Obama unveils fiscal 2013 budget proposal
Israel: Iran bombed diplomatic car
Replacement of war-worn equipment cut in budget
EDITORIAL: Sugar police on the prowl
It’s do or die before London Olympics
Arizona lawmakers: No more teachers’ dirty words
QB O’Brien among latest to transfer from Maryland
RAHN: Obama has no Plan B
Feds shut down Amish farm for selling fresh milk
LISTENING STATION: Whitney Houston remembered
Iowa homecoming awaits Chinese leader
GAFFNEY: Shariah’s police?
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Stocks, euro slide as worries about Europe persist
By Matthew Craft - Associated Press
Stocks and the euro are falling as worries about Europe dragged down financial markets. Energy companies fell hard as the price of crude oil plunged 5 percent. Gold fell below $1,600 for the first time in more than two months. Published December 14, 2011 Comments
Free apps offered to upset BlackBerry users
By Rob Gillies - Associated Press
Trying to make amends for massive outages last week, Research In Motion on Monday promised BlackBerry users free premium apps and a month of technical support. Published October 17, 2011 Comments
Council members to examine DYRS leadership
By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times
The crisis response to a recent detention facility escape and beating of a corrections officer by a ward of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) was led by interim Director Neil Stanley, who faces tough questioning this week from a D.C. Council oversight panel about his ability to lead the troubled agency. Published May 3, 2011 Comments
Unemployment claims fall to near 3-year low
By Jeannine Aversa - Associated Press
The number of people requesting unemployment benefits last week plunged to a nearly three-year low, bolstering likelihood that companies will increase the pace of hiring this year. Published March 3, 2011 Comments
Homebuilders less confident in housing market
By Alan Zibel - Associated Press
Homebuilders' confidence in the housing market has sunk to the lowest level in more than a year, more evidence that the economic recovery is slowing. Published July 19, 2010 Comments
Axelrod: Obama flexible on health care
By Tom LoBianco
President Obama will not "draw a line in the sand" during the health care debate as he attempts to pass sweeping health and climate legislation this year, his top political adviser said Sunday. Published June 29, 2009 Comments
Utah relaxing liquor laws to entice tourists
Utah's liquor laws are set to relax July 1, bringing them more in line with those of the rest of the nation, but don't expect Salt Lake City to morph into Sin City any time soon. Published June 22, 2009 Comments
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An article in Monday's editions mistakenly said the Leadership Conference of Women Religious took out two New York Times ads in the mid-1980s. The ads were taken out by a group of nuns acting independently. Published April 24, 2009 Comments
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Because of an editing error, a quote in Wednesday's editions was wrongly attributed. It was Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas Republican, who said, "For an administration that uses word games to downplay the threat of foreign terrorists, and regularly accuses others of promoting the 'politics of fear,' they're awfully willing to paint law-abiding Americans, including war veterans, as 'extremists.' " Published April 16, 2009 Comments
Plan to double Va. cigarette tax assailed
Virginia Republicans and the largest tobacco company in the country Wednesday said Gov. Tim Kaine's plans to help close the state's budget shortfall by raising the cigarette tax is ill-timed during a national recession and could harm employment in the state. Published December 18, 2008 Comments
Autoworkers sense end of era
The industry as they know it is sure to come undone. "They're anxious, frustrated, scared and angry," says Brian Fredline, a United Auto Workers Local 602 president who has worked for General Motors Corp. for 23 years. He was describing the mood of his 3,000 members who assemble crossover sport utility vehicles like the Acadia at GM's sprawling Delta Township plant near Lansing. Published December 3, 2008 Comments
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Because of an editing error, a story in Wednesday's some early editions incorrectly spelled several names. Jim Oakes is the vice chairman of the Anglican District of Virginia, Steffen Johnson is an attorney for the Anglican District of Virginia and Russ Randle is an attorney with Patton Boggs LLP. Published October 16, 2008 Comments
Correction: Tiger Woods Learning Center story
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An article in Monday's newspaper about the Tiger Woods Learning Center incorrectly stated the number of employees. The center has 30 full-time staff members. Published July 2, 2008 Comments
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The Washington Times on Sunday ran the wrong photograph with the Metro section's quote of the day. The man pictured was Virginia Delegate Robert G. Marshall, Prince William County Republican. Published June 24, 2008 Comments
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The correct spelling for the name of the spokesman for the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, mentioned Sunday in the "Stairway to Heaven" religion column, is Henry D.W. Burt. Published June 10, 2008 Comments
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A caption in Wednesday's Economy section misidentified Mark Cooper, director of research at the Consumer Federation of America. Published June 6, 2008 Comments
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An editorial in our June 1 editions, "Clintons' campaign blunders," incorrectly reported comments by former Rep. Geraldine Ferraro. The sentence should have read: Geraldine Ferraro set off a furor when she stated that Mr. Obama would not be in the race if he were a white man. In fact, California's Daily Breeze newspaper quoted Mrs. Ferraro, a Clinton supporter, as saying: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman he would not be in this position." Published June 3, 2008 Comments
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A photo caption accompanying a story in Thursday's editions about Iraqi children going to Algeria instead of Israel for heart surgery did not match the accompanying photo. It should have read: Nabeeha Ismail plays with her 1-year-old son Diyar in an apartment in Amman, Jordan. They are now in Algiers for surgery to repair his heart. Published June 2, 2008 Comments
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Arizona lawmakers: No more teachers’ dirty words
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
If some Arizona lawmakers get their way, George Carlin’s “Seven Words” routine could be updated ...
Feds shut down Amish farm for selling fresh milk
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The FDA has won its two-year fight to shut down an Amish farmer who was ...
Authorities: Houston was under water in tub
By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press
Whitney Houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a Beverly ...
