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BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest inside a home in northern Iraq as U.S. forces were trading gunfire with its occupants, according to the American military. Ele...
'We Are at a Saturation Point'
NEW DELHI -- In the frantic moments after five bombs tore through markets across the city, Rama ran to the road, cradling his 17-year-old daughter, Puja, in his arms. Blood rushed from her head. He...
Arab League Sends Ambassador to Iraq
BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 -- The Arab League dispatched an ambassador to Baghdad on Monday, the latest sign of progress for the Iraqi and U.S. effort to ease this country's diplomatic isolation.
U.S. Implements Bailout as Global Markets Plunge
U.S. officials began putting the newly approved financial bailout plan into effect this morning, even as global stock markets plummeted on new concerns about the health of the European banking syst...
Central Asia Quake Kills at Least 72
BISHKEK (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake killed at least 72 people in Kyrgyzstan and leveled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the health ministry said on Monday.
3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped d...
Survey Finds 'Bleak Picture' for World's Mammals
BARCELONA -- A quarter of the world's wild mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive global survey released here this morning.
Backlash From Tainted Milk Scandal Spreads to Burma
TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Thanks to tainted milk, China's product-safety reputation is plumbing new depths. Even Burma -- where one of the world's most repressive and isolated military governments relies on...
Military: Suicide bomber kills 27 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A suicide bomber who hugged a former army general before detonating his explosive-laden vest killed 27 people gathered in a crowded opposition party office in northern Sri Lan...
Lawmaker's home bombed in Pakistan; 15 dead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber attacked a lawmaker's house in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50, officials and a witness said.
washingtonpost.com - National News and Headlines
This is strange territory. The Dow is down. Wall Street needs a bailout. But in the Washington area and across the country, there is still a bull market in environmental guilt.
Supreme Court's Direction Hinges on Who Wins '08 Race
There were not many conspicuous tributes to the legacy of President Bush at last month's Republican National Convention, but there was at least one.
Jury Hears Phone Tapes in Stevens Corruption Trial
Jurors this morning heard secretly recorded phone conversations in which Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens told a chief prosecution witness that he didn't believe they had done anything wrong but could expec...
Survey Finds 'Bleak Picture' for World's Mammals
BARCELONA -- A quarter of the world's wild mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive global survey released here this morning.
GOP Seeks Probe of Donations to Obama
The Republican National Committee wants the Federal Election Commission to investigate the source of thousands of small contributions to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, a committee ...
Death in Biden Family
ASHEVILLE, N.C., Oct. 5 -- Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will spend Monday and Tuesday off the campaign trail after the death of his mother-in law, Bonn...
Poorest Feel Downturn as Donations Fall
NEW YORK -- For Citymeals-on-Wheels, a nonprofit group that delivers food to homebound New Yorkers, the Wall Street crisis already means 100,000 fewer meals will be delivered to people who need them.
Bush Visits Boyhood Texas Home
MIDLAND, Tex., Oct. 4 -- Nearly eight years ago, 15,000 well-wishers crowded downtown Midland for a rousing send-off to favorite son George W. Bush, who was on his way to Washington to become the n...
Airlines Outsource Repairs at Greater Rate
Nine major U.S. airlines are farming out aircraft maintenance at twice the rate of four years ago and hire outside contractors for more than 70 percent of major work, the Transportation Department'...
Scientists Delve Into Ladybug Mystery
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The nine-spotted ladybug was considered so common, charismatic and crop-friendly that it was adopted in 1989 as New York's official state insect.
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
Dow drops below threshold for the first time since October 2004 as investors question whether bailout will be enough to prevent global recession.
U.S. Implements Financial Bailout
Fed announces steps to funnel more money into the banking system; Treasury will increase bond sales to pay for $700 billion rescue package.
Divorce Prompted New Direction
In the demise of his first marriage to Carol Shepp, John McCain's life seems to have found a new path.
Animals Face 'Bleak' Future
A new international study finds that one quarter of the world's mammals are at risk of extinction.
washingtonpost.com - Politics
The following are some important cases on the Supreme Court docket this term:
Artful Dodging Trumps Open Evasion, Studies Show
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has gotten the most heat for being evasive in this season of political debates, but new research suggests that the contrast between her and the ot...
