The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from June 2009:
Abortion doctor killed at church; Suspect held in shooting.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom LoBianco, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas physician who provided late-term abortions, was fatally shot Sunday morning at his church in Wichita, in the first fatal act of anti-abortion violence in 11 years. Dr. Tiller, who had recently ...
Investors pave way for GM bankruptcy; Government trims its ownership to 60%.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Patrice Hill, THE WASHINGTON TIMES General Motors Corp. is headed for what will be the largest ever industrial bankruptcy Monday under a strategy mapped by the Obama administration to quickly reorganize the venerable Detroit company in two to three months. ...
Obama will carry friendly message to Muslim world; Mideast scholars seek more than words.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Expectations are high for President Obama's second trip across the Atlantic when he attempts this week to befriend the Muslim world and pushes for a renewed Middle East peace effort, with many demanding he offer specifics for ...
Powerful lawmaker joins push to up cost of drilling; Would boost royalties by 500n fed lands.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Edward Felker, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A powerful congressional chairman has joined a growing number of Democrats who want to sharply increase the cost of drilling leases that the government provides on federal lands, a move vigorously opposed by Big Oil and Republicans. ...
Speed-camera foes fail to clear hurdle toward referendum.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Michael Drost, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Organizers of a petition to put speed cameras in Maryland to a public vote failed to overcome their first bureaucratic hurdle after working furiously over the weekend to collect the necessary signatures before a midnight Sunday ...
Strict sanctions in doubt for N. Korea; China, Russia signal cautious approach to nuclear neighbor.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SINGAPORE -- Prominent analysts and former U.S. officials are downplaying prospects of tough U.N. sanctions against North Korea over last week's nuclear test, anticipating opposition from China and Russia. Besides having ...
GOP senators mostly mum on Sotomayor.(THE SECOND FRONT)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom LoBianco , THE WASHINGTON TIMES Republican senators who will be meeting with President Obama's Supreme Court nominee this week held their cards tight Sunday, though one lawmaker asked that appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor apologize for a remark she made in 2001; ...
Kerik lawyer slams Justice press play.(THE SECOND FRONT)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ben Conery, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The lawyer for indicted former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik has accused the Justice Department of using the press to poison public opinion against his client mere months before his scheduled trial for corruption and ...
No more apologies from Sotomayor.(NATION)(BIG HOLLYWOOD)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Andrew Breitbart, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES With Barack Obama, many Americans had hoped to get a post-racial president. With Mr. Obama's pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace David H. Souter on the Supreme Court, it looks less and less like they got one. ...
Sotomayor: Great judge, strict constructionist.(NATION)(PURPLE NATION)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Lanny J. Davis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Suppose a black female nurse is seriously injured during her work at a hospital and is forced to take a medical leave of absence. When she returns almost a year later, she reapplies for new jobs but doesn't get any offers ...
NO APOLOGIES.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES NO APOLOGIES A toothbrush, TelePrompter and the nuclear football - they are the essentials for a traveling president. But as Barack Obama packs for this week's historic trip to the Mideast and Europe, there is something he ...
D.C. vigil held for slain Kansas doctor.(NATION)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Victor Morton, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The abortion doctor who was killed Sunday in a Kansas church was memorialized as a martyr and a victim of hate speech at a quickly organized candlelight vigil in the District. More than 100 people gathered after 9 p.m. at ...
NO PROBLEM.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES NO PROBLEM Not a shred of truth to it. Or so a senior White House official tells this columnist, referring to reports that President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s relationship is strained because ...
Warnings follow Koran incident.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: EUROPE)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Iason Athanasiadis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Muslim leaders in Greece are warning authorities of violent protests in the mainly Christian Orthodox nation after an incident in which a policeman reportedly defaced a Koran. How can you control enraged 20-year-old ...
Biden on community college.(CITIZEN JOURNALISM: ACADEMIA)(FYI)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Biden on community college Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president, knows more than a thing a two about community colleges. So it was no surprise that President Obama tapped Mrs. Biden to help raise awareness of the importance of ...
UMd. grad cited for civic involvement; Bioengineering major wins Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence award.(CITIZEN JOURNALISM: ACADEMIA)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Ottalini, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Only one graduating college student in the state can win the prestigious Maryland Top 100 Women Cir- cle of Excellence Scholarship award. This year, Baltimore's Daily Record gave that award to senior Jenna M ....
