Governors Fight Tax Limits- April 30, 2005 In the past two years, Republican governors have dumped no-new-taxes pledges to push for major new revenue and increased state spending.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3903-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/i... Lockheed Profit Up 8% On Electronics, Space- April 30, 2005 Lockheed Martin Corp., the nation's largest defense contractor, yesterday reported an 8 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit as its electronics systems business, which includes Patriot missiles, and its space unit gained.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43292-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Obituaries- April 30, 2005 Josephine B. Humphrey Humane Society Member Josephine B. Humphrey, 92, a Vienna resident and a member of the Humane Society USA, died of dehydration March 7 at Mount Vernon Nursing Center.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2361-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_nation/states/i... D.C. Slots Bid Cost More Than $2 Million- April 30, 2005 Offshore financiers have spent more than $2 million since the end of May in an unsuccessful campaign to legalize slot machines in the nation's capital, according to the latest finance report filed with District regulators.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12666-2004Sep10.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Ex-Qwest Officials Charged- April 30, 2005 The Securities and Exchange Commission charged former Qwest Communications chief executive Joseph P. Nacchio and six other executives with concealing the source of billions of dollars in reported revenue from April 1999 to March 2002. In a civil lawsuit, regulators blamed Qwest's problems on aggressive revenue and earnings targets that created enormous pressure on employees to meet those targets. Also charged were former chief financial officers Robert S. Woodruff and Robin R. Szeliga; former...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38641-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Rumsfeld Gets Earful From Troops- April 30, 2005 The defense secretary, speaking in Kuwait to troops deploying into Iraq, heard complaints about poor combat equipment, personnel policies and other issues that reflect the strains the war in the Middle East is placing on the U.S. military.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46508-2004Dec8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/i... Boffo Baked Potatoes- April 30, 2005 Steamy baked potatoes, topped with sour cream, chives and bacon bits must be one of America's best-loved comfort foods. On a cold winter night, nothing fills you up better. I fell in love with the fully loaded tubers when I first arrived in the United States from India, about 13 years ago. Unlike the highly-spiced varieties that I'd known growing up -- always either sautied or in curries -- the simple baked spud was fluffy, creamy and soothing. I tasted the first one at the college cafeteria at.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25781-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... D.C. Gun Ban Repeal Is Set Aside- April 30, 2005 Idaho Republican Sen. Larry E. Craig announced yesterday that he has abandoned a bid to seek a repeal of D.C. gun laws in a Senate committee, and Senate GOP leaders indicated that they did not have time to get bogged down in a debate over gun limits in the weeks before Congress adjourns for the fall elections.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36860-2004Sep20.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Hackers Target U.S. Power Grid- April 30, 2005 Hackers' untiring efforts have heightened concerns that electric companies have failed to adequately fortify defenses against a potential catastrophic strike. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25738-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Party Music: Rock and the Blues- April 30, 2005 NEW YORKTo judge from the musical soundtracks accompanying this year's political conventions, rock is blue-state music, country is red-state. Gospel is red; hip-hop blue. And disco and soul are, well, kind of purple.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54835-2004Sep1.html?nav=rss_nation/states/i... |