The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from May 2008:
Congress' ethanol affair is cooling; Subsidies tied to food deficit.(PAGE ONE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Members of Congress say they overreached by pushing ethanol on consumers and will move to roll back federal supports for it - the latest sure signal that Congress' appetite for corn-based ethanol has collapsed as food and gas prices ...
London's mayoral race puts Brown to the test.(PAGE ONE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Al Webb, THE WASHINGTON TIMES LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces his first big test at the ballot box today, and he's not even on the ballot. In what is billed as Britain's political battle of the year, Londoners decide whom they want as their ...
Maryland lets college buy land from trustee; Double what seller paid in 2004.(PAGE ONE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom LoBianco, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ANNAPOLIS - A state agency agreed yesterday to let St. Mary's College purchase a parcel of land from one of its own trustees for almost twice what he paid for it four years ago. The Board of Public Works voted 2-1 to pay ...
Clinton sheds tough image; Voters warm to softer side.(PAGE ONE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Meet the softer side of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Gone is the tough and all-business presidential candidate who regularly blared at rival Sen. Barack Obama, who lately is instead battling ...
Hayden warns of Russian unrest; Population dip tied to tension.(PAGE ONE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Gertz, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Russia's declining population will require Moscow to import foreign workers, increasing racial and religious tensions in the former superpower that still has thousands of nuclear weapons, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden said. ...
Dulles rail project gets federal reprieve; $900 million to be available.(PAGE ONE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Ramstack, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The once-doomed Dulles rail project arose from the ashes yesterday when federal officials announced they changed their minds about funding the passenger rail system between Tysons Corner and Washington Dulles International Airport. ...
N. Korea to give nuke files to U.S. Steps to verify Pyongyang's declaration.(PAGE ONE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES North Korea has tentatively agreed to give the United States thousands of records from its Yongbyon nuclear reactor dating back to 1990 to complement an expected declaration of its nuclear programs, administration and congressional ...
Ahern hails 'enduring' U.S.-Irish ties; Outgoing leader saluted on Hill.(NATION)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Capitol Hill eyes were smiling yesterday as outgoing Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern extolled the "enduring bonds of friendship and esteem" between Ireland and the United States during a special joint session of Congress. ...
GSA chief quits amid bias inquiries; Contracts, partisanship eyed.(NATION)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jerry Seper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The embattled head of the General Services Administration, targeted by Democrats on Capitol Hill, the Inspector General's Office at GSA and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel for suspected political partisanship and her handling of ...
Allegiance runs deep in 2008 war of demographics.(NATION)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Democratic presidential contest is turning into a war between die-hards, pitting older white women and Hispanics for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton against blacks and young college-educated voters for Sen. Barack Obama, independent ...
Senate bolsters student loans; Agency allowed to save lenders.(NATION)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Amy Fagan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Lawmakers yesterday gave the Education Department temporary authority to buy, if needed, student loans from struggling private lenders to try to ease fears and prevent a crisis in the student loan industry. The Senate ...
Democrats eye new war bill for social programs; President vows to veto add-ons.(NATION)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: S.A. Miller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES House Democratic leaders, acknowledging that they cannot force a U.S. pullout from Iraq, plan to use the administration's $108 billion war request as a vehicle to pass billions of dollars in election-year domestic spending. ...
High hopes.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES High hopes House Minority Leader John A. Boehner yesterday presented his caucus with a strategy to win back a majority in November, saying a message of "freedom and security" will dovetail with the campaign of presumptive ...
Latin lessons.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Latin lessons Inside the Beltway rode the U.S. Capitol subway yesterday with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat. "So, is your party going to get a presidential nominee ...
Rice hopeful on peace; Palestinians, Israelis will need to make 'painful sacrifices'.(WORLD)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: David R. Sands, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, expressing optimism that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal still can be reached before President Bush leaves office, departs today on a critical diplomatic mission designed to pump new life into ...
Kiev's NATO bid faces foes in Russia, in polls.(WORLD)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Svitlana Korenovska, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Ukraine faces an uphill battle in its efforts to join NATO, with objections from Russia and about half of its population opposed to membership in the Western alliance. Ukrainian officials are confident that their ...
Defiant in Minsk.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Defiant in Minsk The chief of the U.S. Embassy in Belarus yesterday predicted that Washington will continue to pressure President Alexander Lukashenko to release political prisoners, after the man known as the "last ...
