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AN EARTH-FRIENDLY AGENDA IN THE WHITE HOUSE UPDATING THE MANSION'S SYSTEMS SAVES MONEY -- AND THE ENVIRONMENT Article 1 of 604 found By Terri Shaw Thursday, January 5, 1995 ; Page T05 Section: HOME Article ID: 9501050188 -- 1620 words President Jimmy Carter addressed the nation sitting in front of a fireplace wearing a cardigan sweater. He made a point of turning off unneeded lights in the White House. A solar panel was installed on the roof of the West Wing. Click for complete article CLINTON, WHITE HOUSE EASE INTO NEW POSITION AS THE OPPOSITION Article 2 of 604 found By Ann Devroy Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 5, 1995 ; Page A09 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9501050109 -- 836 words "We're the opposition party now," acting White House press secretary Mark Gearan said yesterday. But if it was Day One of that role reversal, there was little opposition emanating from the Clinton White House in the direction of the historic festivities down Pennsylvania Avenue, where Republicans were taking control of Congress. Click for complete article MIRACLE IN BRONZE Article 3 of 604 found Saturday, January 7, 1995 ; Page A19 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9501070006 -- 264 words Noticed any miracles lately? This was reporter Phil McCombs's question of folks on the street near the White House for the Christmas Day story in Style, "A Perry White Christmas." Well, it seems in the process of getting his story, he created the miracle of miracles. He identified the person represented in an equestrian statue right there in Lafayette Square as none other than Stonewall Jackson. Proudly astride his rearing horse, Jackson is doffing his hat as if to say, "Watch out -- here I come!" What n Click for complete article STREETS THAT ARE PAVED WITH THE POOR Article 4 of 604 found Sunday, January 8, 1995 ; Page C08 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9501080200 -- 680 words Last month, a street person who had been sleeping in Lafayette Square for several months ran across Pennsylvania Avenue toward the White House with a hunting knife taped to his arm. I don't know if Marcelino Corniel, who had a record of violent crimes, intended to storm the mansion's grounds, but the incident jolted my memories of the tragic human landscape of the homeless near the president's home. Click for complete article THE FIRST LADY, EYE TO EYE WITH HERSELF Article 5 of 604 found By Lois Romano With Mary Alma Welch Tuesday, January 10, 1995 ; Page E03 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9501100145 -- 1106 words In a freewheeling luncheon with female journalists yesterday, Hillary Clinton expressed bewilderment at how she is viewed publicly and assumed some of the blame for the GOP sweep in the November elections. Click for complete article CIGAR SALES RISE ON A CLOUD OF PROMOTION BUT HEALTH EXPERTS WARN ABOUT AN ASSORTMENT OF RELATED CANCERS Article 6 of 604 found By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 10, 1995 ; Page Z07 Section: HEALTH Article ID: 9501100048 -- 1220 words Lafayette Park, the historic pulpit for protest across the street from the White House, will soon be the scene of an especially odorous rally by one of the nation's least pitied minority groups: cigar smokers, who plan on puffing their opposition to the growing number of restrictions on where they can smoke. The smoke-in, scheduled for March 1, has already lit up concern among doctors and health officials, who warn against the hazards of cigar smoking. They say the protest and other recent cigar-promotin Click for complete article SUSPECT IN SHOOTING AT WHITE HOUSE HAD NOTE TO AGENTS SECRET SERVICE WAS ASKED TO SEND HIS TRUCK HOME, PROSECUTORS SAY Article 7 of 604 found By Toni Locy Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, January 28, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9501280067 -- 473 words Francisco Martin Duran, the Colorado man accused of firing at the White House in October and trying to assassinate President Clinton, was carrying a note addressed to the Secret Service when he was arrested, according to papers filed yesterday in U.S. District Court. Click for complete article IN AN AILING CITY, VITAL SERVICES CEASE TO FUNCTION DOZENS OF DEPARTMENTS FAILING D.C. RESIDENTS Article 8 of 604 found By Vernon Loeb Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, January 29, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9501290130 -- 1973 words If Bill and Hillary Clinton ever pull the fire alarm at the White House, the D.C. Fire Department's rule book calls for Tower 10 -- a glistening ladder truck with a massive hydraulic arm and mounted platform -- to speed through the back gate and rescue them. Click for complete article STEEP THOUGHTS Article 9 of 604 found By Eve Zibart Friday, February 3, 1995 ; Page N06 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9502030002 -- 3900 words Americans just didn't do tea then. Tea was considered genteel in a time when "chic" was in the ascendancy. The vast chasm of World War II yawned between the tea-dance culture of the early century and the martini culture of the '50s, and the business world jagged from strong morning coffee to commuter cocktail party. The health-club craze briefly lauded herbals and decafs, but the real emblem of the yuppie era has been the espresso bar -- coffee ever faster, ever stronger, ever showier. Click for complete article LET THEM EAT STEAK Article 10 of 604 found By Phyllis C. Richman Sunday, February 5, 1995 ; Page W19 Section: MAGAZINE Article ID: 9502050006 -- 1268 words CAPITAL GRILLE -- 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW. 202-737-6200. Open: for lunch Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; for dinner Sunday through Thursday 5 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 5 to 11 p.m. All major credit cards. Reservations recommended. Separate nonsmoking section; no pipe smoking. Prices: lunch and dinner appetizers $7.95 to $36.95; lunch and dinner side dishes $3.25 to $8.95; lunch entrees $6.95 to $20.95; dinner entrees $14.95 to $26.95. Full dinner with wine, tax and tip $40 to $75per pe Click for complete article A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN Article 11 of 604 found By Sarah Booth Conroy Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 6, 1995 ; Page C03 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9502060118 -- 819 words Seventy-five years ago, with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women won the right to vote in the United States. The spirited suffragists hoped their votes would help feed the hungry, end child labor, train women to be self-supporting, clean up corruption and spread peace and plenty for all. Click for complete article GUNSHOT THE STORY OF MARCELINO CORNIEL, WHO WAS SHOT IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE Article 12 of 604 found By Don Colburn Tuesday, February 7, 1995 ; Page Z10 Section: HEALTH Article ID: 9502070021 -- 2126 words Five days before Christmas, Marcelino Corniel, 33, was shot by a U.S. Park Police officer on the sidewalk in front of the White House. Wielding a hunting knife taped to his hand, he had chased an officer from Lafayette Square across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he was confronted by two Park Police officers and two Secret Service agents, their pistols drawn. After Corniel ignored orders to drop his weapon, one of the officers fired from close range. Click for complete article WHITE HOUSE DOTTING GLICKMAN'S I Article 13 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, February 8, 1995 ; Page A17 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9502080072 -- 879 words The proposed nomination of Henry Foster to be surgeon general, which is quickly acquiring that feeling of impending doom, may not be the only one that is undergoing further review, sources say. The nomination of former Kansas congressman Dan Glickman to be secretary of agriculture, announced in December, has still not been sent to Congress for confirmation. Click for complete article BOWLED OVER Article 14 of 604 found By Sam Hodges Friday, February 10, 1995 ; Page N06 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9502100032 -- 1767 words BOB ABRAMSON is a statistician at the Census Bureau and a dedicated bowler by most anyone's measure. For 11 years, he has run bowling leagues for the Greater Washington Jewish Community Center and the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center. Click for complete article LIFE ON ICE RESCUE WORKERS' DUTY CALLS AS THE WINTER MERCURY FALLS Article 15 of 604 found By Scott Bowles Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 11, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9502110064 -- 1272 words The feeling had left Robert Baty's fingers 10 minutes ago; it had deserted his toes at least an hour before that. Click for complete article CHEWING THE FAT WITH MRS. CLINTON A LUNCHTIME CHAT FROM SOUP TO NUTS Article 16 of 604 found By Phyllis C. Richman Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 1995 ; Page F01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9502170133 -- 1687 words Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn't sweep into the restaurant behind an advance team of Secret Service men. Nobody's even told the maitre d' at Provence, a few blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, that she'll be dining at that round table in the rear. And while the figure in the dark suit must be an agent, he's keeping his presence awfully subtle. The first lady looks like any ordinary woman on her way to a business lunch. Click for complete article WASHINGTON: LIVE WHERE YOU WORK Article 17 of 604 found By Sarah Booth Conroy Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 20, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9502200053 -- 736 words George Washington's words make a strong argument that still echoes: that those who run the city -- whether from Capitol Hill or the District Building -- should live in the city. This is a time of travail for Washington, with citizens moving out to the suburbs and more members of Congress than usual hesitating to bring their families here, and a mounting public debt. Click for complete article WASHINGTON: LIVE WHERE YOU WORK Article 18 of 604 found By Sarah Booth Conroy Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 20, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9502200188 -- 736 words George Washington's words make a strong argument that still echoes: that those who run the city -- whether from Capitol Hill or the District Building -- should live in the city. This is a time of travail for Washington, with citizens moving out to the suburbs and more members of Congress than usual hesitating to bring their families here, and a mounting public debt. Click for complete article BUS CATCHES FIRE IN D.C. Article 19 of 604 found From News Services and Staff Reports Tuesday, February 21, 1995 ; Page B05 Section: METRO Article ID: 9502210139 -- 185 words A propane-powered sightseeing bus with no passengers aboard burst into flames near the White House yesterday, causing minor damage to a building across Pennsylvania Avenue from the presidential mansion. Click for complete article PRESIDENT HITS GOP AS CALLOUS Article 20 of 604 found By Ann Devroy and Kevin Merida Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, February 23, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9502230113 -- 951 words President Clinton and congressional Democrats, trying to counter the public relations blitz celebrating the GOP's 50th day of control of Congress, yesterday portrayed Republicans as mean spirited, irresponsible and intent on taking food from the mouths of babies. Click for complete article EENY-MEENY: A MINI-SHOWDOWN TIRED 'OP' & DATED 'DUST' WRAP UP THE NETWORK SWEEPS Article 21 of 604 found By Tom Shales Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, February 26, 1995 ; Page G01 Section: SUNDAY ARTS Article ID: 9502260048 -- 1391 words One step forward usually means two steps back. And that's if we're lucky. Click for complete article SERFATY'S RECEPTION Article 22 of 604 found By Jura Koncius Thursday, March 2, 1995 ; Page T05 Section: HOME Article ID: 9503020027 -- 359 words When Gail Serfaty, the new director of the State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms and curator of Blair House, saw the front of the official presidential guest house covered in black smoke on TV last week, she feared the fire might present her with her first official crisis. Click for complete article VOLUNTEERS Article 23 of 604 found By Ivelisse DeJesus Thursday, March 16, 1995 ; Page J03 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9503160139 -- 1069 words Deliver Meals to Homebound * East of the River Meals on Wheels needs drivers to deliver meals to homebound elderly residents throughout Southeast D.C. and in nearby areas of Prince George's