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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Old Dogs’
There's a moment in "Old Dogs" when sports-marketing agents Charlie (John Travolta) and Dan (Robin Williams) are regaling a suite full of Japanese businessmen with a humorous anecdote. Published November 25, 2009
EDITORIAL: Obama’s sacked inspector general
Even as congressional investigators demolish White House explanations for its firing last summer of a key inspector general, new documents show that an entire second area of misleading administration statements has gone largely unexplored. Each new revelation in the case suggests that Gerald Walpin, the fired IG for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), ought to be reinstated to his job. Published November 25, 2009
America’s Morning News
In case you didn't tune into The Washington Times' nationally syndicated radio show "America's Morning News" - heard in Washington on WTNT-AM 570 and coast-to-coast via the Talk Radio Network - find out what three of Monday's guests told co-hosts Melanie Morgan and Jed Babbin, who is filling in for John McCaslin. Published November 24, 2009
EDITORIAL: Terrorists use Democratic talking points
The five terrorists facing federal trial in New York have some powerful arguments at their disposal. All they need to do is recycle Democratic talking points criticizing President George W. Bush's foreign policy. Published November 24, 2009
EDITORIAL: Hiding evidence of global cooling
Scientific progress depends on accurate and complete data. It also relies on replication. The past couple of days have uncovered some shocking revelations about the baloney practices that pass as sound science about climate change. Published November 24, 2009
EDITORIAL: Another stimulus
President Obama and the Democratic Congress forced through a $787 billion stimulus package to create jobs and try to give a jump start to the economy. Instead, the nation's unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent and continues to rise. Despite the clear failure of the government's massive deficit spending, House Democrats are planning a second so-called stimulus that promises to do even more economic harm. Published November 23, 2009
EDITORIAL: Schumer’s change of heart
New York's Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer just doesn't know what to think about terrorism. He does, however, know what to say - whatever is politically convenient at the moment. That's not what New Yorkers need to hear with the trial of Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed about to land on the docket. Published November 23, 2009
EDITORIAL: Death for being a Christian
A 15-year-old Egyptian girl, Dina el-Gohary, has written an emotional appeal to President Obama asking him to use his influence to save her father, Maher el-Gohary, who is being persecuted for his beliefs. "Mr. President Obama, we are a minority in Egypt," Dina writes, according to a report from the Assyrian International News Agency. "We are treated very badly. ... We are imprisoned in our own home because Muslim clerics called for the murder of my father, and now the Government has set for us a new prison, we are imprisoned in our own country." Published November 23, 2009
EDITORIAL: Gunning for Sarah Palin
Most of the media hate Sarah Palin. Given the hyperfocused offensive targeted at her, the simple conclusion is that the left-wing establishment views the former Alaska governor as the greatest threat to the current Democratic monopoly on power in Washington. Published November 22, 2009
EDITORIAL EXCLUSIVE: On terrorists, Justice recused
The Obama Justice Department is having problems prosecuting terrorist cases because top department attorneys have conflicts of interest. Published November 22, 2009
EDITORIAL: Bureaucrats regulating corporate pay
Bank of America has failed to find a new president to replace the outgoing Kenneth Lewis. There is little doubt why: Obama administration "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg and fanciful executive pay rules make more sense in an ivory tower than they do in a boardroom. Published November 22, 2009
EDITORIAL: Consumer destruction
As if hyperactive Washington politicians haven't already grabbed enough power by taking over banks and car companies and trying to control everybody's health care, now they are getting closer to centralized bureaucratic control of the entire consumer credit market. Pending legislation to create a superpowerful Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) would take an ax to financial freedom and significantly increase consumer costs. Published November 20, 2009
Realtor profile: Rokhsan Fallah
Name: Rokhsan Fallah Published November 20, 2009
Triumph offering unique sport bike
Triumph is offering customers across North America the opportunity to own a truly unique factory sport bike with the Daytona 675 Special Edition. Published November 20, 2009
Alloy could convert exhaust into energy
WARREN, Mich. | The day is coming when the heat from your car's engine exhaust is captured and converted to mechanical energy capable of powering your vehicle's stereo, power seats and air conditioning. Published November 20, 2009
Volvo leads trend in ‘natural’ decor
Natural-looking interior wood decor is a growing trend. It sets the scene with an aura of authentic craftsmanship inside the car. Volvo leads aesthetic developments in this field. Published November 20, 2009
The 2011 Regal: A Buick bred on the Autobahn
Buick has just revealed the 2011 Regal sport sedan to customers, and it's armed with turbocharged horsepower, a driver-selectable suspension system and a firm, European-tuned chassis. Published November 20, 2009
Chevy Volt color at mercy of clicks
"Chargetruse," "Recharge Silver" and "Voltaic Platinum" are among the nearly 13,000 entries consumers submitted in Chevrolet Volt's paint color name contest. Published November 20, 2009
The new Beetle: A beloved new legacy
The 2010 Volkswagen New Beetle and New Beetle convertible carry on the legacy that started with the original Type 1 more than 70 years ago. Published November 20, 2009
‘76 Cadillac coat made
Before Matthew Smith's sister, Susan Benson, married, she drove about Bethesda in a 1971 Plymouth Duster painted the distinctive "Plum Crazy." Published November 20, 2009
