By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

Seventeen unanswered points put the Washington Redskins in a nice spot, tied with the Cincinnati Bengals with just over a quarter remaining. In getting there, though, they used two timeouts ... and then they were driving in Cincinnati territory early in the fourth with a chance to take the lead.

Mike Shanahan has decided on who will start at running back for the Washington Redskins in their season opener against New Orleans on Sept. 9, but he intends to keep it a secret until gameday.