Don't let home be a 'no zone'.(CULTURE)(HOW TO SAVE YOUR FAMILY)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rebecca Hagelin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Cultural Challenge of the Week: The No Zone. Let's face it - if you want to raise moral, healthy children, you have to learn to say no to a lot that the modern culture has to offer. It's becoming more ...
Canada and U.S.(CULTURE)(HOT BUTTON)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Amanda Carpenter, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Canada and U.S. Canadian leftists supportive of their country's universal health care program are soliciting donations to send their leader to Washington to meet with Obama Democrats to strategize about implementing a ...
Airline travel's glory days.(COMMENTARY)(BOOK REVIEW)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Martin Rubin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES At a time like the present, when security considerations and economic pressure have combined to make air travel an experience more to be endured than enjoyed, it is a great pleasure to encounter a book like Flying Across ...
Terrorist use feared; And Iran's program divides U.S., Israel.(COMMENTARY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Arnaud de Borchgrave, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Is the world more dangerous today than it was at the height of the Cold War? Anyone who is still anyone in the field of nuclear arms control has weighed in with a resounding yes. North Korea's second nuclear test, followed by a ...
Economy on the brink; But Obama is wearing rose-colored glasses.(EDITORIALS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama declared Wednesday that we have stepped back from the brink. Who knows what numbers brought him to that conclusion. Fundamental economic statistics are worse than they were months ago. Any growth economists were predicting ...
Judging the judge.(LETTERS)(LETTER OF THE DAY)(Letter to the editor)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Based on what I have seen so far, Judge Sonia Sotomayor should be confirmed. However, there are certain questions she should be asked during her confirmation hearings. One question is particularly significant. She said she would hope that a wise ...
Middle East fertility wars; Jewish babies threaten the peace process.(EDITORIALS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES What does Hillary Rodham Clinton have against Jewish babies? Last week, the secretary of state issued a demarche to Tel Aviv stating that Washington wants to see a stop to [West Bank] settlements - not some settlements, not outposts, not ...
Qualifications matter.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Like any nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor should be evaluated on her qualifications and experience. She is an eminently qualified nominee: If confirmed, she would bring more federal judicial experience to the Supreme Court than any ...
Subsidized Shariah; Treasury tested on 'Islamic Finance 101'.(EDITORIALS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Does Timothy F. Geithner support jihad? Of course not. But the Treasury secretary on Tuesday lost a major round of a court case in which a taxpayer argues that government ownership of the insurance giant American International Group Inc. amounts to ...
Syria isn't serious about peace.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES At a recent meeting of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stated that Israel is to blame for the failure of peace in the Middle East. Mr. Assad also warned of further resistance against the ...
The torture of sensitive arguments.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES In his May 25 Purple Nation column Second thoughts on Cheney indictment: Pardon him ... and others, too (Nation), Lanny Davis backed away from recommending an indictment of former Vice President Dick Cheney Nevertheless, he still thinks ...
Time to cut it out.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES In his latest column No time to cut missile defense, Nation, Thursday), William S. Cohen uses North Korea's recent test of a nuclear device to criticize the Obama administration's reductions in overall spending for missile defense, even though the ...
A Trojan horse plan; The drive toward a government-run system.(COMMENTARY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Michael O. Leavitt and Jeffrey H. Anderson, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama supports the idea of a public option for health insurance. The language of competition and choice cleverly conceals the objective. But the president's public option is a gateway ...
An opportunity for GOP; Light to shine on confirmation hearings.(COMMENTARY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Donald Lambro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES After all is said and done in Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation proceedings, she will not change the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court. The appeals-court jurist will replace retiring Justice David H. Souter, one of ...
Attracting visionaries; The key to meeting global policy challenges.(COMMENTARY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: David T. Ellwood, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES American ingenuity is fueled by eager, talented young people who bring new ideas, boundless energy and fresh thinking to the table. Picture Bill Gates in his Seattle garage 30 years ago developing the early ...
The Bradley prizes; Recognition for intellectual Right.(COMMENTARY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Herbert London, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES For decades, those who represent a defense of the command economy, who have attempted to redefine America's role in world affairs and are the avatars of nontraditional principles have legitimized their philosophical stance ...
