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Thursday, December 23, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Suicide Bomber Blamed For Deadly Mosul Attack Investigators believe a suicide bomber penetrated security at a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and detonated an explosive Tuesday that killed 22 people. (By Karl Vick, The Washington Post) New Rules Issued for National Forests Some Environmental Protections Eased (The Washington Post) Warnings About Medications' Risks Add Worry to Pain (The Washington Post) POLITICS New Rules Issued for National Forests The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules Wednesday for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan's administration and putting in place the biggest change in forest-use policies in nearly three decades. (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) Democrat Takes Lead in Washington State Supreme Court Allows Disqualified Absentee Ballots From King County (The Washington Post) Senate Realigns Intelligence Procedures New Reform Statute Calls for Some Change (The Washington Post) Rumsfeld Says Casualties Wound Him, Too Secretary Defends Himself From the Idea That He Is Aloof and Uncaring (The Washington Post) Governors Appeal to Bush on Medicaid (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 Rumsfeld Defends Self Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld delivered an impassioned defense of himself Wednesday, saying at a Pentagon news conference that U.S. casualties in Iraq affect him profoundly. (By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post) New Rules Issued for National Forests Some Environmental Protections Eased (The Washington Post) Air Force Reprimands Its Former Top Lawyer Improper Relationships With Women Cited (The Washington Post) Gay Couples Challenge Calif. Marriage Law Rights Issue Is Likely to Be Decided by State's Supreme Court, Both Sides Agree (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Suicide Bomber Blamed For Deadly Mosul Attack Investigators believe a suicide bomber penetrated security at a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and detonated an explosive Tuesday that killed 22 people. (By Karl Vick, The Washington Post) Russian Oil Firm Buys Mysterious Bid Winner (The Washington Post) Government Troops in Sudan Reportedly Kill Medical Aid Worker (The Washington Post) Firm: Mercury Emitted in Indonesia (The Washington Post) More World METRO Blade Found In Va. Man's Shoe at Airport A Fairfax man faces charges of trying to board an airplane with a concealed weapon after a four-inch utility blade was found embedded inside his shoe at Honolulu International Airport, federal authorities said last night. (The Washington Post) Elaborate Shows of Faith Area's Big Churches Make a Production of Christmas (The Washington Post) More Flaws Found on Bay Bridge Decaying Underside May Force Deck Replacement (The Washington Post) Gas Truck Driver Dies in Fiery Va. Wreck (The Washington Post) D.C. Down, Va., Md. Up In Census Estimates City Disputes Drop Of 4,097 in One Year (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Observing the Other Side of Security No one hears passenger complaints more often than security screeners, who must learn a variety of techniques to deal with the mundane, the scary -- and the occasional traveler who doesn't want to abide by the rules. (By Sara Kehaulani Goo, The Washington Post) Fannie Mae Exit Packages Face Review Ousted Executives Won't Receive Pay Until Investigation Is Complete (The Washington Post) Arlington Company Quits Work In Iraq Contractor Cites Dangerous, Costly Work Environment (The Washington Post) CPSC Moves on Mattress Fire Rule Standard Would Slow Flames' Growth to Gain Escape Time (The Washington Post) Stewart Calls for Sentencing Reform (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY E.U. Orders Microsoft to Modify Windows Software giant Microsoft Corp. will for the first time be forced by antitrust regulators to change how it designs and sells its widely used Windows operating system, after a European Union judge Wednesday rejected the company's bid to postpone sanctions against it. (By Jonathan Krim, The Washington Post) The FCC Frenzy Over Controlling Your Cable Box (The Washington Post) A Telecom's Resolve Makes It a Survivor (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS And the Winner Is . . . Eleanor Roosevelt wide receiver Derrick Williams, considered by many the nation's top high school recruit, says he will attend Penn State. (By Dan Steinberg, The Washington Post) AP Does Its Part (The Washington Post) Washington Named To Pro Bowl Team Linebacker Is Only Redskin Chosen (The Washington Post) Nats Get Back to Baseball Business Schneider Signed To One-Year Deal (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE At the Wolf's Door On a trackless, nameless part of the Canadian Yukon a pack of wolves crossed a frozen river on the last day of May. Above them flew a flock of ravens, dreaming of carrion. Behind them ran a mixed-blood husky leashed to a middle-aged man and woman. (By David Brown, The Washington Post) Toy Story An Impassioned Play in Many, Many Parts, Most of Which Won't Be Found After Dec. 25 (The Washington Post) Last-Minute Shoppers, Like Lemmings to the Mall (The Washington Post) A Day in Court for Actor on 'The Wire' Go-Go's Big G Given Suspended Sentence on Gun Charge (The Washington Post) The Year of the Rats (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Home Front Post staff writers Annie Groer and Jura Koncius offer decorating tips to make a stylish home. The Washington Redskins Post staff writer Nunyo Demasio takes your questions about the team and upcoming games. Potomac Confidential Post Metro columnist Marc Fisher veers wildly from serious probing to silly prattle, and is open to topics local, national, personal and more. Got Plans? Every Thursday, washingtonpost.com's Entertainment Guide experts share their best bets for local flavor, great dates and family fun. Got plans? Great. Need plans? Just ask. Talking Points Live washingtonpost.com Chief Political Correspondent Terry Neal takes your questions on the latest political news. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS War Crimes THANKS TO a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union and other human rights groups, thousands of pages of government documents released this month... Md.'s Campus Concerns MARYLAND lawmakers, who convene next week for a special session in Annapolis, are mounting a campaign to force Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) to reverse... At Sea Over Oceans THE BUSH administration's formal response to the report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy contains some encouraging elements. In September the... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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