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Monday, August 24, 2009

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS New Unit to Question Key Terror Suspects President Obama has approved the creation of an elite team of interrogators to question key terrorism suspects, part of a broader effort to revamp U.S. policy on detention and interrogation, senior administration officials said Sunday. (By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) Flu Strategists See Schools on Front Line Children Key to Infection-Prevention Dynamic (By Nelson Hernandez and David Brown, The Washington Post) Karzai Opponent Alleges 'Widespread' Voter Fraud (By Pamela Constable and Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post) Journalists, Left Out of The Debate Few Americans Seem to Hear Health Care Facts (By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post) Iranians Seek Out Abuses By U.S. Funding Passed In Retaliation, Lawmakers Say (By Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS New Unit to Question Key Terror Suspects President Obama has approved the creation of an elite team of interrogators to question key terrorism suspects, part of a broader effort to revamp U.S. policy on detention and interrogation, senior administration officials said Sunday. (By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) Social Security Expects No COLAs for 2 Years (The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION Without Prospects, They're Prospectors COLUMBIA, Calif. -- Maybe it was the nail in Ray's head. Maybe it was the economy. His wife said one as much as the other drove the decision to auction off everything that wouldn't fit in the trailer and leave Vermont for the mother lode. (By Karl Vick, The Washington Post) Clunker Owners Seek Last-Minute Trade-Ins Government Program Ends Monday (By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post) Brown Water in Greenville President Obama promised help for the impoverished Delta during his campaign. Now struggling communities wonder when economic stimulus money will flow their way. (by Michael Leahy, The Washington Post) Flu Strategists See Schools on Front Line Children Key to Infection-Prevention Dynamic (By Nelson Hernandez and David Brown, The Washington Post) Vacation Time for the First Family (By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Karzai Opponent Alleges 'Widespread' Voter Fraud KABUL, Aug. 23 -- The main challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that he has received "alarming" reports of "widespread rigging" in Thursday's presidential election by pro-government groups and officials, but he called on supporters to be patient and said he hopes the problem will... (By Pamela Constable and Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post) Iranians Seek Out Abuses By U.S. Funding Passed In Retaliation, Lawmakers Say (By Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post) North Korea Calls for Better Ties With South Meeting Suggests 'Paradigm Shift' Between the Two Countries (By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post) Russia Bracing for Spread of Dangerous TB Strains Officials Blame Increase in Infections on Economic Downturn, Government's Failure to Order Drugs (By Sarah Schafer, The Washington Post) Strategies of Dissent Evolving in Burma Activists Find Political Breathing Room in Humanitarian Nonprofit Groups (The Washington Post) More World METRO Preserving the Other Past of Pr. George's Concerned that development could erase keys to Prince George's County's rich cultural heritage, a growing number of African Americans in the county are joining forces to save relics of their past. (By Ovetta Wiggins, The Washington Post) Va. Yogis Seek Rapture, Not Regulation Yogis Take Assertive Position Against State Certification Plan (By Maria Glod, The Washington Post) 37,000 to Start D.C. Public School Year, Well Below Budgeted Figure Rhee, City Had Agreed to Plan on Almost 45,000 Students (By Bill Turque, The Washington Post) Man Lives 2nd Nightmare as His Molester Fakes Lawsuit D.C. Judge Is Duped in Defamation Conspiracy Against Ohio Victim (By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post) Flu Strategists See Schools on Front Line Children Key to Infection-Prevention Dynamic (By Nelson Hernandez and David Brown, The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Without Prospects, They're Prospectors COLUMBIA, Calif. -- Maybe it was the nail in Ray's head. Maybe it was the economy. His wife said one as much as the other drove the decision to auction off everything that wouldn't fit in the trailer and leave Vermont for the mother lode. (By Karl Vick, The Washington Post) Clunker Owners Seek Last-Minute Trade-Ins Government Program Ends Monday (By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post) A Political Junkie's Foray Into the Ad Wars (By Thomas Heath, The Washington Post) Md. Jurisdictions Seek Funds for Broadband Boost $100 Million Requested From Stimulus Pool (By V. Dion Haynes, The Washington Post) To Some Chesapeake Crabbers, a $50 Document Is Priceless Despite Industry's Woes, Many Watermen Refuse to Sell Symbol of Old Way of Life (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post) More Business