The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from July 2009:
Clinton urged Obama to talk tougher on Iran; Shift was a 'surprise'.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged President Obama for two days to toughen his language on Iran before he did so, and then was surprised when he condemned Iran's crackdown on demonstrators last week, administration ...
Franken declared Minnesota Senate victor; Win seen as pivotal to Democrats' agenda.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kara Rowland, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Democrats picked up a crucial vote for President Obama's agenda in Congress as the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously declared challenger Al Franken the winner over incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in their epic, ...
Prescribed drugs in spotlight after Jackson's death; Use called widespread.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gabriella Boston and Stephanie Green, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Reports that Michael Jackson had become heavily and habitually overmedicated has focused new attention on the widespread abuse of prescription drugs nationwide. Nowhere, perhaps, is the problem more ...
Sanford says he 'crossed lines' in marriage; Details emerge from 1995 trip.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: John McCaslin and Jerry Seper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford acknowledged Tuesday that he crossed lines during his marriage, with women in addition to the Argentine girlfriend he disclosed last week, as information surfaced that he had a ...
Sweetener helped sway vote on House climate bill; Democrats offered concession to Ohio's Kaptur.(PAGE ONE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Edward Felker, THE WASHINGTON TIMES When House Democratic leaders were rounding up votes Friday for the massive climate-change bill, they paid special attention to their colleagues from Ohio who remained stubbornly undecided. They finally secured the vote of ...
Conyers supported project linked to wife; Had opposed hazardous waste site in Michigan.(THE SECOND FRONT)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Andrea Billups, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Rep. John Conyers Jr. reversed his opposition to a controversial hazardous waste project in his district, writing a letter of support to the federal government with the help of his wife, former Detroit City Council member Monica ...
critical global warming memo.(THE SECOND FRONT)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom LoBianco, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Republican lawmakers, coming off a loss Friday in their attempt to block passage of a massive climate bill, have seized on a global warming memo they say was suppressed by the Obama administration. The memo, drafted by two ...
'Fight them over there vs. over here' presents a false choice.(NATION)(REINVENTING CONSERVATISM)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ron Paul, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES There is no area in which Republicans have further strayed from our traditions than in foreign affairs. Generations of conservatives followed the great advice of our Founding Fathers and pursued a restrained foreign ...
Goodbye, Michael.(NATION)(RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Armstrong Williams, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Many of us grew up as huge fans and were consistently affected by his music and persona for much of our lives. Hearing the news of his shocking death has quickly reminded us of our own mortality and ultimate ...
Moral values, integrity still key, poll finds; Majority say Sanford should resign office.(NATION)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES As the source of media spectacle and late-night jokes, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has provided considerable distraction for the nation as his marital infidelity was made public. Despite the intrigue, character still ...
Obama lauds troop withdrawal; But says 'important step' will be followed by violence.(NATION)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The White House gave cautious praise Tuesday to the withdrawal of most U.S. forces out of Iraqi cities and towns, saying they will continue to work with the government and security forces there to maintain a fragile peace and advance toward ...
Obama proposes new consumer agency; Democrats welcome proposal, but business, industry skeptical.(NATION)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Obama administration Tuesday proposed legislation for a financial oversight agency designed to protect consumers and investors from unscrupulous deals - a plan praised by Democrats, but met with skepticism on Wall Street. ...
GET REAL.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES GET REAL For a president who came into office literally selling the Audacity of Hope - not just for Americans but for all mankind - his Iran policy can so far be summed up as the timidity of 'realism.' That's realism as a ...
Home prices fall, but at slower rate, in spring.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: David M. Dickson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Home prices continued to deteriorate in April in many metropolitan regions, but their rate of decline has moderated, indicating that the nation's devastated housing market may begin to stabilize in the not-too-distant future ....
Ousted president planning to go home; Regional leaders in support; government threatens arrest.(WORLD)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Betsy Pisik, THE WASHINGTON TIMES UNITED NATIONS -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vowed to return home Thursday despite a warning from the coup leader that he would be arrested upon arrival. Several regional leaders plan to accompany him on the trip ....
UNHOLY ALLIANCE.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: James Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES UNHOLY ALLIANCE Anti-American radicals who embrace Islamic extremists as comrades against the West will find themselves victims of their own Muslim allies, if the terrorists ever win the global battle against democracy, a ...
Judge rejects suit to delay recognizing gay marriage; Referendum backers vow to continue fight.(D.C. AREA)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Melissa Giaimo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A D.C. Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to delay the implementation of a law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in jurisdictions outside the District and rejected efforts to bring the issue before voters ....