County. Volunteers are needed weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Meals are picked up at the East Washington Heights Baptist Church, 2220 Branch Ave. SE. Volunteers provide their own transportation. Call 202-575-3218. Click for complete article TOURIST TELLS HOW SHOOTER WAS TACKLED Article 24 of 604 found By Toni Locy Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 23, 1995 ; Page B04 Section: METRO Article ID: 9503230008 -- 656 words When Harry Rakosky saw a man in a trench coat shooting at the White House in October, he crouched behind a cement barrier on Pennsylvania Avenue NW and waited until the man paused to reload a semiautomatic rifle. Click for complete article THE SNOOZE AT 11 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS WAIT WHILE NOTHING HAPPENS Article 25 of 604 found By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 24, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9503240134 -- 1253 words Brit Hume is in his closet-size White House cubicle, watching Kato Kaelin testify on CNN. Bill Plante, in the adjoining cubicle, has his feet up and is buried in the New York Times. Brian Williams is in the corridor, idling away the time with Jim Miklaszewski. Click for complete article DEFENSE TO TELL ITS SIDE IN WHITE HOUSE SHOOTING PROSECUTION RESTS AFTER TRYING TO SHOW DURAN'S AIM WAS TO KILL CLINTON Article 26 of 604 found By Toni Locy Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 24, 1995 ; Page D03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9503240042 -- 647 words Prosecutors ended their case yesterday against Francisco Martin Duran, the Colorado man accused of trying to assassinate President Clinton in October when he opened fire on the White House. Click for complete article TAKING THE CARE OUT OF HEALTH CARE Article 27 of 604 found By JUDY MANN Friday, March 31, 1995 ; Page E03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9503310142 -- 782 words I have a friend whose baby has been hospitalized in a neonatal unit since birth. One night she saw someone enter the unit and pick up one baby's records to see how to care for the infant. Trouble was the person was looking at one baby and studying the records of another. Click for complete article GET THAT DIRTY RAT, TOBY! THIS TERRIER'S A TERROR TO THE RODENTS IN LAFAYETTE SQUARE Article 28 of 604 found By Page Evans Schwartz Special to The Washington Post Monday, April 3, 1995 ; Page D01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9504030053 -- 1420 words It's 9:30 on a cold, clear night. Roger Pardo-Maurer is standing in the center of Lafayette Square. In his arms is Toby, his Jack Russell terrier. The White House windows glow on the other side of Pennsylvania Avenue, raising images of the first family settling in for a long night. Sirens howl mournfully in the distance. It's a perfect night for urban hunting. Click for complete article DURAN CONVICTED OF TRYING TO KILL PRESIDENT CLINTON Article 29 of 604 found By Toni Locy Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 5, 1995 ; Page D01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9504050042 -- 722 words After deliberating nearly five hours, a federal jury convicted a Colorado man yesterday of trying to assassinate President Clinton, rejecting his claim that he was insane when he opened fire on the White House in October. Click for complete article FREE FOR ALL Article 30 of 604 found Saturday, April 15, 1995 ; Page A13 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9504150099 -- 846 words In her recent review of Olney Theatre's production of "M. Butterfly" {Style, March 30} , Pamela Sommers suggested that readers should rent the video of the movie adaptation of the original stage version rather than seeing the story onstage. Click for complete article THE WRAP-UP FOR A GRAND PLAN Article 31 of 604 found Sunday, April 16, 1995 ; Page C08 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9504160160 -- 347 words As the District awaits the financial control board that will address its financial crisis, other steps can meanwhile be taken to help alleviate the city's cash crunch. One such step would be the development of the D.C. Department of Employment Services site on Pennsylvania Avenue at Sixth Street NW. Click for complete article MUDDLED MEMORIAL TO FDR Article 32 of 604 found By Jonathan Yardley Monday, April 17, 1995 ; Page C02 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9504170045 -- 1123 words Early in the fall of 1941 Felix Frankfurter, whom Franklin Roosevelt had appointed to the Supreme Court two years earlier, paid a visit to the president in the White House. The subject of presidential mortality entered their conversation, and Roosevelt spoke about it with considerable feeling. Frankfurter later set down the president's words in a private memo: Click for complete article PREEMPTION OF TERRORISTS IS URGED GOVERNMENT PLACED ON MODERATE SECURITY ALERT,' BOMB THREATS CLOSE BUILDINGS Article 33 of 604 found By Guy Gugliotta and Stephen Barr Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, April 21, 1995 ; Page A22 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9504210032 -- 1017 words Police can block off streets, tow suspicious cars, empty garages and erect reinforced concrete barriers, but in the end there are always too many targets to protect. The best defense against terrorists, experts said yesterday, is to find them before they can do any damage. Click for complete article CAN WE BUILD BOMBPROOF BUILDINGS? Article 34 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 22, 1995 ; Page D01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9504220080 -- 948 words It is possible to design a structure to withstand the extraordinary type of blast that devastated the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. It is possible to design a building to stand through almost any force. Click for complete article OFFICIALS REASSESSING SECURITY MURRAH SAFETY TYPICAL OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS Article 35 of 604 found By Stephen Barr and Ann Devroy Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, April 25, 1995 ; Page A07 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9504250056 -- 710 words Only one security guard patrolled the 2 1/2-block area surrounding the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and visitors easily entered without undergoing an identification check or passing through metal detectors. Click for complete article ACTION ON DOLLAR REJECTED RICHEST NATIONS SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY TO JAPAN Article 36 of 604 found By Clay Chandler and John M. Berry Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, April 26, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9504260033 -- 1181 words Finance ministers from the world's richest nations rejected calls yesterday for concerted action to bolster the dollar, reflecting a growing sentiment that the major reasons the currency's value has plunged in relation to the Japanese yen lie in Japan, not the United States. Click for complete article AT THE SMITHSONIAN SHOW Article 37 of 604 found By Jane Friedman Thursday, April 27, 1995 ; Page T17 Section: HOME Article ID: 9504270010 -- 1422 words But this year, the crafts show has expanded dramatically, opening its doors to more participants -- now 120 -- half of whom are there for the first time. Anticipating 15,000 visitors, the Smithsonian Women's Committee, which mounts the show, also moved it from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Constitution Avenue to the much larger site at 401 F St. NW. Click for complete article HIGH-TECH GADGETS: THE LONG AND THE SHORTS Article 38 of 604 found By James T. Yenckel Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 30, 1995 ; Page E01 Section: TRAVEL Article ID: 9504300018 -- 1570 words What do paper undershorts, CD-ROMs andcars" have in common? All are new high-tech creations aimed at making travel easier. Click for complete article THE RELIABLE SOURCE Article 39 of 604 found By Lois Romano Tuesday, May 2, 1995 ; Page C03 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9505020053 -- 894 words A New Forum for Elders If there was any chance that Joycelyn Elders would limp quietly back to Arkansas in defeat, the former surgeon general puts that thought to bed in, of all places, Playboy. Click for complete article ONE FOR SANTA ANA Article 40 of 604 found By George F. Will Sunday, May 7, 1995 ; Page C07 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9505070102 -- 746 words Vague, overbroad, cruel and unusual punishment, a violation of the constitutional guarantee of equal protection of the laws and a violation of the constitutional right to travel. Those, according to the lawyers for several of the more litigious homeless persons in Santa Ana, Calif., were the defects of that city's ordinance that makes it "unlawful for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities or use camp paraphernalia" in any street, public parking lot or public area such as parks, or to "store personal Click for complete article A MODEST AIDS PROTEST PACKS A POWERFUL WALLOP IN WASHINGTON, MOTHERS' MARCH DRAWS FATHERS AND FRIENDS IN A PLEA FOR THE DEAD AND THE DYING Article 41 of 604 found By Louis Aguilar Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 8, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505080030 -- 808 words The mothers lined up silently along Pennsylvania Avenue and, on cue, turned their protest signs toward the White House. Few of the signs had words, just photographs of their handsome young sons and beautiful daughters caught in moments of joy and warmth and good health. Click for complete article PANEL SEES DANGER TO WHITE HOUSE REVIEW URGES CLOSING PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC Article 42 of 604 found By Pierre Thomas and Hamil R. Harris Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, May 9, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505090040 -- 1017 words An advisory committee examining security at the White House has recommended closing Pennsylvania Avenue after experts determined that a truck bomb outside the gates could do enough damage to injure persons inside the residence, sources familiar with the overview said yesterday. Click for complete article PROPOSAL TO CLOSE PENNSYLVANIA AVE. IRKS COMMUTERS, TOURISTS Article 43 of 604 found By D'Vera Cohn and Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, May 10, 1995 ; Page D01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505100098 -- 1010 words A proposal to block cars, trucks and buses from Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House would dump thousands of vehicles onto nearby streets and create one of the largest disruptions to downtown traffic in years. Click for complete article DEAD-END THINKING ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Article 44 of 604 found By Ken Ringle Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 10, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9505100030 -- 808 words Richard Nixon and his erstwhile Watergate attorney John Mitchell are supposed to be dead, but you'd never know it from the security committee report this week recommending that we keep the White House safe by closing Pennsylvania Avenue. Click for complete article VULNERABLE ON THE AVENUE Article 45 of 604 found By William Rasberry Wednesday, May 10, 1995 ; Page A25 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9505100129 -- 755 words "Why don't they just bury him in some abandoned salt mine in Utah?" the exasperat\ed cabbie said. Click for complete article SENATE GOP OFFERS MAJOR SPENDING REDUCTIONS DOMENICI PLAN CUTS HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS GOAL IS TO BALANCE FEDERAL BUDGET BY 2002 Article 46 of 604 found By Eric Pianin Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 10, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505100018 -- 1475 words Senate Republicans yesterday offered a politically daring and far-reaching plan to balance the budget by 2002 by substantially reducing Medicare and Medicaid, slashing foreign aid, accepting a further decline in defense spending and ordering deep, potentially painful cuts in hundreds of other popular domestic programs. The seven-year budget plan, unveiled by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.), would save nearly $1 trillion and eliminate the Commerce Department, the Interstate Comm Click for complete article FASTBALL TO THE FUTURE WALTER JOHNSON'S GRANDSON CATCHES UP ON THE LEGEND Article 47 of 604 found By Saul Wisnia Special to The Washington Post Wednesday, May 10, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9505100051 -- 1396 words The doctors told Carolyn Thomas not to expect any response from her father, Walter, who for days had been slipping in and out of consciousness battling the tumor growing inside his brain. Entering his room at Georgetown University Hospital that day in 1946, Thomas glanced down at the