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CONTENT 2011
The Washington Post
Year 134, No. 135
4 5 7 4
THENATION1
A Pulitzer for The Post
Photographers Carol Guzy,
Nikki Kahn and Ricky Carioti
are honored for their coverage
of the earthquake in Haiti. A3
HEALTH&SCIENCE
Aging well
The wisdom of palliative care,
and a little-known benefit for
war veterans and spouses. E1
THEREGION
Downpours
swell river
A kayaker hanging on to a
tree limb is pulled from the
53-degree Potomac. B1
OPINIONS
Eugene Robinson: The
grim reality of having to
take Trump seriously. A15
2SPORTS
Capitals on thin ice
With that 2-0 series lead over the
Rangers now a tenuous 2-1, fans
cant be blamed for thinking of the
playoff collapses of years past. D1
STYLE
Sheens crazy day
The once and maybe future
sitcom star might be distracted
during his D.C. appearance. C1
INSIDE
ONRECESSIONROADLOOKINGFORSIGNSOFRECOVERY
Finding faith, education, art
PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL S. WILLIAMSON
By all the econometrics, the recession is
officially over. Post photographer Michael S.
Williamson is traveling the country, living in his
car, working only with his smartphone, looking
for the road to recovery. The people he encounters and the
stories they tell are different fromthose he and reporter Theresa
Vargas chronicled in their 2009 blog, Half-a-Tank. Then,
Americans seemed stunned at howswiftly the bottomhad fallen
out of their lives. Now, folks have lowered their expectations
and are building a newlife fromthere, in an America altered in
small, subtle ways. There is privation and protest, but there is
also optimismand opportunity for connection, for creativity.
There can be something else to see in a towns boarded-up
windows. FollowWilliamsons year-long chronicle at
wapo.st/onrecessionroad and on Twitter, @mswontheroad.
Despair
grips
besieged
Misurata
As Gaddafis forces
squeeze city, survival
becomes question mark
Economy is battering
Obama in the polls
Despite dip in approval
ratings, he still edges
2012 GOP contenders
BY LEILA FADEL
misurata, libya For the
500,000 residents of this once-
prosperous port city, there is no-
where to run.
The city is surroundedby forces
loyal to Moammar Gaddafi. His
snipers lurk on rooftops and peer
fromopenwindows. Entire neigh-
borhoods are off-limits because of
indiscriminate artillery and mor-
tar fire. Hospitals are overflowing
with the wounded, some of them
children.
For residents, it is not just a
question of whether to fight, but
how long they can survive. After
living under siege for nearly two
months, many are reaching their
breaking point as Gaddafi esca-
lates his attacks and supplies be-
come ever more scarce. Lines for
bread and gasoline go on for
blocks. Sewagehas seepedintothe
water system. Most of the city is
runongeneratorsor hasnopower.
Cellphone service has beencut.
Misurata is the last opposition
strongholdinwesternLibya, but it
is unclear how long the ragtag
rebel force will be able to hold out
amid daily assaults by the govern-
ment. To the rebels, this city is a
potent symbol of resistance and a
reminder that the uprising that
swept the country inlate February
wasnot confinedtotheeast. It also
poses a dangerous threat to Gadd-
afi, giving his opponents a base
that is uncomfortably close to the
capital, Tripoli.
But unliketherebels intheeast,
fighters inMisurata have no room
to retreat when they are over-
whelmed by government firepow-
libya continued on A7
BY DAN BALZ
AND JON COHEN
Deepening economic pessi-
mismhas pushed downPresident
Obamas approval rating to a near
record low, but he holds an early
advantage over prospective 2012
rivals in part because of wide-
spread dissatisfaction with Re-
publicancandidates, accordingto
a new Washington Post-ABC
News poll.
In the survey, 47 percent ap-
prove of the job Obama is doing,
down seven points since January.
Half of all Americans disapprove
of his job performance, with 37
percent saying they strongly dis-
approve, nearly matching the
worst level of his presidency.
Driving the downward move-
ment in Obamas standing are
renewed concerns about the
economy and fresh worry about
rising prices, particularly for gas-
oline. Despite signs of economic
growth, 44 percent of Americans
see the economy as getting worse,
the highest percentage tosay soin
more than two years.
The toll on Obama is direct: 57
percent disapprove of the job the
president is doing dealing with
the economy, tying his highest
negative rating when it comes to
the issue. And the president is
doinga bit worse amongpolitical-
ly important independents.
If Obama is running into head
winds, however, his potential Re-
publican opponents face serious
obama continued on A5
TOPLEFT
In Harrisburg, Pa.,
trucker Dock
Hinman works as a
chaplain in a
mobile chapel.
TOPRIGHT
Cal Spigler
protested funding
cuts for higher
education last
month in
Harrisburg, Pa.
ABOVE
Residents in
Beacon, N.Y., were
encouraged to be
creative with a
boarded-up
structure.
S&P lowers its
U.S. debt outlook
TOP CREDIT RATING COULD BE LOST
News shakes market, adds urgency to fiscal debate
BY ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB
AND LORI MONTGOMERY
The ratings agency Standard &
Poors warned the United States
on Monday that it could lose its
covetedstatus as the worlds most
secure economy if lawmakers
dont rein in the nations nearly
$14.3 trillion debt.
The finding, the first of its kind
in the 60 years that S&P has been
judging the countrys credit qual-
ity, sent a jolt through the mar-
kets and injected a new sense of
urgency into the debate gripping
Washington over whether to al-
low the Treasury to keep borrow-
ing.
S&P changed its outlook on the
United States from stable to
negative and said the federal
government could lose its AAA
rating if officials fail to bring
spending in line with revenue.
The AAA rating identifies the
UnitedStates as one of the worlds
safest investments and has
helped the nation borrow at ex-
traordinarily cheap rates to fi-
nance its government operations,
including two wars and an expen-
sive social safety net for retirees.
A downgrade would drive up
the cost of borrowing and throw
into question the global role of
the Treasury bond. The Treasury
serves as a crucial risk-free place
to invest money and has been a
stalwart of stability amid the eco-
nomic upheaval of the past few
years.
Stock prices fell nearly 2 per-
cent inthe hours after the reports
release before ending the day
down about 1 percent. The dollar
and Treasury bonds also slid in
the wake of the report but recov-
economy continued on A11
A small part of Planned Parenthood
Abortion is a fraction of
agencys services, many
of which aid rural areas
BY SANDHYA SOMASHEKHAR
billings, mont. On Friday,
the staff of a Planned Parenthood
clinic in a quiet residential neigh-
borhood here conducted four Pap
smears, nine contraceptive ap-
pointments, two screenings for
sexually transmitted diseases and
three pregnancy tests. Of the 24
patients seen that day, two had
abortions.
It was a typical workload for
this health center and for
Planned Parenthood, the organi-
zation that emerged as the final
sticking point in the budget talks
that nearly led to a government
shutdown.
House Republicans were eager
to cut off money to the organiza-
tion, which is the nations largest
abortion provider and a political
force in Washington. President
Obama blocked the effort, but
groups that oppose abortion
rights have vowed to raise the
issue again and, in the meantime,
are pushing for congressional
hearings.
Planned Parenthood and its
backers say that it serves a broad-
er function than performing
abortions, particularly in rural
and medically underserved com-
munities where the group has
most of its clinics.
In Montana, women and a
few men cross lines of protest-
ers to tend to their most intimate
problems. They drive hours to get
birth control pills they cannot
buy closer to home. They are
screened for depression, cervical
cancer, osteoporosis and high
montana continued on A9
WILLIAMDONALDSCHAEFER 1921-2011
Autocratic Md. governor got things done his way
BY ADAM BERNSTEIN
William Donald Schaefer, who
dominated Maryland politics as
governor, state comptroller and
Baltimore mayor with a trade-
mark style that was impatient,
autocratic and sometimes offen-
sive, died Monday of undisclosed
causes at a retirement center in
Catonsville, Md. He was 89.
As Baltimore mayor from 1971
to 1987, Mr. Schaefer gained na-
tional exposure as he revived the
fading industrial city with mas-
sive cleanup and construction ef-
forts. He transformed a riot-torn
metropolis into the tourist-cen-
tered CharmCity, which includ-
ed the Harborplace urban market
and aquarium, as well as Oriole
Park at Camden Yards.
Mr. Schaefer was incapable of
passing up any stunt to draw
media attention to his city or
himself. He famously turned a
construction delay of the Balti-
more aquarium in 1981 into a
public relations win by plunging
into the seal tank while wearing a
Victorian-era swimsuit and hold-
ing a rubber duck.
Starting in 1986, he was twice
elected governor and continued
what he called his do it now
approach to expensive infrastruc-
ture projects. He said he em-
braced his image as an eager-to-
spend Democrat, even as a na-
tional recessioninthe early 1990s
which he inaccurately predict-
ed would fade quickly led to
major tax increases and budget
cuts.
As governor, Mr. Schaefer lured
schaefer continued on A8
Chinas worrisome
property boom
As real estate prices skyrocket,
theres mounting concern about
a world crisis in the making. A10
For U.S. stocks,
worst day in a month
The Dow industrials, the S&P
500 and the Nasdaq each
drop more than 1 percent. A11
TURMOIL IN
THE MIDDLE EAST
IRAQ: At the gates of the heavily
fortified Green Zone, explosives
packed into two cars detonate, killing
11 Iraqis. The attack was the first at a
Green Zone entrance in months. A6
LIBYA: The government says it will
allowthe United Nations to visit the
city of Misurata, where more than
300 have been registered dead in
hospitals but some estimate more
than 1,000 have been killed. A7
SYRIA: Forces fire into hundreds of
protesters who were gathered in the
central square in Homs in defiance of
a warning by the authorities to halt
what they called an insurrection. A7
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Politics &The Nation
Post wins Pulitzer Prize for Breaking-News Photography A3
Early diagnosis of Alzheimers risk is urged A4
Uighurs resettlement case wont be heard A4
First couple made $1.7 million in 2010 A5
Digest
Duke teams accuser charged with murder A5
The World
2 soldiers killed at Afghan ministry A6
Suicide attacks at entrance to Green Zone in Baghdad kill 11 A6
A pervasive pall of fear in Tripoli A7
Digest
Radiation too high for plant repair crews in Japan A6
Economy &Business
China wrestles with real estate tiger A10
Stocks fall on credit-rating downgrade A11
Ezra Klein: If you thought the financial crisis was bad,
wait till the debt ceiling caves in A11
Digest
Homebuilders more pessimistic about market A10

An April 17 Outlook review of

Gary Gallaghers book The
Union War incorrectly described
the speech in which Daniel Web-
ster declared, Liberty and
Union, now and forever, one and
inseparable, as occurring in
March 1850. Webster gave the
speech in January 1830.

An April 15 A-section article

about equal-employment-oppor-
tunity complaints against senior
Agriculture Department officials
including Communications Di-
rector Chris Mather, who is leav-
ing the department to serve as
spokeswoman for Chicago May-
or-elect Rahm Emanuel, incor-
rectly included Deputy Director
of Operations Justin DeJong
among those named in nine com-
plaints. DeJong was not a subject
of any of those complaints, but he
was mentioned by some of the
workers who filed themin a letter
sent to members of Congress
expressing concerns about USDA
personnel practices. As the article
indicated, Mather said she was
also speaking for Black and De-
Jong in a statement she issued in
response to the allegations. The
article also said that other top
officials were named in the com-
plaints along with Mather and
Deputy Communications Direc-
tor David Black. In fact, the com-
plaints name only Mather, Black
and one other official, Web Ser-
vices Director Amanda Eamich.

An April 15 Weekend review of

Mogwais newest album included
informationabout a performance
by the band scheduled for Tues-
day at the 9:30 Club. That show
has been postponed.

A headline on an April 14 Style

article about biologist Edward O.
Wilsons work toward saving the
Districts Dumbarton Oaks Park
incorrectly referred to that effort
as an effort to save Dumbarton
Oaks. That is the name of the
adjoining estate, owned by Har-
vard University; Dumbarton
Oaks Park is part of the National
Park Services Rock Creek Park.
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CORRECTIONS
For union families, a loss beyond money
Workers dismayed by
negative perception of
them and their jobs
BY AMY GARDNER
columbus, ohio Judy and
Jim Embree shes an operating
roomnurse, hes a paramedic and
firefighter were attending a ral-
ly at the state Capitol when they
discovered that everything they
thought to be good and right
about their lives was, to an alarm-
ing number of people, completely
wrong.
The people whoshowedupthat
day in support of a plan, since
adopted, to cut the power and
benefits of public-sector unions
said that people like them were
the problem. That their high
wages and exorbitant pensions
were crippling cities and counties
across Ohio. Some even said their
jobs were unnecessary.
It had never occurred to the
Embrees that firefighters and
nurses could be unnecessary.
They thought of themselves as
linchpins of thecommunityand
one of the biggest rewards of their
jobs was knowing that the rest of
the world thought so, too.
Kids go trick-or-treating in
firemens costumes, said JimEm-
bree, 48. Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts comeandtaketours andsit
in the truck and blow the horn.
People talk to you in the grocery
store. Im used to positive inter-
actions with people. So it shocked
me. To hear people speak in a
public venue like ImaRockefeller
. . . it shocked me.
In heated debates in Ohio, as
well as Wisconsin, Indiana, New
York and other budget-strapped
states, unions and the benefits
their workers receive have be-
come emblematic of the fiscal ex-
cesses of governments. Governors
andlegislators, withthevocal sup-
port of large blocs of voters, have
sought to curb the escalating cost
of salaries, pensions and health-
care benefits that have ballooned
budgets across the country.
Those efforts, and the resulting
restrictions on unions and their
workers, have ripped apart how
many public workers think of
themselves and their role in soci-
ety. The effect is doubly so for
families like the Embrees, with
two union workers and a shared
identity wrapped around their
jobs.
Theres no data here to show
just how many of those families
there are, but theyre not hard to
find. At Canal Winchester Middle
School southeast of Columbus, an
unofficial poll of employees gath-
ered in the library on a recent
school day found sevenspouses of
other public workers: a librarian
marriedtoa firefighter, aneighth-
grade math teacher married to a
court bailiff, a gym teacher mar-
ried to a sixth-grade teacher, and
so on.
One of those was Heather Bau-
gess, 44, a librarian married to a
firefighter. Baugess said she was
less upset about proposals that
would require her to work longer
and receive less when she retires
thanshe is about howpeople view
her and her husband.
Its not the money, said Bau-
gess, who earns about $60,000 a
year and whose husband, Larry,
earns a bit more. Were comfort-
able. Its the teacher-bashing. Its
the negativity. I guess I live in my
own perfect would where every-
bodysupports teachers andevery-
body supports firefighters. I dont
want that to change.
Howmuch is too much?
The divide between those who
back union workers and those
whodont comes downtoamatter
of perception over what qualifies
as modest and what is too much.
Judy Embree earns $63,000.
Under current rules, sheis eligible
to retire in five years, at age 54,
after 30 years on the job. Upon
retirement, she will be paid about
66 percent of her wages.
Jim Embree earns $70,700. He
is eligible to retire in two years, at
age 50, after 25 years on the job.
He will take home 60 percent of
his retiring salary.
Both Embrees could continue
to work and improve their pen-
sions; Judy Embree would qualify
for 100 percent of her wages after
44 years of service (at age 68), and
Jim would max out after 33 years
(at age 58) with 72 percent of his
final pay.
I didnt go into this to become
rich, Jim Embree said, flipping
grilled cheese sandwiches for din-
ner as he stood in the cluttered
kitchen of the familys split-level
home in Galloway, a western sub-
urb of Columbus. I am not rich.
Its just that the benefits reward
longevity.
Thats oneperspective. Another
comes from private-sector work-
ers, who see themselves the
taxpayers paying tens of thou-
sands of dollars for decades to
retirees. In some cases, those pay-
ments are likely to go on longer
thanthe careers of the people who
receive them.
Ohios private-sector workforce
has suffered greatly in the last
decade, shedding 400,000 jobs in
just the past four years and con-
ceding pay, pension and health
benefits that public workers have
retained. Ohio Gov. John Kasich
(R) likes to point out that the
average private-sector worker in
Ohio pays 23 percent of health
costs while the average public
worker pays 9 percent.
Athird perspective comes from
government itself, where state,
county, city andeventownleaders
face staggering budget shortfalls.
Kasich and the Ohio legislature
must close an $8 billion shortfall
this year in a budget where 8
percent of costs goes to state
worker salaries and another
chunk goes to local governments,
largely to fund public employee
salaries. The crisis is so stark that
Ohio school districts project that
salary, health and pension costs
for teachers and staff will eat up
96 percent of all revenue by 2015
and will keep growing thereaf-
ter.
The people who have been un-
derrepresented in this are taxpay-
ers, Kasich said in a recent inter-
view. This is about the long term,
about being able to do things that
our local governments and our
state can afford.
Kasich and others who backed
the bill to limit collective bargain-
ingsaidit is necessarytonegotiate
more austere unioncontracts. Ka-
sich signed the measure into law
late last month, but it is almost
certain to be challenged by union
supporters, as Ohio law allows, in
a popular referendumnext fall.
The union bill inflicts only part
of the painthat public workers are
feeling in Ohio these days. When
he unveiled a deeply austere state
budget earlier this year that
slashed state aid to local govern-
ments and proposed privatizing a
number of institutions, Kasich set
off evenmoreworries amongstate
and local workers whose jobs are
nowdirectly on the line.
At Canal Winchester Middle
School two days after Kasich re-
leased his budget, teachers gath-
ered quietly in the library at the
end of the day to comfort tearful
colleagues whod just received let-
ters that theyd likely lose their
jobs if Kasichs budget goes
through.
Im pretty sure he got a letter,
one teacher, Missy McCarty, told a
colleagueabout her husband, who
is an aide in another local school.
I have not heard fromhim.
That grim scene played out
across Ohio that day just as it
has in other states where teachers
have received provisional layoff
notices. It felt to some as if harm-
ing the image of public workers
was an intentional prelude to
make the budget cuts more palat-
able.
Nomatter howit turns out, my
professionis going to have a black
eye for a long time, and that
hurts, JimEmbreesaid. Somany
people believe that I earna six-fig-
ure income and can retire at 40. It
seems like theyre calling into
question why were doing the job.
Werenot goingtosoundlikewere
poor. But wevebeendoingthis for
25 years. Were 50 years old. I
think I make enough to live on.
And I think thats the way it
should be.
gardnera@washpost.com
GOP hires ex-solicitor general to defend ban on gay marriage
BY SANDHYA SOMASHEKHAR
House Republicans have hired
former solicitor general Paul D.
Clement to handle the legal de-
fense of the federal governments
law banning the recognition of
same-sex marriage, and they
want the Justice Department to
pick up the legal expenses.
Clement, a partner in the
Washington office of the firm
King and Spalding, served as the
governments top appellate law-
yer for three years under Presi-
dent George W. Bush.
House leaders asked him to
step in after Attorney General
Eric H. Holder Jr. announced
this year that the administration
would no longer defend the De-
fense of Marriage Act in court.
Several same-sex couples have
sued over the law.
On Monday, House Speaker
John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said in
a letter to Democratic Leader
Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) that he
would push for the legal expens-
es to come out of the Justice
Departments budget.
On Monday, the House filed to
intervene in a New York case, its
first since Holders announce-
ment.
sandhya@washpost.com
PHOTOS BY MELINA MARA/THE WASHINGTON POST
The Baugess family firefighter Larry, librarian and teacher Heather, and their sons, Levi, left, and
Luke pray before dinner at their home in Canal Winchester, Ohio, near Columbus. The couple are
waiting to see howlegislation on public unions and Gov. John Kasichs budget will affect their jobs.
Judy and JimEmbree help to prepare for a theatrical production at
their church. They said they were shocked, at a rally in Columbus, to
hear support for a plan to slash pay and benefits of public-sector
workers and to hear some say such jobs are unnecessary.
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POLITICS & THE NATION
L.A. Times takes top journalism Pulitzer
BY DAN ZAK
The Los Angeles Times won
this years top Pulitzer Prize for
ferreting out government corrup-
tion in the poor, working-class
city of Bell, Calif., it was an-
nounced Monday at Columbia
University.
The series, ledby reporters Jeff
Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, trig-
gered legislative reform, criminal
charges against officials includ-
ing a city administrator who
pocketed a nearly $800,000 an-
nual salary and millions in tax
refunds to residents of the city in
Los Angeles County.
It was the Times sixth public-
service medal in the Pulitzers
94-year history, putting it one
ahead of the NewYork Times and
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A trio of Washington Post pho-
tographers won the Pulitzer for
breaking-news photography for
their coverage of the January
2010 earthquake in Haiti. Carol
Guzy, Nikki Kahn and Ricky Cari-
oti were cited for their up-close
portrait of grief and desperation
capturedover months. Guzy land-
ed in Port-au-Prince 24 hours af-
ter the quake, as Haitians texted
for help while trapped beneath
rubble. Kahn made several trips
over the ensuing months, as un-
rest and cholera festered, and
Carioti arrived in August to docu-
ment the continuing tragedy.
Thirteenhonors for journalism
were spread over 10 newspapers.
For thefirst time, aPulitzer was
awarded to written journalism
that appeared exclusively online:
The Wall Street Money Ma-
chine, by Jesse Eisinger and Jake
Bernstein of the nonprofit inves-
tigative enterprise ProPublica,
won for National Reporting.
The Los Angeles Times won a
second Pulitzer on Monday for
the feature photography of Bar-
bara Davidson, who chronicled
innocent victims of gangviolence.
The NewYorkTimes alsowontwo
Pulitzers, for Economic Scene
columnist David Leonhardts
commentary on the federal bud-
get and health-care system, and
for Clifford J. Levy and Ellen Bar-
ry for their international report-
ing on Russias justice system.
The prize for investigative re-
porting went to Paige St. John of
the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for
her examination of Floridas
property insurance system. The
local reporting award was given
to three Chicago Sun-Times re-
porters for documenting violence
in Chicago neighborhoods.
Amy Ellis Nutt of Newarks
Star-Ledger won in feature writ-
ing for her report on the sinking
of a commercial fishing boat that
killed six men. Sebastian Smee of
the Boston Globe won for his art
criticism.
Joseph Rago of the Wall Street
Journal won the editorial writing
prize for challenging President
Obamas shepherding of health-
care reform, and the editorial car-
tooning prize went to Mike Keefe
of the Denver Post.
The Milwaukee Journal Senti-
nel won for using words, graph-
ics, videos and other images in
its explanatory-reporting entry
on genetic technology.
Post Executive Editor Marcus
Brauchli described the work of
Guzy, KahnandCarioti as iconic
and an amazing torrent of imag-
es that defined the event for so
many people. He also noted that
Guzys fourthprize puts her inthe
same Pulitzer league as Robert
Frost and Eugene ONeill (who
eachreceivedfour Pulitzers inthe
letters, drama and music
branchof the prizes, alsoawarded
Monday).
Guzy, who joined The Post in
1988, has an impassioned, de-
cades-spanning relationship with
Haiti. She won the 1995 prize for
breaking-news photography for
covering the U.S. military inter-
vention in Haiti for The Post.
Theres an intensity there Ive
never found anywhere else the
beauty and the horror is some-
thing that brings you to your
knees, Guzy said. There were so
many little tragedies amidst the
big tragedy, and yet Ive never
seenanything like a Haitiansmile
anywhere. How do they manage
to keep that spirit in the face of
adversity?
Guzy, 55; Kahn, 43; and Cari-
oti, 42, trained their cameras on
desperate scenes: rubble, bodies,
squalid hospital conditions, a
crushed schoolgirl still at her
classroom desk images that
rankledsomereaders objectingto
the graphic nature.
In this instance, we felt the
power of the images conveyednot
only the sheer force of the earth-
quake, but also the difficulty the
people of Haiti and the world had
in coping with it, Brauchli said.
The Post also had two Pulitzer
finalists, in the categories of edi-
torial writing (Deputy Editorial
Page Editor Jackson Diehl, for his
articles on foreign affairs) and in
explanatory reporting (for a mul-
timedia series on advances made
in military trauma surgery).
No breaking-news award was
given, meaning that the 16 voting
members of the Pulitzer board
couldnot reacha majority vote on
any one of the three finalists in
the category.
It kind of sticks out like a sore
thumb for the business, said Roy
J. Harris Jr., a former journalist
and author of Pulitzers Gold:
Behind the Prize for Public Ser-
vice Journalism. This has hap-
pened several times before with
other categories, but this category
is the bread-and-butter of the
business.
Each Pulitzer, save for the pub-
lic service medal, comes with a
$10,000 prize.
zakd@washpost.com
2011 Pulitzer Prize winners
and finalists in journalism
Public service: the Los Angeles Times. (Finalists: Bloomberg News; the New
York Times.)
Breaking-news reporting: No award. (Finalists: Chicago Tribune; the Miami
Herald and El Nuevo Herald; the Tennessean, Nashville.)
Explanatory reporting: Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou
Saldivar and Alison Sherwood of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. (Finalists: the
Wall Street Journal; The Washington Post.)
Investigative reporting: Paige St. John of the Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune.
(Finalists: Walt Bogdanich of the New York Times; SamRoe and Jared S.
Hopkins of the Chicago Tribune.)
Local reporting: Frank Main, Mark Konkol and John J. Kimof the Chicago Sun-
Times. (Finalists: Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las Vegas Sun;
Stanley Nelson of the Concordia Sentinel, La.)
National reporting: Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica.
(Finalists: David Evans of Bloomberg News; the Wall Street Journal.)
International reporting: Clifford J. Levy and Ellen Barry of the New York
Times. (Finalists: Deborah Sontag of the New York Times; the Wall Street
Journal.)
Feature writing: Amy Ellis Nutt of the Star-Ledger, Newark. (Finalists: Tony
Bartelme of the Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.; Michael M. Phillips of the
Wall Street Journal.)
Commentary: David Leonhardt of the New York Times. (Finalists: Phillip Morris
of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland; Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune.)
Criticism: Sebastian Smee of the Boston Globe. (Finalists: Jonathan Gold of LA
Weekly; Nicolai Ouroussoff of the New York Times.)
Editorial writing: Joseph Rago of the Wall Street Journal. (Finalists: Jackson
Diehl of The Washington Post; John McCormick of the Chicago Tribune.)
Editorial cartooning: Mike Keefe of the Denver Post. (Finalists: Matt Davies
for work in the Journal News, Westchester County, N.Y.; Joel Pett of the
Lexington Herald-Leader.)
Breaking-news photography: Carol Guzy, Nikki Kahn and Ricky Carioti of The
Washington Post. (Finalists: Daniel Berehulak and Paula Bronstein of Getty
Images; Carolyn Cole of the Los Angeles Times.)
Feature photography: Barbara Davidson of the Los Angeles Times. (Finalists:
Todd Heisler of the New York Times; Greg Kahn of the Naples Daily News, Fla.)
Associated Press
CAROL GUZY/THE WASHINGTON POST
The winning portfolio for breaking-news photography included this Washington Post image of Cindy
Tersme, who was unable to free her brother fromrubble after last years earthquake in Haiti.
on washingtonpost.com
Pulitzer-winning
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See the full gallery of
Pulitzer Prize-winning
photographs by Carol Guzy,
Nikki Kahn and Ricky Carioti at
washingtonpost.com/
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Early diagnosis
of Alzheimers
risk is urged
New guidelines aim to
help patients, families
prepare for the disease
BY ROB STEIN
U.S. health authorities recom-
mended Tuesday that doctors di-
agnose the risk of developing
Alzheimers disease before people
develop full-blown dementia.
The National Institutes of
Health and the Alzheimers Asso-
ciation made the recommenda-
tion, which could at least double
the number of Americans receiv-
ing a diagnosis of Alzheimers and
its early phases. It is the first
revision of the guidelines for di-
agnosing the brain disease in 27
years.
In addition to updating the
criteria for diagnosing full Alz-
heimers, the health authorities
created two new categories of the
illness: a preclinical phase that
occurs before patients show any
memory loss or other thinking
problems, and mild cognitive
impairment, in which symptoms
are subtle.
The recommendations are
based on the growing realization
that Alzheimers is the result of a
gradual destruction of brain cells
that control memory and other
cognitive abilities, a process that
begins years before clear-cut de-
mentia becomes apparent.
The new guidelines reflect to-
days understanding of how key
changes in the brain lead to Alz-
heimers disease, Creighton
Phelps of the NIHs National In-
stitute on Aging told reporters
during a briefing held Monday
before the guidelines were re-
leased.
The recommendations are
aimed at helping patients and
their families prepare financially,
logistically and emotionally for
the disease, which can require
years of intensive, expensive care.
For many people, it is impor-
tant to them to know to make
plans to be able to discuss with
their family at a point when they
are still able to make decisions for
themselves, said Reisa A. Sper-
ling of Harvards medical school,
who helped develop the guide-
lines. Andfor many people, it will
put their mind at ease, even if it is
the case that we will say one day
that yes, this looks like Alzheim-
ers may be beginning in your
brain.
Officials also hope the guide-
lines will identify more patients
in the early stages of the disease
who could volunteer for studies
testing experimental drugs that
could delay the disease, in addi-
tion to blood tests, brain scans
and spinal taps that could use
biological markers to provide
more definitive diagnoses.
Ultimately, it may be that we
will try these drugs in people
before they have symptoms but
have evidence of Alzheimers in
their brain, just as right now we
try to lower cholesterol or treat
diabetes before there are symp-
toms, Sperling said.
About 5.4 million Americans
have Alzheimers, whichrobs peo-
ple of their memory and other
thinking abilities. It often dra-
matically changes personalities
and eventually renders those
with the disease confused and
unable to care for themselves or
to recognize their loved ones.
As the population ages, Alz-
heimers is becoming more com-
mon, raising fears about getting
the disease and increasing frus-
tration about the dearth of ways
to diagnose and treat it. That has
intensified the urgency of devel-
oping better ways to identify it,
distinguish it fromother forms of
dementia and find ways to treat
it, or at least delay symptoms.
Although several drugs have
been approved to treat the symp-
toms of the disease, none are very
effective. Experimental medica-
tions are being developed to alle-
viate symptoms and delay the
progression, which many experts
think is the most promising way
to fight the disease.
Alzheimers is diagnosed
through interviewing patients
and family members. Doctors
also conduct tests to exclude oth-
er causes, such as brain tumors,
strokes and side effects of medi-
cations. A conclusive diagnosis
comes from an examination of
brain tissue after death.
Several experimental tests
have shown promise for provid-
ing a more definitive diagnosis.
They include scans that look for
telltale buildups of plaque in the
brain that damage cells, and spi-
nal cord fluid and blood tests that
can identify substances that play
a role in creating those plaques.
Experts stressed that more re-
search is needed to validate those
tests before they are used outside
carefully designed studies, which
can only occur if more people
receive diagnoses in the early
stages so they can volunteer.
