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The Fund-Raising Fiasco: The Democrats' Problem . . . Article 401 of 604 found Sunday, March 2, 1997 ; Page C06 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9703020078 -- 1150 words THE DEMOCRATS' new chairman, Roy Romer of Colorado, did right on Friday to acknowledge error and pledge a new, reformed style of fund-raising behavior on behalf of his party. But it seemed to us that something much more active, intense and deliberate had gotten the Clinton White House into its present troubles than the alleged mere failure of "screening" that the president likes to talk about (and lay off on the Democratic National Committee). The people whose money has had to be returned (to the tune of Click for complete article Clinton Proposes Package To Stimulate D.C. Economy $300 Million Plan Includes Tax Incentives Article 402 of 604 found By David A. Vise Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 12, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9703120063 -- 1199 words President Clinton unveiled a $300 million economic stimulus proposal for the District yesterday that would offer federal grants and tax incentives to businesses and nonprofits that invest in neglected neighborhoods and hire low- and moderate-income D.C. residents. Click for complete article Of Bloom and Doom: A Tale of Two Tree Types Article 403 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 12, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9703120119 -- 506 words The cherry blossoms on the trees around the Tidal Basin are almost here. The days of magnolia blossoms on Pennsylvania Avenue SE are numbered. Click for complete article Reading, Driving Don't Mix Article 404 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 12, 1997 ; Page V01 Section: Prince William Extra Article ID: 9703120049 -- 1358 words Dear Dr. Gridlock: Click for complete article D.C. Leaders See Potential in Development Agency Article 405 of 604 found By Peter Behr Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 13, 1997 ; Page E01 Section: Financial Article ID: 9703130146 -- 732 words The D.C. Economic Development Corporation proposed by President Clinton this week could, if it succeeds, revive dozens of distressed neighborhoods on a scale matched only by the restoration of Pennsylvania Avenue over the past two decades, District business and community leaders said. Click for complete article The Hazards of Reading While on the Highway Article 406 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 13, 1997 ; Page J02 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9703130017 -- 1383 words Dear Dr. Gridlock: Click for complete article Key Senator Blasts D.C. Economic Plan GOP's Brownback Says Clinton Proposal Encroaches on City Affairs Article 407 of 604 found By David A. Vise Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 14, 1997 ; Page A17 Section: A Section Article ID: 9703140074 -- 811 words A key Senate Republican said yesterday that President Clinton's economic development plan for the District is a "bad idea" because it focuses on central planning, federal control and specialized tax breaks. Click for complete article The Moynihan Imprint Article 408 of 604 found By David S. Broder Sunday, March 16, 1997 ; Page C07 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9703160086 -- 789 words Today is the 70th birthday of a unique figure in the public life of this nation for the past four decades, the senior senator from New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Tomorrow , a daylong symposium and a celebratory dinner at the Woodrow Wilson Center will make it clear just how large Moynihan's legacy is. Click for complete article Domenici Vows to Press Both Parties on Budget Article 409 of 604 found By Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 17, 1997 ; Page A04 Section: A Section Article ID: 9703170116 -- 674 words Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.) yesterday retracted his declaration of last week that bipartisan budget talks were "finished" and stated his willingness to continue haggling with counterparts from the Clinton administration about how to eliminate the deficit by 2002. Click for complete article Parking Near Federal Buildings Revisited GSA Softens Stance on Limiting Spaces After Meeting With D.C. Leaders Article 410 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 20, 1997 ; Page D01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9703200076 -- 879 words Federal officials are backing off a plan to restrict street parking around the major federal office buildings in downtown Washington after being told it would be "a dumb idea" that would tie up traffic and devastate the District's economy. Click for complete article A Gourmet's Guide To the Campaign Finance Stew How to Tell What Smells Fishy From What Really Stinks Article 411 of 604 found By Elizabeth Drew Sunday, March 23, 1997 ; Page C01 Section: Outlook Article ID: 9703230052 -- 1939 words The cascade of news stories about campaign finance scandals has left much of the public confused about the main question: What really matters? It's important to distinguish the simply tacky from the extremely tacky from the truly offensive, the ethically questionable from the possibly illegal from the flat-out wrong. But these categories don't necessarily represent ascending gradations of objectionable behavior. In the hall of mirrors known as campaign finance, seemingly illegal acts are sometimes less d Click for complete article Tag -- You're Not It Article 412 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 26, 1997 ; Page V01 Section: Prince William Extra Article ID: 9703260023 -- 1620 words Dear Dr. Gridlock: Click for complete article Tag -- You're Not It Article 413 of 604 found By Ron Shaffer Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 27, 1997 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9703270003 -- 1786 words Dear Dr. Gridlock: Click for complete article WEEKEND'S BEST Article 414 of 604 found By Larry Fox Friday, March 28, 1997 ; Page N03 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9703280043 -- 930 words IN THE PINK Click for complete article 6 Protesters Arrested Near White House Article 415 of 604 found Sunday, March 30, 1997 ; Page B08 Section: Metro Article ID: 9703300174 -- 146 words Six people were arrested yesterday during an anti-military rally on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Click for complete article Generation Eggs The Young Set Sturdily Carries On a Tradition at the White House Article 416 of 604 found By Frank Ahrens Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 1, 1997 ; Page E01 Section: Style Article ID: 9704010030 -- 1198 words Resolved: It's too easy to unload on the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Too easy for jaded journalists, grumpily forced out of bed earlier than usual, to make fun of the time-honored event. Too easy to compare the ubiquitous sponsorship tents to bazaars of corporate crassness. Too easy to fabricate outlandish metaphors that compare toddlers chasing eggs to fund-raisers grasping after campaign contributions, stalking soft Chinese money instead of hard-boiled yolks. Click for complete article Lifting the Leaf Article 417 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 4, 1997 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9704040090 -- 890 words Congressional types were decidedly un-press-friendly when the news media showed up at the splendid Phoenician resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., to check who was attending a golfing junket sponsored by the tobacco lobby. Click for complete article The Undoing of White House Damage Control As More Documents Emerge, Clinton's Involvement in Fund-Raising Becomes Clear Article 418 of 604 found By Sharon LaFraniere and Ruth Marcus Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, April 6, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9704060135 -- 1513 words When the controversy over Democratic fund-raising activities erupted six months ago, White House officials adopted a simple damage control strategy: They moved swiftly to put as much distance as possible between President Clinton and the unfolding debacle at the Democratic National Committee, minimized the role Clinton and other top officials played in party fund-raising and denied any link between campaign contributions and White House perks. Click for complete article One Singular, Solitary Voice Only Death Could Silence Allen Ginsberg, a Lonely Kid Out of New Jersey Article 419 of 604 found By Henry Allen Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 7, 1997 ; Page D01 Section: Style Article ID: 9704070054 -- 2795 words Allen Ginsberg was lonely, I think. Click for complete article Max Cleland Had a Dream. No Nightmare Could End It. Article 420 of 604 found By Laura Blumenfeld Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 9, 1997 ; Page D01 Section: Style Article ID: 9704090124 -- 1550 words Life turned out the way Max Cleland planned, pretty much. He sits in his senator's chair, behind his senator's desk, looks out his senator's window at the Capitol, and winks at the half-moon dome. Click for complete article COMING UP... Article 421 of 604 found By J. J. McCoy Thursday, April 10, 1997 ; Page T19 Section: Home Article ID: 9704100025 -- 497 words President's Garden, a new exhibition White House Visitors Center, traces the evolution of the gardens and grounds of the White House, and presidents as gardeners. John Quincy Adams liked to till the soil, Andrew Jackson surrounded his Washington home with Southern magnolias and Theodore Roosevelt was sorry to lose his greenhouses to expansion. The White House has had its share of Gardeners-in-Chief, and this exhibition explores the imprint of more than 40 presidents on the First Garden. The President's G Click for complete article In FDR Years, `Sleepy Southern Town' Woke Up Government Growth Gave D.C. Jobs, Population and Housing Article 422 of 604 found By Karl Vick Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 20, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9704200111 -- 1990 words Outside, the Jefferson Memorial was nearing completion. A second dome rose over the new National Gallery of Art. New headquarters were going up for the departments of State, War and Interior while, just down Pennsylvania Avenue, the bureaucracy he so nurtured took up grand new quarters in the massive Federal Triangle development. Click for complete article Expectations of Clinton Fall, Poll Shows Despite Post-Inaugural Shift, Public Gives President 56 Percent Approval Article 423 of 604 found By Dan Balz and Richard Morin Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, April 26, 1997 ; Page A17 Section: A Section Article ID: 9704260068 -- 883 words Expectations for President Clinton's second term have plummeted since his inauguration three months ago, even though his approval ratings remain strong in the face of a barrage of criticism over Democratic fund-raising practices, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll. Click for complete article REMEMBERING FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT Article 424 of 604 found Tuesday, April 29, 1997 ; Page B06 Section: Metro Article ID: 9704290018 -- 1014 words Delivering Sad Tidings Click for complete article FORAGING: ELEVATED TASTES Article 425 of 604 found By Walter Nicholls Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 30, 1997 ; Page E07 Section: Food Article ID: 9704300015 -- 690 words "Wow! What an incredible view." That's what you'll hear if you escort your mom into a rooftop restaurant this Mother's Day. And now is the time to make reservations. The best tables are going fast. Click for complete article Budget Pact Has `a Long Way to Go' Balancing Goal Set; Specifics to Follow Article 426 of 604 found By Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 4, 1997 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9705040142 -- 886 words The agreement to balance the budget by 2002, which was sealed by the White House and Republican congressional