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washingtonpost.com News: Obama Picks Chicago's Schools Chief For Cabinet
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| TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Obama Picks Chicago's Schools Chief For Cabinet President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Chicago schools executive Arne Duncan as his education secretary at an event in the city today, transition aides said, and is expected to tap Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) later this week to serve as secretary of the interior, all but finalizing his selections... (By Anne E. Kornblut and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) Majority of Public Opposes Auto Rescue Poll Finds Most Blame Industry for Problems, Believe Failure Won't Hurt Economy (By Jon Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta, The Washington Post) Flying Shoes Create a Hero In Arab World (By Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post) Calls Shed Light on Gunmen's Motives Officials Say Two Mumbai Attackers Voiced Numerous Grievances (By Emily Wax, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
Obama Picks Chicago's Schools Chief For Cabinet President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Chicago schools executive Arne Duncan as his education secretary at an event in the city today, transition aides said, and is expected to tap Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) later this week to serve as secretary of the interior, all but finalizing his selections... (By Anne E. Kornblut and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) Three Algerian Detainees Set for Transfer to Bosnia (By Peter Finn, The Washington Post) New Committee Chairmen Named on Capitol Hill (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) FDA Will Continue To Study Chemical No Action Planned on Bisphenol A (By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post) Ex-Contractor Gets 21/2 Years in Prison In Cunningham Case (By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post) More Politics |
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| NATION
Court Allows Suit Against 'Light' Cigarette Makers The Supreme Court said yesterday that consumers may sue over what they allege to be deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes, a decision that opens tobacco companies to what could be billions of dollars in liability in court cases nationwide. (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) Panel Cites 'Tipping Point' On Nuclear Proliferation (By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post) FDA Will Continue To Study Chemical No Action Planned on Bisphenol A (By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post) Poll Finds Support for Obama's War Views Less Pessimism on Iraq, But 70% Back Pullout (By Michael A. Fletcher and Jon Cohen, The Washington Post) Whitman-Walker, a Longtime Front in AIDS War, Moves Out (By Anne Hull, The Washington Post) More Nation
Flying Shoes Create a Hero In Arab World BAGHDAD, Dec. 15 -- In hurling footwear and insults at President Bush, Muntadar al-Zaidi expressed what relatives said were his own frustrations with American policy in Iraq and made himself into an overnight celebrity in the Arab world. (By Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post) Calls Shed Light on Gunmen's Motives Officials Say Two Mumbai Attackers Voiced Numerous Grievances (By Emily Wax, The Washington Post) Poll Finds Support for Obama's War Views Less Pessimism on Iraq, But 70% Back Pullout (By Michael A. Fletcher and Jon Cohen, The Washington Post) Three Algerian Detainees Set for Transfer to Bosnia (By Peter Finn, The Washington Post) Israeli Authorities Detain, Expel U.N. Human Rights Envoy (By Colum Lynch, The Washington Post) More World
Like Lincoln, Obama Will Ride the Rails To D.C. Barack Obama has evoked Abraham Lincoln ever since launching his campaign at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (By Nikita Stewart and Michael E. Ruane, The Washington Post) From Sterling's Secret Santa, A Deluge of Christmas Spirit (By Jacqueline L. Salmon, The Washington Post) Whitman-Walker, a Longtime Front in AIDS War, Moves Out (By Anne Hull, The Washington Post) Winter Storm Watch for Parts of Region (By Martin Weil, The Washington Post) Montgomery Erasing Gifted Label Implications Concern Some School Parents (By Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post) More Metro
Pelosi Pushing Mortgage Relief House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that the Bush administration must do more to help struggling borrowers stay in their homes before Congress will agree to release any more money to the Treasury Department's financial system bailout effort, which is running low on cash. (By Lori Montgomery and David Cho, The Washington Post) Fed Looking at Another Rate Cut to Stem Crisis (By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post) SEC Didn't Act on Madoff Tips Regulator Was Warned About Possible Fraud as Early as 1999 (By Binyamin Appelbaum and David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post) Whitman-Walker, a Longtime Front in AIDS War, Moves Out (By Anne Hull, The Washington Post) Court Allows Suit Against 'Light' Cigarette Makers Companies Face Huge Liabilities Over Marketing (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) More Business
Vikings' Williams Commits To Rutgers Woodbridge senior running back De'Antwan Williams, one of the nation's most coveted college recruits, orally committed to Rutgers on Saturday at the conclusion of his official visit to the school. (By Matthew Stanmyre, The Washington Post) Kings Make Theus Sixth Fired Coach (The Washington Post) D'Antoni Draws Cheers, Knicks Fall Short Suns 111, Knicks 103 (AP) New Lineup, But the Same Old Outcome Blatche Starts, Scores 19, But Questions Own Effort : Pacers 118, Wizards 98 (By Marc Carig, The Washington Post) False Start? Don't Panic (By Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post) More Sports
ASK AMY DEAR AMY: I have been married for 27 years. My husband isn't successful professionally, so I support our family through a job an hour's commute away. (The Washington Post) Masters & Commander Paris's 'Picasso' Captures Cubist's Inspirations, and Variations, From Precursors (By Blake Gopnik, The Washington Post) 'Boys' + Babes = Mother Of All Guilty Pleasures (By Tom Shales, The Washington Post) Plot Twist: The Newbery May Dampen Kids' Reading (By Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post) HBO Winningly Shows How A Playing Field Was Leveled (By Neely Tucker, The Washington Post) More Style
Book World Live: Jon Meacham, Author of 'American Lion' Newsweek editor Jon Meacham discusses his acclaimed biography of President Andrew Jackson, 'American Lion.' (Jon Meacham, washingtonpost.com) Freedom Rock (J. Freedom du Lac, washingtonpost.com) Station Break Pop Culture and More (Paul Farhi, washingtonpost.com) Unconventional Holiday Movies Discussing favorite Christmas movie moments (Jen Chaney, washingtonpost.com) Embracing Life (Michael Oliveri, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions
Clearing a Legal Haze A smoke-and-mirrors legal approach fails Big Tobacco. (The Washington Post) A Shotgun Election Alexandria and Fairfax voters will choose a replacement for Del. Brian Moran -- and fast. (The Washington Post) What a Deal The D.C. Council should approve the cheaper, better lottery management firm. (The Washington Post) |
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