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U.S. Concern for Tourists To Slow Area Commuters 15th St. to Be Renovated Near Monument Article 201 of 604 found By Alice Reid Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, February 8, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: D Article ID: 9602080065 -- 665 words Traffic near the White House is about to get another bottleneck as the National Park Service begins construction on 15th Street near the Washington Monument to make the area safer and give tourists better access. Click for complete article The Avenue Is Open Article 202 of 604 found Saturday, February 10, 1996 ; Page A22 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9602100012 -- 115 words Arthur Cotton Moore is the latest to refer to the "closing" of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House ["Window on the President," Close to Home, Feb. 4]. That most famous American street is not closed; only motorized vehicles are excluded. If Mr. Moore and others who share his feelings would get out of their vehicles and try shank's mare for transportation, they would find an environment that is pleasant, urban and fully consistent with its historic setting. Click for complete article A Walk by the White House (Cont'd) Article 203 of 604 found Friday, February 16, 1996 ; Page A20 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9602160115 -- 270 words Architect Arthur Cotton Moore ["Window on the President," Close to Home, Feb. 4] argues that the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House is a sign of the "bunkeristic" trend -- the "ever-expanding protective enclave for the chief executive" -- and urges the government to reopen the street to traffic. He suggests alternative security measures such as the installation of traffic-monitoring guard houses and the erection of high-tech glass fences that would surround the perimeter of the Wh Click for complete article Major Renovation Slated For 12th St. Building Law Firm Won't Move In Until 2002 Article 204 of 604 found By Maryann Haggerty Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 17, 1996 ; Page B02 Section: F Article ID: 9602170003 -- 620 words Even the address will be new at the Presidential Building. Click for complete article Software Firm Looks for Security in Public Offering Article 205 of 604 found By Stan Hinden Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 19, 1996 ; Page F23 Section: F Article ID: 9602190032 -- 1245 words First, there was the computer, which was able to store mountains of information, much of it private and confidential. Then came computer networks, which could transmit that sensitive information around the globe. Inevitably, they were followed by computer cops, whose job is to protect electronic systems from intrusion, theft and misuse. Click for complete article `Window on the President' (Cont'd) Article 206 of 604 found Sunday, February 25, 1996 ; Page C10 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9602250079 -- 292 words In his Feb. 16 letter, Clarence Coo of Williamsburg complains that my proposal ["Window on the President," Close to Home, Feb. 4], mentions "guardhouses," which makes me wonder if he has ever been on Pennsylvania Avenue. For many years, there have been multiple guardhouses at the entrances to the White House. I was just suggesting advancing two of these to better locations for control of truck traffic, thereby eliminating the threat of any large explosions such as Oklahoma City's. Click for complete article TV Execs Deliver Rating Plan To White House Article 207 of 604 found By Paul Farhi Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 1, 1996 ; Page D01 Section: E Article ID: 9603010115 -- 807 words President Clinton and Vice President Gore took a meeting with the A-list of the entertainment industry yesterday, and did a deal. Now the question is, can Hollywood deliver? Click for complete article Behind Freedom's Facade These Sites Are Not Towering Monuments. But They Are Memorials. Article 208 of 604 found By Mary Ann French Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, March 5, 1996 ; Page D01 Section: E Article ID: 9603050055 -- 2470 words Say you live here in the capital, which means you pass by the national monuments all the time. You never stop to sightsee, though. You never feel the need. You still have postcard-perfect pictures from that summer Mother took you on a tour of Washington. Marched you through the big temples of democracy, explaining how each symbolized our nation's creed. Click for complete article The Octagon's Revolution A Rainbow of Colors in Room After Room After Room Article 209 of 604 found By Nancy L. Ross Thursday, March 7, 1996 ; Page T12 Section: Home Article ID: 9603070018 -- 1727 words A HOMEOWNER DECIDING TO spruce up the interior with a coat of paint has several alternatives: the color of the month pictured in magazines or recommended by a decorator; a custom match of an existing historic decor; a practical shade that doesn't get dirty; a complementary or accent tone or one that goes with everything. Click for complete article The End of the Illusion Article 210 of 604 found By Charles Krauthammer Thursday, March 7, 1996 ; Page A29 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9603070129 -- 860 words This is peace? "Israelis Unnerved by Peace That Kills," says a Washington Post headline, March 5. Peace that kills? This is an absurd oxymoron. If peace means anything, it means at its very minimum an absence of violence. After all, "armistice" and "truce" -- lesser forms of peace -- mean cease-fire. Peace must mean at least that. Click for complete article Fall Face-Off Starts Now On Pennsylvania Avenue Article 211 of 604 found By David S. Broder Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 13, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9603130089 -- 1303 words Sitting in the darkened cabin of his chartered 727 jet on Monday, the last of his campaigning for the "Super Tuesday" primaries behind him, Bob Dole ran his fingers over a calendar of coming Senate activities as if the computer-generated schedule had magical powers. "I'm anxious to go back to work," he said. Click for complete article D.C.'s Zoning Decision May Mean A Dying Dream for a Living Downtown Article 212 of 604 found By Rudolph A. Pyatt Jr. Thursday, March 14, 1996 ; Page D13 Section: F Article ID: 9603140119 -- 934 words The so-called "living downtown" envisioned more than a decade ago by D.C. officials and business leaders is fast becoming a faded dream because of recent questionable planning and zoning decisions. Click for complete article Clinton Budget Returns '96 Campaign to Capital Clinton Submits $1.64 Trillion Budget Article 213 of 604 found By Ann Devroy Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 20, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9603200058 -- 1788 words President Clinton yesterday proposed a $1.64 trillion budget that offers modest middle-class tax cuts, preserves spending for his domestic priorities, promises balance just past the turn of the century -- and effectively opens the Washington phase of the 1996 presidential contest. Click for complete article Grass Loses Ground on Pennsylvania Officials Won't Tear Up Asphalt on Closed Portion Article 214 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 23, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: D Article ID: 9603230070 -- 784 words An interim plan to replace the closed part of Pennsylvania Avenue NW in front of the White House with strips of grass has been abandoned by federal officials, leaving a stark, six-lane slab of asphalt for an indefinite period. Click for complete article A Capital That Improves With Age Proposal's Unblinking Vision Brings the Future Into Focus Article 215 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 23, 1996 ; Page H01 Section: E Article ID: 9603230047 -- 2340 words Eight years ago John Parsons got to grumbling about the number of new memorials and museums being promoted for the Mall. It seemed as if every imaginable cause was a candidate, and he wondered where they could be put. Click for complete article Liability Bill Battle Means Big Bucks for Lobbyists Article 216 of 604 found By Saundra Torry Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 25, 1996 ; Page F07 Section: F Article ID: 9603250016 -- 1330 words As a crucial vote unfolded last week on a bill to limit lawsuits over defective products, Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. awaited the outcome next to the Senate chamber with a clutch of lobbyists for the potent Association of Trial Lawyers of America. His partner, Roger Ballentine, frantically worked his cellular telephone. Both had been pressing for weeks to eke out votes to block the legislation. Click for complete article Pennsylvania Ave. At the Finish Line Development Agency Turned A City Eyesore Into Elegance Article 217 of 604 found By Maryann Haggerty Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 30, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9603300084 -- 1653 words It's spring on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the skateboarders are sneaking onto Freedom Plaza. The expense-account lunchers are filling the tables at the sidewalk cafe outside Les Halles, and the tourists are trying for that one perfect tree-framed picture of the Capitol dome. Click for complete article A Plan for Pennsylvania Avenue Article 218 of 604 found Saturday, March 30, 1996 ; Page A16 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9603300021 -- 210 words I was glad to read that the National Park Service stopped the plan for tearing up Pennsylvania Avenue and replacing it with grass [Metro, March 23]. Now, perhaps, there can be a rational review of the alternatives for reopening the street in front of the White House. Click for complete article A Walk Down Memory Lane Thanks to a Unique Agency, the Nation's Main Street Has a Past -- and a Future Article 219 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 30, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: E Article ID: 9603300065 -- 1616 words It shouldn't be ending yet but, that aside, the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. can close up shop on Monday feeling very good about what it has done. So can the city and the nation. Click for complete article Fine-Tuning a Vision For D.C.'s Next Century Article 220 of 604 found By Roger K. Lewis Saturday, March 30, 1996 ; Page E01 Section: Real Estate Article ID: 9603300005 -- 1392 words Get thee to Union Station, but not to board a train. There you will see the provocative, beautifully presented Monumental Core Framework Plan, "a proposed vision for the Na\tion's Capital in the 21st century." Click for complete article Fence Climber At White House A Little Off-Base Article 221 of 604 found Monday, April 1, 1996 ; Page B02 Section: D Article ID: 9604010024 -- 301 words In the wee hours of the morning, a Marine corporal apparently thought he had made it back to base. All he needed to do was climb the fence. Click for complete article Photo Opportunity Article 222 of 604 found By Frank Van Riper Friday, April 5, 1996 ; Page N06 Section: N Article ID: 9604050020 -- 2281 words Tired of the same old boring sightseeing snapshots? With a little imagination you can trip the shutter fantastic on a whole new Washington. Click for complete article Weekend's Best Article 223 of 604 found By Larry Fox Friday, April 5, 1996 ; Page N03 Section: N Article ID: 9604050023 -- 910 words TRIUMPH IN SPACE Click for complete article The Downtown Aria Debate Over the Opera House's Site Should Be at Center Stage Article 224 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 6, 1996 ; Page D01 Section: E Article ID: 9604060047 -- 1589 words Welcome, Washington Opera, to where you ought to be -- in a beautiful, vibrant downtown D.C. Click for complete article D.C.'s Rites of Spring Article 225 of 604 found By Sarah Booth Conroy Special to The Washington Post Monday, April 8, 1996 ; Page D02 Section: E Article ID: 9604080030 -- 962 words At last, the sun has passed the celestial equator. Snow melts, days lengthen, trees and flowers bloom, birds return and squirrels -- among other animals -- set off on passionate chases. Click for complete article Billion-Dollar Baby Just 1 Year Old, Jon Ledecky's U.S. Office Products Climbs