Registration Gains Favor Democrats
As the deadline for voter registration arrives today in many states, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is poised to benefit from a wave of newcomers to the rolls in key states in numbers that far outwei...
Nebraska Becomes Unlikely Battleground
OMAHA, Oct. 5 -- With a month to go before Election Day, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, touched down here Sunday for an unexpected rally in a state that Presiden...
Supreme Court's Direction Hinges on Who Wins '08 Race
There were not many conspicuous tributes to the legacy of President Bush at last month's Republican National Convention, but there was at least one.
Candidates Prepare for Tuesday's Town Hall Debate
SEDONA, Ariz., Oct. 5 -- In one of the most beautiful spots on the globe, Sen. John McCain spent much of Saturday holed up in a dark hotel conference room, engaged in intense debate preparation. At...
Death in Biden Family
ASHEVILLE, N.C., Oct. 5 -- Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will spend Monday and Tuesday off the campaign trail after the death of his mother-in law, Bonn...
Tenacious, Yes, but Forget the Lipstick
At her daughter's school in Silver Spring, three people asked Colleen Thompson about her lipstick one day -- not that she was wearing any.
Politics at the Five-and-Dime
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Pam Fleck has just finished vacuuming and scrubbing her mobile home into potpourri perfection when her phone rings and it's her sister, Sherry. Sherry lives over in Brigh...
In Ordeal as Captive, Character Was Shaped
HANOI The lake into which John McCain parachuted after his Navy plane was shot down is now surrounded by chic restaurants, cellphone stores and motorcycle dealerships. The prison camp where he conf...
washingtonpost.com - Business
U.S. stocks plummeted in morning trading today as investors began to fear that a bailout of the financial sector would not be enough to prevent a global recession and Europe continued to grapple wi...
As Suitors Fight Over Wachovia, Fed Tries for Deal
A high-stakes battle over who will gain control of the nation's fourth-largest bank intensified over the weekend, with the Federal Reserve acting as a go-between in the pursuit of Wachovia by both ...
Citigroup Files $60 Billion Lawsuit to Block Wachovia, Wells Fargo Deal
Citigroup filed a $60 billion lawsuit against Wells Fargo and Wachovia this morning even as federal regulators continued to urge the companies to resolve their differences through negotiation.
Bank of America Reaches Countrywide Settlement
Bank of America agreed to rework the mortgage terms of up to 400,000 distressed borrowers nationwide starting Dec. 1 in order to settle lawsuits and investigations pending against one of its subsid...
A Test of Blackstreet's Strategy
Executives of Blackstreet Capital Management, a Bethesda private-equity firm, are constantly tossing around pithy investment philosophies. One saying is, "If we can't fix it in 12 to 24 months, we ...
Biotechs Race for New Vaccine
Developing a next-generation anthrax vaccine is not for the weak of heart -- or wallet. Just two years ago, a revoked federal contract for a purportedly new and improved vaccine left a California b...
U.S. Implements Bailout as Global Markets Plunge
U.S. officials began putting the newly approved financial bailout plan into effect this morning, even as global stock markets plummeted on new concerns about the health of the European banking syst...
Backlash From Tainted Milk Scandal Spreads to Burma
TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Thanks to tainted milk, China's product-safety reputation is plumbing new depths. Even Burma -- where one of the world's most repressive and isolated military governments relies on...
Paulson Adviser To Oversee Rescue
The Treasury Department plans to tap Neel Kashkari, an assistant secretary of international affairs and a former Goldman Sachs banker, to oversee the government's $700 billion financial rescue prog...
Germany to Guarantee Private Bank Accounts
BERLIN, Oct. 5 -- Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Sunday that Germany would guarantee all private bank accounts in an attempt to calm depositors as officials tried to resurrect a failed bailout ...
washingtonpost.com - Technology
Developing a next-generation anthrax vaccine is not for the weak of heart -- or wallet. Just two years ago, a revoked federal contract for a purportedly new and improved vaccine left a California b...
Survey Finds 'Bleak Picture' for World's Mammals
BARCELONA -- A quarter of the world's wild mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive global survey released here this morning.
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Google and Yahoo Ad Deal Delayed
Google and Yahoo will delay implementation of their joint advertising deal to give antitrust lawyers at the Justice Department more time to review the agreement, the companies said yesterday.
