The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from September 2008:
For Louisiana delegates, home is where heart is.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrea Billups, THE WASHINGTON TIMES MINNEAPOLIS -- Please pray for us. That was how state Rep. Kay Katz put on a brave face Sunday, decked out in patriotic red, white and blue as she and other members of Louisiana's delegation to the Republican National ...
Rove urges GOP money to outside attack groups.(PAGE ONE)(EXCLUSIVE)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Political strategist Karl Rove, freed of his White House role, is encouraging major Republican donors to give their money to organizations that operate independently of the Republican Party and are poised to spend upwards of $100 ...
Unions gain optimism on political front; Movement reverses long decline.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: David M. Dickson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES For the first time in a quarter century, union workers this year will have good reason to celebrate Labor Day. After decades of declining rolls, union membership increased last year as a percentage of the total work ...
Bayou heeds the lessons of Katrina.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Get out. That was a lesson learned from Hurricane Katrina and the plan that was put into action Sunday by federal and local officials - to evacuate residents along the Gulf Coast before Gustav slams the region Monday with ...
McCain cancels early GOP events; Hurricane worries take precedence over politics.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Sen. John McCain on Sunday canceled most events on the opening day of the Republican National Convention and promised no political rhetoric, taking an unprecedented step as both major political parties scaled back ...
CORRECTION.(NATION)(CORRECTION)(Correction notice)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES An article Friday incorrectly stated the size of a military delegation to China. Twelve noncommissioned military officers ...
Beyond the fifth stage of grief: Passion and the Obama speech.(NATION)(PURPLE NATION)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lanny J. Davis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Ever since Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded defeat and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama on June 7, I really did try hard to follow Mrs. Clinton's urgings and to move beyond the fifth stage of grief to be enthusiastic about ...
A little spice for the party.(NATION)(PRUDEN ON POLITICS)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Wesley Pruden, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The knock on the Republicans this week in Minnesota is that this is the white-bread party, with no spice, no glitter and no glitz. White bread or not, the Democrats, in the press booths or watching it from a safe ...
Ohio airwaves are ad battleground.(NATION)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES TOLEDO, Ohio -- If Buckeye State voters are looking for evidence their state is the perennial battleground, all they need to do is turn on the TV. In the span of 10 minutes, voters will hear that Sen. Barack Obama is ...
Europe's water resources seen at risk; Expo cites threat from growing demand, climate change.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: EUROPE)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Elizabeth Bryant, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ZARAGOZA, Spain -- With its cable cars and stylish architecture, Expo Zaragoza 2008 is the pride of this northeastern Spanish city, offering a feel-good theme of water and sustainable development until mid- September. ...
A matter of trust.(COMMENTARY)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES DENVER -- Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg and his partner, James Carville, say this election is Barack Obama's to lose. But voters indicate it's a tossup. If the country really is in the shape Democrats said it was during ...
Past time for comp time.(COMMENTARY)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Terry Neese, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES American workers are being challenged. The economy is taking its toll with increased layoffs and increased hours and work for those who have jobs. The government's ability to help workers is limited, but it can do ...
Unions: What works, what doesn't.(COMMENTARY)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ed Feulner, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES We must hang together, gentlemen, Benjamin Franklin warned his fellow Colonists during the American Revolution, else, we shall most assuredly hang separately. In many ways, the same thing is true in business today ....
Veepstakes vicissitudes.(COMMENTARY)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: James L. Huffman, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Finally, vice presidential candidates have been designated by presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Their choices are said to be the first acts of potential presidencies - concrete evidence of what will ...
Too busy to enjoy Labor Day?(EDITORIALS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Labor Day is generally regarded as simply a day off - the end of the summer, a day to rest, a time to shop. For most, it presents an opportunity to catch up on all the chores we just can't get done during the workweek. Yet Labor Day is a time to ...
New alliances.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES The US needs new allies. Old Europe is unreliable and impotent. We would be far better off gathering together the five English speaking countries, India, Brazil, and Poland and agreeing amongst our selves whom ...
McCain the opportunist.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES When do you folks - I mean the editors, the commentators, the talk show hosts and all alike - stop being cheerleaders and act and speak with some sense? Our country comes first and then everybody else - ...