partially paralyzed figure, took his hand, and was looking out the window when her father broke the silence with five simple but startling words. Click for complete article THE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PROPOSAL Article 48 of 604 found Thursday, May 11, 1995 ; Page A22 Section: EDITORIAL Article ID: 9505110160 -- 509 words THE CHOICE between closing off and keeping open that stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic is a tough call. That is as it should be. Two compelling and difficult-to-reconcile objectives are at stake. First there is the matter of the president's security and the need to protect the first family and the White House from modern-day risks and dangers. Those are critical concerns. But they are not the only ones. Click for complete article OFFICERS CONTINUE TO BLOCK LANE ON PENNSYLVANIA AVE. Article 49 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 11, 1995 ; Page A17 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505110100 -- 517 words Secret Service officers continued to block a lane of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House yesterday, and the agency declined to say whether the move is temporary. Click for complete article ON THE LIST: SURVIVORS AND NEWCOMERS AT AGENCIES SLATED FOR TERMINATION, OFFICIALS REMAIN HOPEFUL BUT MINDFUL OF PRESSURE Article 50 of 604 found By Guy Gugliotta Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 11, 1995 ; Page A06 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505110106 -- 1111 words Some have dodged the bullet for more than a decade. Others have been killed before, only to rise like Lazarus and walk again. Still others are brand new on the death list. Click for complete article HOUSE GOP PLAN SEEKS $1.4 TRILLION IN SAVINGS BUDGET TAKES AIM AT MORE THAN 300 PROGRAMS, AGENCIES Article 51 of 604 found By Eric Pianin Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 11, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505110113 -- 1364 words House Republicans, who led a political revolution last fall promising to balance the budget and cut taxes, yesterday presented a radical plan to scale back social spending dramatically and shrink the size of government. Click for complete article THE AVENUE CLOSED AGAIN Article 52 of 604 found From News Services and Staff Reports Friday, May 12, 1995 ; Page C06 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505120159 -- 242 words The U.S. Secret Service again closed a lane of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House yesterday, a move that has angered District officials. Click for complete article REFLECTIONS OF HISTORY Article 53 of 604 found By Sarah Booth Conroy Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 15, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9505150067 -- 854 words Howard Baker, an accomplished photographer and sometimes subject, was well aware of the artifices George Tames used to achieve his award-winning photographs. Click for complete article LETTING TERROR TIE UP A CITY Article 54 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 18, 1995 ; Page J01 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9505180041 -- 1892 words A s this is being written, several days before publication, the Department of the Treasury is thinking about closing Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. It would be done to provide more security for the president, particularly from truck bombs. Click for complete article SECURITY FEARS SPUR PENNSYLVANIA AVE. CLOSING Article 55 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr and Ann Devroy Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, May 20, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505200052 -- 799 words The section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House will be closed to vehicles starting today, according to D.C. government and Metro officials who were briefed by the Secret Service. Click for complete article CLOSING THE AVENUE BARRICADES SEAL OFF A SYMBOL OF OPENNESS Article 56 of 604 found By Ann Devroy and Steve Vogel Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, May 21, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505210060 -- 1878 words Lamenting the "changing nature and scope" of terrorist threats, President Clinton yesterday abruptly closed Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to motor vehicle traffic, ending a symbol of national openness that endured from the founding of the capital. Click for complete article ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, FRUSTRATION MINGLES WITH UNDERSTANDING Article 57 of 604 found By Marcia Slacum Greene Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 21, 1995 ; Page A15 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505210095 -- 1173 words They talked of little else as they snapped pictures of the White House, strolled through Lafayette Square and rode bicycles in circles in the middle of what used to be one of the busiest sections of Pennsylvania Avenue. Security was the issue, and their views ranged from sadness to outrage. Click for complete article CLOSING THE AVENUE GRIDLOCK PREDICTED IN HEART OF DOWNTOWN Article 58 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 21, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505210085 -- 1511 words The permanent closing yesterday of Pennsylvania Avenue NW in front of the White House, a section of one of the city's main crosstown arteries, could snarl traffic for weeks on surrounding streets as tens of thousands of vehicles -- from taxicabs to buses to ambulances to private cars -- try to navigate around the heart of downtown Washington. Click for complete article MENACE TURNS AMERICA'S MAIN STREET' INTO A SIDEWALK Article 59 of 604 found By David Von Drehle Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 21, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505210090 -- 1169 words The most famous address in America no longer exists. Click for complete article WHITE HOUSE HAS NOT BEEN IMPENETRABLE SECURITY BREACHED ON MANY OCCASIONS Article 60 of 604 found Sunday, May 21, 1995 ; Page A14 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505210105 -- 658 words In the last 25 years, White House security has been breached on numerous occasions by intruders, who have tried crashing through the northwest gate, flying onto the grounds and scaling the fence around the complex. In 1991 alone, the Secret Service recorded seven "fence jumpers." Click for complete article D.C. ANXIOUS ABOUT IMPACT OF PENNSYLVANIA AVE. CLOSING OFFICIALS PONDER COST TO CITY, BUSINESSES, COMMUTERS Article 61 of 604 found By DeNeen L. Brown and Saundra Torry Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, May 22, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505220053 -- 1550 words D.C. officials, still smarting from what some saw as short notice from the federal government over the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, said yesterday that they are worried that no one is certain how the move will affect traffic, area businesses or city finances. Click for complete article CITYSCAPE CONCRETE SOLUTIONS TO CONCRETE BARRIERS THE NEW FACE OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE WILL REQUIRE INSPIRED LANDSCAPING Article 62 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 22, 1995 ; Page D01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9505220081 -- 990 words The White House yesterday had the startling look of being under siege while a quiet little lawn party took place just outside the gates. Click for complete article GETTING AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE STREET CLOSINGS Article 63 of 604 found Monday, May 22, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505220122 -- 437 words Pennsylvania Avenue NW is closed in front of the White House, as is State Place NW and the section of South Executive Avenue NW that connects into State Place at the rear of the White House.These major changes will force traffic to find alternate routes around the White House area. Below is a look at the street closings, some proposed routing changes and some tips to help get around the vicinity of the Executive Mansion: Click for complete article HURDLES AND HURRAHS ON THE CLOSED AVENUE COMMUTERS FACE DELAYS PEDESTRIANS FIND FUN Article 64 of 604 found By Anna Borgman Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 22, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505220025 -- 803 words The partial closing of Pennsylvania Avenue NW may mark a grim new era in the way Americans think about security. But for legal secretary Kimberly Windell, it means a daily race against the clock: She pays $5 for every three minutes she is late to pick up her daughter from day care. Click for complete article WHERE WILL WE DRAW THE LINE? Article 65 of 604 found Monday, May 22, 1995 ; Page A22 Section: EDITORIAL Article ID: 9505220108 -- 437 words FOR THE FIRST time in the nation's history, that short stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House known as "America's Main Street" has been made off-limits to traffic. President Clinton said his decision to close the avenue was "practical" and a "responsible security step necessary to preserve our freedom, not part of a long-term restriction on our freedom." But the closing, as we understand it, is permanent and, whether we like it or not, a concession to terrorism. It is a sad commentary Click for complete article AT AIR SHOW, SPECTATORS GIVE IT THEIR AWE Article 66 of 604 found By Louis Aguilar Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 22, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505220102 -- 581 words The military planes screamed past the crowd so quickly that people snapped their heads from right to left to keep up. The sound of the afterburners choked the brilliant blue sky for miles, making the elderly wince and babies cry. Click for complete article NO MIRACLE ON H STREET MORNING'S A BREEZE, BUT AVENUE CLOSING JAMS EVENING RUSH HOUR Article 67 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr and Hamil R. Harris Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, May 23, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505230101 -- 1041 words The first workday after the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House began more easily than commuters expected yesterday, but the evening rush hour pointed up the difficulty of rerouting downtown traffic across the city. Click for complete article D.C. OFFICIALS VEXED AT COST, PROCESS OF AVENUE CLOSING Article 68 of 604 found By Debbi Wilgoren Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 23, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505230043 -- 713 words In a city whose trademark is slow, grinding bureaucracy, last weekend's closing of two blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue NW was surprisingly swift. Click for complete article FDA: A REASONABLE ROAD TO REFORM Article 69 of 604 found By Alan H. Magazine Tuesday, May 23, 1995 ; Page A15 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9505230144 -- 701 words If there is anything that Republicans and Democrats, the White House and Congress agree on these days, it seems to be the need for meaningful reform at the Food and Drug Administration. For the first time, calls for FDA reform are being heard at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and from legislative leaders in both political parties. That in itself is a strong indication that many people see fundamental problems at the agency that should be addressed. Click for complete article INTRUDER IS SHOT AT WHITE HOUSE SECRET SERVICE OFFICER ALSO WOUNDED IN CONFRONTATION ON SOUTH LAWN Article 70 of 604 found By Martin Weil Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 24, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505240105 -- 1173 words An armed man scaled the White House fence and was shot on the South Lawn last night in a confrontation that also wounded a uniformed Secret Service officer, authorities said. Click for complete article 1600 PEDESTRIAN AVENUE FREE OF TRAFFIC, WHITE HOUSE STRIP HAS CHANGED IMAGE Article 71 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 24, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505240150 -- 763 words Katsumi and Chika Koshino, Japanese newlyweds on their honeymoon, posed for a souvenir photograph in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue with the White House behind them. The mother of 6-month-old Donovan Hample, of Austin, Minn., put her smiling baby down on the newly quiet roadway for a similar picture. Click for complete article ALIENATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS Article 72 of 604 found By Judy Mann Wednesday, May 24, 1995 ; Page E15 Section: FOOD Article ID: 9505240002 -- 809 words Despite all the dire predictions, it looks as if Washington has survived the first couple of days of The Closing of Pennsylvania Avenue, proving once again that commuters