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Pelosi Accuses CIA of Misleading Congress on Interrogations

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Paul Kane

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The debate over the tactics used by the Bush administration to combat terrorism continued to grip Washington yesterday, as Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill lobbed accusations about controversial interrogation methods used on suspects.

Chrysler Pulls Out of Hundreds of Franchises

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Peter Whoriskey and Kendra Marr

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In 1915, at the dawn of the automobile era, Lewis Reed opened a Dodge dealership on Rockville Pike.

Trade Wars Launched With Ruses, End Runs

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Anthony Faiola and Lori Montgomery

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Is this what the first trade war of the global economic crisis looks like?

The Take: Pelosi's Comments Raise Interrogation Debate to New Level

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Dan Balz

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's extraordinary accusation that the Bush administration lied to Congress about the use of harsh interrogation techniques dramatically raised the stakes in the growing debate over the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies even as it raised some questions about the...

Pentagon's Gates Keeps Single-Minded Focus on Dual Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Greg Jaffe

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On a rainy night in March, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to witness the military's ritual for welcoming home its war dead.

Dangerous Detainees Won't Be Freed in U.S., Attorney General Holder Assures GOP

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Carrie Johnson

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. assured Republican lawmakers yesterday that the Justice Department would not release any detainees whom he considered dangerous on U.S. soil.

Washington Sketch: Pelosi Displays Fancy Footwork About Briefings

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Dana Milbank

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Nancy Pelosi is a woman of many talents. Yesterday, she performed the delicate art of backtracking while walking sideways.

Sources Say Prosecutor Will Interview Karl Rove About U.S. Attorneys' Firings

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Carrie Johnson

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Karl Rove will be interviewed today as part of a criminal investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys during the presidency of George W. Bush, according to two sources familiar with the appointment.

CORRECTIONS

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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-- A listing in today's Weekend section, which was printed in advance, incorrectly said that tickets were on sale for the July 7 Sonic Youth show at the 9:30 Club. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. through Tickets.com.

Replacing Hubble's Camera Hinges on Bolt

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Joel Achenbach

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Four astronauts with four PhDs, backed by the collective brainpower of NASA and riding a multibillion-dollar spacecraft, came face to face yesterday with what appeared to be an immovable object: a bolt.

House Passes War Funds As 51 Democrats Dissent

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Perry Bacon Jr.

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The House passed a bill yesterday that would provide more than $96 billion in funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq through Sept. 30, as President Obama had requested, but a bloc of 51 Democrats opposed it.

Iraq War Casualties

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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Total number of U.S. military deaths and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon:

Nation Digest

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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New York City has closed three schools in response to a swine flu outbreak that has left an assistant principal in critical condition and sent hundreds of children home with flu symptoms, in a flare-up of the virus that caused such concern around the world last month.

Crash Puts Focus on Air Safety

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Sholnn Freeman

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A U.S. Senate committee is planning to hold a series of hearings next month looking into the safety practices of commercial airlines, following revelations of a number of safety lapses from the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407.

2 U.S. Reporters to Go on Trial in North Korea in Early June

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Blaine Harden

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TOKYO, May 14 -- Two American journalists detained in North Korea for nearly two months will be put on trial in early June, the reclusive North Korean government said Thursday.

Former Government Worker Sabrina De Sousa Sues for Immunity in Rendition Case

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Peter Finn

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A former U.S. government employee, accused by Italy of participating in a CIA-organized kidnapping of a militant Egyptian-born cleric in Milan, has sued the State Department demanding that it invoke diplomatic immunity to quash any prosecution.

Thousands Greet Pope Benedict in Nazareth

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Howard Schneider

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NAZARETH, Israel, May 14 -- A newly erected concrete spire sliced high into the air over an altar spread beneath, turning a dusty amphitheater here in northern Israel into a church for tens of thousands.

In Posthumous Memoir, China's Zhao Ziyang Details Tiananmen Debate, Faults Party

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by John Pomfret

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Zhao Ziyang violated one of the central tenets of Communist Party doctrine: He spoke out. But it is only now, four years after his death, that the world is hearing what he had to say.

Venezuela Targets Cable Station

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Juan Forero

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BOGOTA, Colombia -- The government of Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃ¡vez has taken actions that could shutter a private television news station, part of an offensive that has led to the seizure of foreign oil firms and a congressional effort to control the financing of nongovernmental organizations...

Home of Burma's Suu Kyi Imperiled

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Glenn Kessler

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Burma's Nobel Peace Prize-winning democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi will go on trial Monday amid signs that, one way or another, the country's military rulers intend to force her to give up her home.

World Digest

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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SRI LANKA Thousands of civilians waded across a lagoon under a hail of rebel gunfire Thursday, breaking out of Sri Lanka's war zone in a mass exodus that left four civilians dead from Tamil Tiger bullets, the military said.

India's New Crop of Entrepreneurs Unfazed by Sagging Economy

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Rama Lakshmi

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NEW DELHI -- A little more than a year ago, Rajesh Razdan quit his cushy, well-paying job with a global cellphone company here to launch a small start-up that would offer a slew of new services to cellphone users. India's recent economic boom, he said, was the perfect setting in which to become an...

In the Loop: The Not-So-Persuasive Liz Cheney

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Al Kamen

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We now know at least one reason former vice president Dick Cheney was taking the Acela up to New York on Monday morning: He was going to attend a debate on U.S. policy on Iran where his daughter Liz Cheney , former principal deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, was arguing...

Federal Diary: Whistleblower Advocates Push for More From Obama

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Joe Davidson

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Federal whistleblower advocates finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and this time it's not a freight train coming at them -- they hope.

Federal City Digest: A Flap Over Masks

Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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Lawmakers blasted the Department of Homeland Security yesterday for not authorizing the use of protective face masks by employees working along the U.S.-Mexico border during the swine flu outbreak. Some suggested that the department had placed bureaucratic considerations ahead of the health and...

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Paul Kane

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Peter Whoriskey and Kendra Marr

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Anthony Faiola and Lori Montgomery

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Dan Balz

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Greg Jaffe

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Carrie Johnson

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Dana Milbank

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Carrie Johnson

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Joel Achenbach

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Perry Bacon Jr.

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Sholnn Freeman

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Blaine Harden

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Peter Finn

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Howard Schneider

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by John Pomfret

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Juan Forero

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Glenn Kessler

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Rama Lakshmi

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Al Kamen

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Joe Davidson

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Posted: May 14th, 2009, 12:00am MDT by Post

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