The Washington Post back issues from Sunday, May 17:
DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor ...
May 17, 2009 ... DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor release 5/17/09 bc-stewart-bridge 05/17 TMS Original DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor release 5/17/09 DECEITFUL DEFENSE By FRANK STEWART Tribune Media Services "Sure, there are dishonest men in local politics. But there ...
Age of Flu Victims Has Big Implications; Scientists Say Relative Youth of Ill People Is Evidence of Pandemic Potential
May 17, 2009; ... The swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus that burst into publicconsciousness a month ago is starting to behave like a mixture ofits infamous, pandemic-causing predecessors. It seems to have a predilection for young adults, as did itsnotorious ancestor, the 1918 Spanish influenza ....
Chrysler Scoured the Globe for a Partner; From Automaker's Overtures Dating to 2007, Fiat Emerged as Only Viable Option
May 17, 2009; ... -- Desperate to keep the automaker alive, Chrysler executivescombed the globe over the past two and half years for a healthy andwilling partner. In meetings in Tokyo, Paris, Geneva, Mumbai, Seoul, New York andChrysler's headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., the manufacturertried ...
The Park Service Plays Hardball
May 17, 2009; ... With the arrival of warm weather, baseballs are once again flyingon city ballfields. Many people want to see more D.C. youth,particularly underserved children living east of the AnacostiaRiver, get the chance to participate in America's favorite pastime,and they're dreaming of a youth ...
Scandals Surround Colombian Leader; Top Aides Suspected in Secret Police Case
May 17, 2009; ... For weeks after the news broke, Colombians knew only that thesecret police had spied on Supreme Court judges, oppositionpoliticians, activists and journalists. Suspicions swirled that theorders for the wiretapping, as well as general surveillance, hadcome from the presidential ...
Slur-Filled Web Site Hurtful but Not Illegal; Some Call Teen Forum 'Toxic' Free Speech
May 17, 2009; ... Before the digital age, there was simply nasty writing on therestroom wall. Now, in the say-it-all era of the Internet, thedarker side of teenage expression has found a new place to fester. It is a hive of anonymous slander where girls are listed by nameas promiscuous and teachers ...
Utah's GOP Governor Chosen as China Envoy; Huntsman Was Potential 2012 Challenger
May 17, 2009; ... President Obama reached across the aisle yesterday to tap aleading Republican governor as his ambassador to China, indicatinghis continuing desire for bipartisanship in his administration whilesignaling to Beijing his intent to build "a new understanding" withthe United States' largest ...
World Digest
May 17, 2009 ... SRI LANKA Sri Lanka's president declared victory Saturday in his nation'squarter-century civil war with the Tamil Tiger rebels. But thegroup's top leaders remained at large, while troops killed at least70 rebels trying to escape the shrinking northern war zone Sunday. A ...
Fiat's New Prospects Dazzle Italy; Formerly Struggling Automaker Aims to Be World's Third-Largest
May 17, 2009; ... Almost overnight, Fiat Group has transformed itself from a bitplayer into a global titan in the auto industry, effectively takingover Chrysler and possibly a big chunk of General Motors. And nobodyis more surprised than the Italians. "If you had asked me four years ago whether I ...
At Troubled Preakness, a Sobering Attendance Drop
May 17, 2009; ... The future of Maryland's storied horse racing industry might be amatter of debate, but one thing was clear yesterday at the yearlyrace that has been the state's biggest sports event for more than acentury: The Freakness is gone. The usually crammed infield at the Preakness Stakes, ...
Borel's Tactics Turn Out Brilliantly
May 17, 2009; ... When Calvin Borel rode Mine That Bird to a Kentucky Derbyvictory, even casual fans could appreciate that he had delivered abrilliant, daredevil ride, squeezing through the tiniest of spacesalong the rail at Churchill Downs. Borel's performance at Pimlico on Saturday, when won ...
Conservatism Could Hurt Deeds in Democratic Race; Primary Usually Draws More Liberal Base
May 17, 2009; ... During nearly two decades in the Virginia legislature, the workof R. Creigh Deeds carried the stamp of a rural lawmaker, whetherthat meant creating a board to promote the state's sheep industry,classifying potbellied pigs as companion animals or making it acrime to interfere with a ...
The Week Ahead
May 17, 2009 ... The D.C. Council Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciarywill hold a hearing on a law that would increase penalties forcommitting a crime in a stolen vehicle or having a weapon in astolen ...