When it's time to act with honor.(COMMENTARY)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Lyons, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES On April 18, there was a commemorative ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of our Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 17 Americans and 25 Foreign Service nationals, with the loss of almost all our ...
Rhetorical rampage.(COMMENTARY)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Barack Obama's fiery former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, is back in the public spotlight, just when the Illinois senator hoped he would fade away. There is no question that Mr. Wright's hateful, racially charged, ...
Dangerous delusions.(COMMENTARY)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Richard W. Rahn, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Have you ever wondered why so many people see higher taxes and more government as the solution to every problem, despite the empirical evidence that more government reduces economic efficiency and growth and diminishes our ...
Make rrrroom for motorcycle safety.(COMMENTARY)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michael Burgess and Gabrielle Giffords, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Spring is when motorcyclists from the northern half of the country dust off their boots and get on their motorcycles for the first ride of the year. Riders from the South take road trips to escape ...
Splitting a constitutional nucleus.(COMMENTARY)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Hoekstra and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Constitution clearly articulates that Congress and the president are to be equal branches of government. The underlying assumption is that both would cooperate to ensure our nation's security, ...
Funding McCain's campaign.(EDITORIALS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES John McCain's fund-raising report for March revealed that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee had returned nearly $3 million in contributions that had been earmarked for the general election. That action sets the stage for Mr. McCain to ...
Blue Dogs in hiding.(EDITORIALS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES For more than two months, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has denied members of that chamber the opportunity to vote on one of the most important pieces of national security legislation before Congress this year. That legislation is a bipartisan bill ...
A missing ingredient in world food debate.(LETTERS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Georgie Anne Geyer has been on my "must read" Washington Times list for nearly 15 years because her insights and experience almost always prove correct. However, her article "Food shortage anguish" (Commentary, Tuesday) completely misses the key ...
Freedom of Choice makes the choice clear.(LETTERS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Nat Hentoff listed a number of reasons Sen. Barack Obama's pro-abortion actions as a legislator and candidate changed his view of Mr. Obama, including: opposing the Supreme Court upholding the ban on the barbaric partial-birth abortion procedure, ...
Putting plastic in perspective.(LETTERS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Times does consumers no favors by publishing Gilbert Ross' pro-industry dismissal of the health dangers of drinking from hard plastic (polycarbonate) bottles ("Plastic hysteria strikes again," Commentary, April 24) without also ...
Facebook presidency? Social network campaigning.(OPED)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary Andres, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Earlier this year, the users of Facebook elected an unknown 28-year-old French man named Arash Derambarsh as the first "worldwide president" of the popular social networking site. Or at least many thought so. It turns out the whole thing ...
The District's cry; Invest in people over property.(OPED)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dominic T. Moulden, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Across the country, poor people are being forced out of their homes in the name of revitalization. We have seen this happen in Atlanta, Baltimore, and more recently in New Orleans. Government officials say that this is ...
The politics of special-ed vouchers; What you can expect from the presidential candidates.(OPED)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Marcus A. Winters and Jay P. Greene, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The last of three. With some courage, Sen. John McCain has made school choice a pillar of his presidential campaign's education platform. However, to date it is unclear what type of school ...
A rising tide of ignorance; What you don't read can hurt you.(OPED)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Suzanne Fields, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Americans have always loved to read. The first pilgrims brought their Bibles with them, and the Good Book was well-thumbed. The Founding Fathers were avid readers of philosophy and history, and their arguments for freedom were ...
'Pain,' 'panic' at pump prompt press, poll pandemonium.(NATION)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Gas was once, well, just gas - smelly stuff sold by the gallon and seemingly inconsequential on the nation's radar. Rising prices have changed all that. Welcome to gasoline, the crisis du jour, consumer icon and political ...
U.S. soccer pioneer Bradley dies at 74; Helped lure Pele to N.Y. Cosmos.(METROPOLITAN)(Obituary)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Haydon, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Gordon Bradley, one of the pioneers of soccer in the United States and the Washington area, died Tuesday in Manassas after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Bradley, 74, is best known for helping lure Brazilian star ...
Noise bill goes back before council; Union input to be mulled.(METROPOLITAN)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The D.C. Council next week is expected to reconsider a bill that would limit noise levels in the District - more than two months after the measure was tabled amid concerns from city labor unions. "I believe there remains a ...