to Upper Reaches of Industry Article 226 of 604 found By Margaret Webb Pressler Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 8, 1996 ; Page F12 Section: F Article ID: 9604080006 -- 2638 words About a year ago, a Washington-based company called U.S. Office Products Co. issued a press release describing itself as a publicly held office products supplier and announcing it had just acquired another office products company for $17.5 million. Click for complete article The Emancipation Celebration Festivities to Mark Date When Freedom Rang for D.C. Slaves Article 227 of 604 found By Marianne Kyriakos Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, April 11, 1996 ; Page J05 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9604110061 -- 606 words For years, Loretta Carter Hanes could not get a date -- and an idea -- out of her head. Click for complete article The Seat of Government? Park Service Sifts Ideas for Pennsylvania Avenue, a Marble Sofa Among Them Article 228 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 12, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: D Article ID: 9604120090 -- 810 words Come sit a spell on the national sofa. Click for complete article The Seat of Government? Park Service Sifts Ideas for Pennsylvania Avenue, a Marble Sofa Among Them Article 229 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 12, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: D Article ID: 9604120087 -- 816 words Come sit a spell on the national sofa. Click for complete article Let the Avenue Be the Avenue Article 230 of 604 found Saturday, April 13, 1996 ; Page A20 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9604130009 -- 413 words THE NATIONAL Park Service has been seeking opinions on what to do with the closed two-block section in front of the White House. From all signs, the Park Service isn't hurting for ideas. Apparently hundreds of suggestions have poured in from around the country, including a locally hatched notion of decorating Lafayette Square across the street from the White House with a 300-foot marble-slab "national sofa" and a giant-screen TV model as a monument to the country's couch potatoes. Sifting through these i Click for complete article Where Development Dead Ends Article 231 of 604 found Sunday, April 14, 1996 ; Page C06 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9604140088 -- 204 words It was good to read the laudatory articles in The Post about the fine improvements that the former Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. made to Pennsylvania Avenue between Third and 15th streets NW ["Pennsylvania Ave. at the Finish Line," front page, March 30]. But none of the articles mentioned that while all of that upgrading was going on, accessibility to that part of our grandest avenue was being cut off. Click for complete article When a Wallet Won't Do: In String of Holdups, Victims Forced to ATMs Article 232 of 604 found By Scott Bowles Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 14, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: D Article ID: 9604140103 -- 1476 words Considering the circumstances, Adam Van de Water's mugging was going pretty well until his assailants heard the catch in his voice. Click for complete article The Year the Smithsonian Was Born Article 233 of 604 found By Sarah Booth Conroy Special to The Washington Post Monday, April 15, 1996 ; Page C02 Section: E Article ID: 9604150038 -- 940 words "The day, like all the last days of a session of Congress, was a chaos of confusion," Rep. John Quincy Adams (Mass.) said of Aug. 10, 1846. Click for complete article Area Lacks Road Map For Future Several Groups Planning But Without Coordination Article 234 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 15, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: D Article ID: 9604150025 -- 1267 words Washington's suburbs will need more roads in the future to ease traffic congestion. Click for complete article Full-Court Press Article 235 of 604 found By Peter Perl Sunday, April 21, 1996 ; Page W10 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9604210019 -- 2632 words (BEGIN PART 3 OF 3) Click for complete article The White House Snarl Article 236 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 2, 1996 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9605020010 -- 2034 words Of all the streets in the metropolitan area, Dr. Gridlock is hearing more complaints about one than any other. That would be I Street NW in downtown Washington. Click for complete article Tax-Repeal Offensive Fuels Dole's Campaign Majority Leader, Lagging in Polls, Works Issue That Looks Like a Winner Article 237 of 604 found By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 8, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9605080049 -- 1104 words When you're in a batting slump, even a single can feel like a home run. That's what the fight over the gasoline tax could mean to Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole (Kan.) and his presidential campaign. Click for complete article Prince Charles's School for Architects Plans a Washington Session Article 238 of 604 found By Nancy L. Ross Thursday, May 16, 1996 ; Page T05 Section: Home Article ID: 9605160050 -- 336 words The school of architecture started by Britain's Prince Charles is offering a session in the United States for the first time this summer, including a brief program in Washington. Click for complete article Promoting an Open-Avenue Policy Leaders React to Anger About Barriers on Pennsylvania Article 239 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 18, 1996 ; Page H01 Section: D Article ID: 9605180030 -- 886 words Responding to a wave of public anger over the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, a group of political, business and civic leaders called on President Clinton yesterday to reopen the two-block stretch so traffic can move more easily across the city. Click for complete article Open and Shut Cases: Unman the barriers at Pennsylvania Avenue . . . Article 240 of 604 found Sunday, May 19, 1996 ; Page C10 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9605190165 -- 397 words A year ago the executive order of the secretary of the Treasury was issued that restricted traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue, State Place and Executive Avenue. Click for complete article Dismantle Those Barricades Return Pennsylvania Avenue to the way it was before May 20, 1995. Article 241 of 604 found By Rod Grams Monday, May 20, 1996 ; Page A21 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9605200113 -- 640 words Have you been to the White House lately? You'll see what fear looks like. With all the guards, the guns, the dogs, the cement barriers and the police cruisers, Pennsylvania Avenue today resembles a war zone or a bunker. Click for complete article He Talks Commitment, But D.C. Still Needs a Partner Article 242 of 604 found By Rudolph A. Pyatt Jr. Monday, May 20, 1996 ; Page F03 Section: F Article ID: 9605200001 -- 880 words President Clinton's meeting last week with a group of D.C. community leaders was a classic photo opportunity and political theater. Click for complete article Reopen Pennsylvania Avenue Article 243 of 604 found Wednesday, May 22, 1996 ; Page A20 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9605220004 -- 404 words "IT WAS A knee-jerk reaction to fear," said Sen. Rod Grams. The Minnesota Republican was referring to the barricades, armed guards and patrol vehicles that have sealed off the area in front of the White House for the past year. The closed section of Pennsylvania Avenue does stand, as the senator asserts, as a stark concession to terrorism, suspicion and distrust. It should be reopened. Click for complete article Throwing Pa. Avenue A Curve Park Service Plans Jeffersonian Look Article 244 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 23, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9605230100 -- 972 words The National Park Service yesterday proposed reconfiguring the closed section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House into a curved street, a move designed to evoke the character of the grounds during Thomas Jefferson's presidency. Click for complete article From Lafayette, Views Vary Skaters, Walkers Praise Closure; Protesters, Homeless Criticize Barriers Article 245 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 23, 1996 ; Page A23 Section: A Section Article ID: 9605230115 -- 853 words For the last year, Neal Peterson's route to work has been right down the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue. He strides along a faded yellow stripe, three lanes to the left of him, three lanes to the right of him, silent and peaceful. Click for complete article With a Little Patience, the Springfield Interstate Mess Can Become Less of One Article 246 of 604 found By Bob Levey Friday, May 24, 1996 ; Page E01 Section: D Article ID: 9605240120 -- 870 words Ruminations on the roads and the drama thereupon . . . Click for complete article The Case for Reopening Pennsylvania Avenue Article 247 of 604 found By Roger K. Lewis Saturday, May 25, 1996 ; Page E01 Section: Real Estate Article ID: 9605250018 -- 1104 words Click for complete article Street at a Crossroads The Right Direction on Pennsylvania Avenue Article 248 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 25, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: E Article ID: 9605250048 -- 1182 words The National Park Service is to be applauded, up to a point, for the plan it unveiled this week to accommodate the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Click for complete article No Funds for a Permanent Park Article 249 of 604 found Sunday, May 26, 1996 ; Page C06 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9605260073 -- 365 words THE NATIONAL Park Service has let the country know where it stands on the question of the now closed two-block section of Pennsylvania Avenue fronting the White House. It wants to spend $40 million to transform the historic crosstown artery into a curved, tree-line street permanently closed to vehicles. In a startling departure from the original rationale for closing the street, National Park Service Director Roger Kennedy said, "This is not so much about the White House as it is about creating the cen Click for complete article Rollerblades Along the Avenue Article 250 of 604 found Wednesday, May 29, 1996 ; Page A18 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9605290104 -- 238 words Business, commuters and now The Post seem to be speaking with one voice to "Reopen Pennsylvania Avenue" [editorial, May 22]. But Pennsylvania Avenue is as open as ever: Just ask the residents and tourists who enjoy it every day by foot, bicycle, rollerblade, skateboard and wheelchair. Only motor vehicles are excluded -- a measure used in central cities all over the world -- true, for general quality-of-life reasons and not for a president's safety -- with positive results for everyone. Click for complete article How to Reopen Pennsylvania Ave. Article 251 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 30, 1996 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9605300033 -- 1999 words Well, a groundswell is building to reopen Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Three senators, the D.C. delegate to Congress, the D.C. mayor and the City Council, the Greater Washington Board of Trade and several citizens associations have called for President Clinton to reverse his decision to close the street for security reasons. Click for complete article Weekend's Summer Concert Guide Article 252 of 604 found By Barry Barriere Friday, May 31, 1996 ; Page N29 Section: N Article ID: 9605310027 -- 14749 words HERE ARE the announced summer schedules of most Washington-area concert venues. Details aren't locked up for other anticipated shows; read Weekend to keep posted. For popular performers at Wolf Trap, Nissan Pavilion and Merriweather Post Pavilion, 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 -- plans and programs can change. Most free outdoor events are canceled or rescheduled when rain threate Click for complete article The TV Column Article 253 of 604 found By John Carmody Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 31, 1996 ; Page D04 Section: E Article ID: 9605310047 -- 1415 words Channel 5 has a new