Tax-office official gets 17.5 years for fraud.(D.C. AREA)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sarah Abruzzese, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The mastermind of the biggest swindle in D.C. government history was sentenced Tuesday to 17 1/2 years in prison. Harriette Walters, a former manager of the D.C. Real Property Tax Administration Adjustments Unit in the ...
The mourning continues; Ex-general, wife mourned at Arlington; woman remembered in Prince George's.(D.C. AREA)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Melissa Giaimo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Friends, family and service members gathered Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery to mourn the retired Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley Jr. and his wife, Ann Wherley, who were killed in the last week's Metro crash. The ...
Ex-offenders can't find jobs; D.C. bill would help them avoid hiring bias.(CITIZEN JOURNALISM: DISTRICT)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Liz Essley, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Haywood Warner, 54, can't get a job and can't get low-income housing benefits. Why? He's an ex-offender. Though Mr. Warner's conviction was in 1984, he said employers won't hire him because of his ex-offender status. He has applied ...
For ex-cons, a 'tough' road; Summit offers legal and housing advice.(CITIZEN JOURNALISM: DISTRICT)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joseph Young, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Brian Brown was released recently from prison for a drug-related conviction. After nearly four years behind bars, he was placed in a halfway house and became one of the estimated 60,000 felons under court ...
Time to give celebs a break?(CULTURE)(THEN AGAIN . . .)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Marybeth Hicks, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Wow, my daughter said as she strolled into the kitchen on Sunday morning. Billy Mays died. It's officially celebrity death week. News of the passing of TV's most famous pitchman had barely broken, and we were already ...
Vanity Fair on Palin.(CULTURE)(HOT BUTTON)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Amanda Carpenter, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Vanity Fair on Palin Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republicans' 2008 vice presidential nominee, may be nice looking, but she sure wasn't a very good candidate; that's the bottom line of Vanity Fair's 9,920-word profile on ...
A mentor is missed.(COMMENTARY)(REMEMBERANCE)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Paul Driessen, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Tributes to Mary Lou Forbes appropriately have been in the finest tradition of an Irish wake, befitting her mother's Gaelic ancestry. Friends and colleagues have noted the sadness of her passing, but above all ...
A rare influence in the lives of others.(COMMENTARY)(REMEMBERANCE)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Richard W. Rahn, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Mary Lou Forbes was one of those rare people who changed many lives for the better. She had the courage to challenge prevailing opinion by running columns written by knowledgeable economic, political, scientific and social ...
A woman of invaluable perception.(COMMENTARY)(REMEMBERANCE)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Fred L. Smith Jr., SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Competitive Enterprise Institute mourns the passing this week of Mary Lou Forbes, a distinguished journalist with a career that spanned more than 50 years. Throughout, she possessed the key qualities of ...
Elmore Leonard's 44th.(COMMENTARY)(BOOK REVIEW)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Greenya, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES I think Elmore Leonard made a pact with the devil. Unlike Dorian Gray, he is getting and looking older, but his ability to write his trademark sassy, smart, funny (often LOL) and page-turning prose is undiminished in this, ...
Heritage Foundation mourns Mary Lou.(COMMENTARY)(REMEMBERANCE)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Edwin J. Feulner, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES I was saddened to hear Sunday of the passing of Mary Lou Forbes, who first provided a much-needed canvas for conservative opinion and policy solutions more than a quarter-century ago, as editor of the Commentary pages of ...
Fire alarm.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES That the Supreme Court has chosen excellence over diversity is good for America 5-4 ruling reverses Sotomayor decision, Page 1, Tuesday). A society that scorns excellence in firefighting (because firefighting is a humble ...
Foreign law is against the law.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, explained well why judges must not use foreign laws to interpret the U.S. Constitution Our laws, not foreign laws, Opinion, Tuesday). When Supreme Court justices take office, they take an oath that ...
Health care lawsuits; Obama ignores the costly litigation problem.(EDITORIALS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama can't fix health care without taking on trial lawyers. David Axelrod, the president's chief strategist, warned about punishing health care costs again on ABC's This Week on Sunday. That's something that we have to deal with, he said ....
Smooth talking is rough on the ears.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Congress, at times, can be dumber than a box of rocks. Donald Lambro is exactly right in his discussion of the real goals of the liberal Democrats Tax your employee benefits? Opinion, Monday). Most small employers, especially in this economy, are not ...
The surge worked; Iraqi transfer of power is a sign of stability.(EDITORIALS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES It may not be Mission accomplished, but we are getting closer. Yesterday, the United States completed the process of withdrawing from Iraq's cities. American forces closed or turned over to Iraqi authorities 150 bases and facilities. The Iraqis are ...