With Merger, Revolution Takes Aim At WebMD
Revolution Health Network, the online health care business launched by AOL co-founder Steve Case, is merging with competitor Waterfront Media in an effort to better challenge WebMD as the top sourc...
Tech Tactics for Hard Times
News flash: The economy stinks. It's not a good time to be throwing money at things that don't rate as necessities -- a description that applies to many of the goods and services reviewed in this s...
New Sony Reader has light, note-taking stylus
NEW YORK -- Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.'s competing Kindle reader.
Protests Lead Carmaker To Give Up Plant in India
NEW DELHI, Oct. 3 -- After months of violent demonstrations, Tata Motors, the Indian manufacturer of the world's cheapest car, will abandon its $350 million factory in West Bengal state.
The Accidental Beach House
Dan Wittenberg never really wanted a beach house, just a patch of land at the water's edge where he could park his Hobie Cat and sail it at a moment's notice.
Dementia Patients Find Comfort in Robot
One of the hottest therapeutic toys for people with dementia looks like a stray from the North Pole.
washingtonpost.com - Health
CHICAGO -- More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot.
3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped d...
Food Stamp Participation Increases as Economy Lags
Almost a million more people participated in the federal government's food stamp program for the needy between April and July, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the pr...
FDA Sets Safety Threshold for Contaminant Melamine
Responding to concerns about the presence of the contaminant melamine in numerous foods made in China and exported to the United States and elsewhere, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterda...
Challenging Obesity in Black Community
The goal is to shed 50 million pounds. The target is the black community, which suffers disproportionately from obesity and its unhealthy side effects.
EPA Makes No Rule On Chemical in Water
The Environmental Protection Agency formally refused yesterday to set a drinking-water safety standard for perchlorate, a chemical in rocket fuel that has been linked to thyroid problems in pregnan...
Norovirus Behind Illnesses Among Georgetown Students
A highly contagious norovirus was responsible for sickening more than 170 Georgetown University students in recent days, said officials who were working hard yesterday to contain the bug and limit ...
FDA: No quick decision on cold medicines for kids
WASHINGTON -- A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause uni...
Court Building Now Also Houses Mental Health Clinic
In response to judges who say they see too many people in their courtrooms because of undiagnosed mental disorders, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty cut the ribbon to an urgent-care clinic at the D.C. Su...
Emergent Wins New Contract for Anthrax Vaccine
A Rockville biotech will remain the government's sole anthrax vaccine supplier until new doses, based on more modern technologies, can be procured.
washingtonpost.com - Sports
IRVING, Texas -- When the pass went through Miles Austin's hands at the 1 and into Patrick Crayton's hands in the end zone, everyone on the Dallas Cowboys was smiling and laughing. It was mostly re...
Manning Near Perfect in Giants' Thrashing of Seahawks
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants are this year's New England Patriots _ so far.
Collins Adds Perfect Touch to Titans' Win
BALTIMORE, Oct. 5 -- Few had the Tennessee Titans pegged as the team to beat in the AFC entering the season. But it has taken only five games for them to establish themselves as a top Super Bowl co...
Pats Get Back to Winning Ways
SAN FRANCISCO -- From Randy Moss' dynamic 66-yard touchdown catch to Kevin Faulk's score on a direct snap, the New England Patriots returned to their usual regular-season form in an unusual place.
Bills Lose Edwards, First Game of Season to Cardinals
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Buffalo Bills lost their quarterback and, emphatically, their first game of the season.
Roethlisberger Leads Steelers Past Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Big Ben's big night gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a big boost in the AFC North.
Bears' Orton Has Career Day in Win Over Lions
DETROIT -- Like many NFL players, Kyle Orton seems to love playing the Detroit Lions.
Surprising Dolphins Beat Chargers
MIAMI -- The Miami Dolphins are winning the old-fashioned way. The single wing helped build a lead, and a goal-line stand preserved it.
Cowboys Taking Aim at Recognition
When prognosticators eyed Week 7 of the 2008 college football schedule, matchups between conference rivals Texas and Oklahoma, as well as Florida and Louisiana State, likely jumped out. And indeed,...
Motivated Campos Wins Army 10-Miler
With prerace encouragement from his coach echoing in his mind, and the sting of losing last year's race in the final 50 meters nearly as fresh, Reginaldo Campos Jr. shook the last of his competitor...
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