Two faces of Abby; Columnist mixes family advice with radical views on sexuality.(LIFE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Shelley Widhalm, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Dear Abby's pen is double-edged: One side dispenses her solid, homespun advice; the other, according to critics, promotes a faddish, post-traditional, anything-goes approach to sexual morality. The Culture and Media ...
At what point is Big Brother too intrusive?(METROPOLITAN)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Knott, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier and most members of the D.C. Council tout the crime-fighting benefits of cameras without expressing a trace of reservation about turning the city into one massive holding ...
Hierarchy overpowers earthlings.(LIFE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Real-time-strategy-game developer Petroglyph takes players from a galaxy far, far away to a more familiar celestial system in Universe at War: Earth Assault (from Sega, rated T for teen, $49.99). Petroglyph cut its teeth ...
Elizondo joins 'Monk'.(LIFE)(TUNING IN TO TV)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Elizondo joins 'Monk' In the wake of the untimely death of "Monk" co-star Stanley Kamel - aka Dr. Kroger, the psychiatrist for the neurotic title character played by Tony Shalhoub - comes word that veteran actor Hector ...
Spitzer tome in works.(LIFE - ARTS ETC.)(TAKING NAMES)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Spitzer tome in works You knew it had to happen. A book about the rise and stunning fall of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, co-authored by the makers of a book and documentary about the fall of Enron, ...
Witnesses see visitors steal a big victory.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Knott, THE WASHINGTON TIMES CLEVELAND - The Wizards earned a small measure of gut-wrenching payback by defeating the Cavaliers 88-87 in Game 5 last night. Caron Butler converted an eight-foot bank shot with 3.9 seconds left after beating LeBron James off ...
Not done yet; Butler converts, James doesn't in Wizards' win.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Jones, THE WASHINGTON TIMES CLEVELAND - It was a familiar sight for a Washington Wizards-Cleveland Cavaliers playoff series. Time winding down, game on the line, LeBron James with the ball, driving the lane for a potential game-winning shot. But for ...
NCAA accepts bid for bowl in District.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Lemke, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Congressional Bowl in the District will be one of two new bowl games for the upcoming season after it was awarded a license by an NCAA subcommittee yesterday. The bowl in the District likely will involve Navy, should the ...
Lopez's single caps rally in 12th inning.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES They had lost so many games earlier in the month in excruciating fashion, whether through a lack of clutch hitting or a poor pitching performance or some little fluke that turned disastrous. So when the Washington Nationals ...
Change of fortune; Clarke's victory bodes well for Ryder Cup.(SPORTS)(INSIDE WRITE)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Barker Davis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Nobody had greater reason to cheer Darren Clarke's slump-busting victory in China last week than European Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo. The Ulsterman was back in the winner's circle after a five-year hiatus that saw him ...
POWER RANKINGS: WHO'S GENERATING BUZZ THIS WEEK IN THE D.C. AREA?(SPORTS)(FIRST DOWN)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES RYAN ZIMMERMAN Maybe his home run and two-run double to break a 2-2 tie the other night against Atlanta will get the Nationals' third baseman going offensively. JIM ZORN His first Redskins minicamp ...
Receiver upgrade earns approval; Campbell likes new additions.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Jason Campbell saw firsthand last year how nagging injuries piled up on the Washington Redskins' receivers, limiting the options he had in the passing game. And recently, Campbell has seen on DVD how the Seattle Seahawks - ...
Rains dampen most freshwater chances.(SPORTS)(OUTDOORS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Heavy rains earlier this week and scattered showers that are predicted for the weekend will dampen most freshwater anglers' enthusiasm. In fact, there are places where it can be downright dangerous to wet a line. Those ...
Muscle injury sidelines Cordero.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS NOTES)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ben Goessling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Washington Nationals reliever Chad Cordero tore his right latissimus dorsi muscle on his final pitch of the night against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday and will be out four to six weeks, the team announced yesterday. ...
Fun is a fundamental.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dick Heller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES "Ya gotta have fun." John Lannan, the Nationals' current pitching sensation, sounded the theme often this week on a visit to Lafayette Elementary School in Northwest. And certainly his audience of several dozen third-graders ...
NEW SERIES; PITTSBURGH PIRATES at WASHINGTON NATIONALS.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS PLUS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ben Goessling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES NEW SERIES Where: Nationals Park Today: 7:10 p.m., LHP Zach Duke (0-2, 5.34) vs. LHP Odalis Perez (0-3, 3.31). Tomorrow: 7:35 p.m., LHP Phil Dumatrait (0-1, 3.92) vs. LHP Matt Chico (0-5, 6.68). ...
