washingtonpost.com News: Russian Voters Turn Out for Putin and United Russia

Monday, December 03, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Russian Voters Turn Out for Putin and United Russia MOSCOW, Dec. 2 -- President Vladimir Putin secured a convincing personal victory in Russia's parliamentary election Sunday and with it, his allies say, the "moral authority" he had demanded to maintain political influence in the country after he steps down next year. (By Peter Finn, The Washington Post) Less Free To Move About The Cabin Flights Growing More Crowded (By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post) Losing Ground In Iowa, Clinton Assails Obama (By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) College Football Is Bowled Over By Criticism (By Eric Prisbell, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS Losing Ground In Iowa, Clinton Assails Obama CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 2 -- With a new poll showing her losing ground in the Iowa caucus race, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) mounted a new, more aggressive attack against Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Sunday, raising direct questions about his character, challenging his integrity and... (By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) Romney to Speak About His Religion (The Washington Post) A weekly roundup of the buzz from the Sunday talk shows (The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION Scientists Get Rare Look at Dinosaur Soft Tissue A high school student hunting fossils in the badlands of his native North Dakota discovered an extremely rare mummified dinosaur that includes not just bones but also seldom seen fossilized soft tissue such as skin and muscles, scientists will announce today. (By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post) Less Free To Move About The Cabin Flights Growing More Crowded (By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post) In Pa., Scouts Refuse to Lift Ban Chapter to Ignore City's Order to Alter Policy Excluding Gays (By Dafna Linzer, The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Russian Voters Turn Out for Putin and United Russia MOSCOW, Dec. 2 -- President Vladimir Putin secured a convincing personal victory in Russia's parliamentary election Sunday and with it, his allies say, the "moral authority" he had demanded to maintain political influence in the country after he steps down next year. (By Peter Finn, The Washington Post) Paris Suburb Hit by Rioting Tries Healing Power of Talk (By John Ward Anderson, The Washington Post) Venezuelans Deny Chávez Additional Authority President Concedes Defeat in 51-49 Vote (By Juan Forero, The Washington Post) British Thieves Ripping Off the Roofs Historic Churches Suffering as Value Of Lead Skyrockets (By Mary Jordan, The Washington Post) WORLD IN BRIEF (The Washington Post) More World METRO 'This Is Our Chance to Show Respect' From her seat high above FedEx Field, the tears started rolling down Carol Spencer's cheeks the moment the Washington Redskins band began the first mournful strains of the hymn "Going Home." (By Paul Schwartzman, The Washington Post) Pressure Mounts on Va. Payday Lenders Coalition Plans to Push Legislature for Limits (By Anita Kumar, The Washington Post) Time to Return the Towels D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel Wants Its Stuff and Your Stories (By Delphine Schrank, The Washington Post) Taking on the Economics of Gender Inequity (By Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post) You're the Wedding Planner. Now What Do You Do? After months of working with a difficult and exacting bride, you open the cake box shortly before the reception. The bakery, which is closed, sent a cake for someone named David, in honor of his bar mitzvah. At GMU, Would-Be Consultants Learn Tricks, and Trials, of the Trade (By Susan Kinzie, The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS In Male-Dominated Industry, A Woman Grabs the Wheel It was 1984 and Tamara C. Darvish had just completed her undergraduate studies in half the time it normally takes. Raring to go with a degree in automotive marketing and management, she returned home to the D.C. area to work in the family business. (By Anita Huslin, The Washington Post) Despite Banking Downturn, Two Industry Veterans Start New Venture (By Thomas Heath, The Washington Post) Can Youth Sports Coverage Pay Off Online? Local Start-Ups, Traditional Media Vie for Ad Dollars (By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post) Less Free To Move About The Cabin Flights Growing More Crowded (By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post) Start-Ups