Recently added articles from The Washington Times (Washington, DC):
Clinton urged Obama to talk tougher on Iran; Shift was a 'surprise'.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged President Obama for two days to toughen his language on Iran before he did so, and then was surprised when he condemned Iran's crackdown on demonstrators last week, administration ...
Franken declared Minnesota Senate victor; Win seen as pivotal to Democrats' agenda.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kara Rowland, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Democrats picked up a crucial vote for President Obama's agenda in Congress as the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously declared challenger Al Franken the winner over incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in their epic, ...
Prescribed drugs in spotlight after Jackson's death; Use called widespread.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gabriella Boston and Stephanie Green, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Reports that Michael Jackson had become heavily and habitually overmedicated has focused new attention on the widespread abuse of prescription drugs nationwide. Nowhere, perhaps, is the problem more ...
Sanford says he 'crossed lines' in marriage; Details emerge from 1995 trip.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: John McCaslin and Jerry Seper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford acknowledged Tuesday that he crossed lines during his marriage, with women in addition to the Argentine girlfriend he disclosed last week, as information surfaced that he had a ...
Sweetener helped sway vote on House climate bill; Democrats offered concession to Ohio's Kaptur.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Edward Felker, THE WASHINGTON TIMES When House Democratic leaders were rounding up votes Friday for the massive climate-change bill, they paid special attention to their colleagues from Ohio who remained stubbornly undecided. They finally secured the vote of ...
Conyers supported project linked to wife; Had opposed hazardous waste site in Michigan.(THE SECOND FRONT)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Andrea Billups, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Rep. John Conyers Jr. reversed his opposition to a controversial hazardous waste project in his district, writing a letter of support to the federal government with the help of his wife, former Detroit City Council member Monica ...
critical global warming memo.(THE SECOND FRONT)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom LoBianco, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Republican lawmakers, coming off a loss Friday in their attempt to block passage of a massive climate bill, have seized on a global warming memo they say was suppressed by the Obama administration. The memo, drafted by two ...
'Fight them over there vs. over here' presents a false choice.(NATION)(REINVENTING CONSERVATISM)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ron Paul, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES There is no area in which Republicans have further strayed from our traditions than in foreign affairs. Generations of conservatives followed the great advice of our Founding Fathers and pursued a restrained foreign ...
Goodbye, Michael.(NATION)(RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Armstrong Williams, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Many of us grew up as huge fans and were consistently affected by his music and persona for much of our lives. Hearing the news of his shocking death has quickly reminded us of our own mortality and ultimate ...
Moral values, integrity still key, poll finds; Majority say Sanford should resign office.(NATION)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As the source of media spectacle and late-night jokes, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has provided considerable distraction for the nation as his marital infidelity was made public. Despite the intrigue, character still ...
Obama lauds troop withdrawal; But says 'important step' will be followed by violence.(NATION)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The White House gave cautious praise Tuesday to the withdrawal of most U.S. forces out of Iraqi cities and towns, saying they will continue to work with the government and security forces there to maintain a fragile peace and advance toward ...
Obama proposes new consumer agency; Democrats welcome proposal, but business, industry skeptical.(NATION)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Obama administration Tuesday proposed legislation for a financial oversight agency designed to protect consumers and investors from unscrupulous deals - a plan praised by Democrats, but met with skepticism on Wall Street. ...
GET REAL.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES GET REAL For a president who came into office literally selling the Audacity of Hope - not just for Americans but for all mankind - his Iran policy can so far be summed up as the timidity of 'realism.' That's realism as a ...
Home prices fall, but at slower rate, in spring.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: David M. Dickson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Home prices continued to deteriorate in April in many metropolitan regions, but their rate of decline has moderated, indicating that the nation's devastated housing market may begin to stabilize in the not-too-distant future ....
Ousted president planning to go home; Regional leaders in support; government threatens arrest.(WORLD)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Betsy Pisik, THE WASHINGTON TIMES UNITED NATIONS -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vowed to return home Thursday despite a warning from the coup leader that he would be arrested upon arrival. Several regional leaders plan to accompany him on the trip ....
UNHOLY ALLIANCE.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: James Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES UNHOLY ALLIANCE Anti-American radicals who embrace Islamic extremists as comrades against the West will find themselves victims of their own Muslim allies, if the terrorists ever win the global battle against democracy, a ...
Judge rejects suit to delay recognizing gay marriage; Referendum backers vow to continue fight.(D.C. AREA)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Melissa Giaimo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A D.C. Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to delay the implementation of a law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in jurisdictions outside the District and rejected efforts to bring the issue before voters ....
Tax-office official gets 17.5 years for fraud.(D.C. AREA)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sarah Abruzzese, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The mastermind of the biggest swindle in D.C. government history was sentenced Tuesday to 17 1/2 years in prison. Harriette Walters, a former manager of the D.C. Real Property Tax Administration Adjustments Unit in the ...
The mourning continues; Ex-general, wife mourned at Arlington; woman remembered in Prince George's.(D.C. AREA)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Melissa Giaimo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Friends, family and service members gathered Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery to mourn the retired Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley Jr. and his wife, Ann Wherley, who were killed in the last week's Metro crash. The ...
Ex-offenders can't find jobs; D.C. bill would help them avoid hiring bias.(CITIZEN JOURNALISM: DISTRICT)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Liz Essley, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Haywood Warner, 54, can't get a job and can't get low-income housing benefits. Why? He's an ex-offender. Though Mr. Warner's conviction was in 1984, he said employers won't hire him because of his ex-offender status. He has applied ...