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Friday, November 30, 2007

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in Nyanza Province, Kenya) and Ann Dunham (born in Wichita, Kansas). Barack Hussein Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.

Obama grew up in culturally diverse surroundings. He spent most of his childhood in the majority-minority U.S. state of Hawaii and lived for four years in Indonesia. Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. Since announcing his candidacy in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal health care as campaign themes.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama co-sponsored the enactment of conventional weapons control and transparency legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Obama's parents separated when he was two years old and later divorced. His father went to Harvard University to pursue Ph.D. studies, then returned to Kenya, where he died in an auto accident when the younger Obama was twenty-one years old.

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Friday, November 30, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Iraqis' Quality of Life Marked By Slow Gains, Many Setbacks
BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 -- This war-battered city, according to U.S. statistics, now receives an average of 11.9 hours of electricity a day, far more than earlier this year. But don't tell that to Ghaida al-Banna.
(By Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Fed Chief Offers Hint of Rate Cut
Bernanke Predicts 'Headwinds' For Consumers
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

The Candidate's 'Catch Me if You Can'
Reporters Following Hillary Clinton on the Campaign Trail Are Covered in Dust
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

Strutting Toward Another World
Contestants in Southern Sudan's First Beauty Pageant Grew Up Dodging War
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

Thomas Jefferson Put at Top of Class
(By Maria Glod, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
FBI's Gun Ban Listing Swells
Since the Virginia Tech shootings last spring, the FBI has more than doubled the number of people nationwide who are prohibited from buying guns because of mental health problems, the Justice Department said yesterday.
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

U.S. Special Counsel Says He Won't Provide Files
Official Calls Personal Records Not Relevant to OPM Probe
(By Elizabeth Williamson, The Washington Post)

Bush Urges Emergency War Funds to Avoid Defense Layoffs
(By William Branigin, The Washington Post)

Very Little War in Republicans' Words
For GOP Presidential Candidates, the Less Said About Iraq the Better
(By Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

CNN Admits Holes in Screening of Questioners
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

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NATION
A Mixed Blessing for Aspiring Lawyers
For months, Beirne Roose-Snyder has struggled with what she will do after graduating from Georgetown University Law Center. Should she accept the $145,000-a-year offer from a Chicago firm? Or should she gamble and look for a potentially more satisfying public interest job? She and her husband are...
(By Ian Shapira, The Washington Post)

150 Global Firms Seek Mandatory Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

FBI's Gun Ban Listing Swells
Thousands Added To File Marked 'Mental Defective'
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

U.S. Special Counsel Says He Won't Provide Files
Official Calls Personal Records Not Relevant to OPM Probe
(By Elizabeth Williamson, The Washington Post)

Explosives Suspect Denied Separate Trial
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Globally, Deaths From Measles Drop Sharply
Worldwide deaths from measles have fallen by two-thirds since 2000, the result of stepped-up immunization efforts and the distribution of vitamin A capsules in developing countries, a partnership of five health organizations said yesterday.
(By David Brown, The Washington Post)

Party Led By Putin Steamrolls Opponents
Intimidation Cited As Elections Loom
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

Strutting Toward Another World
Contestants in Southern Sudan's First Beauty Pageant Grew Up Dodging War
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

Iraqis' Quality of Life Marked By Slow Gains, Many Setbacks
Worries Abound That Government Isn't Up to Task of Providing Services
(By Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Very Little War in Republicans' Words
For GOP Presidential Candidates, the Less Said About Iraq the Better
(By Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

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METRO
Protest, Forums To Mark AIDS Day
Vigils, curbside HIV screening, public forums with District teens and a demonstration across from the White House are planned for today and this weekend to mark World AIDS Day in the city with the worst rate of infection in the United States.
(By Susan Levine, The Washington Post)

City to Boost Anti-Gang Efforts After Spike in Violence
(By Allison Klein, The Washington Post)

Del. Lawton Dies After Speech at Symposium
County's Cable Administrator Had Heart Condition
(By Ann E. Marimow and Lisa Rein, The Washington Post)

Parts of Sterling May Be Target Of Stiffer Zoning Enforcement
(By Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)