Prep for Wireless Auction Today Is Deadline To File for FCC's Spectrum Sell-Off (By Kim Hart, The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Computer Research Might Land Senior $100,000 Scholarship An 18-year-old Fairfax County math prodigy has conducted research that could help build speedier computer networks and, he hopes, earn him a $100,000 college scholarship. (By Michael Alison Chandler, The Washington Post) Start-Ups Prep for Wireless Auction Today Is Deadline To File for FCC's Spectrum Sell-Off (By Kim Hart, The Washington Post) Faster Computers Accelerate Pace of Discovery __ (By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post) Can Youth Sports Coverage Pay Off Online? Local Start-Ups, Traditional Media Vie for Ad Dollars (By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Ravens Set Sights On Brady The Ravens usually seek to demoralize quarterbacks however they can, but New England quarterback Tom Brady presents one of their biggest challenges. (By Camille Powell, The Washington Post) Patriots Get Lost Downtown G. Mason Allows Pirates to Pull Off A BB&T Surprise: East Carolina 68, George Mason 65 (By Steven Goff, The Washington Post) Turkoglu Keys Late Rally to Beat Lakers Orlando 104, L.A. Lakers 97 (AP) Spurs' Duncan Hurts Knee and Ankle (The Washington Post) Switzerland's Albrecht Wins Second World Cup Event in Four Days (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE A Starry-Eyed Salute The hair. The face. That smile. It was impossible not to be dazzled by Diana Ross as she walked down the red carpet of the State Department on Saturday night. (By Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post) Banking on Holiday Cheer (By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post) Stung by Politico Report, Giuliani Puts Up His Dukes (By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post) 'Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox': An Unscrubbed Portrait (By Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post) For Martin, Ross, Fleisher, Scorsese and Wilson, A Career Curtain Call That's Very Much in Character For Martin, Ross, Fleisher, Scorsese and Wilson, A Career Curtain Call That's Very Much in Character (By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Career Track Live Washington Post columnist Mary Ellen Slayter advises workers just starting out or that are looking to climb the corporate ladder. (Mary Ellen Slayter and Alex Frankel, washingtonpost.com) The Chat House Sports News (Michael Wilbon, washingtonpost.com) Dr. Gridlock Traffic and Transit in the Washington Region (Robert Thomson, washingtonpost.com) Outlook: Your Pick of the Technologically Illiterate We Need a Candidate Who Understands the 'Series of Tubes' -- But There Aren't Any (Garrett M. Graff, washingtonpost.com) Critiquing the Press (Howard Kurtz, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions EDITORIALS Rot in the Fields CHECK OUT the asparagus you have for dinner, the cucumber in your salad and the pear on your plate for dessert. Chances are none would be there if not for the undocumented farmworkers who plant and pick most of the fruit and vegetables grown in this country. Nonetheless, faced with a serious and ... (The Washington Post) Justice on the Mend The new attorney general's first steps are encouraging. (The Washington Post) More Editorials

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washingtonpost.com News: Democrats Gear Up For Final Appeal to Undecided Iowans

Sunday, December 02, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Democrats Gear Up For Final Appeal to Undecided Iowans CARROLL, Iowa -- Work hard for Hillary Clinton and get an invitation to visit with her in the Sac City fire station before a rally. (By Peter Slevin and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) 'A Soldier's Officer' (Dana Priest and Anne Hull, The Washington Post) Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message (By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post) Family Ties Offer Link in Taylor Killing Four Men Are Charged in Florida (By Peter Whoriskey and Amy Shipley, The Washington Post) D.C. Tax Scandal At $44.3 Million, Analysis Finds 160 Dubious Refunds Made Since 1999 (By Carol D. Leonnig and Dan Keating, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS Democrats Gear Up For Final Appeal to Undecided Iowans CARROLL, Iowa -- Work hard for Hillary Clinton and get an invitation to visit with her in the Sac City fire station before a rally. (By Peter Slevin and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) The Man Who Helped Start Huckabee's Roll (By Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) A