washingtonpost.com - CorrectionsCorrectionsSlatkin and the NSO, Pleading the Ninth- April 24, 2005 Leonard Slatkin talks a great Mahler Ninth. Last night at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, the National Symphony Orchestra devoted the first portion of its program to Slatkin's 20-minute spoken introduction to Gustav Mahler's final symphony, complete with musical examples. After...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8304-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_print/correctio... Benedict XVI Assumes Papacy- April 24, 2005 Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church Tuesday elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany as the new pope to succeed John Paul II, and announced he will take the name of Benedict XVI.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A942-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_print/correction... Senate GOP Sets Up Filibuster Showdown- April 24, 2005 Moving the Senate closer to a historic confrontation, the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee endorsed two of President Bush's most controversial nominees to federal appellate court, and Democrats vowed once again to use the filibuster to block their confirmation.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6621-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_print/correctio... Growth Across Africa- April 24, 2005 It's not all bleak in sub-Saharan Africa, where the economies of more than 20 countries have registered growth for each of the past five years. Other quality-of-life indicators also show some improvement, but evidence of the ravages of HIVAIDS is apparent in some stark drops in life expectancy over the last decade. Here's a look at Africa's better performers, including each country's United Nations Human Development Index ranking, which combines life expectancy, literacy and GDP to rank 177...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58293-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_print/correcti... Analyst Fired for Personal Trading- April 24, 2005 Susan Kalla, a well-known and widely quoted Wall Street stock analyst who accurately predicted the collapse of the telecommunications equipment sector in 2000, was fired by Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group Inc. after an internal investigation into her personal stock trading, according to sources inside and outside the company with knowledge of the matter.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7461-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_print/correctio... Pimlico Springs Forth- April 24, 2005 In eight weeks of racing, Pimlico will offer 26 stakes races worth a total of $2.92 million. The centerpiece, of course, is the Grade I $1 million Preakness Stakes on May 21.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64044-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_print/correcti... Earth Work- April 24, 2005 In spring, herring spawn along the southeastern coast of Alaska, laying their eggs in unbelievable masses. Tides sweep the eggs ashore, where they cling to seaweed and rock and pebbled beach. Kelp washes up four inches thick with the yellow roe. Murders of ravens feed on the eggs, and scores of gulls. Did I dream that I saw 15 bald eagles, like waiting angels, in one tree No.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6954-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_print/correctio... It Takes More Than a Living Will- April 24, 2005 A theme running through coverage of the tragic case of Terri Schiavo is that if she had only had a living will, the long-running controversy over whether to preserve her life in what court-appointed doctors have called a "persistent vegetative state" could have been avoided.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2623-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_print/correctio... The Playing's the Thing- April 24, 2005 When Barry Fields moved to the Washington area three years ago, he was looking for a way to meet people. While poking around the Internet he found Singles Golf DC, a league for unmarried golfers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58446-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_print/correcti... COMINGANDGOING- April 24, 2005 UPRIGHT AND LOCKED Fort Lauderdale Gridlock Why does a sunny spring day at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport look like O'Hare on a blizzard-blasted Christmas Eve CoGo, no stranger to airport chaos, was...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56434-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_print/correcti... |