Some experts said they fear the
recommendations might be mis-
interpreted by some patients,
family members and doctors to
mean that the experimental bio-
marker tests are ready for wide-
spread use.
At this point, we dont know
enough to be able to advise pa-
tients properly about what their
risk for later dementia might be,
said John C. Morris of the Wash-
ington University School of Medi-
cine in St. Louis. Even if we do
determine what that risk might
be, we dont have treatment to
reduce that risk. It will raise a lot
of concern.
The recommendations are
based on two years of study by
four groups of experts organized
by the NIH and the Alzheimers
Association, which described
their conclusions and recommen-
dations in four papers being pub-
lished in the journal Alzheimers
& Dementia: The Journal of the
Alzheimers Association.
The hope is that Alzheimers
will become more like heart dis-
ease, in which patients at in-
creased risk can be identified
early, just as patients at risk of
heart attacks and strokes can be
identified through cholesterol
and blood pressure tests.
The new criteria are really
extending the range of our ability
to investigate this disease and
eventually find the treatments
that will be so necessary to avoid
the epidemic of Alzheimers dis-
ease that we see facing us, said
William Thies of the Alzheimers
Association.
steinr@washpost.com
Uighurs resettlement case wont be heard
Guantanamo detainees
are on track for release,
Supreme Court says
BY ROBERT BARNES
The Supreme Court onMonday
turned down a plea fromfive Chi-
nese Muslims held at Guantana-
mo Bay, Cuba, that the justices
consider their request to be reset-
tledinthe UnitedStates.
Atrial judge hadorderedsucha
plan for the inmates, known as
Uighurs. They have been held
since 2002, but the U.S. govern-
ment has agreed that they are not
terrorists andpose no threat.
But an appeals court blocked
therelease, sayingdecisions about
resettlement in this country must
be made by the executive and leg-
islative branches, not judges.
The court on Monday declined
to review the appeals court deci-
sion. There were nonoteddissent-
ers, and four justices wrote to ex-
plain that it was enough that the
government was working to en-
sure the release of the men to
another country.
Justice Stephen G. Breyer said
the government is still committed
to placing the men in the Pacific
island nation of Palau, where
some of their countrymen held at
Guantanamoalready have settled.
In my view, these offers, the
lack of any meaningful challenge
as to their appropriateness and
the governments uncontested
commitment to continue to work
to resettle petitioners transform
petitioners claim, Breyer wrote.
Under present circumstances,
I see no government-imposed ob-
stacle to petitioners timely re-
lease and appropriate resettle-
ment.
He was joined in the statement
by Justices Anthony M. Kennedy,
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia
Sotomayor.
Justice Elena Kagan took her-
self out of consideration of the
case. As President Obamas solici-
tor general, she was deeply in-
volved in trying to find a place for
the Uighurs and had urged the
court not to get involved in the
effort.
Federal officials have agreed
that returning the men to China
would likely mean torture or even
death. At one time, 22 Uighurs
were heldat Guantanamo; 17 have
been resettled in Palau, Albania,
SwitzerlandandBermuda.
The case is Kiyemba v. Obama.
Health care in Virginia
The justices took no action on
Virginias request that they imme-
diately reviewthe nations health-
care overhaul law.
Virginia Attorney General Ken
Cuccinelli II hadaskedthecourt to
fast-track consideration of the
constitutionality of the law and
skipthe normal process of waiting
until appeals courts had consid-
eredthe issue.
Thecourtsdocket indicatedthe
justices would consider the issue
at their private conference last
Friday, but Mondays orders from
the court didnot indicate whether
the justices had considered Cuc-
cinellis request. It has been relist-
ed for the justices conference this
Friday.
Federal judges in Virginia have
reached conflicting conclusions
onthelaw: ADemocratic-appoint-
ed judge in one part of the state
said Congress was within its pow-
er to pass the sweeping overhaul
of health care and a Republican-
appointed judge in another part
saidit hadoverreached.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for
the 4th Circuit in Richmond is
scheduledtohear appeals of those
decisions May 10.
The case is Virginia v. Sebelius.
In a first, Scalia presides
History was made at the court
Monday: For the first time in his
nearly 25-year career at the court,
Justice Antonin Scalia presided
over anoral argument.
Chief JusticeJohnG. RobertsJr.
took himself out of a patent dis-
pute between Microsoft and tech-
nology company i4i, leaving the
courts most senior justice Sca-
lia to runthe argument.
As is customary for justices,
Roberts did not explain his ab-
senceinMicrosoft Corp. v. i4i Lim-
ited Partnership, but his financial
disclosure report shows that he
owns Microsoft stock.
barnesr@washpost.com
Study testing drug to prevent HIV infection is halted
Project among women
in 3 African countries
failed, researchers say
BY DAVID BROWN
A study in three African coun-
tries where women were given an
AIDS drug to prevent HIV infec-
tion is being stopped because the
project is not working, research-
ers said Monday.
Women in the study had an
equal chance of becoming infect-
ed whether they were taking a
dailydose of the drugTruvadaor a
look-alike placebo pill. The ones
taking Truvada were expected to
have had a much lower infection
rate.
It wasnt known why the drug
didnt work. A study last year
usingit inhomosexual menfound
that it reduced infections by 44
percent. Another study inwhicha
similar drug was used ina vaginal
gel reducedthe HIVinfectionrate
in women by 39 percent.
This was a surprising and dis-
appointingfinding, saidTimothy
Mastro, a physician at FHI, a non-
profit research institute in North
Carolina that ran the study. At
this point, we cant conclude that
these antiretrovirals will be effec-
tive.
Truvada is a combination of
two antiretroviral compounds,
tenofovir and emtricitabine. It is
intended to be used after infec-
tion in combination with other
antiretroviral medicines. Two
other studies are underway in
sub-Saharan Africa to test the
compounds in pill and gel form
for HIVpreventioninheterosexu-
al men and women.
Finding a cheap and easy way
to prevent HIV infection is a high
priority in global health, as twice
as many people become infected
with the virus each year as are
being put on life-extending anti-
retroviral therapy. There is little
likelihood that an AIDS vaccine
will be available in the next de-
cade. Many experts hope that pre-
exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with
AIDS drugs could work as a vac-
cine equivalent for certainpeople.
Kevin Fenton, head of AIDS
programs at the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention,
which has conducted similar
studies in the United States and
abroad, said the strategy is worth
pursuing.
These findings by no means
suggest we should not do further
PrEP trials in women, Fenton
said. This really underscores the
complexityof HIVpreventionand
the importance of doing multiple
trials in different populations.
There are four possible expla-
nations for thefailureof thestudy,
which enrolled 1,951 women in
Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania
starting in June 2009.
One is that the women werent
taking the medicines as instruct-
ed, despite assertions they were.
Another is that the pills active
ingredients didnt get into cervi-
cal and vaginal tissues in suffi-
cient concentrations to have an
effect. The third is that the strate-
gy doesnt work. The final expla-
nation is that it works but by
chance didnt in that experiment.
The study, called FEM-PrEP,
was run in places with high rates
of HIV infection. Twenty-one per-
cent of the women screened for
participation were rejected be-
cause they were already infected.
Participants were 18 to 35; 40
percent were married or living
with a partner; and on average,
they had had 3.7 acts of inter-
course in the week before enroll-
ment. All saidthey didnot want to
become pregnant, and more than
95 percent were using contracep-
tion (mostly injectable forms).
The researchers predicted
there would be 72 new HIV infec-
tions over the course of the study.
When an independent monitor-
ing board reviewed the results
partway through, it found there
had already been 56 infections.
The Truvada and placebo groups
each had 28 infections.
Astatistical analysis concluded
that even if the study had contin-
ued to its planned conclusion
patients were still being enrolled
there was no chance it would
have shown a benefit of Truvada.
In the face of futility, it is consid-
ered unethical to continue a clini-
cal study. The monitoring board
advised that the study be closed,
and FHI agreed.
By the time enrollment was
stoppedFriday, theaveragelength
of time a woman had been in the
study was seven months. Overall,
the womenwere becoming infect-
ed at the rate of about 5 percent
per year. Nine percent were be-
coming pregnant, with the high-
est rateamongwomentakingTru-
vada and oral contraceptives.
It is possible the women who
had been randomly assigned to
Truvada missed an unusually
large number of both birth con-
trol and Truvada pills. Blood sam-
ples drawn every four weeks will
be tested to determine the drug
levels of the women randomly
assigned to Truvada.
Alternatively, the drugs might
be less effective at preventing in-
fection through vaginal inter-
course than anal intercourse, the
method in the study that showed
protection last year, said Mastro
of FHI, which was formerly
known as Family Health Interna-
tional.
An FHI news released said Tru-
vada was associated with some
known side effects that were not
serious.
The U.S. Agency for Interna-
tional Development and the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation
paid for the study, which was
conducted in cooperation with
local researchers in the three
countries. It cost $26 million.
browndm@washpost.com
Alzheimers is
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King urges Holder
to explain decision
in terror funding case
Justice Department
chose not to prosecute
Muslim advocacy group
BY JERRY MARKON
A Republican congressman
who examined radicalization
among American Muslims urged
the Justice Department on Mon-
day toexplainwhat he says was its
decision to usurp the prosecu-
tion of a Muslim advocacy group
on terrorism financing allega-
tions.
Rep. Peter T. King (N.Y.) saidhe
had been reliably informed that
high-level Justice officials in the
Obama administration chose not
to seek indictments against the
Council on American-Islamic Re-
lations (CAIR), its co-founder and
two other Muslims groups. He
said the decision was made de-
spite vehement objections from
FBI agents and prosecutors, who
wanted to pursue the case.
Their opposition to this deci-
sion raises serious doubt that the
decision not to prosecute was a
validexercise of prosecutorial dis-
cretion, King said in a letter to
Attorney General Eric H. Holder
Jr. dated Friday and released by
the congressmans office Monday.
A law enforcement official fa-
miliar with the case said it was
Justice officials in the George W.
Bushadministrationwhoinitially
decided not to charge CAIR co-
founder Omar Ahmad.
The official, who spoke on the
conditionof anonymity to discuss
internal deliberations, said the
Obama administration then re-
jectedasubsequent effort tobring
charges against Ahmad. The offi-
cial declined to specify the rea-
sons for the decisions. Neither
administration sought an indict-
ment of CAIRas an organization.
Dean Boyd, a spokesman for
the Justice Department, said in a
statement that it brings cases
based only on evidence and that
the notion that an individual
suspect or organization is im-
mune from Justice Department
prosecution solely because of
their affiliations, memberships or
political leanings is not only false
but an affront to Department
prosecutors nationwide.
Ahmad, who is no longer affili-
ated with CAIR, did not return
telephone calls Monday. It is
unclear whether indictments
were sought against the other
Muslim groups named in Kings
letter, the Islamic Society of North
America and the North American
Islamic Trust.
Safaa Zarzour, secretary gener-
al of the Islamic Society, said King
has an anti-Muslimagenda. The
North American Islamic Trust
said in a statement that the
groups designation as an un-in-
dicted co-conspirator in a terror-
ism financing case, which Kings
letter cited, was an intentional
smear campaign.
The debate over a case that was
never brought illustrates the lin-
gering tensions over U.S. Muslims
and their relationship with law
enforcement a month after King
held a hearing exploring home-
grown radicalization. The hear-
ing, which came after a series of
high-profile incidents linked to
American Muslims, drew fierce
condemnation fromMuslims and
civil rights groups.
CAIR came under criticism at
the hearing from some Republi-
can congressmen, who called it a
terrorist organization. They
based the allegation on the Bush
administrations designation of
CAIR, along with more than 200
other individuals and organiza-
tions, as an un-indicted co-con-
spirator in the terrorism financ-
ing case.
In that case, a federal jury in
Dallas in 2008 convicted five men
with ties to the Texas-based Holy
Land Foundation for Relief and
Development of providing mate-
rial support to Hamas. The U.S.
government has designated
Hamas as aterrorist organization.
Groups or individuals desig-
nated as un-indicted co-conspira-
tors in a criminal case often are
never charged.
After CAIRwas giventhe desig-
nation in the Holy Land Founda-
tion case, the FBI cut off official
ties with the organization. In a
2009 letter to several U.S. sena-
tors, FBI official Richard C. Pow-
ers saidevidence at the Holy Land
Foundation trial demonstrated a
connection between CAIR, indi-
vidual CAIR founders and
Hamas.
CAIR has long denied any ter-
rorist ties, and spokesman Ibra-
him Hooper on Monday called
Kings letter to Holder an obvi-
ous attempt at political payback
for criticism of the anti-Muslim
bias in Mr. Kings recent hearing.
It is sad that Representative
Kings personal vendetta against
the AmericanMuslimcommunity
has led him to become a mouth-
piece for anti-Islam hate sites,
Hooper said.
Hooper was referring to Paja-
mas Media, a conservative Web
site that last week published a
story accusing the Obama Justice
Department of scuttling the case
against CAIR for political rea-
sons.
King, in an interview, said he
was awarewhenhewrotetoHold-
er that the Bush administration
also had rejected indictments
against co-conspirators in the
Holy Land Foundation case.
Asked why he was criticizing only
the Obama administration, King
said the difference is that Bush
officials made their decision be-
fore the convictions in the case.
Whether or not there is any
criticism of Bush we can debate,
but clearly there has to be criti-
cism of Obama and Holder, said
King, a longtime critic of Holder
who recently called for the attor-
ney generals resignation. The
rationale for not indicting was
removed.
markonj@washpost.com
problems, as well. Less than half
of Republicans and Republican-
leaning independents say they
are satisfied with the field of GOP
candidates.
That field is still taking shape,
but the sentiment is a big falloff
from four years ago, when nearly
two-thirds of Republicans were
satisfied with their options.
Lackof enthusiasmfor the can-
didates came in other measures,
as well. When Republicans and
GOP-leaners were askedwhothey
would vote for in a primary or
caucus, only former Massachu-
setts governor Mitt Romneyregis-
tered in double digits, with 16
percent. More than double that
number expressed no opinion
and an additional 12 percent vol-
unteered none or no one.
BusinessmanDonald Trump (8
percent), former Arkansas gover-
nor Mike Huckabee (6 percent)
and former Alaska governor Sar-
ah Palin (5 percent) were the only
other names volunteered by more
than 2 percent of respondents.
Possible challengers
In hypothetical matchups for
the general election, the presi-
dent runs ahead of all seven po-
tential GOP rivals tested in the
newpoll.
If the election were held now,
Romney and Huckabee would
mount the stiffest challenges,
trailing Obama by four and six
percentage points respectively,
among all Americans as well as
among registered voters.
Obama has double-digit leads
over the other five tested a
dozen points against Trump and
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-
Minn.), 15 against Newt Gingrich
and former Minnesota governor
Tim Pawlenty and 17 points over
Palin.
Despite his current advantage
over the Republican field, Obama
remains vulnerable with an ap-
proval rating again less than 50
percent. A majority of those
younger than 40 give the presi-
dent positive ratings, but most of
those 40 and older disapprove.
Obamas standing shows he
has lost his post-midterm elec-
tion gains. His 54 percent rating
in January followed a well-re-
ceived speech at a memorial ser-
vice for the victims of the Tucson
shootings, and came after a lame-
obama from A1 duck congressional session dur-
ing which he scored a series of
legislative achievements.
The latest findings come after
the compromise agreement be-
tweenObama and Republicans to
cut spending in the current fiscal
year. It also comes less than a
week after the president outlined
his proposals for dealing with the
countrys debt and deficit prob-
lems in a speech that included a
withering attack on a Republican
proposal by House Budget Com-
mittee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-
Wis.).
It is Obamas standing among
independents that is a prime
cause for concern inside the
White House and Obama reelec-
tion campaign.
Independents backed Obama
and other Democrats in 2008, but
those who voted last year went
decisively for Republicans.
Obamas political advisers are
closely monitoring independents
and many of his moves in the past
few months have been aimed at
shoring up their support.
Among independents, 55 per-
cent disapprove of the job he is
doing, near record highs. And for
the first time, about as many
independents have generally un-
favorable (49 percent) as mostly
favorable (50 percent) impres-
sions of Obama.
In the hypothetical 2012
matchups, Romney and Hucka-
bee run a touch higher than
Obama among independents.
Then-President Ronald Rea-
gan was also below 50 percent at
this point in1983, but April of that
year marked the last time before
his 1984 landslide that he did not
have majority approval in Post-
ABCpolling. In spring 1995, then-
President Bill Clinton was also on
the upswing, falling below50per-
cent only in June of that year.
Gas prices an indicator
Economic issues remain the
biggest potential obstacle to
Obamas reelection, with rising
gas prices a sensitive indicator for
the public. Almost eight in 10 say
inflation in their area is getting
worse, and more than seven in 10
say higher gasoline prices are
causing financial hardship at
home.
Obama trails all sevenRepubli-
cans among those who see the
economy as getting worse Re-
publicans are more apt than
Democrats toperceive weakening
and the president runs about
evenly withpotential competitors
among those who report being
the hardest hit by skyrocketing
prices at the pump.
Economic anxiety also ampli-
fies the presidents challenges
among core voter groups: For the
first time in available data, more
than half of whites without col-
lege degrees see the economy as
deteriorating.
The telephone poll was con-
ducted April 14-17 among a ran-
dom national sample of 1,001
adults interviewed on conven-
tional or cellular telephone. The
margin of sampling error for the
full poll is 3.5 percentage points;
it is five points for the sample of
self-identified Republicans and
GOP-leaning independents.
cohenj@washpost.com
balzd@washpost.com
Polling manager Peyton M. Craighill
contributed to this report.
Obamas down
in polls, but hes
still a contender
on washingtonpost.com
Obama town hall
6
President Obama will be in
Annandale at 1 p.m. on
Tuesday for a town hall meeting.
For full coverage before, during
and after the event, including
video feeds and photo galleries,
go to postpolitics.com.
Obama, wife made $1.7 million in 2010
BY PERRY BACON JR.
President may be Barack
Obamas most prestigious job, but
his most lucrative is author.
Obama and the first lady, Mi-
chelle, reported a gross income of
$1,728,096 in 2010, according to
their federal tax returns, which
the White House released Mon-
day.
Obama collects a $400,000 sal-
ary as commander in chief but
received the vast majority of his
income from sales of his three
nonfiction books: The Audacity
of Hope, Dreams From My Fa-
ther and Of Thee I Sing: A
Letter to My Daughters.
The Obamas paid $453,770 in
federal taxes. The first family do-
nated $245,075, about 14 percent
of their income, to 36 charities.
The largest gift was a $131,075
donation to the Fisher House
Foundation, a nonprofit organi-
zation that builds houses near
military hospitals where family
members can temporarily stay
free of charge while their wound-
ed service member recovers.
The president is making more
than the vast majority of Ameri-
cans, but his income dropped
from 2009, when book sales,
along with a $1.4 million cash
award for the Nobel Peace Prize,
put him at more than $5.5 mil-
lion.
Vice President Biden and his
wife, Jill, made $379,178 and paid
$86,626 in federal taxes for 2010.
baconp@washpost.com
NORTHCAROLINA
Duke teams accuser
charged with murder
The woman who falsely ac-
cused three Duke University la-
crosse players of raping her was
charged with murder Monday in
the death of her boyfriend.
A Durham County grand jury
indicted Crystal Mangum, 32, on
a charge of first-degree murder
andtwocounts of larceny. She has
been in jail since an April 3
incident that initially ledpolice to
charge her with assault in the
stabbing of Reginald Daye, 46. He
died nearly two weeks later.
Mangum accused the lacrosse
players of raping her at a 2006
party at which she was hired to
performas a stripper.
NEWYORK
Not-guilty plea in suit
over online poker
An Illinois man pleaded not
guilty Monday to charges that he
helped three poker Web sites
trick banks into illegally process-
ing payments from U.S. custom-
ers.
Bradley Franzen entered his
plea in Manhattan federal court.
He is accused of operating an
illegal gambling business and
conspiracy to commit bank fraud
and money laundering.
Franzen, 41, was among 11 peo-
ple charged on Friday, when U.S.
authorities seized the domain
names for Absolute Poker, Full
Tilt Poker and PokerStars. The
seizures effectively shut down
their online gambling businesses,
which are based overseas.
Reuters
OHIO
Air traffic controller
suspended over DVD
Another air traffic controller
has been suspended, this time for
watching a movie when he was
supposed to be monitoring air-
craft.
The Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration said in a statement Mon-
day that it had suspended a con-
troller and a manager at a region-
al radar facility in Cleveland that
handles high-altitude traffic.
The air traffic control facility
became aware that the controller
was watching a DVD early Sun-
day morning when his micro-
phone was inadvertently activat-
ed. For more than three minutes,
the movies soundtrackwas trans-
mitted over the radio throughout
the air traffic area he was moni-
toring.
The controller became aware
of the problemwhencontactedby
a pilot. The incident follows at
least five cases of controllers fall-
ing asleep on duty.
Associated Press
Surgery for Barbour: Mississippi
Gov. Haley Barbour (R) had min-
imally invasive surgery on his
lower back Monday.
Barbour has been traveling fre-
quently to IowaandSouthCaroli-
na in anticipation of a possible
2012 presidential candidacy.
Reuters
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THE WORLD
JAPAN
Radiation too high
for plant repair crews
A pair of thin robots on treads
sent to explore reactor buildings
inside Japans crippled nuclear
plant came back Monday with
disheartening news: Radiation
levels are far too high for repair
crews to go inside.
Nevertheless, officials re-
mained hopeful that they can
stick to their freshly mintedroad
map for cleaning up the radia-
tion leak and stabilizing the Fu-
kushima Daiichi plant by years
endso tens of thousands of evacu-
ees can start returning home.
Officials said Monday that radi-
ationhadincreasedinawater tank
in unit 2 and that contaminated
water was discovered in other ar-
eas of the plant, underscoring the
growing challenges facing the To-
kyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) in
cleaning up and containing the
radiation. They also detailed the
damage to fuel in three troubled
reactors, sayingpelletshadmelted.
Lawmakers, angry at the slow
response to the nuclear crisis and
the earthquake and tsunami that
caused it, tore into Prime Minis-
ter Naoto Kan.
I am sincerely apologizing for
what has happened, Kan said,
stressing that the government
was doing all it could to handle
the unprecedented disasters.
Tepcos president, Masataka
Shimizu, appeared ill at ease as
lawmakers heckled him.
Workers have not been able to
enter the reactor buildings since
the first days after the cooling
systems were wrecked by the
March 11 earthquake and tsuna-
mi, which left more than 27,000
people dead or missing.
Associated Press
CUBA
Economic reforms
approved at summit
Delegates of Cubas Commu-
nist Party gave their blessing to a
sweeping slate of economic
changes, designed to breathe life
anda bit of free-market spirit into
the islands moribund economy,
and voted in a new party leader-
shipat a historic summit Monday.
State television announced the
unanimous approval of about 300
economic proposals in a full ses-
sion of the party congress, but it
did not give details. Newscast
presenters said the partys new
leadership has also been decided,
but did not name names.
President Raul Castro is widely
thought to be in line to take over
as the partys first secretary from
his brother Fidel, but all eyes are
on the selection of the No. 2
position, which could signal the
Castros choice of an eventual
successor.
More details are expected
Tuesday, when the summit closes
with a speech by Raul Castro. The
Communist Party congress does
not have the power to enact the
changes into law, but the sugges-
tions are expected to be acted
upon quickly by the National As-
sembly over the coming days and
weeks.
Officials calledthe gathering to
set a newcourse for Cubas econo-
my and rejuvenate an aging polit-
ical class made up largely of octo-
genarians who led Cubas 1959
revolution.
Associated Press
PAKISTAN
Boehner holds talks
with nations leaders
HouseSpeaker JohnA. Boehner
(R-Ohio), who made a surprise
visit to Baghdad on Saturday, is
leading a six-member delegation
to Pakistan, his office announced
Monday.
The other congressional mem-
bers on the trip are Reps. Mac
Thornberry (R-Tex.), K. Michael
Conaway (R-Tex.), Thomas J.
Rooney (R-Fla.), Joseph J. Heck
(R-Nev.) and Dan Boren (D-Okla.).
The group met with Pakistani
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gil-
lani; Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, Paki-
stans army chief; and U.S. Am-
bassador Cameron Munter, ac-
cording to Boehners office.
In a statement, Boehner said
the delegation had frank and
productive discussions with the
Pakistani leaders.
Whiletherelationshipbetween
our two countries has seen its
challenges, we discussed the im-
portance of workingthroughthese
issues and renewing our partner-
shipbasedonmutual interests and
mutual respect, he said.
The trip is Boehners first since
becoming speaker in January.
Felicia Sonmez
Hungary passes conservative
constitution: Hungarian law-
makers approved a socially and
fiscally conservative constitution
that was criticized by rights
groups and the political opposi-
tionfor measures suchas abanon
gay marriage and protection of
the life of a fetus fromconception
onward.
Czech Republic averts collapse:
The Czech Republics three-party
coalition has agreed to continue
in government together, averting
a collapse after a corruptionscan-
dal, a government source told
Reuters.
Fromnews services
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GREECE
Suicide attacks kill
11 near Baghdads
fortified Green Zone
CONVOYS WERE
LIKELY TARGETS
Speculation increases
as U.S. deadline looms
BY AARON C. DAVIS
baghdadThe first major attack
in months at an entrance to the
heavily fortified Green Zone killed
11 andwoundedat least 19onMon-
day as talk increased in Iraqs capi-
tal about whether thenationslead-
ers would ask U.S. troops to stay
beyond a year-end deadline to
leave.
Two cars packed with explo-
sives detonated nearly simultane-
ously at a security checkpoint
crowded with Iraqi parliament
staff members. Police said the sui-
cideblastsappearedtobetargeted
at convoys carrying Iraqi defense
and political leaders, including a
military commander who sur-
vived. It was the second attempt
onhis motorcade this month.
The parliament speaker said
the second Green Zone blast
seemed to be aimed at his adviser.
The adviser survived, but six Iraqi
army officers and bodyguards for
bothdignitaries were killed.
The four-square-mile Green
Zone houses the largest U.S. em-
bassy in the world and thousands
of U.S. troops and contractors.
None was injured in the Monday
attack. The gate where the bomb-
ings occurred is most frequently
used by Iraqi politicians and mili-
tary officers as well as their staff
members andby the Iraqi media.
The attacks heightened ten-
sions in the Iraqi parliament after
visits to Baghdad in the past two
weeks by U.S. Defense Secretary
Robert M. GatesandHouseSpeak-
er John A. Boehner (R-Ohio). On
Monday, it seemedas if thosevisits
had provided an opening for at
least some new public discussion
amongIraqi officialsabout wheth-
er toextendanagreement toallow
U.S. troops to remain in the coun-
try next year.
All American troops are sup-
posed to leave Iraq by Dec. 31, but
GatessaidtheUnitedStateswould
consider any request to extend its
military presence in the country.
Whether Iraq makes such a re-
quest is almost entirely up to
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,
who could face a domestic politi-
cal backlashfor doing so.
Since Gatess visit, Maliki has
faced renewed pressure from Ira-
nian-backedShiiteclericMoqtada
al-Sadr not to negotiate an exten-
sion. Sadr has threatened that his
Mahdi Army militia, which con-
tributed heavily to the bloodiest
days of the Iraq war, could be
reenergized if U.S. troops do not
leave as planned.
But lawmakers with the Sunni-
backed Iraqiya bloc made cau-
tious pronouncements Monday
that some new agreement should
be worked out before the end of
the year, though they did not call
outright for U.S. troops to stay.
Speaking to reporters, Iraqi
parliament speaker Osama al-Nu-
jaifi also criticized the Maliki-led
government for his failure to
name the defense and interior
ministers in the past nearly four
months, saying the openings have
created a vacuum at the highest
levels of the countrys key security
ministries. The Interior Ministry
oversees the police force.
Lt. Col. HamidMashkoor, whois
in charge of security at the al-
Harthiya gate, where the blasts
occurred, said the military com-
mander from the mostly Sunni
Abu Ghraib area south of the capi-
tal appeared to be the primary
target of the attack.
Maj. Gen. Ahmed E.G. al-Saedy,
aShiite, was inanarmoredconvoy
whenthe first blast occurred.
In a statement on his Web site,
Nujaifi identifiedthe adviser close
tothe secondblast as AmjadAbul-
HamidAlduree.
No one has asserted responsi-
bility for the bombings.
davisa@washpost.com
Special correspondent Aziz Alwan
contributed to this report.
2 soldiers killed at Afghan ministry
Insurgent attack
adds to concerns
about infiltration
BY JOSHUA PARTLOW
kabul An insurgent draped in
explosives stalked the halls of the
Defense Ministry in Kabul on
Monday and opened fire on
guards in the third major security
breach at an Afghan base within
four days, according to Afghan
officials andwitnesses.
Wearing an Afghan military
uniformtoevadelayers of security
at the downtown compound, the
Taliban insurgent apparently in-
tendedtokill thedefenseminister,
Abdul Rahim Wardak, and other
top Afghan army officials. Neither
Wardak nor the army chief of staff
was in his office at noon when the
shooting took place.
But the would-be bomber, who
was fatally shot by Afghansoldiers
before he could detonate his vest
of explosives, still managed to kill
two Afghan soldiers and wound
sevenothers, Afghanofficials said.
Andhisattackinaninnersanctum
of President Hamid Karzais gov-
ernment added to the sense that
Afghan government installations
are porous and their security forc-
es are susceptible toinfiltrationby
Talibansleeper cells.
On Friday, a suicide bomber
killed the Kandahar police chief in
his headquarters and two police
officers, and the next day, another
bomber killed five NATO troops
and four Afghan soldiers on an
Afghan army base in the east. To-
gether, the attacks have raised in-
tense concern among U.S. and Af-
ghan officials that the Taliban is
ramping up its effort to deploy in-
surgents within the security forces
to slip past the concrete walls and
armedguards that protect bases.
Although it has not been con-
firmed whether Mondays assault
was carried out by an Afghan sol-
dier or someone posing as one,
there have been a number of inci-
dents of soldiers or police target-
ing U.S. and foreign troops, which
undermines trust at a time when
the United States is working ag-
gressively to grow and train the
Afghansecurity forces.
Clearly, infiltration is some-
thing people worry about, said a
senior U.S. military official in Ka-
bul, who spoke on the condition of
anonymity to address a sensitive
topic.
To combat the threat, NATO
advisers, at the Afghan govern-
ments request, are planning to
assist in training a force of about
450 counterintelligence officers
who would work down at the bat-
talion level to investigate vulnera-
bilities and look for potential in-
surgent infiltrators.
The Afghan government has
also begun in recent weeks a per-
sonnel asset inventory of all secu-
rityforces, essentiallyplacingevery
soldier and police officer in a bio-
metricdatabasethat canbeusedto
help identify those with criminal
backgrounds. U.S. militaryofficials
said Wardak has also requested
helpineducatinghis forces onhow
toidentify possible infiltrators.
