http://en.redtram.com/ washingtonpost.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:42:35 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 146239 | Reid says health-insurance bill will include opt-out public option http://en.redtram.com/go/227368690/top100/ 227368690 Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid announced Monday that he will include a government-backed insurance plan in the chamber's health-care reform legislation, a key concession to liberals who have threatened to oppose a bill without such a public option. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:19:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368690/top100/ 146239 | U.S. official resigns over Afghan war http://en.redtram.com/go/227368656/top100/ 227368656 When Matthew Hoh joined the Foreign Service early this year, he was exactly the kind of smart civil-military hybrid the administration was looking for to help expand its development efforts in Afghanistan. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:19:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368656/top100/ 146239 | Administration officials blame shortage of H1N1 vaccine on manufacturers, science http://en.redtram.com/go/227368636/top100/ 227368636 Administration officials sought Monday to explain why so much less H1N1 flu vaccine is available than had been promised, blaming the manufacturers and the vagaries of science for nationwide shortages. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:19:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368636/top100/ 146239 | AARP could benefit from the health insurance reforms it advocates http://en.redtram.com/go/227368608/top100/ 227368608 The nation's preeminent seniors group, AARP, has put the weight of its 40 million members behind health-care reform, saying many of the proposals will lower costs and increase the quality of care for older Americans. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:19:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368608/top100/ 146239 | McDonnell now has 11-point lead over Deeds, poll shows http://en.redtram.com/go/227368574/top100/ 227368574 Republican Robert F. McDonnell carries a double-digit lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the final week of the campaign for Virginia governor, according to a new Washington Post poll. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:19:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368574/top100/ 146239 | Washington Sketch: Harry Reid, party of one, on the health-care public option http://en.redtram.com/go/227368553/top100/ 227368553 What Harry Reid did Monday afternoon gave new meaning to the phrase "public option." Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:19:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368553/top100/ 146239 | Corrections http://en.redtram.com/go/227368532/top100/ 227368532 An Oct. 23 Weekend listing misstated the start time for Tuesday's high-heel drag queen race on 17th Street NW. The race is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m., but spectators looking for good viewing spots are advised to arrive on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:19:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368532/top100/ 146239 | Nation Digest: Pentagon reassigns chief auditor http://en.redtram.com/go/227368507/top100/ 227368507 The Pentagon's chief auditor was forced from her post Monday following sharp criticism from lawmakers over failures to hold defense contractors accountable for overcharges and poor performance. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:19:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368507/top100/ 146239 | Obama defends deliberate approach on troop levels for Afghanistan war http://en.redtram.com/go/227368454/top100/ 227368454 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- President Obama fired back Monday at critics who accuse him of taking too long to review war strategy in Afghanistan, telling an audience of military personnel he will not rush his decision on whether to send additional Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368454/top100/ 146239 | Northwest pilots say they were distracted by laptops http://en.redtram.com/go/227368416/top100/ 227368416 The two pilots of a Northwest Airlines jet that overshot a Minneapolis airport by 150 miles last week might have lost track of time partly because they were using laptops, a violation of company policy, U.S. air safety investigators said Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368416/top100/ 146239 | Coalition seeks investigation of Homeland Security privacy office http://en.redtram.com/go/227368374/top100/ 227368374 Privacy advocates have asked lawmakers to investigate the Department of Homeland Security office in charge of protecting Americans' privacy, saying it has shown "an extraordinary disregard" for its duty. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368374/top100/ 146239 | Bill and Melinda Gates to Lobby for Global Health Funds http://en.redtram.com/go/227368353/top100/ 227368353 Bill and Melinda Gates will make an unusual personal appeal to Washington officials Tuesday night, asking them to continue funding global health initiatives despite the recession and to commit to nearly halve the number of child deaths worldwide by 2025. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368353/top100/ 146239 | Castro's sister says she collaborated with CIA http://en.redtram.com/go/227368319/top100/ 227368319 MIAMI -- One of Fidel Castro's sisters says in a new memoir that she collaborated with the CIA against her brother, starting shortly after the United States' failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368319/top100/ 146239 | Courting goodwill in Rio's mean streets http://en.redtram.com/go/227368272/top100/ 227368272 RIO DE JANEIRO -- The residents of Santa Marta, one of this violent city's many hillside slums, had never seen someone quite like the new police captain, a woman who strolled its maze of passageways to shake hands and ask Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:17:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368272/top100/ 146239 | Death toll in Sunday's Baghdad bombings rises to nearly 160 http://en.redtram.com/go/227368244/top100/ 227368244 BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials on Monday began assessing the scope of the damage from two devastating bombings carried out Sunday that are expected to cripple key government agencies for months, as the death toll climbed to nearly 160. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:17:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368244/top100/ 146239 | Sen. Kerry says Gen. McChrystal's plan à Â'reaches too far, too fast' http://en.redtram.com/go/227368132/top100/ 227368132 Sen. John F. Kerry declared Monday that he opposes sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan unless the government and military there improve their performance, and said the top American military commander in the country is moving "too far, too fast" Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:17:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368132/top100/ 146239 | Americans die as military helicopters crash in Afghanistan http://en.redtram.com/go/227368103/top100/ 227368103 KABUL -- In a day of military tragedy and political drama, 11 American troops and three U.S. civilians died Monday in two helicopter crashes in rural Afghanistan, while President Hamid Karzai and his top political rival escalated their dispute over Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:17:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368103/top100/ 146239 | Post-election tensions flare at Iranian media expo http://en.redtram.com/go/227368067/top100/ 227368067 TEHRAN --As she watched a video at the exhibition booth of a pro-government news agency, the young Iranian woman became incensed at its portrayal of two leading opposition figures. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:16:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368067/top100/ 146239 | Iran's top officials appear split over sending uranium abroad http://en.redtram.com/go/227368035/top100/ 227368035 TEHRAN -- High-ranking Iranian officials appear divided over a draft proposal with the United States and other countries that would transfer the bulk of the Islamic republic's enriched uranium stockpile out of the country. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:16:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227368035/top100/ 146239 | Saudi King Abdullah blocks flogging of female journalist Yami http://en.redtram.com/go/227367969/top100/ 227367969 RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA -- The Saudi king on Monday waived a flogging sentence against a female journalist who had been convicted as part of a crackdown on a controversial Lebanese television network. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:16:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227367969/top100/