The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from January 2009:
Blagojevich prosecutor short on time; Congressman says he was offered Obama seat.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ben Conery, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich's corruption drama took several new twists Wednesday as the prosecutor who ordered the governor's arrest last month requested extra time to secure a formal indictment while a Democratic congressman ...
Capitals set to continue rise that defined team through '08.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Corey Masisak, THE WASHINGTON TIMES One year ago, the Washington Capitals completed a home-and-home sweep of the Ottawa Senators on New Year's Day. At the time, it was deemed a considerable upset. The Caps were just finding their way with a new coach, still on ...
Lanier tempers D.C. homicide count; Earlier crimes raised '08 total.(PAGE ONE)(NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Homicides in the District hit a three-year high last year, but Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier says there's less to that number than meets the eye. That's because an unusually high number of the deaths are ...
Texas project eases transition for troops returning from war.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Raymond Martinez couldn't find a job to support his family after completing a year of duty as a National Guardsman specialist on the battlefields of Afghanistan. The 22-year-old Texan continued his National Guard duties on ...
Wall Street rout reverberates as investors regroup; Dismal year casts gloom over global economy.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Patrice Hill, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Wall Street stocks had their worst year since the Great Depression in 2008, with 34 percent to 41 percent losses in major indexes that cut deeply into the wealth and retirement security of Americans. As a slow-moving downturn ...
Eliminating Hamas from Gaza Strip won't be easy.(NATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Richard C. Gross THE WASHINGTON TIMES If Israel wants to live up to its publicly suggested goal of eliminating Hamas, it will have little alternative but to invade the Gaza Strip on the ground. Even that might not work, and it could backfire by strengthening ...
Long-term view key to recovery.(NATION)(WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Stuart Butler, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES I spent my early life in Britain, but I'm starting to feel like that all-American character Rip van Winkle. When I hear politicians talking about stimulus bills, it's as though I've awakened from a 40-year nap. It's the same ...
No jest.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES No jest Since he was federally charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been wrongly caricatured as some kind of hapless jester prancing on the ...
Bush thanks U.S. for 'privilege'; Plans relaxed New Year's.(NATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It was a wistful New Year's Eve for the leader of the free world Wednesday, as President Bush wound down his administration's last year-end celebration by reflecting on his time in office and beginning the process of saying goodbye to the ...
Rally wraps up Wall Street's dismal year.(BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Richard C. Gross, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Wall Street ended one of its worst 12 months in history Wednesday with a year-end rally. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average leapt 108 points, or 1.25 percent, to 8776.39. The tech-laden Nasdaq rose 26.33, or ...
Selling water to stay afloat; Lack of infrastructure spurs Monrovians' initiative.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: AFRICA)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Christina Holder, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As the sun beats down on Liberia's ruined capital city, Anthony Yeakar pushes a red metal cart packed with large water jugs through the dirty streets. Mr. Yeakar, 23 and only in the 10th grade, dreams of being a doctor. ...
Aanenson, Quentin C.(D.C. AREA)(DEATH NOTICES)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Aanenson, Quentin C. On December 28, 2008 Quentin C. Aanenson of Bethesda, Maryland. Beloved husband of Jacqueline G. Aanenson. Devoted father of Vicki J. Murphy, Jerry L. Aanenson and Debra D. Pyers. ...
Bumpy middle road.(COMMENTARY)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President-elect Barack Obama's risk-adverse, centrist-leaning Cabinet appointments suggest there may be a lot less change you can believe in coming out of his administration. There are dyed-in-the-wool liberals in this pack, ...
The longest year.(COMMENTARY)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: James Zirin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES For many, 2008 was an annus horribilis that could not end soon enough. It was a leap year, so we had an extra day, and chronologists report that because the Earth, like the economy, is slowing down, it was necessary to add an ...
1989-Year of miracles.(COMMENTARY)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Lee Edwards, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES It was a year of triumph and tragedy. It was the year the Berlin Wall fell - and joyful Berliners drank champagne and danced on top of the Brandenburg Gate. It was the year that Vaclav Havel was jailed in February ...
'Bella'.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Columnist Julia Duin wrote a fine review of the film Bella and its effect on people "'Bella' celebrates life, changed lives, Religion, Sunday). The entire question of abortion must be revisited because it has had dire effects on our country. Since ...
Choice for the workers.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Gary Shapiro erroneously and irresponsibly claims that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) deprives workers of a secret ballot vote in union elections. The card-check deal, Commentary, Wednesday). In fact, the bill would not replace the secret ballot ...
