The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from February 2009:
Coca-Cola, Pepsi in big Super ad battle.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tim Lemke, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Super Bowl XLIII may be a battle between conference champions, but the game's commercial breaks could turn into a showdown between two of the country's most iconic brands. Rival cola makers PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Co. have ...
Mrs. Obama's inner circle; Prepping for spotlight.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Stephanie Green, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As Michelle Obama settles into her new home at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., she is stepping into a spotlight without equal in American life - and must do so with a newly assembled team to help her find her footing on the job. ...
Obama urges Senate action on stimulus; Reports of Daschle tax problems mar nomination.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama pressed the Senate to move quickly on his massive economic-stimulus plan, saying Saturday that Americans have little patience for political bickering and noting that while the bill isn't perfect, it can ...
Steele reassures GOP's right flank; Reaches out to key challenger.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ralph Z. Hallow, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Michael S. Steele, whose sixth-ballot victory Friday made him the first black leader of the Republican Party, immediately began mending fences within the Republican National Committee and showing conservative leadership muscle after ...
Taliban tighten grip in key valley; Militants impose harsh justice, use FM radio to spread fear.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nasir Khan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The Pakistani government has lost control of 80 percent of Swat, a scenic valley in the northwest, where Taliban militants are implementing their own harsh system of justice and spreading fear through the use of FM ...
Security chief says terrorists will lose.(NATION)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama's homeland security chief says her Super Bowl strategy won't give her home-state Arizona Cardinals an advantage but says it will block any offensive maneuvers by any would-be terrorists. Homeland Security ...
Senate's party makeup may change if Gregg takes commerce post.(NATION)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama could name Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire as his choice for commerce secretary as early as Monday, a move that potentially would mean a major shift in the balance of power on Capitol Hill. ...
Stimulus plan divides economists; Its impact on the recession is questioned.(NATION)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama's tax cuts for America's workers in the economic-stimulus bill making its way through Congress will mean about $10 to $20 more in weekly paychecks, though economists are divided over whether that will have any impact on ...
A bad first date with Mr. Obama.(NATION)(A WASHINGTON NOTE)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Adrienne T. Washington, THE WASHINGTON TIMES He's the date I had last night who forgot my name this morning, Ms. Ross said, noting how much support Mr. Obama received in the election from women, particularly women of color, who count on family-planning services such as ...
Bailouts are boondoggles.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Crisis - the call to arms used for decades and used most effectively during the Clinton administration. Issues used as calls to arms have included the ozone layer, global warming, DDT and now the economic crisis. In most cases, I do not ...
Enough! Business excesses are disgraceful.(EDITORIALS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES From the Roman slave rebellions, on to the English civil wars, the American and French Revolutions, and on to the Russian Revolution and anti-colonial rebellions, people who have had enough of excesses, greed, and oppression took action into their ...
Holder criticism.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Wednesday's Commentary column by Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, A vote against Holder, completely distorts Attorney General-designate Eric Holder's position on gun control, attributing sinister intentions to his support of common-sense, life-saving ...
Nobles and Knaves.(EDITORIALS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Noble: Hotel doorman Adam Szpiler, for risking his life chasing down a knife-wielding lunatic. On Thursday, Mr. Szpiler, a former doorman at a New York hotel, testified in a Manhattan court at the trial of Kenny Alexis, charged with stabbing four ...
Pat Herrity for Fairfax Board Chairman.(EDITORIALS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Fairfax County voters go to the polls Tuesday to select the next chairman of their County Board of Supervisors. Of the four candidates on the ballot, only two, Vice Chairman Sharon Bulova, the Democratic Party nominee, and Springfield District ...
President Carter's book.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES I am distressed that The Times would give space to two recent Op-Ed columns, one on the outcome of the war on Gaza by Suzanne Fields Some 'victory' for Hamas, Thursday) and the other by Michael D. Evans attacking former President Jimmy Carter's ...
The stimulus vote.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Wednesday's vote on the stimulus package was a good first step toward economic recovery Stimulus plan passes in House without GOP, Nation, Thursday). Given that the vote was along party lines, with all 177 Republicans voting no and all but 11 ...
Defeat maritime terror?(COMMENTARY)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Yonah Alexander and Tyler Richardson, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Barack Obama in his Jan. 20 Inaugural address promised that for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is ...
