washingtonpost.com News: Afghan Election Concerns Subside

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Monday, October 11, 2004 Free Personal Finance E-mail: Read personal finance updates and tips from Michelle Singletary that you can't get anywhere else. Sign up now. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Afghan Election Concerns Subside Controversy clouding Afghanistan's first presidential election eased Sunday when several major opposition candidates backed off from assertions of voter fraud. (By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post) Senate Vote on Tax Bill Cleared La.'s Landrieu Had Sought a Tax Benefit for Reserve, Guard Employers (The Washington Post) Jurist Embraces Image As a Hard-Line Holdout (The Washington Post) POLITICS Toledo Tube War: 14,273 Ads and Counting That number makes this smokestack city the epicenter of the presidential air wars; Toledo ranks as the most advertised-to market of any in the big battleground states. (By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post) For Edwards, an Increasingly Prominent Role Democrat Defends Record, Blasts Bush (The Washington Post) Senate Vote on Tax Bill Cleared La.'s Landrieu Had Sought a Tax Benefit for Reserve, Guard Employers (The Washington Post) Obama Lending Star Power to Other Democrats With Comfortable Lead In Illinois Senate Race, Nominee Hits the Road (The Washington Post) Sinclair Stations to Air Anti-Kerry Documentary (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 Jurist Embraces Image As a Hard-Line Holdout Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has methodically built a record notable for its unwavering conservatism and aggressive challenges to longstanding legal precedents. (By Michael A. Fletcher and Kevin Merida, The Washington Post) Permanent Job Proves An Elusive Dream (The Washington Post) Suspects in Demise of Giant Mammals Experts Debate Whether Humans or Climate Change -- or Both -- Helped Eliminate Such Creatures Eons Ago (The Washington Post) Mount St. Helens Releases New Column of Steam From Crater (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Afghan Election Concerns Subside Controversy clouding Afghanistan's first presidential election eased Sunday when several major opposition candidates backed off from assertions of voter fraud. (By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post) Violence Persists as Rumsfeld Visits Iraq Two Car Bombs Kill 11 in Baghdad (The Washington Post) Taiwan's Chen Seeks to Restart Cross-Strait Talks (The Washington Post) American Deserters Find a Mixed Reception in Canada A Few Iraq War Objectors Follow Well-Worn Path of Vietnam Era (The Washington Post) More World METRO For D.C. Mayor, Baseball Rife With Risk Supporters say Anthony Williams demonstrated tenacity and vision in his quest for baseball. Skeptics question financing, point to other dire needs in the District. (By Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post) Comcast's Perks to Montgomery Leaders Criticized (The Washington Post) 'Horrific' Crash Kills 3 In N.Va. Accident Is Latest To Claim Youth (The Washington Post) New Mikulski Ad Counters 'Bogus Charges' From Pipkin (The Washington Post) A Troubadour Pays Homage (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Permanent Job Proves An Elusive Dream "Contingent" deals transform the nation's workforce, not only for temp workers, but also for those in traditional jobs who compete with employees receiving lower pay, few benefits. (By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post) Dealing to Offer The Right Place (The Washington Post) Fannie Mae Salaries Rile Hill High Compensation Called Mismatch With Lending Mission (The Washington Post) Senate Vote on Tax Bill Cleared La.'s Landrieu Had Sought a Tax Benefit for Reserve, Guard Employers (The Washington Post) Worried Workers At Rouse Weigh Recruiters' Offers (The Washington Post) More Business SPORTS Horror Show Continues As Redskins Fall to 1-4 The Ravens score 14 points without their offense taking the field and overcome a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat the punchless Redskins, 17-10. (By Nunyo Demasio, The Washington Post) Washington Is Belted by Baltimore Redskins Give Up 17 Straight Points in Loss, Exacerbating Deflating Start (The Washington Post) For Ravens, a Quarter Backtrack Boller Throws Three Interceptions in Second Period, but Baltimore Still Wins (The Washington Post) Cardinals Power Into Championship Series Pujols's 3-Run Homer Deflates Los Angeles; Sportsmanship Prevails : Cardinals 6, Dodgers 2 (The Washington Post) Braves Battle Back, Tie Series Drew's RBI Single In 9th Caps Rally: Braves 6, Astros 5 (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE The Answer, My Friend? A generation mined Bob Dylan's lyrics for meaning. Now there's a memoir to dig. (By Bob Thompson, The Washington Post) John Kerry, Stumping as Fast as He Can (The Washington Post) When Private Passions Meet Public Journalism (The Washington Post) Caio Fonseca, Bringing Abstraction Into Fashion (The Washington Post) 'Anna' in Tampa: End of Stogie (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Election 2004: State of the Races Charles Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, will be online to discuss the 2004 election and politics in general. Debate Analysis Washington Post Associate Editor Robert G. Kaiser takes your questions and analysis on the second presidential debate. Dr. Gridlock Dr. Gridlock brings his expertise in all things traffic and transportation to washingtonpost.com. Personal Tech Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews, including BlackBerrys and Bluetooth and the new MSN Music store. He'll also answer your personal tech questions. 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