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Tuesday, November 16, 2004
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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Powell Announces His Resignation
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell announced his resignation Monday, ending four years of battles with Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld over the course of U.S. foreign policy.
(By Mike Allen, The Washington Post)
Analysis: Moves Cement Hard-Line Stance On Foreign Policy
(The Washington Post)
CIA Chief Seeks to Reassure Employees
E-Mail Sent After 2 Officials Resign
(The Washington Post)
POLITICS
Moves Cement Hard-Line Stance on Foreign Policy
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's departure -- and President Bush's intention to name Condoleezza Rice as Powell's replacement -- would mark the triumph of a hard-edged approach to diplomacy.
(By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)
Rice's NSC Tenure Complicates New Post
Failure to Manage Agency Infighting Cited
(The Washington Post)
Reid Set to Lead Senate Democrats
Nevadan Has Won Praise From Both Sides of Aisle
(The Washington Post)
Veneman Resigns As Agriculture Head
Tenure Included Anthrax, Food Crises
(The Washington Post)
Abraham Leaving Energy Department
Nonproliferation Efforts Won Praise
(The Washington Post)
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NATION
CIA Chief Seeks to Reassure Employees
Hours after the two top clandestine service officers at the CIA resigned Monday, Director Porter J. Goss asked employees to remain loyal to the agency and rebutted allegations that he had a partisan agenda.
(By Dana Priest and Walter Pincus, The Washington Post)
U.S. Bishops Pick Leader From Bankrupt Diocese
(The Washington Post)
Cuban Dancers Defect in Vegas, Seek Asylum
(The Washington Post)
Military Bases Are Told Not To Sponsor Boy Scout Troops
(The Washington Post)
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WORLD
Battered and Mostly Quiet After the Battle
U.S. commanders say they now control Fallujah except for a few pockets of resistance, mostly in the southernmost part. There, the crack of gunfire could still be heard on Monday, as American forces battled the last of the rebel fighters.
(By Jackie Spinner, The Washington Post)
In Moscow, Volunteers Keeping An Eye on the People Next Door
(The Washington Post)
Reaction Mixed Around the World
Some Disappointed by Powell's Departure, Others Welcome It
(The Washington Post)
Lion of Iranian Politics May Return for Run at Presidency
(The Washington Post)
More World
METRO
A Painful Journey Is Nearly Complete
After 14 years, a rape victim will get the opportunity to confront her attacker, thanks to DNA evidence that led police to solve her case.
(By Ian Shapira, The Washington Post)
Terror Informant Ignites Himself Near White House
Yemeni Was Upset at Treatment by FBI
(The Washington Post)
Teens' Beer Party Raided After Montgomery Crash
(The Washington Post)
Va. Panel Kills Bills to Keep Cameras at Intersections
(The Washington Post)
Va. Urged Not to Limit Governors To 1 Term
Effectiveness Hindered, Gilmore, Warner Contend
(The Washington Post)
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BUSINESS
Fannie Mae Misses SEC Filing Deadline
The company, accused by regulators of deliberately flouting accounting rules, said Monday that it could not meet a deadline for a quarterly financial report and may be required to record $9 billion of previously unreported losses.
(By David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post)
Pension Agency's Deficit Hits Record
(The Washington Post)
Iraq Gained $21 Billion Illicitly, Senate Panel Says
U.N. Sanctions Bypassed, Inquiry Finds
(The Washington Post)
Abraham Leaving Energy Department
Nonproliferation Efforts Won Praise
(The Washington Post)
Ex-Boeing CFO Pleads Guilty In Druyun Case
(The Washington Post)
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TECHNOLOGY
Half-Life 2's Real Battle
If the video game industry is beginning to rake in revenue that rivals the movie industry, it's also beginning to accumulate Hollywood-like headaches....
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)
Verizon and Sprint to Cut Fee For Transferring Cell Numbers
(The Washington Post)
Airline Competition Moves to In-Flight Entertainment
(The Washington Post)
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SPORTS
United Looks Ahead
With contracts up and the expansion draft leaving players exposed, United has some work to do in the offseason to keep key pieces together on their championship team.
(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)
GW Can't Keep Up With No. 2 Wake
Paul Blazes a Trail, Deacons Pull Away Over Final 9 Minutes: Wake Forest 97, George Washington 76
(The Washington Post)
Gibbs Names Ramsey Starter
Quarterback Will Try to Revive Ailing Offense
(The Washington Post)
Ruling Clears Way For Expos' Relocation
(The Washington Post)
Brothers in Arms Fuel A Second Olympic Run
(The Washington Post)
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STYLE
Old Patent Office Gets A $25 Million Boost
Robert and Arlene Kogod, prolific Washington philanthropists and art collectors, yesterday gave the Smithsonian Institution $25 million toward the renovation of the historic Patent Office Building.
(By Jacqueline Trescott, The Washington Post)
Quitting Time
In Post-Election Washington, Everyone's Got an Exit Strategy
(The Washington Post)
William Safire to End Op-Ed Run at N.Y. Times
(The Washington Post)
A Curious Reading
Is Feminism Lurking Between the Lines?
(The Washington Post)
A 'Pericles' With the Wind In Its Sails
(The Washington Post)
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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Chatological Humor*
Post columnist Gene Weingarten answers your questions about his column, "Below the Beltway," and more. Funny? You should ask.
National Security and Intelligence
Washington Post staff writer Dana Priest discusses the resignations of two top CIA officials.
World Opinion Roundup
washingtonpost.com staff writer Jefferson Morley discusses tension between Iran and Israel over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Bush Cabinet Resignations
Washington Post staff writer Glenn Kessler discusses the Monday resignations of four Bush cabinet members, including Secretary of State Colin Powell.
More Live Discussions
EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS
Mr. Powell Departs
AS SECRETARY OF state, Colin L. Powell liked to think of himself as a latter-day George C. Marshall, a loyal soldier who did his best to carry out...
Unfinished Business
THEY DIDN'T HAVE the notoriety of Colin L. Powell or John D. Ashcroft, but when Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, Education Secretary Roderick R....
Shady Dealing
PSST. WANT TO BUY some gorgeous state-owned land in Maryland? Dozens of prime parcels -- pristine wooded trails, virgin marshes and environmentally...
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