Lethal olive branch.(COMMENTARY)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jeffrey Kuhner, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Barack Obama has disgraced himself and the United States. His first formal television interview as commander in chief was not with CNN, MSNBC, ABC or Fox News - American media outlets. Instead, it was with Al Arabiya, a ...
Key to Afghanistan: Pakistan.(COMMENTARY)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Brahma Chellaney, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Barack Obama has done well to appoint a special representative to the two interlinked countries that he says constitute the central front in our enduring struggle against terrorism and extremism - Afghanistan ...
Lessons from Europe.(COMMENTARY)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Iain Murray, Gabriel Calzada and Carlo Stagnaro, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The recent European Union climate agreement provides a useful warning to incoming President Obama and his team when they consider what to do about global warming. The rhetoric from the EU ...
Recession effects.(COMMENTARY)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: J.T. Young, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES With the Congressional Budget Office projecting a federal deficit of $1.2 trillion for 2009, now is a good time to look backward at past recessions' effects. For those worried about increasing the federal deficit during a ...
Ship shopping list.(COMMENTARY)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: James Lyons, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES With the economy as the No. 1 priority for the new administration, there will probably be some form of a zero-based review of the federal budget. Even with two ongoing wars, the Defense Department's budget will ...
All bets are off as these teams play for it all.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dan Daly, THE WASHINGTON TIMES TAMPA, Fla -- It's hard to go against the Cardinals on Sunday night. I mean, they've never lost a Super Bowl. * * * In fact, they've never lost an NFL championship game when there wasn't a foot of snow on the ground. ...
Ovechkin wakes up - just in time.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Corey Masisak, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Alex Ovechkin woke up Saturday morning trailing Philadelphia's Jeff Carter for the NHL lead in goals and without his usual center. He only needed 76 seconds during the third period to reclaim the top spot. ...
Duds or dynasties? When the Arizona Cardinals play in the franchise's first Super Bowl, they will try to avoid becoming another unexpected team to reach the title game and then return to the bottom of the NFL.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES TAMPA, Fla. -- The start of something despite the age of their quarterback and a nonproductive running game or merely a magical five weeks? That's what the Arizona Cardinals face regardless of how they fare in Sunday night's Super ...
TROUBLE IN COLLEGE PARK.(SPORTS)(FIRST DOWN)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In his public dust-up with senior associate athletic director Kathy Worthington, Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams said she has never won a national championship. He is, of course, absolutely correct. She has not. Williams, ...
Summers can't stop Hoyas' skid.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: JR Radcliffe, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES MILWAUKEE -- DaJuan Summers had a clean bill of health, but not even his fast start could administer the elixir No. 25 Georgetown desperately needed. Summers crossed the 1,000-point threshold in his career, and the ...
Williams, Terps get needed victory.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Patrick Stevens, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The fist pump was exaggerated. The chants from the crowd were supportive and frequent. The starting lineup was a little different. So was the much-desired result. The end of a tumultuous week finally arrived in ...
SEEN AND HEARD AT VERIZON CENTER.(SPORTS)(WIZARDS PLUS)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Jones, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SEEN AND HEARD AT VERIZON CENTER With the Washington Wizards' collection of centers still depleted by injuries, sixth-year veteran Darius Songaila made his third straight start in the middle as the Wizards took on the Clippers ....
Wizards find the right elixir.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Jones, THE WASHINGTON TIMES There's an old proverb that says a joyful heart does good like a medicine. For the Washington Wizards, so does playing an opponent like the Los Angeles Clippers. At the end of a dismal month in which Washington won only three ...
Verizon Center crowd rises to the challenge.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As the clock ticked away in what was probably the best and most exciting one minute and thirty seconds of hockey the Washington Capitals played this season, Verizon Center seemed poised to lift off the ground. Here were the ...
Familiar foes.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Today, 6:28 p.m. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. TV: Chs. 4, 11 - Radio: ESPN 980 The Washington Redskins hosted both Super Bowl participants this season, beating the Arizona Cardinals 24-17 in ...
SUPER BOWL: A TO Z; ATOZ.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Tired of all the hype? Don't worry, The Washington Times' Ryan O'Halloran will guide you through all of it and get you ready for tonight's big game: A is for Anquan Boldin Two weeks after getting into a ...
Smith elected to Hall of Fame.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Elfin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES TAMPA, Fla. -- An 11-time Pro Bowl pick and the NFL's all-time sacks leader, Bruce Smith was a lock for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame if there ever was one. But Smith refused to be presumptuous about his sure ...
