Tuesday, 16 June 2009





BUSINESS 
Dealers Say They Were Led Astray in Chrysler's Final Days 
Jim Press, Chrysler's charismatic deputy chief executive, went to Capitol Hill last week and spoke solemnly about the "very difficult decision" of terminating 789 of the automaker's dealers across the country. 
(By Brady Dennis, The Washington Post) 

Calif. Aid Request Spurned By U.S. 
Officials Push State To Repair Budget 
(By David Cho, Brady Dennis and Karl Vick, The Washington Post) 
WORLD 
Seeking Truth and Trust in Pakistan 
SHAIKH SHAHZAID CAMP, Pakistan -- U.S. envoy Richard C. Holbrooke, red-faced and sweaty, sat on the dirt floor of a stifling tent as Aslam Khan, a 38-year-old laborer, spoke haltingly of his family's panicked flight from a Pakistani army offensive against Taliban forces in their mountain village,... 
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post) 

Infanticide Case Mesmerizes France 
Woman Confessed to Killing 3 Newborns; Husband Was Unaware of Pregnancies 
(By Edward Cody, The Washington Post) 




POLITICS 
Signs of Fraud Abound, But Not Hard Evidence 
Millions of handwritten paper ballots were counted within hours. The challenger riding a surge of momentum and popular enthusiasm lost in a landslide. Other opposition candidates did poorly even in their home provinces. 
(By Glenn Kessler and Jon Cohen, The Washington Post) 

Calif. Aid Request Spurned By U.S. 
Officials Push State To Repair Budget 
(By David Cho, Brady Dennis and Karl Vick, The Washington Post) 




In Pitch to AMA, Obama Paints Mixed Picture 
(By Ceci Connolly, The Washington Post) 

With Senate in Dispute, N.Y. Politics a 'Circus' 
Party Defections Leave Control Uncertain 
(By Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post) 

N.C. Tobacco Farmers Find Friend in State's New Senator 
Hagan Was Only Democrat to Vote Against Historic Regulation Measure 
(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) 

More Politics 

A Massive Crowd Defies Ban in Iran 
Election Protest Turns Violent at Nightfall 
(By Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post) 

Signs of Fraud Abound, But Not Hard Evidence 
(By Glenn Kessler and Jon Cohen, The Washington Post) 

Combat Troops on Pace to Leave Iraqi Cities 
Even Violent Mosul to Be Relinquished by June 30 Deadline, U.S. Commander Says 
(By Nada Bakri, The Washington Post) 

More World 
Regulatory Revamp Targets Securities at Heart of Crisis 
Sellers of Mortgage Loans to Share In Losses Under White House Plan 
(By Binyamin Appelbaum, The Washington Post) 

Six Flags Shareholders Face Big Losses 
(By Thomas Heath, The Washington Post) 

Dow Dips Back Into the Red 
Stocks Lose Ground as Dollar Rises and Commodity Prices Slip 
(By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post) 

More Business