washingtonpost.com News: Sea Surges From Massive Quake Kill Over 13,000 Across South Asia

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Monday, December 27, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Tsunamis Kill More Than 13,000 in South Asia A gargantuan earthquake centered off the west coast of Indonesia unleashed a series of tsunamis Sunday morning, killing more than 13,000 people and leaving many more missing. (By Alan Sipress and Peter S. Goodman, The Washington Post) West-Leaning Leader Appears Headed for Win In Ukraine Vote (The Washington Post) Jet Is an Open Secret in Terror War (The Washington Post) POLITICS For Bush, Key Foreign Policy Goals Intersect Twin goals of U.S.-European relations and achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians may conflict in the coming year, administration and European officials say. (By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post) Senators Seek Role for Iraqi Sunnis Participation in Government Important, Levin and Lugar Say (The Washington Post) Guiding Disaster Aid In Post-Sept. 11 Era Florida Hurricanes Became Focus in 2004 (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 Jet Is an Open Secret in Terror War The airplane is a Gulfstream V, the sort favored by CEOs and celebrities. But since 2001 it has been seen at military airports from Pakistan to Indonesia, sometimes being boarded by hooded and handcuffed passengers. (By Dana Priest, The Washington Post) Flooded Nations Get U.S. Help (The Washington Post) Islamic Group Banned by Many Is Not on U.S. Terrorist List (The Washington Post) Chicago Steelmaking: Dead but Not Forgotten Activists Want to Turn Old Plant Into a Museum (The Washington Post) 'Ecstasy' Use Studied to Ease Fear in Terminally Ill (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Tsunamis Kill More Than 13,000 in South Asia A gargantuan earthquake centered off the west coast of Indonesia unleashed a series of tsunamis Sunday morning, killing more than 13,000 people and leaving many more missing. (By Alan Sipress and Peter S. Goodman, The Washington Post) West-Leaning Leader Appears Headed for Win In Ukraine Vote (The Washington Post) Army Chief of Staff Is Third Major Visitor to Troops in Iraq (The Washington Post) Some Jewish Settlers Agree to Leave Gaza (The Washington Post) U.S. Boosts Aid for Bomb Removal in Laos 30 Years After End of Vietnam War, Unexploded Ordnance Maims and Kills (The Washington Post) More World METRO Barry Is Back With an Ambitious Agenda Marion Barry, who begins his term on the D.C. Council next week, is revered as a voice for residents who believe their neighborhoods have been failed by the political establishment. (By Paul Schwartzman, The Washington Post) 2 Houses, 2 Proposals To Cover Malpractice No Deal on Some Details For Md. Special Session (The Washington Post) Wider Tax Relief For Va. Seniors Curbs Revenue Jurisdictions Raise Ceilings On Who Qualifies for Break (The Washington Post) A Ringmaster in Perpetual Motion Organizer Works to Turn Dozens of Events Into Flowing Celebration (The Washington Post) Death Penalty A Key Strategy For Kilgore Rival Kaine's Opposition Stressed in Bid for Governor (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Optimism Reigns as Projects Move Forward Some area executives played a big role this year in helping to shape the region's evolving business community. (The Washington Post) Dollar Falls Lower Against Euro in Post-Holiday Tradi (AP) Saudi Oil Reserves Could Increase by 77% (The Washington Post) Navy Re-Ups CACI's Support and Training Contract (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Navy Re-Ups CACI Service Contract Arlington firm wins $16M contract renewal to provide logistics support and training services to the Navy and Marine Corps.... (By William Welsh, The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Last-Minute Touchdown Sweeps Redskins Away Dallas's hex over Washington will live on into the New Year, as the Cowboys score with 30 seconds left to beat the Redskins, 13-10. (By Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post) Manning Tops TD Record in Overtime Win QB Throws 49th TD, Rallies Colts from 15-Point Deficit: Colts 34, Chargers 31 (The Washington Post) This Is an Offense You Just Can't Defend (The Washington Post) Minister of Defense, Man of Conviction 'His Character, His Integrity Was Everything Any NFL Player Should Aspire to Be' (The Washington Post) Fundamentally, Steelers Quell Ravens' Plans Baltimore Can't Stop Bettis, All but Ending Playoff Hopes: Steelers 20, Ravens 7 (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE When Disaster Strikes Kerry Sieh, a Caltech geologist, was planning to fly next week to Sumatra to continue his study of the coral heads off the western coast of the Indonesian island. Biology, he knew, can be shaped by geology: Coral preserves an astonishing archival record of the planet's tectonic violence. (By Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post) A Very Full Week At the National Gallery, Five Days of Permanent Pleasure (The Washington Post) Anne Truitt, Pillar of the Art Community (The Washington Post) Tom Wolfe, Way Cool Under the Collar (The Washington Post) More Style EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Quake at Sea THE SHAKY VIDEO and fragmentary breathless descriptions are like something from a disaster movie: giant waves appearing without warning, houses and... A Shift on Darfur THE BUSH administration signaled a new course on Sudan last week, and none too soon. A month ago it made the mistake of turning the diplomatic spotlight... The Bigger Problem THE PROGRAM NOW consumes one-eighth of the federal budget; in 10 years that share is expected to grow to one-fifth. It will consume more money this... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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