The Washington Post back issues from Thursday, July 2:
Ally's Ouster Gives Venezuela's Chavez a Stage, an Opportunity
Jul 02, 2009; ... An ally was in trouble, toppled in a military coup. And thetelevision cameras were rolling. The ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya could not havebeen better scripted for another Latin American leader who has takencenter stage: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The ...
Walking On Air in Chicago; Glass Ledges Give Visitors a Thrill (or Pause)
Jul 02, 2009; ... Don't look down. Or do, since that's the idea. But brace for vertigo. In the cityof big shoulders, this is like standing on an eyelash. It's a glass ledge, 11/2 inches thick and poking out about fourfeet from the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower. There is no frameunder the ...
CORRECTIONS
Jul 02, 2009 ... A July 1 A-section article about South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanfordand Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer misspelled the last name of James Guth, apolitical scientist at Furman University. A headline on a June 30 Health article about anti-anxietymedications incorrectly referred to them as ...
While I'm away, readers give ...
Jul 02, 2009; ... While I'm away, readers give the advice. On the merits -- yes, merits -- of breaking up via e-mail: Allow me to endorse e-mail breakups, for the reason that theyoffer more privacy to the person being -- how shall I say? -- dumped. I've been on both sides and I would have ...
Liebling, at the Top of His Game
Jul 02, 2009; ... THE SWEET SCIENCE AND OTHER WRITINGS The Sweet Science, The Earl of Louisiana, The Jollity Building,Between Meals, The Press By A.J. Liebling Library of America. 1,057 pp. $40Whenever two or three grizzledreaders gather together at some McSorley's-like saloon and ...
Defiant Opposition Leaders Refuse to Accept Ahmadinejad Government
Jul 02, 2009; ... Three opposition leaders, including a former president, openlydefied Iran's top political and religious authorities Wednesday,vowing to resist a government they have deemed illegitimate afterofficial certification of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad'sreelection. Their defiance in ...
At St. Mark's,Good Things Come in Trios
Jul 02, 2009 ... It's probably fanciful imagining a large audience turning up tohear obscure chamber music at the height of summer vacation season.But the mere 29 heads I counted at St. Mark's Episcopal Church forTuesday's Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival recital seemed anespecially pathetic showing ...
Jackson Will Calls for Mom to Raise His Kids; Funeral Details Pending
Jul 02, 2009 ... A plan to bury Michael Jackson at his sprawling Neverland ranchfizzled Wednesday, leaving details about his funeral undecided asanother mystery was solved: His newly unveiled will says his mothershould raise his children, or failing her, Diana Ross. The changing funeral ...
Facebook's Easy Virtue; 'Click-Through Activism' Broad but Fleeting
Jul 02, 2009; ... Facebook activism, the trendy process by which we do good byclicking often, was in its full glory last week after the death ofIranian student Neda Agha Soltan, killed by gunfire in the streetsof Tehran. First, Neda showed up in our Twitter feeds, then in our Facebookstatus ...
The Markets
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World Digest
Jul 02, 2009 ... YEMEN The only known survivor of the crash of a Yemeni airliner clungto wreckage in the Indian Ocean for more than 10 hours before shewas rescued, officials said Wednesday. Bahia Bakari, a timid 12-year-old, spent the day recovering in ahospital in the Comoros capital, ...
Business Digest
Jul 02, 2009 ... LEGAL Federal prosecutors in North Carolina filed criminal fraudconspiracy charges against Beazer Homes USA, but they agreed todismiss the case if the company complies with an agreement acceptingresponsibility for certain wrongdoing and pays millions to victims. In the ...
In the Newsroom, Packing Up an Era of Journalism
Jul 02, 2009; ... There are empty boxes around The Washington Post newsroom.They're those smallish cardboard boxes you get from Staples andassemble yourself: Tab A into Slot B. People are on the move here at The Post. Some of us are movingfrom one floor to another as the newsroom is reorganized, ...
Local Digest
Jul 02, 2009 ... LEGAL A former marketing chief of U.S. Foodservice of Columbia who wassentenced to seven years in prison for overstating earnings isseeking a new trial, arguing that prosecutors withheld evidence thatwould have cleared him. Mark Kaiser was convicted in 2006 of helping the ...
