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| TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Obama Sets Expansive Goal for Jobs President-elect Barack Obama is developing a plan to create or preserve 2.5 million jobs over the next two years by spending billions of dollars to rebuild roads and bridges, modernize public schools, and construct wind farms and other alternative sources of energy. (By Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post) Banking Regulator Played Advocate Over Enforcer Agency Let Lenders Grow Out of Control, Then Fail (By Binyamin Appelbaum and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post) Some in Arab World Wary of Clinton One Issue: Whether Probable Secretary of State Would Be More Hawk Than Dove (By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) Kurds in N. Iraq Receive Arms From Bulgaria 3 Planeloads of Munitions Worry Officials in Baghdad (By Ernesto Londoño, The Washington Post) Less in Hand to Offer (By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
Banking Regulator Played Advocate Over Enforcer When Countrywide Financial felt pressured by federal agencies charged with overseeing it, executives at the giant mortgage lender simply switched regulators in the spring of 2007. (By Binyamin Appelbaum and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post) Problems Plague U.S. Flex-Fuel Fleet Most Government-Bought Vehicles Still Use Standard Gas (By Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating, The Washington Post) Obama Sets Expansive Goal for Jobs Plan Aims to Create or Save 2.5 Million Positions by 2011 (By Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post) ANALYSIS: Pollsters Debate America's Political Realignment (By Robert G. Kaiser, The Washington Post) Some in Arab World Wary of Clinton One Issue: Whether Probable Secretary of State Would Be More Hawk Than Dove (By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NATION Less in Hand to Offer Charities are hurtin'. After nearly a decade of record growth, U.S. nonprofits are getting hit from all directions. Some foundations are scaling back on awarding grants as endowments shrink in the stock market meltdown. State and local governments -- facing falling tax revenue -- are slashing bud... (By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) ANALYSIS: Pollsters Debate America's Political Realignment (By Robert G. Kaiser, The Washington Post) Problems Plague U.S. Flex-Fuel Fleet Most Government-Bought Vehicles Still Use Standard Gas (By Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating, The Washington Post) Bush Reflects on Russian Relations At APEC Summit, President Notes Disagreements but Underscores Amity (By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post) More Nation
Kurds in N. Iraq Receive Arms From Bulgaria BAGHDAD -- Kurdish officials this fall took delivery of three planeloads of small arms and ammunition imported from Bulgaria, three U.S. military officials said, an acquisition that occurred outside the weapons procurement procedures of Iraq's central government. (By Ernesto Londoño, The Washington Post) Leadership Fight Frays Socialist Party in France (By Edward Cody, The Washington Post) Exiled Tibetans Weigh Freedom Struggle Hundreds Gather To Discuss Future Of Their Homeland (By Emily Wax, The Washington Post) Some in Arab World Wary of Clinton One Issue: Whether Probable Secretary of State Would Be More Hawk Than Dove (By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) Bush Reflects on Russian Relations At APEC Summit, President Notes Disagreements but Underscores Amity (By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post) More World
HOT Lanes Will Devour Acres of Beltway's Trees Motorists along the western flank of the Capital Beltway in Virginia this month have enjoyed one of the more spectacular fall foliage seasons in recent memory. It is likely to be their last. (By Amy Gardner, The Washington Post) Too Much Crime for One Block Police, Residents Seek Relief in Pr. George's (By Aaron C. Davis, The Washington Post) Couple Found Dead in Chevy Chase D.C. Home (By Clarence Williams and Martin Weil, The Washington Post) Woman Dies When Police Car Strikes Vehicle on Icy Road (By Martin Weil, The Washington Post) Fairfax Heroin Ring Was Not Deterred By a Friend's Death Teens' Drug Use Allegedly Had Roots in Middle School (By Josh White and Tom Jackman, The Washington Post) More Metro
Less in Hand to Offer Charities are hurtin'. After nearly a decade of record growth, U.S. nonprofits are getting hit from all directions. Some foundations are scaling back on awarding grants as endowments shrink in the stock market meltdown. State and local governments -- facing falling tax revenue -- are slashing bud... (By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) Banking Regulator Played Advocate Over Enforcer Agency Let Lenders Grow Out of Control, Then Fail (By Binyamin Appelbaum and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post) Obama Sets Expansive Goal for Jobs Plan Aims to Create or Save 2.5 Million Positions by 2011 (By Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post) Food Banks Adapt for Lean Times (By Annys Shin, The Washington Post) Your 10-Point Credit Checkup (By Elizabeth Razzi, The Washington Post) More Business
Top Web Sites for Financial Help Here are Kiplinger's picks for 2008 best investing and financial services Web sites. (The Washington Post) Father appalled by virtual audience to son's death (By SARAH LARIMER, AP) Help File (By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post) More Technology
Surging Sooners Rout No. 2 Texas Tech Sam Bradford throws for 304 yards and four touchdowns as No. 5 Oklahoma ends No. 2 Texas Tech's run toward perfection in a 65-21 blowout Saturday night. (By JEFF LATZKE, AP) Maryland Women vs. UCLA (The Washington Post) Boise State Stays Perfect No. 9 Boise State 41, Nevada 34 (By SCOTT SONNER, AP) BCS-Bound Utes Beat BYU No. 7 Utah 48, No. 16 BYU 24 (By DOUG ALDEN, AP) Nittany Lions Are Rose Bowl Bound No. 7 Penn State49, No. 17 Michigan State 18 (By GENARO C. ARMAS, AP) More Sports
Bridge We've all been declarer at a thin contract and were a favorite to fall through the ice. (By Frank Stewart, The Washington Post) Aussie Does It Nicole Kidman, Earth Mother, Managing a Continental Drift (By Hank Stuever, The Washington Post) '24' Restarts The Clock in A New World (By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post) Spending Themselves Silly (By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post) 'I Love Being in a Band.' Hayley Williams of Paramore Sings the Praises of Her Relationships (The Washington Post) More Style
The Shadow of Deflation SIGN OF the times: A local auto dealer is not only offering deep discounts on its swollen inventory of sport-utility vehicles and luxury cars, it's giving away 100 shares in General Motors to anyone who buys a vehicle. (The Washington Post) Progress in Prince George's Learning initiatives pay off with better test results. (The Washington Post) A Foot in the Revolving Door Mr. Obama takes his shot at limiting influence-peddling. (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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