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Wednesday, December 22, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS New Evidence Shows Widepread Abuse Documents released Tuesday detail multiple cases of threatened executions of detainees, thefts of private property, assaults and deadly shootings at Iraqi detention camps. (By R. Jeffrey Smith and Dan Eggen, The Washington Post) Analysis: Precision of Base Attack Worries Military Experts (The Washington Post) Details Cloud Support For Social Security Plan (The Washington Post) POLITICS Details Cloud Support for Social Security Plan A majority of Americans support Social Security reform but remain skeptical on Bush plan to allow contributions to be invested in the stock market, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. (By John F. Harris and Dana Milbank, The Washington Post) Two Reports Fault Drug Importation Government Studies Cite as Concerns Cost of Setting Up Program, Safety (The Washington Post) Departing NAACP Leader Has 'Man-to-Man' Talk With Bush (The Washington Post) Wash. Recount Puts Gregoire on Top (AP) FAA Plans to Hire 12,500 Controllers Agency Expects Wave of Retirements (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 New Evidence Shows Widepread Abuse Documents released Tuesday detail multiple cases of threatened executions of detainees, thefts of private property, assaults and deadly shootings at Iraqi detention camps. (By R. Jeffrey Smith and Dan Eggen, The Washington Post) Illegal Drug Use Drops Among Teenagers Medicine, Inhalant Use Called a Concern (The Washington Post) Seasonal Displays Being Looted Hostility to Religion Or Profit Motive? (The Washington Post) U.S. to Pay Farmers In Calif. Water Flap $16.7 Million Pact May Alter Protection of Endangered Species (The Washington Post) Town Used to Deaths at Sea Fears There Will Be More New Bedford Awaits Word on Crewmen (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Mess Hall Blast Kills 19 An explosion tore through a crowded military mess tent in Mosul Tuesday in the deadliest attack on a U.S. base in the 21 months since the war in Iraq began. (By Karl Vick, The Washington Post) Putin: Sale Of Yukos Unit Legal Oil Firm Tied to Kremlin Reportedly Represented Buyer at State Auction (The Washington Post) Two French Hostages Released After Four Months Journalists' Abductors Unsuccessfully Called for France to Revoke Law on Head Scarves (The Washington Post) Dose of Prevention Where HIV Thrives Nigeria Brothel Is Test Site for New Pill (The Washington Post) More World METRO Council Approves Deal To Finance Stadium The D.C. Council gives its blessing to a deal to bring the Washington Nationals to the city, approving financing to build a baseball stadium along the Anacostia waterfront. (By David Nakamura and Thomas Heath, The Washington Post) Fires Were Notoriety Ploy, Defendant Says Club's Leader Was Planner, Men Say (The Washington Post) Rezoning Bid Offers Millions For Road Work Developer Plans Town Center, 6,000 Homes in Pr. William (The Washington Post) Md. Democrats Push HMO Tax Ehrlich Vows Opposition (The Washington Post) 2 Win $2.6 Million Each in Bias Suit U.S. Jury Finds Va. Trash Workers Suffered Discrimination (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS At Fannie, Tougher Tasks Lie Ahead Fannie Mae's board of directors may have found it hard to get rid of the company's top two executives, but a difficult job remains in navigating the transition to the next senior management team. (By Terence O'Hara, The Washington Post) Holiday Haul Goes to High-End Retailers (The Washington Post) Safety Issue May Change Pill Culture Drug Firms' Growth Expected to Slow (The Washington Post) Fear of Flu Sparks Home-Remedy Sales 'Natural' Products Take Advantage of Vaccine Shortage (The Washington Post) Report Assesses Risks of Attack on Tankers (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Judge Rejects Guilty Plea In Spam Case A federal judge declined to accept a guilty plea Tuesday from a former software engineer at America Online Inc. who had been accused of stealing 92 million screen names and e-mail addresses of subscribers for use in an Internet marketing scheme. (By Robert O'Harrow Jr., The Washington Post) Raptor Tests Suspended After Crash (The Washington Post) Washington Post Buys Microsoft's Webzine (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Kings Stop Wizards Sharp shooting from Peja Stojakovic and energetic play from Chris Webber keeps the Kings on a hot streak, defeating the game Wizards, 104-93, on Tuesday night. (By Michael Lee, The Washington Post) A Big Reality Check (The Washington Post) Nationals Slide Safely Into Home After a Short Hiatus, Team Back to Work (The Washington Post) Decision Day Arrives For High School Star (The Washington Post) AP Opts Out Of Formula For BCS Media Poll No Longer Part of the Equation (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Loco Parentis The saddest moment in any American film this year is a scene where Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand sit at a table. These are phenomenally talented people who've made substantial contributions over the years to the pleasure and edification of audiences in all realms. (By Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post) 'Phantom': This Time, The Camera Is the Mask (The Washington Post) Overflow Crowd Watches Baseball Win a Close One (The Washington Post) Cash for Kiddies For Budding Spendthrifts, Toy ATM Gives New Meaning to Piggy Bank (The Washington Post) Washington Post Buys Microsoft's Webzine (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Real Wheels The Post's Warren Brown talks about all your automobile issues. Tell Me About It Carolyn takes your questions and comments about her current advice column and any other questions you might have about the strange train we call life. The Grapevine Holiday Post wine columnist Michael Franz comes to the Web for The Grapevine to talk about the art of wine and his latest column. Federal Diary Live The Post's Federal Diary columnist Stephen Barr discusses life in the federal workforce. Baseball Vote Washington, D.C. Council member Adrian M. Fenty (D-Ward 4) discusses his opposition to the baseball stadium deal. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Explosion in Mosul WHEN THE BLAST ripped through the mess tent at Forward Operating Base Marez outside Mosul yesterday, U.S. soldiers responded with the pragmatism and... A Vote to Play Ball IT WAS A CLOSE vote on what just about everybody agreed was a good thing: bringing big league baseball back to Washington. The disagreement was over... Mr. Ehrlich's Gambit GOV. ROBERT L. Ehrlich Jr., who has not established a record as a legislative miracle worker, surprised everyone last week by calling a special session... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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