CHAT EXCERPT.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS PLUS)(Excerpt)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Each Wednesday beat writer Mark Zuckerman answers fans' questions on washingtontimes.com. To submit a question, e-mail natsmailbag@washingtontimes.com and read his responses at video1.washingtontimes.com/natsmailbag. From ...
Mason, Daniels pick up the slack.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Duane Rankin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES CLEVELAND - When Gilbert Arenas' season ended before Game 5 last night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the situation created an opportunity for guards Roger Mason and Antonio Daniels to play more minutes. As a ...
Arenas ends his season a bit early; Wizards guard experiencing pain in left knee.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Jones, THE WASHINGTON TIMES CLEVELAND - The Washington Wizards' season will continue after an 88-87 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers last night. Gilbert Arenas', on the other hand, will not. The three-time All-Star guard shelved ...
SEEN AND HEARD AT QUICKEN LOANS ARENA.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Jones, THE WASHINGTON TIMES CLEVELAND - DeShawn Stevenson remained Public Enemy No. 1 in Cleveland despite basically being a nonfactor in this series. He said he was challenged to fights yesterday when he, Gilbert Arenas, Andray Blatche, Dominic McGuire and Nick ...
Kastles announce home site.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Lemke, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis will play their inaugural season at the site of the old Washington Convention Center. The team, which includes eight-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and ATP tour veteran Justin ...
Favorite will start from far outside.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Ever since his colt's third dominating win in as many efforts, Rick Dutrow Jr. has guaranteed that post position for Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby would not be an issue. Dutrow's theory will be tested Saturday at ...
Fed drops rate - maybe for last time; Economists wary despite the slight growth.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Patrice Hill, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Federal Reserve yesterday nudged interest rates a quarter-point lower and signaled that it will suspend its rate-cutting campaign, only hours after the government reported that economic growth inched ahead at a 0.6 percent rate in ...
Wax museum to reduce all ticket prices.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jen Haberkorn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Madame Tussauds, the new wax museum in the District, plans to lower its ticket prices, citing the poor economy and the rising cost of travel. Ticket prices will be cut almost in half for adults who live in the District, ...
Transit bedrock of local growth.(BUSINESS)(PROPERTY LINES)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Ramstack, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Plans by developers for bigger and better buildings in the Washington area won't go forward unless regional leaders improve transportation infrastructure, according to the Urban Land Institute. The research organization on ...
McCain sets sights on moderates; Fall strategy less dependent on GOP core.(PAGE ONE)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Ralph Z. Hallow and Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Faced with a crumbling Republican Party image, Sen. John McCain is gambling on a general-election strategy that relies on winning over conservative Democrats and independents, breaking with President Bush's 2000 and ...
Palestinians say Israelis holding up cell-phone enterprise.(PAGE ONE)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Joshua Mitnick, THE WASHINGTON TIMES RAMALLAH, West Bank - On the eve of a meeting of international donors to the Palestinian Authority, Palestinians say Israel is working against U.S. efforts to promote investment and create jobs by holding up a $650 million project to ...
Superdelegates line up behind Obama; Despite his losing ground in polls.(PAGE ONE)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Democratic establishment is steadily moving toward ensuring Sen. Barack Obama's nomination for president even as more of the party's voters view him as a damaged candidate. Mr. Obama is fewer ...
$10.9 billion profit disappoints Exxon.(PAGE ONE)(Financial report)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Timothy Warren, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Don't expect motorists to sympathize, but Exxon Mobil says the near-record $10.9 billion in profits it recorded in the first three months of 2008 fell short of expectations and contributed to a drop in its share price. The ...
Bush seeks millions in food aid; Won't link ethanol subsidies to crisis.(PAGE ONE)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Patrice Hill and Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Bush yesterday asked Congress to authorize $770 million to ease the global food crisis, most of which will be focused on Africa, while the administration denied that corn-for-ethanol subsidies are a major cause of ...
Feingold presses Bush on marshals; Checks reform of no-fly list.(PAGE ONE)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sen. Russ Feingold wants the Bush administration to explain why federal air marshals were prevented from boarding some flights because their names matched those on the terrorist no-fly list, and whether the problem has been solved. ...