The Afghans are taking this
very seriously, another U.S. mili-
tary official in Kabul said. They
dont want to see this stuff happen
anymorethananybodyelsedoes.
Mondays attack involved at
least one insurgent andpossibly as
many as three, according to people
in the building at the time of the
attack. One attacker openedfire on
the second floor, down the hall
fromthe ministers office, killing a
guard outside the deputy minis-
ters door. The insurgent, or possi-
bly another one, had also walked
the thirdfloor near the office of the
Afghan army chief of staff, Gen.
Sher MohammadKarimi.
They had bad intel, said an
official in the building, who was
not authorized to speak publicly
about the incident. They were
attacking empty offices.
At the sound of the shooting,
some employees in the building
locked doors and broke windows,
escapingby scramblingoutside. Af-
ghan soldiers inside the building
shot backat the attacker, launching
anintense, minutes-longgunbattle.
The reaction by the ANA
guards was exceptionally disci-
plined, said the official, referring
to the AfghanNational Army.
A ministry spokesman, Col.
Radmanish, said that the attacker
was disguised as a soldier but was
not in the army. Others said that a
final determination had not been
made.
The radical Islamist Taliban
movement asserted responsibility
for the attack, which it said was
aimed at visiting French Defense
Minister Gerard Longuet. But
Longuet was not at the ministry
when the assault occurred. Taliban
spokesmanZabiullahMujahidsaid
in a text message that the attacker
struck during a meeting with the
French defense minister and
causedhuge casualties.
partlowj@washpost.com
Special correspondent Javed
Hamdard contributed to this report.
DENIS SINYAKOV/REUTERS
An Afghan soldier guards an entrance to the Defense Ministry in Kabul, where a would-be bomber killed two soldiers and wounded seven.
Deadly security breaches
April 16: A newly recruited Afghan soldier blew himself up at Forward
Operating Base Gamberi, the headquarters of the Afghan National Army
201st Corps, in Laghman province. He killed five NATO troops and four
Afghan soldiers.
April 15: A man in an Afghan police uniformblew himself up in the
courtyard of the Kandahar provincial police headquarters, killing the police
chief, Mohammad Mojayed, and two other police officers.
Feb. 18: A man wearing an Afghan National Army uniformopened fire on
German soldiers in Baghlan province. He killed two soldiers and wounded
eight others.
Nov. 29, 2010: An Afghan border police trainee opened fire on his
trainers at a base in Nangarhar province, killing six U.S. soldiers.
Nov. 6, 2010: An Afghan soldier killed two U.S. soldiers on a military
base in Helmand province and fled.
Aug. 25, 2010: An Afghan police officer killed two Spanish soldiers who
were training the police, and an interpreter in Badghis province.
July 20, 2010: An Afghan army sergeant killed two U.S. civilian trainers
at a shooting range in Balkh province.
July 13, 2010: An Afghan soldier killed three British soldiers using
rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons in Helmand province.
Nov. 2, 2009: An Afghan police officer killed five British soldiers as they
were on a roof of a British-Afghan checkpoint in Helmand province.
Joshua Partlow and Julie Tate
REUTERS
Adoctor attends to a man wounded in the suicide bombings outside
Baghdads Green Zone. At least 19 people were injured in the blasts.
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TURMOIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST
U.N. to be
allowed
access to
Libyan city
BY SIMON DENYER
tripoli, libya The Libyan
government has promised to al-
lowthe United Nations to visit the
besieged western city of Misurata,
but it was not clear whether it
would stop shelling the city for
long enoughto allowfood, aidand
medicine to go in and civilians to
escape.
The government said said it
had pledged to allow the United
Nations to open a humanitarian
corridor, but the world body said
no guarantees had been given
about the shelling.
Valerie Amos, the U.N. human-
itarian chief, said she had been
given assurances the United
Nations would be permitted to
visit Misurata and other towns to
assess humanitarian needs.
But she said she had received
no guarantees [fromthe govern-
ment] with respect to my call for
an overall cessation of hostilities,
to enable people to move, to
enable us to deliver supplies.
Residents said 23 people were
killed in heavy tank, mortar,
rocket and sniper fire from gov-
ernment forces Sunday and that
another five died Monday. More
than 300 men, women and chil-
dren have been registered dead
in the hospitals of the port city
about 130 miles east of the
capital, Tripoli.
denyers@washpost.com
Staff writer Leila Fadel in Misurata
contributed to this report.
A pervasive pall of fear in Tripoli
Many of Libyas critics seem to have disappeared even as amnesty groups demand answers on their whereabouts
BY SIMON DENYER
IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA
T
he armed men arrived this
month, pounded on the
door and took Ibrahims
cousinaway. Therewas not aword
of explanation and not a word
since about where he has been
taken.
I cant even ask anyone where
my cousin is. Its too dangerous,
the 33-year-old told two reporters
who had briefly slipped away
from their government minders,
on a chance encounter in the ma-
zelike streets of Tripolis walled
old town.
Everyone is scared, he added,
looking furtively to the right and
left, wary of government inform-
ers. We can only talk to a few
close friends. We cant trust any-
one else.
Human rights groups say the
Libyan government embarked on
asystematicandwidespreadcam-
paigntoimprisoncritics inTripoli
after protests against Moammar
Gaddafis ruleeruptedandwere
violently put down in February.
Ibrahims account, and that of
other Tripoli residents, suggests
that the campaign is continuing
thismonth, albeit at aslower pace.
Gaddafi andhissecurityforces
are brutally suppressing all oppo-
sition in Tripoli, including peace-
ful protests, with lethal force, ar-
bitrary arrests and forced disap-
pearances, saidSarahLeahWhit-
son, Middle East andNorthAfrica
director at Human Rights Watch.
Given Libyas record of torture
and political killings, we worry
deeply about the fate of those
taken away.
Therebel Transitional National
Council the de facto govern-
ment in eastern Libya says
20,000 people have been kid-
napped by the Gaddafi govern-
ment and are being held in inhu-
mane conditions in several pris-
ons across the capital, as well as in
police and army camps and in an
old tobacco factory. That figure
could not be independently con-
firmed, but Human Rights Watch
said the detentions have been sig-
nificant and widespread.
The jails include Abu Salim
prison, notorious for the massa-
cre of hundreds of prisoners after
an uprising in 1996.
Detainees include rebel sol-
diers captured as the fighting has
ebbedandflowedalong the coast-
al towns of Libya. But they also
include anti-government activ-
ists, journalists, people who orga-
nized protests on Facebook or
who simply took part in the dem-
onstrations, as well as those who
spoke with the foreign media, hu-
man rights groups say.
Gaddafis powerful second son,
Saif al-IslamGaddafi, concededin
an interview that there had been
arrests but he saidthat noone had
been tortured and added that he
was supervising a program to re-
lease the prisoners.
It happened because it was a
big tsunami here in Libya, he
said. But the police have started
to release themone after another.
. . . We are livinginthe same coun-
try. It is not in our advantage to
humiliate them, to kill them or to
torture them.
Government spokesmanMous-
sa Ibrahim said he had just one
response to the charges: to ask
HumanRights WatchandAmnes-
ty International why they had not
responded to a government invi-
tation to visit and find out for
themselves.
Both organizations said they
had not been granted permission
to enter government-controlled
Libya since the protests and con-
flict began. Human Rights Watch
said the group has received an
unofficial spoken invitation to
come to Tripoli and is now dis-
cussing a formal invitation. Am-
nesty International says it has re-
ceived no such offer.
The first wave of arrests fol-
lowed Februarys protests, with
government agents evencombing
the hospitals of Tripoli for people
wounded in the demonstrations.
Another wave of detentions
took place in other cities as gov-
ernment forces first advanced
alongthecoast inearlyMarchand
then retreated from the outskirts
of the rebel stronghold of Beng-
hazi when NATOairstrikes began
March 19. About 1,000 people
have disappeared from govern-
ment-controlled areas in the be-
sieged city of Misurata alone, ac-
cording to the city council.
Some people have been re-
leased after signing a pledge not
to repeat offenses against capaci-
ty of the Great Jamahiriya, Gadd-
afis term for the Libyan state,
residents interviewed by The
Washington Post and Human
Rights Watch said.
But many more are untrace-
able. Some appear to have been in
the wrong place at the wrong
time. Ali al-Barg, a 45-year-old
doctor and father of four, was last
seen tied up next to a military
truck and a shot-up ambulance
outside the eastern town of
Giminis on March 19, lying on the
ground with bruises on his face.
He was still in his medical scrubs.
He had left Benghazi the night
before in a clearly marked ambu-
lance to look for the wounded
along the road to Ajdabiya, Hu-
manRights Watchsaid. His driver
was also in custody but a nurse
with the group had been shot and
killed, according to Hossam al-
Majri, a doctor with the Benghazi
Medical Committee.
There were three soldiers
there inmilitary uniformandma-
chine guns guarding them, Nuri
Massoud, an ambulance driver
who came on the scene told Hu-
man Rights Watch. We tried to
talk to them, asking them why
they were detaining a doctor, but
theyorderedus not totalktothem
and made us sit down with them
for about anhour before telling us
to leave.
The missing also include a
number of American citizens, in-
cluding Reda al-Mizaygri, a Liby-
an American neurosurgeon from
Charleston, W.Va., who was last
seen leaving the eastern city of
Ajdabiya with cardiologist Idriss
Busheri on March 16, heading to-
ward Benghazi in a private car.
American freelance journalist
Matthew VanDyke has also been
missing since mid-March, accord-
ing to the Committee to Protect
Journalists. A Libyan friend told
the family that VanDyke was cap-
tured by pro-government forces
in the eastern city of Brega and
later transportedalongwithmore
than 1,000 Libyan civilians to the
Gaddafi stronghold of Sirte.
InTripoli, Gaddafis supporters
cruise the streets in minibuses,
waving greenflags, or assemble in
Green Square by the Mediterra-
nean to chant slogans. Neighbor-
hoods such as Tajoura where the
protests were strongest are still
encircled by government check-
points. OnFridays, armedsoldiers
and militiamen lock down the en-
tire city, while foreign journalists
are barred from leaving their ho-
tels.
But still, in whispered asides,
Gaddafis critics manage to make
their views heard. He is crazy,
one elderly shopkeeper saidwhen
his other customers had gone.
Stupid man, he has killed too
many of his own people.
Ibrahim has been forced to
close his clothes shop as interna-
tional sanctions onLibya have cut
his supply lines. He still visits the
offices of the multinational com-
pany where he used to work until
its foreign employees fled, but
only tocheckthat everything is all
right. Mostly, he is reduced to
waiting.
We could build Libya like Abu
Dhabi or Dubai, but we have to be
free, he said, echoing a common
refrain of many Libyans.
I have a tricolor in my house,
he added, referring to the black-
green-and-redflag adoptedby the
rebels. I will bring it out whenwe
are free.
denyers@washpost.com
AMR ABDALLAH DALSH/REUTERS
ALibyan girl visits a wall showing photos of people who have died or gone missing since the uprising began against Moammar Gaddafis rule.
Misuratas desperate fighters have no room to retreat
er. They also have only one way of
getting supplies the port but
few boat captains have dared to
come ashore amid regular shell-
ing. The citys isolation has also
kept most foreign journalists
away, thoughsomehavearrivedin
recent days after a perilous jour-
ney by sea.
Without areliablesupplychain,
would-be fighters must wait until
a comrade dies so they can inherit
his weapon. Most use old Kalash-
nikov assault rifles, stolen from a
Gaddafi base soon after the upris-
ing began.
Intense urban warfare
On the coastal road Monday,
one fighter held up a soda bottle
filled with gasoline and a diesel-
soakedcloth.
These are our antitank weap-
ons, saidIsmail Kraweed, 23.
The rebels throw the home-
made bombs at government vehi-
cles, but to little effect.
Kraweed hid Monday behind
dirt barriers fashionedinthe mid-
dle of the street near an aban-
doned gas station scarred with
bullet holes. Gaddafis forces
loomed less than half a mile away.
The rebels typically attempt to
lure the government tanks into
residential areas, so they can sur-
roundandtry to destroy them.
As Kraweed and his fellow
fighters waited to spring their
trap, mortar shells sailed over-
head and explosions rocked the
city. Tripoli Street the citys
maindrag has become a shell of
its former self, with buildings
along it reducedto rubble.
Overhead, snipers eyed their
targets while camped out in the
insurance building the tallest
on the block and in an adjacent
bank. Rebels said the snipers are
remarkably efficient, picking off
their marks withshots to the head
libya from A1
and chest. Rebels dont bother to
operate at night, because the snip-
ers use night-visiongoggles to tar-
get anything that moves.
We tried to blow up the build-
ings, but we dont knowhow, said
Alaa el Deen Khesham, 30, a rebel
fighter who until two months ago
worked in public relations for the
government. We threw home-
made bombs in there, but it didnt
do anything.
He looked down with sadness:
We wish NATO would bomb the
buildings.
There are fewsigns in Misurata
of NATOs military campaign to
protect civilians. Thefightingis all
urban warfare, making accurate
strikes fromthe air difficult.
Among residents, there was
mounting anger at what they saw
as the international coalitions
failure to protect them against
Gaddafis barrages.
We are officially let down and
disappointed by NATO, said Mo-
hammed, a city council spokes-
manwho uses one name for safety
reasons. He said there apparently
were no airstrikes in the area in
the past three days, allowing Gad-
dafis forces to intensify their
shelling of the port and the citys
residential andindustrial areas.
What is the mandate of NATO?
It is protection of civilians, but
civilians aredyinginMisurata, he
said. If they cannot do it, they
shouldsay they cannot do it.
The rising toll
The United Nations said Mon-
day that it had forged a deal with
Gaddafis government toallowhu-
manitarian aid into Misurata. But
the agreement was met withskep-
ticismin the city, and it is far from
clear that the fighting will pause
long enoughfor the aidto arrive.
In the meantime, the death toll
climbs. Khesham said that a
friend since childhood and fellow
rebel fighter, Salah, was killed
Sunday after being shot twice: in
the thigh and in the head. He was
buriedthe same night, after rebels
burned down the building from
which the snipers bullets had
beenfired.
Kheshamwas borninGermany
and spent part of his childhood in
Boise, Idaho. He has two homes in
Tripoli and a sports car. But he
gave it all up to fight with the
rebels inMisurata.
Towardthe endof the day Mon-
day, he visitedthe Hikmahospital,
which was overflowing with the
woundedandthe dead.
How many martyrs today?
Khesham asked, his eyes turning
red. A doctor checked: One was
killed, and26 were wounded.
Do you know who? Khesham
asked.
No, the doctor said.
This is the most difficult part,
Khesham said, as he sought to
keephis composure. I knowthese
people from the fights and from
my childhood, and it hurts a lot
whenthey die.
As Khesham walked away, four
more people were carted in with
bullet wounds to the chest.
Around him, one mans leg was
destroyed by a blast, and others
wept, crying out to Godfor help.
fadell@washpost.com
Correspondent Simon Denyer in
Tripoli, Libya, contributed to this
report.
CHRIS HONDROS/GETTY IMAGES
Arebel finds his way through a hole punched in a wall on Tripoli
Street, the citys main drag, nowreduced to a shell of its former self.
Forces fire
on protest
in Syrian
city of Homs
REUTERS
amman, jordan Syrian forc-
es fired shots at hundreds of
protesters who had gathered
overnight in the city of Homs in
defiance of warning by the au-
thorities to halt what they called
an insurrection, a rights cam-
paigner said Tuesday.
A member of the security po-
lice addressed the protesters at
Clock Square with a loudspeaker
asking them to leave, and then
the forces opened fire, said the
human rights campaigner, who is
in contact with protesters in the
square. They gathered Monday
after funerals for 17 protesters
killed in recent days in that city.
Tear gas was also used on the
demonstrators. At least one was
injured, the activist added. Two
residents of Homs also said they
heard the sound of gunfire com-
ing from around the square.
Several hours earlier, Syrian
state televisionbroadcast anInte-
rior Ministry statement that de-
scribed the wave of unrest as an
insurrection, pointing specifical-
ly to Homs as one of two cities
where armed groups belonging
to Salafist organizations were
trying to terrorize the population.
Salafism is a strict form of
Sunni Islam that many Arab gov-
ernments equate with militant
groups such as al-Qaeda.
President Bashar al-Assad an-
nounced Saturday that he would
end nearly half a century of
emergency rule with legislation
that should be in place by next
week, but that did little to ap-
pease those calling for political
freedoms.
Thousands demanded Assads
overthrow Monday at the funer-
als in Homs, 100 miles north of
Damascus. Human rights cam-
paigners said the 17 had been
killed late on Sunday during pro-
tests against the death in custody
of a tribal leader in Homs.
Rights campaigners say more
than 200 people have been killed
since the protests began.
Syrian authorities have inten-
sified bans on independent me-
dia since protests challenging the
authoritarianrule of Assaderupt-
ed more than a month ago.
Farther north, in Jisr al-Shug-
hour, 1,000 people called for the
overthrow of the regime, echo-
ing the chants of protesters who
overthrew leaders in Egypt and
Tunisia, at the funeral of a man
who they said had been killed by
security forces.
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A8 From Page One EZ SU KLMNO TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011
Russian officials
are said to reap
millions in tax case
U.S. investigator alleges
missing money paid for
high-end properties
Post-election violence
spreads in Nigerias
Muslim north region
Observers endorse
incumbents victory
amid fraud allegations
BY WILL ENGLUND
moscowThe American inves-
tor who once employed Sergei
Magnitsky, a whistleblowing
lawyer who died unattended in a
Moscow jail cell in 2009, said
Monday that tax officials in-
volved in the fraudulent
$230 million refund scheme that
Magnitsky was trying to expose
have bought millions of dollars
worth of real estate in Russia,
Montenegro and Dubai, and
stashed millions more in off-
shore bank accounts.
The accusation, which came in
the form of a YouTube video and
an application to the investigat-
ing committee of the Russian
prosecutors office, includes
banking and property records
that appear to back up its allega-
tions.
This information is so damn-
ing that if Russia continues to
deny that anything happened, it
becomes impossible for Western
leaders to look [President Dmit-
ry] Medvedev in the eye and see
himas a legitimate head of state,
said William Browder, the inves-
tor who runs Hermitage Capital
and who has spent the past year
and a half trying to expose the
circumstances of Magnitskys in-
carceration and death.
A spokesman for the Russian
tax agency said Monday it would
have no comment.
The case has attracted consid-
erable international attention.
The United States, Europe and
Canada have moved to place
sanctions on the movements
and overseas holdings of 60
Russian officials who were in-
volved in it.
It began in 2007, when police
raided two subsidiaries of Her-
mitage Capital here, and seized
corporate records and stamps. A
year later Magnitsky discovered
that control of the companies
had been transferred Browder
says they were stolen and that
they were applying for a
$230 million tax refund. That
refund was granted within the
space of a day, and the money
was deposited in a Russian bank
that has since gone out of busi-
ness.
Hermitages accusation says
the money was sent to an ac-
count at Credit Suisse in Switzer-
land. That account was then used
to buy properties at a develop-
ment in Dubai for several offi-
cials at the tax office that han-
dled the refunds, according to
records supplied with the accu-
sation.
The head of the office, Olga
Stepanova, also bought a sea-
side home in Montenegro and
built a design-award-winning
house in Moscows most presti-
gious suburb, the complaint
says.
In all, Browder said, Hermit-
age believes that it has traced up
to $43 million of the tax refund.
Magnitsky was taken into cus-
tody in November 2008 after he
alerted authorities to the
scheme, and he was charged with
planning it himself. Denied med-
ical care, he died in apparent
agony after spending a year in
jail. In Browders view, he was
murdered.
A Russian court ruled in 2009
that the tax refund was a fraud.
But prosecutors said that the
tax officials were duped into
approving it. Apparently none
of the money has been recov-
ered.
Stepanova, who with her hus-
band reported an income of less
than $40,000 a year, left the
agency after the Hermitage deal;
Alexei Navalny, the crusading
anti-corruption blogger, says
she now works for the state-
owned company that handles
delivery of Russias weapons
sales. A representative of that
company said Monday she
would not confirm that Stepano-
va works there.
englundw@washpost.com
BY PARSELELO KANTAI
abuja, nigeria Violent pro-
tests broke out across Nigerias
Muslim north Monday after an
overwhelming election victory
by the incumbent president,
Goodluck Jonathan.
The national election commis-
sion announced Monday that
Jonathan was the winner, saying
he had an unassailable lead and
had fulfilled the mandatory re-
quirement of 25 percent of the
vote in at least two-thirds of the
countrys 36 states.
Jonathan, leader of the Peo-
ples Democratic Party, garnered
more than 20 million votes,
sweeping all but one of the 17
southern states, with an impres-
sive showing in several states in
the predominantly Muslimnorth
of the country.
His nearest rival, retired Maj.
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,
trailed by about 8 million votes.
International observers en-
dorsed the elections Monday,
describing them as largely free,
fair and transparent, with nota-
ble discrepancies in individual
states.
The organization of Nigerias
elections can be considered gen-
erally acceptable. The presiden-
tial elections meet the criteria of
being free and transparent, the
regional Ecowas observer team
declared in a preliminary re-
port.
Similar assessments were
made by the National Democrat-
ic Institute observer mission,
which considered the elections
to represent a step forward
from seriously flawed elections
of the past, and holding the
promise of setting a new stan-
dard for integrity in Nigerias
electoral process.
These positive assessments
have been swept aside by a wave
of violence in the north that
broke out Sunday night as it
became clear that Jonathan and
his PDP had taken a decisive
lead.
Protests, church burnings and
evictions of non-indigenous
Christian populations swept
across several northern states,
notably Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa
and Kano.
The north is plagued by illiter-
acy and poverty. Fears of a loss of
power after a Goodluck reelec-
tion victory also belied a much
deeper sense that the north had
been betrayed when the PDP
establishment reneged on a lead-
ership rotation system, known as
zoning, during party primaries
early this year.
Security forces reportedly
fired live bullets at angry crowds.
A 24-hour curfew has been im-
posed in Kaduna and Kano. In
Gombe, houses of electoral offi-
cials, politicians and traditional
and religious leaders were
burned.
The violence was sparked off
by the perception of rigging,
said Sani Zoro, a former journal-
ist and a losing candidate in the
parliamentary elections con-
ducted on April 9.
Tensions rose early on Satur-
day, when speculation spread
that the PDP had imported
stuffed ballot boxes. In Gumel,
Jigawa state, men were caught
stuffing ballots in a government
guest house on Saturday night.
Three cars were set ablaze.
On Monday morning in Kano,
houses of residents not of the
Hausa-Fulani ethnic group were
reportedly attacked as the vio-
lence appeared to spread to areas
in which Buhari had led by an
overwhelming margin.
The homes of traditional Mus-
lim leaders perceived to have
been complicit in PDPs alleged
rigging campaign were also tar-
geted. The palace of the emir of
Kano and the Ladima, Gijjani
Hashimwere torched, said Zoro,
who lives in Kano.
Hashim is said to have fi-
nanced Vice President Namadi
Sambos campaign to shore up
Jonathans support in Kaduna
state last week.
The vice presidents house in
Zaria has also reportedly been
burned.
Its as if a class war has
broken out, Zoro said.
Financial Times
Autocratic leader transformed Baltimore
major corporations to the eco-
nomically depressed areas of
Western Maryland, pushed suc-
cessfully for environmental legis-
lation to help clean the Chesa-
peake Bay, widened roads to the
Atlantic shoreline and used much
political capital in 1988 to back
the first statewide referendumon
gun control ever approved by a
state legislature.
To push through the referen-
dum, Mr. Schaefer lobbied in-
tensely to defeat a heavily funded
opponent, the National Rifle As-
sociation. Mr. Schaefer had the
political support of law enforce-
ment officers, newspaper editori-
als and religious leaders.
Mr. Schaefer later tried repeat-
edlyandunsuccessfullytobanthe
sale and manufacture of some
assault weapons. He greatly hurt
his cause at a news conference by
pointing an unloaded semiauto-
matic gun at an Associated Press
reporter.
Some of you have never had it
in your face, Mr. Schaefer said,
explaining an action most gun
enthusiasts consider highly irre-
sponsible.
Waving the gun was not out of
character. As mayor, he once
yelled at the secretary of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Ur-
ban Development when he
thought Baltimore was short-
changed on grant money. He irri-
tated the official but got the mon-
ey.
He addressed a newspaper edi-
tor with Dear Edit-turd. He an-
sweredoneangrytaxpayers letter
with, Im glad you have recov-
ered from your lobotomy. He lik-
ened the conservative, rural East-
ern Shore which had not voted
for him as governor to an
outhouse. He taunted his guber-
natorial successor, Parris N. Glen-
dening (D), by clucking and flap-
ping his arms and calling him a
chicken.
InBaltimore andAnnapolis, he
never tolerated dissent and rarely
consulted legislators. He likened
compromise to indecision. He
was perpetually unsatisfied, once
saying he thought himself a legis-
lative failure unless we get 105
percent of what we have pro-
posed.
Legislators spoke of Mr.
Schaefers tendency toward
moodiness and holding grudges.
His lieutenant governor, Mel-
vin A. Steinberg, a former state
Senate president, once urged
compromise on a tax restructur-
ing plan and refused to lobby for
his boss on the measure as it
stood. Mr. Schaefer took Stein-
berg off several committees and
removed two of his five aides.
Eventually, Mr. Schaefer and
Steinberg stopped talking.
Then-state Sen. Paula C. Hol-
linger (D-Baltimore County) once
said of Mr. Schaefer, Hes like the
nursery rhyme about the little girl
with the curl in the middle of her
forehead: When he was good, he
was very, very good, and when he
was bad, he was horrid.
Mr. Schaefer said a rough-
edged personality was necessary
to hold power. One of his civic
heroes, Chicago Mayor Richard J.
Daley, advised him to do things
first and seek approval after the
fact.
I knew I had to be a mean
sonofabitch, Mr. Schaefer once
said. I couldnt afford to get close
to anyone. I wouldnt have gotten
anybody to do anything.
George H. Callcott, a retired
University of Maryland professor
schaefer from A1
who specialized in Maryland his-
tory, said Mr. Schaefer was an
able administrator. . . efficient
and clean, but not a bold or
eloquent leader.
He said Mr. Schaefers overall
political career lacked a great
vision, ideology or program, ex-
cept for the consistent programof
developing Baltimore City, which
he did as mayor and governor.
Even to that end, Callcott said,
Mr. Schaefer managed to slow
down, but not halt, Baltimores
loss in population and tax money,
and crime remained a concern.
William Donald Schaefer was
born in Baltimore on Nov. 2, 1921.
His father, a title lawyer, moved
the family to the western end of
the city, where his only child was
given the largest bedroom in the
house. Mr. Schaefer spent much
of his adult life in the same row-
house caring for his mother, Tulu-
lu.
She was said to be the only
womaninhis life until 1959, when
he met Hilda Mae Snoops, a di-
vorced mother of three. Snoops,
who became his de facto first lady
inthe governors mansion, diedin
1999, and Mr. Schaefer leaves no
immediate survivors.
Mr. Schaefer served in the
Army during World War II and
graduated from the University of
Baltimores law school. He en-
tered politics after a brief period
as a real estate lawyer.
After a few unsuccessful races,
he met Irvin Kovens, a discount
furniture dealer and Democratic
power broker. In 1955, Kovens
was looking for a gentile candi-
date Mr. Schaefer was Episco-
palian to round out a slate of
Jewishpoliticians ina city district
for acouncil seat, accordingtoMr.
Schaefers biographer, C. Fraser
Smith.
Mr. Schaefer showed no apti-
tude for the ethnic clubhouse pol-
itics, but he had an unquestioned
knowledge of bylaws and budget
preparation. He made his wards
voters happy by seeing to their
immediate needs, such as pot-
holes and trash collection.
He was smittenhis whole polit-
ical career with beautification
erecting fountains, planting flow-
ers and urging people to repair
dilapidated homes. Mr. Schaefer
habitually attacked neighbor-
hood problems by issuing to his
aides thousands of action mem-
os to clean up litter, abandoned
cars and stray dogs.
One thing I learned, make the
city fun, he told The Washington
Post in 1995. When a water main
broke, he instructed city workers
to erect a sign saying, NewFoun-
tain in Your Neighborhood.
Mr. Schaefer became council
president in 1967 and succeeded
Mayor Thomas J. DAlesandro III
(D) in 1971.
Baltimores revival had begun
in the early 1960s with the
Charles Center business complex.
Under Mr. Schaefer, the city im-
plemented plans to use the water-
front area to keep people down-
town after working hours. The
aquarium became a centerpiece.
The mayor also helped bring in
architect I.M. Pei to design the
citys World Trade Center and
courted businesses such as Hyatt
tobuildalargehotel at theharbor.
An issue that Mr. Schaefer
treaded carefully was race, espe-
cially as his tenure saw the citys
population become majority
black. He reportedly wanted to
address the citys poorly perform-
ing school system but worried
that any criticismof the predomi-
nantly black Board of Education
would reflect badly on him.
Biographer Smith wrote: He
was caught between conflicting
expectations: He was expected to
stay out of and to reform a
system that increasingly failed to
prepare its students for produc-
tive lives. . . . Baltimores school
system represented everything
Schaefer disliked: It was the clas-
sic institutional aircraft carrier
that does not easily turn at the
captains command.
Many of Baltimores black lead-
ers expressed concern that their
neighborhoods werebeingleft be-
hind during the citys transforma-
tion.
Former delegate Timothy F.
Maloney (D-Prince Georges), a
Schaefer admirer, said that the
mayor tried to be vigilant about
all neighborhoods but that on big
renewal efforts, he focused on
areas of the city that tourists were
likely to visit.
He was interested in doing
things that were practical, Malo-
ney said. Youre not going to
buildanaquarium[inpoor neigh-
borhoods far fromthe city center]
and expect people to come out
there.
By the mid-1980s, Mr. Schaefer
was the most visible politician in
the state. Esquire magazine
namedhimbest mayor inAmeri-
ca in 1984. He was lobbied by
state power brokers to run for
governor.
In a landslide win in 1986, he
became Marylands 58th gover-
nor, succeeding Harry R. Hughes
(D). He stormed Annapolis with
his requests, expecting and large-
ly getting themapproved.
He once greenlighted a $50
million oncology building for the
University of Maryland Medical
System and halved the time of
completion through his knowl-
edge of the states bureaucracy.
He oversaw the revamping of
the higher education systemwith
College Park as the capstone of
the university system. Withall the
state schools operating under a
single board, they could make
requests of the General Assembly
from a more united and powerful
position.
He won General Assembly ap-
proval to build Oriole Park and a
stadiumfor a prospective Nation-
al Football Leagueteamtoreplace
the Colts, which had abandoned
Baltimore in 1984. The Cleveland
Browns were lured to Baltimore
in 1996, after Mr. Schaefer left the
governorship, and were renamed
the Ravens.