A Mixed Blessing for Aspiring Lawyers
High Tuition and Debt Lure Graduates Toward High Pay, Away from Public Service Jobs
(By Ian Shapira, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Whose Music in Silver Spring?
It wasn't too many years ago that even street musicians would refuse to perform in downtown Silver Spring. Now things are so hopping that you've got Live Nation, the country's biggest live music outfit, and Seth Hurwitz, owner of the District's 9:30 Club and operator of the Merriweather Post...
(By Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post)

Real Estate Live
(Maryann Haggerty and Elizabeth Razzi, washingtonpost.com)

Fed Chief Offers Hint of Rate Cut
Bernanke Predicts 'Headwinds' For Consumers
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

A Mixed Blessing for Aspiring Lawyers
High Tuition and Debt Lure Graduates Toward High Pay, Away from Public Service Jobs
(By Ian Shapira, The Washington Post)

Iraqis' Quality of Life Marked By Slow Gains, Many Setbacks
Worries Abound That Government Isn't Up to Task of Providing Services
(By Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

More Business

TECHNOLOGY
Publishers Seeking Web Controls
The desire for greater control over how search engines index and display Web sites is driving an effort launched yesterday by leading news organizations and other publishers to revise a 13-year-old technology for restricting access.
(By Anick Jesdanun, The Washington Post)

Feeling Betrayed, Facebook Users Force Site to Honor Their Privacy
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

E-Trade Gets Cash Infusion, Shifts Its Top Leadership
(By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post)

U.S. Special Counsel Says He Won't Provide Files
Official Calls Personal Records Not Relevant to OPM Probe
(By Elizabeth Williamson, The Washington Post)

More Technology

SPORTS
Speculation and Secrecy Cloud Taylor Investigation
Family and friends of Redskins safety Sean Taylor struggle Thursday with competing theories about the motives behind the attack but have few tangible clues.
(By Amy Shipley and Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post)

School Ties
(By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)

Va. Tech's Foster May Be Ready to Leave Home
(By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post)

Cowboys Stay a Step Ahead of It All
With Favre Sidelined, Dallas Improves to NFC-Best 11-1 : Cowboys 37, Packers 27
(By Mark Maske, The Washington Post)

Patriots Start CAA Play With Impressive Victory
(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
End of the Roadhouse
The exact whereabouts are like secret knowledge, passed around by people who grew up in places like Mount Rainier, or Bladensburg -- when they were hard-living blue-collar white-complexion neighborhoods just over the city line, before they got "art districts," brew pubs and Salvadoran restaurants...
(By David Montgomery, The Washington Post)

Beauty and the Bling
(By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)

The Candidate's 'Catch Me if You Can'
Reporters Following Hillary Clinton on the Campaign Trail Are Covered in Dust
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

Maazel, Fit to Beat the Bland
(By Robert Battey, The Washington Post)

'The Life of Reilly': Full, Funny Portrait
(By Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
The Washington Capitals
Washington Post staff writer Tarik El-Bashir will be online to take your questions about the Caps and the NHL.
(Tarik El-Bashir, washingtonpost.com)

On TV
Reality, Non-Reality and Everything In-Between
(Lisa de Moraes, washingtonpost.com)

Real Estate Live
(Maryann Haggerty and Elizabeth Razzi, washingtonpost.com)

At the Movies With Ann Hornaday
(Ann Hornaday, washingtonpost.com)

College Football and Basketball
(Eric Prisbell and Marc Carig, washingtonpost.com)

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EDITORIALS
The Newest Nativists
THE CANDIDATES in the Republican debate Wednesday night made a great deal of sense about immigration -- when they were discussing measures they'd implemented as leaders forced to deal with reality. At least two of them turned to ugly nonsense as soon as they weren't defending their own records.
(The Washington Post)

Sharing the Pain
To bridge a budget gap in Montgomery, look to county workers' pay.
(The Washington Post)

In the Works
The District is ready to hit the ground running on needle-exchange programs
(The Washington Post)

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in Nyanza Province, Kenya) and Ann Dunham (born in Wichita, Kansas). Barack Hussein Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.

