Recently added articles from The Washington Post:
Nightlife Agenda
Oct 01, 2009; Going Out Guide ... Somehow Nathan Williams -- a San Diego kid whose main hobbiesinclude skateboarding, getting stoned and writing fuzzy, lo-fi popsongs in his basement -- has become a lightning rod forcontroversy in the indie rock underground. As one half of Wavves,he's been on the receiving end of ...
Findings And Reaction
Oct 01, 2009; ... "There is no way to assign overall responsibility for theconflict to one side alone. They all have failed, and it should betheir responsibility to make good for it." -- E.U.-ordered report "Foreign military forces are entering and already present on yourterritory. . . . What ...
EPA, Senate Take Aim at Greenhouse Gases; Biggest Polluters Are in Cross Hairs
Oct 01, 2009; Juliet Eilperin ... The Obama administration said Wednesday that it is moving aheadto curb carbon emissions by issuing a proposed rule that wouldrequire the nation's biggest greenhouse-gas emitters to installadvanced pollution-control technology to operate any facility theyplan to construct or significantly ...
Other Cases Going Before The High Court
Oct 01, 2009; ... The court agreed to consider throwing out a human rights lawsuitagainst a former prime minister of Somalia who is accused ofoverseeing killings and other atrocities. A federal judge saidMohamed Ali Samantar could not be sued, but an appeals court saidthe Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ...
Nation Digest
Oct 01, 2009; ... U.S. HOUSE House Republicans on Wednesday demanded an apology from Rep. AlanGrayson (D-Fla.) for saying from the floor of the chamber,"Republicans want you to die quickly," and brandishing a sign with asimilar message. Republicans even drafted a resolution that criticized ...
Justices to Decide if State Gun Laws Violate Rights; Court, Which Reversed D.C. Ban, Will Look to Local Level in 2nd Amendment Case
Oct 01, 2009; Robert Barnes ... The Supreme Court set up a historic decision on gun controlWednesday, saying it will rule on whether restrictive state andlocal laws violate the Second Amendment right to gun ownership thatit recognized last year. The landmark 2008 decision to strike down the District ...
The Markets
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For Relief, Region Told To Go East; Smart Growth in Pr. George's Pushed to Maximize Transit
Oct 01, 2009; Ashley Halsey III ... In a region where forecasting the weather or betting on theRedskins can be risky, you never can go wrong predicting wheretraffic will choke to a halt every weekday morning: The bridgescrossing into Virginia and the Capital Beltway's outer loop as itarches west through Montgomery ...
A Rough-and-Ready Ensemble
Oct 01, 2009; Anne Midgette ... When the Australian Chamber Orchestra plays in unison, it soundslike what it is: a lot of instruments playing together. Not for thisgroup the polish, or masquerade, of many voices sounding as one.Instead, you get many voices sounding like many: an energeticchorus, with a slight burr and ...
This Running of the 'Bull' Is One to Savor
Oct 01, 2009; Celia Wren ... Beating out a matador, a flamenco dancer, an autocratic duke anda bovine flower enthusiast, a pig is stealing the show atImagination Stage. In "Ferdinand the Bull," a winsome, jewel-colored children's musical based on the classic picture book "TheStory of Ferdinand," the most sprightly ...
Student Veterans Can Apply For Emergency Aid Online
Oct 01, 2009; Emma Brown ... Thousands of student veterans who have not yet received tuition,housing and book payments under the Post-9/11 GI Bill may applyonline for emergency aid beginning Friday, the Department ofVeterans Affairs said Wednesday. The agency announced last week that students struggling to ...
New D.C. Teacher Ratings Stress Better Test Scores
Oct 01, 2009; Bill Turque ... D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee has launched a rigorousevaluation system that will make some District teachers among thefirst in the nation to have their job security tied to standardizedtest scores. The effort to hold teachers accountable for student progress,which ...
Students, Supporters Rally to Save Vouchers; Children Fear School Options Will Be Limited if Congress Ends Scholarships
Oct 01, 2009; Michael Birnbaum ... About a thousand parents, students and teachers gathered outsidethe Capitol on Wednesday morning in support of the D.C. schoolvoucher program, which is up for reauthorization in Congress. Chants of "put kids first" floated toward Senate office windowsas students waved signs that ...
Agency Takes Over Dulles Toll Road Operation; Change Will Have Little Effect on Commuters, Airports Authority Officials Predict
Oct 01, 2009; Sholnn Freeman ... The governing body of Reagan National and Dulles Internationalairports officially takes over the operation of the Dulles Toll Roadfrom Virginia on Thursday in what officials say should be a seamlesstransition for road users. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which is ...
Number of People Getting Lifesaving HIV Drugs Rises
Oct 01, 2009; David Brown ... In a significant advancement, about 42 percent of people in thedeveloping world who are infected with the AIDS virus and should betaking antiretroviral drugs are now receiving them, according to anew report. The greatest increase has been in sub-Saharan Africa, where mostof the ...
Wedge to Finish Despite Firing
Oct 01, 2009; ... Eric Wedge lost his job and kept his uniform. Wedge was fired Wednesday as manager of the Cleveland Indians,who are in the final days of a terrible season that began withenormous expectations. Despite being told he would not be back next season, Wedge willmanage the last six ...
Clearer Rules Urged For Asylum Seekers; System Fails to Protect Women, Study Says
Oct 01, 2009; Tara Bahrampour ... Women seeking political asylum in the United States based ongender-related persecution can get mired in a legal labyrinth thatcan leave their cases unresolved for years, according to a reportbeing released Thursday by the Tahirih Justice Center, a nonprofitgroup in Falls Church that ...
A Retirement Trip Detoured by Love; Maryland Couple Named 'Angels In Adoption'
Oct 01, 2009; Hamil R Harris ... When Samuel Stewart retired as building manager for the DefenseDepartment in 1996, he purchased a camper and made plans to travelacross the country with his wife, Mildred, who had retired sevenyears earlier. On Tuesday at their Mitchellville home, surrounded by two cribs,a ...
Air Safety Initiatives Run Into Opposition
Oct 01, 2009; Sholnn Freeman ... Federal efforts to improve U.S. aviation safety after a deadlyregional plane crash in February have hit major obstacles, sappingmomentum for a reform effort that enjoyed broad political supportearlier this year. A number of aviation safety proposals have been filed in ...
The Capitals' Most Wanted Man
Oct 01, 2009; Tarik El-Bashir ... The Washington Capitals' offseason strategy revolved around asingle player and his specific skill set. Fortunately for them, MikeKnuble wanted to be a Capital as much as they wanted to see himcrashing the crease in a red, white and blue jersey. Only minutes after free agency opened ...
