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Thursday, February 23, 2006

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Bush Unaware of Port Sale Before Congressional Opposition President Bush wasn't aware of the sale of six U.S. ports to an Arab company until after federal approval was granted and congressional opposition erupted over the deal, his spokesman said today. (By Daniela Deane, The Washington Post) Indian Scientist's Visa Denial Sparks Outrage (The Washington Post) Bombing Sets Off Upsurge of Violence in Iraq (The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS S.D. Abortion Bill Takes Aim at 'Roe' South Dakota lawmakers yesterday approved the nation's most far-reaching ban on abortion, setting the stage for new legal challenges that its supporters say they hope lead to an overturning of Roe v. Wade . (By Evelyn Nieves, The Washington Post) Bush Unaware of Port Sale Before Congressional Opposition (The Washington Post) Dan Glickman: Best Original Song (The Washington Post) In New Orleans Reelection Bid, Nagin Faces a Crowded Field Katrina Has Sapped Mayor's Power, But at Least 10 Challengers Want Job (The Washington Post) White House To Release Report on Disasters (The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION Indian Scientist's Visa Denial Sparks Outrage A decision two weeks ago by a U.S. consulate in India to refuse a visa to a prominent Indian scientist has triggered heated protests in that country and set off a major diplomatic flap on the eve of President Bush's first visit to India. (By Shankar Vedantam, The Washington Post) Safety of Post-Hurricane Sludge Is Disputed Government Has Minimized Public Health Threat of Toxic Contaminants in New Orleans, Group Says (The Washington Post) Eight Neb. Co-Workers Share $365M Jackpot (AP) S.D. Abortion Bill Takes Aim at 'Roe' Senate Ban Does Not Except Rape, Incest (The Washington Post) Justices Allow Personal-Injury Suits Against Postal Service (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Bombing Sets Off Upsurge of Violence in Iraq BAGHDAD, Feb. 23 -- The bodies of 40 men were found shot dead in four separate areas around Baghdad, an interior ministry spokesman said Thursday. The discovery of the bodies came a day after a bombing targeted a holy Shiite shrine in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra, setting off a surge of... (By Bassam Sebti and Jonathan Finer, The Washington Post) Sanctions Against Sudanese Officials Sought Over Darfur (The Washington Post) Attacks on Copts Expose Egypt's Secular Paradox Tensions Between Muslims, Christians Grow Violent in Time of More Openness (The Washington Post) Blast Rocks Shiite Shrine in Samarra (The Washington Post) Bush Unaware of Port Sale Before Congressional Opposition (The Washington Post) More World METRO Wanted: Owners of a Lot of Stuff Locked in an electronically secured vault on K Street are a Cuban military medal on a blue-and-white sash, the cremated remains of a Chinese child, a stack of tattered Egyptian pound notes, colorful Disney stock certificates and more than $100 million worth of other odds and ends stored in cardboard... (By Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post) Intruder Beset by Own Pupils Karate Teacher Admits Breaking Into Home of Twin Sisters, 10 (The Washington Post) A 9/11 Widower's Ride of Remembrance Md. Man's Journey To Honor Victims, Benefit Memorials (The Washington Post) Schools Chief Pick Sees Enemy in 'Anonymity' Pr. George's Choice Split Up Large School (The Washington Post) A Bittersweet Renaissance Excitement and Sorrow Mingle in Historic Shaw (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Ports Debate Reawakens Foreign-Investment Jitters Once again, the specter of foreigners gaining control over strategic American assets is sparking an uproar in Congress. And that is reigniting a debate about whether the United States is too open to foreign investors -- or whether it is prone to self-destructive fits of xenophobia. (By Paul Blustein, The Washington Post) Fed Vice Chairman Leaving Board (The Washington Post) Bush Unaware of Port Sale Before Congressional Opposition (The Washington Post) A Bittersweet Renaissance Excitement and Sorrow Mingle in Historic Shaw (The Washington Post) An Industry Off Its Game Product Delays and Prices Hurt the Business of Video Play (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY An Industry Off Its Game The video game industry ought to be riding high. Public interest has never been greater, overall sales are up, and blockbuster movies such as "King Kong" and "Star Wars" routinely look to video games to extend their reach into popular culture. (By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post) AOL Hopes to Ring Up Upgrades (The Washington Post) Indian Scientist's Visa Denial Sparks Outrage (The Washington Post) School's Phone Tower Is Opposed (The Washington Post) Microsoft Rivals File Antitrust Complaint (AP) More Technology SPORTS GW Makes It 15 Straight No. 7 GW extends its nation-best winning streak to 15 games Wednesday but Pops Mensah-Bonsu hurts his knee in a 77-65 win over LaSalle.  (By Steven Goff, The Washington Post) Terps Are Slipping Out of the Picture Another Loss Dashes NCAA Hopes: Florida St. 71, Maryland 60 (The Washington Post) Wizards Increase Ticket Prices Some Seats Will Rise 59 Percent (The Washington Post) Modano Rips USA Hockey After Elimination (AP) Ames Gives Woods Wrong Kind of Pep Talk (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE What Was and Never Shall Be Again and again, it's distressing how little we know about how Iraq looked before destruction became an everyday occurrence. And so the first glimpse, for many, of the Askariya shrine was not of a magnificent shining dome, but twisted metal and broken walls. (By Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post) The Reliable Source (The Washington Post) UPN Stations Get Cleansed With Soaps (The Washington Post) SHOPPER Inviting Artwork, Notable in More Ways Than One (The Washington Post) Imagination's 'Hip Hop': Missing a Beat (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Car Safety Research NHTSA's John Hinch will be online to take your questions and comments about car safety research. Copeland on Olympics On Skater Johnny Weir's Shopping Habits and More From Turin (washingtonpost.com) Post Politics Hour washingtonpost.com's Daily Politics Discussion (washingtonpost.com) The Washington Wizards (washingtonpost.com) D.C., Maryland and Virginia Politics D.C., Maryland and Virginia Politics (washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions EDITORIALS A Challenge for Mr. Frist ANYONE WHO thinks the tort system can handle asbestos claims should consider some numbers from the Rand Corp. think tank. Of the $70 billion paid out in settlements for asbestos-related injuries since the 1970s, about $41 billion went to lawyers; only $29 billion went to sick people. A system of... (The Washington Post) A Big Man's Election (The Washington Post) Olympic Idols (The Washington Post) More Editorials

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