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| TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Pakistanis voice concerns about Obama's new Afghanistan plan ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- President Obama's new strategy for combating Islamist insurgents in Afghanistan fell on skeptical ears Wednesday in next-door Pakistan, a much larger, nuclear-armed state that Obama said was "at the core" of the plan and had even more at stake than Afghanistan. (By Pamela Constable and Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post) Stimulus is boon for D.C. area contractors Federal departments are paying firms to help spend the money (By Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post) Arms smuggling heightens Iran fears U.N. BAN IS DEFIED Tehran may be building arsenal, helping militias (By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post) An energy answer in the shale below? New technology opens vast stores of natural gas, and the land rush is on (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) Washington Times cuts in staff, coverage cue new era (By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
Lawmakers scrutinize new Afghan strategy Lawmakers from both parties searched for weaknesses Wednesday in President Obama's newly announced Afghan strategy, focusing on what many said was a contradiction between his promise to begin removing U.S. troops in 18 months and his caveat that departures will depend on "conditions on the ground." (By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post) Mammogram guidelines debated along party lines as panel members are grilled (By From News Services, The Washington Post) A deadline written in quicksand, not stone (By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post) Democrats say they'll be on defensive in '10 (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) Gay marriage bill suffers a decisive defeat in N.Y. State Senate (By Karl Vick, The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NATION U.S. set to fund more stem cell study The Obama administration has begun approving new lines of human embryonic stem cells that are eligible for federally funded experiments, opening the way for millions of taxpayer dollars to be used to conduct research that was put off-limits by President George W. Bush. (By Rob Stein, The Washington Post) Gay marriage bill suffers a decisive defeat in N.Y. State Senate (By Karl Vick, The Washington Post) As emissions increase, carbon 'sinks' get clogged World's oceans, forests becoming less able to absorb CO2 (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) Arms smuggling heightens Iran fears U.N. BAN IS DEFIED Tehran may be building arsenal, helping militias (By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post) Stimulus is boon for D.C. area contractors Federal departments are paying firms to help spend the money (By Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post) More Nation
Pakistanis voice concerns about Obama's new Afghanistan plan ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- President Obama's new strategy for combating Islamist insurgents in Afghanistan fell on skeptical ears Wednesday in next-door Pakistan, a much larger, nuclear-armed state that Obama said was "at the core" of the plan and had even more at stake than Afghanistan. (By Pamela Constable and Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post) Israel revoked Jerusalem residency of 4,500 Palestinians in 2008 (By Howard Schneider, The Washington Post) Arms smuggling heightens Iran fears U.N. BAN IS DEFIED Tehran may be building arsenal, helping militias (By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post) Cat-and-mouse game traps arms broker Iranian to be sentenced in smuggling case that took years to build (By Carrie Johnson and Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post) Obama to let Pentagon deploy even more troops, but numbers remain murky (By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post) More World
Teaching the ABC's of crucial social skills The middle school years, when nothing seems more important or more impossible than fitting in, are rough for nearly everyone. But they are particularly brutal for preteens such as Will Gilbertsen, whose mild autism makes him stand out. (By Emma Brown, The Washington Post) D.C. man gets 24-year term for strangling stepdaughter (By Keith L. Alexander, The Washington Post) Drug-resistant swine flu reported in Va. and Md. (By Michael Laris, The Washington Post) Helping shoppers avoid the gridlock TVs installed at Tysons to give traffic updates during construction (By Kafia A. Hosh, The Washington Post) Fenty names school official parks chief Department faces shrinking budget, contract controversy (By Nikita Stewart, The Washington Post) More Metro
An energy answer in the shale below? The first time Chesapeake Energy tried to buy mineral rights from Diana Whitmore, a 74-year-old retired real estate broker in southern New York, it offered her $125 for every acre of land plus a 12 percent royalty on whatever natural gas it extracts. (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) As Obama opens jobs summit, he faces limited options for growth Many ideas that would greatly increase deficit are likely to be rejected (By Michael A. Fletcher and Ben Pershing, The Washington Post) Bank of America to repay U.S. Firm will be first to reimburse taxpayers completely for bailout (By Binyamin Appelbaum, The Washington Post) Washington Times cuts in staff, coverage cue new era (By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post) Digest (The Washington Post) More Business
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| TECHNOLOGY U.S. set to fund more stem cell study The Obama administration has begun approving new lines of human embryonic stem cells that are eligible for federally funded experiments, opening the way for millions of taxpayer dollars to be used to conduct research that was put off-limits by President George W. Bush. (By Rob Stein, The Washington Post) Cable giants to put shows online Time Warner, Comcast launch service in hopes of retaining customers (By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post) Crime Report (The Washington Post) Crime Report (The Washington Post) More Technology
Nets lose NBA-record 18th straight to start season EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- All those losses in what's now the worst start in NBA history had already beaten down the New Jersey Nets. (By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP) Tyreke Evans scores 26 points in Kings' victory (AP) Rockets beat Clippers 102-85 (AP) Irish honor McGraw (By From News Services and Staff Reports, The Washington Post) Wisconsin surprises No. 6 Duke and lifts the Big Ten (By associated press, The Washington Post) More Sports
Washington Times cuts in staff, coverage cue new era The Washington Times, which gained a strong foothold in a politically obsessed city as a conservative alternative to much of the mainstream media, is about to become a drastically smaller newspaper. (By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post) Cheerleaders get fired up about Salahi (By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post) Cable giants to put shows online Time Warner, Comcast launch service in hopes of retaining customers (By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post) From a belittling time, micro-sculptor creates works that resonate with a power most disproportionate (By DeNeen L. Brown, The Washington Post) Reitman finds heat in the line of firings Director hired Clooney, but 'Air's' layoffs are what strike a chord (By Jen Chaney, The Washington Post) More Style
The 'Lost' Hour: Season 3 Review Join Liz Kelly and Jen Chaney, authors of the Post's "Lost" dueling analysis and both obsessive "Lost" fans, as they try to get to the bottom of the show's mysteries. Their special guest this week: Paul Scheer, the "Human Giant"/"The League" star who played a key role in the recent "Lost" art alternate reality game. Bring them your questions, comments and theories (no matter how far-fetched) about just what the heck is going on. (Jen Chaney and Liz Kelly, with special guest Paul Scheer, washingtonpost.com) Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers (Tarik El-Bashir, washingtonpost.com) Celebritology Live You've Been Served... a Heaping Plate of Gossip (Liz Kelly, washingtonpost.com) Analysis of Obama's jobs summit (Frank Ahrens, washingtonpost.com) Color of Money Live (Michelle Singletary, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions
Extend the estate tax SOMETIMES, if you're a member of Congress, you just have to hold your nose and vote for it. Thursday, the House is having one of those moments. The subject is the estate tax. In one of those fiscal time bombs left from the Bush administration, the estate tax, having gradually dwindled, is set to ... (The Washington Post) What Mr. Obama changed Four ways in which the president shifted the Afghan strategy his generals proposed. (The Washington Post) The card-swipe mayor The only course for Baltimore's Sheila Dixon is to resign. (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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