Tuesday, November 27, 2007

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Signs Are Pointing South on Wall St.
Wall Street is betting on a recession. Investors in stocks and bonds are paying prices that indicate they believe a snowballing housing crisis and worsening credit crunch will soon tip the U.S. economy into a recession, analysts said. Many economists, including leaders of the Federal Reserve, don't...
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Redskins' Taylor Critically Hurt In Shooting at His Home in Fla.
(By Amy Shipley and Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)

GOP Comeback Climb Is Increasingly Steep
Vacancies Appear in Competitive Areas
(By Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post)

Full-Scale Md. Brawl Expected Over Slots
Ballot Issue Has High Stakes, High Profile
(By Lisa Rein, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Bush Meets Al Gore: Effect On Permafrost Unknown
It must be the season. President Bush tried yesterday to make peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. And he tried to make peace with Al Gore.
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

Congress's Historians Keep Record Straight
(By Christopher Lee and Rachel Dry, The Washington Post)

Cheney Treated for Irregular Heartbeat
Electrical Shock Is Administered to Vice President to Restore Normal Rhythm
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

Another Numbers Battle
(The Washington Post)

Giuliani Voices Opinions On the General Election
(The Washington Post)

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NATION
Signs Are Pointing South on Wall St.
Wall Street is betting on a recession. Investors in stocks and bonds are paying prices that indicate they believe a snowballing housing crisis and worsening credit crunch will soon tip the U.S. economy into a recession, analysts said. Many economists, including leaders of the Federal Reserve, don't...
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

FCC Could Extend Reach To Cable TV
Vote Scheduled for Today May Open Door to Regulation
(By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

Much Ado Before Summit
Officials, Activists and the Curious Crowd the Historic Streets of Annapolis
(By William Wan and Raymond McCaffrey, The Washington Post)

Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton Bring Star Power to Iowa
Talk Show Host, Former President Back Democratic Rivals
(By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

Cheney Treated for Irregular Heartbeat
Electrical Shock Is Administered to Vice President to Restore Normal Rhythm
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Restrained Optimism For Mideast Peace Talks
On the eve of President Bush's most ambitious effort to forge peace between Israelis and Palestinians, White House aides played down expectations for an immediate breakthrough, while Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, made clear that it expects an aggressive administration attempt to broker a final d...
(By Michael Abramowitz and Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

Putin Accuses U.S. of Interference
State Dept., European Agency Deny Allegations Over Decision Not to Monitor Election
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

Chávez's 'Socialist City' Rises
First of Several Grand Projects in Venezuela Reflects Leader's Monopoly on Big Decisions
(By Juan Forero, The Washington Post)

Clashes Spread in Paris Suburbs
Teens' Fatal Crash With Police Car Sparks Violence Recalling '05
(By Molly Moore, The Washington Post)

China Revels in View From Its First Lunar Orbiter
(By Maureen Fan, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Two U-Va. Students Charged in Kidnapping
Two University of Virginia students snatched a man off a street corner in the Tysons Corner area, tied him up in a Falls Church motel bathroom and demanded a $500,000 ransom, police said yesterday.
(By Tom Jackman, The Washington Post)

Full-Scale Md. Brawl Expected Over Slots
Ballot Issue Has High Stakes, High Profile
(By Lisa Rein, The Washington Post)

Much Ado Before Summit
Officials, Activists and the Curious Crowd the Historic Streets of Annapolis
(By William Wan and Raymond McCaffrey, The Washington Post)

City Plans Multifaceted Attack
(By David Nakamura, The Washington Post)

Congressman Reaches Deal Over Baggage Office Case
(By Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
FCC Could Extend Reach To Cable TV
The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote today on whether it will consider applying broad regulations to a cable television industry that has been largely unregulated at the federal level for more than 20 years.
(By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

Signs Are Pointing South on Wall St.
Credit Woes Foster Bets on Bad Times
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Mild Weather Guides Holiday Air Traffic to Smooth Landing
(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post)

Wealthy Engage in Controversial Re-selling of Life Insurance Policies
(By Anita Huslin, The Washington Post)

Discovery Hopes for Payoff on Crime Channel
(By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Web Videos Aim Questions At GOP Field
Among the thousands of videos uploaded on YouTube for tomorrow's GOP debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., a question lasting no more than three seconds may prove to be one of the toughest: "What does the word 'Republican' mean to you?"
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

China Revels in View From Its First Lunar Orbiter
(By Maureen Fan, The Washington Post)

Storming the News Gatekeepers
On the Internet, Citizen Journalists Raise Their Voices
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Redskins' Taylor Critically Hurt In Shooting at His Home in Fla.
MIAMI, Nov. 26 -- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor remained in critical condition in a Miami hospital Monday night after being shot early in the morning in his Miami home.
(By Amy Shipley and Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)

Some Hope On a Difficult Day
(By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)

Reed's Field Goal Drops Dolphins to 0-11
Pittsburgh 3, Miami 0
(By Alan Robinson, AP)

Terps, Hokies, Cavs Honored
(The Washington Post)