Dulles showcases the airport's limits.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(ON THE FLY)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Feeling bitter while traveling and complaining about things you can't change is never healthy, but I couldn't help doing just that last week as a trip to Hong Kong and Singapore reminded me how unfortunate we are to have to put up ...
HEADY HONG KONG; Grapeless city pursues Asian wine strategy.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: David M. Dickson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Hong Kong grows no grapes, but its abundance of hubris could make it the wine distribution hub of Asia. The city has been ranked as the freest in the world by the conservative Heritage Foundation and prides itself as being the most ...
Microsoft's Bing offers new search.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(ON COMPUTERS)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Kellner, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The buzz was about Bing on Thursday as Microsoft Corp.'s Steve Ballmer took center stage at the D: All Things Digital conference near San Diego to announce the next step for the Live Search technology. Come Wednesday, Bing should be ...
Thrift Savings Plan starts to grow again.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)(FEDERAL REPORT)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Causey, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Driven by steadily growing investor contributions and the uptick in the stock market, the amount of money in the federal Thrift Savings Plan has increased from $191.5 billion in February to $206.9 billion in April. The value ...
Seniors tackle cell phone tech.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: John P. Krudy, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In a classroom in Bethesda, Florence Polinsky was rapidly picking up skills her grandchildren had already mastered. Patrick Gall led Mrs. Polinsky, 65, through menus on her flip phone, her pink nails tentatively pressing the ...
Leno's best.(ARTS ETC.)(TUNING IN TO TV)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Leno's best Jay Leno's final Tonight Show telecast delivered the show's highest Friday numbers in his 17-year run as host, Broadcastingcable.com reports. The Friday telecast marked the best overnight rating ...
The Domino Effect.(ARTS ETC.)(TAKING NAMES)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Richard Slusser, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Domino Effect At 81, Fats Domino rarely emerges from his Louisiana home, but he showed up Saturday for the Domino Effect, his namesake concert that raises funds to help rebuild schools and playgrounds damaged by ...
Prom has Sparks.(ARTS ETC.)(GREEN & GLOVER UNDERCOVER)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Prom has Sparks Never underestimate the power of prayer, advises Season 6 American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, who said she looked to the heavens to help heal her strained vocal chords when she landed ...
Cecil's minor setback; Demotion dashes Maryland native's dream.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Brett Cecil had big plans for his homecoming. So did his personal booster club - family, friends, former teammates and coaches all geared up to watch him pitch for the Toronto Blue Jays on Memorial Day at Baltimore's Camden Yards. ...
Different season, same story; Red Wings protect home ice again, claim a 2-0 series lead.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Corey Masisak, THE WASHINGTON TIMES DETROIT -- Playing so soon after the end of the conference finals was supposed to favor the Pittsburgh Penguins because of their youth, an extra day of rest and a superior health situation. Games on back-to-back nights to open the ...
Magic's tricks topple solo act.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom Knott, THE WASHINGTON TIMES So the speculation of LeBron James donning his Yankees baseball cap and moving to Manhattan next summer has been inflamed by the unexpected ousting of the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers discovered an awful truth in the Eastern ...
Offensive work on defense sinks Nats.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES PHILADELPHIA -- PThere is unquestionably a difference in talent among the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, the two teams that sit atop their division. That more than anything explains why ...
No more recycling trash; Reclamation projects are no way to build a franchise.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS INSIDER)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Here are five signs you root for a really bad baseball franchise. 1. The team's bullpen has the highest ERA in the sport's history. 2. Daniel Cabrera opened the season as the No. 3 starter. 3. In the ...
WEEKEND REWIND: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.(SPORTS)(FIRST DOWN)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Taylor, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Magic crash NBA Finals party - That LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant series? Maybe next year. The Orlando Magic put an end to the Nike puppet party with a six-game Eastern Conference finals victory, capped with an anticlimactic laugher ...
Pitch count bugs Lannan in latest loss.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS NOTES)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES PHILADELPHIA -- John Lannan is not a power pitcher. He knows he's not a power pitcher. He tells himself not to be a power pitcher. Sometimes, though, the Washington Nationals left-hander gets out of his game, tries to ...
SEEN AND HEARD AT CITIZENS BANK PARK.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES PHILADELPHIA -- If there's any doubt what winning does for a ballclub's attendance, take a look at the Phillies, who are reaping the benefits of their World Series championship. Sunday's game ...
