The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from September 2007:
Bush, Bernanke pledge help.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Patrice Hill Sep. 1--President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke yesterday pledged to help homeowners and businesses hurt by the spreading credit crunch, but said they will not offer a bailout for speculators and lenders who lost money because of poor ...
O'Malley considers session for deficit; To propose fix by month's end.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tom LoBianco, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ANNAPOLIS - Gov. Martin O'Malley yesterday said he will propose a fix for the state's $1.5 billion structural deficit by the end of this month and will decide by then whether to call lawmakers back to the capital for a special session. ...
U.S specialist favors Putin's missile logic; Picks Azerbaijan site.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rachel Kaufman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A leading U.S. technical authority on missile defense said this week that geography and topography would make Azerbaijan a better site to defend the United States and its allies from terrorist rockets than would the locations in ...
Fenty 'troubled' by firehouse sex reports.(METROPOLITAN)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matthew Cella, THE WASHINGTON TIMES D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty yesterday said he was "troubled" by reports that the city's fire department is investigating whether its employees were operating a prostitution ring out of fire station bunkhouses. Mr. Fenty ...
Bush, Bernanke pledge help; Mortgage, credit ills spending.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Patrice Hill, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke yesterday pledged to help homeowners and businesses hurt by the spreading credit crunch, but said they will not offer a bailout for speculators and lenders who lost money ...
Warner closes Senate career; Va. Republican ending 5 terms.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Seth McLaughlin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES CHARLOTTESVILLE - Sen. John W. Warner yesterday announced that he will not seek a sixth term next year, ending a maverick career in Congress that will have spanned 30 years when he steps down. "I will conclude my service ...
Save the children.(LETTERS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thank you for publishing Susan Blumenthal and Elise Schlissel's column "Health diplomacy: Rx for peace" (Commentary, Sunday). Now more than ever, investing in programs that improve the social and economic well-being of the most vulnerable groups in ...
Reach out and touch.(LETTERS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES The article "U.S. sponsors Islamic convention" (Page 1, Monday) characterized the Department of Justice's role at this weekend's convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) as "co-sponsoring" it. In reality, as it has done in previous ...
Take back the schools.(LETTERS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Victor Davis Hanson's Aug. 25 Commentary column, "Back-to-school blues," was right on target. The American education system has become quite depressing. Should we acquiesce? No way. Mr. Hanson, his colleagues and friends and whoever else ...
Gun nonsense.(LETTERS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES D.C. Council member Marion Barry, Ward 8 Democrat, says that guns shouldn't be tolerated and that the District should "get these guns off the streets" ("Protest targets Maryland gun shop," Metropolitan, Wednesday). Maybe Mr. Barry would ...
Nobles and Knaves.(EDITORIALS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Noble: Capt. Daniel Rooney, a fighter pilot in the Oklahoma National Guard and member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America, who pioneered the Patriot Golf Day fund-raiser to help families of wounded soldiers. Today, nearly ...
Don't know much about Christianity.(EDITORIALS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Right now Louisiana Democrats must sound pretty tone-deaf to Christian voters. Seeing Republican Bobby Jindal, a Catholic, pull far ahead in the race for Louisiana governor, they are subjecting the two-term House member to a scurrilous attack ad that ...
The Prince William 'boycott'.(EDITORIALS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES In response to a new resolution passed in Prince William County aimed at cracking down on illegal aliens, the immigrant activist group Mexicans Without Borders organized a boycott of all stores that are either not owned by immigrants or are not in ...
Post-'Modernism': European visions at Corcoran.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ART)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Deborah K. Dietsch , SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Life is stirring after "Modernism" at the Corcoran. Cleared of the 20th-century artifacts from the blockbuster exhibition, which drew 93,000 visitors over its approximately four-month run, the museum's beaux-arts ...
Overlooked no more; 5 black artists' works get first D.C. exhibit.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ART)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Deborah K. Dietsch , SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Penn Quarter's Zenith Gallery is being turned into a minimuseum this week. Displayed on its walls through September will be about 30 works, none for sale, by five black American artists. The works belong to the ...
The art of the art history documentary; Gallery's 'Hopper' to air on PBS.(ARTS & CULTURE)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ann Geracimos, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Opening shot: the interior of a cafe at night. Catchy jazz rhythms play in the background behind a montage of paintings by Edward Hopper. "Everybody thought he was the greatest. He was a god," narrator Steve Martin intones in his ...
'Variations' on life's obsessions.(ARTS & CULTURE)(THEATER)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jayne Blanchard, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It has been said that someone is waiting to escort us to the afterlife - a loved one, a beloved pet perhaps. For scholarly sleuth Katherine Brandt (Mary Beth Peil), that certain someone is her personal hero, Ludwig van Beethoven ...