Responsibility for peace.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES In his Friday Commentary column, What is peace? , Austin Bay indicated that peace is an illusion because of certain innate traits of human nature such as greed, pride, an inability to trust and other human weaknesses. Though this may be true for ...
The Best of 2008.(EDITORIALS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Person of the year - Gen. David Petraeus. In a year of housing foreclosures, bank and automaker meltdowns, bailouts and layoffs, we can almost forget that we still have heroes amongst us -men who make us want to stand at attention and salute. The ...
The budget impasse.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Surely I am not the only concerned citizen who recognizes that the budget crisis is not going to be resolved without massive government employment and budget cuts. A recent radio segment stated that the average annual federal worker's compensation, ...
Afghan police face death, battle for respect.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jason Motlagh, THE WASHINGTON TIMES OMANA, Afghanistan -- It was dark, and most of the policemen were asleep when militants stormed the district center with a hail of bullets and rocket-propelled grenades. The damage from the recent attack was extensive ....
China's pearls.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)(INSIDE THE RING)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Gertz, THE WASHINGTON TIMES China's pearls A recently published U.S. military report identifies China as the most significant potential threat for the U.S. military in the future and discloses new details of what it describes as Beijing's efforts to ...
U.S. forces hand off to Iraqi police; Earning civilian trust top priority.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Richard Tomkins, THE WASHINGTON TIMES QUDAS, Iraq -- In post-surge Iraq, the campaign to prepare for the June withdrawal of U.S. forces from the streets is being waged on many levels. U.S.-sponsored - or U.S.-managed and Iraqi-funded - projects are building ...
Son isn't intruder in girlfriend's bed.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)(DEAR MS. VICKI)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Vicki Johnson, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Dear Ms. Vicki, Why does my girlfriend allow her 4-year-old son to sleep in her bed with her? Every time I spend the night with her, I wake up to find the little tike in bed with us, and this makes me ...
Updated insurance not tied to combat.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)(SGT. SHAFT)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Fales, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Dear Sgt. Shaft: I had three years Regular Army, five years Army Reserve and 12 years Army National Guard. In 2004, I was activated for 27 months with the Guard as the battalion personnel sergeant for my unit's rear detachment ...
Lincoln diarist still a mystery; Historians debate identity, likelihood of 'Public Man'.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)(AMERICA AT WAR)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: John M. Taylor, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES In February 1861, we are told, President-elect Abraham Lincoln stopped off in New York City on his way to Washington and attended a new Verdi opera, Un Ballo in Maschera, at the Metropolitan Opera House. He showed up ...
When the circus was big time; Spaulding and Rogers troupe stayed afloat even during hostilities.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)(AMERICA AT WAR)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jack Trammell, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES On the eve of the Civil War, the circus (or menagerie, as some versions were called) was an increasingly popular cultural phenomenon across the United States. Companies would arrive in large towns and cities, set ...
Darfur accountability sought; Network keeps track of lawmakers' actions.(CULTURE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Zoe Sandvig, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Four years ago, Mark Hanis didn't know if the Janjaweed militia was a person, place or thing. Today, the bearded 26-year-old heads the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net), a savvy Washington-based nonprofit dedicated to ...
Seattle sees faith differently.(CULTURE)(STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Julia Duin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SEATTLE -- Every Christmas, I traverse the country to Seattle, another world in terms of state of mind and how things are done. My Northwestern Christmas is especially memorable because of how the unionized workers in this ...
A hard day's night.(ARTS ETC.)(TAKING NAMES)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A hard day's night Heather Mills, ex wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, is being sued by her daughter's nanny, Sara Trumble, on charges of sex discrimination and intimidation, Denverpost.com reports, citing a story ...
On tap today.(ARTS ETC.)(TUNING IN TO TV)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES On tap today Rose Parade (11 a.m., HGTV) - Oscar winner and recent Dancing With the Stars finalist Cloris Leachman, 82, serves as grand marshall for the annual event, now in its 120th year. This year's ...
Cerrato forms a plan of attack.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Vinny Cerrato would have rather spent Wednesday outside in a 23-degree wind chill than inside answering questions about the front office's role in the Washington Redskins' season. But a 2-6 second half sent the Redskins to ...
Flacco directs Ravens' revival.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Elfin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The NFL's second-ranked defense powered the Baltimore Ravens to the playoffs. But Baltimore had the league's sixth-best defense in 2007 and finished 5-11. What has changed for the 11-5 Ravens is an offense ...
