof the defining movies of the 1980s -- be it "Sixteen Candles,""Dirty Dancing" or "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" -- is probably onTV. But people who actually grew up in the '80s, the people who wentout in public in ...
The District
Jul 05, 2008 ... EXHIBIT "Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury" If yougot a chance to see the "Color as Field" survey of American abstractpaintings before it closed in May, and just can't get enough of thehuge canvases and cheery rainbow of colors, the American Art Museumhas just opened ...
AT&T NATIONAL
Jul 05, 2008 ... Gates open: 9 a.m. Professional play: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. TV: WUSA (Channel 9), WJZ (Channel 13), 3-6 p.m. Weekly grounds pass: $85 Daily grounds pass: $30 today-tomorrow Rain halted play temporarily during the afternoon rounds andmight be a factor over the ...
Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana; Forest Service Angers Locals With Move That May Speed Building
Jul 05, 2008; ... The Bush administration is preparing to ease the way for thenation's largest private landowner to convert hundreds of thousandsof acres of mountain forestland to residential subdivisions. The deal was struck behind closed doors between Mark E. Rey, theformer timber lobbyist who ...
Maryland
Jul 05, 2008 ... EXHIBIT The Invitational Sculpture Exhibition At MontpelierArts Center, this annual summer show of works by University ofMaryland master's degree candidates returns. This year, ChristianBenefiel, Mahwish Chishty, Aniko Makranczy and Stewart Watson arethe artists crafting sculptures ...
N.C. Senator's Hard-Line Conservatism Helped Craft Republican Social Agenda
Jul 05, 2008; ... Jesse Helms, the North Carolina Republican senator whoseuncompromising conservatism made him one of America's leadingcrusaders against communism, liberalism, tax increases, abortion,homosexuality, affirmative action and court-ordered busing tointegrate schools, died yesterday at Mayview ...
Soothing Words and Pomposity
Jul 05, 2008 ... It's unfortunate that reviewer Anne Midgette ["A Final 'Fanfare'for the NSO's Leonard Slatkin," Style, June 27] did not join severalhundred concert-goers after the June 26 concert at the KennedyCenter for Maestro Leonard Slatkin's "AfterWords." He certainly didnot leave without a word, ...
AT&T NATIONAL
Jul 05, 2008 ... 13 Birdies through two rounds by Tom Pernice Jr., including eightyesterday when he shot a course tournament-record 63 to move into atie for the lead. Pernice entered the week 133rd on the PGA Tour inbirdie average with 3.05 per round. 23 PGA Tour stops Fred Funk has ...
Odor, but Not Order, Is Maintained in the Marino Gallery
Jul 05, 2008 ... Cloudy skies and a higher score didn't stop Steve Marino's fansfrom having a happy Fourth, and likely more than one fifth. It's Day II of the Steve Marino Gallery Watch, and we're talkingwith Mike Trone, who used to coach Marino and his friends at W.T.Woodson High. "These ...
Saving the Newspaper (Cont'd)
Jul 05, 2008 ... Your June 25 editorial "To Our Readers; Changes and Constants atThe Post" reassured me with Katharine Weymouth's message to thestaff: "Creating superior, accurate, creative and relevantjournalism is our mission." But the irony appeared in the second paragraph, when you saidthat ...
Northern Virginia
Jul 05, 2008 ... EXHIBIT A Summer Exhibition for the Brain It was Lauren Woods'svideo of a black finalist in the Miss Texas pageant that really wonus over in the "She's So Articulate" group show at Arlington ArtsCenter. Slowed down by Woods, the video captures each facialexpression and tic -- and, it ...
50 Hurt in Belarus as Bomb Goes Off Near President
Jul 05, 2008; ... About 50 people were wounded early Friday by a homemade bomb thatsprayed nuts and bolts into a crowd at an open-air concert inBelarus's capital attended by President Alexander Lukashenko,officials said. Lukashenko, who has ruled the former Soviet republic since 1994,was not far ...
President Remains A Skilled Fundraiser; But Low Ratings Have Had an Effect
Jul 05, 2008; ... After less than an hour visiting a housing assistance agency,President Bush and his motorcade sped to a private home here lastTuesday to make a quick appearance -- and deliver a whole lot ofmoney -- for the Republican Party. It was his second fundraiser of the day. Four hours ...
Summer Slump at the Book Club
Jul 05, 2008 ... As a longtime fan of the KidsPost Book Club and as the mother oftwo boys, I have found the Summer Book Club to be one of thehighlights of the season. Treasures such as "Red Kayak," "Castawaysof the Flying Dutchman" and "City of Ember" -- two years before itbecame mainstream and a ...
A 'Neverending Story' That Begs to Be Read Between the Lines
Jul 05, 2008; ... Washington area librarians may want to make a pilgrimage toBethesda: "The Neverending Story," the handsome fable currently onview at Imagination Stage, is a paean to the old-fashioned joys ofreading. Monsters and mysterious spells abound in this colorfulchildren's production -- billed ...
Red-Hot Stricker Heads to White House
Jul 05, 2008; ... Regardless of his performance yesterday morning, Steve Strickerhad plans to celebrate at night. Arrangements were made in advancebecause, for this gathering, a background check was required. Stricker was among a handful of PGA Tour golfers invited to aparty at the White House for ...
Decree for 'Chinatown Buses' Goes Nowhere; D.C. Notice to Operators to Move Stops To L'Enfant Plaza Is Missed Online
Jul 05, 2008; ... The District made an emergency rule May 28 requiring all"Chinatown buses" to move to L'Enfant Plaza immediately. Only problem: No one knew about it. The notice wasn't made public until June 6, posted on the District's transportation department Web site and published in ...