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Friday, December 03, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Ex-NYPD Official to Succeed Ridge President Bush settled on Bernard B. Kerik, the New York police commissioner during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, to take over the Department of Homeland Security from its first leader, administration officials said. (By Mike Allen and John Mintz, The Washington Post) Bush Dismisses Talk Of Delaying Iraq Vote He Cites Need to Bring U.S. Forces Home (The Washington Post) General Cites Problems at U.S. Jails in Afghanistan (The Washington Post) POLITICS Ex-NYPD Official to Succeed Ridge President Bush settled on Bernard B. Kerik, the New York police commissioner during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, to take over the Department of Homeland Security from its first leader, administration officials said. (By Mike Allen and John Mintz, The Washington Post) Aide Takes Blame for Tax Return Provision Staffer Surprised By Privacy Uproar (The Washington Post) Bush Dismisses Talk Of Delaying Iraq Vote He Cites Need to Bring U.S. Forces Home (The Washington Post) Fundraising Records Broken By Both Major Political Parties Democrats Got More Money Than GOP for 1st Time Since '70s (The Washington Post) Ambassador to Leave U.N. Job Next Month Danforth Says He'll Spend Time With Wife (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 Problems Cited at U.S. Jails in Afghanistan A classified assessment found that the facilities have been plagued by many of the shortcomings that existed at military prisons in Iraq, creating what the report described as an "opportunity" for abuse. (By R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post) Coalition Seeks FBI's Files on Protest Groups (The Washington Post) Intelligence Bill Gets Fresh Bush Support Letter Urging Passage to Be Sent to Hill (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Putin Opposes Ukraine Election Rerun President Leonid Kuchma won crucial political support on Thursday from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sided with him in rejecting an opposition demand to repeat the presidential runoff election of 11 days ago. (By Daniel Williams, The Washington Post) Barghouti's Candidacy Highlights Split in Fatah (The Washington Post) Explosions Hit Central Baghdad One Civilian Killed, Dozens Wounded by Intense Mortar Fire (The Washington Post) U.S. Embassy Bans Use of Airport Road Employees in Baghdad Will Travel Increasingly Dangerous Route by Helicopter (The Washington Post) More World METRO U.S. Prosecutor's Death Still Puzzling A year-long FBI probe notes no trace of a culprit in the case of Jonathan P. Luna, found stabbed and drowned in rural Pennsylvania, and suggests he was alone. (By Eric Rich and Allan Lengel, The Washington Post) Walking the Unfriendly Streets Pedestrians' Fatality Rate Higher Than Drivers', Study Finds (The Washington Post) A Deal's a Deal, Selig Tells District Baseball Owners Plan to Approve Team's Move to Washington Today (The Washington Post) Ground Broken for $2 Billion National Harbor Md. Officials Celebrate End of 8-Year Fight to Build Complex (The Washington Post) Deal Set To Stem Sewage Overflows WASA Agrees To Build Tunnels (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS A Rough Ride for Schwinn Bicycle The rise and fall of companies such as Schwinn help explain why the economy has become less forgiving of workers who lack higher education or specialized skills. (By Griff Witte, The Washington Post) U.S. Free-Trade Deals Include Few Muslim Countries (The Washington Post) Theoretically, Tax Reform Should Fly Get Real, Say Critics of White House Economists (The Washington Post) Oil Prices Take Another Deep Drop Higher Heating Fuel Inventories, Mild Weather Push Decline (The Washington Post) 8 Accused of Inflating Kmart Profit SEC Files Civil Charges in Alleged Scheme; 5 Settle Cases Without Admitting Guilt (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Fellowship of the Customized Ring Tone In a short time, in a public way -- while on Metro, or in line at Starbucks, or inside a movie theater -- ring tones signal who you are. Or who you want people to think you are. (By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post) Agencies Find What They're Looking For Intelligence Community Embraces Search Software (The Washington Post) Business-Internet Firm Gains Clients in Deal D.C.'s Cogent Expands in 23 Markets (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Conte Accuses Jones Track star Marion Jones used a steroid and other banned drugs leading up to the 2000 Summer Games, according to BALCO founder Victor Conte, Jr. (By Amy Shipley, The Washington Post) Steroid Controversy Deepens Giambi, Bonds Cited in Reports To Grand Jury (The Washington Post) Opponents Run Aground Against Redskins' Defense (The Washington Post) Anytime's a Good Time For Miami's Mama's Boy (The Washington Post) Brown Improving A Foot at a Time Wizards' Big Man Cautiously Optimistic (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Love Knot "Closer" is a round-robin of sexual opportunism, shattered loyalties and frank talk, all in a key of mordant irony. (By Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post) 'Pacific Overtures': West Meets East in A Show Gone South (The Washington Post) At Ford's Theatre, 'A Christmas Carol' With Lots of Spirit (The Washington Post) Bernard Malamud Put 'New Life' Into the American Novel (The Washington Post) 'Project Runway': From Produce Aisle To Banana Republic (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Ukraine & Russia Andrew Kuchins, director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Moscow Center, will be online to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Russia's role in the political crisis. The Washington Redskins Post staff writer Jason La Canfora takes your questions on the team's season. On TV Post TV Columnist Lisa de Moraes takes a look at what's on TV in a fast-paced give-and-take about reality, non-reality, cable and everything else that's on the tube. HIV/AIDS Among Women Stacey Little of the Academy for Educational Development Center on AIDS & Community Health discusses the rise of HIV/AIDS among women in the U.S. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS 'Operation Open Doors' WHEN HIS NAME surfaced in connection with the Senate Indian Affairs Committee investigation of lobbyists Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon, Rep. Robert... Homeland Secrecy THE GOVERNMENT keeps too many secrets. It classifies information that would do no harm if published; this impedes information-sharing within the government... High Schoolers Galore HERE'S A MATH problem for parents in Prince George's County: If it takes a half-year of wrangling between Board of Education and County Council members... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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