Imagination soars with dragon, mouse.(ARTS & CULTURE)(RAINBOW REVIEW: BOOKS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Akilah Faith Goodman, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES By Akilah Faith Goodman, age 7, Friendship Public Charter School, Washington Far away in Hong Kong lived a tiny gray mouse named Chopsticks. Chopsticks lived on a floating restaurant. People from miles away ...
Respect for Villanova; Maryland wants to start strong against weak opponent.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Patrick Stevens, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It is virtually impossible to ignore the ground swell of excitement on Maryland's campus in the days leading up to a visit from a Florida State or Miami. A game against, say, Villanova? Even if it is a season opener? Not ...
Redskins believe progress was made.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Elfin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES After a horrendous preseason led to an ugly season in 2006, Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs decided to take this August's games more seriously. To some degree, the strategy worked. Washington went 0-4 and was outscored ...
Nats lose seventh straight; Acta keeping team focused.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Nationals returned home last night after a tough trip, presumably inspired by a rare talking-to from their manager, Manny Acta, and facing a San Francisco Giants team whose struggles this season have nearly matched their own ....
In District, Bonds works small room.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The home run king came to town last night, and he couldn't even get the big room at RFK Stadium. Barry Bonds and his San Francisco Giants were supposed to have special accommodations at RFK for their three-game series against ...
United takes winning streak to Dallas.(SPORTS)(SOCCER)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Haydon, THE WASHINGTON TIMES D.C. United (12-6-3, 39 points) recorded three consecutive road shutouts in August. United went 5-0 in league games during the month, giving up just one goal. And goalkeeper Troy Perkins was named MLS Player of the Month yesterday. ...
ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM " EXCERPT FROM D1SCOURSE, OUR COLLEGES BLOG.(SPORTS)(FIRST DOWN)(Excerpt)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Fratto and Patrick Stevens, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ON WASHINGTONTIMES.COM " EXCERPT FROM D1SCOURSE, OUR COLLEGES BLOG A little more than 24 hours from Maryland's season opener, and the question still on everyone's mind is this: Just how good will Jordan ...
Mids open with sloppy victory; Johnson earns 100th victory.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Patrick Stevens, THE WASHINGTON TIMES PHILADELPHIA - Navy finished off Temple's miserable 2006 season with its usual run-heavy steamrolling. A little more than nine months later, the Midshipmen weren't quite as efficient but still generated the same result. ...
Hokies searching for healing today.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andee Sears, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES BLACKSBURG, Va. - As Virginia Tech opens the season at home against East Carolina today, the first order of business will have very little to do with football. A pregame tribute to the victims of the April 16th ...
Life returns to normal for Bonds.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS NOTES)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The scene was quite different in the visitor's clubhouse yesterday, not like before Barry Bonds became major league baseball's all-time home run king. There was no media mob watching his every move, no dugout crush during a pregame press ...
SEEN AND HEARD AT RFK STADIUM.(SPORTS)(SEEN & HEARD AT RFK STADIUM)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SEEN AND HEARD AT RFK STADIUM Injured Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson was back at his locker yesterday, in good spirits after having surgery to remove a rod from his right hip almost two weeks ago. Johnson has missed the ...
Del Mundo scores again.(LIFE)(CHESS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David R. Sands, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Virginia NM Anton Del Mundo, who tied for first in the U.S. Open early last month, was in the winner's circle again at the District's 39th annual Atlantic Open, held last weekend at the Wyndham Washington hotel downtown. ...
Marvel Toys rekindles Legendary memories.(LIFE)(ZADZOOKS: THE WORLD OF COMICS)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a ...
India, China threat inflated.(BUSINESS)(TELEVISION)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Fred Reed, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As many Americans uneasily watch the rapid rise of India and China as commercial powers, a common line of reasoning is as follows: China has a population of 1.3 billion, India of 1 billion. The total is seven or eight times the U.S ....
Petersburg-to-Moscow cruise a sight-filled tour.(TRAVEL)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Richard Slusser, THE WASHINGTON TIMES MOSCOW - The boat docks here. On its 10-night cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow, the MV Viking Pakhomov has traveled rivers, canals, lakes and locks and one reservoir between Russia's two largest cities. In early ...
Yorkshire haunts full of charm.(TRAVEL)(City overview)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Corinna Lothar, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES WHITBY, Yorkshire, England - The wind was wild and wet from the North Sea, howling across the moors, and we stood shivering in the ghostly ruins of Whitby Abbey high on a cliff over the sea. It wasn't difficult to imagine ...