leaders Friday, is only the beginning of the process, not the end. Click for complete article Washington Then, Now and Next Article 427 of 604 found By Al Horne Monday, May 5, 1997 ; Page C13 Section: Sports Article ID: 9705050038 -- 834 words Washington has always been a work in progress. When I moved here in 1958, it was no longer the "sleepy southern town" described by the first New Dealers, but it was far from the cosmopolitan world capital it now aspires to be. John F. Kennedy, then a senator, was soon to mock it as "a city of northern charm and southern efficiency." Click for complete article GOP Leaders Vow Prompt Action to Fill In Details of Budget Article 428 of 604 found By Eric Pianin and Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, May 7, 1997 ; Page A04 Section: A Section Article ID: 9705070062 -- 893 words Republican leaders emerged from a strategy session yesterday promising quick congressional action on the details of their balanced budget agreement with the White House -- with a target of completing work on the plan's tax cuts and Medicare and Medicaid savings by the July 4 recess. Click for complete article When It Comes to D.C.'s Future, Letter Writers Are Not Lacking for Ideas Article 429 of 604 found By Al Horne Friday, May 9, 1997 ; Page E01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9705090046 -- 752 words You had plenty to say about the questions I posed in Monday's column, more than this meager space can accommodate. I had to abbreviate the few that fit. Thank you for giving me the day off. Click for complete article Monumental Overload:. . . And simplify the situation. Article 430 of 604 found Sunday, May 18, 1997 ; Page C08 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9705180103 -- 447 words If the preacher in Ecclesiastes can complain that too many books are being made, and too much study is a weariness unto the flesh, a modern-day observer might look upon all the war memorials already in Washington -- or going up or planned -- and wonder if something shouldn't be done to simplify this situation before it gets out of hand (and space). Click for complete article Take Back America's Avenue! Article 431 of 604 found Tuesday, May 20, 1997 ; Page A18 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9705200005 -- 304 words For all those who have not been down to the White House recently for some coffee or a snooze, I have to tell you that things on our Pennsylvania Avenue could not look worse. Since it was closed some three years ago, this grand avenue, mandated by Thomas Jefferson, has been impressively trashed. Two of its three blocks have been converted into parking lots decorated by a maze of concrete Petunia pots and Jersey bunkers. Click for complete article Reopen America's Grand Avenue Article 432 of 604 found Wednesday, May 21, 1997 ; Page A22 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9705210003 -- 363 words FOR TWO years now, the stretch of historic Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House has been an affront to open democracy -- sealed off to traffic, desecrated by overzealous security officials and pointlessly transformed into America's Gross National Choke Point. Technological ingenuity must be able to provide more effective, acceptable ways to protect the building, the grounds and those who live and work at 1600. Click for complete article Invisible Man in the Middle: Tracing John Hilley's Unseen Impact on the Budget Deal Article 433 of 604 found By Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 27, 1997 ; Page A13 Section: A Section Article ID: 9705270059 -- 1412 words After it was all over, after months of volatile talks finally produced what may be the most important budget agreement in three decades, four of the five main negotiators headed off to celebrate with their colleagues, appear triumphantly before the television cameras and prepare for the inevitable round of weekend talk shows to spread the news. Click for complete article Report on Pennsylvania Avenue Closing Hits a Dead End Article 434 of 604 found By Stephen C. Fehr Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, June 3, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9706030063 -- 791 words The full impact of the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue on Washington's economy and traffic congestion will probably never be known, according to a federal report released yesterday. Click for complete article Balancing Security and Beauty Article 435 of 604 found Wednesday, June 4, 1997 ; Page A22 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9706040007 -- 611 words I take exception to Arthur Cotton Moore's May 20 letter about Pennsylvania Avenue ["Take Back America's Avenue!"]. The street as it stands looks nothing like what Mr. Moore has described. Click for complete article Clinton Will Ask FEC To Ban `Soft Money' Election Law Loophole Is Target of Petition Plan Article 436 of 604 found By Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 4, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9706040118 -- 975 words After months of inaction on Capitol Hill, President Clinton plans to try another route to campaign finance reform by petitioning the Federal Election Commission to outlaw the limitless contributions known as "soft money" that have powered both political parties in recent years. Click for complete article New Antiterrorist Funds Buy Old Tools FBI, GSA Boost Security Forces but Congress Has Refused New Powers Article 437 of 604 found By Roberto Suro and Stephen Barr Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, June 4, 1997 ; Page A11 Section: A Section Article ID: 9706040120 -- 927 words When President Clinton went to Oklahoma City just days after the federal building bombing, he eulogized the victims by promising aggressive new initiatives to fight terrorism and to protect federal workers. More than two years later, the federal government is spending much more money on these efforts but is using many of the same tools as before. Click for complete article Reagan Building Nears Its Debut Five Years in the Making, Federal Offices to Begin Opening Next Month Article 438 of 604 found By Peter Behr and Kenneth Lelen Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, June 5, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9706050134 -- 1169 words The capital's newest monument -- the mammoth Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center -- will open its doors next month at the Federal Triangle on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, eventually creating a new home for 7,000 federal employees and new hope for the District's economic revival. Click for complete article County Puts Some Redskins Money Back Into the Community Article 439 of 604 found By Terry M. Neal Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 5, 1997 ; Page M01 Section: Weekly - MD Article ID: 9706050017 -- 605 words Dozens of students who live in the areas surrounding the Washington Redskins' new stadium in Landover will be eligible for about $31,000 in scholarships and other financial awards this year. Click for complete article Clinton's Education Tax Cut Revisions Gain Little Support Legislators of Both Parties See President's Package as Stumbling Block for Budget Bill Article 440 of 604 found By Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 5, 1997 ; Page A06 Section: A Section Article ID: 9706050140 -- 1049 words President Clinton's decision to rewrite several key provisions of his education tax-cut package won muted praise from educators, but it failed to generate much new support on Capitol Hill. Click for complete article Excuses for Strangling the Avenue Article 441 of 604 found Friday, June 6, 1997 ; Page A26 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9706060045 -- 403 words AFTER SUMMARILY closing off and desecrating the most celebrated stretch of America's grand avenue in front of the White House, the Clinton administration has produced a thin assessment of its handiwork. A Treasury Department report, based on nearly two years of analysis, concludes wanly that the mess is costing a hard-up local government some money in lost parking revenue; has complicated traffic a bit; has increased pollution somewhat, and perhaps may have made the site somewhat less attractive. Click for complete article The Reliable Source Article 442 of 604 found By Annie Groer and Ann Gerhart Friday, June 6, 1997 ; Page B03 Section: Style Article ID: 9706060074 -- 824 words Neither Wind Nor Rain Nor Chihuahua Nor Great Dane Click for complete article WEEKEND'S 1997 SUMMER CONCERT GUIDE The District Article 443 of 604 found By Barry Barriere Friday, June 6, 1997 ; Page N35 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9706060006 -- 4000 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 Success May Spoil A Revitalized Downtown Article 444 of 604 found Sunday, June 8, 1997 ; Page C10 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9706080090 -- 559 words Downtown Washington has a number of exciting destination sites and more on the way. Unique ethnic and theme restaurants -- including Coco Loco, Jaleo's and Planet Hollywood -- have become a draw for tourists, suburbanites and D.C. residents alike. Theaters -- such as the Shakespeare, the Warner and the National -- attract people from around the region, as do museums such as the National Building Museum. Now with the soon-to-open sports arena and the renovation of Woodies for the Washington Opera, downtow Click for complete article Hospitals Cornered A generation ago, they were robust symbols of America's faith in science. Now their role in medicine is shrinking, as George Washington University and other local operators are discovering. Area health care consumers face an era of rapid change Article 445 of 604 found By Amy Goldstein Sunday, June 15, 1997 ; Page W06 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9706150017 -- 6799 words At 7:30 a.m., when night shift meets day shift in the synchronized world of George Washington University Hospital, Allan Weingold hurries out of a second-floor elevator and through a maze of corridors, toward a small auditorium, where dozens of hospital workers are waiting for him to explain their future. It is a Saturday morning in October 1996. Normally irreverent, Weingold seems tense, tightly wound. He bears enormous responsibilities. An obstetrician for nearly four decades, Weingold is now the unive Click for complete article Roth Tax Plan Sets Up New Battle With Clinton Article 446 of 604 found By Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 18, 1997 ; Page C11 Section: Financial Article ID: 9706180032 -- 1430 words The Senate's top tax writer yesterday set the stage for yet another budget showdown between congressional Republicans and the White House by unveiling a five-year, $85 billion tax cut package that would grant substantial benefits to upper-income taxpayers and sweep aside many of the education tax incentives demanded by President Clinton. Click for complete article ON THE FRIDGE Article 447 of 604 found Wednesday, June 18, 1997 ; Page E03 Section: Food Article ID: 9706180061 -- 693 words June 19, 1865 Click for complete article The Avenue (Cont'd) Article 448 of 604 found Thursday, June 19, 1997 ; Page A20 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9706190029 -- 225 words The Post's May 21 editorial "Reopen America's Grand Avenue" was right: Pennsylvania Avenue should be reopened. Arthur Cotton Moore's suggestion [letters, May 20] of a laminated glass barrier installed behind the White House's existing metal fence would indeed provide security. Such a laminated glass shield is already in use at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, and it has worked well for several years. As an engineer who has studied the dynamic loading of glass, I believe a glass shield would work well. Click for complete article WATCH THIS SPACE... Article 449 of 604 found By J. J. McCoy Thursday, June 19, 1997 ; Page T04 Section: Home Article ID: 9706190046 -- 1218 words Tour the towers of Franklin Square in downtown Washington on Saturday during the first