National marathon keeps on growing.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: RUNNING)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Steve Nearman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bob Sweeney is bracing for a challenge in the next few weeks. In the past, the president of the Greater Washington Sports Alliance worried about attracting enough entries for the SunTrust National Marathon in the District ....
Squirrel hunting a winter tradition.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: OUTDOORS)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES I'm a squirrel hunter, and I offer no apologies to people who feed those that are half-tame in municipal parks, or to animal rights advocates who know little or nothing about hunting. If shooting squirrels to provide food for ...
Pioneering conservation; Zoo outpost operates in Blue Ridge foothills.(SUNDAY READ)(COVER STORY)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES At the top of a hill lying in the middle of a grassy plain, a female cheetah seems to barely notice a vehicle full of enamored onlookers. Nearby, scimitar-horned oryx graze and a clouded leopard stalks patiently back and forth, waiting ...
Nerves of Steele.(SUNDAY READ)(INSIDE POLITICS: WEEKEND)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Nerves of Steele He's chairman of GOPAC, a Republican National Committee heavy - and Michael S. Steele is ready to rumble, ready to provide a rallying point for GOPers who meekly peer at the new Obama-world around them. ...
Beyond his 'Gifted Hands'; Neurosurgeon extols role of faith and family in life.(NEWSMAKERS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Deborah Simmons, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Fame rests easily on the shoulders of Dr. Benjamin Solomon Carson, the Baltimore neurosurgeon who stunned the world when, in 1987, he led a team of more than 70 specialists in a groundbreaking operation to separate Siamese twins who ...
Carson fund helps to inspire students.(NEWSMAKERS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Deborah Simmons, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sixth-grader Samone Grant is an A student at Hart Middle School in the District who dreams of attending a prestigious university when she graduates in five years. Aziza Tichavakunda, 16, is getting straight A's in her ...
Self-sacrifice tale one for the ages.(RELIGION)(STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Julia Duin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Just after midnight on Feb. 3, 1943, an act of extraordinary unselfishness by a group of men became a legend of martyrdom and sacrifice. When the Army ship Dorchester was torpedoed by the Germans just south of Greenland that ...
Population burden remains on youth.(FAMILY)(ON THE FAMILY)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Cheryl Wetzstein, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Part one of two. Catholic observers recently took great satisfaction from an article in which the co-creator of the birth-control pill seemed to say he was sorry for his invention. Birth control pill inventor ...
Support available for Wiccan mom.(FAMILY)(DEAR MS. VICKI)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Vicki Johnson, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Dear Ms. Vicki, I was told that you give good advice to military families and others. I'm writing because my children are being discriminated against by their teachers and administrators because we are Wiccans. ...
King's legacy begins with his grandfather.(FAMILY)(POP'S CUTLURE)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Roland C. Warren, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Undoubtedly, for many, the inauguration of Barack Obama as our 44th president was the culmination of a dream come true. Indeed, it reminded me of a pilgrimage I made several years ago with my youngest son, Justin, to the ...
Life skills on the ice; Sled-hockey kids shatter limits on mobility.(FAMILY)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gabriella Boston, THE WASHINGTON TIMES They love to go fast and bang into the boards just like any ice-hockey player. Their favorite player? The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, the No. 1 goal-scorer in the NHL. Duh. But unlike other hockey players their ...
Home-schooling popularity grows.(FAMILY)(HOME-SCHOOLING TODAY)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Michael Smith, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Recently, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences under the U.S. Department of Education, released a study on home-schooling demographics. The first survey from the ...
Nancy's success no mystery.(FAMILY)(ROMPER ROOM)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Teen detective Nancy Drew, the 1930s character created by writer Edward Stratemeyer who wrote under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, has been solving mysteries in one form or another for almost 80 years. Nancy has evolved ...
Ford's Theatre gets a face-lift; New seating, lobby highlights of renovated venue on 10th St.(ARTS & CULTURE)(PRESERVATION)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Deborah K. Dietsch , THE WASHINGTON TIMES After an 18-month renovation, Ford's Theatre reopens Tuesday with a more comfortable setting. The new seats, improved sightlines and brighter lighting, however, may not be noticed by patrons as they watch the premiere of a new ...
Rediscover Mankiewicz in reissues.(ARTS & CULTURE)(FROM THE VAULTS)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Arnold, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Stop being such a pompous know-it-all! demands Jeanne Crain of Cary Grant at one point in the 1951 movie People Will Talk. In context, her complaint is less than sincere: her character has fallen in love, more or less ...