Mr. Schaefer also pursued wet-
lands protection and transporta-
tion and educational building
projects with great fervor and
with admitted disregard for the
coming national recession. I nev-
er plannedbeyondayear, heonce
told The Post.
When Maryland was left with
large budget deficits, Mr. Schaefer
implemented highly unpopular
tax increases. He also made bud-
get cuts to welfare benefits and
education measures he had in-
creased during his first term.
Callcott, the U-Md. professor,
said Mr. Schaefer accepted the
blame for the cutbacks and creat-
ed a leaner and more efficient
government in the process. But
in the short term, businesses be-
gan leaving the state, and the
austerity measures spurred a
backlashinthe General Assembly
against his demanding manner.
After leaving the governors
mansion in January 1995, Mr.
Schaefer held a part-time teach-
ingjobat U-Md. but was saidtobe
restless. Longtime comptroller
Louis L. Goldsteindiedinoffice in
1998, and Mr. Schaefer pounced
onthe chance torunfor that job, a
position of great influence over
the states business contracts.
Mr. Schaefer usedhis newposi-
tion as a personal sounding
board, often on subjects of no
relevance to his job.
In 2004, Mr. Schaefer was se-
verely criticized for saying that
people with AIDS bring it on
themselves and for advocating
that state health officials create a
public registry of people with
AIDS. He withdrewthat request.
He also made insulting re-
marks about Spanish-speaking
restaurant workers.
He fought attempts to silence
him by passing out a bumper
sticker reading, Mr. Schaefer: He
says what you think.
At age 84, while at a State
House gathering, he asked a
young gubernatorial aide to walk
past him again so he could watch
her posterior. After lashing out at
the media for publicizing the sto-
ry, he grudgingly sent a written
apology to the woman: Sorry you
were put thru an ordeal.
Much of this behavior, com-
pounded by unkind statements
he made about the physique and
dress habits of another contender,
Anne Arundel County Executive
Janet S. Owens, accounted for his
loss in the 2006 Democratic pri-
mary. Del. Peter Franchot (D-
Montgomery) swept Mr. Schaefer
fromoffice.
For a man who admitted his
work was his life, Mr. Schaefer
briefly pondered running for
mayor of Ocean City, where he
often vacationed and liked to sit
on the beach alone.
He also enjoyed raising African
violets, listening to singer Engel-
bert Humperdinck and watching
the wrestler Hulk Hogan.
bernsteina@washpost.com
1987 PHOTO BY UPI
Decked out in a captains uniform, WilliamDonald Schaefer bids farewell to Baltimore froma tour boat in the Inner Harbor.
2003 PHOTO BY JUANA ARIAS/THE WASHINGTON POST
Mr. Schaefer used his newposition as state comptroller as a personal
sounding board, often on subjects of no relevance to his job.
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Federal funding of Planned Parenthood is latest front in long war
of its mission. They also say that
many of the other services are
designed to lead women to that
decision, one they say is misguid-
ed. They say federal funding
keeps the organization financial-
ly afloat.
The opponents got a boost this
year when an activist released
undercover video purporting to
show abuses on the part of
Planned Parenthood staff. Sup-
porters of the group said the
videos were highly edited. New
Jerseys Planned Parenthood af-
filiate later fired an employee
who was shown giving advice to a
man posing as a pimp about ways
to avoid laws on reporting child
abuse.
In the past, it was very diffi-
cult to overcome their PR opera-
tion, saidMarjorie Dannenfelser,
president of the Susan B. Antho-
ny List, an antiabortion lobbying
group. But given the enormous
problems that were exposed in
their corporate model, that really
stirred up a lot of concern about
whats going on in these clinics.
Also irksome to many conser-
vatives is the work Planned Par-
enthood does outside its clinics.
It has a political action commit-
tee that endorses pro-abortion-
rights candidates most of them
Democrats and backs contro-
versial policy proposals, such as
last years health-care overhaul.
Planned Parenthood and a Cal-
ifornia affiliate together spent
more than $700,000 on federal
lobbying last year, according to
the Center for Responsive Poli-
tics. Its political action commit-
tee contributed more than
$148,000 to federal candidates
during the last election cycle and
recorded more than $900,000 in
independent expenditures, the
watchdog group said.
Emotional stigma
About 73 percent of Planned
Parenthoods clinics are in rural
or medically underserved com-
munities, which is why many
patients go for nonreproductive
issues. In Montana, general prac-
titioners are on staff because so
many people go for primary care.
Many of the women and teens
who show up, however, have de-
cided to terminate pregnancies.
About 75 percent of the abortions
conducted here are induced with
the abortion pill. The rest are
done surgically. The group does
not do what opponents call par-
tial-birth abortions.
Because the state is so large,
some Planned Parenthood clients
drive hours to get to one of its
clinics. Recently, the only phar-
macist in Broadus, a remote town
in southeastern Montana,
stopped selling birth control pills
for religious reasons. Women
there must now obtain them
through the mail or drive more
than 150 miles round trip to
Planned Parenthood.
Montana has less restrictive
laws on abortion than some of its
neighbors, so women and girls
sometimes travel from North Da-
kota and Wyoming to terminate
pregnancies.
Lillie Cannon, a 28-year-old
graduate student, went in to the
Billings clinic Friday for a birth
control appointment. Her first
visit to a PlannedParenthoodwas
at age 18, she said, and she has
come since.
I do kind of think there is an
emotional stigma that surrounds
Planned Parenthood, she said.
It kind of feels like people see it
as a place where people just go for
abortions. In my situation, I was
able to prevent it.
A 19-year-old woman with a
9-month-old on her hip was one
of those who was not able to
prevent it. She hadgone by Friday
for a follow-up visit. A longtime
opponent of abortion, she said
she rethought her position after
finding herself with child again
so soon after her first, complica-
tion-riddled pregnancy.
I thought, Oh, no, not again. I
cant go through this again, said
the woman, who declined to give
her name. I already have a
daughter. I was in and out of the
hospital with her. For me and my
fiance, to bring another child into
the world was not the right deci-
sion.
sandhya@washpost.com
cholesterol. Many lack health in-
surance.
Many also get abortions. In
Planned Parenthoods more than
800 health centers in the United
States, the group completed more
than 300,000 abortions in 2009
one out of every four in the
country the latest year for
which data are available. Of the
15,000 people treated at Planned
Parenthood of Montana last year,
nearly 1,000 had the procedure.
Those abortion numbers have
led some abortion opponents to
call Planned Parenthood an
abortion mill. In a recent floor
speech, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said
that abortions represent well
over 90 percent of what Planned
Parenthood does a remark that
his office later said was not
intended to be a factual state-
ment. According to the national
groups statistics, the proportion
is closer to 3 percent.
Of the five clinics in Montana,
one doesnt offer abortions. One
performs themthree days a week;
the others, one to two days a
week. Planned Parenthood also
partners with four medical cen-
ters throughout the state.
Its a small part of what we
do, Stacy C. James, president of
Planned Parenthood of Montana,
said Friday afternoon at the
Heights clinic in Billings, one of
two Planned Parenthood centers
in the city. As if on cue, a half-doz-
en giggling teenage girls tumbled
into the lobby, slipped condoms
into the pockets of their ripped
jeans, and left.
That said, I am so glad we do
abortions, James said. Its not
something I want to set aside. I
am so proud that we provide this
service, even though our primary
goal is to prevent pregnancy.
The possibility that Planned
Parenthood could lose its govern-
ment subsidy sent ripples of an-
ger and panic through the wait-
ing roomof the clinic. It sits amid
a neighborhood of townhouses
and low-slung apartment com-
plexes, where herds of antelope
sometimes traverse the parking
lot.
But there are hints of the vio-
lence that has sometimes erupted
at abortion clinics. The decora-
tive boulders out front are rein-
forced with steel in case someone
tries to ram a car through the
front door. The intake window is
made of bulletproof glass. On the
sidewalk, a rotating group of
activists participates in a sub-
dued, perpetual protest.
On Friday, Amy Seymour, 46,
huddled inside her 40 Days for
Life sweat shirt as the evening
chill set in, the lone protester left
as the clinic neared closing time.
She acknowledged that Planned
Parenthood provides some ser-
vice to the community but said
the abortion issue was a deal-
breaker.
All the other stuff they do is
fine, she said. But theres a
whole segment of the population
that is being murdered.
Money and politics
The question of whether
Planned Parenthood should con-
tinue to receive $363 million in
federal funding is the latest front
in a long-running war between
social conservatives and the 90-
year-old organization. The sum, a
combination of Medicaid dollars
and money set aside for low-in-
come womens health, makes up
about one-third of the groups
$1.1 billion budget. By law, none
of the federal money can be used
for abortions.
Foes contend that no matter
the mix of Planned Parenthoods
services, abortion is at the heart
montana from A1
on washingtonpost.com
Myths or reality?
6
Clare Coleman will be
online at 11 a.m. Tuesday
to chat about her Outlook piece,
Five myths about Planned
Parenthood. Send a question
and join the discussion at
wapo.st/ppchat0419.
Pentagon inquiry
clears McChrystal
Rolling Stone profile led
to dismissal of top
general in Afghanistan
washington A Pentagon
inquiry into a Rolling Stone
magazine profile of Gen. Stanley
McChrystal that led to his dis-
missal as the top U.S. command-
er in Afghanistan has cleared
him of wrongdoing.
The probes results, released
Monday, also called into question
the accuracy of the magazines
report in June, which quoted
anonymously people around Mc-
Chrystal making disparaging re-
marks about members of Presi-
dent Obamas national security
team, including Vice President
Biden.
At the time he dismissed Mc-
Chrystal, Obama said the general
had fallen short of the standard
that should be set by a command-
ing general. But the Defense
Department inspector generals
report concluded that available
evidence did not support the
conclusion that McChrystal had
violated any applicable legal or
ethics standard.
Last week, the White House
tapped McChrystal to head a
new advisory board to support
military families, an initiative
led by first lady Michelle Obama
and Jill Biden, wife of the vice
president. The selection of Mc-
Chrystal was announced last
Tuesday, four days after the in-
spector generals report was fin-
ished.
The inspector generals con-
clusions were reported Monday
by the New York Times, which
obtained the report under a Free-
dom of Information Act request.
The Pentagon subsequently post-
ed the report on its Web site.
Rolling Stone said it stands
behind its story, which it called
accurate in every detail.
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Our patients know.
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U.S.News & World Report examined all 57 hospitals in the region
including suburban hospitals in Maryland and Virginia and put
us at the top: #1. Three nationally ranked programs. Another nine
high-performing specialties.
Our Diabetes & Endocrinology, Heart & Heart Surgery and Gynecology
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REALESTATE
Home builders more pessimistic about market
Home builders are more pessi-
mistic about the housing market
this month, a dismal sign at the
start of the spring-buying season.
The National Association of
Home Builders said Monday that
its index of industry sentiment
for April fell back down to 16. It
had risen modestly in March, to
17, after four straight months at
16. Any reading below 50 indi-
cates negative sentiment about
the market. The index hasnt been
above that level since April 2006.
Last year was the worst in
more than a decade for sales of
previously owned homes and the
worst for new-home sales innear-
ly a half-century.
Fewer homes mean fewer jobs.
Each new home built creates, on
average, the equivalent of three
jobs for a year and generates
about $90,000intaxes, according
to the trade group.
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LEGISLATION
New deficit-reduction panel to meet
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Cameron, left, and Tyler Winklevoss dispute their settlement.
Brothers seeking review of Facebook ruling
Cameronand Tyler Winklevoss
are seeking review of an April 11
court ruling they lost enforcing a
$65 million settlement with Face-
book over their claims that com-
pany founder Mark Zuckerberg
stole the idea for the social-net-
working site.
A three-judge appeals court
panel in San Francisco erred
when it rejected the Winklevoss
twins claims that the 2008 settle-
ment should be voided because it
was procured with fraud, their
attorney said in a court filing.
The Winkelvosses, former Har-
vard University classmates of
Zuckerbergs, allege that Face-
book did not disclose an accurate
valuation of its shares before they
agreed to the cash and stock
settlement. The appeals court
ruled that the accord, now worth
$100 million more than its origi-
nal amount, barred any future
lawsuits and was quite favor-
able to the twins. (Washington
Post Co. Chairman Donald Gra-
hamis on the board of Facebook.)
Whether the Winklevosses
would be better off financially
keepingthe proceeds of the settle-
ment rather than rescinding and
proceeding with their lawsuit
against Facebook is a personal
judgment for them not an
appellate court to make, Je-
rome Falk, their attorney, said in
the court filing.
Bloomberg News
ALSOINBUSINESS
General Motors said it will
raise car and truck prices by an
average of $123 a vehicle to make
up for its increased oil and metal
costs. GMis the third major auto-
maker to raise prices in the past
three weeks because of higher
costs, signaling that the surge in
crude is starting to affect car
prices for consumers.
Ford and Toyota both an-
nounced price increases inMarch
and early April.
Fromnews services
China wrestles with real estate tiger
Some fear run-up in property prices sets the stage for a world-shaking crash
BY HOWARD SCHNEIDER
IN BEIJING
T
he developers at 8 Changan Ave. make no
pretense about their ambitions, with a cavern-
ous marble sales area, a vow to Never Be
Second and a multimillion-dollar price tag for
apartments.
What they may not have is a market, at least not much of
one after Beijings local government in February imposed
tight restrictions on who is allowed to buy property. No
more investors from other cities. No more newcomers. No
more third- and fourth-home buyers trying to profit from
skyrocketing values.
These steps are the bluntest yet in Chinas battle against a
run-up in real estate prices that some fear is setting the
stage for a world-shaking crash.
sures emanating in the United
States.
Absent the kind of changes in
currency and capital markets
that could reduce pressures
transmitted by the U.S. dollar,
China has been looking for other
fixes and perhaps nowhere
more notably than in the real
estate market.
The country has tamed proper-
ty booms before. But the latest
bout perhaps a 50 percent
increase in prices during the past
year and a half has raised
concerns about how far specula-
tive real estate investments are
spread across the books of banks,
corporations and state-run enter-
prises. Given Chinas size and
central role in the world econo-
my, a sharp real estate downturn
that cascades through the econo-
my, like the housing meltdown in
the United States, would cause
global shock waves.
IMFs concerns
Fueled by loose bank lending
encouraged during the depths of
the recent financial crisis, the
issue is whether they are experi-
encing the kind of credit boom
that inevitably ends with a bust,
the IMF cautioned in its latest
report on the world economy.
There are mounting concerns
about the potential for steep cor-
rections in property prices and
their implications, the IMF said,
including an abrupt slowdown
of economic activity.
The reshaping of the real es-
tate market here is playing out
quickly in the offices of luxury-
sales agents worried about how
to find clients, among executives
whose businesses have been up-
ended, in the frustrations of re-
cently arrived Beijingers who
must now wait years to qualify to
buy a home. There was no subtle-
ty in the recent edicts: No one can
buy property in Beijing now un-
less they have paid taxes here for
five years, a rule that curbs specu-
lators fromelsewhere in China or
outside it, but also upsets the
aims of newresidents who want a
place to live.
It is a bit disappointing, said
Chen Qiangyong, who has been
in the city three years and was
hoping, as a high-achieving tiger
salesman at the Homelink real
estate company, to finally buy a
place of his own.
His clients have reaped big
profits over the past months by
selling apartments soon after
buying themeven lower-priced
property farther from downtown
generated gains of 40 percent.
But in his own case, Chen said,
we are only trying to have a
home.
The latest restrictions were
imposed by local governments
after Chinas central authorities
realized their own attempts to
tame housing prices werent
working. The average apartment
price in Beijing, at about $300 a
square foot, is comparable to
major U.S. cities. A crash pro-
gram to build millions of low-in-
come homes has been an-
nounced.
Sabrina D. Wei, head of re-
search for property firm DTZ in
Beijing, said she could sense the
pressure building last year. The
central authorities first attacked
the problem with interest rate
hikes and stricter bank lending
rules, but each round had limited
effect. The number of monthly
sales would drop, but within
weeks rebound to even higher
levels.
It was kind of out of control,
she said.
The local rules, by contrast, are
starting to bite, and the issue
being watched now is what type
of aftershock is coming. The local
Xinhua news agency recently re-
ported a steep drop in cash flow
among developers a sign that
sales may be slowing, but also,
some analysts suggest, a precur-
sor to deeper trouble for the
companies and the banks that
financed them. Ratings agencies
like Fitch and other analysts say
they are expecting a jump in bad
loans as a result of the loose
lending policies used to boost the
economy during the 2008 crisis.
There is debate about the larg-
er risks. While there may be a
speculative aspect to the recent
rise in prices, the underlying
surge in property values is driven
by basic economics. Millions of
Chinese are moving from villages
to cities, their wages are rising
and national economic growth
remains strong trends that
many analysts expect to continue
for years.
Even if values drop sharply in
coming months, it is in the
context of prices that went up 55
percent, so investors and lenders
could well absorb the fall, said
Arthur Kroeber, managing direc-
tor of the Dragonomics consult-
ing firm in Beijing.
Since major banks are state-
owned, they would be quickly
buttressed by the central govern-
ment if problems develop.
That may be little consolation
along Changan Avenue, where
sales manager Wang Linlin needs
to figure out how to sell the 272
Luxury Mansion apartments.
Seventy-two have been sold, she
said, sipping lemon water near
the Steinway grand piano in the
developments sales lounge.
Thats well in advance of a sched-
uled opening of June 2012, but
the new rules have changed the
outlook.
We are aiming for luxury,
high-end customers and of
course, the restrictions impact
them, she said. Its people who
are coming back, from Hong
Kong, from overseas. Thats the
client.
Hu Jinghui, vice president of
marketing at the Bacic-5I5J real
estate group, said sales are off as
much as 60 percent compared
with last year and the company
is debating whether to move
ahead with a planned stock offer-
ing, trying to build its rental
business and examining other
ways to cope.
During the crisis the govern-
ment encouraged people to buy,
there were loans and people
rushed to the market, he said. It
is difficult to manage or expand
or go public. Policy goes up and
down dramatically.
Hes anxious about the pros-
pect of a fast, steep drop in prices.
If there is a hard landing, he
said, the real economy and the
banks will suffer.
schneiderh@washpost.com
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIA GETTY IMAGES
Aworker makes his way along a beamat a construction project in Hefei, in eastern Anhui province.
Obamas call to appoint four
members from their respective
caucuses to the newpanel.
Whoever gets the nod, aides
said, the appointees are likely to
number fewer than four. House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-
Calif.) and Senate Majority Lead-
er Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) have
each appointed two members to
the talks.
House Democrats will be rep-
resented by Assistant Minority
Leader James E. Clyburn (S.C.)
and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.),
the partys senior member on the
Budget Committee. Senate Dem-
ocrats will send Appropriations
Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (Ha-
waii) and Finance Chairman Max
Baucus (Mont.).
Lori Montgomery
A new deficit-reduction task
force announced by President
Obama last week will meet for the
first time May 5, soon after law-
makers return from a two-week
Easter recess, the White House
said.
The meeting, to be hosted by
Vice President Biden at Blair
House, will begin work on a
legislative framework for com-
prehensive deficit reduction, the
White House said in a statement,
with the goal of reaching agree-
ment by the end of June.
The White House provided no
additional details about the meet-
ing. At this point, even the list of
participants remains up in the
air. Neither House Speaker John
A. Boehner (R-Ohio) nor Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McCon-
nell (R-Ky.) has responded to
Chinas dynamic growth has
become a primary engine of the
global economic rebound and
vital to U.S. businesses that make
or export goods here. Last week,
China reported that it was grow-
ing at 9.7 percent annually in
line with a steady path of roughly
10 percent growth in recent years
and the fastest among top econo-
mies.
But there is mounting concern
here and abroad that the coun-
trys economy is overheating and
could undercut the countrys ad-
vantage as a low-cost exporter.
Chinas top leaders have cited
rising prices as their chief eco-
nomic concern, wary of the im-
pact that higher food and fuel
prices can have on social order in
a nation where per-capita income
is only $3,000.
Over the weekend, Chinas cen-
tral bank ordered that Chinese
banks increase their cash re-
serves, aimed at easing some of
the upward pressure on prices
that happens when loans are
widely and cheaply available to
businesses and individuals.
But this step, and similar mea-
sures targeting the Chinese fi-
nancial sector, may only go so far
in downshifting the Chinese
economy as long as Beijing keeps
the value of its currency in line
with that of the dollar. The close
relationship of those two curren-
cies means that policies that
stimulate economic activity in
the United States could turbo-
charge economic growth in Chi-
na. It also means China pays
more for oil, iron ore and other
imported commodities.
Efforts by the Federal Reserve
to invigorate the anemic U.S.
recovery through an ambitious
program of bond-buying, for in-
stance, while doing little to spark
inflation at home, may fan infla-
tion in China. Beijing has pledged
to let its currency float against
the dollar, but the International
Monetary Fund and other critics
say the yuan remains substantial-
ly undervalued. By contrast,
countries that allowtheir curren-
cies to adjust more freely on the
open market can shelter them-
selves from inflationary pres-
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Apotential buyer visits the Beijing spring real estate fair. The
average apartment price in Beijing is $300 per square foot in a
country with a per capita income of $3,000.
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Atimefor breaking campaignpromises
The 87 Republicanfreshmenwho were electedontheir promises to
cut upthe nations credit cards andslashthe national debt nowstand
betweenthe call to raise the national debt ceiling and, economists
threaten, financial catastrophe of biblical proportions. The stakes are so
high, The Posts PhilipRucker reports, that theyre getting visits from
not only Treasury Department officials but unnamedfinancial industry
executives andbusiness leaders who are trying to persuade themto
vote to allowthe government to take onevenmore debt.
The consequences seemdire enoughthat anincrease will be
approved, as long as a massive price is extractedinthe formof huge
spending cuts. Either way, many will be left having to break campaign
promises. It may be softenedby the poundof fleshthey will have gotten
inreturn, or explainedaway by the nightmare that couldhave
developedif they didnt vote for it. But whenall is saidanddone, they
will have done something different thanwhat they swore they would.
That happens all the time inWashington, youmight say. Politicians
renege oncampaignpromises as oftenas Lindsay Lohanenters rehab.
Anda freshmanclass of representatives, many of whomwere novices to
the political process, no doubt couldendupbreaking more thanothers.
No matter howmuchsuchcommitments may be part of the campaign
game, they leave leaders ina toughspot later on. Maybe a little less time
shouldbe spent making grandpromises, anda little more oncoming up
withrealistic solutions to the same problems.
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If you thought the financial
crisis was bad, wait till the
debt ceiling caves in
T
imothy Geithner does not
want the market to smell
his fear. I want to make
one thing perfectly clear, he
said Sunday. Congress will
raise the debt ceiling. But if
there was truly so little doubt,
Geithner wouldnt have been
peppered with questions about
it on the Sunday shows.
Raising the debt ceiling might
be economically necessary, but
its politically lethal. Only 16
percent of Americans want the
debt ceiling raised, according to
an NBC/Wall Street Journal
poll. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
said he wouldnt vote for an
increase unless it included a
plan for fundamental tax
reform, an overhaul of our
regulatory structure, a cut to
discretionary spending, a
balanced-budget amendment,
and reforms to save Social
Security, Medicare and
Medicaid everything on the
conservative agenda, basically.
And this is where things get
dangerous. Republicans and
Democrats both bear
substantial blame for the
countrys rising deficits. The
Bush tax cuts and the Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit and
our various wars none of
which have been paid for, and
all of which are ongoing are
major contributors to our
mounting debt, and all were
passed by Republican
majorities. The debt ceiling had
to be raised seven times during
the Bush years, and the policies
that helped drive those
increases not to mention the
financial crisis that followed
them have not been undone
under Obama.
But the GOP wants to pin the
debt on the Democrats, and it
wants major concessions in
return for its vote. Democrats,
however, arent going to agree to
the GOPs plan to deny partial
responsibility for the countrys
debt and hold the countrys
credit rating hostage in order to
reshape the government along
more conservative lines. Fear
over exactly this sort of political
gridlock is what led Standard &
Poors to downgrade the nations
credit outlook to negative
Monday.
To understand the danger
posed by the debt ceiling, it
helps to understand the
financial crisis. A lot of banks
and investors held assets based
on mortgages they thought were
safe. They werent. That meant
that no one knew how much
money they really had, or how
much money anyone else really
had. So the market did what
woodland creatures do when
they get confused and scared: It
froze. And so, too, did the
economy. As the unemployment
rate shows, were still not
completely thawed out.
If Congress fails to lift the
debt ceiling beyond its current
limit of $14.29 trillion or even
waits too long the chain of
events will be similar, but the
asset under question will be
America itself, not some
newfangled Frankenstein bond
made out of mortgages from the
Reno suburbs. Which would
mean the aftermath would be
much, much worse.
The cornerstone of the
global financial system is that
the United States will make
good on its debt payments, says
Mark Zandi, chief economist at
Moodys Analytics. If we dont,
weve just knocked out the
cornerstone, and the system will
collapse into turmoil.
Throughout the financial
crisis, Americas great advantage
was its status as the single safest
investment in the world. That
makes it easier for us to borrow
money to ease a downturn. It
makes it easier for our central
bank to buy bonds to keep
interest rates low. It gives us
tools and flexibility that, say,
Greece simply doesnt have. But
all of that is based on the
markets perception that our
debt is, indeed, a safe
investment, that we will pay it
back, that we wont inflate our
way out of the fiscal holes we
dig, that our political system
will make tough decisions when
necessary.
Confidence, once lost, is hard
to regain. Its like a cat who
jumps on a hot stove, says Bill
Gross, co-founder of Pimco.
Burn it once, and it doesnt
jump back on there.
Gross, incidentally, not only
thinks the stove is getting pretty
hot; his firm is turning up the
gas: Pimco is now betting
against Treasurys. If hes right,
however, and the various
foreign and domestic investors
buying and holding Treasurys
end up getting less than they
were expecting, or undergoing a
lot of strain and anxiety while
Congress dithers, they ll
probably start putting their
money elsewhere.
At that point, the then what
looks pretty scary. Balancing our
long-term budget wont be easy.
But it ll be much harder if rising
interest rates become a noose
on the recovery. Once the
interest rate starts to rise, the
ballooning of the interest-carry
cost on this debt will scare the
bejeesus out of the system, and
it ll be a feedback loop into the
market, says David Stockman,
who served as Ronald Reagans
budget director. In other words,
the more the market worries
about our ability to repay our
debt, the harder our debt
becomes to pay back. High
interest rates slow economic
growth and increase the amount
we have to pay to borrow, both
of which mean our debt grows
as a percentage of our economy.
Which gets to the essential
irony of this whole
conversation: By taking the debt
ceiling hostage in a bid to
address the deficit, Congress
could provoke the exact
calamity its seeking to prevent.
What we worry about when we
worry about the deficit is that
the market will lose confidence
in our ability to pay back our
debts and begin charging more
to buy Treasurys. Theres no
quicker way to undercut the
markets confidence in the U.S.
government than for it to walk
up to the abyss of default.
The likeliest disaster here will
not be caused by Congress
refusing to raise the debt
ceiling. And, Geithner says,
Congress will raise the debt
ceiling. Eventually. But there ll
be a lot of partisan posturing
between now and then. In 2006,
then-Sen. Barack Obama lodged
a protest vote against an
increase in the debt ceiling a
vote hes since called a
mistake. Our economy,
however, is weaker than it was
then, our deficits are more
worrying and the markets are
more fragile. So the normal
congressional bickering could
prove especially dangerous.
Earlier this month, Congress
waited until the last possible
minute to avert a shutdown
waited so long, in fact, that the
government was technically
unfunded for a few moments
and we could see it wait till the
last minute on the debt ceiling.
But the last minute might be too
late.
The risk is not that we get to
July and run out of desperation
measures, says Citigroups Peter
Orszag, who previously served
as Obamas budget director.
Both political parties realize
that would be crazy. But the
worry is youre in June, and you
think you have time, and the
market blows apart early.
In the end, the debt ceiling is
not just about the debt ceiling.
Its about our capacity to solve
our economic problems going
forward. If the two parties can
come to a grand bargain on debt
and deficits by the end of May,
then great. But if they cant
and thats where the smart
money is the debt ceiling is
not the moment to demonstrate
to the markets that Washington
is broken. Once we pull the pin
on that grenade, theres no
putting it back in.
kleine@washpost.com
EZRA KLEIN
Economic and Domestic Policy
S&P sounds alarm on the federal debt
ered by the end of the day.
Lawmakers on both sides of
the deficit debate tried to take
advantage of the warning from
Wall Street, but that just high-
lighted the point of the report
which is that the polarization in
Washington is the problem.
We believe there is a material
risk that U.S. policy makers might
not reachanagreement onhowto
address medium- and long-term
budgetary challenges by 2013,
S&P said in the report. If an
agreement is not reached . . . this
would in our view render the U.S.
fiscal profile meaningfully weak-
er.
S&P is one of the nations three
major rating agencies, whose as-
sessments influence the decisions
of investors worldwide. The other
two major agencies have not
changed U.S. ratings.
The Obama administration re-
sponded to the report by saying
that the likelihood of a compro-
mise is greater than the agency
realizes. Officials stressed that
S&P essentially played the role of
political pundit and its guess
was as good as anyone elses.
We believe S&Ps negative out-
look underestimates the ability of
Americas leaders to come togeth-
er to address the difficult fiscal
challenges facing the nation,
said Mary Miller, assistant Trea-
economy from A1 sury secretary for financial mar-
kets. Addressing the current fis-
cal situation is well within our
capacity as a country.
Last week, President Obama
laid out a plan to trim $4 trillion
from deficits over the next 12
years. On Friday, House Republi-
cans adopted a budget resolution
that would cut deficits by
$4.4 trillion over 10 years.
Although the goals are similar,
there is sharp disagreement over
howto reach them. Obama wants
to cut spending, including on
defense, and raise taxes on busi-
nesses and the wealthy. Republi-
cans would protect defense
spending but cut deeply else-
where, including Medicare and
Medicaid. They have rejected any
new taxes.
In a conference call with re-
porters Monday, S&Ps global
head of sovereign ratings, David
Beers, said the agency took the
action after warning for years of
what we considered to be the
gradual deterioration of the U.S.
fiscal profile.
The deterioration was has-
tened, Beers said, by Decembers
$858 billion deal between the
White House and congressional
Republicans to cut the payroll tax
for one year and to extend a
variety of George W. Bush-era tax
cuts through 2012.
S&P analysts said they had
hoped that Obamas fiscal com-
mission, which offered a plan in
December to reduce borrowing
by nearly $4 trillion over the next
decade, would provide the need-
ed momentumto rein in the debt.