of the American Institute of Architects D.C. chapter's "Hidden City" series. The tour will meet at 9:30 a.m. at McPherson Square Metro stop and visit six sites: the Greyhound bus terminal, Franklin School, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Almas Temple and the Tower Building's "twin peaks" on the north side of Franklin Square. Click for complete article Hill Democrats, GOP Duel Statistically Over Tax Plans Article 450 of 604 found By Clay Chandler and Eric Pianin Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, June 20, 1997 ; Page A04 Section: A Section Article ID: 9706200115 -- 1011 words With Congress approaching critical votes on the largest tax cut in nearly two decades, Republicans and Democrats yesterday turned to the politics of envy, brandishing conflicting evidence that their proposals are more generous to the middle class than those of their rival. Click for complete article Fortress Washington: Solid but Spare Article 451 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 21, 1997 ; Page H01 Section: Style Article ID: 9706210050 -- 1248 words The new headquarters of the International Finance Corp. is notable in a number of ways: It is the first Washington building designed by the highly regarded American architect Michael Graves. It possesses one of Washington's longest front facades, stretching 600 feet along Pennsylvania Avenue near Washington Circle. Click for complete article Blackout Shuts Down Downtown Failure Interrupts Friday Night in D.C. Article 452 of 604 found By Martin Weil and Brian Mooar Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, June 21, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9706210108 -- 863 words An electric power failure paralyzed much of downtown Washington's hotel, dining and entertainment district last night, trapping people in elevators, forcing office employees to work by candlelight, ringing down theater curtains and creating widespread confusion. Click for complete article Mutual Support: Lott and the Maritime Industry Senate Leader Was Key In Keeping Subsidies Afloat Article 453 of 604 found By Lorraine Adams and Charles R. Babcock Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, June 24, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9706240123 -- 2301 words It was filet mignon for 300 at Bethesda's Congressional Country Club in late April as members of the Propeller Club, the maritime industry's oligarchy of shipping executives and union bosses, paid tribute to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.). Click for complete article Violated Symbols of Our Democracy Article 454 of 604 found By Robert L. Miller Wednesday, June 25, 1997 ; Page A19 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9706250009 -- 924 words Any country where a soiled flag brings calls for a constitutional amendment obviously takes its symbols seriously. Nevertheless, threats to a pair of much less replaceable national symbols are being met with more worries about Washington traffic than patriotic outrage. Click for complete article President Raises Funds, Rhetoric Reform Not a Priority At Event for Donors Article 455 of 604 found By Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 1, 1997 ; Page A10 Section: A Section Article ID: 9707010074 -- 719 words In his weekly radio address on Saturday, President Clinton chastised Republicans on Capitol Hill for doing nothing to curb the flood of campaign money that many believe taints American politics. Click for complete article The Summer Eat Wave Article 456 of 604 found By Eve Zibart Friday, July 4, 1997 ; Page N26 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9707040004 -- 1249 words SUMMER IS USUALLY a somewhat slow time for Washington restaurants: So many locals leave town every weekend, if not weeks at a time; there's the notorious August Congressional recess to deal with; and tourists don't know whether the menu is new or not. The most exciting news is usually that the rooftops are open (heat index and ozone permitting), including the seasonal ones such as Flamingo's at the Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel and the rooftop at the Embassy Row overlooking Dupont Circle. Still, summer can Click for complete article Shut Down After nuclear safety inspector Peter Atherton concluded that a power plant was unsafe 19 years ago, he lost his job amid concerns about his behavior. Now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is trying to figure out if, on the safety issues at least, Atherton was right Article 457 of 604 found By Jonathan Weisman Sunday, July 6, 1997 ; Page W15 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9707060012 -- 4480 words Amid the imposing affluence of Cleveland Park, Peter James Atherton lives in an aging heap, in a third-floor room as spare as a monk's. A mattress and box spring lie on the bare wood floor. A folding metal chair is pulled out for the rare guest. A green recliner is beginning to show yellow foam at the threadbare corners. In lieu of rent, he does odd jobs for the owner. Sometimes he gets a few side jobs as an electrician. Click for complete article Robust Economy Could Erase Deficit by '98 Clinton, Congress May Find It Harder to Claim Credit for Balancing Budget Article 458 of 604 found By Clay Chandler and Eric Pianin Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, July 9, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9707090048 -- 1079 words As President Clinton and Congress gear up this week for final negotiations to close a balanced budget deal, some fiscal experts are warning that the strong U.S. economy threatens to erase the deficit before Washington can claim credit for eliminating it. Click for complete article The Reliable Source Article 459 of 604 found By Ann Gerhart and Annie Groer Wednesday, July 16, 1997 ; Page D03 Section: Style Article ID: 9707160076 -- 749 words Coburn's Intimate Lunch Click for complete article Panel Hears of Huang's Frequent Visits to Firm Senate Republicans Seek to Tie Commerce Dept. Official's Contacts to DNC Donations Article 460 of 604 found By Edward Walsh and Anne Farris Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, July 18, 1997 ; Page A08 Section: A Section Article ID: 9707180086 -- 870 words Senate Republicans sought to unravel some of the mystery surrounding controversial Democratic fund-raiser John Huang yesterday, questioning why he frequently left his Commerce Department office and walked across Pennsylvania Avenue to use an office belonging to an Arkansas investment banking firm. Click for complete article Clinton Presses for `Mainstream' Tax Relief in Letter to Hill Negotiators Article 461 of 604 found By Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 21, 1997 ; Page A11 Section: A Section Article ID: 9707210111 -- 706 words President Clinton brushed aside an overture from Republican tax-writers and admonished negotiators from the House and Senate to send him a "mainstream" tax cut plan that allocates a larger share of benefits to the middle class. Click for complete article In Wealth, Clinton Team Doesn't Look Like America Treasury Secretary Rubin and Chief of Staff Bowles Are Richest of Cabinet's Millionaire Members Article 462 of 604 found By Charles R. Babcock and Barbara J. Saffir Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, July 24, 1997 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9707240107 -- 1374 words About half the members of President Clinton's second-term Cabinet have assets of more than $1 million, according to annual financial disclosure forms. This is far more wealth than the average American family, and about the same ratio of "millionaires" as Clinton had in his first Cabinet. Click for complete article Words to Remember. Words to Remember Article 463 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 25, 1997 ; Page A21 Section: A Section Article ID: 9707250099 -- 927 words Is there such a thing as being too much on message? Each morning, House members start the day with one-minute speeches, giving their reasoning on key issues. The hot issue these days has been taxes. Click for complete article White House, GOP Reach Budget Agreement Article 464 of 604 found By Eric Pianin and Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, July 29, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9707290089 -- 1780 words The White House and GOP leaders last night announced a tentative agreement on the final details of a long-sought, five-year plan to balance the budget, revamp the Medicare program and provide the first major tax cut since the early 1980s. Click for complete article Clinton, GOP Both Claim Budget Victories Interpretations of the Agreement Differ At Opposite Ends of Pennsylvania Ave. Article 465 of 604 found By Eric Pianin and Clay Chandler Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, July 30, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9707300065 -- 1445 words President Clinton and GOP leaders yesterday celebrated their five-year plan to balance the budget, lower some taxes and shore up the financially ailing federal health insurance programs -- but from opposite ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Click for complete article Ticket Scalpers Making Enemies of Some White House Tourists Article 466 of 604 found By Janina de Guzman Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, August 2, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9708020084 -- 722 words You're visiting Washington. And, of course, the kids would love to see the inside of the president's home. So you and the family trudge to the White House Visitor Center, on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, where thousands of free tour passes are handed out five mornings a week. But every available ticket is gone. Others have beaten you to them. Click for complete article Tax Deal Reasserts Tobacco Industry's Clout Amendment Would Ease Sting of Per-Pack Cost Increase by Funneling Funds to Pay Settlement Article 467 of 604 found By Saundra Torry Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 4, 1997 ; Page A06 Section: A Section Article ID: 9708040068 -- 1512 words The amendment slipped into the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 was only a few scant lines, but it spoke volumes about Big Tobacco's clout in Congress. Click for complete article 13 Arrested In Protest at White House 300 Vent Anger Over Curbs on Home Rule Article 468 of 604 found By Linda Wheeler Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 5, 1997 ; Page A06 Section: A Section Article ID: 9708050062 -- 678 words Shouting D.C. residents rallied at the White House yesterday to protest the virtual suspension of the city's home rule that would occur if President Clinton signs the budget bill on his desk. Before the hour-long protest ended, 13 people had been arrested, and civic and religious leaders declared the much-promoted event a success. Click for complete article On Eighth Street, Where the Past Is Just a Facade Article 469 of 604 found By Benjamin Forgey Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, August 9, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Style Article ID: 9708090069 -- 1236 words You are walking along quiet Eighth Street NW, near Pennsylvania Avenue, and your eye latches onto a puzzle -- a little parade of older buildings on a wall across the street. They are at once real and artificial -- part building, part billboard. There are ghostlike metal window hoods hung on scrims of wire, broad arches made of genuine bricks, and missing doorways, windows and such traced in heavy black paint on a flat white wall. Click for complete article A Building by Any Other Name Than the OEOB Article 470 of 604 found Sunday, August 10, 1997 ; Page C08 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9708100091 -- 631 words Now that Congress and the White House have reached agreement on balanced budget legislation, they can turn their attention toward addressing another overdue issue: a new name for the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB). Washington's most remarkable office building, perhaps the finest example of