Obama grew up in culturally diverse surroundings. He spent most of his childhood in the majority-minority U.S. state of Hawaii and lived for four years in Indonesia. Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. Since announcing his candidacy in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal health care as campaign themes.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama co-sponsored the enactment of conventional weapons control and transparency legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Obama's parents separated when he was two years old and later divorced. His father went to Harvard University to pursue Ph.D. studies, then returned to Kenya, where he died in an auto accident when the younger Obama was twenty-one years old.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him
In his speeches and often on the Internet, the part of Sen. Barack Obama's biography that gets the most attention is not his race but his connections to the Muslim world.
(By Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

Municipal Bond Deals Squeezed By Credit Crisis
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

Police Theorize Taylor Was Victim of Botched Burglary
(By Amy Shipley and Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
In Debate, Romney and Giuliani Clash on Immigration Issues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 28 -- The Republican candidates for president engaged in a two-hour free-for-all Wednesday night, repeatedly confronting one another directly even as they fielded video questions submitted by Internet users in the most spirited debate of the 2008 presidential campaign.
(By Michael D. Shear and Dan Balz, The Washington Post)

Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him
(By Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

1973 U.S. Cable on Mideast Echoes Current Events
Memo, Among Newly Released Nixon-Era Documents, Warns Saudi Monarch of Dangers From Fatah
(By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post)

Negotiators Close In on Energy Measure
Bill Raises Ethanol, Efficiency Targets; Fuel Credits for Auto Industry at Issue
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)

Republicans Get Own Mixed Bag of Questions, Sans Snowman
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Municipal Bond Deals Squeezed By Credit Crisis
The widening credit crunch is making it harder for cities and school systems to get money for buildings, ballparks and other vital projects from the $2.5 trillion market for municipal bonds, a sector of Wall Street that rarely sees trouble.
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

Rise in Violent Crime Has Slowed, With Many Cities Reporting Drops
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

1973 U.S. Cable on Mideast Echoes Current Events
Memo, Among Newly Released Nixon-Era Documents, Warns Saudi Monarch of Dangers From Fatah
(By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post)

Obesity Epidemic In America Shows Signs of Plateauing
Rates Stable Among Women for 2005, '06
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Moscow May Host Middle East Follow-Up
Russia and the United States are tentatively planning a second Middle East peace conference, in Moscow in early 2008, with major parties hoping to begin a comprehensive peace effort that would include direct talks between Israel and Syria, according to U.S., Russian, Arab and European officials.
(By Robin Wright and Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

Old Allies Abandon Chávez as Constitution Vote Nears
(By Juan Forero, The Washington Post)

Musharraf to Take Oath as Civilian Leader
Pakistani President Plans to Announce Timeline for Lifting Emergency Rule, Officials Say
(By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)

1973 U.S. Cable on Mideast Echoes Current Events
Memo, Among Newly Released Nixon-Era Documents, Warns Saudi Monarch of Dangers From Fatah
(By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post)

Bill Clinton's Claim of Opposing Iraq War From Outset Disputed
(By Glenn Kessler and Anne Kornblut, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Virginia GOP Gets Strict on Voting
RICHMOND, Nov. 28 -- The loyalty pledge to the Republican Party that Virginia voters will be required to sign if they vote in the state's GOP presidential primary on Feb. 12 is another attempt by the party to police the open primary system.
(By Tim Craig and Anita Kumar, The Washington Post)

Illegal Immigrants in Md. and Va. Out-Earn U.S. Peers, Study Says
Such Residents Are Less Likely to Have Health Insurance
(By N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post)

Hope Floats in Prince George's As People's Harbor Is Shaped
Port Towns Area Can Comment on Design Proposals
(By Jackie Spinner, The Washington Post)

Principals Approve Of Building Repairs
(By Elissa Silverman, The Washington Post)

Ex-Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Donations to Club
(By April Witt, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Municipal Bond Deals Squeezed By Credit Crisis
The widening credit crunch is making it harder for cities and school systems to get money for buildings, ballparks and other vital projects from the $2.5 trillion market for municipal bonds, a sector of Wall Street that rarely sees trouble.
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