Udrih's 27 Leads Kings to Win Over Spurs
Kings 112, Spurs 99
(By Janie McCauley, AP)

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STYLE
Age Is Just a Number
To the casual visitor, Dupont Circle on this lovely autumn afternoon is a friendly, inclusive space.
(By Linton Weeks, The Washington Post)

The Reliable Source
(By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)

Bush Meets Al Gore: Effect On Permafrost Unknown
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

Storming the News Gatekeepers
On the Internet, Citizen Journalists Raise Their Voices
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

Pungent Details: All It Needs Is an Atomizer
(By Peter Carlson, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
D.C., Maryland and Virginia Politics
WTOP political commentator Mark Plotkin will be online to take one last look at the Virginia election as voters are heading to the polls.
(Mark Plotkin, washingtonpost.com)

Freedom Rock
(J. Freedom du Lac, washingtonpost.com)

Lean Plate Club
Talk About Nutrition and Health
(Sally Squires, washingtonpost.com)

Opinion Focus
(Eugene Robinson, washingtonpost.com)

'A Nation Divided' on Iraq War
(Travis Fox, washingtonpost.com)

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EDITORIALS
Running From 'No Child'
CONGRESSIONAL inertia in reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act could well mean that the shape of federal education policy is left to the next president. But the law and its principles of standards-based reform have created splits within each party, and candidates are running warily. In large...
(The Washington Post)

Desperate Somalia
A new prime minister offers a faint hope.
(The Washington Post)

'A Modern Epidemic'
A study reveals the tight grip of HIV and AIDS on the District.
(The Washington Post)

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Monday, November 26, 2007

26 Nov, 2007 from washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights

[1]Annapolis Embraces Peace Talks

Symbolism, historic provenance course through the site of this week's Mideast peace conference.

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[1]New Data on HIV Reveal D.C.'s 'Modern Epidemic'

Report shows shift into the general population, as well as virus's stark impact on African Americans, who comprise more than 80 percent of new cases.

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washingtonpost.com News: Study Calls HIV in D.C. A 'Modern Epidemic'

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Monday, November 26, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Study Calls HIV in D.C. A 'Modern Epidemic'
The first statistics ever amassed on HIV in the District, released today in a sweeping report, reveal "a modern epidemic" remarkable for its size, complexity and reach into all parts of the city.
(By Susan Levine, The Washington Post)

Romney and Giuliani Turn Negative in N.H.
Former Mayor Tries To Chip Away at Lead
(By Dan Balz, The Washington Post)

Annapolis Readies for Peace Talks
City and Naval Academy Chosen for Their Place in U.S. History
(By Steve Vogel and Raymond McCaffrey, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
The Press's Post-Iowa Tailwinds: As Nature Intended It?
On the morning of Jan. 4, 2008, the winners of the Iowa caucuses -- one Democrat, one Republican -- will blast into the stratosphere as if they were strapped to a booster rocket.
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

Romney and Giuliani Turn Negative in N.H.
Former Mayor Tries To Chip Away at Lead
(By Dan Balz, The Washington Post)

That's Rich -- but Maybe Not for Someone Else
Issue of Who's Really Wealthy Can Also Affect Political Debate
(By Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post)

Politics of Race and Religion
Moral Issues Leave Black Evangelicals Torn Between Parties
(By Krissah Williams, The Washington Post)

Thompson Has Tax Plan, But Griping Steals Show
(By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

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NATION
That's Rich -- but Maybe Not for Someone Else
Who's rich? Who's middle class? How can you tell the difference? By the "upper class," do we mean the yacht-club set, the ascot-wearing folks with the Thurston Howell III lockjaw diction and the monogrammed jodhpurs? Or does the upper class include all those harried, two-income suburban families who...
(By Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post)

Report Questions Big Spending by Seminole Leaders
(The Washington Post)

As the Price of Oil Soars, Many Turn to Renewables
New Business Models, Technology Tap Into Trend
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)

Some Victims Of Calif. Fire Return Home
(The Washington Post)

Gene Therapy Study Is Allowed to Resume
Woman's Death Had Raised Concerns
(By Rick Weiss, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Iraqis Detail Shooting by Guard Firm
BAGHDAD -- Guards employed by Unity Resources Group, a security company responsible for the shooting deaths of two Iraqi women here Oct. 9, had shot and seriously wounded a man driving a van 3 1/2 months earlier on the same Baghdad thoroughfare, according to four witnesses.
(By Steve Fainaru, The Washington Post)

Throngs Welcome Pakistan's Ex-Leader
Sharif Calls for Lifting Emergency Measures
(By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)

Learn to Be Nice to Your Wife, or Pay the Price
Japan's Salarymen, With Pensions At Stake, Work on Their Marriages
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

Russia Pursues Crackdown
Leaders of an Opposition Party Among Scores Detained as Police Disperse March in St. Petersburg
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

Syria Is to Attend Talks in Annapolis
U.S. Plays Down Any Focus on Golan
(By Scott Wilson, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Annapolis Readies for Peace Talks
Inside the ornate Memorial Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy, where delegates for the Middle East peace conference are to gather tomorrow, a large blue flag hangs, bearing words immortal in American history: "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP."
(By Steve Vogel and Raymond McCaffrey, The Washington Post)