Pain Persists for Caps After Game 7 Defeat
May 17, 2009; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions Two days after the Washington Capitals' season came to an abruptconclusion, Coach Bruce Boudreau said he still hasn't been able towatch the video of the defeat. "I'm still sort of stunned we could play as a unit as we playedin Game 7," he ...
Back in Washington, Melvin Believes in the Mystics' Direction
May 17, 2009; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions Plenty of people wondered why Chasity Melvin would return, bychoice, to Washington to play for the Mystics. After all, havingplayed here 31/2 seasons from 2004 to 2007, Melvin knows as well asanyone what an unsuccessful franchise it has ...
Softball Classic Exposes Interest Gap; DCIAA Teams Lag Far Behind Their Private School Counterparts
May 17, 2009; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions Since moving back to the District in 1997 after his militarycareer, Washington native Gerard Hall has undertaken numerousefforts to promote baseball among the city's youth. Scoffing at thenotion that the sport has lost the attention of the inner ...
Gay-Marriage Issue Awaits Court Pick; Same-Sex Unions Supplant Abortion As Social Priority for Conservatives
May 17, 2009; ... As President Obama prepares to name his first Supreme Courtjustice, conservatives in Washington are making clear that hisnominee will face plenty of questions during the confirmationprocess on the legal underpinnings of same-sex marriage. In addition to shedding more light on the ...
Saying Goodbye's Not Easy
May 17, 2009; ... Reprinted from yesterday's editions Ovie showed up first, sometime after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, eagerto see his friends in a social gathering for the final time beforethey scattered to different ends of the globe for the summer. Varlywas there at 4 p.m. sharp, someone ...
The Plan Comes Together In Wilson's Dramatic Win
May 17, 2009; ... During a rain delay in the bottom of the seventh inning of theinaugural Congressional Bank D.C. Softball Classic, Wilson playerssat around and jokingly planned what to do when the game resumed. "We decided our strategy was for everyone to get on base," seniorpitcher Kathleen McLain ...
A Vote for Same-Sex Marriage; Ward 8 Democrats Act Ahead of D.C. Council Legislation
May 17, 2009; ... The District's same-sex marriage debate continued yesterday inthe basement of a library in Ward 8, the predominantly AfricanAmerican community that council member Marion Barry invoked injustifying his recent vote against a bill to recognize gay marriagesperformed outside of the ...
Decades After War, Bombs Still a Threat in Okinawa; Japanese Crews Work to Uncover and Retrieve Tons of Ordnance
May 17, 2009; ... Under a blazing midafternoon sun, 1st Lt. Toshikazu Nakano squatsin a muddy pit at the edge of a housing development and brushesrocks away from a shiny metal object lodged firmly in the ground. Hestops for a moment and barks orders to the rest of his team. "This one might explode," ...
NATION DIGEST
May 17, 2009 ... ABORTION The Gallup Poll reported Friday that 51 percent of Americans nowcall themselves "pro-life," rather than "pro-choice," on the issueof abortion, the first time a majority had given that answer in the15 years that Gallup has asked the question. The findings, obtained in ...
Close to Home
May 17, 2009 ... WASHINGTON On the May 10 Local Opinions page, pastor Harry R. Jackson Jr.wrote about his opposition to the District's recognition of same-sex marriages legally performed in other jurisdictions ["One Man,One Woman -- Only"]. Several times in his piece, Jackson mentionedfamily, ...
Lewis Credits Daughter for Inspired Play; As Her Condition Improved, So Did Magic Star's Game
May 17, 2009; ... For nearly a month this season, Orlando Magic all-star forwardRashard Lewis played the games, but neither his mind nor heart wasin them. When he was home in Orlando, Lewis waited by a hospitalbed, staring at his 1-year old daughter, Gianna, wondering whatmade her so sick, afraid because ...
Huckster Image Hurts Dealers Today, Automakers Tomorrow [Correction 5/28/09]
May 17, 2009; ... Horace Hull and partner James "Jimmy" Dobbs did much to ruin theimage of automobile dealers past and present. At their Hull-DobbsFord Agency on Union Avenue in Memphis, they developed a high-pressure selling technique called "The System," also known as "TheDrill." Most of today's ...
