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Sunday, January 02, 2005 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Begins Aid Delivery in Sumatra The first U.S. Navy helicopters fluttered in from an offshore carrier group Saturday and ferried aid to flattened towns along the western coast of Sumatra island largely cut off from help since the tsunami six days ago. (By Edward Cody, The Washington Post) Long-Term Plan Sought For Terror Suspects (The Washington Post) Tracking Down Immigrant Fugitives Md. Squad Part Of Get-Tough Effort (The Washington Post) POLITICS Bush Immigration Plan Meets GOP Opposition President Bush's plan to liberalize immigration laws appears to be on a collision course with a sentiment among House Republicans to push for a crackdown on illegal immigration. (By Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post) Bush Is Urged to Quickly Outline Foreign Policy Goals But President May Encounter Hurdles Finding Resources for Outreach in Second Term, Experts Say (The Washington Post) Revamping Social Security Experts Disagree on Severity of Shortfall's Consequences (The Washington Post) Agent Who Criticized Pre-9/11 FBI Work Retires (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 NASA Nurtures Inventors When Tony Bennett sings about "cable cars" climbing "halfway to the stars," he's talking about San Francisco. But when Jerome Pearson thinks about cables, cars and stars, he means the real thing. (By Guy Gugliotta, The Washington Post) Long-Term Plan Sought For Terror Suspects (The Washington Post) Same-Sex Couples Receive Legal Boost Calif. Enhances Their Rights, Duties (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD U.S. Begins Aid Delivery in Sumatra The first U.S. Navy helicopters fluttered in from an offshore carrier group Saturday and ferried aid to flattened towns along the western coast of Sumatra island largely cut off from help since the tsunami six days ago. (By Edward Cody, The Washington Post) Iraqi Officials Cite Rise Of Interest in Elections In Final Week, Many Act to Ensure Registration (The Washington Post) For U.S. Soldiers, A Frustrating and Fulfilling Mission Hardship Breeds Perseverance in Iraq (The Washington Post) More World METRO Finding the Absconders The Homeland Security Department has deployed 18 fugitive squads to catch immigrants who defy orders to leave the United States. (By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post) Residents Bask in Record Warmth Sunshine Produces Scenes of Summer (The Washington Post) Holding the Keys to Power, Tuxes if Needed Concierges Prepare For Clients' Demands (The Washington Post) 1800s D.C. Governor Returning to Greatness Cast-Aside Statue Gets New Home (The Washington Post) In Much of Upper NW, It's Highchair Seating Only (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Risks Cloud a Sunny Forecast The U.S. job market should improve steadily this year, while consumer inflation eases and oil prices decline -- all good news, that is, if nothing goes wrong with the sunny economic forecasts released in recent weeks by many private and government economists. (By Nell Henderson, The Washington Post) No-Fuss Budgets (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Web on TV $200 RCA box, like older WebTV units, plugs into any TV and phone jack for a slow but simple dial-up connection that can be used from the couch with an included wireless keyboard and remote control. (By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post) Finding a Home for Old Computers (The Washington Post) New Online in 2004: The Wonderful and Wacky (The Washington Post) Navigate the Digital Music Scene (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Texas Tops Michigan Dusty Mangum kicks a 37-yard field goal as time expires and No. 6 Texas, behind quarterback Vince Young, edges No. 13 Michigan, 38-37. 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