The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from December 2008:
Afghans wary of Taliban, U.S. Jalrez Valley villagers face heavy pressure.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jason Motlagh, THE WASHINGTON TIMES JALREZ VALLEY, Afghanistan -- The engines rumbled awake at midnight. Creeping out from a lonely hilltop outpost built of dirt-filled blast barriers and razor wire, a U.S. convoy of more than 40 armored vehicles turned onto ...
Clinton turns from Obama critic to top envoy; Secretary of state nomination to be among six announced.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES When Barack Obama becomes president and fulfills his promise of talking without preconditions to leaders of rogue nations, a one-time rival who mocked the idea as irresponsible likely will be holding the first discussions. ...
Online retailers are holding their breaths; Early sales figures signal gloom.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Heather Cobun, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The online shopping industry has its fingers hovering over the panic button but probably won't push it until the dust settles from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The preliminary reports on weekend traffic and sales for ...
Orthodox leader seizes own 'Obama moment'; Elected after 11 days as bishop.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Julia Duin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES They already are calling him His Beatitude, and comparing him to Barack Obama. In less than a month, Metropolitan Jonah, 49, will be enthroned as the leader of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the nation's second-largest ...
Pakistan warns India of troop redeployment; Bombay attacks escalate tensions with neighbor; Bush seeks to defuse crisis.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nasir Khan and Sara A. Carter, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan threatened to redeploy troops from the Afghan border to the plains facing India, as charges escalated that terrorists who attacked Bombay planned and trained on Pakistani soil. ...
Mumbai tragedy: Beware of innuendo on Pakistan.(NATION)(PURPLE NATION)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lanny J. Davis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES There is enough horrible and tragic about the terrorist attacks and killings of innocent people in Mumbai (the Indian city long known in the West as Bombay) in the last several days without some careless media reporting and ...
Six degrees of Imran Khan.(NATION)(BIG HOLLYWOOD)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Breitbart, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES On the evening of Nov. 26, the biggest names in Bollywood walked the red carpet at the Bombay premiere of The President Is Coming, a comedy about six 20-somethings vying to win the right to shake hands with President ...
Obama, phone home.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Obama, phone home And now for something completely different. The Extraterrestrial Phenomenon Political Action Committee has called on President-Elect Barack Obama to end the six-decade truth embargo regarding ...
WRONG SLEEPER.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES WRONG SLEEPER Wow, the State Department Federal Credit Union doesn't mess around when its members fail to make contractual payments on time, going so far as to wake up its customers at ungodly hours of the morning. ...
Diplomatic traffic.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Diplomatic traffic Foreign visitors in Washington this week include: Monday * Leszek Balcerowicz, a former deputy prime minister and former finance minister of Poland and a former president of the ...
EU cancels subsidies; $279 million cut in country rife with corruption.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: EUROPE)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kristina Stefanova, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarians cringed as the decision became final: The European Union canceled $279 million in subsidies that it had suspended in July, on accusations of massive corruption. Other nations, like ...
Serving young and old alike; Easter Seals' new center brings those in need together.(D.C. AREA)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Douglas Lee, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Easter Seals foundation has opened a new center in Silver Spring that brings together a decade of innovative programs to care for children and adults at the same time. When adults participate in activities with children, ...
Flexibility required.(COMMENTARY)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As America fell deeper into the Great Depression after the 1932 presidential election, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted nothing to do with Herbert Hoover's economic recovery efforts. FDR, who would not be sworn ...
Big Three on energy.(EDITORIALS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES The American auto industry's Big Three (Chrysler, General Motors and Ford) have asked Congress to help their failing companies with a $25 billion cash injection. The loan - unlike the other $25 billion offered, which they did not use - would be made ...
Cluster-bomb bombast.(EDITORIALS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES At least 107 nations are poised to sign a treaty in Oslo on Wednesday setting an eight-year deadline for the signatories to use cluster bombs. Treaty supporters are almost rhapsodic that this is the best thing since Peace in Our Time or would be if ...
Defending the Constitution.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Here in Mesa County, Colo., in what was labeled real America by some in the last election, many of the local citizens unfortunately have exposed an un-American atmosphere of fear. Immediately following the election, gun and ammunition sales set ...
Ideological bedbugs.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES We might be tempted to support movements that co-opt the democratic process when we support their cause Judicial imperialism, Editorial, Friday). Unfortunately, this Trojan horse often transports an insidious tyranny. Such movements have no respect ...