THE LOTTERIES; May 15
May 17, 2009 ... Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 5-3-4 Mid-Day D.C. 4: 0-4-3-7 Lucky Numbers: 9-3-2 D.C. 4: 0-1-8-3 Rolling Cash 5: 1-2-3-15-35 Daily 6: 5-24-28-34-36-37 *19 Day/Pick-3: 1-9-7 Pick-4: ...
TOWNSEND'S TIPS "We're calli ...
May 17, 2009 ... "We're calling this summer 'the summer of gridlock,' " said JohnTownsend, spokesman for AAA Mid-Atlantic. AAA estimates that thenumber of people traveling more than 50 miles from home over theMemorial Day weekend will increase this year. A year ago, gas priceswere skyrocketing toward ...
Young Activist Makes Cross-Country Trek For Homeless Children
May 17, 2009; ... At age 11, Zach Bonner has already walked farther and done morefor charity than many grown-ups. Now he's about to make good on his vow to walk more than 1,200miles from Tampa to Washington to bring attention to the plight ofhomeless kids in the United States. The boy with the ...
Summer of Construction: Part 1
May 17, 2009 ... The summer travel season officially kicks off next weekend, andwhether you're a vacationer or commuter, it's smart to be aware ofmajor road construction projects that could slow your journey.Getting snarled in traffic can eat up precious time, lengthen yourtrip and empty your gas tank ...
Business Digest
May 17, 2009 ... ECONOMY The nation's factories continued reducing their output in April,though at the slowest pace in six months, as the recession continuedto deepen. Industrial production fell 0.5 percent, the FederalReserve reported yesterday, which was a smaller drop than the 0.7percent that ...
A Broken SmarTrip Card Elicits Listless Response
May 17, 2009; ... Dear Dr. Gridlock: I'm a regular and heretofore satisfied Metrorail user. A coupleof weeks ago, I stopped on my way home at Gallery Place-Chinatown tomeet a friend for dinner, and when I attempted to pass through thefare gates following my meal, none of the sensors would react to ...
Freedom at Breakers
May 17, 2009 ... Where: Harvard Stadium, Boston. When: Today, 6 p.m. TV: Fox Soccer Channel. Records: Washington 1-2-2, Boston 3-2-1. Outlook: After a two-week break, the Freedom returns to leagueplay without its star forward but with a new goalkeeper. While AbbyWambach will ...
Nuts & Bolts; 2010 Honda Insight
May 17, 2009 ... Complaints: The rear cabin is tight. Also, like other small Hondacars, road noise in the Insight can be a tad disturbing. Ride, acceleration and handling: Good marks in all three. It isone of the most fun-to-drive commuter cars available in the UnitedStates. Head-turning ...
Dear Tom and Ray: Once, on a ...
May 17, 2009 ... Dear Tom and Ray: Once, on a very long trip, my passenger and I were reduced toasking each other dumb questions. We came upon one question that wecouldn't settle. Imagine that I'm driving along at highway speedwith the air conditioner on and the windows closed. A hummingbirdthat ...
Around The Horn
May 17, 2009 ... Today's game to watch: Mets at Giants, 8 p.m. (ESPN)Cardinals: Chris Carpenter couldreturn to the rotation early next week after a rainout forced areassessment of the rotation. Carpenter had been scheduled for abullpen session on Tuesday, but Manager Tony La Russa said he is ...
Lackey Is Ejected After Two Pitches
May 17, 2009 ... Angels RHP John Lackey was ejected after throwing only twopitches yesterday in his season debut. The first pitch thrown by Lackey, activated from the disabledlist to start the game, went behind the head of Rangers 2B IanKinsler, who homered twice on Friday. The next pitch hit ...
Stewart Breaks Through for All-Star Victory
May 17, 2009 ... Tony Stewart won his first race as a team owner last night,breaking through for a $1 million payday with a victory in theannual all-star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Stewart passed Matt Kenseth with two laps to go of a thrillingfinal 10-lap shootout to win his ...
Severna Park Goes For 3rd State Title; Patterson Scores 4 Goals in Semifinal
May 17, 2009; ... They lost their standout scorer to a season-ending knee injury inMarch. They saw a two-year, 47-game winning streak come to an end.They didn't even win their league. But the two-time defending statechampion Severna Park Falcons never lost their will to make areturn to the Maryland 4A/3A ...
On Trial in Burma; Aung San Suu Kyi faces a new prison sentence.
May 17, 2009 ... BIZARRE AND contemptible legal charges brought against Burmeseopposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is due to be tried in Yangonon Monday, have produced a predictable but justified storm ofoutrage from Western democracies and the United Nations. Everyonefrom the British prime minister ...
