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Thursday, November 25, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Says Iraqi Police Need Bolstering With officers intimidated by killings and threats, some have begun questioning the notion of trying to establish a system of local policing at this time. (By Bradley Graham, The Washington Post) Tension Rises Over Ukraine Vote Opposition Calls National Strike After Panel Declares Premier the Winner (The Washington Post) Alaska Native Corporations Cash In on Contracting Edge (The Washington Post) POLITICS At Ranch, Bush Plays Host to Spanish King Bush tried to reach out to the people of Spain by receiving King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia for a two-hour lunch at his ranch, where he and first lady Laura Bush are spending Thanksgiving week. (By Mike Allen, The Washington Post) Study: Corporate PACs Favor GOP Decisive Shift From Bipartisan Giving Began in 1995-96 (The Washington Post) Senators Form Hunger Caucus to Draw Attention to Issue (The Washington Post) President Proclaims Day of Thanksgiving (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 Lack of Funding Slows Waste Site Cleanup Federal program is grappling with costlier and more complex sites and is facing a chronic reluctance by Congress to raise its budget. (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) Arctic Council Urges Action on Warming U.S. Resists Carbon Dioxide Limits (The Washington Post) Analysis: Bringing Change, Not by the Book CIA Officials Let Critic Publish (The Washington Post) Reintroduction Of Turkeys in Massachusetts A Wild Success But Some Say Feathered Residents Are Nuisance (The Washington Post) Fla. Considers More Rights For Ex-Felons (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Earthquake Jolts Northern Italy An earthquake measuring about 5.2 on the Richter scale shook northern Italy from the Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic seas in the night to Thursday, causing panic and injuring at least nine people. Tension Rises Over Ukraine Vote Opposition Calls National Strike After Panel Declares Premier the Winner (The Washington Post) U.S. Says Police in Iraq Need Bolstering More Arms, Trainers, Backup Units Sought (The Washington Post) U.S. Won't Report South Korea to U.N. for Nuclear Tests (The Washington Post) Danger, Boredom Converge At Checkpoint Near Baqubah Soldiers Seek to Thwart Car Bombers, Distinguish 'Bad Guys' From Civilians (The Washington Post) More World METRO Cost Cap Proposed D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp attempts to put a high-water mark on the price of a stadium that would force a relocation if the price is too high. (By David Nakamura, The Washington Post) A Warm Helping D.C. Feast of Sharing for the Needy Also Includes Job and Health Fair (The Washington Post) By Rail, Road, Air, the Word of the Day Was Delay (The Washington Post) Hinckley's Bid for Out-of-Town Trips Rejected (The Washington Post) Montgomery Warns of Attacks on Teen Girls (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Angling for Sales, Retailers Set Bait The nation's retailers will again offer extremely low prices on gifts and gadgets, as stores throw open their doors on Friday to kick off the holiday shopping season. (By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post) U.S. Food Imports Increase, May Match Exports This Year (The Washington Post) Inspector General Backs Withholding Halliburton Payments (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY The Sites Before Christmas Internet retailers are figuring out what online shoppers really want and adding features to help, such as top-10 lists of hot sellers, gift picks by category and product ratings and reviews. (By Leslie Walker, The Washington Post) Video Game Makers Rush To Cash In On Top Titles Sequels Rolled Out Before Introduction Of New Hardware (The Washington Post) Microsoft Foe Wins in Settlement (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Barrow Placed on IR The Redskins have placed linebacker Mike Barrow on the injured reserve list, which means he will not play a down for them this season. (By Nunyo Demasio, The Washington Post) On Hockey Nights, a Center of Inactivity MCI, Surrounding Businesses Feel Hit From NHL Lockout (The Washington Post) Nationals Have 15,000 Deposits For Tickets Budget for Players Still Unclear Despite Income (The Washington Post) Ramsey Steels Himself to Face Top Defense (The Washington Post) Ravens Will Be Without J. Lewis Running Back to Miss Patriots Game With a Sprained Ankle (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Still Nothing to It, Still Nothing Like It: 'Seinfeld' DVDs Debut If you think you're nostalgic about "Seinfeld," imagine how NBC feels. The sitcom was once an important building block in NBC's indomitable Thursday night lineup, part of a profitable tradition that went back to the 1980s, when "The Cosby Show" was the kind of pivotal hit that "Seinfeld" later became. (By Tom Shales, The Washington Post) Chuh-Click. Sunset. With the Last of Kodak's Slide Projectors, a Family Tradition Slips Out of Focus (The Washington Post) Young Immigrants With a Full Plate on Thanksgiving (The Washington Post) They've Got Musicals Catholic U. Wraps First Run In Program to Develop Shows (The Washington Post) Joffrey's 'Nutcracker,' Waltzing Into Christmas (The Washington Post) More Style EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Ukraine's Crisis FACED WITH extraordinary demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of citizens demanding democracy, Ukraine's corrupt and thuggish government wavered... Thanksgiving WHAT MIGHT BE called the first modern Thanksgiving -- one much like the one we celebrate today -- was observed 140 years ago this week. Abraham Lincoln... 'Privacy' on the Roads OF ALL THE thin arguments for opposing red-light cameras at intersections, the catchiest but weakest is "privacy," as if reckless drivers have a right... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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