are among the most adaptable of creatures, capable of changing their MO at a rate that would make a mutating virus look stodgy. Click for complete article U.S. SAYS IT WILL PAY FOR CLOSING THE AVENUE OFFICIALS IRKED D.C. WAS NOT CONSULTED BEFORE ACTION Article 73 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr and Hamil R. Harris Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, May 24, 1995 ; Page D05 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505240035 -- 716 words Federal officials promised D.C. Council members yesterday that the city will not have to foot the bill for converting the section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House into a pedestrian mall. Click for complete article CLOSED STREET, OPEN ISSUE Article 74 of 604 found Wednesday, May 24, 1995 ; Page A24 Section: EDITORIAL Article ID: 9505240135 -- 498 words THE SERENITY of the closed-off section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House doesn't put to rest the serious questions that arise from the suddenness of the White House action. Without public hearings or careful review by either District or congressional leaders, two blocks of a major District of Columbia thoroughfare and a segment of South Executive Avenue were summarily placed off limits to vehicular traffic. Though apparently a fait accompli, the closings leave several legitimate concer Click for complete article PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE: OPEN TO PEDESTRIANS Article 75 of 604 found Wednesday, May 24, 1995 ; Page A24 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9505240140 -- 219 words Everyone at The Post seems to be of the mind that closing two blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue to cars for White House security reasons is a terrible idea {"Where Will We Draw the Line?" editorial, May 22} . This betrays a cars-first mind-set that ignores not only the interests of pedestrians but even their existence. Click for complete article INTRUDER MAY HAVE HAD DEATH WISH WHITE HOUSE SUSPECT UPSET BY PENNSYLVANIA AVE. CLOSURE, SOURCE SAYS Article 76 of 604 found By Paul Duggan and Toni Locy Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, May 25, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505250073 -- 1445 words A Virginia man who scaled the White House fence and wrestled with a security officer while carrying an unloaded handgun late Tuesday may have done so because he wanted to be killed, a source close to the investigation said yesterday. The intruder, Leland William Modjeski, was described by his wife as being upset over the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue NW near the White House as a security measure, the source said. Click for complete article NO MUSS, NO FUSS . . . NO METAL DETECTORS' Article 77 of 604 found By Michael Millenson Thursday, May 25, 1995 ; Page A21 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9505250169 -- 916 words One of the stories I most enjoy hearing from my father about growing up in Washington in the 1930s is the one about the way he and his high school classmates would march right up almost to the front door of the White House. Click for complete article A TRAFFIC JAM IT WASN'T Article 78 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 25, 1995 ; Page J01 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9505250015 -- 2275 words Well, I went down to Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday morning to see for myself the gridlock catastrophe I had predicted because of the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Of course, traffic was flowing better than ever. Click for complete article VA. FIRM DELIVERED THE GOODS AVENUE BARRIERS ARRIVED BY NIGHT Article 79 of 604 found By Debbi Wilgoren Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 25, 1995 ; Page D04 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505250020 -- 435 words It began a couple of weeks ago with a discreet phone call to a Fauquier County company that makes the 12-foot-long, 5,000-pound concrete security barriers often used in highway projects. Click for complete article VRE LAUNCHES AD BLITZ TO WOO MORE COMMUTERS RIDERSHIP DROPS OFF DESPITE EXPANDED SERVICE Article 80 of 604 found By Leef Smith Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 25, 1995 ; Page V01 Section: WEEKLY - VIRGINIA Article ID: 9505250111 -- 549 words Troubled by an unexpected decrease in ridership, Virginia Railway Express officials have launched an advertising blitz to woo area commuters out of their cars and aboard the newly expanded railroad. Click for complete article TRAFFIC DUTY NEAR AVENUE IS EXTENDED D.C. POLICE TO HELP OUT FOR THREE MORE WEEKS Article 81 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr and Hamil R. Harris Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, May 26, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505260018 -- 812 words D.C. police will direct traffic at key intersections in downtown Washington near the White House for three more weeks, police officials said yesterday, until additional traffic control measures are taken to ease congestion. Click for complete article ONE-WAY STREETS PLANNED FOR DISPLACED D.C. TRAFFIC Article 82 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 27, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9505270050 -- 733 words H and I streets NW in downtown Washington will be converted to a pair of one-way streets to speed the flow of traffic around a closed two-block strip of Pennsylvania Avenue at the White House, D.C. public works officials said yesterday. Click for complete article MAN SCALES WHITE HOUSE FENCE 2ND INTRUDER IN 3 DAYS WANTED ATTENTION, OFFICIALS SAY Article 83 of 604 found By Paul Duggan and Nancy Lewis Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, May 27, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505270030 -- 566 words An unarmed Maryland man described by authorities as mentally unstable was arrested on the White House grounds yesterday after he climbed the fence in plain view of security officers and sightseers, the Secret Service said. Click for complete article TO PROTECT THE PRESIDENT Article 84 of 604 found Saturday, May 27, 1995 ; Page A28 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9505270114 -- 429 words As The Post knows, protecting the president is a serious matter. Congress has passed laws to enable the secretary of the Treasury, through the Secret Service, to provide for the safety of the president and his family. Click for complete article ON THE WAY TO THE TOP MONUMENT LOBBY MERITS DESIGN AWARD Article 85 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 27, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9505270018 -- 1077 words It is not quite fair to say that Washingtonians take the Washington Monument for granted. It's both too beautiful and too visible -- the striking vertical object by which we measure our movements around the low-rise city. Click for complete article OPEN AND SHUT CASES Article 86 of 604 found Sunday, May 28, 1995 ; Page C08 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9505280176 -- 1231 words Well, the Monday morning after the federal government's decision to close off sections of Pennsylvania Avenue to motorized traffic arrived, and the vehicular Armageddon prophesied by The Post did not. I will also wager that the Old Ebbitt Grill and other area businesses will see no reduction in sales. But what of the destruction to democracy caused by closing what The Post has referred to as "a symbol of openness" {front page, May 21} ? Click for complete article BARRICADES A BLOW TO BUSINESS DOWNTOWN PINCHED BY REROUTING, LESS PARKING AFTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE. CLOSING Article 87 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr and Maryann Haggerty Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, May 28, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9505280076 -- 1425 words In ways never considered by the Clinton administration, the sudden closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House has been a blow to dozens of businesses in a city attempting to recover from the gravest financial crisis in its history. Click for complete article CONTRACT II Article 88 of 604 found By George F. Will Sunday, May 28, 1995 ; Page C07 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9505280170 -- 763 words Ten-point political "contracts," noble promises with pretty titles, are in fashion. Nevertheless, some of the nation's needs are being neglected. So, here is the Contract to Tidy Up Loose Ends. Click for complete article A CAPITAL IDEA: KEEP THE COLORS Article 89 of 604 found By TONY KORNHEISER Tuesday, May 30, 1995 ; Page D01 Section: SPORTS Article ID: 9505300083 -- 886 words Watch out, the Washington Capitals are going trendy. Click for complete article DISTRICT CONCERT VENUES Article 90 of 604 found By Barry Barriere Friday, June 2, 1995 ; Page N33 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9506020003 -- 3173 words HERE ARE the announced summer schedules of most Washington-area concert venues (the numbers in brackets correspond to their locations on the accompanying maps). Details aren't locked up for other anticipated shows; read Weekend to keep posted. For popular performers at Wolf Trap, the new Nissan Pavilion, Merriweather Post and even RFK Stadium, order your tickets as early as you can (some concerts are already sold out); for free shows, just show up unless otherwise noted here. But always call first -- pla Click for complete article THE AVENUE ARCHITECTS ENVISION A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA Article 91 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 3, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9506030076 -- 1214 words Two weeks after permanently closing part of Pennsylvania Avenue, Clinton administration officials are seeking an alternative to the ugly concrete barriers and barren two-block stretch of asphalt created in the rush to prevent a bomber from striking the White House. Click for complete article NOW IT'S THE NATION'S NO. 1 BIKE TRAIL Article 92 of 604 found By Colman McCarthy Saturday, June 3, 1995 ; Page A15 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9506030137 -- 776 words Until May 20 the District of Columbia had 1,200 miles of roads and three miles of bike lanes along them. On that historic date President Clinton took to the barricades as a way to block passage of motor vehicles in front of the White House. The capital had its bike lane mileage upped to 3.25. Click for complete article ACCESS AFTER OKLAHOMA Article 93 of 604 found Sunday, June 4, 1995 ; Page C08 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9506040175 -- 973 words Now only the able-bodied can enjoy the Capitol terrace . . . Click for complete article THE TRUTH IN POLITICAL WASHINGTON, STATISTICS ARE WEAPONS OF WAR. THAT'S WHY THEY GET MANIPULATED AND MASSAGED AND TWISTED UNTIL ANY CONNECTION TO REALITY IS STRICTLY COINCIDENTAL Article 94 of 604 found By Peter Carlson Sunday, June 4, 1995 ; Page W12 Section: MAGAZINE Article ID: 9506040014 -- 3992 words "But-but-but-but -- " said Laura D'Andrea Tyson, the White House's top economic adviser. Click for complete article CLINTON DOES HIS BRANDO ON LARRY KING' Article 95 of 604 found By John F. Harris Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, June 6, 1995 ; Page A05 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9506060042 -- 506 words Larry King was joined by two of the other leading figures in American politics last night for a conversation that had moments of both sobriety and silliness. Click for complete article DEALING WITH DANGER ON FREEDOM'S DOORSTEP Article 96 of 604 found By David L. Douglass Wednesday, June 7, 1995 ; Page A21 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9506070139 -- 789 words Since September 1994, I have enjoyed the honor of serving as executive director of the White House Security Review, whose most publicly noted accomplishment was the recommendation leading to the decision to restrict to pedestrian traffic the portion of Pennsylvania Avenue that passes in front of the White House. I have been fascinated by the public's reaction to the decision. Click for complete article FOR OPENERS, MOVE CLINTON Article 97 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 8, 1995 ; Page J01 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9506080078 -- 1464 words Lots of responses to the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue between 15th and 17th streets NW to provide more security for the president from truck bombs: Dear Dr. Gridlock: Click for complete article PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE REROUTINGS Article 98 of 604 found Thursday, June 8, 1995 ; Page A20 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9506080157 -- 424 words Let's see if I understand the street reroutings that result from the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue {"One-Way Streets Planned for Displaced D.C. Traffic," front page, May 27} : * H Street will become one-way eastbound even though (a) at its western end, at 19th and Pennsylvania NW, it has a dedicated exit lane onto Pennsylvania westbound and (b) it has a dedicated left-turn westbound light from northbound 14th Street. The exit lane will be useless, as will the light. * I Street will become one-way west Click for complete article DEAD ENDS Article 99 of 604 found By Joel Achenbach Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 11, 1995 ; Page F01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9506110018 -- 4750 words JUNCTION CITY, KAN. -- The Dreamland Motel is on the outskirts of town, $24 a night plus tax. Recently the letter C fell off the big sign facing the highway, so it now says LEAN, QUIET, REASONABLE. Click for complete article WHEN DEAN WILHELM TALKS TOURISM, PEOPLE LISTEN CONVENTION GROUP CHAIRMAN STRIVES TO POLISH D.C. IMAGE Article 100 of 604 found By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, June 12, 1995 ; Page F09 Section: FINANCIAL Article ID: 9506120030 -- 1170 words Talk about trial by fire. Last December, two weeks after Dean Wilhelm accepted the post as chairman of the Washington Convention and Visitors Association, a proposal came before the D.C. Council to eliminate public funding for the group, which is the primary agency promoting Washington as a visitor destination. Click for complete article THE WRONG ROAD TAKEN Article 101 of 604 found Monday, June 12, 1995 ; Page A18 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9506120139 -- 373 words Mary McGrory's May 23 column "Saving Money, Saving Peace" assures us that we do have a true District hero in the Department of Public Works. Click for complete article WHITE HOUSE ORDERS A SPRUCE-UP CLINTON DIRECTS BABBITT TO IMPROVE ON AVENUE'S CONCRETE BARRIERS Article 102 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, June 13, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9506130001 -- 590 words President Clinton has given Interior Department officials until September to come up with an alternative to the imposing concrete barriers lining the closed section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Click for complete article H AND I STREET CONVERSION TO ONE WAY DELAYED A WEEK Article 103 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 14, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9506140030 -- 525 words The conversion of H and I streets in downtown Washington into a pair of one-way streets should be completed in time for the morning rush hour on Monday, June 26, D.C. public works officials said yesterday. Click for complete article GOAL OF GAY MARCH IS FREEDOM PLAZA 20-YEAR-OLD FESTIVAL HAS GROWN TO A FULL WEEK OF VARIED EVENTS Article 104 of 604 found By Cindy Loose Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 15, 1995 ; Page D05 Section: METRO Article ID: 9506150054 -- 535 words For 19 years local gay men and lesbians have celebrated gay pride with a march through trendy Dupont Circle. This year, they will take their message to the mainstream, marching down Connecticut Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue, past the White House to a giant party on Freedom Plaza. Click for complete article GLOVE HURTS Article 105 of 604 found By Tony Kornheiser Sunday, June 18, 1995 ; Page F01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9506180036 -- 1036 words As we all know, the men and women of the Secret Service are good and stalwart people, who stand shoulder to shoulder against forces of darkness and repression. Empowered to investigate counterfeiting, they protect the country against financial ruin. Empowered to protect the president of the United States and visiting dignitaries, they preserve order against those who would hurl us into the abyss of anarchy. Click for complete article WMZQ'S SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT Article 106 of 604 found By Jeffrey Yorke Special to The Washington Post Tuesday, June 20, 1995 ; Page E07 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9506200029 -- 760 words Music stations are accustomed to taking requests, but George Vogel made one a bit out of the ordinary last week. Click for complete article TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ORDERED TO BOOST SECURITY AT CAPITOL Article 107 of 604 found By Wendy Melillo Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 23, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9506230134 -- 699 words Traffic will be eliminated or restricted on several streets around three Senate office buildings next to the Capitol in response to security concerns raised by the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, U.S. Capitol Police said yesterday. Click for complete article DOWNTOWN TURNAROUND: H, I STREETS FLOP ROUTES Article 108 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 24, 1995 ; Page H01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9506240078 -- 769 words Rarely do city officials change the direction of traffic on a pair of downtown streets. They never do it easily. Click for complete article FIRST SHIPMENT OF URANIUM ARRIVES FROM RUSSIA DELIVERY COMES AMID ARGUMENT OVER TERMS OF DEAL THAT THREATENS TO CANCEL AGREEMENT Article 109 of 604 found By Thomas W. Lippman Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 25, 1995 ; Page A21 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9506250065 -- 1358 words Sixteen giant canisters of uranium that used to be in Soviet nuclear weapons arrived at a processing plant in Ohio last week, destined now for peaceful use as fuel for nuclear power plants. Click for complete article DOMESTIC POLITICS INTRUDES ON FOREIGN POLICY WITH BIPARTISANSHIP IN DECLINE, CONGRESS APPEARS TO POUNCE AT PRESIDENT'S EVERY PAUSE Article 110 of 604 found By Michael Dobbs Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, June 26, 1995 ; Page A04 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9506260108 -- 1533 words A few weeks ago, the State Department's antiquated e-mail system was overloaded with ironic messages, speculating on how long it would take for the Clinton administration to give in to the latest pressure from Capitol Hill. On this particular occasion, the topic was China, but it could equally well have been Bosnia, Cuba, North Korea, aid to Russia or a half-dozen other hot foreign policy topics. Click for complete article NEW SECURITY MEASURES ORDERED BY PRESIDENT FEDERAL FACILITIES TO GET STRICTER CONTROLS Article 111 of 604 found By John M. Goshko and Scott Bowles Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, June 29, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9506290102 -- 1315 words President Clinton yesterday ordered all federal agencies to protect their workers and facilities against terrorism like the Oklahoma City bombing by beginning immediately to institute new minimum security standards recommended by the Justice Department for all federal buildings. Click for complete article COLORADO MAN WHO SHOT AT WHITE HOUSE SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS Article 112 of 604 found By Toni Locy Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 30, 1995 ; Page A16 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9506300080 -- 663 words Just before a federal judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison, Francisco Martin Duran, the Colorado man convicted of trying to kill President Clinton when he opened fire on the White House in October, acknowledged that his actions were irrational. Click for complete article TODAY IN CONGRESS Article 113 of 604 found Legi-Slate Inc. Friday, June 30, 1995 ; Page A04 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9506300091 -- 164 words SENATE Click for complete article D.C. SAYS NO TO FEDERAL PARKING BANS OFFICIALS RESPOND TO RESIDENTS' FEARS THEY'RE SLOWLY BEING CUT OFF FROM THEIR OWN CITY Article 114 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 1, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9507010065 -- 733 words Resisting attempts by the federal government to limit automobile access to downtown Washington, city officials said yesterday that they have denied permission for five federal agencies and courts to prohibit parking near their buildings for security reasons. Click for complete article SITE-SEEKING AT THE MALL PLACING WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS Article 115 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 1, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9507010083 -- 1541 words After half a century, the time to honor America's World War II veterans in Washington's monumental core finally is upon us and -- not surprisingly -- the folks responsible for such things are having a devil of a time deciding where to put the memorial. Click for complete article TRAUTMANN, GODDARD WIN MILE Article 116 of 604 found By Jim Hage Special to The Washington Post Monday, July 3, 1995 ; Page D06 Section: SPORTS Article ID: 9507030086 -- 493 words The Pennsylvania Avenue Mile, a road race long envisioned by area runners and local race impresarios, finally came off the drawing board and on to the pavement yesterday in Southeast Washington. John Trautmann, a 1992 Olympian at 5,000 meters and Georgetown grad, and Cheri Goddard, a rising force on the national track scene, captured the elite divisions and prize money of $750. The first-year event, with its modest budget and only eight flights of runners, will not be confused with New York's renowned Fi Click for complete article AN EXTRA DAY OF INDEPENDENCE THE FURLOUGHED AND FREE CELEBRATE THE THIRD OF JULY Article 117 of 604 found By Frank Ahrens Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 4, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9507040033 -- 1119 words In a fit of stirring patriotism, Washingtonians yesterday exercised their little-known but inalienable right to bag work on a Monday if Tuesday's the Fourth of July. Click for complete article NEW RESTRICTIONS ON D.C. STREETS ADD TO CONCERNS CHANGES AROUND CAPITOL WORRY CITY RESIDENTS AND OFFICIALS Article 118 of 604 found By Scott Bowles and Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, July 5, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9507050004 -- 1114 words Try to drive south on Delaware Avenue today near the Senate office buildings north of the Capitol, and Uncle Sam will shred your tires. Take a ride west on C Street nearby, and you'll be met by police on 24-hour sentry. Click for complete article CAUTION! CONSTRUCTION AHEAD FOR PENNSYLVANIA AVE., A REDESIGN SPEED LIMIT Article 119 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 8, 1995 ; Page F01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9507080025 -- 1439 words Keep it simple. That's perhaps the most important thought to bear in mind as the process begins in earnest to redesign the empty area in front of the White House that was once bustling Pennsylvania Avenue. Click for complete article DECLASSE-FIED SECRET FILES THAT COULD SHAKE THIS TOWN Article 120 of 604 found By Mark Katz and Erik Tarloff Sunday, July 9, 1995 ; Page C05 Section: OUTLOOK Article ID: 9507090070 -- 735 words PRESIDENT CLINTON recently signed Executive Order #12958, declassifying all government documents that do not directly compromise national security. This development should prove a bonanza for historians, journalists and writers looking for an opportunity to use the word "bonanza." Click for complete article TAKE A SELF-GUIDED GEOLOGICAL TOUR OF THE MALL Article 121 of 604 found By D'Vera Cohn Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 12, 1995 ; Page H06 Section: HORIZON Article ID: 9507120006 -- 1786 words You don't have to scale cliffs or descend into quarries to see the geological forces that shaped the Earth. Just tour the Mall from the Capitol to the Washington Monument and use this page as your guide. Click for complete article THE WORK ETHIC ACCORDING TO RUPPERT LANDSCAPE COMPANY CREDITS ITS RISE TO HARD WORK AND CARE OF EMPLOYEES Article 122 of 604 found By Jackie Spinner Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 17, 1995 ; Page F05 Section: FINANCIAL Article ID: 9507170015 -- 921 words Back in the 1970s, Craig Ruppert was a teenage workaholic -- a little nutty, he said, compared with the rest of the guys on his block in Chevy Chase, Md., who were taking it easy. His friends called him "Mr. Jefferson," after the hard-driving TV sitcom character of the era. Click for complete article A RINK AND A POND FOR WASHINGTON Article 123 of 604 found Tuesday, July 18, 1995 ; Page A20 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9507180004 -- 199 words Benjamin Forgey's challenge to the architectural community {"Caution! Construction Ahead," Style, July 8} is right on target. The city needs an "elegant composition" to solve the design problem created by the decision to close Pennsylvania Avenue to vehicular traffic in front of the White House. The design has to