I don't have enough Bubble gum for both of us.(HUMOR)(OUT OF CONTEXT)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Carleton Bryant, THE WASHINGTON TIMES January is over? Already?! Why is time going by so fast? Is it double-parked somewhere? I haven't gotten used to writing 2009 on my checks yet! I can't find where they've moved all my favorite TV ...
From Adventure an empire.(BOOKS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES If I had been writing Ted Turner's biography (or better still, directing his life as a movie), I would have made Chapter 14 of this book into the prologue. In a scene reminiscent of the romantic ...
Being conservative in Hollywood.(BOOKS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sonny Bunch, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In the pantheon of Great Screenwriter Memoirs, there is only one name - William Goldman. Mr. Goldman has won a pair of Oscars and is the man behind such disparate classics as All the President's Men, "The Princess Brid "and"Misery "In ...
'Private security contractors' in Iraq.(BOOKS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Weisman, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES When you write books for a living, there are those you write for money. But once in a great while, there is the book, or if you are very lucky, the books, that you write because you have no other choice. They demand to be ...
Naples, woods and the ancients.(BOOKS)(TRAVEL)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ann Geracimos, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Ancient Shore: Dispatches From Naples (University of Chicago Press, $18, 127 pages) is a book you don't so much read as inhale. This slender volume is all about the essence of Italy as distilled through the experiences of eminent ...
El Paso 'dialogue' on drugs leaves some speechless.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Torrey Meeks, THE WASHINGTON TIMES EL PASO, Texas -- Are you on drugs? That was the question raised at a meeting of the El Paso City Council by resident Armando Cordoza after the council voted 8-0 earlier this month on a resolution asking the federal ...
Obama's edict on lobbyists 'exceptional'; Loopholes on torture ban, ethics rules 'disappointing'.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama's first moves earned him triumphant headlines: Obama freezes pay, toughens ethics and lobbying rules and Obama sets new course. But some of his biggest accomplishments are twinned with the word but : ...
Republican criticism of stimulus intensifies.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Republican critics have escalated their attacks on President Obama's $819 billion economic-stimulus plan, buoyed by economists' skepticism and surveys showing public support for the plan to be thin, with a plurality of Americans ...
Shooting death fuels debate over deadly-force laws.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Valerie Richardson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES COLORADO SPRINGS -- Sean Kennedy, a 22-year-old golf pro, drunkenly banged on the door, yelled obscenities and smashed a window as he tried to enter what he thought was his house. But it wasn't his home. The house, ...
Steelers hold on in Super Bowl win; Cardinals fall short in 27-23 clash.(PAGE ONE)(SUPER BOWL XLIII)(Column)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES TAMPA, Fla. -- On the cusp of the biggest collapse in Super Bowl history, the Pittsburgh Steelers rallied for one of the most stunning comebacks in the 43-year history of the game. Having squandered a 13-point lead and ...
Whistleblowers seek protection; Air marshals who challenged procedures lost their careers.(PAGE ONE)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES With a swipe of President Obama's pen, Don Strange could get his job back with the Federal Air Marshal Service. The former special agent in charge of the Atlanta field office, one of the largest in the nation, was ...
Obama & bipartisanship: It takes five to tango.(NATION)(PURPLE NATION)(Column)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Lanny Davis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Barack Obama campaigned on change. One of the most fundamental changes he promised was a new politics committed to finding bipartisan solutions whenever possible. In his first week as president, Mr. Obama has proven ...
The true face of Hollywood.(NATION)(BIG HOLLYWOOD)(Column)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Andrew Breitbart, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Yet because he was running for Henry A. Waxman's safe seat, Mr. Elizalde got no support from the Republican Party . In fact, no one in the party's leadership took notice of him. As a result Mr. Waxman trounced Mr ....
MINORITY PARTY.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES MINORITY PARTY Newly minted Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday that his party's long-standing advocacy for strengthening the nation's borders from illegal ...
GOP senators scrutinize Daschle nomination.(NATION)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Senate Republicans piled on Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle for failing to pay more than $128,000 in taxes, though they stopped short of saying they would reject the South Dakota Democrat's confirmation. ...
REAL STEAL.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)(Column)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES REAL STEAL Headline of our column item two years ago: A Steal. After all, the late President Gerald R. Ford's longtime residence in Alexandria, which had languished on the market for 10 months, suddenly was ...