The Washington Post back issues from Sunday, May 3:
More Souters; The qualities President Obama should seek in filling the shoes of a fine justice
May 03, 2009 ... FOR YEARS, the rallying cry in conservative legal circles hasbeen "No More Souters," by which activists meant no more "stealth"Supreme Court nominees whose jurisprudence differed from what thepresident who appointed them had expected. With Supreme CourtJustice David H. Souter announcing ...
Following the Money; The Democratic candidates for governor in Virginia squabble over fundraising.
May 03, 2009 ... AGREEING AS they do on most (though not all) issues, the threeDemocratic candidates for Virginia governor have taken to arguingabout fundraising. If you believe the campaigns, Terry McAuliffe hastoo much money from out-of-state donors, Brian Moran has too muchmoney from defense firms, ...
Round Two; Washington's young and appealing hockey team bids to make 'new history.'
May 03, 2009 ... "LAST YEAR is history. Now we make new history this year." AlexOvechkin, star player for the Washington Capitals, may be self-conscious about his Russian-accented English, but he expressedbetter than anyone the enormous strides made by the city's hockeyteam and its hopes for the future ....
DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor ...
May 03, 2009 ... DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor release 5/3/09 bc-stewart-bridge 05/03 TMS Original DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor release 5/3/09 FIRST THINGS FIRST By FRANK STEWART Tribune Media Services I found Cy the Cynic, a shameless chauvinist, and Wendy, myclub's ...
Bridge
May 03, 2009; ... I found Cy the Cynic, a shameless chauvinist, and Wendy, myclub's feminist, sparring in the lounge. The two are fierceadversaries, at and away from the table. "What's the first thing men say they notice about a woman?" Wendywas asking Cy. "Her eyes," the Cynic answered ...
Whose Tax Burden Is Too Heavy?
May 03, 2009 ... I was a little mystified by the front-page, above-the-folddisplay of the story about small-business owner Gail Johnson and herfamily, who will have to pay 19 percent more in taxes underPresident Obama ["Small Businesses Brace for Tax Battle; Under ObamaPlan, Some Entrepreneurs' Bills ...
'Cool and Composed' at Whitman
May 03, 2009 ... Regarding the April 25 Metro article "At Whitman, a Protest OverPoet's Lifestyle": We should commend Walt Whitman High School's principal, AlanGoodwin, for the way he encouraged each student, in Walt Whitman'swords, to "let your soul stand cool and composed." Given the ...
Austerity Missing in Anne Arundel
May 03, 2009 ... At least some local leaders are sensitive to the impressioncreated by taking pay raises in a time of government cutbacks,furloughs and budget deficits ["Chagrined About Salary Raises,"Metro, April 24]. In the Anne Arundel County public school system,you won't find such concerns ....
Ban the Ticket Giveaways
May 03, 2009 ... Colbert I. King ["In D.C., a Spat Among Spongers," op-ed, April25] rightly condemned Mayor Adrian M. Fenty for accepting WashingtonNationals tickets and suggested that all such handouts be refused. I agree. But I would go further. I not only condemn the practicebut believe it ...
Mine That Bird Defies Odds for Derby Crown
May 03, 2009; ... When the field turned for home Saturday in the 135th running ofthe Kentucky Derby, the primary emotion that rippled through thecrowd inside Churchill Downs wasn't excitement, and it wasn'teuphoria. It was utter confusion. Who in the world was the horse hugging the inside, surging ...
Series Schedule
May 03, 2009 ... Caps lead series, 1-0 Game 2 in ...
A Series With a Bright Future
May 03, 2009; ... In just one tense afternoon, the plot between the Capitals andPenguins has already been set. Hold on. If this is mere preamble,then what is in store for us? Only one game, a 3-2 Caps win atVerizon Center, was needed to establish the major and minor themesfor a series that now has no ...
For 'Rachel,' A Trip to the Other Belmont
May 03, 2009 ... Rachel Alexandra is heading to the Belmont. Just not the BelmontStakes. The 3-year-old filly, who crushed the field in Friday's KentuckyOaks by a record 201/4 lengths, will probably make her next start inthe $300,000 Acorn at Belmont on June 6, the same day as the finaljewel of ...