respect the three elements that are already there, says Mr. Forgey: "a house, a park, and a street." Click for complete article DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND HUBBELL TWO SETS OF HEARINGS HEAT UP THE HILL Article 124 of 604 found By Lloyd Grove Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 20, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9507200067 -- 915 words Webster L. Hubbell is as big as all outdoors: a man built to be leaned on. To his former colleagues in the Clinton administration -- reassured by his soothing, open manner, his clear perceptions and his obvious good judgment, all conveyed in his warm, unhurried voice with its soft Arkansas twang -- he must have seemed a tower of rectitude. A rock. Click for complete article DOORS OPEN AS WOODIES EXITS WITH THE RIGHT TENANT, D.C.'S RETAIL CORE COULD GET A BIG BOOST Article 125 of 604 found By Margaret Webb Pressler Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 24, 1995 ; Page F12 Section: FINANCIAL Article ID: 9507240018 -- 1942 words In the early 1980s, District officials planned to develop a shopping district in downtown Washington anchored by four department stores: Garfinckel's, Hecht Co., Woodward & Lothrop Inc. and one other in a new building. Click for complete article PEACE AT LAST! CHEERS ERUPT IN WASHINGTON Article 126 of 604 found By Chalmers M. Roberts Special to The Washington Post Wednesday, July 26, 1995 ; Page H11 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9507260080 -- 1586 words For the fourth day in a row, Mary A. Brown, a gray-haired grandmother, had come to sit with her 9-year-old granddaughter, Bernice, on a Lafayette Square bench. It was a vigil, she explained, for peace and the safe return from the Pacific of her son, Lt. Aubrey A. Brown, USNR, formerly the assistant manager of the Mayflower Hotel. Click for complete article THE FEARS OF FOUR MIDWESTERN TOURISTS Article 127 of 604 found By Bob Levey Thursday, July 27, 1995 ; Page B18 Section: SPORTS Article ID: 9507270162 -- 836 words Took a stroll down by the White House the other day in my never-ending attempt at lunch-hour fitness. What I found instead was a symptom of our town and our times. Click for complete article THE WHITEWATER PRIMARY Article 128 of 604 found By Mary McGrory Thursday, July 27, 1995 ; Page A02 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9507270066 -- 775 words Having trouble with the Whitewater hearings? Bewildered? Think you've heard it all before? Relax. Think politics. Think '96. Your mind will instantly clear. Click for complete article PANEL PAVES WAY FOR D.C. ROAD MONEY HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPROMISE ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDS Article 129 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 28, 1995 ; Page D02 Section: METRO Article ID: 9507280084 -- 706 words A compromise plan that would allow the District government to spend about $172 million in federal money over the next two years to repair major streets and bridges was approved yesterday evening by the House Transportation Committee. Click for complete article WEEKEND'S BEST Article 130 of 604 found By Barry Barriere Friday, July 28, 1995 ; Page N03 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9507280139 -- 965 words The Concerts on the Canal series brings the Brazilian beat of Alaor Macedo & His Band and the reggae sounds of Midnite to Georgetown's Foundry Mall Sunday from 4 to 6:30. The free concert is outdoors next to the C&O Canal between 30th and Thomas Jefferson streets NW. Call 703/866-7150. Click for complete article COMPLETING THE PLAN FOR LAFAYETTE SQUARE Article 131 of 604 found Sunday, July 30, 1995 ; Page C10 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9507300087 -- 451 words With Pennsylvania Avenue closed, President Clinton has the opportunity to enhance the beauty of the White House by completing the plan of Lafayette Square that I conceived with President and Mrs. Kennedy more than 30 years ago. Click for complete article A MARRIAGE OF CONNECTIONS ONCE POLS APART, JODY POWELL AND SHEILA TATE HAVE BUILT A BIPARTISAN PR POWERHOUSE Article 132 of 604 found By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 7, 1995 ; Page F01 Section: FINANCIAL Article ID: 9508070015 -- 2235 words The unlikely partners sit next to each other in a boardroom only four blocks from their old stomping grounds in the White House. In another time, say, four years ago, they'd have been on opposite sides of this table, fighting the tireless Washington battle between the Democrats and the Republicans. Click for complete article INVESTIGATIONS OF SHOOTINGS BY POLICE LAG YEARLONG PROBES IN DISTRICT FRUSTRATE OFFICERS, FAMILIES Article 133 of 604 found By Ruben Castaneda Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 7, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9508070052 -- 1817 words Dozens of people witnessed the confrontation and shooting. A videotape capturing its final, dramatic moments was broadcast by news outlets around the world. Click for complete article ANGLING FOR FLEXIBILITY Article 134 of 604 found By Mike Causey Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 10, 1995 ; Page B02 Section: METRO Article ID: 9508100034 -- 652 words Federal agencies eager to cut jobs without being forced to go through the last-hired, first-fired rules of a reduction in force are watching the efforts of the General Accounting Office and the National Security Agency. Click for complete article FRENCH INFUSION Article 135 of 604 found By Phyllis C. Richman Sunday, August 13, 1995 ; Page W29 Section: MAGAZINE Article ID: 9508130009 -- 1262 words VOX POPULI -- 800 CONNECTICUT AVE. NW (entrance on H Street). 202-835-2233. Open: for breakfast, lunch and early dinner Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. AE, MC, V. No reservations. Separate smoking section. Prices: entrees $5.95 to $11.95. Full lunch or dinner with wine, tax and tip $20 to $25 per person. Click for complete article YES, YOU CAN GET THERE FROM HERE Article 136 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 17, 1995 ; Page J01 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9508170019 -- 1787 words Mr. Flam from Arlington pointed out the problem of going from {Interstate} 395 north to {Interstate} 295 north. You directed him. Now, how about the way back? That's even trickier. Click for complete article WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS Article 137 of 604 found By Judy Mann Friday, August 25, 1995 ; Page E03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9508250108 -- 785 words The images of suffragists we see in old photos, with their long, dark dresses and matronly hats, don't do justice to the extraordinary courage and resourcefulness of the women who won the 19th Amendment's place in the Constitution. Click for complete article FINDING THE ESSENCE I.M.PEI SKETCHED A TRAPEZOID ON THE BACK OF AN ENVELOPE, DIVIDED IT INTO TWO TRIANGLES, AND THE DESIGN FOR THE NATIONAL GALLERY'S EAST BUILDING WAS BORN. NOW, THE ONLY REMAINING CHALLENGE WAS TO BUILD IT. Article 138 of 604 found By Michael Cannell Sunday, August 27, 1995 ; Page W06 Section: MAGAZINE Article ID: 9508270015 -- 3813 words One day, in the mid-1970s, the architect I.M. Pei arrived at a Boston luncheon to find his MIT classmate Frank Sargent, by then governor of Massachusetts, holding forth. "As Pei came in," Sargent recalled, "I said, I would like to apologize for my former classmate for being late, but he's been puttying windows over at the John Hancock building.' " Click for complete article FINDING THE ESSENCE I.M.PEI SKETCHED A TRAPEZOID ON THE BACK OF AN ENVELOPE, DIVIDED IT INTO TWO TRIANGLES, AND THE DESIGN FOR THE NATIONAL GALLERY'S EAST BUILDING WAS BORN. NOW, THE ONLY REMAINING CHALLENGE WAS TO BUILD IT. Article 139 of 604 found By Michael Cannell Sunday, August 27, 1995 ; Page W06 Section: MAGAZINE Article ID: 9508270211 -- 3813 words One day, in the mid-1970s, the architect I.M. Pei arrived at a Boston luncheon to find his MIT classmate Frank Sargent, by then governor of Massachusetts, holding forth. "As Pei came in," Sargent recalled, "I said, I would like to apologize for my former classmate for being late, but he's been puttying windows over at the John Hancock building.' " Click for complete article IN THEIR FOREMOTHERS' FOOTSTEPS WOMEN MARCH TO HONOR 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUFFRAGE Article 140 of 604 found By Anna Borgman Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 27, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9508270299 -- 904 words It was a march of generations -- daughters, sisters, mothers, aunts, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. They came together to remember their foremothers, the ones who do not appear in many history books, the ones who played hardball politics and organized state by state, precinct by precinct to win for women the right to vote. Click for complete article IN THEIR FOREMOTHERS' FOOTSTEPS WOMEN MARCH TO HONOR 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUFFRAGE Article 141 of 604 found By Anna Borgman Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 27, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9508270103 -- 904 words It was a march of generations -- daughters, sisters, mothers, aunts, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. They came together to remember their foremothers, the ones who do not appear in many history books, the ones who played hardball politics and organized state by state, precinct by precinct to win for women the right to vote. Click for complete article NAYSAYERS WOULD CRY UNCLE Article 142 of 604 found By Mike Causey Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 28, 1995 ; Page B02 Section: METRO Article ID: 9508280096 -- 614 words Some years ago, when the federal government faced a possible shutdown -- as it does now -- a well-known newspaper columnist wrote what many thought was a funny piece on the subject. His point: If the government shut down, would anybody notice? Click for complete article GOVERNMENT BRANCHES OUT ON-LINE Article 143 of 604 found By Barbara J. Saffir Tuesday, August 29, 1995 ; Page A17 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9508290117 -- 879 words During the past year, many federal departments and agencies have opened up shop on the World Wide Web. Web sites present a wide variety of Internet information in an easy-to-read, multimedia format and many users gather data by skipping from one site to another. Executive branch agencies currently rule the federal Web, offering vast repositories of data and sophisticated graphics. Click on the White House Web site, for example, and you can take a tour of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue without the hassle of wai Click for complete article KEEPING AN EYE ON BIG GOVERNMENT Article 144 of 604 found By Larry Fox, Joe Brown, Eve Zibart, Kevin McManus and Hank Buchard Friday, September 8, 1995 ; Page N06 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9509080172 -- 4893 words THE CAPITOL Click for complete article AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT US Article 145 of 604 found Friday, September 8, 1995 ; Page N09 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9509080173 -- 1022 words Here are some other Federal workplaces open to curious taxpayers: Click for complete article MARYLAND COMMUTERS ON THE RACK Article 146 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 14, 1995 ; Page J01 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9509140035 -- 1610 words Let's turn on Dr. Gridlock's Pain Meter and scan area roads to see where the most motorists are suffering. Click for complete article PROGRESS ON A MASSIVE SCALE FEDERAL TRIANGLE PROJECT HUMS ALONG TOWARD COMPLETION Article 147 of 604 found By Paul Duggan Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, September 17, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9509170076 -- 1484 words Richie Savignano (whose business card reads: J. Richard Savignano, structural engineering consultant) was strolling along a vast, dusty concrete corridor in the mammoth Federal Triangle building one morning recently, when he paused. He said, "Listen . . . listen to that." Click for complete article DIRE TIMES FOR DECATUR HOUSE Article 148 of 604 found By Sarah Booth Conroy Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 18, 1995 ; Page B02 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9509180005 -- 862 words History hangs heavy over Decatur House on Lafayette Square. Now current events are shaking the great Federal-era landmark. Click for complete article WEEKENDS BEST Article 149 of 604 found By Larry Fox and Joyce JonesJoyce Jones Friday, September 22, 1995 ; Page N03 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9509220096 -- 881 words BIG APPLE CIRCUS Click for complete article PRESIDENT SHARES BLACK CAUCUS SPOTLIGHT WITH POTENTIAL RIVAL Article 150 of 604 