The Washington Post back issues from Wednesday, August 20:
MORTGAGE FINANCE Freddie Mac ...
Aug 20, 2008 ... MORTGAGE FINANCE Freddie Mac paid a high interest rate to investors on the latestsale of its debt. The mortgage-finance company sold $3 billion offive-year reference notes priced to yield 4.172 percent, or 1.13percentage points more than U.S. Treasurys of similar maturity -- the ...
General Dynamics to Boost Gulfstream With Jet Aviation Purchase
Aug 20, 2008; ... General Dynamics, a Falls Church defense contractor, saidyesterday that it will buy a Switzerland-based aircraft serviceprovider for about $2.25 billion in cash, a deal aimed at boostingits Gulfstream jet business. The deal to buy Jet Aviation gives General Dynamics a ...
QUOTABLE "It would be the bi ...
Aug 20, 2008 ... "It would be the biggest mistake of his life if he goes on themound hoping to show the Rangers something. That's high school[stuff]." Manager Jim Leyland before Tigers RHP Armando Galarraga, a FortWorth native and ex-Rangers farmhand, made his first start againsthis former club ...
THE LINEUP; Bullpen ERA
Aug 20, 2008 ... A look at the best and worst in the league through Monday: BEST TeamERA1.Toronto Blue Jays3.022.Tampa Bay Rays3.313.Chicago WhiteSox3.454.Oakland Athletics3.475.Los Angeles Angels3.846.Boston ...
Sharing the Road But Not the Load
Aug 20, 2008 ... Kande Hooten [letters, Aug. 19] suggests that Tom Arundel shouldfind another route if he dislikes having to share MacArthurBoulevard with bicyclists who won't use the adjacent path [letters,Aug. 15]. Who does she think pays for the roads she and other bicyclistsride on? ...
A Self-Inflicted Wound for the Music Business
Aug 20, 2008 ... By pressing for unreasonable royalty fees from Internetbroadcasters, lobbying groups such as SoundExchange, which representartists and record companies, are contributing to the demise of theindustry they claim to represent ["Web Radio Giant Nears 'LastStand'; Pandora, Other Services ...
Saving Energy, the Economy and the Environment
Aug 20, 2008 ... The Aug. 15 front-page story "Traditional Energy's Modern Boom,"about drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation inPennsylvania, perfectly captured the Klondike gold-rush mentalitybehind the drilling. But it didn't completely convey the real cost of drilling. As ...
The Hero Who Saved Ford's Theatre
Aug 20, 2008 ... Michael Ruane's article on the latest renovation of Ford'sTheatre ["The History Will Linger at Remade Ford's Theatre," frontpage, Aug. 15] mentioned that the previous renovation took place asa result of a federal government decision in the 1950s to restoreFord's as a historic site and ...
Olympic Embarrassment; Saudi Arabia's Olympic team has no women.
Aug 20, 2008 ... "THE PRACTICE of sport is a human right." So proudly affirms theInternational Olympic Committee in Principle 4 of the "FundamentalPrinciples of Olympism." "Every individual must have the possibilityof practising sport, without discrimination of any kind and in theOlympic spirit." And ...
'Spore on the Grassy Knoll'; The FBI's latest anthrax case revelations highlight the need for an independent review of the investigation.
Aug 20, 2008 ... OFFICIALS AT the Federal Bureau of Investigation presented moreevidence this week that they say identifies Bruce E. Ivins as thelone culprit in the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people andsickened 17 others. But even they acknowledged that the evidence isunlikely to win over ...
An I for Incomplete; Barack Obama and John McCain have some useful ideas on education. But something bolder is needed.
Aug 20, 2008 ... EDUCATION HAS had a cameo role in a campaign dominated by foreignpolicy and the economy. What little discussion there's been by thetwo presumptive major-party nominees has fallen along thetraditional fault lines of party ideology. Democrat Barack Obamawants more money for public schools ...
Undeniably a Champion
Aug 20, 2008; ... Shawn Johnson is tigerish and alive, forceful where othergymnasts are ethereal, or in the case of some of her rivals, almostwraithlike. At times at the Beijing Games, it seemed as if the marksof the gymnastics judges were based purely on a preference for acertain aesthetic. To be frank, ...