Buffett Praises U.S. Decisions on Economy
May 03, 2009; ... Billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett spent Saturday praisingthe decisions U.S. officials made to try to right the economy in themidst of a "financial hurricane" and defending the ones he made tohelp his company navigate the storm. The state of the economy and his company ...
NATION DIGEST
May 03, 2009 ... MASSACHUSETTS The New York Times Co. agreed Saturday to extend to midnightSunday its deadline for unions at the Boston Globe newspaper to make$20 million in concessions. Leaders of the Boston Newspaper Guild, the Globe's largest union,asked for an extension of Friday's ...
Nittany Lions Edge Hoyas; Penn State Wins In 2nd Overtime
May 03, 2009; ... Georgetown extended its season yesterday afternoon, just not asfar as it wanted as Penn State pulled out a win by the same 12-11score as the Hoyas' devastating loss in State College, Pa., a yearago. The rematch at Multi-Sport Field took one more overtime, withNittany Lions ...
Johnson Clings to a Two-Stroke Lead at Quail Hollow
May 03, 2009 ... -- Zach Johnson panicked slightly Saturday when he saw his 7-iron hug the left side of the 17th green, wondering for a moment ifhe would stumble for the second straight day along the three-holestretch called the "Green Mile." Relief set in when he saw his ball on green grass, and ...
Caps Tweets
May 03, 2009 ... Some of the Twitter posts we received yesterday @CapitalsInsider dcsportsbog: Just like NBCwanted, the stars have come out: Ovechkin, Crosby and Steckel. DChi606: Honestly, sometimes I just gotta clap for Varly. And I'mlike by myself in my apartment, so a little awkward, but he ...
Scoring From Unexpected Sources Sparks Caps
May 03, 2009; ... When Brooks Laich found Matt Bradley on the right wing yesterdayafternoon, more than 13 minutes had elapsed in the first period ofthe Washington Capitals' Eastern Conference semifinal against thePittsburgh Penguins. To that point, the Penguins had 11 shots,including a goal. The Capitals ...
Downturn Toughens Choice of University
May 03, 2009; ... Michael Parra loved the University of Delaware the moment hestepped on its campus, so much that the aspiring civil engineerslapped a college sticker on his mother's bumper and sent in adeposit not long after he was admitted. But after he learned that he would be $60,000 in debt by ...
CORRECTION
May 03, 2009 ... A May 1 Metro article about a District couple coming forward toclaim a Powerball jackpot misstated the job description of DavidUmansky. He is a spokesman for the D.C. Office of the ChiefFinancial Officer. The story also said the winnings were $142million; they are $144 million. The ...
Up Against the Wall, GM Quests for the Perfect Electric Car
May 03, 2009; ... Here is where today meets tomorrow and where tomorrow bespeaks abrighter future for General Motors. It is home for the GM TechnicalCenter, a corporate-academic campus dedicated to scientific researchand experimentation. It is one of those rare GM institutions allowed to do what it ...
Kurt Busch's Performance Is Giving Chrysler a Boost
May 03, 2009; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions Chrysler's struggles may have landed the ailing automaker inbankruptcy court, but there is one arena in which its Dodge brand isoutperforming Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota. That's on the high banks of NASCAR, where Kurt Busch, driver ofthe No ....
WR Kelly Is Happy With His Recovery
May 03, 2009; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions Washington Redskins wide receiver Malcolm Kelly said he plans tobe fully cleared to participate in organized team activities nextmonth and was relieved that his latest knee surgery was not asextensive as first thought. Kelly, who had a ...
Jack Kemp, Nine-Term Republican Congressman From New York, Dies
May 03, 2009 ... Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heartconservative" died Saturday. His spokeswoman Bona Park and longtime friend and former campaignadviser Edwin J. Feulner confirmed that Kemp died after a ...
GOP Leaders Try to Polish Party's Image; Three Launch Policy- Focused Effort
May 03, 2009; ... A group of prominent GOP leaders yesterday launched an effort toimprove their party's sagging image, hosting an event at which theydid not directly attack President Obama, rarely used the word"Republican" and engaged in a healthy dose of self-criticism. At a pizza restaurant in ...