No down-on-their-luck types.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Last Monday night, an attempted robbery occurred outside Neiman Marcus at Tysons Corner in Fairfax County. NBC attempted to portray this sorry crime as someone who tried to rob the store due to the economic downturn. I'm writing to set the record ...
Shame on Planned Parenthood.(EDITORIALS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Planned Parenthood has reached a new low. Planned Parenthood-Indiana is giving the gift of death to the unborn this holiday season. The organization has announced that gift certificates in $25 increments can be purchased for exams, insurance copays ...
Fixing VA health care; Agency continues failing U.S. veterans.(OPED)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robert W. Van Boven, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES As a physician who proudly serves our veterans of war, I was deeply saddened by the recent revelation of deceptive practices at the Department of Veterans Affairs in New York. A Newsday article reported that hundreds ...
Pass FTA and amend Plan Colombia; For human rights' sake.(OPED)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Shannon O'Neil and Sebastian Chaskel, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Two years ago President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe negotiated a free trade agreement (FTA). Yet when Barack Obama steps into the White House in January, it will still await congressional ...
Remember Darfur genocide? Survivors want peace and justice, Bashir offers rhetoric.(OPED)(SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nat Hentoff, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Among the first of the world's presidents to congratulae President-elect Barack Obama was Sudan's dictator, Gen. Omar al-Bashir, who is beyond elections. He sent hope that Mr. Obama will bring change to U.S.-Sudan relations. ...
Will Obama repeat FDR's mistakes? Big-government approach the wrong way to go.(OPED)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Armstrong Williams, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Will America trickle-down or go bottom-up? President-elect Barack Obama's New Deal-style economic vision is reminiscent of an American nightmare. The president-elect - professorial in his socioeconomic approach - may be ...
Press corps anticipates Obama, Clinton travel.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(ON THE FLY)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The arrival of a new administration in Washington signifies different things to different people, and for some of us it means that we'll have new travel companions for the next four years. It looks like we in the diplomatic press ...
His firm finds gold; New facility processes used electronic devices.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(ON THE JOB)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Canning, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Commodore 64 computers, Atari Inc. game systems and console televisions used to be things of the past. Michael S. Keough encounters this electronic nostalgia every day, and then he shreds it. Mr. Keough is president and founder of ...
Netbook or notebook: Valuable portability.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(ON COMPUTERS)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Kellner, THE WASHINGTON TIMES There's about three weeks to go before the holidays hit. You want to get a computer for someone, but don't know what to do. What's more, the game is changing this year, both in terms of retailers and the models they offer. ...
Phil, Mrs. film in D.C.(ARTS ETC.)(TUNING IN TO TV)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse and Gabriella Boston, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Phil, Mrs. film in D.C. Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife, Robin, are returning to host TNT's Christmas in Washington special, set to air Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. on the cable network. The ...
Rumors denied.(ARTS ETC.)(TAKING NAMES)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Rumors denied Whitney Houston has issued a statement denying the rumors of a reunion with Bobby Brown. The singer's publicist, Nancy Seltzer, calls speculation that the exes are getting back together a complete fabrication. ...
Bragging rights belong to the Hoyas.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Barker Davis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The battle for bragging rights inside the Beltway was a beatdown. In just the third meeting between the teams since 1981, No. 21 Georgetown humbled Maryland 75-48 on Sunday in the third-place game at ...
Next level still seems far away on rainy day.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dan Daly, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The gap between the Redskins and Giants right now is wider than Brandon Jacobs. In their 23-7 victory Sunday at soggy FedEx Field, the defending champs reminded us why they're the defending champs, and the Redskins reminded us why they're a ...
Out in the cold; Loss leaves Redskins in familiar predicament.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The position they occupy in the NFC playoff race should be familiar to the Washington Redskins, along with the frustration of failing to win division home games, continuing to show an inability to score touchdowns against decent ...
In conclusion, inconsistent; Terrapins fret regular season's mediocre results.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Patrick Stevens, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In the grand tradition of counting up wins and losses at the conclusion of a season, the Maryland football team did precisely that after Saturday's 28-21 loss at Boston College. The Terrapins hardly liked what they saw ....
WEEKEND REWIND: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.(SPORTS)(FIRST DOWN)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Harrison Goodman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Plaxico Burress shoots himself - Apparently not content with his place behind diva receivers Terrell Owens and Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson, Burress upped the ante by accidentally shooting himself in the leg early Saturday morning at a ...
