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Thursday, November 18, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Powell Says Iran Is Pursuing Bomb The United States has intelligence that Iran is working to adapt missiles to deliver a nuclear weapon, further evidence that the Islamic republic is determined to acquire a nuclear bomb, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said Wednesday. (By Robin Wright and Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post) FDA Is Flexing Less Muscle Some Question Its Relationship With Drugmakers (The Washington Post) U.S. Knew Last Year of Flu Vaccine Plant's Woes (The Washington Post) POLITICS Papers Show Tribe Paid To Influence Bill A Texas Indian tribe desperate to reopen its shuttered gambling casino paid two Washington insiders $4.2 million to persuade Sen. Christoper J. Dodd (D-Conn.) and Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) to slip crucial language into a bill, according to documents released Wednesday. (By Susan Schmidt, The Washington Post) House Republicans Act to Protect DeLay (The Washington Post) Bush Plans Tax Code Overhaul Changes Would Favor Investment, Growth (The Washington Post) 'Under the Radar' -- Up Till Now Education Pick Is a Bush Confidante (The Washington Post) Bush Promotes Miers From Staff to Counsel Aide Lauded for Integrity, Intelligence (The Washington Post) More Politics Add topics to this e-mail Make this e-mail your own by selecting the topics and columnists that interest you! Personalize this e-mail now. NATION Intelligence Deal Given a 50-50 Shot Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), a key negotiator, said senators have had to make several concessions to the House regarding powers of the proposed national intelligence director. (By Charles Babington, The Washington Post) Report on Sept. 11 Fund Is Released Program a Success, but Equal Payouts to Victims Would Have Been Better, Master Says (The Washington Post) U.S. Knew Last Year of Flu Vaccine Plant's Woes (The Washington Post) Team Says Humans Lived In North America Earlier (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Powell Says Iran Is Pursuing Bomb The United States has intelligence that Iran is working to adapt missiles to deliver a nuclear weapon, further evidence that the Islamic republic is determined to acquire a nuclear bomb, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said Wednesday. (By Robin Wright and Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post) Fallujah Residents Emerge, Find 'City of Mosques' in Ruins (The Washington Post) Putin: Russia to Deploy Missiles 'Unlikely to Exist' Elsewhere (The Washington Post) English Camps Reflect S. Korean Ambitions Youth Pushed to Master 'Global Language' (The Washington Post) More World METRO New Metro Station Carries Civic Hopes Officials hope the Red Line stop will prompt construction of new developments on the neighborhood's underdeveloped land. (By Steven Ginsberg, The Washington Post) Warner Rejects Raising Gas Tax Governor Proposes Earmarking Surplus For Transportation (The Washington Post) In D.C., Hailing to No Avail Cabdrivers' Strike Upends Transportation to Protest Mayor's Proposal (The Washington Post) Retrial Date Set For Lentz in Ex-Wife's Death (The Washington Post) Air Guard Outlines Strafing Inquiry (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Two Kings Dethroned Sears and Kmart hope that by joining together, they can overcome decades of strategic missteps that have turned the former retail innovators into also-rans. (By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post) Bush Plans Tax Code Overhaul Changes Would Favor Investment, Growth (The Washington Post) U.S. Knew Last Year of Flu Vaccine Plant's Woes (The Washington Post) Fund Founders to Settle, Pay $160 Million (The Washington Post) Dulles, BWI Consider Security Shift Private Contractors Could Do Screening (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Moratorium on Web Tax Advances Congress Wednesday cleared the way to keep access to the Internet largely free from taxes for the next three years, breaking a year-long deadlock. ... (By Jonathan Krim, The Washington Post) AOL Concentrates On Security Issues With New Software Antivirus Program, Updates Included (The Washington Post) MIT Wants to Make Computing as Easy as Breathing (The Washington Post) Prayer Breakfast Draws Strong Tech Turnout (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Friends in the End Ralph Friedgen and Frank Beamer's relationship goes back 32 years to College Park, but for about three hours on Thursday, that friendship will be suspended. (By Eric Prisbell, The Washington Post) McCants Grabs Another Chance Wide Receiver Again Shows Ability With First Two Catches of Season (The Washington Post) Wizards Knock Off Celtics in Overtime Jamison Scores 27 to Lead 5 Players in Double Figures: Wizards 110, Celtics 105 (The Washington Post) Stadium Back on Calendar For Vote Council Could Allow Funding Options (The Washington Post) U.S. Men Eliminate Jamaica (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE The Episode Of a Lifetime One afternoon Mary Rush sat in a near-empty classroom and contemplated a whole new way of living. With a mischievous, crooked smile, she said, "Boy, I should have done this years ago. Doing something that's kind of fun and goofy -- and getting paid for it. . . . I may never go home again!" (By David Montgomery, The Washington Post) A Pardon With All the Trimmings Two Turkeys Toasted, Not Roasted (The Washington Post) Those Post-Election, Pitiful Yankees, Big Apple Blues (The Washington Post) Feeling the Absence of a Rapper With Presence (The Washington Post) In New York, a Toast to 'Justice' Civil Rights Saga Edges 9/11 Commission Report at the National Book Awards (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Classical Music Forum Post classical music critic Tim Page discusses National Symphony Orchestra musical director Leonard Slatkin's decision to step down from his position at the end of the 2007-08 season. Goss' Garage Car expert Pat Goss will be online to answer your questions about car repair and maintenance. The Reliable Source Post Reliable Source columnist Richard Leiby takes your tips, chews the fat, discusses the dish and babbles about what's going on in Washington. Talking Points Live washingtonpost.com Chief Political Correspondent Terry Neal takes your questions on the latest political news. Vehicle Lighting Richard Van Iderstine. automotive lighting expert with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), takes your questions about headlights, tail lights and turn signals. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Mr. Clinton's Library Lesson THE LAST THING we want to do is dampen the festivities in Little Rock, where the Clinton Presidential Center is opening today, but does anybody remember... Guantanamo Troubles FROM THE BEGINNING the Bush administration undermined its plans for handling detainees captured abroad with decisions that defied both international... Metrospective GIVEN METRO'S disturbing string of mechanical failures and poor policy decisions -- all recited at a lively "town hall" meeting Tuesday night -- it... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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