French Second Empire architecture in America, has a name remarkable only for its blandness -- and that came to it by default. Click for complete article White House Works On Improving Image In Meantime, McCurry Vows Life Will Be `Miserable' Article 471 of 604 found By John F. Harris Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 14, 1997 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9708140080 -- 619 words National security adviser Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger has what surely counts as one of the most coveted offices in Washington: a spacious West Wing roost with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on the White House driveway. Click for complete article Stop and See the Sculpture Article 472 of 604 found By Jim Paterson Friday, August 15, 1997 ; Page N06 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9708150001 -- 1923 words Sculpture is the stuff you bump into when you back up to look at a painting. Click for complete article Charles Horsky Dies Shaped Home Rule Article 473 of 604 found By Claudia Levy Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 22, 1997 ; Page B04 Section: Metro Article ID: 9708220066 -- 1345 words Charles A. Horsky, 87, a former presidential adviser on the District who helped shape the city's home rule government and its colleges and who was instrumental in the creation of the Metro, Kennedy Center and other institutions, died Aug. 20 at Holy Cross Hospital. He had kidney failure. Click for complete article Charles Antone Horsky Article 474 of 604 found Monday, August 25, 1997 ; Page A18 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9708250022 -- 447 words IN SO MANY ways that so few people may realize, what is good about Washington -- hometown and world capital -- can be linked to Charles A. Horsky, who died Wednesday at the age of 87. For more than 50 years, Mr. Horsky's civic and legal career helped shape the city, the law, civil rights and the still-unsuccessful quest for genuine home rule in the District. Click for complete article Class Act Learn To Spot A Fake Or Turn A Screw. Home's Annual Back-To-School Guide Article 475 of 604 found By J.S. Gillies Thursday, August 28, 1997 ; Page T08 Section: Home Article ID: 9708280020 -- 3756 words Creative pursuits for adults can range from the hands-on making of a quilt or piece of pottery to a heads-on discussion of the merits of American architectural styles. Or, people can get creative with things they already have -- by seeing furniture in a new light, or learning to stencil a wall. For something a little more down home, the adventurous might try a course in basic blacksmithing skills. Click for complete article Roller Hockey: Fun's the Goal Article 476 of 604 found By Dallas Hudgens Friday, August 29, 1997 ; Page N67 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9708290058 -- 1198 words THE SUN, the trees, the slap shots to the groin. It's hockey al fresco. Click for complete article Suspect Ordered Held at St. Elizabeths Article 477 of 604 found From News Services and Staff Reports Friday, September 5, 1997 ; Page B07 Section: Metro Article ID: 9709050178 -- 264 words Vladimir Zelenkov, who allegedly kept a firearm and ammunition in a safe-deposit box at a bank near the White House, is "actively mentally ill" and unfit for trial, according to a court-appointed psychologist. Click for complete article Clinton Lets His Hair Down Article 478 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 8, 1997 ; Page A15 Section: A Section Article ID: 9709080065 -- 877 words It's the photo that the White House doesn't want you to see. Why? Because it's arguably the most undignified picture in the history of the presidency, worse than Nixon and Elvis or even George Bush's tummy turbulence in Tokyo. Click for complete article WATCH THIS SPACE... Article 479 of 604 found By J. J. McCoy and Belle Elving Thursday, September 11, 1997 ; Page T04 Section: Home Article ID: 9709110049 -- 1139 words Currier and Ives in the latter half of the 19th century sold millions of prints to a burgeoning American middle class. Inexpensively produced and immensely popular for their depiction of social and domestic life, the printmakers' more than 7,000 titles established them as an early form of mass media throughout the country. Click for complete article Free For All Article 480 of 604 found Saturday, September 13, 1997 ; Page A15 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9709130001 -- 806 words Heads Up Click for complete article White House Finds `Fast Track' Too Slippery Clinton Administration Attempts to Trade Up on Terms in Drive for Free-Trade Legislation Article 481 of 604 found By Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, September 14, 1997 ; Page A04 Section: A Section Article ID: 9709140169 -- 1043 words Attention White House speechwriters: The term "fast track" is no longer in vogue. "NAFTA expansion" is banned. As President Clinton opens his drive for free-trade legislation, the phrase of choice is "Renewal of Traditional Trading Authority." Click for complete article The Gore Case: Klutziness Is No Crime Article 482 of 604 found By Elizabeth Drew Thursday, September 18, 1997 ; Page A21 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9709180022 -- 929 words Hang on a minute. Click for complete article Gunning For the Environment? Becky Norton Dunlop Is in Charge of Protecting Virginia's Air and Water. But Her Critics Fear She's the Biggest Threat To the State's Resources. Article 483 of 604 found By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 18, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Style Article ID: 9709180101 -- 2760 words It's 8:30 on a Sunday morning, and Virginia's most powerful environmental official is standing in a sun-flooded church pew, resplendent in an orange suit and bouncing to the rhythm of an electric band. Click for complete article The Unquiet American Earl Pitts was a patriot even before he became an FBI agent, and so he struggles to explain why he sold secret documents to the Russians. `If it were just a matter of greed,` he says, `I would still be working for them.` Article 484 of 604 found By Marie Brenner Sunday, September 21, 1997 ; Page W06 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9709210024 -- 9130 words It was at first inconceivable to Earl Pitts that he could betray his country. At the height of his career in the FBI, Pitts taught criminal analysis at the bureau's training academy in Quantico. "Criminals usually get caught," he told his students without a hint of irony. Pitts, a former counterintelligence agent, was a man of procedures. He kept careful computer notes of every lecture he had ever attended and of those he intended to give. At home, he recorded his finances in neat accounting books, metic Click for complete article Return to $ender Article 485 of 604 found By Al Kamen Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 1, 1997 ; Page A23 Section: A Section Article ID: 9710010050 -- 897 words Sen. Robert C. Smith (R-N.H.) is a pretty generous fellow, but he'll no doubt keep his checkbook closed in response to a fund-raising letter he got the other day. Click for complete article Troubled From the Start Basic Conflict Impeded Justice Probe of Fund-Raising Article 486 of 604 found By Susan Schmidt and Roberto Suro Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, October 3, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9710030157 -- 2893 words Two weeks ago, after she abruptly replaced the leadership of the Justice Department task force investigating allegations of campaign fund-raising abuses, Attorney General Janet Reno insisted she still had confidence in the original team, and told reporters it had done "a very professional, very fine job." Click for complete article Reopening Pennsylvania Avenue: Time to Take Down the Barriers Article 487 of 604 found By Roger K. Lewis Saturday, October 4, 1997 ; Page F01 Section: Real Estate Article ID: 9710040026 -- 1129 words As the D.C. appropriations bill sluggishly makes its way through the congressional gantlet, the media has appropriately focused on attempts to cut the D.C. budget, along with the proposed school voucher program, one of many questionable riders tacked onto the bill. Click for complete article Weekend's Best Article 488 of 604 found By Larry Fox Friday, October 10, 1997 ; Page N03 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9710100032 -- 986 words MEDIEVAL DAYS Click for complete article Clinton Would Veto D.C. Budget Over Vouchers, Other Issues, Aides Say Article 489 of 604 found By David A. Vise Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 11, 1997 ; Page C03 Section: Metro Article ID: 9710110054 -- 666 words President Clinton would veto the District budget bill not just over school vouchers but also because of numerous other provisions, including a requirement to reopen Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House and limits on medical malpractice verdicts, administration sources said yesterday. Click for complete article We're Not in the Old Washington Anymore Article 490 of 604 found Monday, October 20, 1997 ; Page A22 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9710200022 -- 386 words Roger Lewis's column on the possible reopening of Pennsylvania Avenue ["Shaping the City," Real Estate, Oct. 4] is full of praise for the possible reopening but ignores the changes the city has gone through since Pierre L'Enfant designed it. It is fine to praise the dramatic sight lines down many of the city's major avenues and the orderly layout of the streets, but these vistas are rarely appreciated in modern Washington. Click for complete article Keep Pennsylvania Avenue Closed Article 491 of 604 found Tuesday, October 21, 1997 ; Page A18 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9710210011 -- 307 words The Post's Oct. 8 editorial "The House at Its Worst on D.C." points to the fundamental flaws of the House version of the D.C. appropriations bill. I certainly agree with the position that this year's bill includes an inordinate amount of specious and frivolous provisions. The Post was correct in pointing out the major deficiencies in the bill and in noting that if placed on President Clinton's desk, the legislation surely is headed for a much-deserved veto. Click for complete article D.C. Finance Chief Warns of $100 Million in Cuts Williams Says Congressional Wrangling Over Budget Bill Imperils Education Efforts, Services Article 492 of 604 found By David A. Vise Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 22, 1997 ; Page B08 Section: Metro Article ID: 9710220108 -- 973 words The District may be forced to slash $100 million in spending unless Congress moves quickly to resolve the controversies that have delayed approval of its budget for the fiscal year that began three weeks ago, the city's chief financial officer said yesterday. Click for complete article WATCH THIS SPACE... Article 493 of 604 found By Belle Elving Thursday, October 23, 1997 ; Page T04 Section: Home Article ID: 9710230072 -- 1254 words Making a scarecrow is not a lost art. If you want the best-dressed Halloween scarecrow on the block, three workshops will show you how, though you'll need to bring the duds. On Saturday from noon to 2 p.m., the folks at Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls, will help you make a new friend. They supply the stuffing and the head. The workshop is repeated at the same time on Sunday. Fee: $4. 703-759-2771. Click for complete article Budget Bill Appears Closer to Passing Congress Article 494 of 604 found Compiled from reports by staff writers David A. Vise, Sari Horwitz, Spencer S. Hsu, Eric Lipton, Lisa Frazier and Scott Wilson and the Associated Press Tuesday, October 28, 1997 ; Page B03 Section: Metro Article ID: 9710280073 -- 227 words The congressional stalemate over the District's 1998 appropriations may be nearing resolution, with House and Senate negotiators working to fashion compromise legislation that could win approval this week and avoid a White House veto. Click for complete article U.S.