GM Says Approval of Restructuring Is Urgent
Jul 02, 2009; ... General Motors mounted a final push for its historicrestructuring plan, arguing before a federal bankruptcy judgeWednesday that the U.S. government would cut off funding -- ineffect risking liquidation of the automaker -- unless it won quickapproval for the turnaround proposal ....
Mortgage Refinance Program Expands
Jul 02, 2009; ... The Obama administration announced yesterday that it would loosenthe eligibility requirements for a program aimed at helpingborrowers with no equity in their homes to refinance into cheapermortgages. Acknowledging that falling housing prices have made itincreasingly difficult for ...
Highway Conditions Contribute To Over Half of Fatal Auto Crashes
Jul 02, 2009; ... If it is your fate to die in an auto accident this holidayweekend, the odds are you'll hit an ill-positioned bridge, tree orpole, or encounter some other highway hazard, according to a studycommissioned by an industry group that advocates for boostingspending on road ...
Mother, Caregiver, 'Skins Fan: DuBose Played Many Roles, All With a Big Heart
Jul 02, 2009; ... Veronica DuBose left her family and friends while she was stillyoung. So they chose yesterday to rejoice in the quality of herdays, not the quantity. DuBose, 29, one of the nine people killed in last week's Red LineMetro crash, was a caregiver, a Christian, a doting mother of ...
Credit Card Issuers Raising Rates Ahead of New Law
Jul 02, 2009; ... Credit card companies are raising interest rates and fees sevenmonths before new rules go into effect that will limit theirability do so, much to the irritation of Congress and consumeradvocates. Chase, for instance, will raise the minimum payment required ofsome of its ...
Jackson's Money Woes Can Teach Us About the Dangers of Entitlement
Jul 02, 2009; ... Long before his death, we heard more about Michael Jackson'sfinancial troubles than his incredible music. The singer wasreportedly more than $300 million in debt. Even at the end, he appeared to be living above his means, whichis astounding considering he was bringing in millions ...
A Boost for Those Burdened by Student Loan Debt
Jul 02, 2009; ... Americans invest heavily in the future of the nation by providingloans to help put students through college. Yet the burden of thatdebt for many former students is so great that it interferes withinvestments they would like to make in a home, a family or even agood time now and then ....
What to Watch
Jul 02, 2009 ... President Obama will speak with the Associated Press, previewinghis July 5-12 trip to Russia, Italy, Vatican City and Ghana at theWhite House. Then he will head off to Camp David until Saturday. The think tanks are breaking out their Russia experts in advanceof the president's ...
The Sarah Palin Chronicles Mask Deeper GOP Troubles; Recriminations Resume Over Former Vice Presidential Pick
Jul 02, 2009; ... On the same day Republicans surrendered a symbolicallysignificant seat in the Senate, the Sarah Palin wars erupted againinside the party. Leaks followed by trash-talking followed byrecriminations. The latest Palin flare-up began in Vanity Fair with a lengthyarticle by Todd S ....
Government Makes $4 Billion 'Down Payment' on Project to Expand Broadband
Jul 02, 2009; ... Vice President Biden yesterday announced guidelines for $4billion in stimulus funds to expand high-speed Internet accessacross the nation, jump-starting a program that has been criticizedfor taking too long to get off the ground. The first round of grants and loans is part of a ...
DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor ...
Jul 02, 2009 ... DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor release 7/2/09 bc-stewart-bridge 07/02 TMS Original DAILY BRIDGE CLUBFor release 7/2/09 A MIGHTY SEVEN By FRANK STEWART Tribune Media Services In the Open Pairs at the ACBL Spring Championships, most Southsjumped to ...
Short on Senators, Closer to Home
Jul 02, 2009 ... Much of the reporting on the end of the recount in the MinnesotaSenate race has mentioned that the residents of that state had beenpartially disenfranchised by not having two senators. While I amhappy that this has been resolved, I hope that somewhere in thisdiscussion there will be some ...
Lots of Initiatives. But Where's the Analysis?