Respected Boat Builder Killed in Car Accident; Tilghman Resident and Sister Die in Crash
Aug 20, 2008; ... A renowned 88-year-old boat builder was killed Monday along withhis 87-year-old sister in a collision with a Maryland State Policepatrol car on the Eastern Shore, authorities said. Maynard W. Lowery and his sister, Alma Lowery, both of Tilghman,Md., were killed in St. Michaels ...
On the Track, It's Rough and Tumble
Aug 20, 2008; ... The Olympics is about moving stories of hardships overcome, offaith and perseverance, of people with whom we come to identifyduring the Games until, in the end, we feel we share in the momentwhen they live their fondest fantasies. Yeah, right. Sometimes it works that way ....
May-Treanor and Walsh Are One Win From Gold
Aug 20, 2008; ... Reprinted from yesterday's late editions Misty May-Treanor first did it four years ago in Athens, plowingthrough her gym bag in the sand just after she and her partner,Kerri Walsh, won their first Olympic gold medal. Tuesday morning,May-Treanor likewise pulled out a small film ...
Candidates' Abortion Views Not So Simple
Aug 20, 2008; ... The narrative of the presidential campaign appeared to be set onthe issue of abortion: Sen. Barack Obama was the abortion-rightscandidate who was reaching out to foes, seeking common ground andmaking inroads. Sen. John McCain was the abortion opponent whosereticence about faith and whose ...
10 French Soldiers Killed by Taliban; Fighters in Afghanistan Also Target NATO Base
Aug 20, 2008; ... In unusually large and well-coordinated attacks in easternAfghanistan, Taliban insurgents killed 10 French paratroopers in amountain road ambush and at least six suicide bombers attempted tostorm a NATO alliance base, NATO and Afghan officials said Tuesday. The ambush, the ...
ESCAPE KEYS
Aug 20, 2008 ... GETTING THERE: Harrisburg is about two hours north of theBeltway. Take Interstate 270 north to Frederick and pick up U.S. 15north. Take PA-581 east (Harrisburg Expressway) toward Harrisburg.Exit onto I-83 north, then take the capitol exit. WHAT TO DO: The Sunoco Performance Theater ...
LEADERS Totals Do Not Include Yesterday's Games
Aug 20, 2008 ... BATTING C. Jones, Atl .363 YESTERDAY: 2-3 TODAY: vs. Pelfrey, 3-7, 2 HR HOME RUNS Howard, Phil ...
Lack of Insurance, High Medical Costs Put More in a Bind; Debt Mounts, Care Forgone, Study Says
Aug 20, 2008; ... Americans are struggling to pay medical bills and areaccumulating medical debt at an increasing rate, according to asurvey released today. "A perfect storm of negative economic trends is battering workingfamilies across the United States," said the survey by theCommonwealth Fund, ...
Harrisburg Turns On The Lights; Lively Night Scene Helps Pa. Capital Brighten Up
Aug 20, 2008; ... It's a young crowd we see, but not completely young, as we wendour way down North Second Street. It feels like Mardi Gras mixedwith a beach-town boardwalk, bodies pressed together, weaving aroundsidewalk tables. Live music blares from a half-dozen bars. By 11o'clock, lines are forming at ...
What Bugs Me
Aug 20, 2008 ... I've noticed that at some chain restaurants, the servers slidethe leather holders containing the order pads down the back of theirbritches. This seems very unsanitary to me. Are they wearingunderwear? Is the holder against bare skin? What germs are theypassing around when they leave the ...
LEADERS Totals Do Not Include Yesterday's Games
Aug 20, 2008 ... BATTING Mauer, Minn .325 YESTERDAY: 1-4 TODAY: vs. Braden, 0 AB HOME RUNS Quentin, Chi ...
Educators Urge Lower Drinking Age to Cut Bingeing
Aug 20, 2008; ... Scores of college presidents, including the head of Maryland'spublic university system and the president of Johns HopkinsUniversity, have an unexpected request for legislators: Please,lower the drinking age. The Amethyst Initiative, launched in July, is a coalition ofcollege ...
DISTRICT BRIEFING
Aug 20, 2008 ... CHARTER SCHOOLS The D.C. Public Charter School Board approved an attendance andtruancy policy Monday night requiring schools to report quarterlystatistics to the independent panel. The measure, which passed unanimously, was prompted byshortcomings revealed in January when the ...
THE LOTTERIES; August 19
Aug 20, 2008 ... Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 7-0-9 Mid-Day D.C. 4: 7-2-4-1 Lucky Numbers: 6-4-9 D.C. 4: 5-4-1-1 Rolling Cash 5: 6-12-15-27-28 Daily 6: 8-13-15-19-27-28 *16 Day/Pick3: 0-8-2 Pick-4: ...