Time to Intervene in Sri Lanka
May 17, 2009 ... After the latest bloodbath in Sri Lanka [World Digest, May 12;"Hundreds Are Killed in Sri Lanka Attack," news story, May 11], itseems increasingly clear that we are witnessing an attempt atgenocide. Against all evidence, the Sri Lankan government claims that theshelling in which ...
Callous Calculus On Airstrikes
May 17, 2009 ... With the latest reports of civilian deaths in Afghanistan causedby U.S. bombing ["U.S. Disputes Afghan Count of Fatalities," newsstory, May 9], a question should be asked of President Obama thatwas not asked of President George W. Bush: Are Afghans' lives (and,for that matter, ...
THE LOTTERIES; May 16
May 17, 2009 ... Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 8-6-2 Mid-Day D.C. 4: 2-1-8-8 Lucky Numbers: 0-9-1 D.C. 4: 4-3-7-5 Rolling Cash 5: 9-10-11-26-35 Daily 6: 3-13-16-24-27-30 *39 Day/Pick-3: 7-9-0 Pick-4: ...
The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth
May 17, 2009; ... A couple of weeks ago, Cheryl Kravitz used this space to come outof the closet and admit she is a nerd. We used her confession to askall you nerds to finish this sentence for us: "You know you'rereally a nerd when . . . " You know you're really a nerd when you are referred to an ...
Students' Final Lessons: Speakers' Advice for the Class of '09
May 17, 2009 ... Gathered under sometimes drizzling skies and facing a doureconomy, thousands of students received their college diplomasyesterday at ceremonies across the Washington region. As students waited eagerly for their names to be called and fortheir college experience to finally, ...
What Educational Opportunity Can Do
May 17, 2009; ... In 2003, two influential men of disparate political perspectives -- D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams and President George W. Bush -- united on the goal of giving educational choice to low-incomechildren in the District through the D.C. Opportunity ScholarshipProgram. They understood that ...
What Ms. Pelosi Knew; It's a good question, but not the only important one in this torture debate.
May 17, 2009 ... THE QUESTION that matters about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi andwaterboarding is not just what the California Democrat knew and whenshe knew it -- but also why this matters in the broader debateover torture. Ms. Pelosi had insisted that she was never informed that theCentral ...
Dismissed; Maryland bureaucrats think they know best about Montgomery County school funding.
May 17, 2009 ... NO ONE can doubt Montgomery County's commitment to education. Thecounty has a history of generously funding its schools, and itssystem leads both the state and the nation in student achievement.So there was nothing unreasonable about the county's request for aone-time exception to state ...
The Right Questions About 'No Child'
May 17, 2009 ... The May 10 editorial "What Test Results Suggest" called forholding firm to the standards-based reforms embodied in the NoChild Left Behind (NCLB) law largely because "improved performanceof younger students, and particularly minorities, can be traced to .. . NCLB." We can grant that ...
Answering 'What if Cheney's Right?'
May 17, 2009 ... Richard Cohen ["What if Cheney's Right?," op- ed, May 12] startedout on a high moral plane with the observation that "[t]orture is amoral abomination." But he then seemed to slip over to what then-Vice President DickCheney called, in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, ...
Clinic Shootings Highlight Mental Health Challenges for Military; As Repeated Deployments Take Toll, Army Expands Prevention, Treatment Efforts [Correction 5/28/09]
May 17, 2009; ... Sgt. John M. Russell was near the end of his third tour in Iraqwhen he allegedly gunned down five fellow service members at aBaghdad combat stress clinic last week. The incident cast a stark light on some of the military's biggestmental health challenges: the deepening ...
Bridge
May 17, 2009; ... "Sure, there are dishonest men in local politics. But there aredishonest men in national politics too." -- attributed, perhapsspuriously, to Richard Nixon. Bridge has deceitful players at all levels, but especially at thehighest level, where experts know all the tricks of deceptive ...
Air Show Schedule
May 17, 2009 ... The public is invited to attend the final day of the annual JointService Open House Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base. Admission isfree. Because of security concerns and limited parking, guests cannotpark at Andrews. Shuttle buses will run from FedEx Field parkinglots and the ...