news director . . . Click for complete article D.C.'s Bunker Mentality Article 254 of 604 found Sunday, June 2, 1996 ; Page C08 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9606020092 -- 464 words Washington is rightly known as a city of monuments, and it is fitting that our capital be the home of these monuments because they express our national identity and character. Click for complete article Nohilly Captures Penn. Mile Article 255 of 604 found By Jim Hage Special to The Washington Post Sunday, June 2, 1996 ; Page D17 Section: G Article ID: 9606020160 -- 351 words Tom Nohilly and Cheri Goddard, two local Olympic hopefuls, convincingly won their respective elite divisions at the second Pennsylvania Avenue Mile yesterday. The road race, a fast and flat affair between the White House and the Capitol, featured flights for high school, age group, political and four-footed competitors. Click for complete article Downtown in a Jam Over Buses Tour Vehicles Spark Complaints About Traffic, Pollution Article 256 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, June 3, 1996 ; Page D01 Section: D Article ID: 9606030091 -- 860 words In his office overlooking Lafayette Square, J. Bruce Brown keeps a camera ready to snap pictures of the chaos he sees every day on H Street NW. Click for complete article Benched Article 257 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 5, 1996 ; Page A21 Section: A Section Article ID: 9606050064 -- 948 words The future may not be looking so bright for Republican presidential candidate Robert J. Dole, but that's not stopping Senate Republicans from playing "Save the Seats," a quadrennial game, sometimes played by the White House and the Senate in election years. Click for complete article A Barrier on Main Street? Article 258 of 604 found Friday, June 7, 1996 ; Page A22 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9606070144 -- 507 words "Reopen Pennsylvania Avenue" [editorial, May 22], like Sen. Rod Grams's op-ed article May 20 ["Dismantle Those Barricades"], reminded me that I shared the sense of dismay that the White House had succumbed to panic in closing a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue a year ago. A few months later, I had cause to take some visitors to see the White House, and what struck me was how pleasant it was to be free of the constant roar of traffic. I realized to my astonishment that this little bit of Pennsylvania Avenue Click for complete article No Avenue of Escape U.S. Agrees Pennsylvania's Close Is Jamming Downtown Article 259 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr and Alice Reid Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, June 7, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: D Article ID: 9606070044 -- 796 words The federal government confirmed yesterday what commuters, cabbies, business owners and some members of Congress have been saying for a year: The closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House has added to downtown traffic congestion, squeezing 30 percent to 50 percent more cars onto adjacent city streets. Click for complete article Mussel Power Article 260 of 604 found By Eve Zibart Friday, June 7, 1996 ; Page N25 Section: N Article ID: 9606070016 -- 1223 words I HAVE TO ADMIT, I don't usually follow the advice on bumper stickers. Faced with someone's rear-end advertising "Eat Bertha's Mussels," I'm more likely to make a hard right and head in the opposite direction. But even I might make an exception for that Baltimore tavern if we weren't suddenly at high shellfish tide. Restaurants all over the area are flexing their mussels, even though traditionally speaking summer is low season. Mussels are probably the mildest of the bivalves, and even people who don't d Click for complete article Keep Pennsylvania Avenue Closed Article 261 of 604 found Saturday, June 8, 1996 ; Page A14 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9606080104 -- 595 words When I first saw the picture of the proposed modifications to Lafayette Park, Pennsylvania Avenue and the front portion of the White House grounds [front page, May 23], it occurred to me that there now exists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be innovative, aesthetic and serviceable all at the same time. Click for complete article A Car-Free Life on The Avenue Article 262 of 604 found By Colman McCarthy Saturday, June 8, 1996 ; Page A15 Section: A Section Article ID: 9606080107 -- 709 words Washington, D.C., has more than 1,100 miles of streets and roads. A year ago, two blocks of them -- less than a fourth of one mile -- were closed to motorized vehicles. The Oklahoma City bombing had occurred, and after consulting with the Secret Service, President Clinton reluctantly ordered Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House closed to combustion engines. Barricades went up. Click for complete article Reimbursement Urged for Closing Avenue At Hearing on Hill, Lawmakers Suggest White House Is Responsible for Losses in District Article 263 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 8, 1996 ; Page B03 Section: D Article ID: 9606080055 -- 777 words Democratic and Republican lawmakers criticized the Clinton administration yesterday for failing to reimburse the District for the costs of closing Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Click for complete article A Few Tips for Dole Article 264 of 604 found By George F. Will Sunday, June 9, 1996 ; Page C07 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9606090083 -- 751 words Does Bob Dole dislike the prospect of defeat more than he dislikes the prospect of doing what is necessary if he is to avoid defeat? If the answer is yes, he should steel himself to do four things, each of which will make him uncomfortable. Click for complete article Portraits Bring Lees' Past to Life Article 265 of 604 found By Sarah Booth Conroy Special to The Washington Post Monday, June 10, 1996 ; Page B02 Section: E Article ID: 9606100027 -- 977 words After almost a century, the Thomas Sully portraits of Elizabeth Blair Lee and her husband, Rear Adm. Samuel Phillips Lee, are home again. The paintings give faces to the past of the president's guest house. Click for complete article Dole Wins GOP Agreement on Health Insurance Plan Medical Savings Accounts Could Doom Measure as Leader Leaves Legislature Article 266 of 604 found By Helen Dewa and John E. Yang Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, June 11, 1996 ; Page A04 Section: A Section Article ID: 9606110045 -- 1108 words Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole (R-Kan.) won agreement among Republicans on a popular health insurance bill yesterday in hopes of scoring a legislative victory -- or at least avoiding an embarrassing failure -- as he departs from the Senate today. Click for complete article Balance the Budget. Really. Article 267 of 604 found By James K. Glassman Tuesday, June 11, 1996 ; Page A17 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9606110013 -- 973 words When the government's year ends in September, we'll have the smallest deficit since 1982. That's the good news. Click for complete article BEARING THE TORCH Local Heroes Join Olympic Run To Raise Interest in Volunteering Article 268 of 604 found By Louis Aguilar Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 13, 1996 ; Page M01 Section: Weekly - MD Article ID: 9606130056 -- 1844 words If anyone deserves at least 15 minutes of fame, it is the 1996 Olympic torchbearers called "community heroes" who make up 106 of the 181 Marylanders and former Olympians carrying the flame through the Free State next Wednesday and Thursday. Click for complete article WEEKEND'S BEST Article 269 of 604 found By Larry Fox Friday, June 14, 1996 ; Page N03 Section: N Article ID: 9606140076 -- 1020 words A VISIT BY THE TORCH Click for complete article Animated Enchantment In Store in New Market Article 270 of 604 found By M. J. McAteer Friday, June 14, 1996 ; Page N55 Section: N Article ID: 9606140056 -- 1055 words ONCE UPON A TIME, before our suburbs got "malled" and our downtowns got depressed, window shopping qualified as a leisure activity, and stores such as the late Woodward & Lothrop tried hard to give passersby pause with their glassed-in displays. Click for complete article Open the Avenue Move the Staff Article 271 of 604 found Sunday, June 16, 1996 ; Page C06 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9606160086 -- 411 words In two recent editorials the Post rightly promotes reopening Pennsylvania Avenue's 1600 block and opposes White House annexation of Lafayette Square ["Reopen Pennsylvania Avenue," May 22; "No Funds for a Permanent Park," May 26]. This contrasts with Benjamin Forgey's muted praise of the National Park Service's plan to annex the Square ["Street at a Crossroads," Style, May 25]. I can think of at least one probably cheaper security option. Click for complete article Heir to the Future Article 272 of 604 found By Greg Critser Sunday, June 16, 1996 ; Page W09 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9606160005 -- 8128 words June 8, 1992, Bill McGowan walked into Georgetown University Hospital for routine physical therapy -- and died of a massive heart attack. At Holy Trinity Catholic Church the next week, on a balmy morning, no fewer than eight priests presided over a Mass in his honor. They read out grand passages from the Old Testament about the pain of losing a leader. The deceased's brother, Monsignor Andrew McGowan, told a New Testament story about Christ and his disciples and then described the rare qualities of supe Click for complete article Clinton Sports Long Coattails, For Time Being Article 273 of 604 found By Richard Morin and Mario A. Brossard Monday, June 17, 1996 ; Page A06 Section: A Section Article ID: 9606170084 -- 382 words The good news for Democrats intent on reclaiming the House of Representatives extends from one end of Pennsylvania Avenue to the other. Click for complete article Senate Urges President to Reopen Avenue Resolution Signals Threat To Funding for Redesign Article 274 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 20, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: D Article ID: 9606200019 -- 593 words The Senate voted yesterday to ask President Clinton to reopen the closed part of Pennsylvania Avenue, rejecting the administration's argument that the two-block area must remain shut to protect the White House from a car bomb. Click for complete article Borne in the U.S.A. 10,000 Runners Are Carrying a Torch For Mom, Apple Pie -- and Coca-Cola Article 275 of 604 found By Paul Duggan Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 20, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: D Article ID: 9606200037 -- 1012 words Well, here it comes: "The 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, Presented by Coca-Cola." Today is Day 55 of the Olympic flame's torch-to-torch, 15,000-mile, cross-country road tour, involving 10,000 relay participants. Now it's the Baltimore-Washington region's turn to snap photos and applaud as the flame goes by, bound for Atlanta and the July 19 opening of the Summer Games. Click for complete article Lighting Up Thousands of Faces Washington Area Revels as Olympic Torch Relay Comes to Town Article 276 of 604 found By Paul Duggan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 21, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9606210123 -- 1541 words The Olympic flame took a rest stop at the White House last night, capping a day in which thousands of well-wishers lined roads in Washington and its suburbs to cheer the international symbol's relay journey. In rain showers and smothering humidity, they waved flags and snapped pictures. They leapt in excitement. They reached out. They placed hands to hearts. They saluted. They cried. Click for complete article Virgin Group Plans 2 D.C. Complexes Old Post Office, Georgetown Studied Article 277 of 604 found By Anthony Faiola and Margaret Webb Pressler Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, June 21, 1996 ; Page D01 Section: F Article ID: 9606210069 -- 1080 words The Virgin Group, the British conglomerate that recently built the world's largest record store at Times Square in New York, wants to develop two large entertainment complexes in Washington, and is negotiating to open one at the landmark Old Post Office Building on Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Click for complete article Keep the Avenue Closed Article 278 of 604 found By William T. Coleman Jr. Tuesday, June 25, 1996 ; Page A17 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9606250109 -- 817 words When the Secret Service first described to us its proposal to eliminate vehicular traffic from two busy blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue, I and the five other persons serving as outside advisers to the Treasury Department's White House Security Review were dead set against it. We were all well aware that the presidency carries with it inevitable risks: Certainly, this president has been far more vulnerable on his two trips to the Middle East than he would ever be in the White House. Click for complete article Fire Empties Treasury Building 11 Firefighters Injured; Downtown Gridlocked Article 279 of 604 found By Robert E. Pierre and Marcia Davis Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, June 27, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: D Article ID: 9606270067 -- 985 words A stubborn fire at the stately Treasury Department building forced 1,200 workers from their offices yesterday and caused traffic chaos downtown at the height of the evening rush hour. Click for complete article U.S. Expects Furor Over Trade Sanctions at Summit Selective `Secondary Boycotts' Favored by Clinton, Congress Anger Allies in Group of Seven Article 280 of 604 found By Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 27, 1996 ; Page A20 Section: A Section Article ID: 9606270083 -- 1153 words President Clinton and his aides expect to play defense at this year's meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations, fending off complaints about Washington's increasing reliance on "secondary boycotts" to increase pressure on governments the United States deplores as "rogue regimes." Click for complete article Metro Sets New D.C. Bus Stops Free Rides Await Some Virginia Riders Article 281 of 604 found By Alice Reid Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 28, 1996 ; Page C03 Section: D Article ID: 9606280081 -- 479 words Beginning Sunday, Metrobus passengers will see changes in service throughout the region, including different routes near the White House and fare reductions in parts of Virginia. Click for complete article The Spirit of '92 Article 282 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 28, 1996 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9606280092 -- 907 words First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has been taking some shots from pundits and late night TV hosts for her dealings with "spiritual guru" Jean Houston and her chats with dead folks like Eleanor Roosevelt and Mohandas K. Gandhi. Click for complete article In Defense Of Paring Military Pentagon Must Share In Cuts, Say Executives Article 283 of 604 found By Peter McKay Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 28, 1996 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9606280118 -- 668 words Forget guns and butter. Ben Cohen was talking guns and ice cream yesterday. Click for complete article Treasury Blaze Reveals Fire Dept.'s Needs Shortage of Trucks, Other Problems Are Result of D.C. Budget Cuts, Officials Say Article 284 of 604 found By Robert E. Pierre and Sari Horwitz Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, June 28, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: D Article ID: 9606280143 -- 822 words When D.C. firefighters were called to a blaze Wednesday at the historic Treasury Department building downtown, the ladder truck that normally would have responded first was out of service. It had been awaiting repairs for months. Click for complete article At Treasury, a Monumental Mess Fire in Historic Building Leaves Water Damage, Debris and Questions Article 285 of 604 found By Sari Horwitz Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 30, 1996 ; Page B03 Section: D Article ID: 9606300134 -- 719 words There was no electricity inside Room 5111 of the Treasury Department building yesterday, but daylight from a gaping hole in the ceiling poured into the soot-filled, charred remains of what was once an international tax policy office. Click for complete article Closing Called Only Safe Avenue Secret Service Chief Adamant on Pennsylvania Article 286 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 3, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9607030024 -- 1194 words Even a partial reopening of Pennsylvania Avenue would increase the risk of a vehicle bomb damaging the White House, the director of the Secret Service said yesterday. Click for complete article FBI Files and the ex-FBI Author Article 287 of 604 found Wednesday, July 3, 1996 ; Page A24 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9607030105 -- 618 words CONTROVERSY swirls around both, but it ought to be possible to separate the probe of the improperly requisitioned FBI reports by the Clinton White House from the effort to sort out fact from fiction in former FBI agent Gary Aldrich's book about life at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue among the Clintonites. The files fiasco, which FBI Director Louis Freeh correctly labeled an "egregious violation of privacy," is now being investigated by House and Senate committees and independent counsel Kenneth Starr. The thre Click for complete article The President's Park One Grand Garden, Many Grand Schemes. History Is Told In Tree and Shrub. Article 288 of 604 found By William Seale Thursday, July 4, 1996 ; Page T12 Section: Home Article ID: 9607040039 -- 2005 words ONCE AGAIN A GRAND SCHEME IS OFFERED to improve the White House environs. The White House has probably the oldest continually maintained landscape in the United States, and the present plan proposes that things be considerably different from what we know. Close lines of trees frame the streets, Lafayette Park is entirely rearranged, and security gates plug motor access to the streets that cross the area north of the White House fence, including Pennsylvania Avenue, already closed by the president more th Click for complete article The Glass and Steel Menagerie Article 289 of 604 found By Peter Perl Sunday, July 7, 1996 ; Page W08 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9607070028 -- 8786 words Why is it that automotive technology brings out the beast in us? Click for complete article WJLA Pounds The Pavement For Its Owner Corporate Tie Drove Penn. Ave. Stories Article 290 of 604 found By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 10, 1996 ; Page F01 Section: E Article ID: 9607100054 -- 1242 words Top aides to Joe L. Allbritton, the owner of WJLA-TV, have repeatedly pressured the station to cover efforts to reopen Pennsylvania Avenue, whose closure has hurt another of Allbritton's properties, the most lucrative branch of Riggs Bank. Click for complete article A Turf Battle at Curbside Article 291 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 11, 1996 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9607110045 -- 1512 words Can a restaurant take over a public parking place and refuse to allow anyone to park there? Recently, my wife and I decided to try the newly opened Legal Sea Foods restaurant located downtown at 21st and K streets NW. Click for complete article This Week: Community Events Article 292 of 604 found Thursday, July 11, 1996 ; Page J06 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9607110028 -- 1761 words Thursday 11 Click for complete article Locale Hero D.C.'s Movie Roles May Be Mixed Blessing Article 293 of 604 found By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 12, 1996 ; Page D01 Section: F Article ID: 9607120003 -- 955 words Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the mean and slimy aliens of "Independence Day" aren't the only hot stars at the box office. Click for complete article Take It at the Lake Article 294 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 12, 1996 ; Page A21 Section: A Section Article ID: 9607120100 -- 994 words First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton returned yesterday from her swing through Eastern Europe to get down to the task of deciding where the family goes on vacation next month. White House sources say it's going to be a while before the first family has this all worked out. Click for complete article America's Avenue Article 295 of 604 found Saturday, July 13, 1996 ; Page A18 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9607130013 -- 1266 words Some clarifications need to be made to Stephen Fehr's front-page article "Closing Called Only Safe Avenue" [July 3]. Specifically, the effective distance from a potential car-bomb explosion in front of the White House is three times the distance of the truck bomb in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, but far more important is the following: Click for complete article Parking Under Siege in D.C. U.S. Anti-Terrorism Plan Threatens 360 Spaces Article 296 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 13, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9607130043 -- 1051 words The General Services Administration is proposing to prohibit street parking around all major federal office buildings in downtown Washington to protect them from truck bombs. Click for complete article Treasury Fire an Accident Article 297 of 604 found From News Services and Staff Reports Saturday, July 13, 1996 ; Page B05 Section: D Article ID: 9607130111 -- 161 words The blaze that caused extensive damage to the Treasury Department building last month was caused by a torch used in restoration work on the roof and has been ruled an accident by the D.C. fire marshal and Treasury's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Click for complete article Dole Wants Pennsylvania Avenue Reopened Candidate Says Nation Must Not `Be Held Hostage' to Terrorism Threat Article 298 of 604 found By Blaine Harden Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 29, 1996 ; Page A13 Section: A Section Article ID: 9607290066 -- 764 words Robert J. Dole said today that Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, closed last year because of fear of terrorism, should be reopened to traffic. Click for complete article After Hours With Clinton's Crew Article 299 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 31, 1996 ; Page A25 Section: A Section Article ID: 9607310087 -- 876 words President Clinton's political strategists seem worried these days. No, they're not concerned about any surge from the struggling Robert J. Dole candidacy -- though they expect he may narrow the gap some in August. Click for complete article Meters and the Metro Article 300 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 1, 1996 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9608010019 -- 2171 words Dear Dr. Gridlock: Click for complete article On Pennsylvania Avenue, The Options Are Hardly Choice Article 301 of 604 found By Rudolph A. Pyatt, Jr. Monday, August 5, 1996 ; Page F03 Section: F Article ID: 9608050014 -- 860 words The closing of Pennsylvania Avenue to traffic in front of the White House may have caused an inconvenience for thousands of motorists, but did it create a Hobson's choice? Click for complete article Lifting A Curtain Downtown The Theater District/Penn Quarter Primes for a Breakthrough Article 302 of 604 found By Anthony Faiola and Judith Evans Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, August 5, 1996 ; Page F12 Section: F Article ID: 9608050021 -- 2223 words It's noontime on a summer Friday at Jaleo, a Spanish restaurant that serves as the unofficial city hall of the District's Pennsylvania Quarter. Click for complete article Pennsylvania Avenue as L'Enfant Intended It Article 303 of 604 found Thursday, August 8, 1996 ; Page A30 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9608080009 -- 387 words The "President's Square" -- that section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House -- should have been closed to private autos, but not to buses, long ago for reasons that have nothing to do with security. Since the end of World War I, we gradually have abandoned the L'Enfant avenues to the private automobile, with devastating consequences for the quality and efficiency of the city. If citizens could have known the consequences of that action in advance, it