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Monday, November 29, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Bush to Change Economic Team The president wants to tap prominent figures outside the administration to help sell rewrites of Social Security and the tax laws to Congress and the country, White House aides and advisers said over the weekend. (By Mike Allen, The Washington Post) Old Divisions Resurface in Ukraine Presidential Electoral Crisis Brings East-West Stereotypes to Fore (The Washington Post) Checkpoints Take Toll on Palestinians, Israeli Army Civilians Describe Abuse; Troops Lament Conditions (The Washington Post) POLITICS Bush to Change Economic Team The president wants to tap prominent figures outside the administration to help sell rewrites of Social Security and the tax laws to Congress and the country, White House aides and advisers said over the weekend. (By Mike Allen, The Washington Post) Senator Says Bush Holds Fate of Intelligence Bill (The Washington Post) Hearings on Rice Will Be in January, Senator Reports (The Washington Post) Analysis: In Leak Case, Reporters Lack Shield For Sources (The Washington Post) To Push Telecommuting Opportunities, Congress Hits Agencies in the Pocketbook (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 In Leak Case, Reporters Lack Shield for Sources Many in the news media did not foresee that the investigation of the alleged illegal "outing" of a secret operative by unnamed Bush administration officials would end up targeting the press. (By Charles Lane, The Washington Post) Court to Hear Marijuana Case Legality of Cultivating Plant for Medical Use Is at Issue (The Washington Post) Gay Minister to Face Jury of Methodist Peers Pennsylvania Woman Could Lose Credentials (The Washington Post) Computer Analysis Is Bringing Science to Art (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD A Toll on Palestinians, Israeli Army Encounters at manned military checkpoints exact a heavy toll on the neighboring societies, as evinced by accounts of guards working under dehumanizing conditions, and by reports of abuses committed against Palestinian civilians. (By Molly Moore, The Washington Post) Old Divisions Resurface in Ukraine Presidential Electoral Crisis Brings East-West Stereotypes to Fore (The Washington Post) Killings Leave Mexico City Seniors in Fear In Many Cases, Robbers Use Deceit to Enter Women's Homes, Police Say (The Washington Post) Convoy Driver in Iraq Stays Upbeat to Keep Focus Off the Danger Marine Takes Insurgent Threat in Stride (The Washington Post) More World METRO Calm Amid the Chaos Sunday was a full day for Travelers Aid and a hectic one for the thousands the organization assisted on what is traditionally one of the busiest travel days of the year. (By Jerry Markon, The Washington Post) Mental Illness Sends Many to Foster Care Medical Costs Overwhelm Va. Parents (The Washington Post) At School, Labels a Runway Hit Youths Increasingly Indulge in Designer Clothes (The Washington Post) Police Stretched Thin In South Pr. George's As Crime Levels Rise, Staffing Falls Short (The Washington Post) An Evolution in Teaching Nonnative Speakers Changes Abound Since Va. Instructor Learned English (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Discovery Channel Tests Power of Licensing By rushing more than 700 products under the American Chopper brand as part of a new in-house licensing program, the cable channel is relying more heavily on licensing to market shows. (By Annys Shin, The Washington Post) Flyi Looks for Ways to Move Past Mistakes (The Washington Post) At School, Labels a Runway Hit Youths Increasingly Indulge in Designer Clothes (The Washington Post) At XM, Boldly Going Under Hugh Panero, Satellite Radio Is a Hit. Just Ask Howard Stern And Mel Karmazin. (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY At XM, Boldly Going The leading satellite radio service, with more than 500 employees and 2.5 million subscribers, has now come into its own and competition is sizzling. ... (By Annys Shin, The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS With Offense Missing, Redskins Drift to 3-8 The Redskins reach new lows offensively as they drop their third consecutive game, a 16-7 decision to the 10-1 Steelers and fall to 3-8. (By Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post) NBC Sports Chief Ebersol Injured in Colo. Plane Crash (The Washington Post) Hughes's Triple-Double Ices Raptors in Overtime Victory Is Wizards' Fourth in Five Games: Wizards 114, Raptors 109 (The Washington Post) Virginia's 'Second-Best' Overwhelms Richmond Cavaliers Ride Their Defense at Home in a Rout of Spiders; Smith Sparks Offense With 26 Points: Virginia 85, Richmond 58 (The Washington Post) Ravens Don't Play Like Champs New England Rolls In the Second Half: Patriots 24, Ravens 3 (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE The Very Model of a Modern Major Opera House After a two-year makeover, Milan's refurbished La Scala steps up to the 21st century. (By Daniel Williams, The Washington Post) It's All in the Execution At the Texas Prison Museum, There's No Getting Out -- Without a Stop at the Gift Shop (The Washington Post) Millions of Deaths, Seen Through A Life (The Washington Post) For Second Kluge Prize, A Double Win Philosopher, Historian To Split $1 Million Award (The Washington Post) The Lost Art of Elizabethan Letter-Writing, Step 1: Make Inke (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Outlook: The Season of Buying With the crush of buying now a common part of the holiday season, clinical psychologist Pat Dalton discusses her Sunday Outlook piece about the negative impact of rampant materialism. Media Backtalk Post media columnist Howard Kurtz discusses the press. Post Magazine Post staff writer Michael Leahy discusses his story about Nils Antezana, the oldest American to scale -- and die on -- Mount Everest. The Chat House Post columnist Michael Wilbon takes your questions and comments on the latest in sports. Talk About Travel Washington Post Travel editors and writers take your questions and comments every Monday at 2 p.m. ET. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Diversity Stymied ONLY LAST YEAR the University of Michigan won a landmark battle in the Supreme Court establishing the legitimacy of carefully designed affirmative... Controlling Diamonds AT THE START of 2003, an impressive effort to govern globalization got underway: The international diamond trade, which had fueled civil wars and international... Protecting Maryland's Land "OUR BEAUTIFUL parks and public forests never were and never will be for sale," declared Maryland's Republican governor, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., in... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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