Palin is change we believe.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sarah Palin brings a breath of fresh air into the room. She looks fresh, sounds fresh because she lives a normal life reflective of smaller community and a more connected almost rural way of life. She actually shops with her ...
McCain vs. Obama.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Campaign finance reform, immigrant amnesty, and sticking his finger in conservatives' eye every chance he got for the last 10 years so the media would adore him is how I think of McCain. Will he get my vote. Yes, but it's because I'll be ...
Russia's energy intimidation.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES During the Clinton Administration, globalization began splitting world economies into regions. China, the Americas, Europe, Russia & Central Asia and the Arab Gulf States. With this came multilateralism from the dominant economic power then, the U.S ....
Reality bites.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES To many of the baby boomers headed for retirement, I offer these thoughts: It's the same old thing day after day. We spend our lives rushing to work and home again, constantly feeling as if we're total failures because somehow we've ...
Ending homelessness; What doesn't work and what does.(OPED)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Philip Mangano, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES When President Bush called on the nation to reduce and end chronic homelessness in 2003, few people were optimistic that such a goal was achievable. Many were cynical about the motivation. After all, hadn't the nation ...
Who is under Bush's watch? New domestic spying measures should give pause.(OPED)(SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nat Hentoff, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As the president says, we have not had another September 11 under his watch and he wants his successors to be able to keep the national security powers he has accumulated since then. Although there are constitutional experts who claim ...
A taxing vote on inequality; Counting the cost with middle and upper income taxpayers.(OPED)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Armstrong Williams, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL -- Sitting here in the great Twin Cities, where today the Republican convention kicks off, I am reminded of one of the most important distinctions between the parties; their stance on taxes. In this ...
Minority business enterprise; Must be a national priority.(OPED)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ronald N. Langston, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES In 2042, the United States will make a remarkable shift into a majority minority country. By 2050, the United States will be 54 percent minority. The Hispanic population alone is projected to nearly triple, from 46.7 ...
Candidates vow not to exploit Gustav for gain; Backers urged to help those hit by storm.(REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joseph Curl and Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Both presidential candidates Sunday vowed not to play politics over Hurricane Gustav, with Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama each deeming the looming storm a call to action for Americans. The ...
Steele finds own 'rock star' path within the GOP.(REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Four years ago, a charismatic black politician called a rock star by some moved a partisan crowd to its feet with rhetoric focused on the strengths of his political party - but it wasn't Barack Obama. In fact, then-Maryland ...
Obama stymies inroads to blacks; 'Historic' bid 'a headwind'.(REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Bush eight years ago aimed to overcome the Republican Party's apathy toward black voters, the Democratic Party's most loyal voting bloc. But with Sen. Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, the ...
McCain, Palin must sell the ticket in St. Paul; Surprise pick stems Obama lead; fight in polls just begun.(REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION)(ANALYSIS)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ralph Z. Hallow, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Hurricane Gustav already has tossed around the four-day Republican National Convention schedule, but the storm hasn't blown away the convention's real purpose - to give John McCain and Sarah Palin as big a boost in ...
Protesters say massive march at RNC is a go; Police raids don't deter antiwar event.(REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Organizers of a massive march at the Republican National Convention on Monday say the stage is set for their protest despite the convention's scaled-back activities and a series of law enforcement raids seen by the ...
CNN BLITZ.(REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES CNN BLITZ Cable news giant CNN is on cloud nine after making TV history during the Democratic National Convention. It was fun and historic. Now we are in Saint Paul, where it will be fun and historic, too, an ...
Palin lobbyist ties include oil firms; McCain touted independence.(REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Haberkorn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose independence was touted when she was named Sen. John McCain's vice-presidential pick Friday, collected at least $24,000 from registered state lobbyists in her gubernatorial campaign, records show. ...
Joe the hottie?(REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Joe the hottie? Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. is apparently getting used to traveling with Sen. Barack Obama, who regularly is interrupted with shouts of I love you, Barack! (The Democratic nominee will say, I love you back. ) ...
America's nuclear angst.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(ABOVE THE LAW)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Ramstack, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The federal government lost two lawsuits in August that illustrate the nation's struggle between needing nuclear energy but not really wanting it. A federal appeals court in Washington ordered the Energy Department to pay ...
Brand USA falters.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(ON THE FLY)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES If you've traveled overseas in the past few years and watched CNN International in your hotel room or at an airport, you must have seen the commercial promoting travel to Croatia that runs several times a day. More ...