never would have been permitted. This Click for complete article Road to the Waffle House . . . Article 304 of 604 found By Richard Cohen Thursday, August 8, 1996 ; Page A31 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9608080013 -- 741 words When I think of Bob Dole's attempt to become the nation's No. 1 movie critic, a certain film comes to mind: the 1956 science fiction classic, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." It's about aliens from outer space who take over the bodies of human beings. Something like this has happened to Bob Dole. Click for complete article Dole Vows Brighter Economy, Stresses Values Nominee Blasts Clinton as Leader Of `Elite' Corps Article 305 of 604 found By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 16, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9608160134 -- 1681 words Robert J. Dole claimed the Republican presidential nomination tonight promising a brighter economic future, a smaller government and the restoration of old-fashioned values. He sharply castigated President Clinton as the leader of an elite corps who "never sacrificed, never suffered and never learned" to trust the American people. Click for complete article Clinton Signs Welfare Bill Amid Division Article 306 of 604 found By Barbara Vobejda Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 23, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9608230092 -- 1185 words President Clinton signed historic welfare legislation yesterday that rewrites six decades of social policy, ending the federal guarantee of cash assistance to the poor and turning welfare programs over to the states. Click for complete article Back to School The Learning Curve Article 307 of 604 found By J.S. Gillies Thursday, August 29, 1996 ; Page T08 Section: Home Article ID: 9608290106 -- 4218 words With fall comes school. Interested in a course geared toward a specific hands-on task? Or one where you can be exposed to a different way of thinking and discuss ideas? Prefer to be indoors working on a craft? Or taking a tour outdoors? Preserving the old? Venturing into the new? Click for complete article Mixed Degrees of Satisfaction For Foggy Bottom Neighbors Article 308 of 604 found By Deirdre Davidson Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 7, 1996 ; Page E01 Section: Real Estate Article ID: 9609070021 -- 1069 words It was George Washington University that first introduced Maria Tyler to Foggy Bottom. Tyler moved into the neighborhood in 1961 to attend the university's graduate school. Click for complete article When Politics Was Really Ugly Article 309 of 604 found By Michael Farquhar Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, September 11, 1996 ; Page H01 Section: Horizon Article ID: 9609110001 -- 1381 words Abraham Lincoln probably would have loved the irony. The president so grandly memorialized in marble today was savagely maligned in his own time -- far more than any modern presidential candidate. Click for complete article Pennsylvania Avenue: A Cut Below Article 310 of 604 found Saturday, September 14, 1996 ; Page A24 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9609140024 -- 177 words Like many Americans, I am pained by the closure of Pennsylvania Avenue at the White House. Perhaps the best solution is to reopen the two blocks to traffic -- but only after sinking them 25 feet into a below-grade cut. Click for complete article McGeorge Bundy, Adviser to Presidents, Dies Article 311 of 604 found By Bart Barnes Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, September 17, 1996 ; Page D05 Section: D Article ID: 9609170091 -- 2338 words McGeorge Bundy, 77, the White House national security adviser in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations who was one of the primary architects of the U.S. military buildup and commitment to the war in Vietnam, died Sept. 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a heart attack. He was stricken over the weekend at his home in Manchester-by-the-Sea, north of Boston. Click for complete article Blaming the Prosecutor "Mrs. Clinton's explanation is simply not convincing." Article 312 of 604 found By Richard Cohen Thursday, September 26, 1996 ; Page A31 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9609260009 -- 801 words For those of us who were in Washington back in 1972, the rhetoric of that presidential campaign -- Richard Nixon vs. George McGovern -- seemed strangely irrelevant. That June, burglars had broken into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, and by the fall -- which is to say High Campaign Season -- it was becoming increasingly clear that all the president's men, if not the president, were somehow involved. The story riveted Washington but not the rest of the nation. Nixon won in a landslid Click for complete article Mideast Adversaries Hold Private Talks Netanyahu-Arafat Session Inconclusive Article 313 of 604 found By John F. Harris and Michael Dobbs Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, October 2, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9610020115 -- 1317 words Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat huddled privately yesterday at a White House luncheon that stretched nearly three hours on the first day of talks that the Clinton administration described as a halting but hopeful step toward restoring peace in the Middle East. Click for complete article How Metro Measures Up To Others Article 314 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 3, 1996 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9610030002 -- 2001 words Dear Dr. Gridlock: Click for complete article While the Capital City Burns Article 315 of 604 found Sunday, October 6, 1996 ; Page C08 Section: C Article ID: 9610060104 -- 1169 words Sen. Frank Murkowski's (R-Alaska) article ["Monaco on the Potomac," Sept. 22] is a clear example of one of the primary reasons why the problems of the District are not being solved. The only legislative body with complete power over the city is more concerned with politics than with governing. When faced with a proposal destined to help reverse the population drain in the city, which would help rebuild the taxable income base, the cry is not "forward," it's "foul." Click for complete article Debates Offer Dole Opportunity To Reshape Struggling Campaign Challenger to Confront Clinton on Record Article 316 of 604 found By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 6, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9610060124 -- 1563 words President Clinton and Republican challenger Robert J. Dole meet for the first of two debates tonight in Hartford, Conn., in what could be the challenger's last, best chance to reshape a presidential campaign in which the incumbent has held the upper hand since Republicans lost the Battle of the Budget almost a year ago. Click for complete article A Fusion of Love, Logistics Behind the AIDS Quilt Display Is a Complex Action Plan Article 317 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, October 8, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: D Article ID: 9610080063 -- 997 words The organization chart for this weekend's AIDS Memorial Quilt display on the Mall looks like a battle plan. Captains, lieutenants and volunteers appear on lists along with the arrival time of the mile-long, 44-ton quilt; food needed for 10,000 workers; and emergency response procedures in case rain invades Washington. Full troop deployment is only a few days away. Click for complete article Conviction Upheld Article 318 of 604 found Wednesday, October 9, 1996 ; Page D03 Section: D Article ID: 9610090145 -- 265 words A federal appeals court yesterday affirmed the conviction of Francisco Martin Duran for trying to assassinate President Clinton in October 1994. Click for complete article Crestar Executive's Death Leaves Void for District William Harris Was Known As Key Business Advocate Article 319 of 604 found By Michelle Singletary and Peter Behr Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, October 10, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: F Article ID: 9610100040 -- 688 words In a region that lost most of its hometown banks during a devastating recession six years ago, Crestar Bank's William C. Harris remained in many ways a hometown banker. Click for complete article Big Send-Off For Jesse Jackson Article 320 of 604 found By Hamil R. Harri and Vanessa Williams Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, October 10, 1996 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9610100017 -- 1225 words On his last night as a registered D.C. voter, Jesse L. Jackson (D) celebrated his 55th birthday Monday with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hollywood stars and plenty of District politicians at Union Station. In many ways, the night was proof of how much times have changed. Click for complete article Revised Fiscal 1996 Deficit Expected To Be Lowest Since '81, at $109 Billion Article 321 of 604 found By Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 10, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9610100066 -- 762 words The federal government is expected to record a budget deficit of $109 billion for fiscal year 1996, the smallest annual revenue shortfall since 1981, according to a preliminary estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. Click for complete article Weekend's Best Article 322 of 604 found By Larry Fox Friday, October 11, 1996 ; Page N03 Section: N Article ID: 9610110110 -- 984 words WHITE HOUSE GARDEN TOURS Click for complete article Varied Events Expected to Draw a Million Visitors to D.C. Article 323 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 11, 1996 ; Page B04 Section: D Article ID: 9610110044 -- 1071 words America will be on display in Washington this Columbus Day weekend with Latinos marching, Catholics praying, soldiers racing and restaurateurs cooking downtown. People from all over the country will be viewing the mile-long AIDS Memorial Quilt on the Mall, field hockey players will be competing in a tournament and protesters will be demonstrating at the White House. Click for complete article FOR THE RECORD Article 324 of 604 found Saturday, October 12, 1996 ; Page D02 Section: G Article ID: 9610120123 -- 332 words COLLEGES Click for complete article The Man With the Plan for Dole William Timmons Plows Ahead Preparing for a Presidential Transition Article 325 of 604 found By Blaine Harden Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 13, 1996 ; Page A28 Section: A Section Article ID: 9610130139 -- 1082 words The man in charge of Republican nominee Robert J. Dole's presidential transition does not use the word "if." Click for complete article Handle With Care: Fine Old Building Article 326 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 26, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: E Article ID: 9610260079 -- 1247 words Let us celebrate the old General Post Office, a k a the Tariff Building, one of the finest works of Washington architecture ever to be ignored. Click for complete article Balance of Power Appeals to Many Voters Though Most Don't Actively Seek Division, Election Analysts Say Article 327 of 604 found By Helen Dewar Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 27, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9610270142 -- 1297 words Christine Brey, a South Dakota homemaker, is a life-long Republican who is disappointed with Robert J. Dole and may vote for President Clinton. "I feel more comfortable with Clinton because we have a Republican Congress," she said while having lunch at a Sioux Falls food court. Click for complete article L'Enfant's Labors Lauded Original Washington Plan Nominated for Landmark Designations Article 328 of 604 found By Roger K. Lewis Saturday, November 2, 1996 ; Page F01 Section: Real Estate Article ID: 9611020007 -- 1049 words The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board currently is considering the nomination of the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for landmark designation. More precisely, landmark status is being proposed for the streets, parks, circles and squares embodying Washington's spatial pattern first conceived by Maj. Pierre L'Enfant more than two centuries ago. Click for complete article Inauguration Planning Is In Full Swing Quadrennial Job Began Months Before Election