VENEZUELA Government Seizes ...
Aug 20, 2008 ... VENEZUELA Venezuela's government seized control of cement plants owned byMexico's Cemex after failing to agree on compensation terms, markingPresident Hugo Chavez's latest move to nationalize key sectors ofthe economy. Government officials, backed by national guard troops, ...
Umpires Balk at MLB's Plans for Instant Replay
Aug 20, 2008 ... Umpires want baseball to take another look at instant replay. Umps said their governing board voted yesterday to boycott aconference call with management intended to discuss implementingreplay, angry that their concerns aren't being addressed. Major League Baseball responded by ...
Washington Shakespeare Company's New Season
Aug 20, 2008 ... The 19th season at Washington Shakespeare Company is dubbed"Peace-Out" because it starts with a play titled "Peace" and endswith the troupe moving out of its longtime Arlington home, ClarkStreet Playhouse, and into temporary quarters at Chief Ike's MamboRoom. Aristophanes' play ...
A Chance to Get Back to 'Normal'
Aug 20, 2008; ... Alice Ripley will reprise her off-Broadway role as Diana, aharried suburban mom with bipolar disorder, in the musical "Next toNormal" at Arena Stage, Nov. 21-Jan. 18. "I feel like I've been waiting my whole life to play this role,"says Ripley, who grew up in a blended family of ...
Sectarian Bias Alleged In Iraqi Raids in Diyala; Security Forces Storm Governor's Office
Aug 20, 2008; ... Iraqi security forces raided the governor's office in restiveDiyala province Tuesday, killing an official and injuring fourguards. A Sunni provincial council member and the Sunni president ofDiyala University were also arrested, prompting accusations ofsectarian bias on the part of the ...
Around the World
Aug 20, 2008 ... bolivia Hundreds of anti-government protesters battled supporters ofPresident Evo Morales with rocks and sticks Tuesday as a generalstrike against the Bolivian leader turned violent. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd as the rival groupsclashed in the eastern ...
The Verdict at MSNBC: Maddow Gets Own Show
Aug 20, 2008; ... Rachel Maddow has been sounding off about politics on MSNBC sooften she might as well have her own show. And now she does. The liberal commentator and Air America radio host, who hasbecome a breakout star for the cable channel during the presidentialcampaign, is taking over ...
Chinese Treat Shopping as an Olympic Event
Aug 20, 2008; ... There is souvenir shopping, and then there is souvenir shoppingin China. One could outfit an entire family in Olympic gear festooned withthe Five Friendlies, as the Olympic mascots are known, andaccessorize half a house with what's on sale in the OlympicSuperstore in the Olympic ...
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 43 in Algeria; Attacker Plows Into Crowd of Young Applicants Lined Up Outside Police Academy
Aug 20, 2008; ... A suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed car into an Algerianpolice academy early Tuesday, killing 43 people in the latest mass-casualty attack in the North African country. There was no immediate assertion of responsibility. But analystssaid the bombing was probably sponsored ...
CORRECTIONS
Aug 20, 2008 ... A photo caption with an Aug. 18 Style article incorrectly saidthat John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy were pictured on their way tothe 1961 inaugural balls. They were going to a concert the ...
Around the Nation
Aug 20, 2008 ... McALLEN, Tex. -- Flooding receded Tuesday in South Texas andmain highways reopened after a deluge of as much as 13 inches ofrain, as the drenching weather shifted to the northern part of thestate and Oklahoma. Torrential rain flooded an estimated 1,400 homes by Tuesday inStarr ...
Md. Panel Hears Views On Death Penalty; Urban Institute Study Says Capital Cases Cost Much More
Aug 20, 2008; ... The cost associated with prosecuting a case in Maryland in whichthe death penalty is imposed is on average $1.9 million more thanthe cost of a similar case in which capital punishment is notsought, a researcher told a state commission yesterday. The analysis was embraced by death ...
How to Proofread, Politely
Aug 20, 2008; ... Dear Miss Manners: Last night, when I was shopping in a nationally known, chain-type drugstore in my neighborhood, I noticed three different signsthat contained misspellings. These were the kind of signs that are input by someone into acomputer, and are generated into a ...