Daunting 3 Weeks Ahead for Congress Amid Campaigning, Major Bills Call (By Jonathan Weisman and Paul Kane, The Washington Post) Abundance of Warmth At Democratic Forum (By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) Wintry Storm Curbs Campaigning in Iowa Midwestern States Hit Hard by Snow and Ice (By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION Calculating the Risks in Pakistan A small group of U.S. military experts and intelligence officials convened in Washington for a classified war game last year, exploring strategies for securing Pakistan's nuclear arsenal if the country's political institutions and military safeguards began to fall apart. (By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post) The Device NASA Is Leaving Behind Launch Renews Attention on Grounded Project (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) 'A Soldier's Officer' (Dana Priest and Anne Hull, The Washington Post) DNC Punishes Michigan For Early Primary Date (By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post) Campaign Soldiers on the 'Front Lines' N.H. Hostage Standoff at Clinton Field Office Highlights Role of Young Organizers (By Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Only Margin Is in Question in Russian Vote MOSCOW, Dec. 1 -- Russians go to the polls Sunday ostensibly to elect a parliament, but that order of business has been almost completely sidelined by a campaign designed and run by the leading pro-Kremlin party as a referendum on President Vladimir Putin. (By Peter Finn, The Washington Post) Chile's Flourishing Fish Farms Prompt Fears for Ecosystem Salmon Industry's Methods Threaten Its Best Marketing Tool, Critics Say (By Monte Reel, The Washington Post) Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message (By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post) Students Become Potent Adversary To Chávez Vision Venezuela Votes Today on Constitution (By Juan Forero, The Washington Post) Calculating the Risks in Pakistan U.S. War Games Weigh Options for Securing Nuclear Stockpile (By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post) More World METRO D.C. Tax Scandal At $44.3 Million, Analysis Finds The D.C. government issued more than $44 million in questionable property tax refunds in the past nine years -- more than double the amount that prosecutors have declared to be missing in a massive theft of city money. (By Carol D. Leonnig and Dan Keating, The Washington Post) After Deaths, Area Looks For Fix for Teen Drivers Ga. Law May Be Model; Tight State Limits Yield Safer Streets (By Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post) Event Blends Music, Screening Go-Go Concert Targeting Area Teens Is Free With HIV Test (By Delphine Schrank, The Washington Post) Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Incident (By Jenna Johnson and Martin Weil, The Washington Post) 'Checkbook Math' Increasingly Rare (By Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Taking the Right Lesson From Scrooge As any therapist will tell you, conflicts about money are usually not about money. They're about you, or rather, "your issues." (By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post) Heartbeat Monitors Investors Plot Action As They Follow The Market's Health (By Nancy Trejos, The Washington Post) Shining a Light on Card Fees Changes Proposed For Long-Neglected Industry Issue (By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post) D.C. Tax Scandal At $44.3 Million, Analysis Finds 160 Dubious Refunds Made Since 1999 (By Carol D. Leonnig and Dan Keating, The Washington Post) A Daunting 3 Weeks Ahead for Congress Amid Campaigning, Major Bills Call (By Jonathan Weisman and Paul Kane, The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY The Device NASA Is Leaving Behind After years of delays, NASA hopes to launch this week a European-built laboratory that will greatly expand the research capability of the international space station. Although some call it a milestone, the launch has focused new attention on the space agency's earlier decision to back out of plans... (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message (By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post) Broadband Extends Reach in Loudoun (By Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post) Broadband Extends Reach in Loudoun But Many Still Lack Faster Web Option (By Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post) Longtime Foes Take Rivalry Into The YouTube Age Videos Are Used to Broadcast Taunts (By Susan Kinzie, The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Campbell Conducts Himself Perfectly Reggie Campbell has a school-record 98-yard