Article 329 of 604 found By Marcia Slacum Greene Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 4, 1996 ; Page B01 Section: D Article ID: 9611040052 -- 1142 words Americans won't pick the guest of honor until tomorrow, but the Washington community started planning months ago where thousands of inaugural celebrants will sit, stand, sleep and party when the next U.S. president takes the oath of office Jan. 20. Click for complete article Voters in Training Article 330 of 604 found By Catherine O'Neill Grace Special to The Washington Post Tuesday, November 5, 1996 ; Page Z22 Section: Health Article ID: 9611050007 -- 849 words Today is Election Day. Your parents, grandparents and brothers and sisters over age 18 will head to the polls today to cast their votes for president, vice president and other officials such as members of Congress, judges and school board members. You may even have the day off if your school is being used as a place where people go to vote. Click for complete article A Seasoned Voter Speaks Her Mind At 115 Years Old, Vienna Woman Says Age of Candidate Is Not an Issue Article 331 of 604 found By Marylou Tousignant Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 9, 1996 ; Page B05 Section: D Article ID: 9611090067 -- 682 words When Vienna resident Ella Miller went to vote for president on Tuesday, Robert J. Dole didn't stand a fighting chance with her. Click for complete article ELECTION '96: WINNERS AND WEEPERS The Liberals: Tuesday's Secret Result: A Winning Brand of Liberalism Article 332 of 604 found By David Kusnet and Ruy Teixeira Sunday, November 10, 1996 ; Page C04 Section: Outlook Article ID: 9611100076 -- 1431 words We know all about Clinton and Dole and the triumphant return of Congressman Bono, but we were curious about some of the other winners and losers in Election '96. So Outlook asked three writers to look at the implications for three enduring institutions: conservatives, liberals and Washington's Permanent Government of lobbyists and other Capitol Hill insiders. Click for complete article Second-Term Judges Article 333 of 604 found Wednesday, November 13, 1996 ; Page A22 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9611130014 -- 472 words WHEN RONALD Reagan left the White House after eight years in office, it was noted that he had appointed about half the federal judges then sitting. This seemed a surprisingly high figure, a bit of unexpected good fortune for Republicans, who were thought to have achieved something special by leaving so many of their chosen judicial officers in place with life tenure. The apparent luck of the Republicans was extended during President Bush's term, and it seemed then that a moderate-to-conservative line of Click for complete article The TV Column Article 334 of 604 found By John Carmody Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 14, 1996 ; Page B06 Section: E Article ID: 9611140054 -- 1530 words CBS pulled the plug yesterday on its Friday night espionage comedy drama, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," after only eight outings . . . Click for complete article A Window in Dallas The Sixth Floor Museum Maps a Journey Through Time and History Article 335 of 604 found By Norman Allen Special to The Washington Post Sunday, November 17, 1996 ; Page E05 Section: Travel Article ID: 9611170032 -- 1372 words On a sunny spring afternoon, as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's personal effects were earning millions in a record-breaking auction at Sotheby's in New York, I stood at the corner of Houston and Elm streets in Dallas, looking at the road that slopes gently down through Dealey Plaza. The curve, first a veer to the right then a gentle reverse to the left, is immediately recognizable. Cars sway to one side and then the other in an eerily familiar pattern. This place should not exist in real time. It should Click for complete article No Help From Clinton Article 336 of 604 found By Richard Cohen Tuesday, November 19, 1996 ; Page A21 Section: C Article ID: 9611190012 -- 830 words It was the very last question President Clinton got at his recent press conference, shouted as he headed for the door: "What about violence and chaos in the District of Columbia schools?" With that, the president was gone, and so my imagination must supply what my eyes could not see. The president went pale, murmured to an aide that he was being asked a question about Washington, fetched Hillary, ran for the plane and did not relax until he reached Asia. My God, doesn't the press know by now that this pr Click for complete article Presidential Personnel Chief Promises Kinder, Smoother Transition Article 337 of 604 found By Al Kamen and Stephen Barr Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, November 21, 1996 ; Page A23 Section: A Section Article ID: 9611210095 -- 1152 words Shortly after midnight on Inauguration Day four years ago, Robert J. Nash crossed through the White House gates, headed for his office and spent the next couple of hours just trying to find a desk and chair. Click for complete article Second Act Article 338 of 604 found By Mark Jenkins and Bob Mondello Sunday, December 1, 1996 ; Page W22 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9612010005 -- 4371 words Saturday, December 22, 2001. 7:10 p.m. Light snow. Forrest stuffs his mom's Christmas present -- box seats for "Traviata" . . . she'll flip! -- into his coat pocket and steps from the warmth of Washington Opera's new Casey Opera House onto bustling G Street NW. With almost an hour to walk the four blocks to the Lansburgh Theater for "Macbeth" (Richard Thomas and Kelly McGillis, again?) and all his gifts bought except a stocking stuffer for his kid brother Aaron, there's time to kill. Click for complete article The Avenue To Reopen for Inauguration Access to Be Limited To Vehicles in Parade Article 339 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 5, 1996 ; Page E01 Section: D Article ID: 9612050122 -- 673 words The two-block section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, closed last year to traffic to discourage would-be car and truck bombers or other terrorists, will be opened briefly on Jan. 20 for President Clinton's inaugural parade, officials said yesterday. Click for complete article A Last, Best Chance to Wow the Crowd President's Inauguration Team Aims for Mass Appeal With a Message Article 340 of 604 found By Doug Struck and Roxanne Roberts Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, December 6, 1996 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9612060087 -- 1505 words Jesse Jackson's daughter will sing, fireworks will rise from neighborhoods throughout Washington, and "great thinkers" camped in heated tents on the Mall will pontificate publicly on the nation's future for President Clinton's second inauguration. Click for complete article Holiday Concerts Article 341 of 604 found Friday, December 6, 1996 ; Page N31 Section: N Article ID: 9612060027 -- 4711 words Over the next month, the halls and stages of the region will resound with the sounds of the season, from a multitude of "Messiahs" to a chorus of carols: Click for complete article Labor Leaders on a Limb Article 342 of 604 found By Mike Causey Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, December 8, 1996 ; Page B02 Section: D Article ID: 9612080110 -- 667 words Unions representing federal workers hope their total commitment to President Clinton's reelection will be reflected in a fed-friendly budget next month. If, however, the second-term blueprint squeezes feds, it would be a kick in the teeth for union leaders. That could translate into a pain in the wallet-carrying region of the typical fed -- union member or not. Click for complete article Va. Mulls HOV-2 On I-95 Article 343 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 11, 1996 ; Page V01 Section: Prince William Extra Article ID: 9612110041 -- 1281 words Here's an item of great interest to Virginia I-95/I-395 rush-hour commuters: Virginia Secretary of Transportation Robert E. Martinez told Dr. Gridlock last week that his agency is looking at the possibility of changing the HOV-3 restrictions to HOV-2 by spring. Click for complete article A Tempest In a Bottleneck Article 344 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 12, 1996 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9612120039 -- 1917 words The following letter has sparked a strong disagreement between the writer and the target of her complaint. The dispute concerns a morning bottleneck in the city that is worth exploring further: Click for complete article `PrimeTime' Expose Hits Close to Home ABC Station Here Among Its Targets Article 345 of 604 found By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 16, 1996 ; Page C01 Section: E Article ID: 9612160038 -- 941 words The man's face is disguised and shrouded in darkness. Click for complete article They'll Be Marching Proud for the President Shaw Junior High's Band to Represent the District in Clinton's Inaugural Parade Article 346 of 604 found By Doug Struck Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 19, 1996 ; Page D01 Section: D Article ID: 9612190080 -- 903 words Joshua Morgan, a tall kid with galloping enthusiasm and a patter to match, was stunned for half a beat at the question. Click for complete article American Grandstand A Carpenter Sees Dreams Rise Along the Inaugural Parade Route Article 347 of 604 found By Phil McCombs Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, December 20, 1996 ; Page D01 Section: E Article ID: 9612200107 -- 997 words The sweet sharp smell of fresh-cut lumber drifts down Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Click for complete article Better Than Last Year Article 348 of 604 found By David S. Broder Sunday, December 22, 1996 ; Page C07 Section: C Article ID: 9612220081 -- 722 words On the surface at least, this is a far happier Christmas season in the nation's capital than the last one. A year ago, most of the government was shut down for the second time by the bitter budget dispute between congressional Republicans and President Clinton. Federal employees were worried about their jobs, and holiday tourists were steaming mad that the museums and public buildings were closed. Click for complete article `Company' Stores Offer Inside Lines CIA, FBI, Secret Service Shops Sell Arresting Gifts to Their Own Article 349 of 604 found By Barbara J. Saffir Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 23, 1996 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9612230091 -- 844 words It's not the sort of place that conjures up visions of exclusive holiday gifts, tucked beneath the earth in a windowless room with a shopping area not much bigger than a handicapped-sized toilet stall. But business is booming in Room 060A of the Old Executive Office Building, as White House insiders do a little last-minute Christmas shopping at one of the most exclusive gift shops in town. Click for complete article Looking Better in '97 Forecasters Call for More Jobs, Increased Retail Sales, Stronger Congressional Support Article 350 of 604 found By Peter Behr Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 23, 1996 ; Page F12 Section: F Article ID: 9612230013 -- 1501 words In the past year, the Washington area has discovered just how much its economy remains dependent on the federal government. Furloughs, downsizing and spending cutbacks helped make the past year the worst for the national capital region since the recession ended four years before. Click for complete article A Blooming Relationship When the White House Calls, Lake Ridge Florist Delivers Article 351 of 604 found By Eric L. Wee Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 25, 1996 ; Page P01 Section: Prince William Extra Article ID: 9612250002 -- 682 words Wendy Fike remembers well the October day that changed her life. A clean-cut, dark-haired man ambled into her small one-room shop, Lake Ridge Florist, and wanted to talk to her about getting some autumn arrangements done. The order didn't seem particularly unusual. He needed about 20 pieces to put on tables. He wanted them to be festive, and they had to last. No problem, she told him. Click for complete article An Eventful Year: '97 Article 352 of 604 found By Larry Fox and Kevin McManus Friday, January 3, 1997 ; Page N23 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9701030018 -- 6759 words "Oh, lordy, Herm, what am I gonna do now? You know my cousin, Ethel, the one that lives in that Arkansas trailer park, well she has taken it into her mind that she wants to come to Washington for the big inaugural. `I'm agonna dance with the Movers and Shakers of the Nation's Capital,' she said. And then she said she plans to stay on for awhile to make sure Clinton gets it right this time. You remember what happened the last time she visited? We wound up mortgaging our house to post bond. What are we go Click for complete article Letter Bombs Found at Saudi Paper's D.C. Office Article 353 of 604 found By Robert E. Pierre and Debbi Wilgoren Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, January 3, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701030078 -- 1236 words D.C. police yesterday disabled five potentially lethal letter bombs that had been sent to the Washington office of a Middle Eastern newspaper. Officials said the devices appear similar to two additional bombs that arrived yesterday at a federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. Click for complete article Law Enforcers Take Precautions, Leave Tension in Wake of Bombs Article 354 of 604 found By Michael Powell and Todd Beamon Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, January 4, 1997 ; Page A08 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701040067 -- 853 words All things considered, Christopher Claude could think of about 6,000 places he'd rather have been yesterday than pushing a hand-truck full of mail packages into the National Press Building, one day after the police found four deadly letter bombs inside. Click for complete article My Favorite Town Needs a Miracle Now Article 355 of 604 found Sunday, January 5, 1997 ; Page C08 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9701050092 -- 671 words For 26 years, I worked in downtown Washington. For 12 years, my offices were in the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Then, for the past 14 years, they were in the historic Shoreham Building at 15th and H streets NW. Click for complete article D.C. Needs Help, but Spare Us the Lectures Article 356 of 604 found By Colbert I. King Saturday, January 11, 1997 ; Page A21 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9701110016 -- 1016 words From House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Clinton comes news that the District of Columbia will be up high on their radar screens this year. For a city saddled with a sputtering government and a shrinking populace, the prospect of a stronger partnership with the federal government is cause for hope. Click for complete article INAUGURAL NOTEBOOK Bill and Al's Excellent Adventure: The Sequel Article 357 of 604 found By Paul Duggan Monday, January 13, 1997 ; Page B06 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701130046 -- 848 words Counting Down the Week -- One Bray at a Time Click for complete article Marching in Their Places Stand-Ins Give Preview Of Inauguration Day Article 358 of 604 found By Peter Finn Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 13, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701130048 -- 972 words The president's stand-in was a ham. Click for complete article Along Parade Route, the High Are the Mighty Article 359 of 604 found By Saundra Torry Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 14, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701140091 -- 1245 words The power perches along the historic route of the parade that will mark the nation's 53rd inauguration on Monday come in all shapes and sizes -- grand and modest, invitation-only and first come, first served. Click for complete article An Inaugural Tradition on Parade Presidential Trek to Capitol Usually Full of Pomp but Vulnerable to Circumstance Article 360 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 14, 1997 ; Page B04 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701140083 -- 959 words On Inauguration Day, members of the military and police forces stand shoulder-to-shoulder along Pennsylvania Avenue. The country is at war, and there have been threats against the country's leaders, including the president-elect. But the president-elect is nowhere to be found. Click for complete article The President to Parade the Avenue Clinton to View a Pennsylvania Revival That Some See Him as Undermining Article 361 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 16, 1997 ; Page D04 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701160122 -- 1117 words President Clinton can thank one of his heroes, John F. Kennedy, for the renaissance he'll see Monday along Pennsylvania Avenue while parading down the historic street to the White House. Click for complete article The Snoring-In Ceremony Second Inauguration Fails to Awaken Interest Article 362 of 604 found By Roxanne Roberts Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 16, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Style Article ID: 9701160066 -- 1642 words Even President Clinton concedes his second inauguration isn't as exciting as his first one in 1993. Click for complete article Coalition's Protest Plan Hits Another Roadblock Article 363 of 604 found Friday, January 17, 1997 ; Page B05 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701170094 -- 873 words The antiabortion Christian Defense Coalition had big plans for Monday's Inaugural Parade. It wanted to demonstrate on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, on the parade route, with antiabortion placards and oversized, graphic photos showing the results of late-term abortions. Click for complete article Monday's Main Event Article 364 of 604 found Friday, January 17, 1997 ; Page N08 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9701170044 -- 429 words MONDAY is the big enchilada, the reason for all the pomp, circumstance and hoopla: Inauguration Day. President Clinton takes his second oath of office, then gets to enjoy one of the best perks of being president: riding down Pennsylvania Avenue, waving to the crowd. Here are the details: Click for complete article Police Brace for Day of Pomp and Tight Security Police Agencies Strive to Assure Security In a Crowded City on Inauguration Day Article 365 of 604 found By Sari Horwitz Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 17, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701170151 -- 1195 words Don't plan on buying hot chocolate along the inaugural parade route to keep warm. For the first time since vendors got a piece of the presidential inauguration, they are prohibited from selling hot chocolate -- or hot dogs or any other hot food -- so close to the action because their propane tanks pose a security risk. Click for complete article WEEKEND'S BEST Article 366 of 604 found By Larry Fox Friday, January 17, 1997 ; Page N03 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9701170015 -- 939 words STAGED COMPETITION Click for complete article Inaugural Weekend Dawns With Shiver of Anticipation Planners Grateful No Snow Forecast for Swearing-in Article 367 of 604 found By Doug Struck and Roxanne Roberts Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, January 18, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701180073 -- 1511 words A three-day celebration of President Clinton's second inauguration starts today in the biting cold, with plans for elegant balls, free music, storytellers, fireworks and a grand parade going ahead despite the weather. Click for complete article Nature's Chilly Reception A Presidential Tradition Article 368 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, January 18, 1997 ; Page C05 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701180067 -- 1099 words The current inauguration date was selected in the 1930s because politicians wanted a date early in the year, and meteorologists promised that Jan. 20 normally was mild and dry. The previous date, March 4, was usually rainy. Click for complete article One Washingtonian's Memories Article 369 of 604 found Sunday, January 19, 1997 ; Page C08 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9701190091 -- 707 words As a native Washingtonian, I thoroughly enjoyed John Martin Meek's article "My Favorite Town Needs a Miracle Now" [Close to Home, Jan. 5]. However, Meek didn't go back far enough. Click for complete article Live on the Net Nearest You, It's the Wave of the Future Article 370 of 604 found Sunday, January 19, 1997 ; Page B05 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701190150 -- 745 words Here's more proof that computers are about to take over the world: Click for complete article The Second Inauguration of Bill Clinton In the Chill of the Mall, Events Warmly Received; In Nippy Tents, Crowds Clap Mittened Hands Article 371 of 604 found By Doug Struck Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, January 19, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701190105 -- 2227 words A bundled, scarved and mittened Washington met the kicoff activities of President Clinton's inauguration with a cold hurrah yesterday, and then retreated to get warm. Click for complete article Farewell, Leon Panetta Article 372 of 604 found By David S. Broder Sunday, January 19, 1997 ; Page C07 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9701190085 -- 798 words In the midst of all the inaugural ceremonies, a rather remarkable 30-year Washington career is coming to an end -- one that embraced appointed and elected service in both parties and at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. It is a career that serves as a timely rebuke to those who conclude from all the headline ethics cases that anyone who works in Washington for more than 15 minutes comes away besmirched. Click for complete article Part of, but Apart From, It All Clintons Have Complex Relationship With City Article 373 of 604 found By Amy Goldstein Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page E17 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701200005 -- 2287 words The Rev. J. Philip Wogaman will never forget the first Sunday that Bill and Hillary Clinton arrived for the 11 a.m. service at Foundry United Methodist Church. The first couple trudged the eight blocks from the White House through a foot of snow after one of the worst storms in a decade. Click for complete article The People's Parade to the 21st Century A Short History Of a Very Long Procession Article 374 of 604 found By Peter Finn Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page E23 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701200011 -- 1439 words For weeks now, Carol Takafuji and six other hula dancers have been lovingly weaving green ti-leaf skirts, dusting off head-to-foot red-and-yellow dresses and fitting purple-and-gold pantaloons. In alternating swirls of reverence and gaiety, they will mark the beginning of the second presidential term of William Jefferson Clinton by dancing down Pennsylvania Avenue. Click for complete article Pageantry. . . America's Answer to Royalty: A Coronation Without a Crown Article 375 of 604 found By Paul Hendrickson Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page E17 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701200010 -- 2249 words It was fine to go around town these past several weeks, as Washington got ready for a morality play, and hear the high dental whine of electric saws, the clean steady pound of nails driving into wood. Christmas was over, the January blahs were upon the rest of the country, but here, in a maligned city that isn't a state but somehow is far more than a city, there was a kind of lingering Christmassy air. Click for complete article For Clinton And Nation, The Big Day President to Take Oath Amid Swirl of Celebration Article 376 of 604 found By Paul Duggan Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701200071 -- 1926 words Now, finally, the Main Event: With pomp and pageantry, symbolism and celebration, the last president of the 20th century takes the oath of office today. And after weeks of anxious preparation by an army of inaugural planners and a frigid weekend of pre-inaugural activities that drew tens of thousands of visitors to Washington, all appears ready. Click for complete article THE INAUGURATION Article 377 of 604 found Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page E03 