Charities' Value to Economy: $9 Billion
Local Analysis First to Quantify Investment's Power
(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

Smooth Holiday Travel Bewilders but Delights
Predicted Delays and Rain Are No-Shows
(By Bill Brubaker and Ian Shapira, The Washington Post)

Study Calls HIV in D.C. A 'Modern Epidemic'
More Than 80 Percent Of Recent Cases Were Among Black Residents
(By Susan Levine, The Washington Post)

Guitarist Dies Before Show at 9:30 Club
Hawthorne Heights Was Starting Tour
(By Theola Labb¿, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
As the Price of Oil Soars, Many Turn to Renewables
Thomas M. Rainwater spent 25 years in what people today call the traditional, old-fashioned energy business. An engineer by training, he worked at nuclear and coal-fired power stations, was a marketing executive for a natural gas producer and pipeline, and finally a top strategist for a Canadian ...
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)

'Cleantech' Investing Gets Its Day in the Sun
Venture Capitalists Are Enthusiastic Yet Cautious
(By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post)

The Carbon Footprint
(The Washington Post)

Saving Energy, One Step at a Time
Marriott Transforms Its Penny-Pinching Measures Into a Conservation Ethos
(By Michael S. Rosenwald, The Washington Post)

Learn to Be Nice to Your Wife, or Pay the Price
Japan's Salarymen, With Pensions At Stake, Work on Their Marriages
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
'Cleantech' Investing Gets Its Day in the Sun
Everybody seems to be looking for ways to make money on technologies that are said to reduce fossil-fuel emissions, wean the country from foreign oil and, generally, save the world. Venture capitalists have invested $3.64 billion nationally this year in search of promising ideas in what they call...
(By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post)

Wary Online Retailers Step Up Offers
(By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP, AP)

Lincoln May Be 1st Recorded Case of Rare Disease
(By David Brown, The Washington Post)

With Power Comes a Selfish Point of View
(By Shankar Vedantam, The Washington Post)

As the Price of Oil Soars, Many Turn to Renewables
New Business Models, Technology Tap Into Trend
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Thomas Helps G. Mason Rally Past South Carolina
Will Thomas had 22 points and 11 rebounds as George Mason beat South Carolina, 69-68, in the third-place game of the Old Spice Classic on Sunday.
(The Washington Post)

Toliver Leads the Way As U-Md. Beats UCLA
(The Washington Post)

USC Blows Out No. 19 Southern Illinois
Southern California 70, Southern Illinois 45
(By BETH HARRIS, AP)

Kidd Leads Nets Over Kobe and Lakers
New Jersey 102, L.A. Lakers 100
(AP)

James Leads Cavaliers Past Pacers
Cleveland 111, Indiana 106
(By CLIFF BRUNT, AP)

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STYLE
Bono's Calling
Bono sweeps into the bathroom that sits outside his downtown lobbying office, which is his base of operation when he comes to Washington every so often to try to save Africa.
(By Sridhar Pappu, The Washington Post)

NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)

Retracing the Steps of an Artistic Affair
Farrell's Emotional Tie To Balanchine Elevates Weekend Program
(By Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post)

'Happy Days': It's a Mud, Mud World, And Beckett Wallows in It
(By Peter Marks, The Washington Post)

The Press's Post-Iowa Tailwinds: As Nature Intended It?
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Science: Supercomputers
Washington Post staff writer Christopher Lee and Dave Turek, vice president of supercomputing for IBM, will be online to discuss technological advancements in computer science.
(Christopher Lee and David Turek, washingtonpost.com)

Redskins Post-Game
(Cindy Boren, washingtonpost.com)

Advice for Job Hunters and Career Changers
(Richard Nelson Bolles, washingtonpost.com)

Novak on Clinton-Obama, 'Prince of Darkness'
(Robert D. Novak, washingtonpost.com)

The Chat House
Sports News
(Michael Wilbon, washingtonpost.com)

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EDITORIALS
The Net Tightens
VLADIMIR PUTIN'S propaganda machine likes to portray the Russian president as serenely confident, basking in the adoration of a grateful public that implores him to defy the constitution and serve another term as national leader. And by all rights, Russians should be cheerful. With oil prices boo...
(The Washington Post)

Penalties for Crack
The sensible reduction of jail time for drug offenders should be made retroactive.
(The Washington Post)

Head Start Renewal
A program that works for vulnerable children
(The Washington Post)

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Sunday, November 25, 2007

26 Nov, 2007 from washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights

[1]More Are Turning to Renewables

Local green businesses are inventing new business models, arranging for financing on a larger scale.

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26 Nov, 2007 from washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights

[1]Immersion Prototype Stumbles

Citing confusion in the curriculum, most have left Md. program intended to teach Mandarin Chinese.

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26 Nov, 2007 from washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights

[1]Romney, Giuliani Turn Negative

In N.H., two candidates trade accusations about taxes, crime, immigration and ethical standards.

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