-China Pacts Reached in Shadow of Discord on Rights Clinton, Jiang Announce Security, Economic Accords Article 495 of 604 found By Thomas W. Lippman Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 30, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9710300187 -- 1414 words President Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin concluded a summit meeting yesterday by reaching agreements on a broad range of security, economic, environmental and law-enforcement issues, even as they acknowledged stark and seemingly irreconcilable differences over human rights. Click for complete article All Jazzed Up, No Place to Go Fewer Outlets for a Sound D.C. Loves Article 496 of 604 found By Marc Fisher Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 2, 1997 ; Page G01 Section: Sunday Arts Article ID: 9711020017 -- 2577 words On the night the jazz went silent, a dozen diehards gathered around a cake, lifted plastic cups of champagne and joined in a halfhearted toast: "Jazz lives!" Click for complete article WATCH THIS SPACE... Article 497 of 604 found By J. J. McCoy and Belle Elving Thursday, November 6, 1997 ; Page T04 Section: Home Article ID: 9711060022 -- 1243 words Decorative floorcloths date back to the early 1700s, when they were used to cover unfinished wooden floors in homes. Later patterns became more elaborate, to simulate expensive carpets. Click for complete article Veterans Day Parade to Be Held This Morning Article 498 of 604 found Compiled from reports by staff writers Martin Weil, David A. Vise, Peter S. Goodman, Lisa Frazier, Eric Lipton, Alice Reid and Philip P. Pan. Saturday, November 8, 1997 ; Page B03 Section: Metro Article ID: 9711080160 -- 159 words A Veterans Day Parade will be held here today as part of the celebration of Veterans Day, which is observed officially on Tuesday. Click for complete article Pushing to Legalize `Miracle Herb' D.C. Activists Seek Signatures for Medical Marijuana Initiative Article 499 of 604 found By Julie Makinen Bowles Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, November 11, 1997 ; Page B03 Section: Metro Article ID: 9711110058 -- 1078 words Chet Layman was 9 years old when a teenage driver hit him head-on while he was helping a friend deliver newspapers on his bicycle. The 1972 accident left him comatose for 29 days, severely damaged his optic nerve and caused him to lose 90 percent of his field of vision. Click for complete article WATCH THIS SPACE... Article 500 of 604 found By J. J. McCoy and Belle Elving Thursday, November 13, 1997 ; Page T04 Section: Home Article ID: 9711130046 -- 1317 words Holiday decor in a grand setting is the lure of "Home for the Holidays," this week's home-decorating showcase sponsored by the Women's Committee for the National Symphony Orchestra. Click for complete article Delays, Disputes Took a Blueprint Into the Red Article 501 of 604 found By Lorraine Adams and Maryann Haggerty Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, November 16, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9711160148 -- 3842 words The massive new limestone edifice known as the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on 14th Street was never intended to be just any building. It was meant to be monumental. Click for complete article A Critical Wall Serves as a Stress Test Project's First Slow Step in Construction Set the Pace for Many Others to Follow Article 502 of 604 found By Maryann Haggerty and Lorraine Adams Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, November 17, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9711170086 -- 3835 words In late 1992, Edward Small drove to the quarries of southern Indiana to inspect the limestone beds that had provided stone for much of official Washington, from the Pentagon to the National Cathedral. Click for complete article Not Bad for a Century's Work Article 503 of 604 found By Daniel Patrick Moynihan Sunday, November 23, 1997 ; Page C07 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9711230104 -- 1014 words May I offer a historical perspective concerning progress of the Ronald Reagan Building, which The Post reported in two long articles on Nov. 16 and 17. When the building is finished next spring, we will in fact have concluded a century of urban planning. Click for complete article For the Opera, A Change In Program $200 Million Design Scraps Original Plan, and Most of Woodies Article 504 of 604 found By Ken Ringle Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 28, 1997 ; Page C01 Section: Style Article ID: 9711280049 -- 1701 words The Washington Opera has scrapped original plans for its new home in the Woodward & Lothrop building and come up with a radical new opera house design that transforms most of the former department store into a semicircular colonnade reminiscent of the South Portico of the White House. Click for complete article MASS TRANSITS Article 505 of 604 found By Thomas Heath Sunday, November 30, 1997 ; Page W20 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9711300037 -- 1109 words From the moment he set his sights on downtown Washington for the location of a new arena, Abe Pollin, owner of the NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals, emphasized one reason for leaving US Airways Arena in Landover: mass transit. Click for complete article MCI Center: A Journey to the Unknown Metro Is Easiest Way to Go, Though Parking Is Plentiful for a Price Article 506 of 604 found By David Montgomery and Thomas Heath Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, November 30, 1997 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9711300160 -- 1247 words Whether you drive, walk or take Metro to the MCI Center, which opens Tuesday, D.C. engineers and arena planners have plotted every stage of your journey in an elaborate effort to make the trip smooth. Click for complete article `Old Democrat' or `New Hybrid,' Gephardt Is Testing Ideas for 2000 Article 507 of 604 found By John E. Yang Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 2, 1997 ; Page A04 Section: A Section Article ID: 9712020059 -- 1534 words The Richard Gephardt who arrived in Congress in 1977 rose to prominence by defying organized labor, challenging the liberal orthodoxy of his party and opposing abortion. Two decades later, now the Democratic leader in the House, he is hailed by labor as its champion and extolled by liberals as their alternative to a centrist president. Click for complete article Places to Visit Article 508 of 604 found Friday, December 5, 1997 ; Page N12 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9712050022 -- 3018 words HISTORIC HOMES are decorated for the holidays, quaint towns are playing host to seasonal activities and special exhibits mark the season: Click for complete article Dorothy Height To Step Down Indefatigable Civil Rights Leader Headed Council Since 1950s Article 509 of 604 found By Cindy Loose Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, December 5, 1997 ; Page C01 Section: Style Article ID: 9712050115 -- 1177 words Dorothy I. Height, a prominent warrior in the fight for civil rights for more than 60 years, will announce this weekend that she is relinquishing the presidency of the National Council of Negro Women -- a job she has held for 40 years. Click for complete article BACKLIGHT Article 510 of 604 found Sunday, December 14, 1997 ; Page W03 Section: Magazine Article ID: 0000348010 -- 145 words Click for complete article CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE ... ALL THE PRESIDENT'S GINGERBREAD MEN; TARTS & TRUFFLES & TALES OF BAKING 80,000 SWEETS Article 511 of 604 found CANDY SAGON WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, December 17, 1997 ; Page E01 Section: Food Article ID: 0000351035 -- 2375 words Remember wa-a-ay back in June, when most people were buying bathing suits and stocking up on suntan lotion? That's when White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier began baking for Christmas. Click for complete article WATCH THIS SPACE... Article 512 of 604 found J. J. MCCOY; BELLE ELVING; JURA KONCIUS Thursday, December 18, 1997 ; Page T04 Section: Home Article ID: 0000352055 -- 1098 words One-of-a-kind menorahs for Hanukah are on display at Zenith Gallery in the District. The exhibit, on view until Jan. 5, includes pieces by 11 artists. Gallery owner and contributing artist Margery E. Goldberg describes the menorahs as "seriously artistic and very creative works." Click for complete article FOOD STAMPS ARE A BARGAIN ON D.C. STREETS; HUSTLERS TRADE CASH, DRUGS, STOLEN GOODS Article 513 of 604 found HAMIL R. HARRIS WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Sunday, December 28, 1997 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 0000362124 -- 2388 words It was the first Monday of the month, and a line numbering more than a hundred spilled from the doors of the District's largest food stamp office and down the sidewalk nearly a half-block to the corner of Seventh and H streets NE. Click for complete article LIFE IN WASHINGTON: STORIES FROM 1997; RESIDENTS SEE PROMISE IN THE CITY Article 514 of 604 found Thursday, January 1, 1998 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 0000001008 -- 6239 words Asked to tell us their best and worst experiences living in the District, residents, longtime and recent, eagerly shared their Life in Washington stories from the last year. Click for complete article COMING EVENTS Article 515 of 604 found STEPHANIE A. CROCKETT Saturday, January 3, 1998 ; Page B08 Section: Metro Article ID: 0000003059 -- 295 words BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Click for complete article YEAR AT A GLANCE Article 516 of 604 found LARRY FOX Friday, January 9, 1998 ; Page N06 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9801260247 -- 7588 words WE'RE JUST like you folks: working stiffs who stagger into the office, bleary-eyed from lack of sleep and wondering whether a sixth nicotine patch on our arm would put a headlock on our cravings. After a triple jolt of java to restart our engines, we turn on the joybox and, after two or three pitiful attempts, manage to enter the correct password. Then it happens: Click for complete article TOURIST AT WHITE HOUSE DEFACES 2 SCULPTURES WITH SPRAY PAINT Article 517 of 604 found MARIA ELENA FERNANDEZ WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, January 14, 1998 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9801300362 -- 714 words A woman taking a guided group tour of the White House yesterday pulled a small container of touch-up paint from her purse and began spraying it in the historic Blue Room, marring the room's wall covering and damaging two of the executive mansion's oldest sculptures, officials said. Click for complete article THE BUZZ; WASHINGTON SINKS ITS TEETH INTO THE CLINTON STORY Article 518 of 604 found MARC FISHER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Friday, January 23, 1998 ; Page D01 Section: Style Article ID: 9802070052 -- 2006 words You know it's a huge day, a bear of a story, even a piece of history in the making, when someone sits down to lunch with news that the Unabomber has pleaded guilty and the conversation returns immediately to the president's impulses. Click for complete article STARR GETS DETAILED OFFER OF TESTIMONY; LEWINSKY'S LAWYER PUSHES IMMUNITY DEAL Article 519 of 604 found SUSAN SCHMIDT; PETER BAKER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITERS Tuesday, January 27, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9802110056 -- 1770 words Monica S. Lewinsky's lawyer yesterday said he has given independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr a detailed account of what Lewinsky's testimony would be if she is granted immunity by Starr's office in its investigation of President Clinton. Click for complete article FOCUSED ON POLICY, SPEECH IS A BRIEF RETURN TO NORMALCY Article 520 of 604 found DAN BALZ WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, January 28, 1998 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9802120135 -- 1436 words For 90 minutes last night, Washington got back to normal. Click for complete article IN WEEK TWO, VELOCITY OF