washingtonpost.com - KentuckyKentuckyDemocrats Hint At Filibuster Deal- May 8, 2005 The Senate's top two Democrats, seeking a break in the impasse over seven stalled judicial nominees, said for the first time yesterday that they would consider a compromise in which some of the seven would be confirmed and the others withdrawn.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16376-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Photo Deals for HP, Yahoo- May 8, 2005 Hewlett-Packard and Yahoo each signed deals expanding their companies' portfolios into the growing area of Internet-based photo management. Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP said it will acquire online photo service Snapfish. By targeting San Francisco-based Snapfish's 13 million members, HP hopes to boost sales of its popular photo printers and ink. The Snapfish Web site contains roughly 350 million photos, which users can organize into albums and share with other members. Yahoo has agreed to acquire.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55503-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... A Crusade For Competition- May 8, 2005 The Department of Justice has two blunt warnings for the American home real estate establishment:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9146-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/states/k... SUNDAY- May 8, 2005 Sports College Basketball. Illinois at Ohio State (Channel 9 at noon); ACC women's tournament semifinals (CSN at 1); Kentucky at Florida (Channel 9 at 2); Virginia at Florida State (Channel 20 at 2); CAA tournament semifinals (CSN at 3); Duke at North Carolina (Channel 9 at 4); Wake Forest at N.C. State (CSN at 8).http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8862-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/ky Lasers to Signal Airspace Violations- May 8, 2005 The U.S. military will begin using an elaborate network of cameras and lasers next month to scan the sky over Washington and warn aircraft that enter the nation's most restricted metropolitan airspace.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57641-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Social (Bzzzt!) Ow! (Bzzt!) Security!- May 8, 2005 Department of Electrolocution: It's an enduring Washington cliche that Social Security is the "third rail" of American politics -- as in, anyone who touches the program gets electrocuted, politically speaking. As he promotes his Social Security overhaul around the country, President Bush is riding the line to death, saying, in effect, that by daring to tamper with this third rail, he's showing political courage.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42334-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... House Passes Permanent Estate Tax Repeal- May 8, 2005 The House voted 272 to 162 Wednesday to permanently repeal the estate tax, throwing the issue to the Senate where negotiations have begun on a deep and permanent estate tax cut that can pass this year, even if it falls short of full repeal.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50961-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Volunteers Count New York's Homeless- May 8, 2005 The count was part of a new effort by the city to improve its chance of receiving millions of dollars in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18334-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/k... No Shortage of Royalty or Blossoms at Festival Parade- May 8, 2005 Warmth, sun and, best of all, cherry blossoms were in abundance as the 2005 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade coincided with the date of the much-heralded "peak bloom."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40443-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_nation/states/k... In Judgment on the Commandments- May 8, 2005 The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in two cases concerning the public display of the Ten Commandments on government property. Decisions are expected by July.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8759-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/ky |