Jul 02, 2009 ... Thank you to Peter Whoriskey for showing that the federalgovernment is unlikely to recover its investment in General Motors["Uncertainty Clouds Recovery of U.S. Investment in GM," Business,June 30]. Two questions have to be raised. Why wasn't this analysisundertaken and ...
Changing the Channel; The D.C. Council's troubling attempt to keep the public from seeing a public meeting
Jul 02, 2009 ... MEMBERS OF the D.C. Council are trying to make an issue of thedecision by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's administration to broadcast ataped council proceeding. The real issue is the council's ill-advised effort to stop the recording of a public meeting from beingaired. Even more troubling is ...
Secrecy v. Sunshine; A workable compromise in the case of Guantanamo detainees
Jul 02, 2009 ... IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to perfectly balance the need to protectnational security with the transparency required in a democracy. But a D.C. federal judge has fashioned a wise compromise in thecases of detainees challenging their captivity at the U.S. NavalBase at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that ...
Dialing for Dollars; For one senator's hometown bank, TARP money was just a phone call away.
Jul 02, 2009 ... AS FEDERAL intervention in the troubled U.S. economy has grown,so has the need for "transparency": that is, full disclosure of, andaccountability for, governmental allocations of taxpayer money. Whenthe Bush administration came to Congress last fall seekingpractically unbridled power to ...
Iran Unrest Shifts Power Dynamics; Reformists Must Rethink Strategy
Jul 02, 2009; ... The large-scale protests in Iran since its hotly disputed June 12presidential election have shaken the Islamic republic's long-standing balance of political power. For decades, hard-line members of Iran's cleric-led governmentcontrolled the judiciary, military, intelligence and ...
SEC Moves to Make Companies More Accountable to Shareholders
Jul 02, 2009; ... The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday announced stepsto give shareholders new powers to shape corporate boards as well asmore information about how companies pick their directors and paytheir management. The initiatives are among the policies SEC Chairman Mary ...
Parsing the Words of the Justices; Did Souter Offer Advice to Gay- Marriage Proponents?
Jul 02, 2009; ... Anyone who follows the Supreme Court closely becomes something ofa Kremlinologist. It's a constant search to read between the lines of opinions,parse the structure of sentences and find the message in what'smissing as well as what's written. The justices think the opinionsthey ...
First Year Of Tests Reveals No Doping
Jul 02, 2009; ... A year ago this week, the PGA Tour began a drug-testing program.Yesterday, the tour's commissioner, Tim Finchem, said there has notbeen a single positive test for performance-enhancing drugs. "There have been no suspensions because of doping," Finchem said."Again, I'll just say, ...
Second at the Open Means Not a Second's Rest
Jul 02, 2009; ... Ten days after Ricky Barnes finished in a tie for second place atthe U.S. Open, his life has changed. Right? Barnes, settling in on the driving range at Congressional CountryClub, ponders for a moment. "Well, I get recognized more often," he said, even as fans ...
Hussein Pointed to Iranian Threat; Specter of Arms Allowed Him to Appear Strong, He Told U.S.
Jul 02, 2009; ... Saddam Hussein told an FBI interviewer before he was hanged thathe allowed the world to believe he had weapons of mass destructionbecause he was worried about appearing weak to Iran, according todeclassified accounts of the interviews released yesterday. Theformer Iraqi president also ...
Correction
Jul 02, 2009 ... A June 30 op-ed by Eve Ensler incorrectly referred to LaurentKabila as ...
Saunders Is Tough Act For a Coach To Follow [Correction 7/16/09]
Jul 02, 2009 ... Flip Saunders might feel a bit vindicated right now. The DetroitPistons fired Michael Curry on Tuesday after one season, continuinga troubling trend for the men who follow the current Wizards' coach. Joe Dumars, the team's president of basketball operations,dismissed Saunders in ...
Marines Deploy on Major Mission; Thousands Fan Out in Afghanistan's South in Crucial Test for Revised U.S. Strategy
Jul 02, 2009; ... Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile HelmandRiver valley in helicopters and armored convoys early Thursday,mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test ofthe U.S. military's new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. The operation will ...