One Whirlwind Trip Around the World; 2 D.C. Area Copter Pilots Appear to Smash Record
Aug 20, 2008; ... Before setting out to fly 24,000 miles, over about 20 countries,at a pace to challenge the speed record for circumnavigating theglobe in a helicopter, it's best to inform your credit card company. That was the lesson two Washington area pilots learned when afraud alert was put on ...
This Time, McCain Knows the Drill; Rescheduled Trip to Oil Rig Comes as Campaign Shows Recent Rebound
Aug 20, 2008; ... -- Last month, a hurricane and an oil spill derailed Sen. JohnMcCain's visit to an oil rig to tout his support for offshore drilling as a solution to the nation's energy woes. But on Tuesday, his luck improved. Hurricane Fay stayed well tothe southeast, giving McCain clear skies ...
Maryland Team Wins, but Is Ousted From Little League World Series
Aug 20, 2008 ... Hagerstown, Md., beat Lake Charles, La., 6-4 but still waseliminated from the Little League World Series in SouthWilliamsport, Pa., last night. Lake Charles and Mill Creek, Wash.,advanced on tiebreakers after matching Hagerstown with 2-1 recordsin Pool A. Hagerstown needed to ...
No. 10 AUBURN
Aug 20, 2008 ... 2007 record 9-4, 5-3 SEC (defeated Clemson, 23-20, in overtime in the Chick-fil-A Bowl) Returning Starters 8 offense, 7 defense Key Game vs. Louisiana State, Sept. 20 Sen'Derrick Marks, junior defensive tackle Auburn lost three key ...
HONORS
Aug 20, 2008; ... The Style section of The Washington Post has won first prize inthe 2008 Missouri School of Journalism's lifestyle journalism awardscompetition, it was announced yesterday. The victory was the third in the past three years for Style,which is headed by Assistant Managing Editor Deb ...
Legal Logjam May Be Ahead; Attorneys for Guantanamo Detainees Cite Dearth of Interpreters
Aug 20, 2008; ... Lawyers representing many of the 265 detainees at Guantanamo Baysay they are heading for a unexpected logjam that could delayfederal court hearings: a shortage of interpreters. After the Supreme Court ruled that terrorism suspects held at themilitary prison in Cuba have a right to ...
Obama Fires Back At McCain on Iraq; Candidates Trade Volleys Over Foreign Policy
Aug 20, 2008; ... Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain escalated their debate overforeign policy Tuesday, as the Democrat struck back forcefullyagainst charges that his views on the situation in Iraq are based onpolitical calculation. "The times are too serious for this kind of politics," Obama ...
Attacks in Afghanistan
Aug 20, 2008 ... Some of the deadliest attacks on NATO and U.S. forces inAfghanistan this year: Aug. 18: About 100 insurgents kill 10 French troops outsideKabul, while six suicide bombers try to storm a NATO alliance base. Aug. 1: Roadside bombs kill five NATO soldiers and a civilian ...
Terrapins' Backup QB Turner Ponders Options, May Transfer
Aug 20, 2008 ... Maryland backup quarterback Chris Turner was expected to mullover his options with his family late last night and decide by thismorning whether he would remain at Maryland or transfer, said asource close to the situation. On Monday, Terrapins Coach Ralph Friedgen named fifth-year ...
Lethally Married
Aug 20, 2008; ... DEATH VOWS By Richard Stevenson MLR Press. 198 pp. $14.99 SCHOOLED IN MURDER By Mark Richard Zubro St. Martin's/Minotaur. 294 pp. $25.95 The author of the Donald Strachey mystery series uses apseudonym. Richard Stevenson is not his real name. In ...
ON THE BRINK; The Washington region has plant and animal species the U.S. government considers threatened or endangered. Maryland and Virginia list others. Metro is profiling a sample of what's vanishing.
Aug 20, 2008 ... This short plant, with red stems and green leaves, lives in aseaside niche that was unstable even before people arrived. Itprefers a particular band of barren sand on the beaches of Atlanticbarrier islands. Today, human activity makes it hard for the plantsto take root, and efforts to ...
Hundreds Gather To Honor a Hero Of Public Servants
Aug 20, 2008; ... Among the tight sisterhood of women whose husbands were killed inthe line of duty, Bud Doggett was a saint. He was there before theyever had to ask. He got to know each of their children by name, keptup with their hobbies and gave the kids presents on their birthdaysand ...
