The WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON D.C. (Las Vegas Sun)
WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats got a glimpse of a restive electorate last week when a new Washington Post poll showed their approval rating has tanked an additional 10 percentage points over the past month, in no small part because of their inability to turn the course of the war in Iraq....more...Wizards expect Arenas to opt out of deal (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Washington Wizards are committed to keeping Gilbert Arenas on the team, even after the All-Star guard said he planned to opt out of his contract. Arenas told The Washington Post and The Washington Times that he will get out of the six-year, $65 million contract he signed in 2003 and become a free agent....more... Immigration Judges Often Picked Based On GOP Ties (Washington Post)
The Bush administration increasingly emphasized partisan political ties over expertise in recent years in selecting the judges who decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, despite laws that preclude such considerations, according to an analysis by The Washington Post....more... Report: Immigration judge choices partisan (UPI)
Bush administration appointees to immigration judgeships are increasingly being chosen based on political connections, The Washington Post reported....more... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration may suspend a major post-9/11 security initiative to cope with increasingly ... (The Brownsville Herald)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration may suspend a major post-9/11 security initiative to cope with increasingly angry complaints from Americans whose summer vacations are threatened by new passport rules....more... Arenas Says He Will Opt Out of Deal In '08 (NBA.com)
Ivan Carter of the WASHINGTON POST reports, ?Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas said last night that he will opt out of his contract after next season and become a free agent."...more... US eyes long-term military presence in Iraq: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States is considering a long-term military presence in Iraq, which will not have the scope of the current occupation but will still be capable of mounting independent operations, The Washington Post reported Sunday....more... Soaking the rich: A surcharge on success (New Hampshire Union Leader)
House Democrats in Washington are all upset that the alternative minimum tax (AMT), created in 1969 to collect taxes from 155 wealthy citizens who avoided income taxes, is hitting numerous middle-class taxpayers. So what do they propose as a fix? A 4.3 percent surcharge on top of the taxes already paid by people with incomes of $500,000 or more, The Washington Post reported last week....more... PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post - June 7 (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on June 7. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. --- Three ... ...more... |