Toss your ticket; Alexandria tries to cash in on red-light cameras.(EDITORIALS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Red-light cameras are making their return to Virginia. Don't believe the propaganda that this has anything to do with safety - it's all about money. In two weeks, a for-profit company will begin mailing traffic tickets to the owners of ...
Wheels of misfortune.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Your interesting article Americans voting with their wheels, study finds (Page 1, Tuesday) confirmed my suspicions regarding conservatives favoring domestic cars and liberals preferring imports. The first two cars I bought, in the early 1970s, were ...
American exceptionalism . . . Without exception.(COMMENTARY)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Monica Crowley, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES One day in 1984, at the height of his fame, Michael Jackson made a visit to the White House. President and Nancy Reagan may not have dug his music, but they understood the power Mr. Jackson commanded as a common ...
Building a basis for success; Economic questions surround our Afghanistan strategy.(COMMENTARY)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Michael E. O'Hanlon, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES As Gen. Stanley McChrystal settles into command in Kabul on behalf of the United States and the entire NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan, the basic contours of our new strategy are ...
Aging fear an old mind-set.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ann Geracimos, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Where aging is concerned, perception trumps reality nearly every time. Six in 10 adults 64 and younger say they fully expect to have trouble coping when they are really old, at least where mental capacity is concerned. For ...
Aussies' U.S. road trip; Diplomat, wife prefer wheels to wings as they tour vast nation.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gabriella Boston, THE WASHINGTON TIMES You might think a top Washington diplomat only picks the swankiest of destinations and transportation when on holiday. Not so with Dennis Richardson, Australia's ambassador to the United States for the past four years, and his wife, ...
Advice compiled and condensed from actual sources by Kelly Jane Torrance, who composed the questions.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)(SAGE ADVICE)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kelly Jane Torrance, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Advice compiled and condensed from actual sources by Kelly Jane Torrance, who composed the questions. I've been sentenced to 150 years in prison. That's a pretty harsh punishment - the judge even called me evil in ...
3GS just the best of its ilk out there.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)(YOUR TECH)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Kellner, THE WASHINGTON TIMES It would be painfully easy to say the iPhone 3GS, released last month, is just a better smartphone than any of its rivals, rattle off the assorted features and leave it at that. The numbers, however, tell a greater story: In ...
A mecca of kindness; 40 years of helping at SOME.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Stephanie Green, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In 1995, Bonnie McDonald was a 34-year-old lost soul adrift in a sea of addiction. I was co-dependent on men. Many of them were drug dealers, she reflects. She says she spiraled so far down in life with drugs and alcohol abuse that ...
Ex-felons rebuild lives.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)(DOING BETTER AT DOING GOOD)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES In the Richmond community of Highland Park, there is a road that once was considered so dangerous that locals would drive far out of their way to avoid it. On one street corner alone, there were six ...
Bad times, good deals.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)(BAD TIMES, GOOD DEALS)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gabriella Boston, THE WASHINGTON TIMES On the day America celebrates its freedom, there are plenty of free events to enjoy. Here is a small sample of July Fourth offerings in the nation's capital: * The National Independence Day Parade on Constitution Avenue ...
Eventide feeds lovely night.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)(DINING)(Restaurant review)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Corinna Lothar, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Eventide brings to mind that perfect time of the day when the warm afternoon slips into the cool night. Eventide is also a new restaurant in an attractive old building at Wilson Boulevard and Hudson Street in the Clarendon ...
All natural, topped with tasty stuff.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Karen Goldberg Goff, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Coffee? That's so 2001. Cupcakes? Very last year. But 2009 is the year of fro-yo. We've been here before - remember the novelty that was TCBY and its competitors? This isn't that frozen yogurt. In fact, the ...
Chalone Vineyard, Chardonnay, Monterey County, 2007, $12.(FOOD)(WINE)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Paul Lukacs, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Here's a classy California chardonnay at a very fair price, a good choice for sipping by the pool, at a picnic or when watching the fireworks this holiday weekend. It displays the full fruit flavors that have made ...
Billy Mays here.(ARTS ETC.)(TUNING IN TO TV)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Billy Mays here Discovery Channel is planning to honor the late infomercial giant Billy Mays - who died unexpectedly on Sunday - with a Pitchmen marathon and other programming today, Zap2it.com reports. A ...
M.J.'s Bubbles OK.(ARTS ETC.)(TAKING NAMES)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES M.J.'s Bubbles OK With all the discussion surrounding the shocking death of Michael Jackson, people have wondered whatever happened to his beloved chimpanzee, Bubbles. The chimp is alive and well and monkeying around ...