The World
Aug 20, 2008 ... Fire ravaged a 19th-century palace used by the upper house ofEgypt's parliament Tuesday, with flames bursting through windows ashelicopters ferried buckets of water scooped from the Nile River todouse the blaze. Thick, black smoke ...
Russian Intentions Unclear; Some Troops May Stay For 'Additional Security'
Aug 20, 2008; ... Russian troops returned to the Georgian port city of Poti onTuesday, taking 20 Georgian soldiers prisoner, towing away severalAmerican Humvees and blowing up a missile ship, reporters andGeorgian officials said. A column of Russian armored vehicles was seen leaving the area ...
Inside Outer Space; Astronaut Don Thomas Gave This Book a Ride on the Shuttle
Aug 20, 2008 ... CARRYING THE FIRE By Michael Collins For age 11 and older You probably know that Neil Armstrong wasthe first person to walk on the moon. While Armstrong was taking his"one small step" (along with fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin), a thirdastronaut, Michael Collins, was flying ...
DON THOMAS is a former NASA s ...
Aug 20, 2008 ... DON THOMAS is a former NASA space shuttle astronaut who heads theWillard Hackerman Academy of Mathematics and Science at TowsonUniversity in Maryland. Thomas flew four shuttle missions -- ...
Inside Outer Space; Astronaut Don Thomas Gave This Book a Ride on the Shuttle
Aug 20, 2008 ... Scanning the Shelves If you're interested in space but not up for a 500-plus-pagebook, you'll want to check out "Space," part of the Eye Wonderseries from DK Publishing. Any book from DK is worth looking at forthe beautiful illustrations and astonishing facts. Did you know thaton ...
TODAY'S NEWS
Aug 20, 2008 ... A wild bear and a cow named Apple were spotted nuzzling in apasture in Colorado. It appeared the two were playing together.After the bear wandered into the pasture to climb an apple tree, thecow, named for her love of apples, came over to check him out.Apple's owner speculated that the ...
Dear Carolyn: I am about to ...
Aug 20, 2008; ... Dear Carolyn: I am about to marry a man with a wonderful, smart, kind 13-year-old daughter. She is a strict vegan because her mother became one inthe past year. Although it's presented to her as a "choice" by hermother, it's not much of one. The mother doesn't allow any non-vegan ...
Backstreet Boys Party Like It's 1999 at Wolf Trap
Aug 20, 2008 ... The Backstreet Boys still make girls scream. And the yelps theyinspire these days don't sound grown-up or ironic, either. No, allthrough Monday's show at a packed Wolf Trap, the Boys were hit withthe sort of meaning-of-life squeals historically reserved for TigerBeat cover kids. That's a ...
ERA Lee, Clev ... 2.43 NE ...
Aug 20, 2008 ... ERA Lee, Clev 2.43 NEXT: Tomorrow vs. Kansas City WINS Lee, Clev ...
If I Were the Boss . . .
Aug 20, 2008; ... When Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) or Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)starts work as president next year, he'll automatically get lots ofperks without even passing a probationary period. He'll be able tofly without paying extra for baggage, food or decent leg room. He'llride in a luxury car, but ...
Producer Prices Up 1.2% In July; Housing Data Add to Concerns
Aug 20, 2008; ... Wholesale prices jumped in July at the fastest rate in more thana quarter-century, the Labor Department reported yesterday,furthering concerns about a continued increase in inflation at atime when economic activity has ebbed. Stocks tumbled, with the Dow Jones industrial average ...
Gaithersburg Motorists: 'I Brake for Bat-Watchers'
Aug 20, 2008 ... RANDOM ACTS Sometimes a kindness means someone else going out ofhis way, and other times it might simply mean doing nothing at all. Last summer, I stepped out of my front door for my daily walk. Itwas dusk and I was delighted to find a cool, extraordinary evening.I walked along a ...
AIRLINES United to Charge for ...
Aug 20, 2008 ... AIRLINES United Airlines will become the first U.S. carrier to stopserving free meals and snacks in the coach cabin of some overseasflights as it tries to stem losses from record fuel prices. The airline will replace free meals with food that can bepurchased aboard trips to ...
Agreement on Drilling Doesn't Yet Mean Action
Aug 20, 2008; ... Republicans are in their third week of House floor protests onthe energy issue, and the political terrain appears to have shiftedsignificantly since they launched their efforts Aug. 1. When the GOP started using the floor of the House, which is inrecess, to demand votes on opening ...