Gingrich, Sharpton Finally Teammates: Close Education Gap [Correction 5/28/09]
May 17, 2009; ... Politics often produces strange bedfellows. But yesterday, on the55th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Educationdecision that integrated the nation's schools, when formerRepublican House speaker Newt Gingrich shared the stage at aboisterous rally in front of the White House ...
Pr. William Police Officer Reminded of a Close Call
May 17, 2009; ... As Prince William County police officer Rebekah Kushner watchedan annual ceremony last week commemorating fallen police officersfrom across the country, she couldn't help but reflect on how closeshe came to joining their ranks, she said. Kushner was rammed by a minivan driven by a ...
Voters Tell India's Ruling Party to Persevere; Congress's Singh Becomes First Full-Term Prime Minister in 40 Years to Be Reelected
May 17, 2009; ... India's neighbors are in turmoil, and its young population isincreasingly restive with expectations of prosperity despite aglobal economic crisis. With that in mind, voters sent theirgovernment a clear mandate: Stay the course. Defying analysts' predictions, a majority of India's ...
Air Show Takes Off After Early Delays
May 17, 2009; ... Up, up they went, into the wild gray yonder. But they almostdidn't. For a few hours, it looked as though yesterday's Joint ServiceOpen House air show at Andrews Air Force Base would be a bust.Weather conditions were ominous. The air was misty, and leadenclouds dropped to 600 ...
Mr. Obama's War?; No. Like it or not, it's America's war.
May 17, 2009 ... PRESIDENT OBAMA'S clashes with the liberal base of his party arethe kind of sporting event that Washington loves. But what Mr. Obamais confronting is less his party and more a stubborn reality thatmany in his party are unwilling to accept: There are forces in theworld that continue to ...
Bump Up the Gas Tax; Help the region's rough roads.
May 17, 2009 ... FOUR HUNDRED fifty-eight dollars: That's how much Washingtonarea commuters have to set aside each year to repair damage to theirvehicles inflicted by the region's deteriorating roads. So reports"Rough Roads Ahead: Fix Them Now or Pay for It Later," which findsthat only 27 percent of the ...
Hamilton Park Parking Ban Reversed; Outcry Trumps Concerns Over Litter, Cars on Grass at Popular Loudoun Spot
May 17, 2009; ... Hamilton officials have reversed their decision to ban cars fromthe town's popular park, following an outcry from parents who saidit was unfair to make the playground and grassy fields off-limits tofamilies throughout Loudoun County. The Town Council had voted for the ban in March, ...
Look Who's in Bed Together on Gay Marriage Fight
May 17, 2009; ... L ying on his cot in the Longworth House Office Building in thesmall of the night, Jason Chaffetz had a scary dream: Theconservative Republican from Utah had beaten the odds, defeated anincumbent and made it to Washington, only to end up by some bizarretwist of events arm-in-arm with ...
Education Chief Becomes The Student in Detroit
May 17, 2009; ... Four of Dennis Black's childhood friends have been shot to death.Last year, he quit the Cody High School football team for a job atPopeyes to help his mother pay rent. He failed ninth grade on hisfirst try but is on track to get a diploma. Many of his peersaren't. This week, ...
A Leaner GM: Automaker Casts Off 1,100 Dealers
May 17, 2009; ... General Motors notified 1,100 of its dealers Friday that itwould not renew their franchise contracts when they expire nextyear, slashing 18 percent of its sprawling retail network. It was the automaker's first step in winding down dealerships, aspart of a major restructuring ...
Answer Man Finds More Than He Bargained For
May 17, 2009; ... I have heard many confusing stories about Adams Hospital at 1520Ninth St. NW, where I was born on Nov. 5, 1953. Most people refuseto believe I was born there, possibly due to segregation. Othersclaim it was a hospital for the well-to-do. However, no one can tellme what kind of hospital ...
Sticking With Tribunals; The president's changes would improve military commissions, but Congress should play its part.
May 17, 2009 ... IN ANNOUNCING Friday that he would continue to use militarycommissions to try some terrorism detainees, President Obamaoutlined several changes that the Defense Department would makeimmediately to strengthen the fairness of these tribunals. Thesechanges are welcome, but the president ...
Once Again, Hubble Surprises Astronauts; Difficult Repair Proves Easy Task
May 17, 2009; ... High above Earth, where the space shuttle Atlantis has lassoedthe Hubble Space Telescope, some of the simple repairs have beenheart-poundingly difficult, and many of the most daunting tasks haveturned out to be a breeze. So it went yesterday, with two astronauts ripping open ...