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701200013 -- 701 words 1805 Click for complete article And Now, an Oath From Our Sponsor Or, When Democracy Demands That We Throw Up Our Hands and Swear Article 378 of 604 found By Joel Achenbach Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page E07 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701200015 -- 860 words Now comes the dramatic moment when Bill Clinton, on national television, will raise his right hand, swear his allegiance to the Constitution, and remain president of the United States. This historic ritual communicates to the world at large that Americans can transfer presidential power in a peaceful, orderly manner, except when the alternative is Bob Dole. Click for complete article Bill and Al's Excellent Adventure: The Sequel Article 379 of 604 found Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page B05 Section: Metro Article ID: 9701200117 -- 862 words Young Marines Rough It in City Click for complete article Clinton's Third Inauguration Article 380 of 604 found By Diane MacEachern Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page A27 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9701200056 -- 805 words As Bill Clinton embarks on his second term as president, prognosticators are trying to figure out what he will attempt to accomplish and the kind of legacy he will leave. Talking heads drone on about how his ethical and legal problems may tie him in knots. Policy wonks ponder whether his administration will veer left -- or right. Other tea-leaf readers voice concern about changes in the White House staff and Cabinet. Such obsessions reflect minor-league punditry, small-fry thinking, shortsighted forecast Click for complete article The Elements of a Well-Rounded Inaugural Ball There Will Be 14 of Them Tonight. If You're Going, Eat First and Leave Your Coat at Home. Article 381 of 604 found By Roxanne Roberts Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 20, 1997 ; Page E28 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701200012 -- 1072 words Everyone should go to an inaugural ball. Once. Click for complete article Behind a Serene Scene Calm Along the Parade Route Belies Security Commander's Long, Hectic Day Article 382 of 604 found By Sari Horwitz Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701210098 -- 1263 words Thousands of officers from 10 law enforcement agencies lined Pennsylvania Avenue. Sharpshooters in SWAT gear posed on every rooftop. Helicopters whirred overhead. Hundreds of bomb-sniffing dogs and robots stood ready to open any suspicious packages that might contain explosives. Click for complete article Savoring a Slice Of American Pie Crowds Jam Mall, Avenue To Get a Taste of History Article 383 of 604 found By Doug Struck Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701210081 -- 2263 words The important thing this time was to be there, to breathe deeply the air of a historical moment, to see the limos and the escorts and a wonderful parade, to have someone take pictures to show you were present as the president of the United States was inaugurated. Click for complete article Clinton Urges an End to Divisions `Nothing Big Ever Came From Being Small,' President Says as Second Term Begins Article 384 of 604 found By John F. Harris and Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701210096 -- 1826 words William Jefferson Clinton took the oath of office yesterday in the last presidential inauguration of the 20th century, urging Americans to bury old racial and political divisions and declaring that the nation stands "on the edge of a bright new prospect in human affairs." Click for complete article A Day Full of Marching, Music and Memories Manhole Covers, Graffiti and Other Pertinent Details Article 385 of 604 found Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page A13 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701210109 -- 2097 words James Dyson trudged slowly toward the White House, 20-pound sledgehammer in hand. Click for complete article Paraders, Viewers Bask in Journey Down the Avenue Article 386 of 604 found By Peter Finn and Victoria Benning Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page A13 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701210092 -- 1202 words A late-starting Inaugural Parade snaked down Pennsylvania Avenue on a suddenly sunny afternoon yesterday, thrilling crowds who overcame their impatience to bear witness to American democracy and savor a rich tapestry of American life. Click for complete article The Prisoner of Pennsylvania Avenue Article 387 of 604 found By Guy Gugliotta Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page A09 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701210074 -- 769 words The day they name you to something, it's like a swarm of guys comes over from the White House, locks the door, turns off your computer, rips the telephone cord out of the wall and tapes your mouth shut. Click for complete article On Metro, Party Mood Prevails Riders' Goodwill Makes Up For a Lack of Elbowroom Article 388 of 604 found By Alice Reid and Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701210084 -- 1112 words "I'm glad I took a shower this morning!" a woman announced as she fidgeted in a mass of tightly packed wool-, fur- and down-coated Metro riders -- nearly all of them headed toward the Capitol South station yesterday morning for President Clinton's swearing-in. Click for complete article From the Senses Bureau, an Understated Report Article 389 of 604 found By Henry Allen Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page D05 Section: Style Article ID: 9701210116 -- 1192 words This is what Inauguration Day sounded, felt, smelt, looked and tasted like. Click for complete article ONCE MORE WITH FEELING At the Balls, The Best Was Yet To Come Article 390 of 604 found Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ; Page D01 Section: Style Article ID: 9701210097 -- 3071 words Estragon: Let's go. Click for complete article Oldies But Not Goldies For Some '50s Groups, Only a Name Remains Article 391 of 604 found By Richard Harrington Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, January 22, 1997 ; Page C01 Section: Style Article ID: 9701220135 -- 1571 words Over the last week, even as the Presidential Inaugural Committee was aggressively trying to stop street vendors from selling fraudulent and unauthorized memorabilia, it booked for its inaugural balls three classic R&B groups -- the Drifters, the Coasters and the Platters -- that contained no original members. While all three groups have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, none of the singers responsible for such classics as "The Great Pretender," "Save the Last Dance for Me" a Click for complete article The Inaugural Ball Scene: It's a Wrap -- Eventually Article 392 of 604 found By Roxanne Roberts and Doug Struck Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, January 22, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9701220064 -- 1495 words The evening turned sour about 12:45 a.m. yesterday, right after President Clinton waved goodbye to the crowd at the Mid-Atlantic Ball at the Omni Shoreham Hotel and the exhausted guests got ready to leave. Two hours later, after police were summoned to calm testy ballgoers still waiting for their wraps, the guests finally left, most clutching their coats. Click for complete article From Earliest Childhood The children of Eugene and Agnes Meyer all had the feeling that much was expected of them. And as the woman who grew up to run The Washington Post Co. moved beyond the privileged isolation of her Washington school days, those intense expectations -- which were to prove both a burden and a blessing -- began to shape her life Article 393 of 604 found By Katharine Graham Sunday, January 26, 1997 ; Page W13 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9701260011 -- 13676 words My parents' paths first crossed in a museum on 23rd Street in New York. It was Lincoln's Birthday, 1908. Eugene Meyer, who was 32 years old, had been in business for himself for only a few years, but had already made several million dollars. Agnes Ernst, just 21 and a recent graduate of Barnard, was strikingly beautiful. She was earning her own living and helping to support her family as well by her freelance work for a newspaper, the old New York Sun. She was also interested in the art world, which was Click for complete article A Home Away From Pennsylvania Avenue Article 394 of 604 found Thursday, February 6, 1997 ; Page A22 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9702060011 -- 194 words A slight misstatement appeared in Amy Goldstein's Inauguration section article on the Clintons' relationship with the city of Washington ["Part of, but Apart From, It All," Jan. 20]. In fact, President Clinton is not the "only president in the 20th century who has not maintained a private home or retreat outside Washington." Woodrow Wilson came to the White House from the governorship of New Jersey and had no residence to return to at the close of his second term as president. Click for complete article World Bank's Capital Gains HQ Investment Pays Off Grandly Article 395 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 8, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Style Article ID: 9702080055 -- 1479 words With its shimmering wall of glass, its surfaces of whites and grays edging toward silvers, its dramatic curving roof, its stunning central atrium, the new World Bank headquarters is an exciting, sophisticated work of modern architecture. Click for complete article A Working Lunch For Moms With Pull, Not Pulchritude Article 396 of 604 found By Annie Groer and Ann Gerhart Tuesday, February 11, 1997 ; Page C03 Section: Style Article ID: 9702110039 -- 778 words "All of you are here and Pamela Anderson Lee and Madonna are not," Working Mother magazine Editor in Chief Judsen Culbreth told the 180 women gathered at a White House luncheon yesterday, "because red-hot working mamas were not the way to go." Instead, the magazine chose CEOs, lawyers, an investment banker and women's rights activists to fill its list of "the 25 most influential working mothers." And Hillary Rodham Clinton, also on the list, used her bully pulpit to laud everyday folks like Pamela Kige Click for complete article Clinton, Hill Leaders Agree on 5 Priorities Campaign Finance Reform Not on Agenda Article 397 of 604 found By Peter Baker and Eric Pianin Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, February 12, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9702120083 -- 1022 words President Clinton and congressional leaders took their first steps toward translating bipartisan words into deeds yesterday by agreeing to concentrate on five top-priority initiatives in the coming months -- including aid to the District of Columbia. But conspicuously missing from their agenda was campaign finance reform. Click for complete article The Last Dance As Clubs Decline, Washington Romance Waltzes Out the Door Article 398 of 604 found By Roxanne Roberts Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, February 20, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Style Article ID: 9702200052 -- 2618 words For a few brief hours, old-fashioned romance was in the air. The lights were low, the champagne flowing, and the River Club was packed with men in tuxedos and women in cocktail dresses. The first notes of "Since I Fell for You" filled the dance floor. Husbands flirted with -- of all people -- their wives. Click for complete article Senator Fred, The Man They Dread Article 399 of 604 found By Mary McGrory Sunday, February 23, 1997 ; Page C01 Section: Outlook Article ID: 9702230160 -- 811 words There's an issue before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee that's not on the agenda. It's the Republican chairman, Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee. Click for complete article GOP Givers and Shakers Article 400 of 604 found By Art Buchwald Thursday, February 27, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Style Article ID: 9702270089 -- 467 words The angry voice at the other end of the phone said, "What about the Republicans? You're always writing about the hardball tactics of the Democrats, but when it comes to raising big bucks we can match them dollar for dollar." Click for complete article