Bloc-Buster Idea: Make It The G-3- July 6, 2008 LONDON -- John McCain would kick Russia out of the Group of Eight economic powers that meet in Japan this week. But this is no time to think small. The G-8 leaders themselves should declare surrender and disband their high-profile huddle on the state of the world.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310045/AR20080... Afghan Escalation- July 6, 2008 EACH YEAR since 2002, the number of U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan has grown. And each year, during the "fighting season" of spring and summer, the number of attacks by the Taliban has also increased, prompting commanders to conclude that still more troops are needed. This year is no...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327886642/AR20080... Odd Timing in Zimbabwe- July 6, 2008 Regarding the June 30 news story "Zimbabwe's Mugabe Officially Sworn In":http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327886650/AR20080... Sold Glory- July 6, 2008 Abraham Lincoln wasn't the very first, but this 1860 flag-as-campaign-poster (bottom) is an early example of candidates' plastering their messages directly on the flag itself. William McKinley didn't go quite so far in his ad (right), though the Stars and Stripes did have a starring role.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310042/AR20080... Decider on the High Court- July 6, 2008 The most dramatic stories in any field of competitive endeavor are those that recount events that almost never happened. It's the scoreless ballgames that end with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth that linger in the psyches of winners and losers -- not the 9-3 walkovers.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310047/AR20080... The $360 Million Mirage- July 6, 2008 VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS are locked in partisan battle over a rescue package for the state's badly underfunded transportation network. In Richmond, where a special legislative session transportation resumes Wednesday, all is pessimism: Virtually no one who understands the scope of the problem believes...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327886644/AR20080... The Fear Democrats Can Jettison- July 6, 2008 In "The Best and the Brightest," David Halberstam chronicles Lyndon Johnson's absolute terror of appearing soft on communism. Having seen fellow Democrats destroyed in the early 1950s because they tolerated a Communist victory in China, Johnson swore that he would not let the story replay itself in...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310051/AR20080... Two Deaths in Prince George's- July 6, 2008 Those protesting the attention given the murder of Ronnie L. White, who was killed while in custody in the Prince George's County jail, just don't get it "Pr. George's Jail Guards Are Mum in Death Probe," front page, July 2.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327886645/AR20080... Why Washington Needs a Community College- July 6, 2008 Our nation's capital needs a resource that every large city except Washington has: a community college. Community colleges provide training for "middle skill" jobs -- those that require less than a four-year degree but more than a high school diploma. They launch students into four-year programs,...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310054/AR20080... Let a New Tradition Bloom- July 6, 2008 Recently, my husband and I took my parents for a drive down the country roads of northern Calvert County, where we saw a tobacco barn. My father mentioned that the barn was in need of repair. I replied that many barns in Southern Maryland are tumbling down, in part because of the buyout of tobacco...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327886646/AR20080... |