But Obama declined to embrace
those recommendations and put
out a budget plan in February
that was below our expecta-
tions, analyst John Chambers
said.
Now, the analysts said, odds for
a prompt resolution look espe-
cially grim. When you pull all
this together . . . we think the
fiscal profile of the United States
is increasingly diverging from a
number of its AAA peers, Beers
said.
The report also fed into the
debate about whether to raise the
legal limit on government bor-
rowing. Republicans want spend-
ing cuts as a condition of increas-
ing that limit; the White House
has said that a vote to raise the
debt limit should not be linked to
other issues. The deadline is early
July.
S&P sent a wake-up call to
those in Washington asking Con-
gress to blindly increase the debt
limit, said House Majority Lead-
er Eric Cantor (R-Va.). The debt
limit increase proposed by the
Obama administration must be
accompanied by meaningful fis-
cal reforms that immediately re-
duce federal spending and stop
our nation from digging itself
further into debt.
But Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.)
said the S&P report underscored
the danger of using the debt limit
as an occasion for political hag-
gling over spending, because fail-
ure to raise the limit would leave
the government in default
demonstrating the inability of the
political system to manage the
nations finances.
I hope Majority Leader Cantor
and those in Congress seizing
upon debt ceiling pressure as a
leverage opportunity are listen-
ing to the markets today and
thinking twice about their risky
strategy, said Welch, who on
Monday releasedthe names of 114
House Democrats who support
his position. If Mr. Cantor per-
sists in playing politics with the
debt limit, he will be held ac-
countable for unleashing the fi-
nancial hounds of hell.
On Monday, another major
credit rating agency, Moodys, is-
sued a routine report holding the
U.S. rating steady and calling it a
positive that lawmakers are se-
riously discussing deficit reduc-
tion. But it also noted that the
outcome of those talks is un-
known and that the United States
is the only major country that
does not have a plan in place to
curb the growth of its debt.
goldfarbz@washpost.com
montgomeryl@washpost.com
Stocks fall on downgraded debt outlook
3 major indexes
each post a loss
of more than 1%
BY RITA NAZARETH
AND INYOUNG HWANG
U.S. stocks slumped Monday,
sending benchmark indexes to
their biggest declines in a month,
after Standard & Poors cut the
nations long-term credit outlook
to negative.
The DowJones industrial aver-
age, the S&P 500-stock index and
the Nasdaq composite index all
declined more than 1 percent.
Asian stocks fell in early trad-
ing Tuesday. Tokyos Nikkei aver-
age dropped1.2percent, withToy-
ota, the worlds No. 1 carmaker,
slipping 2.5 percent. Samsung,
which gets 20 percent of its reve-
nue from the United States, lost
1 percent in Seoul.
The S&P 500 had rallied 4.9
percent this year through April 15
amid higher-than-estimated cor-
porate earnings and government
stimulus measures. The Fed and
U.S. agencies have lent, spent or
guaranteed about $8.2 trillion to
lift the economy from the worst
slump since the Great Depres-
sion, according to data compiled
by Bloomberg.
Industrial companies in the
S&P 500 fell 1.3 percent. Caterpil-
lar, the worlds largest maker of
construction equipment, fell 3.1
percent, to $103.90. United Tech-
nologies slid 2.1 percent, to
$81.70.
Energy producers in the S&P
500 fell 1.5 percent, the biggest
decline within 10 industries. Exx-
on Mobil slumped 1.4 percent, to
$83.10, and Chevron declined 1.6
percent, to $104.50. Oil fell for the
first time infour days inNewYork
after Saudi Arabia, thebiggest ex-
porter, said the global market has
adequate crude supplies.
Citigroup closed flat at $4.42
after the third-largest U.S. bank
reported a 32 percent drop in
first-quarter earnings. The de-
cline was smaller than analysts
had estimated, as the bank re-
duced reserves for future losses
and consumer-banking profit
rose. Net income was $3 billion,
compared with $4.43 billion in
the same period last year, the
company said in a statement.
Clothing retailer Gap slumped
3 percent, to $21.79, after Gold-
man Sachs reduced its rating on
the shares to sell fromneutral
and said it sees long-term de-
clines in comparable-store sales.
Bank of America also reduced its
recommendation, cutting the
shares to neutral frombuy.
The MSCI all-country world in-
dex of shares in 45 countries tum-
bled1.6 percent andthe Thomson
Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index of
raw materials retreated 0.9 per-
cent. China increased banks re-
serve requirements to lock up
cash and cool inflation, and cen-
tral bank governor Zhou Xiaoch-
uansaidmonetarytighteningwill
continue for some time.
Bloomberg News
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Floor trader Joe Quaglieri uses a phone on the floor of the NewYork Stock Exchange during a bad day in a good year for the market.
By taking the
debt ceiling
hostage,
Congress
could provoke
the exact
calamity its
seeking to
prevent.
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Faced with economic mixed bag, Fed is planning to stand pat
No changes expected
in interest rates
or bond purchases
BY NEIL IRWIN
Next week, leaders of the Fed-
eral Reserve will spend two days
behind closed doors discussing
the economy, to be capped off
with Chairman Ben S. Bernankes
first quarterly news conference.
The likely result of all that
talking: nothing.
The controversial program of
buying $600 billion of Treasury
bonds announced in November is
all but certain to end in June, as
was the original schedule, and no
new such program is in the
works. The Fed is committed to
keeping its interest rate target
near zero, where it has been for
more than two years. Unlike the
European Central Bank, the Fed
sees little need to raise rates to try
to combat rising food and energy
prices.
In other words, Fed leaders
dont plan to make monetary
policy either looser or tighter any
time soon, but rather are expect-
ing to keep the current strategy of
easy money near-zero interest
rates and vast sums of bonds held
on its books in place.
The recent rises in energy pric-
es, Fed Vice Chairman Janet Yel-
len said in a speech last week,
seems unlikely to have persis-
tent effects on consumer infla-
tion or to derail the economic
recovery and hence do not, in my
view, warrant any substantial
shift in the stance of monetary
policy.
The stuck-in-neutral policy
stance comes as the economic
picture in the United States has
become more mixed. The year
began with high expectations for
growth; many private forecasters
upgraded their projections for
the year, as did Fed leaders. In
January top Fed officials project-
ed that the economy would grow
3.4 to 3.9 percent in 2011.
But since then, there have been
a series of economic disappoint-
ments, including higher oil pric-
es, bad January weather and
weak trade data. Private forecast-
ers now say the economy grew at
a weak1.5 percent or so rate inthe
first quarter and have marked
down their expectations for
growth over the course of the
year, and the Fed is likely to do
the same in newprojections to be
released next week.
The Feds approach has its
critics. Internally, several Fed of-
ficials have argued that interest
rates should rise sooner rather
than later, lest inflation take off
and financial bubbles develop.
Thomas Hoenig, president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, said last week that the Feds
target interest rate should be
raised to 1 percent.
And some other economists,
including Nobel laureate and col-
umnist Paul Krugman, have ar-
gued for the Fed to undertake
even more aggressive expansion
of the money supply to try to
drive down unemployment.
Fed officials view the poor
first-quarter economic perfor-
mance as more an anomaly than
a trend, and see the economic
expansion as being well-en-
trenched, even if its not particu-
larly strong.
And they viewthe current situ-
ation as fundamentally different
from what they faced last sum-
mer, when they began making
plans to buy $600 billion in
bonds to try to prop up growth.
That effort was often called QE2,
because it was the second time
the Fed used a strategy called
quantitative easing to boost
growth.
At the time, inflation was low
and seemed to be heading lower,
prompting fears that deflation, or
a dangerous cycle of falling pric-
es, could set in. And job growth
was too weak to drive the unem-
ployment rate down over time in
any substantial way.
Although unemployment is
high at 8.9 percent, Fed officials
dont see any clear signals that
new action such as another
round of large-scale bond pur-
chases would make sense. Infla-
tion has been rising due to higher
commodity prices, and there is
little apparent risk of deflation.
And the job market is steadily
improving, adding about
200,000 jobs each of the last two
months.
Moreover, many Fed officials
say that the unorthodox strategy
of quantitative easing has less
marginal benefit the more it was
undertaken. In other words, if
they bought an additional
$600 billion in bonds, it would
help economic growth less than it
did the last tranche.
Finally, the intense political
blowback the Fed received to its
earlier asset purchases may make
some Fed officials wary about
doing more.
They won't mention it public-
ly, but the political backlash they
received in November doesnt
make QE3 any more likely, said
Michael Feroli, chief U.S. econo-
mist at J.P. Morgan Chase.
irwinn@washpost.com
Rising energy
prices do not,
in my view,
warrant any
substantial
shift in the
stance of
monetary
policy.
Janet Yellen, Fed vice
chairman, in a speech last week
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Last day of voting in
union battle is Tuesday
Colleen M. Kelley and John Gage
and their respective unions are
locked in a spirited competition for
the votes of transportation security
officers. Tuesday is the last day of
voting, and a victory will be a huge
triumph for the winning side.
Federal Diary, B4
The Federal Worker
GOP budget could cut
workforce expenses
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.),
chairman of the House Oversight
and Government Reform
Committee, says his partys 2012
budget would cut about
$375 billion in federal workforce
costs in the next decade.
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Whats the debt ceiling,
and why is everyone in
Washington talking about it?
BY ARIANA EUNJUNG CHA
W
hats the debt ceiling?
The legal limit on
borrowing by the
federal government. Before 1917,
Congress had to approve
borrowing each time it came up.
In order to allow for more
flexibility as the nation entered
World War I, lawmakers agreed
to give the federal government
blanket approval for most types
of borrowing as long as the
total was less than an
established limit.
Why is this an issue now?
The nations debt is inching
closer to the legal limit of
$14.3 trillion. According to
Treasury Secretary Timothy F.
Geithner, the ceiling could be
breached as soon as May 16,
though the government could
take unconventional measures
such as halting contributions to
pension funds to delay that
point until July 8.
What happens if the debt
ceiling is breached?
If Congress does not increase
the limit, borrowed funds would
not be available to pay bills and
the United States could be
forced to default on its debt
obligations. Theres no
precedent for this situation. The
Treasury has never been unable
to make payments as a result of
reaching the debt limit. With a
fragile global recovery counting
on U.S. economic stability, the
debt-limit issue could roil
international financial markets.
Democrats and Republicans
agree that if the debt limit is not
raised we would be inviting
economic catastrophe.
So if both parties agree, why
not just raise the limit? What
is everyone arguing about?
In the past, raising the debt
ceiling has mostly been a
perfunctory matter. The ceiling
has been raised almost 100
times since it was established
and has gone from less than
$1 trillion in the 1980s to
$6 trillion in the 1990s. The
most recent time the ceiling was
boosted was in February 2010.
Legislation to raise the debt
limit usually prompts partisan
posturing about fiscal
responsibility but little real
drama. This time is different.
With the national debt at its
highest point in 50 years
compared with the size of the
U.S. economy, the debate about
the ceiling has become
entwined in the larger issue
about slashing the budget. The
budget debate is shaping up
around trying to balance two
perhaps equally unpopular
remedies: sharp cuts to popular
government-funded programs
and major tax increases.
Republican lawmakers say that
if they raise the limit they need
a commitment from the White
House for more spending cuts.
The Obama administration has
resisted the idea of including
spending caps or other budget-
process reforms in legislation to
raise the debit ceiling, arguing
that ensuring the governments
solvency is too important to be
held hostage to other issues.
How much money are we
talking about?
Under the spending plan
President Obama submitted to
Congress in February,
lawmakers would have to raise
the limit by nearly $2.2 trillion
just to see the nation through
next year. Under the more
austere blueprint that House
Republicans approved last
week, the government would
require about $1.9 trillion in
fresh debt by October 2012
a month before the next
presidential election.
Why does the United States
have so much debt anyway?
There are numerous reasons.
Here are some major ones:
Under President George W.
Bush, the national debt soared
to $4.36 trillion because of the
cost of wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan and new tax cuts,
and again under Obama, an
additional $3.9 trillion, because
of the economic stimulus and
decreased tax revenue during
the recession.
Tapping civilians expertise for foreign posts
B
eginning last summer,
selected senior Defense
Department civilians began
replacing previously untrained
U.S. military personnel and
contractors as advisers to top
levels of the Afghan defense and
interior ministries.
The credit goes to a relatively
newPentagon programcalled,
appropriately, the Ministry of
Defense Advisors (MoDA).
Its a way of generating high-
quality, effective civilian advisers
who establish lasting links to
partner ministries, was howit
was described last week by Dr.
James Schear, deputy assistant
secretary for defense for
partnership, strategy and
stability operations, before a
Senate Armed Services
subcommittee.
The Defense civilians, grade
GS-13 and above, must agree to
stay in Afghanistan for one to two
years and take seven weeks of
pre-deployment training, Schear
said. Funds are available to hire
replacements to fill their jobs
while they are deployed, he
added.
Within two months after our
first deployment of 17 advisers in
Kabul, General [David A.]
Petraeus quickly challenged us to
recruit, train and deploy 100
more before the end of this year,
he said.
Arecent advertisement on the
Defense Departments Civilian
Expeditionary Workforce Web
site for a one-year position as a
senior adviser to the Afghan
Ministry of Interior (MOI)
describes the complexity of the
jobs being undertaken in the
MoDAprogram.
The incumbent coordinates
the ministerial development
effort of over 200 advisors in the
MOI, reads the ad. That person
would be responsible for
overseeing the National Police
Plan, the National Police Strategy
and 25 Ministerial Development
Plans. These plans cover
procurement, logistics,
intelligence, strategy, policy
budgets, communications and
information technology, and
much more.
Related duties include
assessing progress with other
advisers and Afghan
counterparts, and reporting
progress to the Afghan interior
minister; the coalitions deputy
commander for police, a major
general; and the coalitions
assistant commanding general
for police development, a
brigadier general.
An August 2010 blog of a then-
civilian operations research
analyst for Central Command
provides a hint of the challenges
involved. The analyst had to brief
these same generals about issues
related to the Afghan National
Police.
One of the sticky issues
concerned the Afghan
commander of a training camp
who refused to permit coalition
personnel to use buildings there
to house newpolice recruits.
One U.S. brigadier general
agreed to take the issue to the
interior minister, saying that the
[Afghan camp commanders]
behavior was unacceptable and
that if access was denied he
would be fired.
According to a federal
employees Web site, there are 100
vacancies in the MoDAprogram
for 12-month tours in
Afghanistan. Preference is given
to current, permanent Defense
Department civilians who
should have relevant Office of
Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff
or Service Headquarters
experience. Asecret security
clearance is needed for all MoDA
positions.
Kimberly Ekholm, before
joining the initial MoDAgroup,
was a programanalyst and
executive services officer at the
Pentagon, according to a story
posted on a Pentagon Web site in
November. Her job in Kabul was
to help develop office staff
functions for the deputy Afghan
defense minister and the vice
chief of the Afghan general staff.
During my office assessments,
I sawhowmuch manual work
was being submitted both in and
out of the office. When I asked
why they werent using their
computer, they said they didnt
knowhow, the article quoted
Ekholmas saying. She began
teaching computer literacy, not
just for her group but to the
entire ministry staff.
George M. Dreyden was a
programmanager with the
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, handling Europe and
Eurasia. He went to Kabul
working in support of the Afghan
Defense Ministry. With an
American colleague, he created
an assessment programfor the
Defense Ministrys development
board, and the two have gone on
to work on a ministerial
development plan.
Schear also discussed a
second, little-publicized new
Pentagon program, the Defense
Institution ReformInitiative,
which aims to streamline support
programs for partner defense
ministries, such as those in
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
It identifies capabilities and
gaps and then supplies teams of
subject matter experts to work
with a partner nation on a
periodic, sustained basis, he
said. He offered an example: One
country might need a realistic
strategic defense plan and
another a newpersonnel system.
Both programs are aimed at
finding better ways to solve
problems encountered in security
cooperation missions, which vary
fromcountry to country.
Schear noted that Defense
Secretary Robert M. Gates
recently described as
patchwork the specialized
[U.S. congressional] legislative
authorities and funding sources
that evolved in a very different
security environment than
today.
Lessons learned hopefully will
guide support efforts for
Washingtons growing number of
newmilitary partners.
pincusw@washpost.com
WALTER PINCUS
Fine Print
NASA funds 4 new space vehicles
Companies to develop
carriers of cargo and
crew to space station
BY BRIAN VASTAG
NASA boldly took the next
step in fostering a commercial
U.S. space industry Monday by
doling out $269 million to four
companies developing vehicles
to deliver cargo and crew mem-
bers to the international space
station.
Boeing Co. won $92.3 million
for its design, which resembles
the Apollo capsules that took
Americans to the moon.
Blue Origin, started by Ama-
zon founder Jeff Bezos, received
$22 million for its capsule de-
sign, while SpaceX, founded by
PayPal inventor Elon Musk, won
$75 million to accelerate work on
its Dragon crew capsule.
Sierra Nevada Corp., with
$80 million, is building a small
space plane that could launch on
a rocket and land on a runway.
The new funding takes us a
couple more steps down the road
to have flying capability to the
space station, said John Ged-
mark, executive director of the
Commercial Spaceflight Federa-
tion, which represents 40 com-
panies in the nascent business.
NASA said the funding will
push the companies to develop
their technology but wont be
sufficient to build fully function-
ing and space-rated vehicles.
The agency hopes to have an
operational spacecraft by mid-
decade, but only if safety can be
assured, said NASAs Edward
Mango.
Philip McAlister, NASAs act-
ing director of commercial
spaceflight development, said he
hopes there is sufficient busi-
ness for more than one vehicle
capable of reaching Earth orbit.
In addition to racing for more
NASA funds, the four companies
have another competitor of
sorts: NASA itself.
Last weeks budget bill includ-
ed funds for NASAs controversial
Orion capsule, also designed to
deliver astronauts to the space
station.
A news release from the Sen-
ate Appropriations Committee
said Congress is holding NASAs
feet to the fire to build the Orion
crew capsule, which President
Obama canceled in 2009 only to
reinstate last year.
NASAs three space shuttles
are the only U.S. vehicles able to
reach the space station. After the
shuttles Endeavor and Atlantis
fly their final missions this year,
U.S. space station astronauts will
hitch rides on Russian Soyuz
vehicles.
vastagb@washpost.com
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, left, says the debt ceiling
could be breached as soon as May 16. House Budget Committee
Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has called for spending cuts in
conjunction with raising the ceiling.
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Maintaining our intelligence ranks
The April 13 front-page article A post-9/11 brain
drain at the CIA, regarding a hemorrhage of senior
officials at the intelligence agency, missed the mark.
The individuals cited were at the end of long careers,
running the Directorate of Operations andthe Nation-
al Clandestine Service for decades. Working in these
high-pressure positions exhausts the occupants. Re-
tirement is a natural part of the process.
TheCIAreliesonthenext groupcomingupthrough
the ranks being experienced and competent to fill the
shoes of those departing the GS-15 and new senior
intelligence service officers who have beenconducting
operations and running the day-to-day business of the
CIA as the very senior officers deal with Washington
politics andbureaucracy. Whenthoseranks of mid-lev-
el leaders dwindle, it creates a lack of experienced,
high-quality officers to replace those who retire. With
more than half the CIA personnel having five years
experience or less, the retention of quality mid-level
leaders is critical. This is where you should be looking
for any signs of early departures.
Luis Rueda, Washington
The writer is a retired CIA officer.

The Post seems to lament as a brain drain the

departure of long-serving officers from the Central
Intelligence Agency. Presumably, however, these offi-
cers were on duty through decades of U.S. intelligence
failures: overestimating Soviet economic power, being
surprised by the Soviet breakup, showing little under-
standing of Iraqi weapons programs, not perceiving
the planning dots before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks,
andfailing to kill or capture Osama binLadennearly a
decadeafter. Thislist cannot belaidentirelyat theCIAs
door, but the word central is there for a reason.
There are thousands of gallant intelligence officers
(and their families) whose astonishing and inspira-
tional personal sacrifices for our nation since Sept. 11
are unheralded. I think it is possible to honor and
appreciate these sacrifices without fully sharing the
anxiety over the departures described inthe article.
Richard J. Douglas, College Park
The writer is a former general counsel for the Senate intel-
ligence committee.
D.C. schools clunker of a plan
As a parent who has had children in the D.C.
Public Schools for 12 years, and with a child now
enrolled at School Without Walls, I take great
umbrage at school official Lisa Rudas comment that
this years school budget process is forcing some
schools to transition from the Cadillac to the
Camry [Grays plan would cut some per-pupil
funds, Metro, April 15].
Is this the direction that D.C. Mayor Vincent C.
Gray (D) and the school system believe education
reform should take? This viewpoint is in stark
contrast to the April 10 Magazine interview with
outgoing Montgomery County Superintendent Jerry
D. Weast, in which he essentially talks about moving
everyone toward the Cadillac.
That is what educationreformmeans, andclearly
DCPS has not learned that lesson.
Karen Beiley, Washington
Cant Metro plan for big events?
Does anyoneat Metrolookat theevents scheduleto
evaluateserviceneeds?Fridaynight therewasaplayoff
hockey game with the Washington Capitals at the
Verizon Center, a Nationals home game and a conven-
tion at the D.C. Convention Center with many young
adults. WhenI enteredthe Gallery Place Metro station
for the Red Line at approximately 10:05 p.m. to go to
Rockville, the platform was packed with people com-
ingfromtheseevents. Asix-car trainpulledinat about
10:15, already very crowded, and most of the people
could not get on. About 10 to 12 minutes later, another
train pulled in which I did get on, but many others did
not. I have been using Metro since the Caps moved
downtown and recall that there used to be an empty
train that would pull in shortly after the end of the
game. Friday nights crush was a potentially unsafe
conditionwiththesizeof thecrowdthat was waitingto
go home. This is not the kind of service we should be
receiving inthe nations capital.
StephenB. Miller, Rockville
A bouquet of gardening options
In her April 16 letter, Gillian Rozicer lamented the
use of mulch in her D.C. neighborhood. Indeed, there
are many mulching practices to be deplored. Chief
amongtheseis theestablishment of mulchvolcanoes
around the bases of trees. This practice canharmtrees
bycreatinganenvironment that istoohot fortheroots.
On the other hand, the proper selection and use of
mulch can be a more environmentally sustainable
practice than the use of fertilizers, which harm our
waterways, including the Chesapeake Bay. Mulch can
enhance the health of the garden. For example, some
jurisdictions provide composted leaf mulch for their
residents. Thistypeofmulchprovidesneedednutrients
to the soil without needing to cut down trees to make
it. Mytulipsdojust finewithadiet of mulchratherthan
fertilizer.
Mulch is not appropriate for all plants or for all
garden circumstances. A soil test can aid in decisions
about whether to use mulch. If gardeners have ques-
tionsabout thetypeof mulchtouse, whichplantstouse
itwithandwhatkindsofgardensituationsbenefitfrom
the use of mulch, they should contact the Master
Gardeners in their area or their State Cooperative
Extension. They can provide a wealth of science-based
information about sustainable gardening practic-
es. They can advise on the use of mulch and be of
assistanceinobtainingandinterpretingasoil test.
LindaReck, Arlington
Thewriter is thechair of thesustainability subcommittee
of theMaster Gardeners of NorthernVirginia.
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Nigerias fair
election
A step forward
for African democracy
F
OR YEARS, Nigerias ambitions for Afri-
can and global leadership have been
hamstrung by its political record. After
three decades of mostly military rule, the
country returned to democracy in 1999 but
three consecutive presidential elections were
ruined by massive fraud. Now the continents
most-populous country will be able to make a
better claim. On Sunday it held a presidential
vote that was a vast improvement on its
predecessors. The winner, Goodluck Jonathan,
deserves credit for implementing reforms, and
his governments ability to push for democracy
elsewhere in Africa will be enhanced.
That Nigeria still faces critical political chal-
lenges was evident from the rioting that erupted
Monday across the northern part of the country
as Mr. Jonathans victory was reported. The
president is a native of the oil-rich Niger delta
region in the mostly Christian south of the
country; the north is predominantly Muslim.
Long-standing tensions between the two regions
were not helped by Mr. Jonathans decision to
disregard a convention of rotating the candidacy
of the ruling party between northern and
southern candidates. He succeeded northerner
Umaru YarAdua, who died in office a year ago.
Mr. Jonathan nevertheless moved decisively
to correct Nigerias record of electoral fraud by
appointing a political scientist, Attahiru Jega, to
head the national electoral commission. Mr. Jega
introduced an innovative balloting system that
included the purging of false names from the
electoral rolls and the fingerprinting of all of the
countrys 73 million voters. Voters were urged to
remain at the polls and watch the count to
ensure there was no ballot-stuffing. Indepen-
dent monitors were deployed to carry out quick
counts.
The new system also prevailed in a parliamen-
tary vote earlier this month, in which the ruling
party lost seats to several challengers. While the
conduct of both polls was far from perfect and
the post-election violence a serious concern
the elections should be seen as a democratic
breakthrough for Nigeria and for Africa.
Through organizations such as the African
Union and the Economic Community of West
African States, African governments have made
democracy a central objective in recent years.
Nigeria has been among the countries seeking to
broker post-election disputes in places such as
Ivory Coast. Now it should have more credibility
in doing so, while other states in the region that
have been plagued by fraud in elections can look
to Nigeria for an example of reform.
TOM TOLES
Va.s democratic farce
Gov. McDonnell, complicit in the gerrymandering he now criticizes
I
N VETOING the Virginia legislatures pro-
posed redistricting plan for state elections,
Gov. Robert McDonnell noted last week that
the commonwealths constitution requires
that electoral districts be composed of com-
pact territory. Eventhe most cursory glance at the
state legislative maps produced by lawmakers, or
at the map of congressional districts that has
emerged from the House of Delegates, shows the
legislators made a laughingstock of the compact-
ness requirement and of the idea of competitive
elections. Unfortunately, Mr. McDonnell alsobears
some of the blame.
On the congressional map, the 5th District is
shaped like a giraffe from the legs up, its torso in
the southsettling broadly uponthe NorthCarolina
border, its neckstretchinghundreds of miles north
through Virginias midsection, and its head nod-
ding into Washingtons westernsuburbs. Not what
you might call compact, let alone mindful of
communities of common interest.
Then theres the cartoonishly drawn 7th Con-
gressional District an ungainly kangaroo hop-
ping southward on two legs and the equally
ludicrous 3rd District, which, by lumping several
detached, remote communities east and south of
the James River together with a mainland mass
west of the river, would compel candidates to
shuttle among their scattered constituents mainly
byboat. Not tobeoverlookedis thejaggedseahorse
of the maps 11th Congressional District, in North-
ern Virginia, a gerrymandered mess.
The logic if you can call it that of all this
creative cartography is that it protects incum-
bents, or at least the incumbent party, by packing
in voters fromone party and excluding those from
the other. Thus the 5th District, in the House of
Delegates-endorsedmap, is drawnas ajob-security
program to benefit Rep. Robert Hurt, a first-term
Republican who narrowly beat incumbent Demo-
crat TomPerrielloinlast years GOPsweep. Andthe
11th, which cherry-picks Democratic-leaning
neighborhoods of Northern Virginia while dodg-
ing ones more sympathetic to Republicans, is a gift
toRep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat whowithstood
a Republican challenge with a victory margin of
less than half a percentage point last November.
Similar shenanigans are to be found in the state
legislative maps, which is what prompted Mr.
McDonnells veto last week. But Mr. McDonnells
veto statement somehow overlooked his own con-
tribution to the overtly partisan map-making pro-
cess whose work he now condemns. For when the
governor hadachancetotrytochangethesystema
fewmonths ago, he punted.
Despite his pledge as a candidate to shift Virgin-
iatoabipartisanredistrictingplan, Mr. McDonnell
failedtopursue the idea inhis first year inoffice. In
his second, he created a bipartisan redistricting
commission but gave it virtually no powers. The
commissions recommendations, while worthy, are
utterly weightless; it was entirely predictable that
the legislature wouldignore them. Instead, incum-
bents are up to their usual trick of choosing their
own voters and turning democracy on its head.
When electoral districts are engineered to favor
one party, the political systembecomes afarce. The
result is polarization and political impasse courte-
syof acropof electedofficials lackinganyincentive
to seek common ground or compromise between
the two parties, lest they alienate their highly
partisan home districts.
A job for the EPA
Judges shouldnt be setting climate policy.
T
HE DEMOCRATS global warming bill
died in the Senate last year. The new
Republican majority in the House wants
to gut carbon regulations at the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. President Obama is
reluctant even to discuss global warming publicly.
So some environmentalists believe that a case
being argued before the Supreme Court Tuesday
represents the last, best hope to reduce green-
house emissions.
This is not where environmentalists had hoped
to be when the case, American Electric Power v.
Connecticut, was launched in 2004. A group of
states and New York City sued several electric
companies that year, claimingthat the greenhouse
emissions from their power plants are a public
nuisance because they contribute to global
warming. Climate change directly harms Califor-
nias snowpack, New Yorks sea level, shipping in
the Great Lakes and so forth, the states argued,
and so they turned to an element of common law,
non-statutory legal norms imported from Eng-
land centuries ago that allow for nuisance suits
when one partys activity harms others.
A U.S. District Court judge curtly threw out the
states case, saying that plaintiffs were asking the
judicial branch to settle an inherently political
question. The states persuaded the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to reverse the district
courts ruling, arguing that, under ancient and
recent precedent, courts have settled nuisance
claims similar to those in AEP v. Connecticut.
The 2nd Circuits ruling hinged in part on the
argument that the political branches had failed to
devise a clear policy addressing global warming, a
policy that might have displaced common law.
Nowthe executive branchhas apolicy nomatter
how underwhelming on climate change: The
Obama administration, opposing the states inthis
case, persuasively argues that carbon emission
regulations on track in the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency address the nuisance identified in
the states lawsuit.
Theres a good reason that common law is
displaced when the political branches speak. Its
not the place of unelected judges to determine
how to distribute the costs of addressing climate
change across the economy. Inaddition, a series of
suits against individual polluters or groups of
emitters is likely to result in an inefficient patch-
work of judicial remedies, varying in scope and
expense. Consistently applied regulation at the
EPA is far better.
Its reasonable to worry that the political
branches may ultimately fail to enforce even the
EPAs modest greenhouse gas policies; many Re-
publicans are eager to defund the agencys efforts.
If that happens, the plaintiffs will have a better
case than they do now. But no one should wish to
see Americas climate change policymade incourt.
LOCAL OPINIONS
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More broken promises from Pepco
Pepco chief executive Joseph M. Rigbys expla-
nation of a regulatory compact takes the cake
[Collaborating to create a better Pepco, Local
Opinions, April 17]. Mr. Rigbyexplainedthat Pepco
has beengrantedrights inexchange for a commit-
ment to provide our community with reliable
electrical service. The problem here is that Pepco
has already failed to keep its part of the compact
andthat thereis reasontodoubt that it will ever be
able to do so. Ive had three multi-day outages in
the past year: July and August were two. But what
happened in January, in baseball terms, was
steee-rikethree. Gototheshowers anddont argue
withthe ump!