Copyright ruling limits online firm's clips liability.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(TECH ZOO BLOG)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kara Rowland, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In a copyright infringement case that raises similar issues as the $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube Inc., a judge last week ruled in favor of Veoh Networks Inc., saying that federal law protects online service providers that remove ...
PlanPlus Online organizes enthusiasm.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(ON COMPUTERS)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Kellner, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Like Diogenes looking for an honest man, I keep searching for organizational tools. Some exciting ones are in the offing, but one deserves a revisit: PlanPlus Online (www.planplusonline.com), which is the digital embodiment of the ...
Short takes.(ARTS ETC.)(TUNING IN TO TV)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Short takes Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. has taken his first TV role in more than a decade, signing on to star in a movie for TNT, reports Zap2it.com. Mr. Gooding will play the title role in Gifted Hands: The Ben ...
At tour's end.(ARTS ETC.)(TAKING NAMES)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES At tour's end Playing more than 30 songs over 3 1/2 hours Saturday night, Bruce Springsteen ended his world tour on Milwaukee's lakefront for Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary celebration, Associated Press reports. The ...
After botching his bunt, Boone has a blast.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The sign went from Manny Acta in the Washington Nationals' dugout to Tim Tolman in the third base coaching box and was relayed to Aaron Boone at the plate. There were two men on in the eighth, the Nationals trailed the Atlanta Braves ...
Name change certainly is not by the numbers.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Knott, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Chad Johnson should have changed his surname to Look At Me. There would have been truth in advertising then, and it would have been easier to pronounce. At least he kept the Chad. It's something I don't ...
Nationals Park service; Groundskeepers labor 15 hours a day to ready the field for play.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Harlan Goode, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES They are groundskeepers for the Washington Nationals, and each day brings the same operandi of thankless chores. They perform a task. They watch as someone destroys their handiwork. They repeat the task, and the cycle ...
Jansen out of lineup; Heyer takes place of veteran at right tackle.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Jim Zorn has yet to make his regular-season debut as an NFL head coach, but he already has shown he won't hesitate to bench a proven veteran if a lack of performance warrants it. The new coach of the Washington Redskins ...
Hang time lands Brooks job.(SPORTS)(REDSKINS NOTES)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Elfin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The punting battle between rookie Durant Brooks and Derrick Frost came down to hang time and consistency. Frost never proved he could deliver either to the satisfaction of the Washington Redskins, and the three-year incumbent lost his ...
WEEKEND REWIND: In case you missed it.(SPORTS)(FIRST DOWN)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Harrison Goodman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES NFL rosters set - Leave it to the Redskins to find a way to make a training camp punting competition newsworthy. Sixth-round draft pick Durant Brooks got a roster spot over incumbent Derrick Frost despite an inferior preseason, ...
With Steffy hurt, QB question lingers.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Patrick Stevens, THE WASHINGTON TIMES There always was a caveat throughout Maryland's preseason camp when talk shifted to who would win the starting quarterback job: No matter who won the competition, chances were the other two would play extensively at some juncture. ...
With one week down, ACC's hopes are over.(SPORTS)(BACK JUDGE)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Barker Davis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It was clear the ACC was going to be down a little, but the league didn't even make it to September before losing its skirt. Here's a review: * No. 9 Clemson, the ACC's highest ranked team and the league's ...
A major downside to parity; Wild card means more mediocre teams making playoffs.(SPORTS)(ON BASEBALL)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES When baseball first decided to institute the wild card 14 years ago, there were plenty of steadfast traditionalists who opposed the idea altogether. It's hard to find anyone today who still doesn't think the wild card has been good ...
Waiting on Hill might prove impossible.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS INSIDER)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ben Goessling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Listen to what Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta said about Shawn Hill this week and read between the lines for a minute. Think back to last spring, when the Nationals went into spring training harboring major questions about the ...
Q: You're the defending champion of the Nationals' fantasy football league. Who were your key guys?(SPORTS)(FIVE QUESTIONS WITH ...)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Q: You're the defending champion of the Nationals' fantasy football league. Who were your key guys? A: Yes, that's right. I win. Last year I built a team off of good trading and quality drafting. My top (three) picks or so were Willie ...