ALLEGATIONS SLOWS AND A CLINTON SURVIVAL STRATEGY EMERGES Article 521 of 604 found DAN BALZ WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Sunday, February 1, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9802160162 -- 5518 words Last Monday, just before 10 a.m., President Clinton gathered with his senior staff in the Oval Office. Everyone there had just weathered one of the longest weekends of their political lives, and the week ahead appeared just as difficult. Click for complete article BRITISH LEADER PRAISES CLINTON'S FOCUS ON ISSUES; BLAIR DUE TO ARRIVE IN D.C. WEDNESDAY Article 522 of 604 found JOHN BURGESS WASHINGTON POST FOREIGN SERVICE Tuesday, February 3, 1998 ; Page A12 Section: A Section Article ID: 9802180057 -- 736 words Prime Minister Tony Blair praised President Clinton today for keeping his focus on "the big picture, the issues that really concern people" despite the uproar over Clinton's as yet undefined relationship with a White House intern. Click for complete article CONGRESS VOTES TO PUT REAGAN'S NAME ON AIRPORT; ACTION ON NATIONAL DEFIES STRONG LOCAL OPPOSITION Article 523 of 604 found RICHARD TAPSCOTT WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Thursday, February 5, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9802200091 -- 921 words After son Michael Reagan urged Congress to "win just one more for the Gipper," the House and Senate voted yesterday to put Ronald Reagan's name on Washington National Airport. Click for complete article THE STORY SO FAR: IN FOURTH WEEK, EYES WERE ON GRAND JURY, LEWINSKY'S MOTHER Article 524 of 604 found DAN BALZ WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Sunday, February 15, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9803020137 -- 4820 words The federal courthouse in Washington sits near the foot of Capitol Hill at a point where Constitution Avenue intersects with Pennsylvania Avenue. Since the Monica Lewinsky story broke, it has taken on the appearance of a modern-day, covered wagon encampment, with satellite trucks and media vans lined up end-to-end to form a protective wall. Click for complete article SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR; GET AWAY FROM IT ALL ON THE BACK ROADS OF P.G. COUNTY. Article 525 of 604 found EUGENE L. MEYER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, February 18, 1998 ; Page D09 Section: Style Article ID: 9803050016 -- 1503 words I am a mere 22 miles from downtown, 40 minutes or less from the White House scandal, from traffic gridlock, from the Capital of the Free World. I'm also 10 miles beyond the Beltway, and five minutes from my office, in Upper Marlboro, seat of Prince George's, a so-called urban-suburban county of 780,000. Click for complete article WATCH THIS SPACE... Article 526 of 604 found J.J. MCCOY Thursday, February 19, 1998 ; Page T05 Section: Home Article ID: 9803060054 -- 958 words Contemporary quilts currently on display through March 28 at the Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis reflect the patterns and social benefits of quilting throughout African American history. Click for complete article CRISIS AS RITUAL; WHEN THE ALARM SOUNDS, WASHINGTON'S ESTABLISHMENT KNOWS JUST WHERE TO STAND Article 527 of 604 found SALLY QUINN Sunday, February 22, 1998 ; Page W16 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9803090001 -- 2096 words When Vernon Jordan stood in front of the cameras in late January to declare that at no time did he encourage Monica Lewinsky to lie, most of the country observed a solemn and resolute man defending his reputation before a horde of unruly and scandal-hungry journalists. But those who knew Jordan well -- much of the Washington press corps and nearly everyone in the capital's establishment -- also noticed, at times, a slight smile on his face, and the fact that his eyes, if not exactly twinkling, were bright Click for complete article THE TV COLUMN Article 528 of 604 found JOHN CARMODY WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Monday, February 23, 1998 ; Page B04 Section: Style Article ID: 9803100049 -- 1217 words C-SPAN will have live coverage this morning of President Clinton's speech before the National Governors' Association, starting at 9:30 . . . Click for complete article MAYOR BARRY'S BAGGAGE Article 529 of 604 found COLBERT I. KING Saturday, February 28, 1998 ; Page A13 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9803150019 -- 832 words I still stand whenever Marion S. Barry enters the room. Neither fear nor a desire for favor causes me to rise. It is the office, not the man, that brings me to my feet. True, the D.C. chief executive's position has been dented and banged around a bit by Congress. And Marion Barry is permanently enshrined on Capitol Hill as the District's Rodney Dangerfield. Nonetheless, the post of mayor of the nation's capital is worthy of recognition, as the periodic presence of that title on some highly prized socia Click for complete article THE RELIABLE SOURCE Article 530 of 604 found ANN GERHART; ANNIE GROER Wednesday, March 4, 1998 ; Page D03 Section: Style Article ID: 9803190077 -- 728 words Pinch Us When It's Over Click for complete article THE CULTURE KEEPER; NEW HUMANITIES CHIEF BRINGS HIS SOUTHERN SENSIBILITY NORTH Article 531 of 604 found JACQUELINE TRESCOTT WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Saturday, March 7, 1998 ; Page C01 Section: Style Article ID: 9803220084 -- 2085 words How often is a presidential appointee an expert on Eudora Welty and Elvis Presley, as well as on mule traders and Goo Goo Clusters and the "Snake Doctor Blues"? Click for complete article SPIN MASTER; FIRST IT WAS PAULA JONES. THEN KATHLEEN WILLEY. THEN MONICA LEWINSKY. AS THE ALLEGATIONS MOUNTED, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY MIKE MCCURRY WORKED UNDER PRESSURE TO KEEP BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE MEDIA SATISFIED -- ALL THE WHILE AVOIDING THE FACTS, LEST HE WIND UP WITH A SUBPOENA Article 532 of 604 found HOWARD KURTZ Sunday, March 8, 1998 ; Page W10 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9803230051 -- 6625 words The daunting thing about Mike McCurry's job was that he was always one phone call away from disaster. Click for complete article ANTI-SCALPING TICKET PLAN FOR WHITE HOUSE Article 533 of 604 found LINDA WHEELER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, March 11, 1998 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9803260110 -- 412 words Tourists hoping to visit the White House this spring and summer will stand a better chance of getting the free tour tickets under a new policy aimed at thwarting scalpers. Click for complete article SECURITY AND THE SUPREME COURT; FUNDS REQUESTED FOR PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE AROUND BUILDING Article 534 of 604 found JOAN BISKUPIC WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, March 25, 1998 ; Page A19 Section: A Section Article ID: 9804090115 -- 604 words Since 1935, the grand white marble Supreme Court building, engraved with "Equal Justice Under Law," has opened wide to First Street with no barriers or obstruction. Click for complete article A WHITE HOUSE COVERUP OF MEDIA MUD; REPORTERS TO DISCUSS THEIR QUARRY ON NEW GRAVEL SURFACE Article 535 of 604 found NEWSDAY Thursday, March 26, 1998 ; Page A21 Section: A Section Article ID: 9804100099 -- 481 words Once upon a time, a handful of television networks set up some cameras on the White House lawn so their correspondents could go on the air with the famous mansion as a backdrop. Click for complete article SUSPECT JUG FOUND NEAR WHITE HOUSE; AUTHORITIES CORDON OFF AREA, TRY TO IDENTIFY BOTTLE'S CONTENTS Article 536 of 604 found BRIAN MOOAR; AVIS THOMAS-LESTER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITERS Friday, March 27, 1998 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9804110181 -- 864 words Several blocks of downtown Washington near the White House were blocked off and evacuated last night after authorities discovered a suspicious plastic jug filled with an unidentified liquid on the sidewalk less than a block from the executive mansion. Click for complete article U.S. WANTS TO WIDEN E ST. NEAR WHITE HOUSE; PROPOSAL WOULD RESTORE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC Article 537 of 604 found ALICE REID WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Thursday, April 2, 1998 ; Page D01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9804170146 -- 815 words E Street NW would be widened just north of the Ellipse and opened to two-way traffic under a federal plan to ease congestion that has plagued downtown since Pennsylvania Avenue was closed in front of the White House three years ago for security reasons. Click for complete article QUOTE OF THE DAY Article 538 of 604 found COMPILED FROM REPORTS BY STAFF WRITERS SCOTT WILSON, JUSTIN BLUM, ALLAN LENGEL, MICHAEL D. SHEAR, SYLVIA MORENO, DAVID A. VISE AND CARYLE MURPHY AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Thursday, April 2, 1998 ; Page D03 Section: Metro Article ID: 9804170238 -- 135 words "It's going to make all the difference in the world getting across town. . . . E Street was standing there, one way. It was clear we needed some action on it. This is not a high-cost structural change." Click for complete article WEEKEND'S BEST Article 539 of 604 found LARRY FOX Friday, April 3, 1998 ; Page N03 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9804180047 -- 1075 words Colonial Festival Click for complete article WEEKEND'S BEST Article 540 of 604 found LARRY FOX Friday, April 10, 1998 ; Page N03 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9804250020 -- 880 words World War II Remembered Click for complete article CLINTON AIDE CROSSES THE LINE WITH OFFICER; MAN IS HANDCUFFED OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE Article 541 of 604 found JOHN F. HARRIS WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Saturday, April 11, 1998 ; Page F05 Section: Metro Article ID: 9804260123 -- 469 words As a senior member of President Clinton's environmental team, David Sandalow carries a certain amount of clout inside the gates of the White House. Click for complete article PANETTA'S CANDID ADVICE FROM AFAR HAS WHITE HOUSE ANNOYED Article 542 of 604 found PETER BAKER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Sunday, April 12, 1998 ; Page A08 Section: A Section Article ID: 9804270154 -- 1248 words For 31 months, whenever Leon E. Panetta felt the urge to give advice to President Clinton, he only had to take a few steps down the hall and knock. Click for complete article A LOOK AT...CAPITAL CITIES; D.C. HAS BUILDINGS. IT NEEDS MORE SOUL. Article 543 of 604 found DEBORAH K. DIETSCH Sunday, April 12, 1998 ; Page C03 Section: Outlook Article ID: 9804270104 -- 1376 words A few Sundays ago, I decided to do the Washington thing: admire the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin and tour the memorials on the Mall. My outing proved to be a reassuring reminder of Washington's awe-inspiring magnificence -- its public parks, open vistas and stately grandeur. Click for complete article ON D.C. ROADS, ALL SIGNS POINT TO CONFUSION Article 544 of 604 found STEPHEN C. FEHR WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Monday, April 13, 1998 ; Page B01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9804280052 -- 965 words On a short block of I Street NW in downtown Washington near the White House, the trouble with the District's confusing road signs is obvious in a two-minute walk. Click for complete article THE RELIABLE SOURCE Article 545 of 604 found BY ANN GERHART; ANNIE GROER Monday, April 20, 1998 ; Page C03 Section: Style Article ID: 9805050063 -- 717 words Buffy Backs Out of `Bedroom' Click for complete article A LOUD VOTE FOR `THE E STREET SOLUTION' Article 546 of 604 found BOB LEVEY Friday, May 1, 1998 ; Page E01 Section: Metro Article ID: 9805160047 -- 849 words In an ideal world, the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW would be reopened to motor vehicles. Traffic sailed past the northern edge of the White House grounds for nearly two centuries. It