Mr. Rigby goes on to talk about the
trees. Again. And to defend Pepcos notion that
destructive storms are not Pepcos fault. But I have
a treat for Mr. Rigby. When this happens again, I
want him to come over to my house and eat the
food Imforced to throwout.
He better bring anappetite.
Mary M. Schmidt, Silver Spring
Searching for health comparisons
TheApril 12HealtharticleJust tell us what it costs
pointed out that in all the debate over health-care
reform, neither political party is discussing the most
basic way to help consumers make informed choices:
by telling us howmucha procedure costs.
I recently had knee surgery for which the bill was
more than $16,000; could I have gone somewhere else
for the same procedure for less cost? I dont know,
because I am unaware of any source that would
providethat information. Andif thearticlewascorrect,
no one inthe industry knows, either. Howcanwe have
any semblance of health-care reform without some-
thing so basic?
JosephE. Lowry, Arlington
SUSAN BIDDLE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
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EUGENEROBINSON
Take him seriously
Were in trouble if The Donald is really running
A mule in the mud
Global trade talks need a top-level push
MICHAELGERSON
Inspection
season
in Iowa
States.
But thats just for starters. Imagine, if you
dare, what the foreign policy of a President
Trumpwouldbe like.
Trump is in favor of lower gas prices, he
told CNNs Candy Crowley on Sunday. The
way to achieve this goal, he said, is simply to
tell the Organization of the Petroleum Ex-
porting Countries to lower oil prices. When
Crowleytriedtopoint out that OPECdoesnt
necessarily do what U.S. officials want,
Trump was undeterred. Brain power is all
thats required, he said. We are not a re-
spectednationanymore. Theworldis laugh-
ing at us. . . . Let me tell you, itll go down if
yousay it properly.
What about Libya? Either Id go in and
taketheoil or I dont goinat all, Trumpsaid.
WhenCrowleyreactedwithdisbelief at what
shed just heard, Trump doubled down. Ab-
solutely, Id take the oil, Id give themplenty
sotheycanliveveryhappily. I wouldtakethe
oil. Youknow, inthe olddays whenyouhave
a war andyouwin, that nations yours.
What about his opponents? It seems that
sizematters, interms of their bankaccounts.
Trump trumpets himself as a better busi-
nessman than Romney, claiming that my
net worth is many, many, many times Mitt
Romney.
Moving right along, how does Trump see
oneof thecentral strands of Americanhisto-
ry, the issue of race? He believes he should
get support fromAfricanAmericans, he said
in a radio interview last week, but is unset-
tledbyfrightening polls that showthe vast
majority of black voters favoring Obama. I
have a great relationship with the blacks,
Trumpsaid. Ivealwayshadagreat relation-
shipwiththe blacks.
Yes, he saidthe blacks. Twice.
Trump hasnt been a particularly loyal
Republican over the years. At various times,
hes given political donations to Democrats
suchasRep. CharlieRangel, Sen. JohnKerry,
VicePresident BidenandthelateTedKenne-
dy.
What hes been, consistently, is a head-
line-grabber extraordinaire. If he now has
decided to take himself seriously, Im afraid
were going to have to followsuit.
The writer will answer questions at 1 p.m. today
at www.washingtonpost.com. His e-mail address
is eugenerobinson@washpost.com.
I
ts time to take Donald Trump seriously
as a presidential candidate.
Three, two, one . . . okay, times up.
Unbelievably, the waxen-haired real es-
tate tycoon is at the front of the pack of
contenders who are racing, or thinking
about racing, for the Republican nomina-
tion. This isnt merely improbable. It is liter-
ally unbelievable, as if a trout were reported
to be leading the Tour de France.
The consensus is that Trump is not really
running that this is just another of his
over-the-toppublicity stunts. Inthe unlikely
event that he goes through with a semi-seri-
ous candidacy, the political establishment
seemstobelieve, hell never winthenomina-
tion. These skeptics scoff when its pointed
out that stranger things have happened.
Name one, they say.
Thats hard to do. Still, if this is all a big
joke, Im having trouble laughing. For one
thing, the likely Republican field is so timid
that nobody seems to want to step out there
and so lackluster that Trumps pizzazz
could prove overpowering. No, I dont be-
lieve that Trump is seriously running for
president. But what if he continues this
charade past the point of no return? What if
he pulls away from Mike Huckabee, Mitt
Romney and the others? What if he wins
primaries andcaucuses? What if . . .
Its all too absurd to contemplate. For the
record, though, it should be noted that not
all of Trumps headline-grabbing bombast is
funny. A lot of it is ridiculous and untrue.
Much of the rest is offensive and objection-
able.
Begin with his adoption of the birther
line of attack against President Obama.
Questioning the presidents birthplace obvi-
ouslybeganasaploytograbattentionand
it worked but then swelled into a central
theme of Trumps candidacy as he gained
traction among the conspiracy theorists
who actually believe suchnonsense.
For therecord, Trumpnowgives credence
to a theory that requires a massive coverup,
spanning nearly five decades, that includes
not just Obama and his family but also
officials of the state of Hawaii and the
cooperation of long-ago clerks and perhaps
editors at Honolulu newspapers who print-
ed a fake birth announcement in 1961 and
waited patiently, all these years, for that
baby boy to become president of the United
not ministers, who have the where-
withal to strike a global trade deal. In
fact, in early G-20 summits French
President Nicolas Sarkozy (the current
chair of the G-20) and Britains prime
minister at the time, Gordon Brown,
called for direct leader involvement in
the negotiations. Those summits, and
all subsequent ones, yielded only the
ritualized call for a speedy conclusion
but, like the negotiations in Geneva,
produced no results.
To be sure, leaders cannot negotiate
line-by-line tariff reductions or de-
tailed sector-by-sector liberalization of
services. But they can do more than
cheer from the sidelines. Just as G-20
leadersreachedbroadagreement at the
Washington, London and Pittsburgh
summitsontheoutlinesof global finan-
cial reform, leavingthedetails tominis-
ters and international organizations,
they must now dig in on trade. They
could, for example, agreethat incertain
industrial sectors such as chemicals,
machinery or electronics, all the major
players will agree to the same compre-
hensive baseline tariff cuts. Similarly
onservices, they couldbindthemselves
togrant the market access their domes-
tic laws already permit and commit to
greater openness in key, economic-
driver sectors such as telecommunica-
tions, logistics and financial services.
Trade ministers, following leader-level
agreement, could finish the work on a
tightly supervised schedule.
Of course, the United States and
Europe would have to confront their
farm sectors and eliminate trade-
distorting subsidies. Here again, leader
involvement is key because of the out-
size political influence of agriculture
that, in the United States, accounts for
less than2percent of GDPbut about 98
percent of the leverage in negotiations.
Competitive farmers and deficit hawks
on both sides of the Atlantic should be
willing to trade away subsidies for
boosting agricultural exports through
better market access abroad.
Before the WTO, world trade was
governedby the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Given the
length of negotiations, GATT was
known pejoratively as the Gentlemans
Agreement to Talk and Talk. But the
time for talk is over. Leaders must be
prepared to get their hands dirty and
pull the stuck mule out of the mud.
President Obama, fresh from bilateral
trade success, should get to work now
with President Sarkozy and other like-
minded G-20 leaders so that they may
seal amultilateral deal at thesummit in
France this fall.
The writer, a lawyer in Washington, was
assistant to President George W. Bush for
international economic affairs and his
personal representative to the G-8 and the
G-20.
BY DANIEL M. PRICE
T
he Obama administration is
helpfully moving forward on bi-
lateral trade deals with Korea,
Colombia and Panama, finally aban-
doningdont ask, dont tell as its trade
policy. But global trade talks at the
Geneva-based World Trade Organiza-
tion are limping into their 10th year.
The WTOs director general recently
likened them to a stuck mule, warning
of a grave risk of failure. At this point,
it is onlyheads of stateandgovernment
leaders, not trade officials whocan
get the mule unstuck.
Launched after Sept. 11, 2001, in the
capital of Qatar, the Doha Round was
supposed to galvanize the global com-
munity andpromote economic growth,
particularly in the developing world.
Economists estimate that anambitious
trade deal could increase global gross
domestic product by more than $300
billion annually. CEOs and develop-
ment organizations alike routinely call
for completionof the deal. Finance and
trade ministers all acknowledge that a
successful Doha Round would advance
efforts aimed at a global rebalancing
that is central to the Group of 20s
recovery and reform agenda. Yet pros-
pects for anagreement aremoredismal
thanever.
The stalemate results fromthe stub-
born refusal of the major economies
developed and developing to recog-
nize two game-changing facts.
First, therelativeeconomicweight of
the big emerging markets has expand-
ed dramatically. In 2001, China, India
and Brazil accounted for only 7.4 per-
cent of global gross domestic product.
That figure has doubled, to 15.6 per-
cent, and China is the worlds second-
largest national economy. On a per
capita basis, they are still developing
countries and understandably focused
ondomesticprioritiestobetterthelives
of their people. But their aggregate
global footprint demands that they
play a leadership role and belies their
false solidarity with the rest of the
developing world.
Significantly, theshareof developing
country exports destined for other de-
veloping countries nowexceeds 50per-
cent. That share will only increase giv-
en that growth rates in emerging econ-
omies are more than double those in
the developedworld. For any trade deal
to fulfill the promise of delivering
growth, the big emerging economies
must open their markets to goods and
services andweantheir industries from
state protection.
Second, the slower recovery in the
advanced economies has caused many
to question the benefits of globaliza-
tion, making trade more political than
ever. Nowit isonlygovernment leaders,
RICHARDCOHEN
Mr. Back Story
The trouble with Trump: Too much information
ates his exaggerations, which is an
occupational failing in the real estate
business, where every building is 100
percent rented and all basements are
dry.
Donald is a believer in the big-lie
theory, his lawyer told Brenner. If
you say something over and over
again, people will believe you.
Brenner refused to tell Trump (or us)
the name of the lawyer, but she is a
reporter of impeccable credentials
and she did not write anything not
already known. The shocker would be
a statement that Trump always tells
the truth.
Americanpolitical life is doingaway
with the back story. Increasingly, poli-
ticians are becoming religious types,
Eagle Scouts who mastered all the
knots, a monasticismleavened only by
the occasional martini. They do not
stray. They avoid midlife crises. They
came out of the womb with certainty,
avoided acne, married the first girl
they dated and went on to make a
fortune in something or other.
Then theres Trump. He is all back
story. We know his flops. We know he
curses. We knowhis women. We know
he lies. We know he has bad taste in
buildings, in ties, in associates (the
late Roy Cohn, for instance, and now
Roger Stone). He did not treat his
wives well (according to them) and
Ivana, in particular, retaliated by en-
listing the New York gossip colum-
nists. And now we must add this
nonsense about Barack Obama possi-
bly having been born outside the Unit-
ed States. Trumps a birther. Why not?
Hes everything else and, anyway,
theres no such thing as bad publicity.
Such a man cannot become presi-
dent. This is the requiredsentence. But
the import, the gravamen, the theme
of the Vanity Fair piece was more or
less that Trump was finished too
much bad publicity, too many bad real
estate deals, too many enemies, too
much of just plain excess. And yet, like
Melvilles whale or Spielbergs shark,
he keeps coming, coming, coming. His
TV show thrives. His real estate em-
pire survives. In this city, I look out my
hotel window as I write this column.
Before me is a huge box of bling. The
desert sun enflames the name at the
top: T-R-U-M-P in bold gold letters.
It spells BEWARE!
cohenr@washpost.com
las vegas
B
ack in 1990, Ivana Trump told
her divorce lawyer Michael Ken-
nedy that fromtime to time, her
husband[DonaldTrump] reads abook
of Hitlers collected speeches, My New
Order, which he keeps in a cabinet by
his bed. This information, which
comes from a startling 1990 Vanity
Fair profile of Trump, certainly does
not prove that he is anti-Semitic (a
daughter recently converted to Juda-
ism) and is cited here just because, as
with so much about Trump, it makes
no sense at all. It is just another
grenade that comes rolling out of the
profile yet another detail about
Trump that is just plain weird, sordid,
compellingly interesting and, upon
reflection, terrifying. Nothing stops
the man.
The political community is now
ever so reluctantly taking Trump seri-
ously as a presidential candidate. He
has been hiring aides, conferring with
recognized Republican political con-
sultants and pollsters. He has set out
to woo the evangelical Christian base
that plays an inordinate role in the
Iowa Republican caucuses, and he has
changed his position on abortion. He
is no longer pro-choice. This some-
times happens after the soul is
searched and the polls are consulted.
For whatever reason, Trump has
risen to the top of potential Republi-
can presidential favorites. Maybe this
is on account of name recognition,
maybe because the public likes his
television manner (kind of a latter-day
Mussolini) or maybe because people
thinkthe country needs ano-nonsense
businessman to do the right thing.
Trump knows how to fire people. He
also knows howto get into debt.
In 1990, Trump was mired in debt.
Some of his important real estate
ventures were under water and his
marriage was coming apart. He was
carrying on a very public extramarital
affair with Marla Maples, whom he
later married and still later divorced.
The Vanity Fair article, punctiliously
reported over a period of months by
Marie Brenner, captured Trump in all
his flamboyant egocentrism. He refers
to himself often in the third person
(Trump says . . . Trump believes). He
is bombastic, sometimes cruel, utterly
domineering and not in the least bit
fastidious about the truth. He exagger-
des moines
T
his state, about 10months from
its caucuses, is a flat, fertile,
friendly political vacuum.
The Republican candidates who
finishedfirst andsecondthelast time
around Mike Huckabee and Mitt
Romney are notably absent. Huck-
abee diehards are organizing in an-
ticipationof another run. But Hucka-
bee tells Iowa supporters that he is
genuinely conflicted about mount-
ing a campaign. Romney diehards, in
contrast, are as rare as a Starbucks in
Ottumwa. Romney was burned so
badly during the 2008 caucuses
spending massive, embarrassing
amounts per vote that he is shy
about raising any current expecta-
tions.
The result is an atmosphere in
which at least 10 candidates alter-
nately appear for inspection by prac-
ticed eyes, like livestock at the state
fair. Since the early 1990s, the main
Republican audience has been reli-
gious and conservative, explaining
Huckabees durable appeal. And reli-
gious conservatives have been re-
cently riledby abitter local debate on
gay marriage. Inaddition, Iowa has a
vocal, fractious, contrarian Tea Party
movement of indeterminate size. But
few expect that it will coalesce early
around a single candidate.
In Huckabees absence, two pros-
pects are beginning to peel off his
support. Harder-edge religious con-
servatives are flirting with Michele
Bachmann, who is boxing out other
candidates of the right. Religious
conservatives of gentler disposition
and more concerned with elect-
ability are attracted to Tim
Pawlenty, whois visitingoften, work-
ing hard, hiring staff and making a
traditional run. But he has yet to
ignite passionate commitment. He
is oneveryones list, says one Repub-
lican activist, but he is everyones
number two.
A second tier of Republicans sens-
es weakness in the early leaders.
Newt Gingrich is recognized as the
idealeader of theparty, but hecarries
personal and political baggage. Her-
man Cain has some Tea Party curb
appeal. Haley Barbour glides from
place to place on a thick layer of
Southern charm. Particularly if
Bachmann doesnt run, Rick Santo-
rum is considered a serious sleeper.
Sarah Palin is invisible in the state
and largely unmentioned.
Iowa activists speak of another
possible route to victory. In addition
to the traditional base of caucus par-
ticipants 120,000 during the last
cyclethereareabout 100,000more
Iowans who vote in Republican pri-
maries. Party officials describe these
as Chamber of Commerce conserva-
tives bankers, insurance execu-
tives and the like. They might be
attracted to a strong leader, even one
with questionable social conserva-
tive credentials. Some religious con-
servatives couldsurprisingly fall into
this category. This process isnt a
biblical pop quiz, one told me.
So Iowa Republicans speak long-
ingly of Chris Christie, who always
seems ready for a productive fight.
Mitch Daniels might have an open-
ing if he dismounts fromthe political
fence, though social conservatives
are still smarting from his proposed
truce in the culture wars. And then
there is Donald Trump, who is caus-
ing a buzz across the state. Trump is
calling Iowa religious activists, vol-
unteering an explanation of his col-
orful personal life. Following the fi-
nale of his televisionshowonMay 22,
he is scheduled to address the Iowa
RepublicanPartys springfundraiser,
whichalready will be larger thanany
that precededit. Some speculate that
Trumpmight announcefor president
at the June 10 event. GQ and Inside
Edition have requested press cre-
dentials. Thereis afineline, however,
betweenaspectacleandacircus. And
it seems only a matter of time before
the Trump candidacy collapses un-
der the weight of its absurdity.
It maybepossiblefor alate-bloom-
ing candidate to take Iowa by storm.
But the organizational challenge of
getting tens of thousands of voters to
spend 60 to 90 minutes at a caucus
on a cold night remains, even for
celebrity candidates. And the prece-
dents aresobering. Last timearound,
Fred Thompson arrived with a flour-
ishthenappearedat theIowaState
Fair in Gucci loafers, riding a golf
cart. Iowa populismwas duly offend-
ed and Thompsons bubble burst
within 48 hours.
The Iowa caucuses are a test, not
just of ideology but of manner. Activ-
ists still talk of George W. Bushs
approachability and of Rudy Giu-
lianis black limo and sharp-elbowed
staff. Iowa niceness can become a
harshjudgment onthose who lack it.
This states political influence
the slingshot momentum of perhaps
40,000 voters seems dispropor-
tionate. But the standards they gen-
erallyapplyof authenticity, organi-
zation and accessibility, as well as
ideology are high. Agreat power is
placed in good hands.
michaelgerson@washpost.com
GARY CORONADO/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donald Trump addresses the South Florida Tea Party's third annual tax day rally on
Saturday in Boca Raton.
GOP skirmishes
over debt ceiling
Republicans got a clear political boost in
the battle over the debt ceiling Monday when
Standard & Poors lowered its outlook on the
U.S. debt to negative. House Republicans
pounced on the news as proof that Democrats
are wrong to push a clean vote on raising the
debt ceiling without also coupling it with
long-term spending cuts.
But another piece of important news has
largely gotten lost. The Wall Street Journal
reported over the weekend: During a recent
series of meetings and fundraisers, top Wall
Street executives and lobbyists have urged
Republicans to resolve the debt-ceiling debate
quickly or risk turmoil in the bond market.
In the sessions, House Speaker John Boeh-
ner explained the politics of the vote to
investors, telling them Republicans wont ap-
prove an increase in how much the U.S. can
borrow without a long-term deficit-reduction
plan, according to people familiar with his
remarks. In turn, the executives said delaying
a resolution could unnerve skittish credit
markets.
Its big news that business leaders have
urged Boehner to hurry up and get this
resolved, lest the standoff unnerve markets.
But Boehner is telling them that the GOP is
standing firm in its quest for a long-term plan
for cuts. Keep in mind that this goes consider-
ably further than last weeks Politico report-
ing, whichonly alludedto one or two warnings
from executives. The Journal paints executive
anxiety as a far broader phenomenon.
Boehner spokesman Michael Steel, re-
counting Boehners private conversations with
executives, toldthe Journal: Boehner has said
exactly the same thing privately that he says
publicly: the Americanpeople will not tolerate
an increase in the debt limit without address-
ing the reasons it needs to be raised by cutting
spending.
Last week I reported that Democrats hope
to use the debt ceiling as a wedge issue against
the GOP. The goal is to divide the GOPs Wall
Street supporters, who think the partys brink-
manship with the debt ceiling is endangering
the economy, from the Tea Party base, which
wants Republicans to use the debt ceiling as
hostage to extract more spending cuts. Repub-
licans argue that the S&P story shows that
Democrats, too, are engaged in their own form
of risky brinkmanship over whether we are
going to reach a long-term agreement on
spending cuts. They add that Democrats, too,
take a huge amount of corporate cash.
The S&P story seems to have givenRepubli-
cans momentuminthe spinwars over the debt
ceiling. While Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner said this weekend that GOP leaders
had assured him that they understood the
need to raise the debt ceiling, Democrats dont
seem to be drawing as hard a line on a clean
vote as they might have. The moment for doing
that convincingly may have passed. Acompro-
mise in which Democrats agree to some sort of
spending-cut framework appears likely. But
the fact that the GOPs brinkmanship is rat-
tling business leaders including, apparently,
the partys corporate benefactors should be
part of the discussion.
THE PLUM LINE
Excerpts fromGreg Sargents blog on domestic politics and debate on the
Hill: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line
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ABCDE
METRO
Obituaries Former U.S. Rep. Harold L.
Volkmer, a Missouri Democrat, was a brusque
voice against gun-control measures. B7
Capital Weather Gang
A coastal flood warning is in
effect until noon Tuesday for the
District, Arlington, Falls Church
and Alexandria. Get the details.
THEREGION
Dissatisfied with Pepco
The company scored at the
bottom of a survey of customers
satisfaction with large utilities,
with its score plummeting in the
first quarter, a group says. B3
MARYLAND
Details of shooting emerge
Charles O. Smith, 20, whom police
killed Saturday after they say he tried
to grab an officers gun during a
fistfight, had bipolar disorder, his
mother, Amanda Jones says. B5
Season of disappointment
A community garden on Masonic temple grounds
must close to facilitate the buildings renovation
BY LARISSA ROSO
S
pring has come to the Temple Garden near Dupont Circle with
a profusion of red and purple tulips and yellowdaffodils. Snap
peas, lettuce and garlic are popping up, soon to be followed by
tomatoes, eggplants, beans and melons for harvest through-
out summer.
But for all of the cheerfulness that spring brings to gardens, this is a
sad season for the gardeners of Temple Garden. The quarter-acre
community garden is on private land owned by the Temple of the
Supreme Council of the 33rd and Last Degree of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States, or House of the Temple, for short.
After more than two decades of providing herbs, flowers, vegetables
and fruit, the garden will close in November to accommodate a
renovation of the temple, on 16th Street NW.
The garden is needed as a space for construction crews to store and
prepare materials as they upgrade the electrical system, plumbing and
elevators in the temple. The renovation could take years, and theres
no certainty that the garden will reopen after the work is completed.
The 100 members who plant and maintain the garden on 15th
garden continued on B10
Signs at Temple Garden designate walking paths among plots. The quarter-acre garden is
needed as a space for construction crews to store and prepare materials as they upgrade the
electrical system, plumbing and elevators in the Masonic temple on 16th Street NW.
Kayaker is
pulled from
Potomac
SCOUTS, CAMPERS
ALSO RESCUED
Flooding is reported from
Harpers Ferry to Georgetown
BY JUSTIN JOUVENAL
AND MICHAEL E. RUANE
The water temperature was a frigid 53
degrees. The young woman had been
clinging to a tree limb in the surging
Potomac River for more than half an
hour. And now she could no longer feel
her legs.
Logs and limbs swept past her on the
frothing brown torrent, and as a televi-
sion helicopter camera beamed the
dramatic scene live Monday afternoon,
the huge, flooded river seemed ready to
swallow her.
Suddenly, at 2:04 p.m., a blue Mont-
gomery County swift-water rescue boat
appeared, battling upstream against the
raging current. Hurry up! the woman
cried. I need to get out of the water!
As the boat approached, firefighter
Peter Gillis, wearing a helmet and an
orange dry suit, leaned off the bowand
swatted the tree branches aside. Hang
on, he said. Were right behind you.
Then he grabbed her. I have you, he
said. Let go.
She seemed to hesitate, and he insist-
ed: Let go.
Cold and exhausted, the 31-year-old
kayaker from Woodbridge released her
grip and was yanked into the rescue boat
by Gillis and Master Firefighter Chad
Pollard, ending a struggle that the boat
crew said the river often wins.
Water from the weekend downpours
swelled the Potomac on Monday, push-
ing it over its banks from Harpers Ferry
to Georgetown and prompting a day of
rescues and evacuations.
Twenty Boy Scouts and adult chaper-
ones were rescued early Monday after
they were trapped by rising water along
the Potomac at Whites Ferry, Montgom-
flooding continued on B6
I came here to have spiritual sustenance and beauty. Its beautiful.
Kerry Kemp, gardener
PHOTOS BY ASTRID RIECKEN FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Kerry Kemp has worked the land at Temple Garden for 15 years. The garden, off 15th Street NWbetween Rand S streets, has 100 members. It is set to close Nov. 30.
District teen
escapes from
detention site
17-year-old attacked guard
at city-run facility in Md. and
stole his car, officials say
BY ALLISON KLEIN
A District teenager who was being
held at a secure youth detention facility
in Maryland attacked a guard early
Monday morning, stole his keys, climbed
the fence using a nearby ladder and
escaped in the guards car, officials said.
As of Monday evening, D.C. police
said they had found the car but not the
youth, a 17-year-old from Southeast
Washington who escaped from New
Beginnings Youth Development Center
in Laurel. Officials said the guard was
hospitalized but has returned home.
Weve got a big problem here, said
D.C. Council member Jim Graham (D-
Ward 1), who oversees the Districts
Department of Youth Rehabilitation Ser-
vices (DYRS). I have serious doubts
whether we have a secure facility at New
Beginnings.
This is the third escape from the
center since it opened in May 2009 to
replace the long-troubled Oak Hill facili-
ty. New Beginnings, which has a $46
million campus, was hailed as a state-of-
the-art model for youth detention and a
place to rehabilitate young criminals.
Although the center is in Anne Arundel
County, it is run for and by the District.
Neil Stanley, interim director of
DYRS, said in a statement that officials
were working with District police and
escape continued on B5
PETULA DVORAK
Savvy barkers and anonymity help
make auctions a gold mine for schools
F
ists raised in triumph, the man
lorded sweet victory over his foes
and strutted, his puffed chest
straining the buttons of his Brooks
Brothers shirt.
His spoils?
A fruit and vegetable quilt. His 5-
year-old daughter made the lime.
His cost?
$2,700.
School auctions are great theater,
Ive learned. They can be a checkbook
sword used to settle long-simmering
playground disputes, and as more
schools are learning one way to close
the growing budget gap that schools all
over are suffering.
Spring is auction season in
Washington area schools, and some of
the displays of power and largesse here
at the epicenter of parent
overachievement can seem positively
2005.
I wasnt sure whether to be
mortified by his behavior or proud of
him for giving so much money to the
school, the sister of the Master of the
Universe/Quilt Conqueror Dad
confided to me.
If the auctioneer is good enough, the
winning bids can be breathtaking.
I remember this one. Bethesda, I
think, said professional auctioneer
Lynne Zink, who lives in Maryland but
is hired to do live auctions in schools
throughout the mid-Atlantic region. A
parking space at the school. It went for
$9,000. And they sold three of them!
Part of the formula is getting a good
auctioneer to amp up the bidding.
dvorak continued on B6
Midwife charged in Va. in death
of baby after difficult delivery
BY SUSAN KINZIE AND JOSH WHITE
A midwife has been indicted on
criminal charges in the death of a baby
after a complicated home delivery in
Alexandria last September.
Karen Carr, a Baltimore midwife who
has delivered more than 1,200 babies
and is well known in the childbirth
community, was indicted on a charge of
involuntary manslaughter, as well as
charges of child abuse, neglect and
acting without a license. She was indict-
ed by a grand jury last week on an
additional charge of negligently allow-
ing a childs life to be endangered.
Carr did not return messages seeking
comment Monday.
The case has prompted an outpouring
of support in recent days fromhundreds
of local women who have given birth
with Carrs help, sparked the creation of
a nonprofit group to support midwives
and spurred emotional debates over
childbirth methods.
Many women think that childbirth
has been overly medicalized in the
United States and that mothers should
be able to choose whatever they are most
comfortable with: a hospital birth, a
home birth, a non-surgical delivery, and
so on.
Others worry that in complicated
deliveries, families risk injury to the
baby and the mother if they dont have
immediate access to doctors and an
operating room. They also are con-
cerned that unless midwives have met
certain education and experience re-
quirements, its difficult for parents to
gauge their skills.
Licensing requirements vary from
state to state, adding to the confusion.
The parents of the baby were not
willing to talk about the Carr case.
Krista Boucher, the commonwealths
attorney who brought the case to Alex-
andria Circuit Court, did not return a
message seeking comment Monday.
Carrs attorneys described the allega-
tions in this way: A 43-year-old woman
wanted to deliver the familys first baby
at home. She sought out an Alexandria
midwife continued on B6
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Getting around
The ins and outs of a Dulles rail station
Readers responded to the news that the chairman of the board that oversees the regions airports has invited Virginia
officials to discuss the boards decision to construct an underground Metrorail station at Dulles International Airport,
rather than a less-expensive option.
SUSAN BIDDLE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Work on Metrorails project to Dulles International Airport has hit numerous obstacles, the most recent being cost of an underground airport station.
AnonymousBE1: Rather than using Metro, which will make for a
very long and slow trip and is not good for people with a lot of luggage,
a train should be built that connects to Reagan National, central D.C.
west of 16th Street, and Union Station.
This would be the most efficient and would be able to integrate
flights and travel between Dulles and Reagan National and Amtrak.
milken03: I appreciate an environment of fiscal responsibility from
our leaders, but lets not lose the chance to make the correct decision,
not just the cheapest decision.
savvyveteran: Commuter buses and shuttles would be far less
expensive than the Metro extension and far more cost-effective.
stevenbeller: The Dulles Airport Metro link was supposed to be
primarily for getting people to and from DULLES AIRPORT, so it is
right that the airport station should be built at the most convenient
spot for PASSENGERS.
Given that this project was supposed to have been built decades ago
and will serve the community for decades more, I think $300 million is
a small price to pay for getting it right now.
chrisbrown12: The problem is that Dulles is too far out and that the
traffic is jammed every weekday.
Even with the private relief road, its not practical to expect a city like
D.C. to depend entirely on shuttle buses from the international airport,
especially when these are stuck in traffic.
Menidia: Rail projects are only successful if they are convenient to
use and there is sufficient population density around the stations.
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In the District
More violence, more sadness
lilahkelly: Speak up! Someone amongst his
friends/classmates has to be the one to right this
wrong.
Such evil exists because people think they can
bully people into silence. I pray someone has the
decency to speak up.
gbooksdc: No matter what that kid was about,
no matter what his friends were about, he did not
deserve to be murdered, straight up.
lilbrew6128: Often young people step on land
mines that impact themselves and the community
for their entire life.
cleancut77: Hopefully his death will be the
catalyst for those closest to him to live their lives
righteously.
MNUSA: Sad. Sad. Sad.
ioweioweoff2workigo: Couple this with all the
casualties we have from our current wars and it
becomes more sad.