'Oberlin boys' defend the capital; Ohio college students volunteer for military duty.(TRAVEL)(THE CIVIL WAR)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gordon Berg, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Twenty-year-old William Leach was doing what soldiers had done since time immemorial. He was looking for water, just a cool drink to quench his thirst on a sweltering summer's day and perhaps rinse the taste of fear from his ...
Pushkin enthralls with royal palaces.(TRAVEL)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Richard Slusser, THE WASHINGTON TIMES PUSHKIN, Russia - Twelve miles south of St. Petersburg, this town of about 110,000 is named for its most famous native son and the country's great 19th-century poet, Aleksandr Pushkin. He also attended a school here. The most famous ...
Report says 11.6 million illegals in U.S. Mexicans dominate '06 estimate; numbers up 1.1 million from '05.(NATION)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Department of Homeland Security says 11.6 million illegal aliens lived in the United States as of January 2006 - 1.1 million more than the estimate for January 2005. In a report released yesterday, DHS also said Mexico ...
Perino to replace Snow in White House post.(NATION)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES White House press secretary Tony Snow resigned yesterday, leaving the Bush administration without its top communicator heading into a fall showdown with Democrats over the Iraq war and spending. "I ran out of money," said Mr ....
Candidate glad-handing a holiday rite; New Hampshire gets treatment.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H. - Eight presidential hopefuls will be charging around the back roads and country lanes of this state in the next few days, intent on wooing a stalwart Yankee voting bloc as Labor Day looms. "Mitt ....
The botanical Capitol; Public-garden sampler selects from across U.S.(FAMILY TIMES)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Gabriella Boston, THE WASHINGTON TIMES No need to go to Hawaii to enjoy the National Tropical Botanical Garden or Portland, Ore., to enjoy the Portland Japanese Garden - our own U.S. Botanic Garden, in the shadow of the Capitol building, has brought a taste of these and ...
Animal house; Old McDonald's friends given second chance at carefree farm life.(FAMILY TIMES)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Goldberg Goff, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It is a habitat dichotomy that straddles the Potomac River. On the Virginia side is Leesburg's Leisure World, where retirees can view the countryside from a boxy high-rise. Across the way in Poolesville, the residents ...
Elusive bliss teases moms as laundry, chores grow.(FAMILY TIMES)(THEN AGAIN . . .)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Marybeth Hicks, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Suburban Mom Nirvana is different from the states of enlightenment or freedom from suffering associated with Eastern religions. You can't achieve it by learning some universal truths or developing some sort of karmic understanding. ...
Not getting worked up over another Labor Day.(FAMILY TIMES)(LIFE AND TIMES)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In the pantheon of American holidays, Labor Day definitely is in the second tier. It warrants no cheerful door decorations or snappy songs of the season. Hallmark has yet to invest in a Labor Day line of greeting cards or ...
United maintains pace vs. FC Dallas.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Milenko Martinovich, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES FRISCO, Texas - If there was any doubt whether D.C. United was ready for a run at the Eastern Conference title, it was erased last night. United throttled FC Dallas 4-0 at Pizza Hut Park, extending its ...
Different kind of charter: Crabs.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES WELCOME, Md. - Russell Sylvester's company, Russell's Crabbing Charters, was so new in June 2006 that the Maryland Natural Resources Police ran a sting on him. The police, he said, believed a licensed charter captain who took ...
Webb needs to put failure in some perspective.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: RUNNING)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Nearman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Seconds after Alan Webb crossed the finish line Thursday evening in Osaka, Japan, bewildered fans around the globe began the Webb-searching. What happened to the 24-year-old wunderkind who was supposed to give the United ...
Cartilage trouble eased by surgery.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: HEALTH & FITNESS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dr. Gabe Mirkin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The ends of bones are soft, so they must be covered with a thick white gristle called cartilage. Many people suffer from knee pain because the cartilage is damaged. They may have osteoarthritis in which the cartilage wears ...
Wheeler makes hometown proud.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andee Sears, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES BLACKSBURG, Va. - Sophomore tight end Sam Wheeler gave his hometown one thing to be excited about in a largely disappointing outing. A graduate of Blacksburg High School - a five-minute drive from Lane Stadium ...
Hokies struggle but win opener.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andee Sears, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES BLACKSBURG, Va. - Shadows from the 32 balloons released in Lane Stadium slipped over the Virginia Tech band standing on the field before the Hokies kicked off against visiting East Carolina. The balloons were ...