could sail again tomorrow, with only a very small chance that the president's life would be in danger. Click for complete article A CITY WITHOUT A COUNTRY Article 547 of 604 found COLBERT I. KING Saturday, May 2, 1998 ; Page A19 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9805170020 -- 1124 words "Clarence, you can get anything you want if you've got the votes. How many votes have you got?" It was the kind of question that used to drive Clarence Mitchell Jr. up the wall. But President Lyndon Johnson was teaching the nation's preeminent civil rights lobbyist a lesson about finding and counting votes in Congress that would later hold him and the civil rights leadership in good stead as they struggled uphill for passage of landmark civil rights laws. It's a lesson the District of Columbia has lost Click for complete article SELF-CONSCIOUS AND INTENSE, LEWINSKY NEVER QUITE FIT IN Article 548 of 604 found AMY GOLDSTEIN; LORRAINE ADAMS WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITERS Sunday, May 3, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9805180190 -- 2873 words In place of political sophistication, she substituted long hours and an eagerness to please her Pentagon boss. In place of the house parties and bars of the young government crowd, she substituted quiet dinners with her mother and aunt. She lacked the sober purposefulness of the typical young Washington comer -- the ego, the infatuation with policy, the canny drive. Her e-mails to friends were long ribbons of emotion and self-criticism. Click for complete article DEDICATED TO THE ONE THEY LOVE; REAGAN BUILDING GALA MISSING ONLY THE GIPPER Article 549 of 604 found ROXANNE ROBERTS WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, May 6, 1998 ; Page D01 Section: Style Article ID: 9805210110 -- 1195 words It's trite but true: Time changes everything. Click for complete article WARD 2 IN PROFILE; CITY'S HEART GETS STRONGER Article 550 of 604 found SARI HORWITZ WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Thursday, May 7, 1998 ; Page J01 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9805220030 -- 2447 words From the rooftop of her downtown Washington condominium, Virginia Heitmann looks out at the gleaming white dome of the U.S. Capitol. The Supreme Court. The wide stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue leading to the house where Bill and Hillary live. The Smithsonian. Click for complete article STARR VS. SECRET SERVICE: TWO DEFINITIONS OF DUTY Article 551 of 604 found PETER BAKER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Friday, May 15, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9805300117 -- 1576 words By the time the shots rang out, there was nothing Timothy J. McCarthy could do but get in the way. Which he did. With his arms and legs extended, the Secret Service agent made himself a target and a bullet intended for President Ronald Reagan struck him instead. Click for complete article SQUARE DEAL FOR FEDERAL TRIANGLE; GOVERNMENT CAN USE ITS GOOD OFFICES TO INTEGRATE THE COMPLEX INTO THE CITY Article 552 of 604 found BENJAMIN FORGEY WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Sunday, May 24, 1998 ; Page G01 Section: Sunday Arts Article ID: 9806080052 -- 2718 words Occupying 70 prime downtown acres and housing 28,000 office workers, the Federal Triangle is -- for good and ill -- a monumental presence in the nation's capital. Click for complete article A DISPUTE OVER CREDIT FOR MD.'S GOOD TIMES Article 553 of 604 found PETER BEHR WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Tuesday, May 26, 1998 ; Page D11 Section: Financial Article ID: 9806100047 -- 924 words Jim Brady hasn't gone quietly. Click for complete article LOCAL TRANSIT HEADACHES Article 554 of 604 found Wednesday, May 27, 1998 ; Page A16 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9806110008 -- 535 words A request by Metro to allow "selected and occasional" Metrobus use of portions of the Beltway's shoulder ["Va.-Md. Bus Route Won't Start Before Sept.," Metro, May 15] represents a hideous lack of concern for traffic safety. Click for complete article THE RELIABLE SOURCE Article 555 of 604 found ANN GERHART; ANNIE GROER Friday, May 29, 1998 ; Page B03 Section: Style Article ID: 9806130141 -- 735 words Georgetown's Classiest Reunion Click for complete article THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER Article 556 of 604 found BARRY BARRIERE WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Friday, June 5, 1998 ; Page N37 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9806200006 -- 14583 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 and do change. Most free outdoor events are canceled or rescheduled when rai Click for complete article OBITUARIES Article 557 of 604 found Saturday, June 13, 1998 ; Page C06 Section: Metro Article ID: 9806280100 -- 2449 words Anthony Wayne Urbine Click for complete article THE RELIABLE SOURCE Article 558 of 604 found ANN GERHART; ANNIE GROER Friday, June 19, 1998 ; Page B03 Section: Style Article ID: 9807040098 -- 707 words Irene Pollin is papering the house with some high-powered women for tonight's home opener of the Washington Mystics, the town's newest professional sports team. Those expected in her center-court suite to watch the female basketball team include Cabinet members Janet Reno and Donna Shalala, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Sandra Day O'Connor (first woman on the other court!), WNBA President Val Ackerman, Small Business Administration head Aida Alvarez and Tipper Gore. Click for complete article DOWNTOWN IS LOOKING UP Article 559 of 604 found Wednesday, June 24, 1998 ; Page A16 Section: Editorial Article ID: 9807090002 -- 338 words DRIVE SOUTH on Ninth Street NW from the D.C. Convention Center toward Pennsylvania Avenue and the panorama is unmistakable. Downtown Washington is undergoing a makeover that, if the economy and the city's new growth orientation stay on track, may help restore the center city as the vibrant hub of a resurgent regional market. This week's groundbreaking parties for three first-class office buildings are major steps toward expected construction of theaters, stores, apartments and restaurants that will mak Click for complete article AN EVERLASTING TORTURE Article 560 of 604 found MARY MCGRORY Thursday, June 25, 1998 ; Page A03 Section: A Section Article ID: 9807100124 -- 743 words At the height of this week's furor over human rights in China and President Clinton's conduct in Tiananmen Square, a prominent victim of official savagery in this hemisphere stepped forward again with one more shock. Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 561 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, July 9, 1998 ; Page J04 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9807240051 -- 2251 words Thursday 9 Click for complete article BASTILLE BLOWOUTS Article 562 of 604 found EVE ZIBART WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Friday, July 10, 1998 ; Page N26 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9807250011 -- 570 words WHAT'S RED, white and bleu? For your sakes, we hope the answer is Bastille Day, the July 14 celebration of the French Revolution in 1789 traditionally toasted with fine wines, good cheeses and good cheer. And Washingtonians still tingling from all those Fourth fireworks can keep the fun going for anotherfew days (and with better fare, in most cases). Every French restaurant worth its sel will probably offer a toast, at least, but here are a few special events: Click for complete article THE RELIABLE SOURCE Article 563 of 604 found ANN GERHART; ANNIE GROER Wednesday, July 15, 1998 ; Page D03 Section: Style Article ID: 9807300137 -- 693 words BEANIES: PLUSH COMES TO SHOVE Click for complete article CLINTON'S TRUST IN AGENTS EVOLVES; DESPITE TESTIMONY, SECRET SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN PUSHED AWAY Article 564 of 604 found PETER BAKER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Sunday, July 19, 1998 ; Page A06 Section: A Section Article ID: 9808030210 -- 1266 words At the first inauguration in 1993, the incoming president and his inner circle viewed Secret Service agents warily. Hillary Rodham Clinton did not trust them and told an aide she wanted loyalists in the security detail. When a newspaper alleged she threw a lamp at her husband during a fight, she blamed agents for leaking a false story. Click for complete article HIS FAVORITE BODYGUARD Article 565 of 604 found RICHARD COHEN Tuesday, July 21, 1998 ; Page A19 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9808050013 -- 766 words In the story, as Mike Deaver tells it, he found Ronald Reagan one day alone in the upstairs dining room of the White House, gazing out the window at the people on Pennsylvania Avenue. The president turned to his aide and remarked about how isolated he was in the White House. He missed being able to go to a store and just browse. Click for complete article CLINTON SIGNS IRS OVERHAUL INTO LAW Article 566 of 604 found PETER BAKER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Thursday, July 23, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9808070146 -- 1124 words President Clinton signed into law yesterday the most significant overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service in decades, ushering in what he called a new era of customer service and enacting voter-friendly rules intended to curb the excesses of overzealous tax collectors. Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 567 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, July 23, 1998 ; Page J07 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9808070052 -- 2253 words Thursday 23 Click for complete article THE RELIABLE SOURCE Article 568 of 604 found ANN GERHART; ANNIE GROER Thursday, July 23, 1998 ; Page B03 Section: Style Article ID: 9808070202 -- 750 words Shepherd, Creating Waves Click for complete article PROTECTION VS. `THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE'; POLICE MUST RECONCILE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH CONGRESS'S DESIRE FOR A FREEDOM SYMBOL Article 569 of 604 found MICHAEL GRUNWALD; JULIET EILPERIN WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITERS Saturday, July 25, 1998 ; Page A09 Section: A Section Article ID: 9808090147 -- 1855 words Before yesterday, no officer of the U.S. Capitol Police had ever been killed while standing watch over Congress. But debates over how secure Capitol Hill really is have been raging for years, and yesterday's shootout is sure to give them a renewed sense of urgency. Click for complete article NEW SECURITY STUDY OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS; SHOOTING AT CAPITOL ADDS URGENCY TO MEASURE ENHANCING GSA POLICE Article 570 of 604 found STEPHEN BARR WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Tuesday, July 28, 1998 ; Page A13 Section: A Section Article ID: 9808120045 -- 1062 words Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars on federal building security since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, government buildings -- and the people who work in them -- remain vulnerable to deadly attacks by individuals, officials said yesterday. Click for complete article SPONSORS PLAN DESIGN SEARCH FOR KING MEMORIAL Article 571 of 604 found LINDA WHEELER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Tuesday, July 28, 1998 ; Page A03 Section: A Section Article ID: 9808120161 -- 800 words An international search for a memorial design to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be launched now that Congress and President Clinton have approved the Mall area as the site for the tribute to the slain civil rights leader. Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 572 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, July 30, 1998 ; Page J04 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9808140025 -- 2235 words Thursday 30 Click for complete article PROSECUTOR, PRESIDENT FACE OFF; LEWINSKY'S IMMUNITY DEAL SETS STAGE FOR HISTORIC CONFRONTATION Article 573 of 604 found DAN BALZ AND SUSAN SCHMIDT WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITERS Sunday, August 2, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9808170200 -- 5212 words Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr has issued hundreds of subpoenas over the course of his four-year investigation. He has served them on Arkansas rogues, convicted politicians, White House aides, Secret Service officers, and even friends of interns. But none may be more important than one dated July 17, 1998. It snared the president of the United States. Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 574 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, August 6, 1998 ; Page J04 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9808210050 -- 2317 words Thursday 6 Click for complete article CHELSEA, SLIPPING THROUGH THE WEB; THE INTERNET IS STRANGELY SILENT ABOUT CLINTONS' DAUGHTER Article 575 of 604 found LINTON WEEKS WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Saturday, August 8, 1998 ; Page C01 Section: Style Article ID: 9808230078 -- 978 words For Peter Clipsham, creator of the Unofficial Chelsea Clinton Fan Club Web site, everything was ducky in 1996. There was intense interest in the president's daughter, who was mulling over colleges and appearing in public more often. At his home in Ottawa, Clipsham was constantly fielding new stories and photos of Clinton. "There were scoops and sightings," he recalls. Some 10,000 people joined the fan club, which had no dues. People wrote essays about her. The site was really clicking. Click for complete article A PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE FOR THE PEOPLE Article 576 of 604 found JOHN CARL WARNECKE Sunday, August 9, 1998 ; Page C02 Section: Outlook Article ID: 9808250123 -- 1043 words Three years ago, in the name of valid concerns for security, America's most celebrated Main Street was shut down. Pennsylvania Avenue, the once-proud thoroughfare, which for almost two centuries bore inaugural parades and processions as well as ordinary people past the White House, was transformed overnight into a barren asphalt lot. Click for complete article IN THE LOOP Article 577 of 604 found AL KAMEN Sunday, August 9, 1998 ; Page W04 Section: Magazine Article ID: 9808250115 -- 831 words Sweating It Out Click for complete article NAMES & FACES Article 578 of 604 found COMPILED FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS BY SYLVIA L. RANDALL Tuesday, August 11, 1998 ; Page C03 Section: Style Article ID: 9808260052 -- 661 words Getting Out of the House Click for complete article ESCAPE ON THE PEARL; YEARS BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR, 77 WASHINGTON SLAVES MADE A RISKY BID FOR FREEDOM Article 579 of 604 found MARY KAY RICKS SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON POST Wednesday, August 12, 1998 ; Page H01 Section: Horizon Article ID: 9808270044 -- 3649 words One hundred and fifty years ago today, the capital was still reeling from one of the most bitter and divisive events in its short history -- the daring slave escape and subsequent "Washington Riot" that inflamed partisans on both sides of the abolitionist debate and eventually helped to change the nation's conscience. On the evening of April 15, 1848, 77 slaves quietly slipped away from their quarters in Washington City, Georgetown and Alexandria. In a light rain, they walked through the unpaved and m Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 580 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, August 13, 1998 ; Page J05 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9808280039 -- 2261 words Click for complete article WATCH THIS SPACE . . . Article 581 of 604 found J.J. MCCOY Thursday, August 13, 1998 ; Page T04 Section: Home Article ID: 9808280013 -- 849 words Silk painting is on view at the World Silk Painting Congress being held through Sunday at George Mason University's Fairfax campus. A juried art show, exhibits, demonstrations and sales displays of starter kits, supplies and other items will be featured from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Click for complete article GUIDED BY VOICES Article 582 of 604 found EUGENE L. MEYER Friday, August 14, 1998 ; Page N06 Section: Weekend Article ID: 9808290050 -- 4039 words So here I am inside the glen in Forest Glen, a steep ravine with a narrow stream running through it just inside the Beltway in Maryland. I might as well be on another planet, so otherworldly is this place from the known and oddly nearby world of suburbia. If it weren't for Bonnie Rosenthal and the "Save Our Seminary" guided walking tour, I would not be here. Click for complete article RELIGION AND THE LEWINSKY CASE; CLERGY GROUP SAYS MORALITY -- NOT POLITICS OR THE LAW -- IS KEY TO RESOLVING THE SITUATION Article 583 of 604 found BILL BROADWAY WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Saturday, August 15, 1998 ; Page C09 Section: Metro Article ID: 9808300088 -- 1206 words A little-known clergy group thrust into the spotlight after the recent shootings at the U.S. Capitol will convene a panel of theologians and ethicists Tuesday to advise President Clinton, Congress and the American people on how to resolve the "escalating moral crisis" surrounding the Monica Lewinsky investigation. Click for complete article AS BOTH SIDES PREPARE, CLINTON WITHDRAWS Article 584 of 604 found PETER BAKER; SUSAN SCHMIDT WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITERS Sunday, August 16, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9808310202 -- 2322 words When he has had to give sworn testimony in the past, President Clinton spent long hours, day after day, in practice sessions where his lawyers cross-examined him the way hostile interrogators would and coached him on his responses. Click for complete article AFTER A JOYLESS WAIT, THE SPEECH; AS THE DAY DRAGGED, IT WAS BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL IN THE CAPITAL Article 585 of 604 found JOEL ACHENBACH; TONI LOCY WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITERS Tuesday, August 18, 1998 ; Page A01 Section: A Section Article ID: 9809020144 -- 1933 words All conversation stopped at the stroke of 10. The volume went up on the TV, and the president appeared, silent for a moment, allowing another few seconds of uncertainty after seven months of waiting. Click for complete article INCIDENT OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE Article 586 of 604 found LINDA WHEELER WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Tuesday, August 18, 1998 ; Page B02 Section: Metro Article ID: 9809020096 -- 297 words A man standing on the sidewalk in front of the White House cut his neck with a screwdriver while President Clinton was inside giving televised testimony to a grand jury yesterday afternoon, a U.S. Park Police spokesman said. Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 587 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, August 20, 1998 ; Page J02 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9809040049 -- 2078 words Thursday 20 Click for complete article OPEN AND SHUT CASES FOR AMERICA'S MAIN STREET Article 588 of 604 found Sunday, August 23, 1998 ; Page C08 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9809070139 -- 669 words In his article proposing renovation of Pennsylvania Avenue [Outlook, Aug. 9], architect John Carl Warnecke argued that "America's Main Street was shut down" by closing the two-block stretch north of the White House to traffic three years ago. This is nonsense, with Warnecke erring on points of history, geography and tourism. Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 589 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, August 27, 1998 ; Page J07 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9809110243 -- 2101 words Thursday 27 Click for complete article NEW UNCERTAINTIES AWAIT LAWMAKERS; WEAKENED CLINTON MAY EMBOLDEN GOP Article 590 of 604 found HELEN DEWAR WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Sunday, August 30, 1998 ; Page A16 Section: A Section Article ID: 9809140199 -- 1228 words President Clinton's summer of scandal has shaken the ground under the 105th Congress as it prepares to return for its final month, emboldening Republicans and giving them a new edge over a weakened president and his dispirited Democratic allies. Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 591 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, September 3, 1998 ; Page J04 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9809180038 -- 1709 words Thursday 3 Click for complete article DOES SAFE HAVE TO MEAN UGLY?; THE CAPITAL BALANCES SECURITY WITH DESIGN IN THE FACE OF TERRORISM Article 592 of 604 found BENJAMIN FORGEY WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Saturday, September 5, 1998 ; Page D01 Section: Style Article ID: 9809200074 -- 2394 words Washington, both the actual and symbolic center of American democracy, gradually is taking on the look of a capital city under an eerie siege. Click for complete article CAN `RISING TIDE' INITIATIVE GIVE A LIFT TO D.C.'S ECONOMY? Article 593 of 604 found RUDOLPH A. PYATT JR. WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Monday, September 7, 1998 ; Page F04 Section: Financial Article ID: 9809220018 -- 757 words A proposal being circulated among D.C. business leaders calling for federal tax credits for large corporations that relocate in the District is an intriguing initiative. But the real question is whether it will have the intended economic effects, assuming that it won't be killed by the usual parochial opposition to this type of initiative in the District. Click for complete article PRENTISS PROPERTIES BUYS FAIRFAX OFFICE BUILDINGS Article 594 of 604 found MARYANN HAGGERTY WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Monday, September 7, 1998 ; Page F33 Section: Financial Article ID: 9809220039 -- 754 words Prentiss Properties Trust of Dallas has acquired two Fairfax County office buildings and an adjacent development site for $76 million. Click for complete article OUT TO LUNCH!; FROM K STREET TO RESTON,THE BUSINESS LUNCHIS BIGGER THAN EVER Article 595 of 604 found CANDY SAGON WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, September 9, 1998 ; Page E01 Section: Food Article ID: 9809240002 -- 1353 words You're kidding, a 30-minute wait?" The young couple, visiting Washington from Indiana, looked stunned. Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 596 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, September 10, 1998 ; Page J06 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9809250035 -- 2216 words Thursday 10 Click for complete article FEEDING THE POWERFUL; FOUR SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANTS IN 10 SHORT YEARS. ASHOK BAJAJ HAS A WAY WITH HEAVY HITTERS Article 597 of 604 found JUDITH WEINRAUB WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER Wednesday, September 16, 1998 ; Page E01 Section: Food Article ID: 9810010165 -- 2505 words It's 9:30 in the morning, and Ashok Bajaj is charging through his first round of daily calls to his four restaurants. How was business last night, he wants to know. Did you hear any complaints? Who came? And what about today? What are the chef's specials? Who's made reservations? Click for complete article THE PRESIDENT AND THE PROSECUTOR Article 598 of 604 found Wednesday, September 16, 1998 ; Page A16 Section: OP-ED Article ID: 9810010005 -- 872 words So far nothing in Kenneth Starr's report hasn't been heard -- or known -- before. What the report does is offer Mr. Starr's legal interpretation of events, interpretations with frightening consequences. Click for complete article THOSE FAT PACKETS OF POSTAL PUTREFACTION Article 599 of 604 found BOB LEVEY Wednesday, September 16, 1998 ; Page C09 Section: Metro Article ID: 9810010051 -- 926 words Cleaning out the top drawer of my mind . . . Click for complete article THIS WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS Article 600 of 604 found COMPILED BY GERRI MARMER Thursday, September 17, 1998 ; Page J04 Section: Weekly - DC Article ID: 9810020028 -- 2170 words Thursday 17 Click for complete article