kickoff return, and Navy wins, 38-3, for an unprecedented sixth straight win over Army. (By Christian Swezey, The Washington Post) Orange Doesn't Get Any Sweeter for Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16 (By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post) Sooners Destroy Mizzou's BCS Title Hopes (By JIM VERTUNO, AP) No. 13 Sun Devils Keep BCS Shot Alive No. 13 Arizona State 20, Arizona 17 (By ANDREW BAGNATO, AP) Neighborhood Watch: Locals Try to Make a Statement at the BB& T (By Marc Carig, The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE It Wasn't All Fun, Fun, Fun Brian Wilson -- one of pop music's most masterful craftsmen -- is still tormented by hecklers nobody else can hear. Even at 65, the manifestation of his mad-genius mystique continues. (By J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post) A Makeover for Jackson and Shades of Change for Ebony (By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post) About the Honors (The Washington Post) Identity Stolen? Steel Yourself. Unfamiliar Bills Roll In, and Idiocy Is Close Behind (By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post) CAROLYN HAX (By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post) More Style EDITORIALS Let the Chancellor Lead HERE'S WHAT business as usual has meant for children in D.C. schools: 86 percent of fourth-graders are not proficient in reading; 92 percent of eighth-graders can't do math. Are you pleased with that status quo? Then you should applaud those, including those on the D.C. Council, who want to hector... (The Washington Post) Saudi Whiplash A regime that inflicts medieval punishment on rape victims is celebrated in Annapolis. (The Washington Post) Backsliding in the Potomac A report raises a red flag about the 'Nation's River.' (The Washington Post) More Editorials

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washingtonpost.com News: Estimate of AIDS Cases In U.S. Rises

Saturday, December 01, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Estimate of AIDS Cases In U.S. Rises New government estimates of the number of Americans who become infected with the AIDS virus each year are 50 percent higher than previous calculations suggested, sources said yesterday. (By David Brown, The Washington Post) Deal in the Works To Freeze Rates on Subprime Loans (By David Cho, The Washington Post) Chávez Bluster Surges Ahead of Referendum Some Observers Link Talk to Tight Contest (By Juan Forero, The Washington Post) Black Leaders Torn Over Endorsement For Many, the Focus Is Electability (By Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS Standoff Ends With Surrender At Clinton Office ROCHESTER, N.H., Nov. 30 -- A man who claimed he had a bomb strapped to his chest seized four workers in Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign office here Friday afternoon, police said, holding them for more than five hours and demanding to speak to Clinton before surrendering to... (By Alec MacGillis and Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post) Rove's Version of 2002 War Vote Is Disputed (By Peter Baker, The Washington Post) Black Leaders Torn Over Endorsement For Many, the Focus Is Electability (By Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) Barve Charged With Drunken Driving Md. House Majority Leader Arrested Thursday (By Ernesto Londo¿o and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) Candidates Speak To Democratic Leaders (The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION Estimate of AIDS Cases In U.S. Rises New government estimates of the number of Americans who become infected with the AIDS virus each year are 50 percent higher than previous calculations suggested, sources said yesterday. (By David Brown, The Washington Post) Deal in the Works To Freeze Rates on Subprime Loans (By David Cho, The Washington Post) Spurred by Gratitude, 'Bomb Lady' Develops Better Weapons for U.S. (By Laura Blumenfeld, The Washington Post) Bush Seeks More Funds for AIDS Fight President Meets With Religious Groups Involved in Battle Against the Disease (By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) FDA Considers Easing Curbs on Drug Makers Research on Off-Label Use Could Be Sent to Doctors (By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Jordan's Spy Agency: Holding Cell for the CIA AMMAN, Jordan -- Over the past seven years, an imposing building on the outskirts of this city has served as a secret holding cell for the CIA. (By Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post) Putin Withdraws Russia From Major Arms Treaty (By Peter Finn, The Washington Post) Chávez Bluster Surges Ahead of Referendum Some Observers Link