Hockey's wonderland; NHL cultivating New Year's Day tradition.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tim Lemke, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A hockey game played outdoors in the snow could be just a novelty or gimmick, but the NHL is working to give the fledgling Winter Classic a place among the best sports traditions. The Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings ...
It's up to Snyder to make the call.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES All over the NFL, every owner whose team is not in the playoffs should be making a New Year's resolution - call Bill Cowher. That includes Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder. Cowher, the former Super Bowl ...
Fearless forecasts for 2009.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dick Heller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES This prospective peek at the fun and games of 2009 guarantees it will be a better year for somebody, somewhere. January - Penn State demolishes Southern Cal 42-7 in the Rose Bowl, and 82-year-old coach Joe Paterno crows, Who ...
LOCAL POWER RANKINGS: WHO'S GENERATING BUZZ IN THE D.C. AREA?(SPORTS)(FIRST DOWN)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES JASON CAMPBELL He enters 2009 as the Redskins' starting quarterback, but that doesn't appear to be reason enough for the team to talk about a new contract. ALEX OVECHKIN He's a distant sixth in the ...
Weather slows exciting start to year.(SPORTS)(OUTDOORS)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Don't expect great fishing during the first four days of the new year. Unsettled weather is throwing too many monkey wrenches into local anglers' plans. In some places, rain and/or sleet is forecast; others will have to contend with ...
Terps' peak effort gives peek at '09.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Patrick Stevens, THE WASHINGTON TIMES BOISE, Idaho -- The Humanitarian Bowl was an atypical conclusion to Maryland's atypical season, a procession of heretofore unheralded reserves to the end zone. Adrian Cannon. Morgan Green. Ronnie Tyler. All scored before ...
Wizards' McGuire gets defensive; Second-year forward earns respect - and more minutes, too.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Jones, THE WASHINGTON TIMES About the time Ed Tapscott took over as the Washington Wizards' interim coach, he issued second-year small forward Dominic McGuire a challenge. Although superathletic and always a hustler, McGuire was limited his rookie season ...
Survivors battle with undead.(CULTURE)(ZADZOOKS!)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Superhero and cartoon characters have become integral parts of the electronic entertainment industry. With this in mind, I salute the meld of pop-culture character and video game with a look at some ... Comics plugged in ...
District house fire kills 5 on New Year's Day; 11-year-old in grave condition.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES An electrical failure caused an early-morning fire to roar through a home in Northeast on Thursday, killing two children and three adults and leaving an 11-year-old in extremely grave condition, D.C. officials said. It's ...
Israel kills Hamas leader, kin; Palestinians urged to protest after Friday prayers in 'day of wrath'.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Joshua Mitnick, THE WASHINGTON TIMES TEL AVIV -- After destroying Hamas' smuggling tunnels on the Egyptian border during five days of bombing, Israel escalated its offensive Thursday by killing Hamas leader Nizar Rayan, his four wives and at least nine of his children. ...
Obama faces Mexican drug war; Cartels' turf fights escalate and threaten to spread into U.S.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jerry Seper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Add another pressing challenge to President-elect Barack Obama's growing to-do list - tamping down a dramatic rise in violence and corruption that has overwhelmed the U.S.-Mexico border and spread an escalating turf fight between warring ...
Pakistan drives militants to Afghan battlefield; U.S. coalition girds at border.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jason Motlagh, THE WASHINGTON TIMES JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Pakistan's ongoing military offensive in its northwest tribal areas is chasing insurgents across the border, where they are being intercepted by a U.S.-Afghan security initiative, a U.S. commander says. ...
Simple pleasures No. 1 as frugality takes hold; Americans embrace thriftiness.(PAGE ONE)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The instinct to live large is fading in America, according to the inevitable analyses of what's in store for the nation in 2009. It's a sobering year ahead - but not without promise, said Ann M. Mack, an official trend ...
Oh, woe is us: A new year ahead.(NATION)(PRUDEN ON POLITICS)(Column)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Wesley Pruden, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Welcome to 2009, the year when it's suddenly unpatriotic, or at least ill-mannered, to be an optimist. Franklin D. Roosevelt told us that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself (cribbing Stonewall Jackson's warning to never take ...
Looking back.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Looking back Well over halfway through the month of December, only two Americans have been lost in combat operations in Iraq - about the daily body count in a major American city, Victor Davis Hanson writes at National Review ...
BANKING ON OBAMA.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)(Column)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES BANKING ON OBAMA Many first-time visitors to Washington who will be attending Barack Obama's inauguration might be surprised to find their nation's capital overflowing with street vendors. Whether it's a hot dog ...