CAPITALS vs. PENGUINS Washington leads, 1-0
May 03, 2009 ... Game 1YesterdayCapitals 3, Penguins 2Game 2Tomorrow, 7 p.m.atWashingtonVersusGame 3Wednesday, 7 p.m.at PittsburghVersusGame4Friday, 7 p.m.at PittsburghComcast SportsNet, VersusGame5*Saturday, 7 p.m.at WashingtonComcast SportsNet, VersusGame 6*May11, TBDat PittsburghComcast SportsNet, ...
Penguins Are Not Dismayed by Defeat
May 03, 2009; ... If the Pittsburgh Penguins need any solace after yesterday's 3-2series-opening loss to the Washington Capitals, they could use theiropponents as a guide. Just as the Washington Capitals did in the opening game of theirfirst-round meeting with the New York Rangers, the Penguins ...
Swine Flu's Severity Is Still Unknown; WHO Warns Against Alarmist Assumptions About Current Outbreak
May 03, 2009; ... So is this new swine flu outbreak the next great plague, or justa global spasm of paranoia? Are we seeing a pandemic or a panic? The pathogen that has seized the world's attention has anofficial name (swine-origin influenza A H1N1), an acronym (S-OIV), anickname (swine flu) ...
HOCKEY
May 03, 2009 ... World Hockey Championships In Berne and Zurich, Switzerland Yesterday's Results Group E Russia 4, United States 1 Latvia 7, France 1 Group F Czech Republic 8, Slovakia 0 Belarus 2, Finland 1 Today's Games Group E -- ...
NATION DIGEST
May 03, 2009 ... PUERTO RICO Tens of thousands of workers shut down San Juan's financialdistrict Friday as they marched to protest the impending layoffs of30,000 government employees. Clutching banners and banging tambourines, the protesterscriticized newly elected Gov. Luis Fortuno (R) over ...
World Digest
May 03, 2009 ... EUROPE Hundreds of thousands of European workers feeling the pinch ofthe economic crisis rallied at May Day protests Friday from Moscowto Paris. Violence disrupted some events, including in Greece, Germany andTurkey. But overall participation fell short of unions' ...
Tune Out, Drop Out; Better data will help educators tackle abysmal rates of youths giving up on school.
May 03, 2009 ... STUDENTS WHO drop out of school tend not to get a lot ofattention. They often haven't gotten much attention in class (whenthey show up), and their departure often goes unnoticed. So it isnoteworthy that Virginia is in the forefront of a national movementto track students most at risk of ...
Ovechkin vs. Crosby | Game 1
May 03, 2009 ... GoalsShots ShotTime110:36217:03 ShotTime32:32414:41514:45617:50718:12 ShotTime811:08917:54 ...
Phillies Prevail On Walk
May 03, 2009 ... Phillies 6, Mets 5 Shane Victorino's bases-loaded walk off Sean Green with two outsin the 10th inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 victoryover the New York Mets on Saturday. Green (0-2) retired the first batter he faced before Pedro Felizreached on an infield ...
Capitals vs. Penguins Washington leads, 1-0
May 03, 2009 ... 5-5-10 Alexander Semin's stat line through eight playoff games after apair of assists yesterday. Semin's goal total is tied for the leaguelead with Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and his point total is tied fortops with the Penguins' Evgeni Malkin. Michael Nylander was a healthy ...
Where Rental Fleets and Fads Hit a Wall
May 03, 2009; ... Should it survive its current flirtation with bankruptcy, I offerthis short wish list for Chrysler: Stop selling base cars to rental fleets. Start scrapping models whose initial fad-based appeal has faded. I offer these suggestions after two miserable days in a base ...
Sleuthing Swine Flu; Chance Test Led CDC Investigators to Link Cases in U.S., Mexico
May 03, 2009; ... Nancy Cox's phone connection to Mexico kept cutting off. Raincame down in sheets above the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention. On the other end of the line the night of April 23, MexicanHealth Ministry officials anxiously awaited results on a batch ofsamples they had sent ...
