Man nabbed smuggling endangered baby Bengal tiger across U.S.-Mexico border
Two men tried to smuggle a Bengal tiger cub into the U.S. from Mexico this week, claiming it was just a house cat.
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GOP wants to connect with voters over success of 2017 $1.5 trillion tax cut package
Republicans are convinced that voters could be excited about the GOP-passed tax cuts, if only they would focus on them.
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Correction: Trump tax plan misattributed
An Aug. 3 editorial titled “The tax woman cometh” misattributed an analysis of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tax plan. The analysis should have been attributed to the Tax Foundation.
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Correction: Misidentification
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.
Correction: Quote attribution
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.' "
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.
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.
Correction
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.
Correction: Tiger Woods Learning Center story
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.
Correction
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.
Correction
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.
Correction
A caption in Wednesday's Economy section misidentified Mark Cooper, director of research at the Consumer Federation of America.
Correction
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."