POINT-COUNTERPOINT.(SPORTS)(MLB REPORT)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman and Ben Goessling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Each week, Nationals beat writers Mark Zuckerman and Ben Goessling debate a baseball issue. This week's debate: With one month to go, who's your National League MVP? MARK ZUCKERMAN: It's amazing how there ...
Call-ups return some familiar faces to the fold.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS NOTES)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Nationals' September call-ups should look pretty familiar to fans who have been paying close attention to this team. Four of Washington's six roster additions previously have played for the club: Kory Casto, ...
NEW SERIES; PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES at WASHINGTON NATIONALS.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS PLUS)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Where: Nationals Park Monday: 3:05 p.m., RHP Kyle Kendrick (11-7, 4.83) vs. RHP Tim Redding (9-8, 4.54), MASN Tuesday: 7:10 p.m., LHP Cole Hamels (11-8, 3.13) vs. LHP John Lannan (8-12, 3.92), MASN2 ...
Pro-life work with pregnant teenagers hits home for Palin.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has long backed abstinence prior to marriage and urged the nurturing of pregnant teens. A few months before the biggest political leap of her life, both issues hit home. Mrs. Palin ...
McCain, Bush transformed convention's start.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Joseph Curl and Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. PAUL, Minn. -- As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast, the separate camps of old political rivals President Bush and John McCain maintained constant communication, but in the end both men made largely unilateral ...
9th Ward survivors escape anew, seek grit to move on.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Andrea Billups, THE WASHINGTON TIMES MONROE, La. -- Lanell Parker would like to break down and have a good cry, but even that is a luxury. She is the matriarch here in the hurricane shelter at the Monroe Civic Center, bravely holding it together for her son, daughter and ...
Charity takes over agenda for GOP.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Stephen Dinan and Jennifer Haberkorn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Politics gave way to charity out of respect to those suffering from Hurricane Gustav when the Republican National Convention gaveled open Monday, but outside the Xcel Energy Center the parties ...
Gustav slams better-prepared Gulf; New Orleans residents stay away as city watches levees.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A mighty hurricane slammed into Louisiana's Gulf Coast on Monday but this time was greeted with a response well-versed in the lessons of Katrina. New Orleans was virtually vacant when Hurricane Gustav arrived, its residents ...
U.S. fights Islamic anti-defamation push; Cites clash with free speech.(PAGE ONE)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Betsy Pisik, THE WASHINGTON TIMES UNITED NATIONS -- The Bush administration, European governments and religious rights organizations are mounting a new effort to defeat a General Assembly resolution that demands respect for Islam and other religions but has been used to ...
The humiliation of a young girl.(NATION)(PRUDEN ON POLITICS)(Column)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Wesley Pruden, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. PAUL, Minn. -- How mean, how low can a partisan stoop? Mean enough to humiliate a 17-year-old girl at the time she needs sympathy and understanding. Low enough to bruise the broken heart of a girl's mother and to mock a father's ...
Global prices unfazed by milder Gustav; Actual damage to rigs, refineries unknown.(NATION)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: David R. Sands, THE WASHINGTON TIMES World oil prices fell Monday as energy traders concluded that Hurricane Gustav is unlikely to pack anything like the one-two punch to the nation's oil and gas infrastructure delivered by Katrina and Rita in 2005. Although ...
Lessons for terrorists.(COMMENTARY)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daniel Gallington, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES In the great Western movie, Unforgiven, William Munny, a reformed alcoholic and retired gunfighter grieving the loss of his loving wife, sets out (for a reward needed to start a new life with his children) to avenge the ...
The real Boone Pickens story.(COMMENTARY)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: James C. Miller III,, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The real Boone Pickens story is not that he headed Mesa Petroleum and in its expansion program during the 1980s reformed the relationship between shareholders and corporate executives. No, it is that during his life ...
Invisible nuclear threat.(COMMENTARY)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: William R. Graham, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Our nation and the Department of Homeland Security are rightly concerned about the threat from nuclear terrorism. Extraordinary efforts are under way to detect and prevent a terrorist operation from smuggling a nuclear ...
Safer investing for pensions.(COMMENTARY)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: ByCharles E.F. Millard, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Recent news about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac highlights the issue of moral hazard. Moral hazard occurs when companies of individuals take actions carrying risks they don't bear. Instead, those risks are borne by ...