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Tuesday, December 28, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Toll From Tsunami Rises Above 25,000 Devastated coastal areas across South Asia struggled Monday to prevent hunger and outbreaks of disease as dazed survivors searched desperately for the missing. (By John Lancaster, The Washington Post) Sunni Party Pulls Out of Iraq Vote As Doubts Grow (The Washington Post) Refusing to Accept Loss in Election, Ukrainian Premier Looks to Courts (The Washington Post) POLITICS Alberto Gonzales's Journey "In many ways, Al embodies the American dream," says President Bush, who often talks about the real-life Horatio Alger aspects of the life of Alberto R. Gonzales, the president's nominee for attorney general. (By Sylvia Moreno, The Washington Post) President Cautious In Issuing Pardons Bush Wasting Opportunity, Critics Say (The Washington Post) Billions in Aid Needed for Devastated Areas, U.N. Official Says (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 Defrocked Gay Minister to Appeal Conviction A Methodist minister who was defrocked last month for declaring herself a lesbian said Monday that she will appeal the decision through church courts. (By Alan Cooperman, The Washington Post) Better Luck for Vegas Monorail? System Reopens After Months-Long Closure for Repairs (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Toll From Tsunami Rises Above 25,000 Devastated coastal areas across South Asia struggled Monday to prevent hunger and outbreaks of disease as dazed survivors searched desperately for the missing. (By John Lancaster, The Washington Post) Sunni Party Pulls Out of Iraq Vote As Doubts Grow (The Washington Post) Refusing to Accept Loss in Election, Ukrainian Premier Looks to Courts (The Washington Post) In China, Turning the Law Into the People's Protector (The Washington Post) More World METRO Hoping and Helping Across the Washington, D.C., region, immigrants from countries devastated by the catastrophic tsunamis frantically dialed relatives and desperately watched television footage from the affected areas. (By Mary Beth Sheridan and Josh Partlow, The Washington Post) Hearings A Taste of Medical Bill Battle All Sides in Maryland Must Yield, Miller Says (The Washington Post) A Lethal Combination SUVs Seen as 'Too Much Car' for Teen Drivers (The Washington Post) Where Sugar and Spice Meet Bricks and Bats Girl Gang Violence Alarms D.C. Officials (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Bush Expected to Delay Major Tax Overhaul Wholesale changes to the tax code that just weeks ago were identified as a Bush administration goal by the end of 2005 are being pushed back for at least another year. (By Jonathan Weisman and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post) Airlines' Weekend Disruptions Draw Probe Customer Service Woes Another Setback for Struggling US Airways (The Washington Post) Tiny Car to Test U.S. Tastes Land of Living Large May Not Be Ready for the Smart (The Washington Post) Exit Packages in Dispute at Fannie Mae (The Washington Post) Sales Rebound Cheers Retailers (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY AOL Reports Decline in Spam in the Past Year America Online said Monday that it has seen a substantial decline in unsolicited e-mails this year, though some anti-spam experts said the company may be the only Internet provider experiencing such a drop-off. (By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Kwan Adjusts to System Because of her decision to sit out the past two International Skating Union Grand Prix seasons, Michelle Kwan has yet to face the sport's new computer-oriented judging system. (By Amy Shipley, The Washington Post) Cavaliers Fail To Make Stops Bulldogs' Fifth TD Pass Is Winner in OT: Fresno State 37, Virginia 34 (The Washington Post) Redskins Have Yet to Gain Ground A Year Removed From Spurrier, Team Has Many Of Same Issues (The Washington Post) The Record Speaks for Itself (The Washington Post) Wizards Are Quick To Respond in Win Hughes Helps Answer for 35-Point Loss: Wizards 106, Bobcats 87 (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Double Darin Kevin Spacey is smoking like a fiend, but why aren't there little beads of sweat on his forehead, too? Yes, the temperature of the suite at the Fairmont is perfectly cool, and the star looks comfortably put together in his conservative business attire: white shirt, plain tie, sensible black shoes like a Utah congressman's. Still, he's got to be feeling the heat under that crisp collar, doesn't he? (By Peter Marks, The Washington Post) At Indonesian Embassy, Tears And Roses A Long-Planned Celebration Turns Into a Day to Grieve (The Washington Post) The Countless, Unforgettable Victims Of Disaster (The Washington Post) Click Clique: Facebook's Online College Community (The Washington Post) With EBay Auctions, Theaters Bid On a New Brand Of Fundraising (The Washington Post) More Style EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Mr. Ehrlich's Risky Rx IT IS ALL WELL and good that Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) is in the thick of the rethinking in Annapolis about the state's medical malpractice... Homeland Security Oversight WHOMEVER President Bush chooses as his next nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security would be well-advised to take a look at a spine-tingling... Models for Mr. Bush FOR A SELF-STYLED compassionate conservative, President Bush has been stingy with mercy. Last week, he granted four pardons, all to people sentenced... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... Comics | Crosswords |  Horoscopes | Sports Scores Tom Toles Editorial Cartoons | Traffic | TV Listings | Weather E-mail Services To personalize this e-mail, go to the E-mail Preferences Page. •   To unsubscribe from this e-mail, go to the E-mail Preferences Page. •   For feedback, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. •   For advertising information, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. •   To subscribe to the print edition of The Washington Post newspaper, click here. © 2004 The Washington Post Company Privacy Policy Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive c/o E-mail Customer Care 1515 N. 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