found By David Maraniss and Hamil R. Harris Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, September 24, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9509240197 -- 1152 words To reach the front table at the Congressional Black Caucus banquet last night, President Clinton had to work his way down a rope line and weave through the Washington Convention Center crowd, a rite of passage that to this congenital schmoozer and back-slapper was not a punishment but a reward. There were, however, two vivid reminders along the way that things could go wrong for him and he should not take this crowd for granted. Click for complete article CLINTON SAYS HE WON'T BE BLACKMAILED' BY GINGRICH ON BUDGET Article 151 of 604 found By John F. Harris and John E. Yang Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, September 26, 1995 ; Page A04 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9509260057 -- 768 words President Clinton said yesterday he wants to avert a stalemate with Congress that would end in cutting off the government's ability to borrow money, but he said that the prospect is not so dire that he will be "blackmailed" by House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) into accepting a budget he does not like. Click for complete article GREENING OF PENNSYLVANIA AVE. CLOSED SECTION TO GET GRASS MEDIAN FOR NOW Article 152 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 29, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9509290065 -- 931 words After abruptly closing Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, the Clinton administration is making a modest effort to beautify the two-block area by planting grass in the middle of the street. Click for complete article A TOUCH OF GRASS ON PENNSYLVANIA AVE., A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Article 153 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 30, 1995 ; Page D01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9509300093 -- 952 words The temporary fixes announced yesterday for the blocked-off segment of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House are modest and, as far as they go, nice. Click for complete article SECRETARY OF THE MONTH Article 154 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 4, 1995 ; Page A23 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9510040086 -- 842 words The "Gender Sensitivity Award of the Month" goes this month to Secretary of State Warren Christopher. Christopher was interviewed yesterday morning on C-SPAN by the Washington Bureau of the Los Angeles Times, led by bureau chief Jack Nelson. Click for complete article WASHINGTON COMES TO A STOP THEN PENT-UP EMOTIONS START SPILLING OUT Article 155 of 604 found By Paul Duggan Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 4, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9510040075 -- 1778 words As the most-watched murder trial in U.S. history reached its climax yesterday, the nation's capital stood frozen, riveted to TV sets as a host of painful issues -- class, race, homicide, police conduct -- were reduced to two short words in the O.J. Simpson case: Click for complete article NEW INTERSECTIONS' URBAN ARTS GROUP MAPS A SECOND SHOW Article 156 of 604 found By Eric Brace and Jacqueline Trescott Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, October 9, 1995 ; Page C07 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9510090036 -- 783 words A year ago, nine artists showed their works at the Urban Arts Gallery as part of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp.'s (PADC) annual "Arts on Foot" celebration. Click for complete article MAYBE A MILLION MEN DEFINITELY A LOT OF TRAFFIC Article 157 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 12, 1995 ; Page J01 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9510120026 -- 2292 words All right, commuters, are you ready for the Million Man March on Washington? It's Monday, and unless most people climb aboard Metro or take the day off, we may see a new dimension to the term "gridlock." Click for complete article FEDERAL BUILDING MAY BE NAMED IN REAGAN'S HONOR Article 158 of 604 found From News Services and Staff Reports Friday, October 13, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9510130015 -- 207 words A new Pennsylvania Avenue office complex -- the second-largest federal building in the area -- would be named after former president Ronald Reagan under a plan lawmakers announced yesterday. Click for complete article LET THEM EAT STEAK THE CAPITAL GRILLE, WHERE OLD BOYS CAN BE OLD BOYS Article 159 of 604 found By Roxanne Roberts Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 13, 1995 ; Page F01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9510130070 -- 1932 words There are restaurants, and there are places to burnish your image that happen to serve food. This town has always placed a premium on the latter, which is why power lunchers pay far more attention to the reservations book than the menu. Click for complete article PARK POLICE CAN COUNT ON A DISPUTED CROWD FIGURE AERIAL PHOTOS, BUS TALLIES CRUCIAL TO ACCURACY Article 160 of 604 found By Scott Bowles Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 15, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9510150056 -- 959 words How do you count a million people? Click for complete article TO KILL EVERYMAN A NEW CHAPTER IN AMERICAN TERRORISM Article 161 of 604 found By Nicholas von Hoffman Sunday, October 15, 1995 ; Page C01 Section: OUTLOOK Article ID: 9510150107 -- 1746 words CRIMES OF passion used to be committed by people who knew their victims. The chorus wouldn't be prancing around the opera house singing the "Habanera" if Carmen had been killed in a drive-by shooting. By comparison, you may be sure that the existence of Mitchell Bates, the unlucky Pullman car porter killed in the wrecking of the Amtrak passenger train in Arizona last week, was unknown to the person or persons who caused his death. Click for complete article A PRIME D.C. LOCATION, EVEN 200 YEARS AGO ITEMS DUG FROM ARENA SITE TELL ARCHAEOLOGISTS ABOUT LIFE IN AN EARLY NEIGHBORHOOD Article 162 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, October 16, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9510160061 -- 934 words The odor of damp earth rises from the slashes in the asphalt parking lot. Inside an eight-foot-high chain-link fence, 30 people are slicing and examining the earth. Click for complete article TALKING RACE Article 163 of 604 found By Mary McGrory Tuesday, October 17, 1995 ; Page A02 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9510170124 -- 795 words After listening to Bill Clinton's admirable speech from Austin about race in America, I did exactly what he told me to do: I went out and talked about race with black people. Click for complete article BACKTRACKING AND TRIANGULATING Article 164 of 604 found By Robert D. Novak Thursday, October 26, 1995 ; Page A31 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9510260023 -- 688 words President Clinton's astounding assertion that he considers his 1993 tax increase too big was not his only gaffe last week. A misstatement with farther-reaching consequences was delivered at the next day's press conference when, after disavowing his tax blunder, he embraced the Republican seven-year deadline for a balanced budget. Click for complete article WHEN THE CAPITAL WAS A GROWING CONCERN THE HARD REALITIES OF AN ARTIFICIAL TOWN Article 165 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 28, 1995 ; Page D01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9510280022 -- 1426 words Just inside the door of the Anacostia Museum's main gallery a thick old book lies open on a stand, revealing letters written in the early 1800s to the caretakers of the Washington Female Orphan Asylum. Click for complete article HOT FLASH: THE WOMEN CHEFS ARE BACK Article 166 of 604 found By Candy Sagon Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 1, 1995 ; Page E01 Section: FOOD Article ID: 9511010027 -- 2235 words They're some of D.C.'s top chefs, but at the beginning of this year it seemed as if they all had dropped off the map. Click for complete article THE DEMOCRAT'S CRUTCH Article 167 of 604 found By Robert D. Novak Monday, November 6, 1995 ; Page A25 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9511060050 -- 690 words After last week's depressing caucus of House Democrats, one of the party's older and wiser congressmen lamented his own powerlessness and President Clinton's inconstancy. But his malaise was relieved by his perception of a lifesaver for Democrats in next year's election: Medicare. Click for complete article THE RELIABLE SOURCE Article 168 of 604 found By Annie Groer and Ann Gerhart Monday, November 6, 1995 ; Page D03 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9511060035 -- 837 words Marty Davis - who could discover a cure for cancer or win the Nobel Peace Prize but will always be remembered for that 1985 foxy congresswife photo -- took her third trip down the aisle Saturday. She wed radio consultant Gary Burns at the National Press Club. Click for complete article THE CANDIDATE PROBLEM Article 169 of 604 found By David S. Broder Wednesday, November 8, 1995 ; Page A17 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9511080010 -- 774 words The 1996 election is now less than a year away and both major parties confront serious problems. The Republicans do not have a presidential candidate who matches the profile the public is seeking. The Democrats do not have a unifying goal strong enough to brake the dizzying decline of their institutional structure. Click for complete article CLINTON ORDERS PREPARATION FOR SHUTDOWN SHORT-TERM FUNDING, DEBT BILLS APPROVED BY HOUSE AND SENATE DESPITE PRESIDENT'S VETO THREAT Article 170 of 604 found By Eric Pianin and Ann Devroy Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, November 10, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9511100033 -- 1356 words President Clinton yesterday ordered officials to begin preparing to shut down parts of the government next Tuesday as the House and Senate passed different versions of two short-term bills to keep the government running that Clinton has vowed to veto. Click for complete article ADRIFT IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, TRYING AND FAILING TO FIND THE SIGHTS Article 171 of 604 found By Bob Levey Friday, November 17, 1995 ; Page E01 Section: METRO Article ID: 9511170132 -- 873 words This being the capital of the country, you would think you could drive into the center of it, easily and speedily. But Bill Millard, of Chicago, tried to do that recently. He failed utterly. Click for complete article D.C. AS DISASTER AREA Article 172 of 604 found By Colbert I. King Saturday, November 18, 1995 ; Page A27 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9511180019 -- 1014 words Come to think of it, Republican presidential candidate Lamar Alexander may have been on to something when he said, "Cut their pay and send them home." Of course, the former Tennessee governor had a Democratic Congress in mind; he backspaced over that message last year when his own crowd came to town. Click for complete article JUST LIKE GULLIVER Article 173 of 604 found By Jim Hoagland Sunday, November 19, 1995 ; Page C09 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9511190096 -- 770 words Symbolism run amok: That is how Washington must have looked to the rest of the world as the Clinton White House and the Gingrich-Dole Congress paralyzed each other and big chunks of the federal government this past week to score political points. Click for complete article REDESIGN OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DELAYED WORK IN FRONT OF WHITE HOUSE NOT EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED UNTIL SPRING, PARK OFFICIAL SAYS Article 174 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 25, 1995 ; Page F03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9511250047 -- 608 words The grass was supposed to be planted by now on the closed part of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, but the Clinton administration said yesterday that a series of glitches with contractors and last week's federal government shutdown had delayed the beautification effort until at least December. Click for complete article SPEAKER AND HIS DIRECTORS MAKE THE CASH FLOW RIGHT Article 175 of 604 found By David Maraniss and Michael Weisskopf Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, November 27, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9511270075 -- 4376 words In the annals of the House Republican revolution, a pivotal moment came last April when an unsuspecting corporate lobbyist entered the inner chamber of Majority Whip Tom DeLay, whose aggressive style has earned him the nickname "the Hammer." The Texas congressman was standing at his desk that afternoon, examining a document that listed the amounts and percentages of money that the 400 largest political