Canadian Officials Find Flu Among Pigs on Alberta Farm
May 03, 2009 ... Pigs on a farm in the Canadian province of Alberta have beeninfected with the new swine flu virus -- apparently by a farmworker who recently visited Mexico -- and are under quarantine,officials said Saturday. It is the first known case of pigs havingthe virus. Officials ...
Close to Home
May 03, 2009 ... THE DISTRICT I was disgusted to read about the violence and vandalismperpetrated in the District over the IMF-World Bank meetings lastweekend ["A Day of Vandalism, Violence," Metro, April 26]. Yes, weare fortunate to live in a country where we can protest what we feelis unjust ....
A Bright Future for The United Way
May 03, 2009 ... As a volunteer and supporter of United Way of the NationalCapital Area (UWNCA) for more than 15 years, I have witnessed manychapters in the organization's history. Despite dramatic changes inleadership, fluctuation in staffing levels, and the current perilouseconomic climate, UWNCA has ...
The PATH to Dirty Energy
May 03, 2009; ... Discussion about transmission line planning and green power ispopular in Washington these days. A vast network of new high-voltage transmission lines is needed, we're told, to bring renewableenergy to market. But does that mean that any new transmission lineis good for the environment ...
Beleaguered Mexico; A capable but struggling democratic government needs more support from the United States.
May 03, 2009 ... MANY COUNTRIES get into trouble because of their own failings --bad government is the most common cause. But Mexico lately hasbecome an example of how a nation with a relatively good democraticgovernment can plunge into crisis because of forces outside itscontrol. President Felipe ...
Checking in on the Economy; Way too soon to break open the champagne
May 03, 2009 ... THE RECENT smattering of good economic news -- the stock marketis up more than 25 percent from its low point in March, housingstarts have increased and consumer confidence is finally on the rise-- has left some observers turning to the next phase of recovery.As reassuring as it is to ...
Iraqi Soldier Kills 2 U.S. Troops, Wounds 3
May 03, 2009; ... An Iraqi army soldier opened fire on American soldiers Saturdayin northern Iraq, killing two and wounding three in an incident thatraised fresh concerns about extremist infiltration of Iraq'ssecurity forces as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw. The gunman, identified by local ...
World Digest
May 03, 2009 ... BURMA A year after Cyclone Nargis swept away entire villages, turnedfertile rice fields into wasteland and killed nearly 140,000, peopleacross Burma marked the anniversary with quiet remembrance andprayer. The ruling military junta, however, held no official ceremoniesto ...
HONORS
May 03, 2009 ... The Washington Post was named "Newspaper of the Year" in itscirculation category by the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Associationand has won several first-place awards from the Virginia PressAssociation. The paper's winning entries came from almost every department ofthe newsroom: ...
Tough Competition to Snare a Coveted Spot
May 03, 2009; ... They had come from across the country -- Texas and Louisianaand Ohio -- to show off their drumming chops in a grueling two-day audition. But now it was near the end. Decision time. The five contestants, invited to compete from a pool of 32, stoodin front of the panel of judges ...
Capitals Get the Jump on Pens; Varlamov's Save on Shot Crosby Keys the Win
May 03, 2009; ... Whenever Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are inthe same building, there exists the distinct possibility for a playso incredible, so unbelievable that it must be seen twice before itmakes any sense. That play happened yesterday at sold-out Verizon Center, wherethe ...
Karzai's Would-Be Competition in Disarray; As Afghan President Heads to Washington, No Challengers Emerge for Election
May 03, 2009; ... With less than a week left before candidates must register forAfghanistan's presidential election, opposition forces remain sodivided and appear so confused that the incumbent, Hamid Karzai, islooking more and more like a winner as he heads to Washington for asummit with President Obama ...
They'll Do Anything For a Dollar House; Buyers Attracted From Britain, Across U.S.
May 03, 2009; ... "Finally, a mortgage I can afford." That was more or less thethought of thousands of people around the country who read onlineabout an old, sprawling two-story farmhouse in Leesburg on sale fora dollar. There is a catch: The buyer must be able to afford to move thehouse. But ...
Pacquiao Knocks Out Hatton in 2nd Round
May 03, 2009 ... Manny Pacquiao cemented his claim to being the best pound-for-pound boxer last night with a spectacular performance at the MGMGrand in Las Vegas that ended with Ricky Hatton sprawled out on thecanvas after a devastating left hand to the head late in the secondround. Coming off an ...
