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Wednesday, December 15, 2004 Holiday Buying Guide: Here's a roadmap to buying gadgets for the tech geek on your list. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Detainee Abuse by Marines Is Detailed New Defense Department documents describe a variety of abuse against Iraqi prisoners by members of a number of units within the 1st Marine Division. (By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post) Council Approves Altered Stadium Deal Requirement for 50% Private Financing Leaves Team's D.C. Future in Question (The Washington Post) Several Factors Contributed to 'Lost' Voters in Ohio (The Washington Post) POLITICS Many Factors Contributed To 'Lost' Voters in Ohio Revisiting the contested state reveals a broader picture of how balloting was conducted for the presidential election. (By Michael Powell and Peter Slevin, The Washington Post) Bush Allies May Defect Over Fiscal Proposals (The Washington Post) Analysis: On Kerik Nomination, White House Missed Red Flags (The Washington Post) Bush Gives Medal of Freedom to 'Pivotal' Iraq Figures (The Washington Post) Wash. Governor's Race Tightens Mostly Democratic King County Finds 561 Uncounted Votes (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 Detainee Abuse by Marines Is Detailed New Defense Department documents describe a variety of abuse against Iraqi prisoners by members of a number of units within the 1st Marine Division. (By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post) Lacking Visa, Islamic Scholar Resigns Post at Notre Dame (The Washington Post) In a Changing Harlem, Two Groups Cry Foul Nonprofit Battles NBA Union in Property Lawsuit (The Washington Post) Less Support for Death Sentence Cited for Decline in Executions (The Washington Post) Pentagon Limits Gifts To Troops (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Hearing Is Set for Hussein's Senior Aides Iraq's interim prime minister says judicial proceedings will begin next week, a surprise decision that puts the past government's crimes before a country preparing for new elections. (By Anthony Shadid, The Washington Post) Abbas Says Violence by Palestinians Should End (The Washington Post) Keeping Faith in Reform, and Islam, in Iran As Secular Movement Crumbles, Defiant Cleric Spreads Blame With a Smile (The Washington Post) Afghan Forces Arrest 2 Taliban Leaders (The Washington Post) More World METRO Council Passes Altered Baseball Stadium Deal The D.C. Council approved legislation Tuesday night that dramatically restructures Mayor Anthony A. Williams's deal with MLB to build a ballpark in Southeast. (By David Nakamura, The Washington Post) Vehicle Donors Hit the Gas Pedal Tax Change Jan. 1 Boosts Generosity (The Washington Post) Ecology Terrorism Doubted In Arsons Cleaning Fluids Fed Md. Fires (The Washington Post) Arlington Board Approves Plan For Ice Rink at Ballston Mall (The Washington Post) Clinging to Shelters, and to Hope Howard Woman Has Degree but No Home (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Bush Allies May Defect Over Fiscal Proposals As the White House opens a two-day conference to promote its second-term fiscal priorities, powerful interest groups that once supported Bush are either working to undercut him or are wary of his proposals. (By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post) Fed Raises Benchmark A 5th Time Short-Term Rate Rises Gradually During Year (The Washington Post) Directors Approve Sprint-Nextel Merger Deal, to Be Announced Today, Could Be Challenged by Verizon Offer (The Washington Post) Merger Puts Nextel at Crossroads Union Could Change Character of Reston's Wireless Upstart (The Washington Post) Shrinking Coverage Fewer Employers Pay for Retirees' Health Benefits (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Directors Approve Sprint-Nextel Merger The deal would create a new wireless telecommunications giant with 39 million customers.... (By Ben White and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post) Major Players Are Video Games, Like, Huge? Dude, They've Got Awards, Even. (The Washington Post) Judge Faults Md. Anti-Spam Statute U.S. Commerce Clause Cited (The Washington Post) Merger Puts Nextel at Crossroads Union Could Change Character of Reston's Wireless Upstart (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Swing and Miss for D.C. D.C. Council chairwoman Linda Cropp has once again endangered the chances of the Washington Nationals returning to existence with another 11th hour bait-and-switch amendment passage. (By Thomas Boswell, The Washington Post) Baseball's Return Could Be Temporary Amended Financing May Kill the Deal (The Washington Post) Speedskaters Live the High Life in Oxygen-Thin Rooms (The Washington Post) Fall All-Met Section (The Washington Post) Orioles Still in the Chase for Sexson Martinez Confirms 4-Year Deal With Mets (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Bush Gives Medal of Freedom to Iraq Figures Trumpeting America as liberator, the White House conferred the highest civilian honor yesterday on three men intimately involved with the decision to invade Iraq or the troubled aftermath of the invasion. (By Ann Gerhart, The Washington Post) Major Players Are Video Games, Like, Huge? Dude, They've Got Awards, Even. (The Washington Post) For 98 Rock's Lopez, a Show Of Strength Veteran Newsman's Battle With Cancer Is an Open Mike (The Washington Post) An Apple for Miss Jenna? Bush Eyes Washington Teaching Job (The Washington Post) 'Our Lady of 121st Street': In Sum, It Adds Up to Nun (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS National and Local Politics WTOP political commentator Mark Plotkin discusses the D.C. council's vote on D.C. baseball, as well as national and local politics. Color of Money Book Club Michelle Singletary and "Pay It Down!" author Jean Chatzky discuss reducing debt by saving $10 a day. Dirda on Books Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda takes your questions and comments concerning literature, books and the joys of reading. High School All-Mets Post High School Sports editor Jon DeNunzio discusses the 2004 All-Mets selections. Classical Music Forum Post classical music critic Tim Page discusses what's going on in the world of symphonies, concertos and operas. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Straight Talk MOVEMENT TOWARD economic and political liberalization has slowed in much of the Arab Middle East. Saudi Arabia, awash in tens of billions of dollars... Anthrax Killer at Large AMONTH AFTER the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, letters tainted with the anthrax bacteria were sent through U.S. mail processing facilities, infecting people... A Blow to Arlington's Boom? NOW THAT developers have convinced a Virginia judge that they have no obligation to provide a modest amount of affordable housing when they build sleek... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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