SEEN AND HEARD AT RFK STADIUM.(SPORTS)(SEEN & HEARD AT RFK STADIUM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SEEN AND HEARD AT RFK STADIUM On Teddy Roosevelt Bobblehead Night, there was a tension in the air as fans wondered whether the original Rough Rider would finally win the Presidents' Race. And when Roosevelt was ...
Retooled Chico back in rotation.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS NOTES)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It has been two weeks since Matt Chico started for the Washington Nationals, the last of a rough seven-game stretch that ultimately ticketed the rookie left-hander to the minor leagues. As he reassumed his place inside the ...
The future carries Nats.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Not that the Washington Nationals haven't devoted much of this season to evaluating young players, but the shift of the calendar from August to September brings added emphasis to the franchise's development process. There ...
Redskins release Wynn; Veteran Jimoh also is among the 23 players cut.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Veteran defensive end Renaldo Wynn was among 23 players released by the Washington Redskins yesterday. Only four players had been with the Redskins longer than Wynn. Wynn's departure continues a philosophical shift on ...
A victory, but time will tell for the Terps.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dick Heller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Maryland was leading Villanova comfortably, if not overwhelmingly in the third quarter last night at Byrd Stadium when No. 19 trotted into the huddle and then under center. Jordan Steffy was back in action, and now true ...
CoCo and company house Wolverines.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Daly, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Appalachian State 34, Michigan 32. Hope this doesn't mean the Wolverines have to drop down to I-AA. * * * The leading receiver for the Mountaineers, with four catches, was CoCo Hillary. Wonder if he's related to Sir ...
Redskins, Cooley agree to new deal.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Chris Cooley, the Washington Redskins' biggest potential free agent after this season, was taken off the market yesterday when he signed a six-year contract extension worth a maximum of $30 million. Cooley, 25, who is ...
Mixed outcome; Portis' suspension sours Maryland win.(SPORTS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Patrick Stevens, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Maryland's football team didn't need any surprises in its opener against Villanova. Instead, the Terrapins received one even before the game started and nearly got another in the second half. Backup quarterback ...
Gross sights and smells of England, and London style.(BOOKS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: James Srodes, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES A fri end of mine recalls being on a drunken revel in Beirut with Kim Philby, on a Christmas Eve shortly before the notorious British turncoat spy for the Russians escaped to Moscow. Philby masqueraded as a Times ...
Thirst for power; A novel of smart people driven by greed.(BOOKS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: James E. Person Jr., SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES "Why are some bright people so stupid?" This question, posed by one of the key characters in William F. Buckley's new novel, "The Rake," alludes to a larger question examined in the work: Why do some smart people, ...
Analyzing Bill Clinton's first term as U.S. president.(BOOKS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michael P. Riccards, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Nigel Hamilton's express desire is to be the definitive biographer of Bill Clinton, and he already has published a study of Mr. Clinton's pre-presidential life. "Bill Clinton: Mastering the Presidency," his new ...
Mystery of a man's late wife.(BOOKS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Muriel Dobbin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES There is a distinct flavor of Alfred Hitchcock in the hair-trigger twists and turns of plot in this psychological thriller. Mr. Abrahams takes his readers on a roller coaster ride in "Nerve Damage," using as a ...
Tony Blair gone, Gordon Brown up and running.(BOOKS)(LETTER FROM LONDON)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Clive Davis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES How much money will Tony Blair make from his memoirs? The newspapers were busily tossing around multimillion-pound figures during the end of what passed for summer over here. Money talks, as ever, and the former prime ...
Scholars tackle terrorism's puzzle.(BOOKS)(TERRORISM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Joshua Sinai, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Our understanding of terrorism has greatly benefited from the insights of experts at work in universities across the country. A sampling of some of their books follows. Neil J. Smelser's The Faces of Terrorism: ...
Tale of two punks; A runaway's deeds, her damaged mother.(BOOKS)(ON BOOKS)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Robert VerBruggen, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Wonderful as the music may be, there's long been a ridiculous ethic to rock 'n' roll. Particularly in their teen years, and particularly with heavier rock, fans compete in their dedication to whatever they deem "real" music ....
'September Dawn': a bigoted hatchet job.(LETTERS)(FORUM)(Movie review)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES This isn't a movie review so much as it is a warning. "September Dawn" is not a poorly made movie, it is an expertly crafted attack on the Mormon Church. It is an anti-Mormon sermon projected onto the silver screen, as replete with distortion and ...
Stop ignoring parents.(LETTERS)(FORUM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Brent Bozell's organization generates astroturf complaints (some by people who have not seen the shows they complain about) to the government against television shows watched by tens of millions of people through online complaint campaigns. He ...