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Friday, February 24, 2006

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Bush Says Ports Deal Not a Security Threat WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Thursday sought to calm an uproar over an Arab company taking over operations at six major American ports, saying "people don't need to worry about security." Philippines President Declares Emergency (AP) Report Finds Accounting Practices That Start at the Bottom Line (The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS Bush Says Ports Deal Not a Security Threat WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Thursday sought to calm an uproar over an Arab company taking over operations at six major American ports, saying "people don't need to worry about security." White House Issues Its Own Katrina Report (AP) Port Problems Said To Dwarf New Fears (The Washington Post) WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO . . . STEVE LARGENT? (The Washington Post) Special Counsel in Plame Case Invalid, Libby Contends (The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION White House Issues Its Own Katrina Report WASHINGTON -- A White House report concluded Thursday that inexperienced disaster response managers and a lack of planning, discipline and leadership contributed to vast federal failures during Hurricane Katrina. Chromium Industry Scientists Accused of Withholding Data Report Says Research on Cancer-Causing Chemical Was Reworked (The Washington Post) Jurassic Fossil Breaks the Mold Find Shows Mammals Diversified Much Earlier Than Was Thought (The Washington Post) Reservist Acquitted Of Abuse (The Washington Post) U.S. Approves Visa for Indian Scientist (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD In 20 Years Since Marcos, Little Stability for Philippines BATAC, Philippines -- Two decades after President Ferdinand Marcos was chased from power, he still draws the faithful and the curious to this farming town in the northernmost Philippines. (By Alan Sipress, The Washington Post) Bombing Sets Off Upsurge of Violence in Iraq (The Washington Post) Self-Styled Justice in Guatemala 'Social Cleansing' Squads, Though Welcomed by Some, Evoke Horrors of Long Civil War (The Washington Post) Heavy Fighting Erupts in West Bank (The Washington Post) WORLD IN BRIEF (The Washington Post) More World METRO Md. Department Faces Rise in Complaints The Montgomery County agency offered as a solution to the building violations in Clarksburg has itself come under fire for letting developers bend rules, failing to slow the spread of "McMansions" in older neighborhoods and being lax on environmental enforcement. (By Miranda S. Spivack and Tim Craig, The Washington Post) Problems Unsolved In D.C. Group Homes Residents Still in Jeopardy, Report Says (The Washington Post) Va., Md. Reject Ban On Smoking Lawmakers Loath To Force Businesses (The Washington Post) DNA Unmasks Killer of Two, Pr. George's Police Say (The Washington Post) Compromise Predicted in Md. On Stem Cell Research Funds Amended Legislation Similar to Approach by Ehrlich (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Fannie Mae Report Points to Top Execs Fannie Mae senior managers manipulated accounting in 1998 in order to trigger millions of dollars in bonuses, one in a series of practices that ultimately wiped $8.4 billion in profit from the mortgage company's books, a report by former Sen. Warren Rudman has concluded. (By Annys Shin and Kathleen Day, The Washington Post) Fed Survey: Average Inflation-Adjusted Family Incomes Drop in 2004 (AP) Enron Trial Update (washingtonpost.com) Contractor Plans Guilty Plea for Bribe-Case Role (The Washington Post) Md. Department Faces Rise in Complaints Montgomery Permit System Fast But Sloppy, Critics Say (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Books: Naked Conversations Robert Scoble and Shel Israel will be online to discuss their new book about how blogging in the business world can improve customer relations. Microsoft to make EU dispute documents public (Reuters) Radio One Profit Falls Nearly 50% Lanham-Based Company Branches Out Into Other Media (The Washington Post) Compromise Predicted in Md. On Stem Cell Research Funds Amended Legislation Similar to Approach by Ehrlich (The Washington Post) Chromium Industry Scientists Accused of Withholding Data Report Says Research on Cancer-Causing Chemical Was Reworked (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Cohen Slips, but Finds Silver Lining Sasha Cohen falls twice during her free skate but finishes with the silver medal when Russia's Irina Slutskaya also tumbles. Japan's Shizuka Arakawa wins the gold. (By Amy Shipley, The Washington Post) Ziegler's the Big Fish in O'Connell's Pool National Team Swimmer Makes The Most of Her Senior Season (The Washington Post) Knee Injury Sidelines Mensah-Bonsu for Rest of Regular Season Center May Also Miss Atlantic-10 Tournament (The Washington Post) Nats Unveil Soriano, Not His Position (The Washington Post) Feeling at Home, Mickelson Drives On (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Hitting a Low Note In 1979 Lewis Lipnick, the contrabassoonist of the National Symphony Orchestra, played the world premiere of the first concerto ever written for this gigantic and growl-y instrument, which can descend far below the range of the tuba and the double bass to make the deepest sounds generally heard... (By Tim Page, The Washington Post) The Reliable Source (The Washington Post) This Athlete Skis, Shoots and Heaves In the Biathlon, Even the Hardiest Are Done In by the Sport's Demands (The Washington Post) Start the Presses, It's Journalism's Trophy Show (The Washington Post) A History of Violins (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Why New Orleans Matters Tom Piazza, author of 'Why New Orleans Matters,' will discuss the indispensable history and culture of his quintessentially American city. Books: Naked Conversations How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers (washingtonpost.com) Broder on Politics (washingtonpost.com) Olympic Blogger Shares Stories, Talks Coverage (washingtonpost.com) On TV Reality, Non-Reality and Everything In-Between (washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions EDITORIALS How to Lose Friends AMONG MANY other things, the president's job description requires him to keep abreast of economic and political developments around the world; respond to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina; oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; appoint people to run embassies and government departments; come... (The Washington Post) Myopia in Richmond (The Washington Post) Taking on Corruption (The Washington Post) More Editorials

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