Sooners' bid more than OK.(SPORTS)(BACK JUDGE)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Barker Davis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The BCS system spit out the right call on the Big 12 South conundrum. Oklahoma (11-1) vaulted Texas (11-1) in the BCS standings Sunday and will represent college football's marquee division - the SEC East isn't even close ...
Color the Redskins done; More than towels are needed to clean up mess.(SPORTS)(MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Burgundy jerseys and towels joined the gimmicks from the Washington Redskins' previous two home games in producing the same result Sunday - an offensively challenged loss to a superior team. Against Pittsburgh, the ...
Distraction fails to affect the Giants; Legal woes possible for Burress, Pierce.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The New York Giants came into Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins at damp, dreary FedEx Field needing a victory to tie Tennessee for the best record in the league. So what's a little distraction, such as Plaxico ...
Giants 23, Redskins 7.(SPORTS)(MAKING THE GRADE)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Elfin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES RUN OFFENSE: C Clinton Portis came in as the NFL's rushing leader, but he managed just 22 yards on 11 carries, including a late fourth-and-1 on which he was stopped cold. Rookie receiver Devin Thomas' 29-yard touchdown on a ...
Giants aren't team that shoots itself.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES You know what it is in the NFL when one of the best offensive players shoots himself in a nightclub and his teammate and team's defensive leader is implicated with getting rid of the gun? A distraction. That's ...
Sinking a little deeper; Motivated defense can't slow down Manning.(SPORTS)(REDSKINS INSIDER)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Elfin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES They honored their late teammate, Sean Taylor, before the game. They received more inspiration from the presence of linebacker London Fletcher and defensive end Andre Carter, neither of whom practiced all week because of foot injuries. ...
Family, teammates, coaches reflect on Taylor's life.(SPORTS)(REDSKINS NOTES)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Elfin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Just before the Washington Redskins and New York Giants kicked off on Sunday, Sean Taylor's parents, girlfriend and 2-year-old daughter, Jackie, gathered on the field as the late Pro Bowl safety was inducted to the Redskins' Ring of ...
SEEN AND HEARD AT FEDEX FIELD.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bad weather games have been rare at FedEx Field the past five years, but Sunday was one of those NFC East kind of days. Shockingly the commute on the Beltway was rather painless despite heavy rain late in the morning. ... ...
Giants 23, Redskins 7.(SPORTS)(QUARTER-BY-QUARTER GAME BREAKDOWN)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Taylor, THE WASHINGTON TIMES FIRST QUARTER What happened: After an emotional pregame ceremony honoring Sean Taylor, Rock Cartwright returned the opening kick past the 30. The Redskins then gave the ball to the league's leading rusher, Clinton Portis, who ...
Second half is second-rate; After halftime, Wizards watch leads disappear.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Jones, THE WASHINGTON TIMES After another frustrating loss, Washington Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott pointed out a problem that has been occurring with more consistency than I want. In the Wizards' 2-12 start, one of the main offenses is an ability ...
'New South' champion accused of corruption; Mayor arrested; county bankrupt.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Ben Conery, THE WASHINGTON TIMES On the Web site for Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford promises to make the city the best of the New South. But the Department of Justice says Mr. Langford's political ambition is geared more toward old-fashioned corruption. ...
Bush looking to secure legacy; Touts battle against AIDS.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Ward and Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Bush has begun the long climb up the steep hill of history, signaling in the past week how he will burnish a legacy weighed down by war, an economic crisis and disastrous poll numbers. As the final 50 ...
Cooley video inspires fantasy league trophy; Redskin aims to capture prize.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Lemke, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Chris Cooley has never helped hoist the Lombardi Trophy. The Washington Redskins tight end soon, however, might earn something slightly less prestigious: a sculpture of a chubby man holding a football and a remote control - the ...
Obama sees 'path' out of Iraq; Antiwar groups annoyed by flexibility in president-elect's pledge.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES CHICAGO -- President-elect Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. is now on a glide path to have all combat troops out of Iraq 16 months after he takes office, but continued to leave wiggle room that vexes antiwar voters. ...
Panel declares official recession; Few surprised, but Dow drops.(PAGE ONE)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: David M. Dickson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It's official. After months of depressing economic indicators, mind-boggling financial bailouts, mounting job losses and collapsing retirement accounts, an elite team of economists formally pronounced what most of us ...
PLO ready for state in West Bank; Gaza affiliation awaits Hamas surrender.(PAGE ONE)(NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Top Palestinian negotiators with Israel said Monday that they are prepared to establish a Palestinian state initially in the West Bank, which Gaza can join if the militant group Hamas gives up control of the strip. The ...