'Public' lacks emotion; Dillinger, gangsters well acted.(ARTS ETC.)(MOVIES)(Movie review)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sonny Bunch, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Michael Mann, director of Public Enemies, has capped an extremely impressive decade of work with a movie that approaches greatness but just misses. His take on the violent gangsters of the 1930s and their pursuit by the FBI fails to find ...
Dinos crash into 'Ice Age'.(ARTS ETC.)(MOVIES)(Movie review)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sonny Bunch, THE WASHINGTON TIMES You'd be excused for thinking the dinosaurs went extinct long before the most recent ice age, when wooly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers roamed the land. You'd also be wrong, according to Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs : They were just ...
Naomi hearts Angie.(ARTS ETC.)(GREEN & GLOVER UNDERCOVER)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Naomi hearts Angie Feminist author and Democratic political consultant Naomi Wolf has a girl crush on screen goddess Angelina Jolie. With Miss Jolie's curtain of hair and those crazy pillowy ...
'A different time'; Fifty years ago, Wright paved way for Tiger by becoming the first black to win a U.S. Golf Association championship.(SPORTS)(AT&T NATIONAL)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bill Wright vividly remembers the feeling he had while he was flying to Denver for the 1959 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship with a group of other golfers who were competing in the tournament at Wellshire Golf Course. ...
Nationals call it quits on Milledge, Hanrahan; Morgan, Burnett acquired in trade.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES MIAMI -- When the Washington Nationals broke camp this spring and prepared for what they hoped would be a breakthrough season, they were counting on a young center fielder with a load of talent and a young closer with a cannon of an ...
The bigger they are, the more often they fall.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dan Daly, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Now we find out Yao Ming's fractured foot - that's Yao as in Owww! - might keep him out all of next season and perhaps longer. This comes on the heels, if you'll pardon the expression, of a broken bone in the same left foot in April 2006, a ...
Woods eager to be host with the most; 'Greedy' Tiger intent on a win this week.(SPORTS)(AT&T NATIONAL)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Barker Davis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES AT&T National host and headliner Tiger Woods didn't turn up at Congressional Country Club this week to press a little flesh and throw a couple of cocktail parties. Nope, he intends to lord over the proceedings ... quite literally ...
Backstrom, Semin on docket; Capitals are working on extensions as free agency begins.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Corey Masisak, THE WASHINGTON TIMES While the Washington Capitals may do some bargain shopping once free agent season begins Wednesday, the long-term health of the franchise is more dependent on the contract situations of Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin. ...
Newsmakers: Who's making headlines this week.(SPORTS)(FIRST DOWN)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Stephen Whyno, THE WASHINGTON TIMES JOEY LOGANO The Gibbs driver became the youngest (19) to win a Sprint Cup race last weekend in New Hampshire. MICHAEL CURRY Of course it was his fault Allen Iverson came in and killed the Pistons' ...
Chatter blog.(SPORTS)(BLOG EXCERPT)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Some quick thoughts on Tuesday's trade that sent Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan to the Pirates for Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett: * The two sides began discussing this a couple weeks ago, but the key to getting it ...
Late goals help United avoid upset.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Haydon, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A full rainbow appeared over the Maryland SoccerPlex in the 40th minute of D.C. United's game against the Ocean City Barons in the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night. Until that point, it was the only thing worth looking at. ...
Ramirez, rainstorm doom Nationals.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES MIAMI -- Nobody owns the Washington Nationals on a team level like the Florida Marlins. And nobody owns them on an individual level like Hanley Ramirez. The Nationals have no answer for either, and so they were pretty much ...
SEEN AND HEARD AT LAND SHARK STADIUM.(SPORTS)(NATIONALS PLUS)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES MIAMI -- Just when it looked like Josh Bard was seizing control of the starting catcher's job, the veteran was hit by a nagging injury. Bard suffered a mild groin strain Saturday in Baltimore and has been out of the lineup the last ...
Amid struggles, Kim is out to defend title.(SPORTS)(AT&T NATIONAL: NOTES)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Patrick Stevens and Barker Davis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES On the surface, Anthony Kim's year doesn't match up with his breakthrough 2008. He rolled up two victories - including the 2008 AT&T National - and eight top-10 finishes while emerging as one of the top ...
SEEN AND HEARD AT CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB.(SPORTS)(AT&T NATIONAL)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Danny Daly, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Paul Goydos was a popular man on the driving range Thursday. The 45-year-old is playing some of the best golf of his 17-year PGA Tour career, notching three top-four finishes in his last four events. Multiple players stopped by to ...
Does color of line matter?(SPORTS)(OUTDOORS)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Some years ago, during a rockfish chumming trip with St. Mary's County charter fishing captain Eddie Davis, the skipper reminded me that I probably would not catch a lot of fish because of the fluorescent lime-green fishing line that ...