action committees had contributed to Republicans and Democrats over the last two years. Those who gave Click for complete article HITTING NEW HEIGHTS Article 176 of 604 found By Harriot Manley Friday, December 1, 1995 ; Page N63 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9512010045 -- 2030 words IMAGINE A miniature world, with tiny people scurrying on sidewalk ribbons and midget cars zooming down slivers of roads. This magical world is only a staircase -- or more likely an elevator shaft -- away, the benefit of reaching the tops of many of the region's buildings and monuments. Click for complete article HOLIDAY FESTIVALS Article 177 of 604 found Friday, December 1, 1995 ; Page N10 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9512010025 -- 1475 words THE NATIONAL Christmas Tree and the annual Pageant of Peace, Scottish Christmas Walk in Alexandria, the Festival of Lights at the Washington Temple Visitors Center and other festivals beckon us during the holidays. Click for complete article ARMED MAN SEIZED NEAR WHITE HOUSE SUSPECT HAD FOLLOWED BUS TO RESTRICTED AREA Article 178 of 604 found By Cindy Loose Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, December 2, 1995 ; Page B03 Section: METRO Article ID: 9512020054 -- 414 words A man from Waco, Tex., told Secret Service agents yesterday that he simply made a mistake when he drove his car, with a rifle in the trunk, through a checkpoint and into a restricted area near the White House. Click for complete article MAX POSIN DIES OWNED DELI, BAKERY IN NW Article 179 of 604 found Tuesday, December 5, 1995 ; Page B07 Section: METRO Article ID: 9512050092 -- 2805 words Max Posin, 76, the longtime owner and operator of Posin's kosher bakery and delicatessen at 5756 Georgia Ave. NW, died of cancer Dec. 3 at his home in Bethesda. Click for complete article PANEL TO BEGIN SHAPING PENNSYLVANIA AVE. DESIGN PLAN TO TRANSFORM STRIP IN FRONT OF WHITE HOUSE Article 180 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, December 8, 1995 ; Page A36 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9512080087 -- 349 words A panel of 14 top architects, historians, planners and sculptors from across the nation has been chosen to meet in Washington next week to help determine the permanent design for the closed section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Click for complete article COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN BUYS BUILDING Article 181 of 604 found From News Services and Staff Reports Saturday, December 9, 1995 ; Page B04 Section: METRO Article ID: 9512090136 -- 215 words The National Council of Negro Women, with the help of Detroit automakers and First Union Bank, has purchased an $8 million landmark building on Pennsylvania Avenue NW to house the organization founded by noted educator Mary McLeod Bethune. Click for complete article THE AVENUE: NO CLOSED CASE Article 182 of 604 found Wednesday, December 13, 1995 ; Page A28 Section: EDITORIAL Article ID: 9512130022 -- 409 words THE PANEL of 14 top architects, historians, planners and sculptors meeting this week on the design of that closed section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House can do the nation a great favor. Instead of producing plans to transform the strip in front of the White House permanently, they should consider only design ideas that will allow the avenue and the perimeter of Lafayette Park to be reopened and restored to their traditional and historic role as a grand street of the nation's capital. Click for complete article NO MORE CALLS, PLEASE Article 183 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 13, 1995 ; Page A27 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9512130096 -- 957 words Antiabortion advocates, responding to a radio request by James C. Dobson, president of Focus on the Family, a national ministry, have flooded White House phone lines with calls advocating a ban on partial-birth abortions. The deluge has permanently tied up some lines. Click for complete article ONCE AROUND THE PARK, DRIVER Article 184 of 604 found By Kevin McManus Friday, December 15, 1995 ; Page N68 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9512150016 -- 211 words It's the joy of cycling without the pain of pedaling. It's a tiny taxi that can skirt those hideous barriers on Pennsylvania Avenue and roll past the White House. It's a sure hit with kids, a cool notion on a date, a carriage ride without the clip-clop and horse poop. What is it? The pedicab, available now through Jan. 1 for rides around the Ellipse to view the 6,000 lights on the national Christmas tree. Brian Kraft, owner of Potomac Pedicabs, activated his four-vehicle fleet last July and says pedicabb Click for complete article TOWN SQUARE' ENVISIONED FOR PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PLANNERS SEEK REVIVAL OF CLOSED AREA Article 185 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, December 16, 1995 ; Page A01 Section: A SECTION Article ID: 9512160068 -- 835 words The closed section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House would be transformed into "America's town square" under a plan made public yesterday that attempts to create a more active, visually attractive gathering place for tourists and residents in the heart of the nation's capital. Click for complete article THE STREET WHERE WE ALL LIVE MAPPING OUT A VISION FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PARK Article 186 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, December 16, 1995 ; Page F01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9512160056 -- 1085 words They did not produce a design to captivate the imagination, or even the kind of specific proposals that had been requested, but the 13 designers who spent this week brainstorming about the future of Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House may have come up with something better: a huge dose of belief. Click for complete article A LIBERAL DEFICIT HAWK'S DILEMMA Article 187 of 604 found By Terry L. Deibel Monday, December 18, 1995 ; Page A23 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9512180085 -- 792 words The budget wars now unfolding between the radical Republicans in Congress and the changeable Democrat in the White House pose an excruciating dilemma for the liberal deficit hawk. This possibly rare bird (no one can tell for sure) is the individual who believes strongly that the outrageous fiscal deficits begun in the Reagan years must be ended; indeed, he or she may well have been arguing that position for more than a decade. But the liberal deficit hawk also finds him or herself strongly opposed to the Click for complete article 'TIS (ALWAYS) THE SEASON Article 188 of 604 found By Abigail Trafford Tuesday, December 19, 1995 ; Page Z06 Section: HEALTH Article ID: 9512190023 -- 1044 words Starry, starry night. The air is chilled, the streets quiet as the medical van sets out on its mission to bring health care to the homeless in the nation's capital. Click for complete article OPEN FOR THE HOLIDAYS Article 189 of 604 found By Megan Rosenfeld and Linton Weeks Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, December 23, 1995 ; Page B01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9512230034 -- 896 words So it's the holiday hiatus and the Smithsonian museums are closed because of the federal shutdown. No dinosaurs, no airplanes, no Inaugural Ball gowns. Your oldest mate is here from Australia, the kids are crawling on the coffee table, and your parents have waited all their lives to see the nation's capital. What's a Washingtonian to do? Click for complete article THE KENNEDY NOTES Article 190 of 604 found Sunday, December 24, 1995 ; Page C08 Section: EDITORIAL Article ID: 9512240081 -- 493 words THE WHITE HOUSE has now abandoned its defiance of a Senate subpoena and has surrendered the much sought-after notes of former White House associate counsel William H. Kennedy III. The release was supposed to settle something, at least so we thought. In a less partisan atmosphere, that might have been true. But everything about Whitewater has become politically charged, and the Kennedy notes, it seems, are no exception. Click for complete article OF MONUMENTS AND MARRIAGES IN POSTCARDS AND ALBUMS, OURS IS A TOWN WITHOUT PEOPLE Article 191 of 604 found By Charles Paul Freund Sunday, December 24, 1995 ; Page C05 Section: OUTLOOK Article ID: 9512240070 -- 1251 words SURELY THE most unexpected suggestion that has been made concerning the reconfiguration of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House is the one that would make the view of the president's house a good backdrop for local wedding photos. Click for complete article ROLLER COASTER RIDE TO WHO KNOWS WHERE (CONT.) Article 192 of 604 found Thursday, December 28, 1995 ; Page J03 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9512280097 -- 3554 words The D.C. Department of Corrections was plagued by one sex scandal after another. In April, a jury awarded more than $1.4 million to six employees who alleged that female workers were grabbed, fondled, kissed and constantly pressured for dates and sex by colleagues ranging from guards to high-ranking officials. Click for complete article ROLLER COASTER RIDE TO WHO KNOWS WHERE IT WAS A YEAR OF COMINGS AND GOINGS Article 193 of 604 found Thursday, December 28, 1995 ; Page J01 Section: WEEKLY - DISTRICT Article ID: 9512280099 -- 3185 words Get a basketball team. Lose a football team. Get a financial control board. Lose a lot of home rule. So it went for the District in 1995, when the ups and downs seemed especially exaggerated. At one moment, the city played flawless host to the extraordinary Million Man March. But for much of the year, D.C. government struggled to keep gas in police cars, books in schools and even toilet paper in restrooms. Click for complete article WHERE PRIDE AND HONOR DIED Article 194 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, December 30, 1995 ; Page F01 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9512300026 -- 1328 words Washington has had a real bad year, but you wouldn't believe it by the way the winter sun sometimes settles on the city, crisply focusing its hard-won beauty and its unending promise. Click for complete article THE YEAR IN PREVIEW: PENCIL IT IN (PART 1)3610 Article 195 of 604 found By Kevin McManus and Larry Fox Friday, January 5, 1996 ; Page N25 Section: WEEKEND Article ID: 9601050018 -- 3478 words Your life, it appears, is headed toward the dumpster. It's Friday, the wind chill is 17 below, the battery in your car died, the Ride-on driver never showed and at last report was headed for Miami (leaving you behind, of course), the boss has already yelled at you, the coffee maker is on the fritz, you've been expelled from the stop-smoking program, your dog has some dread skin disease that the vet says can be fixed if you can take out a second mortgage, and now the principal is calling from the school a Click for complete article MAIN STREET, NOT DULLSVILLE Article 196 of 604 found Saturday, January 6, 1996 ; Page A20 Section: OP/ED Article ID: 9601060015 -- 299 words I agree entirely with The Post {"The Avenue: No Closed Case," editorial, Dec. 13} that the devastation at Oklahoma City is no reason to convert "America's Main Street" into a Dullsville sidewalk. Thank goodness, the shutting down of Pennsylvania Avenue to traffic is not a "closed" issue. Click for complete article HANDS OFF ANDREW JACKSON ANY REDESIGN MUST MAKE PRESERVATION A PRIORITY. Article 197 of 604 found Sunday, January 7, 1996 ; Page C08 Section: OUTLOOK Article ID: 9601070083 -- 711 words On Dec. 15 a panel of architects and planners held a press conference in Washington to explain a design plan for the section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, which has been closed because of security reasons. Click for complete article REAL NIXON' LETS PRESIDENT TELL HIS STORY THREE-VOLUME SET BASED ON '83 CHATS Article 198 of 604 found By Martie Zad Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, January 7, 1996 ; Page Y05 Section: TV WEEK Article ID: 9601070020 -- 337 words Culled from nearly 40 hours of frank discussions comes "The Real Richard Nixon," a three-volume set just released by Central Park Media. Click for complete article SNOW-BOUND EMERGENCY UNTIL YOUR SHIP TO CLUB MED COMES IN, YOU CAN TAKE THE METRO TO PARADISE. Article 199 of 604 found By Barbara J. Saffir Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, January 24, 1996 ; Page B09 Section: STYLE Article ID: 9601240064 -- 1546 words IT WAS just another shadow-free January day. Click for complete article Window on The President Article 200 of 604 found Sunday, February 4, 1996 ; Page C08 Section: Outlook Article ID: 9602040094 -- 455 words The closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House not only creates a traffic nightmare, but more important, it splits our nation's capital and creates a negative image for our country. Click for complete article