Talk to Tight Contest (By Juan Forero, The Washington Post) Spurred by Gratitude, 'Bomb Lady' Develops Better Weapons for U.S. (By Laura Blumenfeld, The Washington Post) Hostages in Colombia on Videos Footage Seized From Three Suspected Guerrillas Gives Families 'Proof of Life' (By Juan Forero, The Washington Post) More World METRO Reliable Crime Statistics Remain A Work in Progress, Lanier Says More than six months after flagging problems with the District's crime statistics, Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said yesterday that the numbers are so murky that she cannot definitively say whether crime is up this year. (By Allison Klein, The Washington Post) Alcohol-Related Crashes Mount Montgomery, Pr. William Record Sharp Rises in Fatalities (By Tom Jackman, The Washington Post) Would-Be Parents Fret Over Looming Changes Guatemala Expected to Revise Adoption System (By N.C. Aizenman and Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post) Signs of Change Line the Shelves Grocery Arrives In Reviving Ward 8 (By Paul Schwartzman, The Washington Post) Va. GOP Abandons Loyalty Pledge Plan for Primary Raised Protests (By Tim Craig, The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Pool-Safety Bill Caught Up In Senator's Budget Crusade Five years ago, Virginia Graeme Baker, the 7-year-old granddaughter of former secretary of state James A. Baker III, drowned at a pool party in McLean when she was pulled underwater by the force of a hot-tub drain. (By Annys Shin, The Washington Post) Deal in the Works To Freeze Rates on Subprime Loans (By David Cho, The Washington Post) Signs of Change Line the Shelves Grocery Arrives In Reviving Ward 8 (By Paul Schwartzman, The Washington Post) Deal Reached On Fuel Economy House Could Vote On Bill Next Week (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) FDA Considers Easing Curbs on Drug Makers Research on Off-Label Use Could Be Sent to Doctors (By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Firms Fight Back in Site Name Game What's in a name? Maybe a business strategy. Michael Patalano, college student and Disney fanatic, likes guessing what his favorite company is up to by tracking which Web sites Disney Enterprises registers. (By Catherine Rampell, The Washington Post) Paging Through the Holidays Though online shopping has overtaken the paper catalogue, many consumers are still. . . (By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post) A Holiday Refrain: Waiting on a Wii Nintendo Hasn't Made Enough Consoles to Satisfy Demand (By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Four Arrested in Taylor Slaying The Miami-Dade Police Department have arrested four people in connection with the fatal shooting of Redskins star Sean Taylor. (By Amy Shipley and Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post) After the Fall, a Whole New Season Collapse Against BC Serves as Motivation for Virginia Tech in ACC Title Game (By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post) Schneider, Church Dealt for Milledge Nationals Could Make More Moves (By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post) Before a Sparse Crowd, Wizards Come Up Empty 76ers 85, Wizards 84 (By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post) Toddler Keeps a Big Man Grounded Jazz Star Boozer's Son Fights Sickle Cell Disease (By Michael Lee, The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE A Daredevil In the X-treme Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel Jr. jumped the Snake River Canyon in that souped-up X-2 Skycycle on a Sunday afternoon in the September I started first grade, 1974. (By Hank Stuever, The Washington Post) NAMES & FACES (The Washington Post) Leaping at The Chance For More Readers? Valerie Martin Draws Praise for Her Books, And That's No Stunt (By Bob Thompson, The Washington Post) Now Hiring: 'Apprentice Africa' Omarosa Scrutinizes Resumes and More on K Street (By Marissa Newhall, The Washington Post) Sci Fi's 'Tin Man' Plods On the Yellow Brick Road (By Tom Shales, The Washington Post) More Style EDITORIALS Hope Against a Pandemic THE GLOBAL HIV-AIDS pandemic has required an unprecedented response. Governments, private organizations and millions of individuals have had to tackle a chronic disease that is incurable but that can be treated through a relatively complex set of medical interventions. Unlike in the mobilizations... (The Washington Post) Mr. Giuliani and the Tax Fairy Sorry to tell you, Mr. Mayor, but she's not going to deliver. (The Washington Post) On With the Shows A satellite radio merger that deserves approval (The Washington Post) More Editorials

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