I have lived thru some awful events, seen people
die right in front of me, picked up pieces of flesh,
yet I am still not immune to the sadness of it all.
concernedforus: Here is another young
African American boy with an opportunity to
make changes and have a successful life, his
chances are snuffed out.
This story is sad, but so common now.
6
MORE CRIME COVERAGE Read news and send tips
at washingtonpost.com/crime.
Readers responded to a story about Ra-HeemJackson, 16, the H.D. Woodson High
School student who was shot dead near his Congress Heights home April 7. He was
a basketball standout and scholarship winner who had talked of attending
Georgetown University or Johns Hopkins University.
On worship
Packing heat in the pews
Lefty_: Handguns inchurch? Where will the
lunacy end?
slydell: I didnt knowthat it was possible for some
parishioners to make me want to go to churcheven
less thanI already did.
KevinDunne: I ama Democrat andvote strict
Democrat, but I completely understandandsupport
the SecondAmendment.
I usedto leanagainst guns andthought some of
the people who fought to allowguns inpublic places
were nuts. That was until I actually begantalking to
friends who have guns andwho are law-abiding
citizens andwho are well-educated.
The worldhas changed, folks there are a lot of
crazies out there. Wishing themaway wont do.
jlhare1: SecondAmendment? I believe init. I also
believe that the founders wantedthe people who
carriedguns to knowhowto use them, hence the
reference to the well-regulatedmilitia.
Geopolitics1: Usedto be, civilizationwould
inspire the goodinmankind.
shadeau: The armed, trainedandlaw-abiding
citizenis not the threat, but they canpotentially
deter the criminal or unstable individual or at
least minimize the carnage that the criminal can
inflict.
sonny2: Any churchwithsecurity concerns
shouldhire a trainedsecurity guard. That is the
answer. Allowing any yahoo to come into the church
packing heat: not the answer.
Muddy_Buddy_2000: Froma safety aspect, there
isnt muchdrinking or arguing inchurchonSunday,
so guns are not that dangerous.
paperregister: Of course, if the people who whine
about others having firearms inchurchwouldjust
tell the rest of us howthey teleport to the churchand
back home without having to go to the gas station,
stopping by the grocery store, going to brunch
afterwards, andall those other normal stops along
the way to andfromchurch, thenwe couldgo a long
way innot incidentally having those firearms inthe
church.
NorthernVirginia: This gives newmeaning and
imagery to the phrase shotgunwedding.
6
MORELOCAL CONVERSATIONSEvery day at
PostLocal.com.
PostLocal.comreaders responded to a story that took theminside a Springfield church where at least a dozen members of the
congregation routinely bring concealed weapons to services. Virginias attorney general last week published an opinion saying
personal protection meets the legal standard as a reason to carry a firearm.
Va. lawmakers
in no hurry to
address veto of
redistricting plan
BY ANITA KUMAR
richmondAll 140membersof VirginiasGener-
al Assembly were expected to return to the state
Capitol onMondaytoresumeworkondrawingnew
statelegislativeboundaries for thenext decade.
But legislators, it seemed, had other plans:
Spring break.
Lawmakers, who had long expected to be off
this week, balkedabout returningtoRichmond
even after Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) vetoed
their redistricting bill Friday and House Speaker
WilliamJ. Howell (R-Stafford) andSenateMajori-
ty Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax) sum-
monedthemback.
One by one, legislators were called this week-
end, onlytohavemanysaytheywereoff withtheir
children or had plans to be out of the state on
vacation.
Leaders said they would have had the neces-
sary number tovote ona bill this weekbut didnot
want to debate suchanimportant piece of legisla-
tionwithso many members absent.
Instead, the Republican-controlled House of
Delegates and Democratic-led Senate will return
next Monday, as originally planned.
McDonnell vetoed the bill Friday, accusing the
General Assembly of sending himmaps that may
violate state and federal law and that split too
many counties, cities andtowns.
The bill had been part of a deal hatched be-
tween the parties as a way that protects incum-
bents. But in the Democratic-led Senate, the bill
didnot receive any Republicansupport.
The House had passed the plan on an 86 to 8
vote withmost Democrats, including members of
the Legislative Black Caucus, approving it. The
Senate adopted the bill on a straight party-line
vote of 22 to 18.
The plan called for Northern Virginia to gain a
senator and three delegates, all in the regions
growing outer suburbs, to accommodate popula-
tionshifts revealedinthe 2010 census.
The sponsors of the bill do not have enough
votes to override the governors veto.
The sole business that occurred Monday was a
meetingof theHousePrivilegesandElectionsCom-
mittee, which agreed to make a handful of small
changes toanewlyintroducedlegislativeredistrict-
ing bill that outlines newHouse districts. The com-
mittee restored nine precincts in Norfolk and the
Richmond area that had been split in the previous
bill. Thenewbill passedthecommittee16to0, with
oneRepublicanandfiveDemocrats missing.
I look forward to the governor and senators
resolving their difference that led to last weeks
vetosoweall cancometogetherandcompletethis
important redistricting exercise as soon as possi-
ble, Howell said.
Thefull Housewill debatethebill andvoteonit
next Monday. The Senate will then tack on its
districts.
Saslaw said the Senate may restore some split
localitieschangesrequestedbyRepublicans. It
wont be a lot different fromthe previous bill, he
said. Republicans say Democrats did not make
changes they wantedearlier.
In his veto message, Governor McDonnell
encouraged the House to pursue opportunities
that will strengthen its plan, Sen. Stephen D.
Newman (R-Lynchburg), chairman of the Senate
RepublicanCaucus, said. Today, the House Privi-
leges andElections Committee set the House ona
course to do just that. Now, Senate Democrats
need to do the same, and begin working in a
bipartisan manner to craft a redistricting plan
that satisfies the governors legally and constitu-
tionally validconcerns andobjections.
Thestatemust submit itsplantotheU.S. Depart-
ment of Justiceintimefora60-dayreviewtoensure
that the maps do not dilute the power of black
voters inviolationof the1965VotingRights Act.
Legislators, who already postponed Virginias
primary once to accommodate the once-a-decade
redistricting process, could delay the primary
date again. The failure of a bill could cause the
courts to intervene.
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Talitha Jones, 17, weeps for Ra-HeemJackson at a
vigil for himat Fort Davis Recreation Center in
Southeast, where he used to play basketball.
John Kelly is away. His column will resume
when he returns.
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THEREGION
Free WiFi access at Dulles, Reagan airports
ously were charged an access fee
if they did not have an account
with a major carrier. Paid access
has been offered since 2007.
Users will be directed to a page
where they must accept terms of
service before they can continue.
Staff reports
THEDISTRICT
Traffic stops planned to allow work on I-295
The D.C. Department of Trans-
portation plans 20-minute traffic
stops this week on southbound
Interstate 295/DC 295 and the
Southeast-Southwest Freeway.
The stoppages are scheduled
for successive early mornings
throughWednesday to accommo-
date overhead sign work for the
11th Street bridge construction.
The stops will occur between
midnight and 5 a.m. each day,
weather permitting.
Robert Thomson
MARYLAND
Driver carjacked at gunpoint in Chevy Chase
A driver was carjacked at gun-
point in Chevy Chase early Mon-
day, Montgomery County police
said.
The driver was at Friendship
Boulevard and Western Avenue
about 5:45 a.m. when two men,
one with a gun, approached the
car and demanded it, police said.
The driver got out of the vehicle,
and the suspects drove away. The
driver was not hurt.
The suspects were last seen
heading toward the District on
Willard Avenue, police said.
Police are attempting to find
the stolen Audi A4 with Mary-
land tags 6FW N44.
Anyone with information
about the suspects or carjacking
is asked to call the Robbery
Section at 240-773-5100 or Crime
Solvers at 866-411-8477.
Justin Jouvenal
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Jury orders Nordstrom to pay $1.6 million to stabbing victims
BY DAN MORSE
A Montgomery County jury or-
dered Nordstrom to pay nearly
$1.6 million to two women
stabbed inside its Bethesda store
six years ago, concluding that the
retailer did not adequately warn
shoppers that a woman armed
with four butcher knives was on
the loose, attorneys saidMonday.
In a separate matter linked to
the attacks, a judge recently rec-
ommended that the assailant, An-
toinette Starks, 54, be released
from a state psychiatric hospital,
according to court records. She
was declared not criminally re-
sponsible after the incident and
has beencompliant withher treat-
ment, has takenmedications daily
and has displayed a very good
work ethic inside Clifton T. Per-
kins Hospital Center, the judge
concluded.
Starks, armed with knives, en-
tered Nordstrom at Westfield
Montgomery mall on May 25,
2005, and chased shoppers. She
was stopped by an off-duty FBI
agent, who pulled out his service
weapon. Starks had been released
fromprisonthe previous day after
serving 16 months for malicious
destructionof property.
Two victims, each stabbed mul-
tiple times, survived and sued
Nordstrom in 2008. Their attor-
neys argued that at least eight
minutes passed from the time
Starks entered the store to the
time of the stabbings and that
Nordstrom did not do enough to
warn shoppers or evacuate the
store.
The jury returned its verdict
Friday, awarding $345,500 to Sar-
ah Paseltiner and $1.25 million to
Jacqueline Greismann.
Hopefully, Nordstromandoth-
er stores will take their internal
safety procedures more seriously,
said Kenneth Trombly, Paseltin-
ers attorney.
Griesmanns attorney, Paul Bek-
man, added that Nordstrom had
anemergency manual, but he said
that employees were not ade-
quately trainedto followit.
Nordstrom spokeswoman Tara
Darrow said that the company
did everything we could to pro-
tect our customers during the
incident and that it will continue
to focus on emergency response
andawareness eachday.
Starks, who has paranoid
schizophrenia, remains at Per-
kins. AccordingtoaNov. 29report
from Administrative Law Judge
Una M. Perez, Starks has beenfree
of symptoms of her mental disor-
der since at least May 2007. Citing
a doctors opinion, Perez recom-
mended that Starks be released to
agrouphome, takemedications as
prescribed, not possess weapons
andabide by other conditions.
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THEREGION
Pepco at bottom in customer satisfaction
Survey of ratepayers
finds huge decline in
this years first quarter
BY MARY PAT FLAHERTY
Satisfaction among Pepco cus-
tomers plummeted in the first
quarter, puttingit at thebottomof
the 25 largest investor-owned en-
ergy utilities when it comes to
keeping bill payers happy, accord-
ing to a report scheduled for re-
lease Tuesday.
The annual survey was con-
ducted by the American Custom-
er Satisfaction Index, an Ann Ar-
bor, Mich.-based organization
that surveys satisfaction among a
range of major industries and
business sectors.
On a scale that goes from zero
to100, Pepcos scorefell to54from
70 in the first quarter of 2010, the
report says. Pepcos score had
been falling slightly during most
of the past seven years, according
to the report, but never so steeply.
Overall, utilities had a brutal
winter, but [Pepcos score] re-
flects that. . . other utilities didnt
struggle as much as Pepco did to
get power back on and to respond
to customers, saidDavidVanAm-
burg, managing director of ASCI.
The average score for the ener-
gy utilities in the survey was 75.
In a written response, Pepco
spokesman Bob Hainey said: We
recognize the frustration that our
customers have experienced over
the last several months. That is
why Pepco is collaborating with
all relevant stakeholders to im-
prove our service.
To that end, our responses to
recent storms, such as the violent
thunderstorm on Saturday, have
shown substantial improve-
ment.
Only two other utilities since
2000 have experienced so sharp a
decline in customer satisfaction,
VanAmburg said: Pacific Gas &
Electric in California, whose
scores dropped in 2001 after
brown-outs, and Ameren, anelec-
tricity and natural gas provider in
Missouri and Illinois that saw a
big decline in 2007 after its re-
sponse to a series of storms.
It took both utilities years to
regainanything close to their pre-
vious customer satisfaction lev-
els, the report shows.
The report was based on tele-
phone interviews with 250 cus-
tomers of each utility in the re-
port, said VanAmburg.
The report comes a week after
Maryland legislators passed a bill
that imposes a $25,000-a-day fine
on electric utilities for each viola-
tion of reliability standards.
Those standards will involve how
often power goes out, how long it
stays out and a companys re-
sponse to customer calls, among
other items. The exact standards
still havetobedrafted. Theyareto
be enforced by July 2013.
Legislators passed the bill fol-
lowing public outcry over sus-
tained Pepco outages last winter.
The bill raises the maximumdaily
fine per lapse to $25,000 from
$10,000 and specifies that utili-
ties may not recover the cost of
fines fromratepayers.
In March, utility regulators in
the District separately proposed
rules that would impose financial
penalties on Pepco if it failed to
meet new reliability standards
and move into the ranks of top-
performing utilities nationwide
by 2020.
Pepco has about 778,000 resi-
dential and commercial custom-
ers in the District and Montgom-
ery and Prince Georges counties.
A Washington Post investiga-
tion published in December
found that Pepcos customers in
Maryland had substantially more
day-to-day power outages thanits
customers in the District. The
newspapers study determined
that reliability began declining
five years ago and that Pepco
ranks at or near the bottom in
industry surveys of reliability.
The investigation also found that
Pepco suffered reliability prob-
lems evenondays withnostorms.
Pepco has launched an exten-
sive plan to improve equipment,
trim trees that can cause outages
and enhance customer service.
The company said in an April 14
statement that in the last six
months, it had trimmed trees
along 1,600 miles of power lines,
invested in equipment to carry
more load and reroute power
more efficiently during storms to
help restore power, and made
other changes.
flahertym@washpost.com
Person struck, killed
by freight train
An individual was struck and
killed by a freight train in Gaith-
ersburg on Monday afternoon,
according to authorities.
The Associated Press quoted
Montgomery County police as
saying the unidentified person
was hit near Chestnut Street
about 1:20 p.m. by a CSX train
heading toward Frederick.
The accident halted traffic the
Maryland Area Regional Com-
muter train systems Brunswick
Line for more than two hours
while authorities investigated.
Jennifer Buske
VIRGINIA
Lawmaker criticizes Dulles rail station plan
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R) of the
10th District lambasted the plan
for an underground subway sta-
tion at Dulles International Air-
port on Monday, saying the addi-
tional cost for the station
estimated at as much as
$330 million more than an
above-ground location would
mean motorists would pay high-
er fees on the Dulles Toll Road.
Loudoun, Fairfax and Virginia
officials have publicly endorsed
the less-expensive option.
Wolf also opposed a resolution
by the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority to require
that contracts for the second
phase of the Dulles rail project go
to unionized construction firms.
The airport authority is out of
control, Wolf said at a news
conference near Dulles, releasing
a letter calling onthe chairmanof
the MWAA board of directors,
Charles Snelling, to reverse both
decisions.
MWAA has said it expects to
findadditional cost savings inthe
rail project. It also says the un-
derground location will be more
convenient for travelers.
Ann Scott Tyson
THEREGION
4 tornadoes struck
in Saturday storms
BY MARTIN WEIL
Four tornadoes touched down
in the Washington area during
Saturdays storms, andauthorities
havenot completedtheir surveyof
storm damage, the National
Weather Service saidMonday.
The tornadoes, three in Freder-
ick County and one in Loudoun
County, were relatively small
compared with those caused by
the stormsystemin other parts of
the nation. But the Weather Ser-
vice said two of them, both in
Frederick, hadmaximumwinds of
90 to 100 mph.
No injuries were reported, but
the tornadoes damaged or de-
stroyed barns and snapped or up-
rooted numerous trees. All appar-
ently occurred between 7 and 8
p.m. Saturday.
The most powerful of the twist-
ers toucheddownnortheast of the
Fredericktownof Newmarket, the
Weather Service said. One of them
roared along a five-mile track and
ripped off parts of warehouse
roofs, the Weather Service said.
The third and weakest of the
Frederick tornadoes touched
down southeast of Unionville, the
Weather Service said. The Loud-
ountwister struckonthewest side
of Leesburg.
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Spirited competition for the votes of transportation security officers
I
f Colleen M. Kelley still skied,
this would be the Winter
Olympics.
If John Gage still played
baseball, this would be the World
Series.
But theyre well beyond their
prime years as athletes, and they
long ago traded their sporting
passions for labor organizing.
Nowthey are engaged in the
contest of a lifetime.
Gage and Kelley are locked in a
spirited competition for the votes
of transportation security
officers. When the results of a six-
week election are announced,
perhaps on Wednesday, the result
will be a testament to the
organizing skills of one and a big
bummer for the other.
Often they are on the same
team. As presidents of the two
largest federal labor
organizations, Kelley of the
National Treasury Employees
Union and Gage of the American
Federation of Government
Employees frequently forma
united front against such things
as the two-year federal pay freeze
and excessive contracting of
government work, and for the
right of transportation security
officers to elect union
representation and bargain
collectively.
When the officers who screen
people and baggage at the
nations airports won those rights
in recent months, it moved the
two unions fromthe
preliminaries to the
championship. Each
organization had been signing up
security officers as members for
years and pressing for the
screeners to have organizing
rights like other federal
employees.
AFGEis the largest federal
union with almost 270,000
members, according to Gage,
who has been president since
2003. Kelley, president of NTEU
since 1999, said her union has
88,000 members.
Tuesday is the last day of
voting in what is the largest
federal union organizing effort
ever. With 44,000 people in the
Transportation Security
Administration bargaining unit,
it also is the largest current union
campaign in the nation. Avictory
will be a huge win not just for the
triumphant union but also for
Kelley or Gage, both of whom
have wooed security officers for
years.
In addition to their positions
on most federal labor issues, the
two share other characteristics.
They are close in age, Kelley born
in 1951 and Gage in 1946, and hail
fromunion families in
Pittsburgh. Each came up
through the ranks, joining their
unions after getting federal jobs,
Kelley with the IRS and Gage
with the Social Security
Administration.
Each is well regarded as a
labor leader.
They both are very effective in
terms of getting things done,
said WilliamR. Dougan,
president of the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
But that effectiveness has
different styles.
Kelley, a certified public
accountant, is the analytical type
who knows issues back and
forth. . . better than anyone in the
room, said Randy Erwin, NFFEs
legislative director.
Gage is more demonstrative.
He could have come fromcentral
casting as a labor leader. He is a
strong kind of leader, Erwin
said, who will tell you exactly
howhe feels on an issue.
Before joining the
government, Gage was a catcher
in the Baltimore Orioles system.
He still likes to coach girls
basketball and boys baseball, but
problems with his back and legs
dont enable himto be the athlete
he once was.
Nowhis off-work pursuits are
of a gentler variety. He reads
voraciously and gardens at home
and in a balcony outside his
office; his flowers decorate the
desks of co-workers.
Kelleys athletic pursuits also
have been curtailed by injury;
she tore a meniscus while skiing
in Montana. She was very good,
taking on the blue-square and
black-diamond hills that are for
those who knowwhat theyre
doing.
Instead of racing down snow-
covered mountains, Kelley now
takes photographs, plays Sudoku
and spends all the time she can
with her family in Pittsburgh.
Her interest in unions comes
fromthat family. He father was a
truck driver and a Teamster.
Fromthe time I was a kid, I
always knewthat you belonged to
a union, she said. And that was
important to our family and our
family values and our way of life.
As a teenager, she worked in
an ice creamshop that was
unionized.
When she joined the IRS and
learned it had a union, she said
sign me up.
Gage, too, inherited union
values. His dad and uncle were in
the United Steelworkers Union,
and the family lived a short walk
fromthe mill. The union hall
was part of growing up, he said.
His dad was an ardent union
supporter who had an all-or-
nothing approach, the same
attitude some who knowGage
ascribe to him.
They had to set up a picket
line and make sure no one
crossed it, he recalled. That
wasnt always friendly.
The organizing of
transportation security officers
has been genteel by comparison.
But, inevitably, it has created a
wedge between the two labor
leaders.
Gage: There obviously is
some animosity between the
organizations.
Kelley: AFGE has not always
focused on the issues, and they
have chosen instead to try to
make NTEUthe issue in the
campaign.
Nowthe campaign is almost
over.
Both Colleen and John are
very good representatives for
their members, said John
Palguta, a vice president of the
Partnership for Public Service.
Soon theyll knowwhether
those members include
transportation security officers.
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JUANA ARIAS FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Colleen M.Kelley, who is a certified public accountant, takes part in
a rally supporting federal workers. She joined a union at the IRS.
FEDERAL DIARY
Joe Davidson
The Fine Print
Pentagon civilian employees are now advisers at the top levels of the
Afghan governments defense and interior ministries. A13
A primer on the debt ceiling and why it matters
As the nations debt gets closer to the legal limit of $14.3 trillion, most
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ED OKEEFE
Excerpts fromwashingtonpost.com/politics
F
ederal workers dodged
several bullets in the 2011
budget finally passed last
week, but a top House
Republican says the GOPs 2012
budget would cut about $375
billion in federal workforce
costs in the next decade.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.),
chairman of the House
Oversight and Government
Reform Committee, said the
savings in the 2012 budget
passed by the House last week
would happen by enacting
several reforms, including an
extension of the federal pay
freeze through 2015, requiring
federal workers to contribute
more to their retirement plans
and cutting the size of the
workforce by 10 percent by
replacing every three departing
workers with one new employee.
Savings would also come by
ending periodic step increases, a
perk enjoyed by about
20 percent of fed workers as
they are promoted through the
General Schedule. Issas office
has argued that federal workers
receive the bonuses mostly for
seniority and not performance
reasons.
The workforce cuts included
in the budget were first
proposed by the bipartisan fiscal
commission chaired by former
White House chief of staff
Erskine Bowles (D) and former
senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.).
A close examination of the
GOP budget written by House
Budget Committee Chairman
Paul Ryan (Wis.) yields some
details worth noting:
Republicans now appear to
agree that the government has
added 155,000 workers since
President Obama took office.
Thats down from an estimate by
House Speaker John A. Boehner
(R-Ohio), who said in February
that the government had added
about 200,000 workers, but
some of his colleagues were
using other figures. Official
government numbers suggest
the head count increased by
169,000 from December 2008
one month before Obama took
office to September 2010.
Regarding salaries, Ryan
said that federal workers
deserve to be compensated for
their important work, but pay
levels, pay increases and benet
packages need to be reformed to
be in line with the private
sector.
Federal salaries averaged
$74,311 last year, compared with
$49,777 for private-sector wages,
according to Ryan. The federal
pay package jumps to an
average of $101,628 when he
includes governments
generous benet packages in
the tally.
Remember, however, that the
Obama administration and
federal worker unions dispute
blanket apples to oranges
comparisons between federal
and private-sector pay.
Trimming the federal
workforce would happen
through a gradual, sensible
attrition policy that would
require federal agencies to hire
only one new worker for every
three departing employees. But
nobody has specifically
proposed how this would
happen: Would an agency have
to wait until three people decide
to quit or retire before
determining when to hire
replacements? Would an agency
have to set a hard number at the
beginning of the year and not
exceed it if more people than
expected retire?
Despite the lack of specifics,
the GOP estimates that its plan
would cut the federal workforce
by 10 percent by 2014.
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FEDERALFACES
Environmental cop walks
a complicated beat
Justus Derx
Resident Agent in Charge,
Syracuse Office, Environ-
mental Protection Agency
Best known for: As an
EPA special agent, Derx
has investigated some of
the nations most serious
environmental crimes,
ranging from improper
asbestos removal to air
pollution violations, and provid-
ed evidence that has led to the
criminal convictions of numer-
ous individuals who have know-
ingly violated the law and endan-
gered public health.
Government service: Derx be-
gan his public service career as a
criminal investigator for the In-
ternal Revenue Service in 1986
before transferring to the EPAs
criminal investigation division in
1996. He later became the resi-
dent agent in charge of the Syra-
cuse, N.Y., office.
Biggest challenge:
Environmental crime
regulations are very com-
plex and include many
exceptions to the rules.
Derx has to be knowl-
edgeable of the regula-
tions, because although
it seems like a violation,
it doesnt always mean
that it is.
Quote: One of the
best parts of this job is there is no
ordinary day. One day we can be
crawling through a wetland try-
ing to find a point source for a
water discharge, and the next day
we can be dressed up in a court-
room testifying.
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John Gage joined a union when he worked at the Social Security
Administration. His dad was in the United Steelworkers Union.
I always knewthat you belonged to
a union. And that was important to
our family and our family values.
Colleen M. Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union.
The union hall was part of growing
up. . . . They had to set up a picket
line and make sure no one crossed.
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Details of
shooting
by police
emerge
Man accused of
attacking officer was
bipolar, mother says
BY MATT ZAPOTOSKY
Amanda Jones knew her son
was slowly losing himself to
paranoia. A longtime sufferer of
bipolar disorder, he hadnt slept
or showered in days or taken his
medication in months.
Jones, 51, hoped Charles O.
Smith could find help as she and
two Prince Georges County po-
lice officers chased him Saturday
afternoon. But she couldnt keep
pace.
So quick, I hear five shots,
Jones said. Im like, I know they
havent shot my son.
Police said Smith, 20, was
trying to grab a female officers
gun during a fistfight and could
not be stopped by a Taser, chemi-
cal spray or batons. Fearing for
the officers safety, police said,
Officer Harry Bond shot Smith in
the 13700 block of Hotomtot
Drive.
Smith died at a hospital. Bond,
a Prince Georges officer for 16
months, has been placed on paid
administrative leave while inter-
nal affairs detectives probe the
incident standard policy for
police-involved shootings.
Police defended the officers
actions, saying he had no alter-
native.
The actions of this individual
were violent. All less-lethal
methods of dealing with him
were exhausted, said Capt.
Misty Mints, a Prince Georges
police spokeswoman. It is un-
fortunate that the situation was
escalated to that point.
Jones said the incident may
have begun when the shattering
of a glass windowpane spooked
Smith. She acknowledged that
her son needed to go to a hospital
and might have been a danger to
himself or others if allowed to
run away, but she said she wishes
police had treated her son like a
man with a disorder instead of a
criminal.
He had a disease, most defi-
nitely, Jones said. They were
supposed to protect Charles and
help Charles, not kill Charles.
Smith, who received a bipolar
diagnosis when he was 12 or 13,
had struggled with the disorder
in recent years, his mother said.
The young man, who Jones
said worked as a manual laborer,
never seemed to right himself
after his fathers death in a D.C.
fire that killed six people on New
Years Day 2009. More recently,
his mother said, he had stopped
taking his medication and was
rattled by an ongoing feud with a
friend.
He had even purchased a shot-
gun protection, his mother
said, in case the friend tried to
invade his home. On Saturday,
Jones said, a storm apparently
knocked out a windowpane in
the basement of the home they
shared in the 900 block of Ande-
an Goose Way in Upper Marl-
boro. Smith was upset, she said,
and he fired the shotgun several
times in the home while she was
away.
A neighbor called her and
police, Jones said. She said she
rushed back and found her son
wandering on Route 202. She
picked him up, then met two
officers who came to the home
after reports of the shots.
I said, Charles, its okay. Let
me get you to the hospital. Its
going to be okay, Jones said.
Initially, Jones said, the offi-
cers were friendly and her son
was calm. They assessed the
damage in the home and
searched her son. Jones said she
told them of Smiths bipolar
disorder and paranoia and asked
whether they could call an ambu-
lance.
The mood soon shifted, Jones
said. She said her son inexplica-
bly asked for his Bible, then
asked whether he was free to
leave. A male officer on the scene
said he could; the female officer
yelled out that they should com-
mit him to a hospital.
Then Smith bolted perhaps,
Jones said, because of the confu-
sion. The two officers gave chase.
Jones chased after them.
I think they should have had
more backup, Jones said. They
got into something that obvious-
ly . . . they couldnt handle.
Jones said the two officers
rounded a corner. Then she
heard the shots.
zapotoskym@washpost.com
VIRGINIA
Grand jury indicts
Huguely on 6 counts
in Love homicide
February trial set for
ex-boyfriend, a former
U-Va. lacrosse player
BY MARY PAT FLAHERTY
Former University of Virginia
lacrosse player George W. Hugue-
ly V was indicted Monday by a
grand jury on six charges, includ-
ing first-degree murder, in the
death of his former girlfriend
Yeardley Love.
The grandjury saidHuguely, of
Chevy Chase, shouldstandtrial in
the deathof fellowlacrosse player
Love, 22, of Cockeysville, Md. The
trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 6
in Charlottesville Circuit Court.
Huguely, 23, will stand trial on
charges of first-degree murder,
felony murder, robbery of a resi-
dence, burglary, entering a house
with intent to commit a felony
and grand larceny in Loves May 3
death.
The murder charges are pun-
ishable by life in prison. Huguely
was not indicted on a capital
charge.
Huguely has been jailed in
Charlottesville since his arrest,
which took place hours after a
roommate of Loves found her
body. Loves head was face down
on a pillow in a pool of blood,
testimony at a preliminary hear-
ing April 11 showed.
Love died of blunt force trau-
ma to the head in a homicide, the
state medical examiner has ruled.
In previous court filings, police
and prosecutors have said that
Huguely admitted seeing Love
bleeding after her head hit a wall
during an argument.
Huguelys attorneys have said
Loves death was an accident
with a tragic outcome but not an
intentional criminal act.
Huguely learned Love was
dead only after police told him
during his videotaped interroga-
tion, his attorney, Francis McQ.
Lawrence, said during the pre-
liminary hearing.
During that hearing, several
witnesses who saw Huguely on
the day Love died said he began
drinking before 9 a.m., continued
drinking throughout the day and
appeared drunk when they saw
him.
Love andHuguely were seniors
at the time of her death. Love had
recently broken off their relation-
ship, according to court filings
based on police accounts.
She andHuguely hadarguedin
the days before her death over
whether Huguely was dating an-
other woman, according to two
witnesses at the preliminary
hearing. Love also showed her
roommate Caitlin Whiteley e-
mail messages fromHuguely sent
during that period, Whitely testi-
fied April 11.
In December, police filed a a
search warrant for the cellphone
Huguely had with himat the time
of his arrest. They were seeking
e-mails andtext messages Hugue-
ly had sent to Love or that men-
tioned her. Police and prosecu-
tors have not disclosed whether
they found the messages.
The first-degree murder
charge obliges prosecutors to
prove that Huguely intended to
kill Love when, as police said he
told them, he kicked down her
door early on May 3. That was the
sole charge against Huguely until
January, when the felony murder
charge and charges related to
robbery were added.
Police have said that on the
night of Loves death, Huguely
toldthemthat he tookacomputer
from her apartment and dumped
it in a trash container. Police later
found one there.
He also said that he and Love
had e-mailed each other in the
days before their final argument,
according to police.
flahertym@washpost.com
other authorities to pursue all
possible leads to recapture the
youth.
Stanley said in the statement
that the incident was under in-
vestigation and that no further
details would be released.
Graham said the youth was
being held on burglary and theft
charges. He said the teen has
been in DYRS custody since Jan-
uary 2010, although it was not
clear whether he was held at New
Beginnings for all of that time.