A federal system in crisis.(COMMENTARY)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: David Marion, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES As the list of suitors for assistance under TARP (Troubled Assets Relief Program) grows, there is considerable evidence that the nation's preoccupation with the economic side of the current financial crisis is obscuring an ...
Health care by committee.(COMMENTARY)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Ed Feulner, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES A camel, they say, is a horse designed by committee. To take the expression further, let's call it a committee of experts. After all, only experts could take something as graceful as a horse and replace it with something as ...
America's most admirable.(EDITORIALS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES It's probably not a surprise to many that Barack Obama topped the list as the most admired man in America, according to a USA Today-Gallup survey of 1,008 adults. The president-elect beat out the man who had been the most admired man in America in ...
American piracy.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES The 1892 author of the pledge of allegiance, Francis Bellamy (1855 -1931), had an ancestor, Samuel Bellamy, who was a famous pirate on the U.S. East Coast. Samuel lost his life in 1717 when his ship, the Whydah, was sunk in a storm off Wellfleet on ...
Armenian genocide.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Tulin Daloglu's Dec. 24 Op-Ed column, The Armenian tragedy, questions the authenticity of the Armenian genocide that many believe occurred in Turkey during World War I. It also questions whether the Armenian issue - as opposed to other issues, such ...
Israel-Hamas.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thank you for your editorial Tehran's cannon fodder (Dec. 30), observing that Israel's current military operation constitutes a legitimate act of self-defense against Iranian terrorist proxies. Since 2001, Iranian-backed Hamas and Islamic ...
Notable quotables in 2008.(EDITORIALS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES After a momentous year - with history made, elections still being counted, newcomers, has-beens, best and worst - we certainly were not a country at a loss for words. In fact, a few new ones have been added to our vocabularies - Blue-ray, carbon ...
Home schoolers; There is no hope in Obama.(OPED)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Jason, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES In the last election, unions spent $450 million to elect candidates who favor their agenda. They have succeeded beyond the dreams of avarice. The federal government is now virtually the empire of Big Labor. ...
Mideast oil debate begins anew; Break the addiction to partisan problem-solving is step one.(OPED)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Andres, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES This week's renewed violence in the Middle East reminds us of the perils of our addiction to oil. The human tragedy in the region is bad enough. But once again, forces beyond our control imperil America's economic fortunes by ...
New generation of learning; Youth need a lesson in back-to-the-basics education.(OPED)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Suzanne Fields, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The old guy with a scythe steps aside for the new babe in a diaper, and our usual reflection for this time of year is one of unusual anticipation of what the babe and the new president will bring us. Hopes are particularly ...
Tax hikes for the poor; Disguised as health care reform for children.(OPED)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Phil Kerpen, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES President-elect Barack Obama swept large Democratic majorities into both houses of Congress in large part by promising that he would not raise taxes on any Americans making less than $200,000 per year, and would provide most ...
Boys will be boys at the bookstore; 'Dangerous' tome spawns gender-specific copycats.(SHOW)(ON THE EDGE)(Column)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Galupo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES So when did the kids' section at bookstores become segregated by sex? OK, I'm exaggerating, but I can't be the only one who's noticed the raft of juvenile-literature titles - all with the same art-nouveau-looking cover ...
Projecting the future; Cinema's evolutionary step: 3-D.(SHOW)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Sonny Bunch, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Jeffrey Katzenberg (the K in DreamWorks SKG, snuggled neatly between Steven Spielberg and David Geffen) gets really excited when he talks about 3-D animation. He compares the oncoming 3-D revolution to the introduction of sound and to ...
Season of grace is set to music.(SHOW)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Mary Chapin Carpenter, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As I write, we are in the middle of that dreamy week - after Christmas, but just before New Year's - when nothing gets done at work, parties take place on school nights and children go bonkers with freedom from school. ...
Revoltin' development: Sam Mendes goes back to the 'burbs.(SHOW)(MOVIES)(Movie review)(Column)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Sonny Bunch, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Revolutionary Road tells the tale of Frank and April Wheeler (Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet), a swinging pair from the greatest generation who move out of New York City and into the suburbs after April gets knocked up. Big house, ...
Sundance from the comfort of your couch.(SHOW)(BEYOND HOLLYWOOD)(Column)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Kelly Jane Torrance, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Independent-film fans know what January means - the annual Sundance Film Festival. If you can't make it to Park City, Utah, from Jan. 15 through 25 for the country's biggest celebration of indie film, have no fear ....