Flu Not as Contagious as Fear
May 03, 2009; ... Swine flu is in the air, but the bug to watch out for is the germof fear. The school year was coming to a close, and federal healthofficials, having convinced the president that swine flu was likelyto infect huge numbers of people in just a few months, were racingto make a good ...
Not Enough Stimulus for the Mall
May 03, 2009; ... The Interior Department's plan to set aside $76.8 million instimulus funds to repair and restore the Mall is good news, for theMall desperately needs help. Unfortunately, $76.8 million is not enough. Much of this money will go to the stagnating Lincoln Memorialreflecting ...
Offensive Line's Search For Diamond Could Be Rough
May 03, 2009; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions It was only the first 11-on-11 session of the first day of theWashington Redskins' minicamp, with not a single player in fullpads, but a glance at the names across the backs of the first-string offensive line could not have bolstered Jason ...
Cardinals Flex Muscle, Power Past Nats
May 03, 2009; ... Cardinals 6, Nationals 2 Reprinted from yesterday's late editions Ryan Zimmerman talks about consistency in the manner that anexplorer speaks of the lost continent. It is defined by theeverlasting search to neutralize the ups and downs. Nobody avoidsthem altogether. A few, ...
BCS Is Decried During Hearings; Subcommittee Warns of Potential Action
May 03, 2009; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions During a hearing Friday before the House Subcommittee onCommerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, three members of Congressdecried the manner in which college football decides its nationalchampion and warned that government action could be ...
Alert System Debuts in Charles; Program Spurred by 2002 Tornado
May 03, 2009; ... On the seventh anniversary of a tornado that ripped throughCharles County with little warning, the county government launched apublic emergency notification program. The Citizen Notification System will send e-mails and textmessages to participating residents to alert them of ...
Men Who Overfished Sentenced to Prison
May 03, 2009; ... Three fishermen accused of dramatically underreporting theirrockfish harvests received prison terms last week, as federalprosecutors continued a crackdown on a black market fish tradeinvolving more than a dozen people, including several in St. Mary'sCounty, authorities said ....
Help in the Fast Lane
May 03, 2009 ... Racing into traffic to help someone in need falls into thecategory of above and beyond the call of duty. Last month, I dropped my sons and their friend at the East FallsChurch Metro station so they could head down to Thompson Boat Centerfor crew practice. The guys quickly ...
Around The Horn
May 03, 2009 ... Today's game to watch: Orioles at Blue Jays, 1 p.m. (MASN)Angels: OF Bobby Abreu sat outagainst the Yankees with a tight lower back. Athletics: Placed RHP Santiago Casilla on the 15-day disabledlist because of a sprained right knee and recalled LHP Gio Gonzalezfrom Class AAA ...
Souter Was Not the Justice Republicans Thought They Had
May 03, 2009; ... Justice David Hackett Souter started on the Supreme Court'sright, very briefly became part of its center and then for a muchlonger period was firmly established on the left. Conservatives andliberals are not finished debating whether he's the one who driftedor if the court itself ...
N.J. Welcomes New National Park; Struggling City Hopes Falls Will Attract Visitors
May 03, 2009; ... In America's newest national park-to-be, a rainbow gleaming inthe mists of a breathtaking waterfall vies for attention withglittering piles of discarded beer cans. Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, created byPresident Obama's signature March 30, is not Yosemite. Or the ...
A Haircut, a Shave and a Health Screening; Medical Workers Going to Barbershops to Reach Out to Black Men
May 03, 2009; ... When Robert Hibler stopped by his barber, he got a new haircut -- and a wake-up call. Two nursing students were visiting Flotrin's Barber Shop in northSt. Louis offering to take customers' blood pressure, and Hibler'swas high: 145 over 90. Hibler, 44, didn't like to go to ...
The Week Ahead
May 03, 2009 ... Skylar Schnippel, a Centreville teenager, goes on trial in U.S.District Court in Alexandria on charges that he supplied the herointhat killed his girlfriend, Alicia Lannes. The D.C. Public Charter School ...