Executive order cuts collective bargaining.(NATION)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Bush on Monday issued an executive order designating 8,600 federal employees as critical to national security and taking away their collective-bargaining rights. The order applies to employees in the Energy, ...
Medical security tops urgency list; Disease itself less worrisome.(NATION)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The nation's health worries have taken a distinct turn. It's not fear of cancer, heart disease or AIDS that alarms Americans the most. It's health care. Concerns about the access and cost of health care far outweigh the ...
China defines future with peasant migration to city.(NATION)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Norman Levine, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Contemporary China has rejected the centralized planning of Soviet Stalinism. This Chinese anti-Stalinism is illustrated by its rejection of the Soviet economic model, or contemporary China starts where the influence of ...
In from the cold, a familiar Obama.(NATION)(PRUDEN ON POLITICS)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Wesley Pruden, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Another Barack Obama came in from the cold Monday. The man who gave us the unexpected in his team to resurrect the economy introduced his team to reorganize the world of which he sees himself as president-elect. The new message is ...
Moving right.(NATION)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Moving right Barack Obama wants to give the economy a jolt. So far, though, the biggest jolt we've seen is the one the economy has given to Obama. That jolt, in the form of a plummeting stock market, upset Obama's desire for ...
Obama picks cause new headaches for party; Arizona, Illinois, N.Y. seats opening.(NATION)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: David R. Sands, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President-elect Barack Obama has received favorable reviews for the personnel choices he has made for his administration so far, but the picks are causing some political heartburn for Democrats around the country. The ...
Palin adds boost to Senate runoff; Aids bid to hold seat for GOP.(NATION)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: S.A. Miller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin added a jolt of star power Monday to the final day of campaigning in Georgia's closely watched runoff election, drawing huge crowds for incumbent Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss and imploring voters to send him ...
PAY RAISES.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES PAY RAISES Not that either elected official is hurting when it comes to household income, but President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. each will be getting a substantial raise by leaping ...
Veterans returning to federal agencies; Job fairs reach out to military.(NATION)(FEDERAL REPORT)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Causey, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Veterans of military service, once an endangered species in some federal agencies, are making a comeback. In fiscal 2007, the number of vets in civil service jobs had risen to 462,744, an increase of nearly 5,000 from the previous year. ...
SCHMOOZING SHOPPERS; Retailers lure bargain hunters with holiday deals.(BUSINESS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Heather Cobun, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Shoppers who snapped up Black Friday deals gave retailers a needed boost, but stores are by no means out of the woods with three weeks remaining before Christmas. The average amount spent per person over the weekend ...
PALESTINIAN MISSION.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: James Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES PALESTINIAN MISSION Three leading Palestinian officials are in Washington this week trying to get a message to the incoming Obama administration. Maen Rashid Areikat, the delegation leader, told editors and ...
D.C. at-large seat still in doubt.(D.C. AREA)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Michael Drost, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The D.C. Republican Party continued its challenge Monday of the certification of Michael A. Brown's election to the D.C. Council, saying it violates city law. Mr. Brown, an independent, won an at-large seat on the council in ...
Reilly, Judith Ann.(D.C. AREA)(DEATH NOTICES)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Reilly, Judith Ann On November 25, 2008, Judith Ann Reilly (nee Rutherford). Beloved wife of Martin Lawrence Reilly. Dear Mother of Janet E. Rhor, Barbara R. Williams, Maryjane R. Day, Patricia R. Stephens, Michael J., & Patrick L. Reilly ...
Don't rush Georgia and Ukraine into NATO.(COMMENTARY)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Michael O'Hanlon, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES According to press reports, the Bush administration is pursuing a final bold foreign policy move in its last weeks. Bypassing normal procedures, it wants European allies and Canada to agree to offer Georgia and Ukraine ...
Fact vs. fiction on food vs. fuel.(COMMENTARY)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Gal Luft and Frank J. Gaffney Jr., THE WASHINGTON TIMES The sharp drop in world prices for oil and grain precipitated by the last few months' economic turmoil has literally, if probably temporarily, taken the energy out of last summer's vitriolic food versus fuel debate ....
The Clinton coup.(COMMENTARY)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daniel Gallington, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The big news from the Obama transition was the announcement of the new national security team. But that's not the big story. The big story is how Hillary Clinton - as the next secretary of state - will impact on the ...