Landover Man Charged in Slaying of Witness Against Brother
Jul 02, 2009; ... A brother of the man charged in the 2006 slaying of a well-knownmusic producer in Prince George's County has been arrested andcharged with killing a witness who was prepared to testify in theearlier killing, authorities said yesterday. Rashadd Alexis, 20, was arrested without ...
ACLU Says Government Used False Confessions
Jul 02, 2009; ... The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday accused the Obamaadministration of using statements elicited through torture tojustify the confinement of a detainee it represents at the U.S.military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ACLU is asking a federal judge to throw out those ...
Fine for Texting in Va. Is Out of Proportion
Jul 02, 2009 ... The new Virginia law against texting while driving ["Prohibitionon Texting by Drivers Starts in Va.," Metro, July 1] specifies a $20fine for the first offense. Something is out of proportion here. Irecently ...
NEWS & NOTES
Jul 02, 2009 ... Pistons Land 2 Free Agents A person with knowledge of the negotiations said the DetroitPistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents BenGordon and Charlie Villanueva. The person spoke to the Associated Press last night on thecondition of anonymity ...
The Ace of Clubs; Congressional Set For Transition To an Open Layout
Jul 02, 2009; ... When the first ball flies through the Bethesda air at 7:10 thismorning, officially opening the AT&T National and the latestiteration of professional golf in Washington, a transition begins.The conclusion of play Sunday at Congressional Country Club, closingTiger Woods's tournament, will ...
Glover May Face Major Adjustments
Jul 02, 2009; ... Golf takes no prisoners. Even when you think you've been given alifetime parole from the purgatory of obscurity, the game stilltries to trap you. Win the biggest event and you get just one day tofigure out how to go from 71st in the world to U.S. Open champ. Now, it's Lucas ...
Mike Knuble Statistics
Jul 02, 2009 ... SeasonTeamGAPPG'96-97Red Wings100'97-98Red ...
That Hangdog Look Might Not Be What You Think; People May Be Projecting Human Emotion on Their Pooches, Study Finds
Jul 02, 2009; ... Many dog owners have had this experience: Arriving home, theydiscover their pooch looking sheepish, with its head down, earspulled back, tail tucked between the legs, maybe slinking behind thesofa. Puzzled, they soon discover the reason: a favorite pair ofshoes chewed to pieces, or ...
2 Girls Found in Freezer Had Signs of Prior Abuse, Court Papers Say
Jul 02, 2009; ... The bodies of two girls found in a freezer in Maryland showedsigns of abuse before their deaths, with one having suffered brokenbones in her hand and arms, according to documents filed in circuitcourt yesterday. The body of the other girl showed lacerations on her ...
Carradine Suicide Ruled Out
Jul 02, 2009 ... The medical examiner who oversaw a private autopsy on DavidCarradine said Wednesday that the "Kung Fu" star died fromasphyxiation and the way the actor's body was bound allowed him torule out suicide. Carradine was found hanging in the closet of his Bangkok hotelsuite on June 4 ...
Federal Agencies Could Add 120,000 Area Jobs; Hiring Boom Hasn't Offset Other Losses [Correction 7/7/09]
Jul 02, 2009; ... Though the number of unemployed people is rising in theWashington area, Kimberly A. Holder of the Food and DrugAdministration has an opposite problem: She's looking for people tofill hundreds of positions slated to open soon. "We're expanding," said Holder, the FDA's assistant ...
L.A. Group In Talks to Run D.C. High School; Nonprofit Manages 18 Charters, Took Over Calif. Campus
Jul 02, 2009; ... D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is talking to a LosAngeles nonprofit group that has improved one of that city's mosttroubled high schools about running at least one low-achieving highschool in the District, expanding her strategy of pursuing outsidepartners to manage public ...
Caps Add Knuble To Skilled Top Line; Veteran Is Prepared for 'Dirty Work'
Jul 02, 2009; ... The Washington Capitals acquired precisely the type of playerthey've lacked in recent seasons, signing rugged veteran Mike Knubleto a two-year contract in the opening hours of free agencyyesterday. Knuble, who spent the past four seasons playing for the rivalPhiladelphia Flyers, ...