Color of Money Book Club
(Michelle Singletary, washingtonpost.com)

Negotiators Close In on Energy Measure
Bill Raises Ethanol, Efficiency Targets; Fuel Credits for Auto Industry at Issue
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)

White House's Top Economic Adviser Resigns
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Bush to Raise Civil-Service Pay by 3 Percent
(By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Brand Name to Brand X, Y and Z
AOL has begun flooding the Web with dozens of new and updated products, many of which do not even bear its famous name, in an attempt to expand its network and reach people wherever they may be.
(By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post)

Personal Tech: Holiday Guide 2007
(Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com)

FCC Chief Still Standing, if on Shifting Ground
(By Frank Ahrens and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post)

System Lets Agencies In Area Share Data
(By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

Online Merchants' Middlemen
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

More Technology

SPORTS
Somber Redskins Stand Together
Buoyed by an inspirational speech from Sean Taylor's father and a visit with some of their teammate's family members and girlfriend, the Redskins return to work..
(By Jason La Canfora and Jason Reid, The Washington Post)

Wizards Dance The Texas Misstep
Spurs 109, Wizards 94
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Terps' Dupree, Hayes Do Conference Proud
Maryland 69, Illinois 61
(By Marc Carig, The Washington Post)

A Teammate Dies, but Game Goes On
(By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)

Walker's Late Heroics Propel Penn State Over Virginia Tech
Penn State 66, Virginia Tech 61
(By GENARO C. ARMAS, AP)

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STYLE
Pearl's Unfaded Luster
It was chilly outside and the trees were barren. But when the news came, it raced around the neighborhood like blown leaves. Earl "The Pearl" Monroe and his Baltimore Bullets were coming to Columbus, Ohio, to the Fairgrounds Coliseum. We didn't have an NBA team in Columbus, but the Cincinnati Royals...
(By Wil Haygood, The Washington Post)

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

Pulling Their Punch Lines
While Political Races Heat Up, Writers' Strike Leaves Late-Night Humorists Speechless
(By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post)

Was This 'Discovery!' Meant to Be Found?
Wallace Stegner's Camp Says Publisher's Claim to Oil Industry Book Is Unethical
(By Bob Thompson, The Washington Post)

'Iphigénie' at the Met, New Blood for Domingo
(By Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Personal Tech: Holiday Guide 2007
The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your personal tech questions.
(Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com)

Celebritology Live
Get the Scoop on the Latest Gossip Making Waves on the Web
(Liz Kelly, washingtonpost.com)

Slate: Illuminating Answers to Environmental Questions
Which Airline is the Greenest? What Is the Impact of Spectator Sports? Should Landfills Be Mined for Recyclables? Get Answers Here.
(Brendan Koerner, washingtonpost.com)

The Redskins
(Jason La Canfora, washingtonpost.com)

Off the Page: Ha Jin
Off the Page Interviews Writer Ha Jin About His New Novel
(National Book Award Winner, washingtonpost.com)

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EDITORIALS
The General Retires
PAKISTAN took an important step toward ending its political crisis when President Pervez Musharraf stepped down yesterday as commander of the army -- the position from which he staged his 1999 coup against a democratically elected government and from which he imposed de facto martial law this mon...
(The Washington Post)

Cool Off, Mr. Lott
The retiring senator should not race through the revolving door.
(The Washington Post)

D.C. School Closings
Mayor Fenty makes some hard but necessary calls.
(The Washington Post)

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in Nyanza Province, Kenya) and Ann Dunham (born in Wichita, Kansas). Barack Hussein Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.

Obama grew up in culturally diverse surroundings. He spent most of his childhood in the majority-minority U.S. state of Hawaii and lived for four years in Indonesia. Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. Since announcing his candidacy in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal health care as campaign themes.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama co-sponsored the enactment of conventional weapons control and transparency legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Obama's parents separated when he was two years old and later divorced. His father went to Harvard University to pursue Ph.D. studies, then returned to Kenya, where he died in an auto accident when the younger Obama was twenty-one years old.

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