Former Iraqi detainees sue U.S. military contractors- June 30, 2008 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Four Iraqi men are suing U.S. military contractors who they say tortured them while they were detained in Abu Ghraib prison, according to lawsuits being filed at U.S. federal courts on Monday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32345544... Gearing Up for the Fans- June 30, 2008 Since opening her European-style Chez Hareg bakery in the District's Shaw neighborhood last year, Haregewine Messert, an immigrant from Ethiopia, had neglected the little lot behind her shop, allowing it to become overrun with weeds.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32326216... Gun Shops Await New D.C. Rules- June 30, 2008 D.C. resident Anthony Mason walked into Atlantic Guns in Silver Spring on Friday afternoon and asked a question the staff had heard all day: "How can I buy a small handgun"http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32326216... British Firm Opens Germantown Lab- June 30, 2008 Xceleron, a British life sciences firm that's trying to gain ground in the U.S. market, operates by the old pharmaceutical industry mantra, "Fail fast, fail cheap."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32326216... Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered- June 30, 2008 PHOENIX -- Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273495... Few Smiles Evident On Car Lots These Days- June 29, 2008 I nside the trailer on North Garfield Street, three guys sit at three desks and listen to the groan of the air conditioner. Lately, it's gotten so bad that when one salesman gets a call, others mosey over to see if a real, live customer might be on the line.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273495... It's Safe To Go Back In the Water- June 29, 2008 Living in LoCo is Erica Garman's blog devoted to all things interesting in Loudoun County. You can find it at http:www.loudounextra.com . This column of highlights from the blog appears in this space every Sunday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273496... For O'Malley and Angelos, Breaking Bread . . . and Mending Ties- June 29, 2008 The frigid relationship between Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and Baltimore Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos recently thawed long enough for the two men to share a meal in Baltimore's Little Italy.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273495... EPA to Propose Fort Detrick as Superfund Cleanup Site- June 29, 2008 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose Frederick's Fort Detrick as a possible Superfund site, a move that would give that agency oversight of the U.S. Army's cleanup of chemical-laced groundwater, officials said.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273495... Mailbox: Condo Coercions, Short Shrift on Short Sales and Testing the Bath- June 29, 2008 My mailbox has been full of comments on recent columns about life in homeowners associations, uncertainty with short sales and deciding how much money to invest in a bathroom.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273495... |