Honduras Targets Protesters With Emergency Decree; Media in Country Also Feel Pressure
Jul 02, 2009; ... The new Honduran government clamped down on street protests andnews organizations Wednesday as lawmakers passed an emergency decreethat limits public gatherings following the military-led coup thatremoved President Manuel Zelaya from office. The decree also allows for suspects to ...
Va. Man, 107, Finds Blessings And Burdens In Longevity
Jul 02, 2009; ... Ask Larry Haubner for the secret to living 107 years, and theFredericksburg man flexes his biceps, flashes a mostly toothlesssmile and growls. "Nutrition!" he bellows. "Exercise! I think weshould all exercise more than we do." But the self-described health nut's longevity means ...
Falls Church Funeral Home Denies Mishandling Bodies
Jul 02, 2009; ... A Falls Church funeral home that allegedly mishandled numerousbodies over the past year has denied wrongdoing. Its attorneys wroteto a Virginia regulatory board that the company has not violated anylaws or industry standards and that it treats all remains with "theutmost dignity and ...
Keeping a Logo on the Mark
Jul 02, 2009 ... I was dismayed to read Al Kamen's July 1 In the Loop critique ofthe logo developed for the Intelligence Advanced Research ProjectsActivity ["Some Graphic Language at This Intelligence Agency"].I agree that the logo is not strong and am amused by the earnestlanguage the ...
Reforming the Congolese Military
Jul 02, 2009 ... The June 25 news story "Fresh Nightmares in Congo's Drive AgainstRwandans" highlighted dilemmas facing the U.N. peacekeeping missionin the Congo, known as MONUC, in the face of widespread violence. Our own peacekeepers' observations underscore the risks inherentin any attempt to ...
TODAY AT THE FOLKLIFE FESTIVA ...
Jul 02, 2009 ... The 43rd annual Folklife Festival is back at the Mall with a fullschedule of concerts, demonstrations, discussions and food. Thisyear, the free celebration features the country of Wales, the oraltraditions of African American culture and music in Latino culture.For more information, call ...
Around the Horn
Jul 02, 2009 ... Today's game to watch: Brewers at Cubs, 8 p.m.Cardinals: Injured OF Mark DeRosa isexpected to miss three or four games with a strained tendon in hisleft wrist. St. Louis recalled IF Jarret Hoffpauir from Class AAAMemphis and optioned RHP Clayton Mortensen back to ...
Webb Avoids Having Surgery
Jul 02, 2009 ... Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb will not have surgery on his ailingpitching shoulder. Webb made the decision yesterday after meeting with team doctorsand three other physicians. The 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined sinceOpening Day. He will begin a regimen to ...
Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston Are Top-Paid Female Actresses
Jul 02, 2009 ... Angelina Jolie is Hollywood's top earning actress, banking $27million in the past year to beat out Jennifer Aniston, the ex-wifeof Jolie's partner, Brad Pitt, a Forbes.com study showed Wednesday.Aniston raked in $25 million. Most of Jolie's income came from her share of the ...
Burroughs's 'Naked Lunch' Reaches Golden Anniversary
Jul 02, 2009 ... Fans of the American beat writer William Burroughs gathered inParis on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of his explicit cultnovel "The Naked Lunch," unveiling a plaque at the former Left Bankflophouse where he wrote it. Conferences and readings, drawing Burroughsians from ...
TODAY'S NEWS
Jul 02, 2009 ... Storm drains are dangerous! Firefighters in Florida rescued 50 baby loggerhead sea turtlesfrom a giant street drain yesterday. Rescuers were called in, andthey planned to release the tiny creatures into the ocean. Survival is tough for baby sea turtles, which are ...
13DAYS TO HP6: Reason to see ...
Jul 02, 2009 ... 13DAYS TO HP6: Reason to see it again: A 3-D version of "HarryPotter and the ...
Wizards Should Follow Mystics' Lead
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Washington Wizards made a big trade last week. The Wizardsswapped their first-round pick in the 2009 NBA draft for Randy Foyeand Mike Miller of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Oh yeah, the Wizardsalso threw in backup big men Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila andOleksiy Pecherov. I ...