An early look at Redskins' 53.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The pads won't be on, and the hitting won't start until July 30, but as the Redskins begin their second of three sets of organized team activities Monday, here's an early guess at their 53-man roster:Quarterback (3) Jason ...
Red Wings' depth charges to forefront.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Corey Masisak, THE WASHINGTON TIMES DETROIT -- Darren Helm has been thought of as one of Detroit's top prospects for the past two seasons, and his play has done nothing to dispute that notion. He proved he was ready for a full-time chance in the NHL after ...
Fear of Chinese auto domination seen as overblown.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Michael Standaert, THE WASHINGTON TIMES BEIJING -- With American carmakers on the ropes, speculation has run high that China might soon take over the world auto market, but analysts say China's technological base and consumer mentality make that unlikely. ...
GM bankruptcy spurs hope; But experts expect long road to profitability.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Patrice Hill, THE WASHINGTON TIMES General Motors Corp. and the White House sought to portray the automaker's landmark bankruptcy Monday as a quick and easy affair that would end within months. But some experts expect GM's troubles to linger for years, even ...
N. Korea general tied to forged $100 bills; Report details 'supernotes'.(PAGE ONE)(EXCLUSIVE)(Column)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Gertz, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A North Korean general who is a confidant of the country's leader, Kim Jong-il, has been identified by U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies as a key figure in the covert production and distribution of high-quality counterfeit $100 bills ...
Nationals head for most losses ever; Team puts on a good face amid free fall.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES They own the worst record in the major leagues, they've lost 18 of their last 21 games, and they're on pace to challenge baseball's record for most losses in a season. And to think, the Washington Nationals thought they'd ...
Republicans see GM takeover as election weapon.(PAGE ONE)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Republicans plan to use the government takeover of General Motors Corp. as ammunition in their bid to defeat congressional Democrats next year, saying it's a glaring example of big government intrusion into the ...
Voice of Taliban on VOA queried.(PAGE ONE)(EXCLUSIVE)(Column)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Eli Lake, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Complaints that the U.S. government's Voice of America (VOA) interviewed a top Pakistani Taliban leader have sparked an investigation into VOA's Pashto language service to determine if it has allowed itself to become a platform for ...
Savings seen in cutting health care growth.(NATION)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jennifer Haberkorn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Slowing the annual growth rate of health care costs by 1.5 percentage points would save the average family $2,600 annually, according to a White House report scheduled to be released Tuesday. The White House's Council ...
Slain abortionist mourned as 'saint,' 'martyr'; Liberal clerics host memorials.(THE SECOND FRONT)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Julia Duin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Liberal religious groups joined secular pro-choice organizations Monday to mourn as a martyr one of the country's most famous providers of late-term abortions. A nationwide network of candlelight vigils and services took place ...
Health care reform: Tough task ahead.(NATION)(ECONOMIC WATCH)(Column)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Robert Greenstein, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES As Congress returns this week, no task before it looms larger than reforming a health care system that costs more than any other country's yet leaves 46 million people uninsured. Policymakers are converging on ...
Walking the talk back to Arabia.(NATION)(PRUDEN ON POLITICS)(Column)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Wesley Pruden, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Barack Obama is off to see the Arab world, taking carefully polished apologies and regrets and an assortment of grovels, but probably all unavailing. The Muslims want deeds, not words. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is no Arab but he ...
Gitmo documents may be near release; Judge rules they can't stay sealed.(NATION)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Ben Conery, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Secret documents explaining the reasons for holding more than 100 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base prison could be released for the first time as early as next month. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas F. Hogan ruled ...
Radio host Savage sues over British ban.(NATION)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It's the clash of the titans, pitting talk-radio god against fierce national gatekeeper. Michael Savage made good on his threat to sue British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for libel, with the official notification letter ...
Cheney: Detention or death for Gitmo detainees.(NATION)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday the only alternative to holding some suspected terrorists indefinitely would be to execute them, expanding his argument against President Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo prison. ...
Geithner: U.S. will lower deficit; Investments safe, China is told.(NATION)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, during a two-day visit to Beijing, tried to reassure nervous Chinese investors on Monday that the Obama administration is committed to fiscal discipline and lowering the deficit once the slumping ...
GM'S FUTURE.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES GM'S FUTURE With General Motors having filed for bankruptcy, the question arises: What will the bankrupt company look like and how will it be different? Fortune magazine's Alex Taylor III writes at http://money.cnn.com. ...