Tasha Williams, chairwoman
of the union that represents
correctional officers at New Be-
ginnings, said the escapee and
another detainee popped open
the locked doors to their rooms,
came out and beat the officer.
They stole his swipe card so they
could leave the unit and made
their way to an exterior fence,
where a ladder was lying around,
escape from B1 she said.
The 17-year-old was able to
quickly climb up the ladder to
escape, and the other youth was
caught. Graham said the ladder
had been left by a maintenance
crew.
The escapee jumped into the
guards car and sped off, Graham
said.
Williams said she has been
warning NewBeginnings author-
ities that residents have been
picking the locks on the wooden
doors to their rooms. She added
that the youths took advantage of
minimum staffing during the
overnight shift.
The officer who was attacked,
a 20-year veteran, was guarding
10 residents, each in his own
room, Williams said. During the
day, she said, there are three
officers, a supervisor and sup-
port staff assigned to a group of
10 residents.
New Beginnings, a 60-bed fa-
cility, was built as an anti-pris-
on a place where detainees
could aspire to go to college,
officials said when it opened.
One day after the center
opened in 2009, a juvenile in-
mate scaled the exterior fence
and escaped. Officers had al-
ready been voicing concerns
about residents being able to
easily scale the fence.
On Monday, Williams said she
also has long expressed concerns
to officials that the exterior fence
is too close to the dorms.
You may as well not call it a
secure facility, Williams said.
You may as well call it play-
ground detention.
She said youths find it particu-
larly hard during warm weather
to face restrictions on their free-
dom.
Kids think theyre missing
something, and they want to go
home during summer, she said.
kleinallison@washpost.com
Escape is third at youth center
KEVIN CLARK/THE WASHINGTON POST
The teen who escaped fromNewBeginnings Youth Development Center in Laurel used a ladder left lying
around to scale the exterior fence, officials say. Officers have expressed concerns about the fence.
STEVE RUARK/AP
A final escort for a
fallen comrade who
served in Afghanistan
An Army carry team moves a transfer case
containing the remains of Capt. Charles E.
Ridgley Jr. at Dover Air Force Base, Del.
According to the Pentagon, Ridgley, of
Baltimore, died while supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
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B6 EZ SU KLMNO TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011
PETULA DVORAK
Bidding wars fill school coffers
They know how to spot two
friends eyeing one another
nervously across the chicken
piccata, wary of hurting the
others feelings by raising the
bid.
There are no friends at an
auction, Zink tells parents as
part of her schtick, which she
calls auctiontainment.
Super-smooth auctioneer
Tony Mapp gets flown in from
North Carolina for one D.C.
public schools auction.
Each year, some parent
questions whether Mapps
worth the cost. He donates his
time, but the airfare and hotel
add up.
Ive seen him at the mike for
three years in a row, and its
always auctiontaining.
Aw, come on, man. Is that all
you got? Youre gonna let him do
that to you? he said once to two
rooster dads in blue blazers,
squaring off over the rims of
their glasses of merlot. Youre
not going to walk away from
this now.
And up it went, climbing to
$1,000, then $2,000, and up for
a bottle cap-encrusted lamp
made by kindergartners and a
coffee table decoupaged by 4-
year-olds.
Hes worth it, all right.
Did I mention that alcohol is
important?
It made all the difference to
eliminate the kids and add the
alcohol, said Gineane Stalfort,
who watched the profits from
her kids Charlottesville public
school auction more than
quadruple when they changed it
from an afternoon picnic with
the kids to a swankier affair.
When her kids went to a
private school, she chaired an
auction that was a black-tie
event and raised half a million
dollars. That was for an
elaborate new building at the
school. Items on the block
included a donation from John
Grisham giving the winner
naming rights to a character in
an upcoming novel.
Some private schools launch
these galas to fund elaborate
wants. Others do it to fatten the
scholarship fund, helping to
ensure some diversity of
students.
So the private schools will
thrive, despite the economy. But
what about schools who dont
dvorak from B1 have Grisham as a benefactor?
Turns out the school auction
is no longer the realm of the
tony privates.
In Charlottesville, the tiny
public school where Stalforts
kids now go was about to lose
its principal and P.E. program,
thanks to state budget cuts. So
the parents raised about
$20,000 with their vino-fueled
bash, which was enough to close
the gap and fill a need.
It really made our parent
base rally around something,
knowing we needed to raise
money, Stalfort said.
In less-affluent schools, the
showy live auction is scrapped
and silent or online auctions
allow everyone to bid for such
items as oil changes, pizza
parlor nights or manicures.
Bidding for Good runs about
3,600 school auctions online,
and about 1,100 of them are for
public schools.
Online bidding allows for
some of the anonymity that the
more, um, personal auction
items demand. Those usually
raise more controversy than
money.
We had a plastic surgeon at
the school. And we wanted him
to donate something. But then
we thought: Who would bid on
a boob job? Stalfort said.
The vasectomy that was
offered at a silent auction at one
of my sons public schools a
couple years ago was the talk of
the party.
Oh. My. God. She didnt! You
know hes not going for it, one
mom said, after tiptoeing
backstage to link anonymous
bidders to names.
Thanks to good sources, I can
report that all the bidders on
that item were female.
In other auctions, Ive seen
people shun the teeth
whitening, the diet center
membership and the
dermabrasion. Those items
probably would have fetched
more under the veil of Internet
secrecy, I think.
I was stunned to see that no
one at my school auction two
weeks ago was brave enough to
bid on the anger management
workshop. Honestly, what
parent doesnt need anger
management training?
Right here, bidder number
321. Sold for $72.
dvorakp@washpost.com
midwife practice, BirthCare &
Womens HealthCertified Nurse-
Midwives. But there was a com-
plication; the baby was in the
breech position, meaning that it
was upside-down rather than
having its head closest to the
birth canal.
According to John Kenneth
Zwerling, Carrs attorney, Birth-
Care advised the mother that the
case was too complicated for a
home delivery, but she preferred
to deliver at home. So she sought
out a midwife experienced with
difficult deliveries, he said.
During the delivery at the
couples home on Sept. 11, with
Carr, a birth assistant and a
doula helping, the babys head
essentially got stuck after the
body had been delivered, Zwer-
ling said. In such cases the baby
cannot survive long, so Carr and
the two others worked to manip-
ulate the baby and the mothers
position to finish the delivery.
The baby, a boy, had a heart-
beat but was not breathing, ac-
cording to Zwerling. Someone
called 911 immediately, and
those in attendance pushed air
into the babys lungs until an
ambulance arrived, he said.
The baby was declared dead at
a nearby hospital.
The owners of BirthCare did
not respond to a request for
comment Monday.
Nearly all breech deliveries in
the United States are performed
by cesarean section, in part be-
cause of concerns about lawsuits.
Many women dont want to
deliver in a hospital because they
fear their choices to avoid
drugs, to avoid surgery, to be
surrounded by their families, to
be with the baby immediately
after delivery will be taken
away, said Carolyn L. Gegor,
program director of the Nurse
Midwifery/Womens Health
Nurse Practitioner Program in
the School of Nursing and Health
Studies at Georgetown Universi-
midwife from B1
ty Medical Center.
But while most certified
nurse-midwives have masters
degrees and other training, other
midwives have a wide range of
education and experience, Gegor
said. Some of themare extremely
well qualified, she added but
its more difficult for mothers to
know their skill level.
In states where midwives
who are not certified through the
American College of Nurse-Mid-
wives are not considered legal,
they do become an underground
group, she said. Theyre forced
to do that so theyre not prose-
cuted.
Carr was certified to practice
in Maryland, Zwerling said, but
she did not have a license to
practice in Virginia. Theres no
question shes qualified, he said.
Carr has been practicing al-
most 20 years and is well known
and respected in the community,
said Nicole Jolley, who considers
her a mentor and established In
Service to Women, an organiza-
tion that will try to raise the
estimated $150,000 in legal fees
to defend Carr.
Carr faces up to 35 years in
prison if convicted of all charges.
She has been released on bond.
Jolley said she hopes the new
nonprofit will raise enough
funds to defend other midwives
and advocate for home births.
Carr is a specialist in our field,
with vast experience with com-
plicated deliveries, Jolley said.
On a Facebook page Jolley
created, more than 600 support-
ers signed up within days, writ-
ing vivid testimonials about how
Carr helped bring their children
into the world and, in some
cases, expressing outrage that a
midwife would be prosecuted for
practicing without a license.
kinzies@washpost.com
Staff researcher Jennifer Jenkins
contributed to this report.
Prominent midwife faces
charges in babys death
Kayaker is pulled from swollen Potomac
ery County fire officials said.
About 6:15 a.m., rescue teams
used a helicopter and a boat to
pluck the Scouts from a camp-
ground that had become cut off
from the C&O Canal by rising
water, fire officials said. No one
was injured.
The Scouts had stopped there
for the night during a hiking trip,
fire officials said.
Just before 4 a.m., four camp-
ers were rescued from waist-
deep water at Marble Quarry
Campground in Dickerson, fire
officials said. The groups camp-
site on the river began to flood,
and they tried to move to dry
land but ended up in deeper
water, fire officials said. The
group was rescued by boat.
Floodwaters also poured into
the riverfront Washington Har-
bour complex in Georgetown,
swamping shops, restaurants
and a parking garage and forcing
the evacuation of businesses.
A murky brown tide 10 to 12
feet deep spilled into ground-lev-
el businesses and basements and
submerged cars in the parking
garage.
Katherine Siahaan, a worker
at an ice cream shop in the
mixed-use development off K
Street, said she and her col-
leagues didnt expect flooding to
be a problem at first, but the
river kept rising. By 10 a.m.,
when Gelateria Dolce Vita was
evacuated, barstools and a cash
register were floating around the
shop, Siahaan said.
It was deep enough to drown
a man, she said.
But what appeared to be the
most dangerous incident hap-
pened upstream near Violets
Lock in Montgomery County.
Assistant Chief Scott Graham,
a spokesman for the Montgom-
ery County Fire and Rescue Ser-
vice, said the rescued woman,
flooding from B1
whom he declined to identify,
was taken to a local hospital
suffering from hypothermia, de-
hydration and fatigue.
He said she had gone kayaking
on the river just upstream at
Rileys Lock at Seneca Creek
State Park. The kayak capsized,
and she was carried downstream
until she grabbed the tree
branch. She had lost her helmet
but was wearing a life vest.
Graham said rescue officials
got a call about 1:15 p.m. from a
bird watcher on the C&O Canal
towpath who reported seeing a
person clinging to a tree in the
river about 60 yards off the
Maryland shore.
Rescue crews hurried to the
towpath, but the woman was too
far out for the crews rope-filled
throw bags to reach her. The
rescuers were able to call to her
and tell her to hold on with her
legs, rather than just her arms.
Meanwhile, the swift-water
rescue team was summoned.
The firefighters put the inflat-
able boat in the water at Violets
Lock. With Capt. Joe Bell at the
helm, they headed downstream,
passed the victim, and made a
U-turn to perform the rescue
against the current.
As Bell eased the boat closer,
careful to avoid debris, Gillis and
Pollard hauled the victim
aboard.
It could easily have turned out
badly, Bell said. Usually when
we get to them, theyre long
gone.
Back on land, Pollard walked
the woman to an ambulance.
The day, he told her, can
only get better.
jouvenalj@washpost.com
ruanem@washpost.com
Staff writer Patricia Sullivan
contributed to this report.
PHOTOS BY SUSAN BIDDLE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Daniel Purvis of the District and Toby, his girlfriends Westie, were surprised to find the ferry service at Whites Ferry closed by high water.
Cheryl Chambliss, left, and Alan Goodnoe of Roebling, N.J., planned a weeklong trip on the C&OCanal
fromGeorgetown to the Harpers Ferry area. Flooding at Whites Ferry had themrethinking their plans.
Ex-treasurer for Currie
guilty of campaign theft
$100,000 scheme
results
in jail time, restitution
BY OVETTA WIGGINS
An Anne Arundel County Cir-
cuit Court judge sentenced the
former campaign treasurer for
Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie
(D-Prince Georges) to five years
in prison for stealing more than
$100,000 from his campaign,
according to the Anne Arundel
criminal clerks office.
Judge Paul A. Hackner sus-
pended the five-year sentence
and ordered Olivia Harris to
serve one year in jail and pay
$116,372.15 in restitution. Har-
riss restitution will be paid at a
rate of $225 a month and will
begin 45 days after her release.
Harris pleaded guilty in Feb-
ruary to stealing the money from
the campaign account.
At the time, prosecutors said
Harris withdrew most of the
money from two automatic teller
machines that were about a mile
from her Upper Marlboro home.
Between January 2007 and April
2010, she made more than 350
withdrawals from the campaign
account for personal use, prose-
cutors said.
The scheme went undetected
because Harris did all the bank-
ing for the committee and was
responsible for filing all of the
committees campaign finance
reports with the State Board of
Elections, according to prosecu-
tors.
The theft appears to have
nothing to do with the federal
charges facing Currie.
Currie, the former chairman
of the Senate Budget and Taxa-
tion Committee, was indicted in
September for allegedly taking
more than $245,000 in bribes to
use his position and influence to
do favors for a grocery chain over
six years.
Gerard P. Martin, an attorney
for Harris, did not return a call
for comment Monday.
wigginsovetta@washpost.com
Fairfax parkway
under police watch
Watch your speed on Fairfax
County Parkway.
Authorities are cracking down
on drivers who violate traffic
laws on the road, also known as
Route 7100, during the next two
weeks. The initiative targets
speeding, aggressive and reckless
driving, texting while driving
and other offenses.
Fairfax policeannounced last
year that they would use an old
Virginia law requiring drivers to
pay full time and attention to
help curtail practices such as
text-messaging and using cell-
phones while driving on the
countys roads because of a weak-
nesses in the statute prohibiting
those activities.
Police and Virginia state
troopers will coordinate the 50
means 50 enforcement with a
variety of marked and unmarked
vehicles. Authorities plan to de-
ploy motorcycles, sports cars and
pickup trucks to help catch the
unaware 24 hours a day through
April 30.
Staff reports
Vandal in Md. hit
synagogue, 2 stores
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Montgomery County police
said Monday that someone used
a BB gun to shoot holes in several
windows at a synagogue in Poto-
mac and at two nearby business-
es.
The vandalism was discovered
early Monday at Beth Sholom
Congregation on Seven Locks
Road. The Jewish holiday of
Passover began Monday evening.
Officer Howard Hersh, a po-
lice spokesman, said investiga-
tors had not determined whether
the act was a hate crime. He said
the two businesses have Jewish
affiliations. They are a jewelry
store and a womens clothing
store.
Hersh said surveillance video
shows the suspected shooter
driving up to the stores in a
vehicle about 1:20 a.m. Monday.
He said the synagogue also has a
video surveillance system, but it
wasnt immediately clear wheth-
er it captured any images that
could aid investigators.
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WILLIAMA. RUSHER, 87
National Reviewpublisher was
a stalwart among conservatives
BY EMMA BROWN
William A. Rusher, a stalwart
of the American conservative
movement who amplified the
message of the political right
through his long-running syndi-
cated column and his steward-
ship of the magazine National
Review, died April 16 of multiple
organ failure at a nursing facility
in San Francisco. He was 87.
Conservative author WilliamF.
Buckley Jr. founded National Re-
view in 1955 and two years later
tapped Mr. Rusher, a Harvard-
trained Wall Street lawyer, as its
publisher.
Mr. Rusher, who had a reputa-
tion for sharp dress, attention to
detail and immaculate organiza-
tion, ran the magazines business
side for the next 31 years, a period
in which it became one of the
countrys most influential conser-
vative publications.
Though Buckley was the more
widely known intellectual, Mr.
Rusher drove the rise of conserva-
tism through on-the-ground ac-
tivism.
He andRepublicanstrategist F.
Clifton White spearheaded the
draft Goldwater movement that
persuaded Barry Goldwater, then
a U.S. senator from Arizona, to
run for president in 1964.
Goldwater lost the general
election to Lyndon B. Johnson.
But his nominationover the more
moderate Nelson Rockefeller mo-
bilized the GOPs conservative
arm, igniting a right-wing resur-
gence that helped propel Ronald
Reagans successful presidential
bid in 1980.
Goldwaters victory over Rock-
efeller was the moment when
conservatismstopped being a po-
litical theory and became a politi-
cal fact, said Craig Shirley, a
Reagan historian and public rela-
tions executive.
Mr. Rusher was instrumental
during the 1960s in nurturing
Young Americans for Freedom, a
Buckley-founded group that be-
came an engine for spreading the
conservative message. He also
played a role in founding the
Conservative Party of New York
State and the American Conser-
vative Union lobbying organiza-
tion.
By the mid-1970s, Mr. Rusher
was so distressed by moderates
influence over the GOP that he
proposed creating a third nation-
al political party composed of
what he regarded as hard-line
conservatives.
Outlining his argument in a
1975 book, The Making of a New
Majority Party, he became a lead-
ing voice in the effort to persuade
Reagan to run for president in
1976 under the new partys ban-
ner.
Reagan ran as a Republican
instead, reinforcing the idea that
conservatives should just take
over the Republican Party and
remake it, Shirley said. And
thats really what they did.
Mr. Rusher became an increas-
ingly public figure, appearing fre-
quently on television notably
as a regular guest on The Advo-
cates, a PBS debate show that
began airing in the 1970s. The
program was moderated for sev-
eral years by future Democratic
presidential candidate Michael
Dukakis.
Mr. Rusher debatedideological
foes suchas Morris Udall, Ramsey
Clark and Eugene McCarthy.
Years later, a Newsday reporter
asked Mr. Rusher to describe
what it was like to share the small
screen with Dukakis.
The curious fact is that I can-
not recall, from any of our 22
shows, a single incident or anec-
dote about Mike Dukakis, Mr.
Rusher said. He is a thoroughly
decent guy, but he played the role
of moderator with all the dash
and elan of a traffic light.
Mr. Rusher began writing a
syndicated column in the early
1970s that ran for 36 years and
appeared in newspapers across
the United States. Writing widely
about issues including commu-
nism, global warming and immi-
gration, he was a reliable and
uncompromising critic of the left.
For liberals to denounce the
NixonAdministrationfor aggran-
dizing the power of the presiden-
cy, he wrote as the Watergate
scandal unfolded, is enough to
cause hollow laughter in hell;
their own 40-year record on that
subject is surely enough, in com-
mon decency, to strike them
dumb forever.
His later books included The
Rise of the Right (1984), a history
of the modern conservative
movement, andThe ComingBat-
tle for the Media (1988), a cri-
tique of what he said was an
overwhelming liberal bias among
journalists.
Mr. Rusher retired from the
National Review in 1988 and
movedto SanFrancisco, where he
remained involved in the conser-
vative movement through his
work as a fellowof the Claremont
Institute, a boardmember of Cali-
fornia Political Reviewand chair-
man of the board of the Media
Research Center.
He continued writing his col-
umn until 2009. I am an opti-
mist. Conservatism is here to
stay, he told the National Review
at the time. I dont knowwho the
movements coming stars will be,
but theyre out there, and so are
its financiers. The conservative
movement is far too big, now, to
be put out of business.
WilliamAllenRusher was born
July 19, 1923, in Chicago. He
graduatedin1943 fromPrinceton
University and served in the
Army Air Forces during World
War II.
After the war, he received a law
degree from Harvard University,
where he was active with the
Young Republican Club. He
worked for a Wall Street law firm
for several years before going to
work as associate counsel for the
U.S. Senate Internal Security Sub-
committee, which was responsi-
ble for investigating allegations
of communist infiltration.
Mr. Rusher never married and
had no immediate survivors.
His fastidious tendencies were
legendary and sometimes infuri-
ating for those who knewhim.
At the National Review, staff-
ers once snuck into Mr. Rushers
office while he was away and
rearranged everything in the
room: Magazines were re-
stacked, framed pictures were
hung in different places and the
telephones speed dial was recon-
figured.
On entering his office and
exposinghimself tothe pandemo-
nium, he quickly decided that he
had had enough, wrote Buckley
in his memoir, Miles Gone By.
Mr. Rusher walked out of the
office, Buckley continued, tele-
phoned his secretary on an out-
side line, issued a few crisp in-
structions, and retired to his club
the rest of the day, pending the
restoration of order.
browne@washpost.com
HAROLDL. VOLKMER, 80
Missouri Democrat was voice
against gun-control measures
BY ADAM BERNSTEIN
Former U.S. representative
Harold L. Volkmer, a Missouri
Democrat who was a brusque but
effective voice against gun-con-
trol measures during his 10 terms
in Congress, died April 16 at a
nursing home in Hannibal, Mo.
He was 80 and had had recent
bouts with pneumonia.
After an early career as a
prosecutor and state legislator,
Rep. Volkmer was elected to the
House in 1976 from a northeast-
ern Missouri district that borders
the Mississippi River and is wide-
ly known as the setting of many
Mark Twain novels.
The region earned the nick-
name Little Dixie, reflecting the
rural and conservative heritage
of early settlers from Kentucky
and Virginia. But the district
sprawled to more liberal en-
claves, such as the university
town of Columbia, prompting
Rep. Volkmer to balance the
needs of a diverse constituency.
Over time, the district became
more conservative. Rep. Volk-
mers loss inthe 1996 electionto a
Republican was chalked up to
those shifting dynamics as well
as his admittedly gruff personali-
ty, said David Leuthold, a retired
political scientist at the Universi-
ty of Missouri.
Rep. Volkmer was a stalwart
advocate for Second Amendment
protections and received strong
support from the National Rifle
Association, on whose board he
sat after leaving office.
His signature piece of legisla-
tion was the Firearm Owners
Protection Act, an influential law
that in 1986 weakened many
long-standing restrictions on in-
terstate sale of guns and ammu-
nition. The Senates co-sponsor,
James A. McClure (R-Idaho), died
in February.
The firearm bill brought Rep.
Volkmer his greatest exposure in
a career that was largely out of
the national limelight.
His name surfaced in the news
in January 1995, when he came to
the defense of Rep. Carrie P. Meek
(D-Fla.), whose criticism of
House Speaker Newt Gingrichs
$4.5 million book advance was
struck from the congressional
record.
On the House floor, Mr. Volk-
mer repeated the criticism of
Gingrich (R-Ga.) and questioned
whether the speaker works for
the American people or his New
York publishing company.
Wielding his considerable
knowledge of parliamentary pro-
cedure, Rep. Volkmer embraced a
newrole as anirritant to Republi-
cans, who controlled the House.
He volunteered to serve as a
front-line defense against what
he considered Republican over-
reaching on legislation and
House procedure.
Hes enjoying the role of the
minority, then-Senate Minority
Leader Richard A. Gephardt
(D-Mo.) told the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch. Im happy to see him
unplugged.
Harold Lee Volkmer was born
in Jefferson City, Mo., on April 4,
1931. He graduated from the Uni-
versity of Missouri law school in
1955 and then spent two years in
the Army.
He was prosecuting attorney
of Marion County, Mo., which
included Hannibal, before serv-
ing in the Missouri House of
Representatives from 1967 to
1976.
Mr. Volkmers first wife, the
former Shirley Braskett, died in
1995. Survivors include his wife
of 13 years, Dian Sprenger Volk-
mer of Hannibal; three children
from his first marriage, Jerry
Volkmer of Farmington, N.M.,
John Volkmer of Chesapeake, Va.,
and Beth Volkmer of Fairfax; a
brother; four grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Toward the end of his U.S.
House career, Rep. Volkmer en-
joyed his role as a parliamentary
warrior. Even his ideological op-
posites were impressed by his
ability to win, obstruct or delay
legislation.
When the sharp-tongued Rep.
Robert K. Dornan (R-Calif.) ac-
cused President Bill Clinton in
1995 of giving aid and comfort to
the enemy by avoiding the draft
during the Vietnam War, Rep.
Volkmer had Dornans comments
scissored from the congressional
record.
According to the Post-Dis-
patch, Mr. Volkmer later took
Dornan aside and advised himon
how to make his point without
violating a House rule against
personal attacks.
If you know the rules, youre
more apt to be able to have some
effect on what goes on in the
House, Mr. Volkmer said.
bernsteina@washpost.com
JAMES K. W. ATHERTON/THE WASHINGTON POST
U.S. Rep. Harold L. Volkmer, left, speaks with WilliamHughes about a gun-control debate in 1986.
1957 PHOTO BY HARRIS-EWING
WilliamA. Rusher, who had a reputation for immaculate organization, became National Reviews
publisher in 1957 and ran it for next 31 years. He began writing a syndicated column in the early 1970s.
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Augusto Marin
PAINTER
Augusto Marin, one of Puerto
Ricos best-known painters and
muralists, died April 14 at a hos-
pital in San Juan of complica-
tions from a lung infection. He
was 89.
Gov. Luis G. Fortuno ordered
flags on the island lowered to
half-staff for three days to mark
Mr. Marins death.
Mr. Marin had a long artistic
career but was best known for
large paintings and murals in the
modern style that blended Carib-
bean and religious elements, said
Jose Alegria, director of San
Juans OBRA gallery.
All the top collectors [in Puer-
to Rico] have a painting of his,
Alegria said.
His murals adorn public and
private buildings around Puerto
Rico, including museums, a shop-
ping center near the islands
main airport and a condominium
complex inthe tourist zone of Isla
Verde.
Born Nov. 20, 1921, in San
Juan, Mr. Marin studied art as a
child. While serving in the Army
during World War II, he pub-
lished a comic strip in an island
newspaper about the experiences
of a Puerto Rican soldier and his
daily life in the military, accord-
ing to a biography posted on his
Web site.
Later, he studied in New York
and Los Angeles, where he spe-
cialized in mural design, before
returning to Puerto Rico.
According to his Web site, he
served as a professor of painting
and design in the School of Fine
Arts at the Puerto Rican Institute
of Culture in San Juan and as a
professor at the University of
Puerto Ricos Carolina campus.
Sawai Bhawani Singh
LAST MAHARAJAH OF JAIPUR
Brig. Sawai Bhawani Singh,
the last maharajah of Jaipur who
continued to be revered as a
social and cultural icon after
India abolished royal titles, died
April 16 in a hospital on the
outskirts of New Delhi. He was
79.
He had suffered from high
blood pressure and a lung infec-
tion and spent time in the hospi-
tal previously.
Brig. Singh served as the ma-
harajah, or hereditary ruler, of
Jaipur after the death of his
father, Sawai Man Singh, in 1970.
Jaipur was one of hundreds of
tiny royal kingdoms that dotted
India until the countrys indepen-
dence from Britain in 1947.
The rulers continued to hold
onto their titles after indepen-
dence. But Brig. Singh served as
maharaja for only a few months
until India formally abolishedthe
royal titles in 1971.
Despite this, he continued to
be revered as an icon in western
Indias Rajasthan state and was
often referred to by his royal title
in the news media as well as by
locals.
Brig. Singh served in the Indi-
an army and fought in the 1971
war against neighboring Paki-
stan.
Survivors include his wife and
daughter.
Randy Wood
DOT RECORDS FOUNDER
Randy Wood, who as the
founder of Dot Records helped
introduce rhythm and blues to
white audiences in the early rock
era, died April 9 at his home in La
Jolla, Calif., of complications
from injuries suffered in a fall
down stairs in his house. He was
94.
Dot Records grew out of a
record shop that Mr. Wood
owned inTennessee. Inthe 1950s,
he made white covers of songs by
Fats Domino andother musicians
whose so-called race records
were hits in the black community
but largely unknown to whites.
The first group to put Dot on
the pop charts, in 1952, was made
up mostly of Western Kentucky
College students who went by the
schools nickname, the Hilltop-
pers. Its first Dot record, Tryin,
made it to No. 7.
Singer Pat Boone says Mr.
Wood picked out all of his early
hits, including Fats Dominos
Aint That a Shame. Boone
moved beyond recording covers
andbecame Dots most successful
artist, rivaling Elvis Presleys
chart dominance.
Dot eventually included art-
ists in a range of styles, from
Louis Armstrong to Lawrence
Welk. Its hits in the 1950s and
60s included Calcutta by Welk,
Wipe Out and Surfer Joe by
the Surfaris and Melody of Love
by Billy Vaughn, a Hilltopper who
became Dots musical director.
The record company went out
of business in the 1970s.
From news services
OF NOTE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brig. Sawai Bhawani Singh, the last hereditary ruler of Jaipur, was
revered as a social and cultural icon even after India abolished royal
titles. He served as maharajah after the death of his father.
OBITUARIES
Timothy A. Keesey
REAL ESTATE AGENT
Timothy A. Keesey, 60, who
was a Washingtonarea real estate
agent for more than25 years, died
March 10 of cardiopulmonary
arrest at Montgomery General
Hospital in Olney. He had moved
from Boyds to Laytonsville short-
ly before his death.
Timothy Alan Keesey was
born in Washington and was a
1968 graduate of Walt Whitman
High School in Bethesda. He sup-
ported himself through college,
graduating from George Mason
University in 1977.
He taught science and reading
for one year at St. Francis Xavier
Catholic School in the District,
then worked as an editor for the
International Medical News
Group in Rockville from 1979 to
1988.
Mr. Keesey became a part-time
real estate agent in 1985 before
going full time in the late 1980s.
He worked for several companies
before joining a Bethesda branch
of Long & Foster in 1996, where
he worked until his death.
He won many local and na-
tional awards as a top salesman.
Mr. Keesey volunteered from
1989 to 1993 as a basketball coach
with what is now the Olney Boys
& Girls Community Sports Orga-
nization. He was also on the
board of directors of the Wash-
ington Christian School in the
late 1980s.
He attended Mother Seton
Catholic Church in Germantown.
Survivors include his wife of
35 years, Kristine Oxaal Keesey of
Laytonsville; two children, Timo-
thy M. Keesey of Glendale, Calif.,
and Charlotte Keesey Hipolito of
Brooklyn, N.Y.; a brother; and a
granddaughter.
Matt Schudel
Bernard Horn
HUD OFFICIAL
Bernard Horn, 89, who retired
in 1979 fromthe U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment as acting director of the
economic analysis division, died
April 4 at the Riderwood Village
retirement community in Silver
Spring. He had congestive heart
failure.
Mr. Horn, a longtime Silver
Spring resident, spent 31 years at
HUD and its predecessor, the
Housing and Home Finance
Agency.
In retirement, he consulted
for the Maryland-National Capi-
tal Park and Planning Commis-
sion.
Bernard Horn was a Cleveland
native and a 1942 graduate of
Ohio University, where he was
elected to the Phi Beta Kappa
honor society. Born to Russian-
Jewish immigrants, he spoke Yid-
dish and served as a German
interpreter inthe Army inEurope
during World War II while work-
ing in military intelligence.
On the GI Bill, he received a
masters degree in economics
from Columbia University. At Co-
lumbia, he completed work all
but the dissertation toward a
doctorate in economics.
His memberships included
Temple Shalom, a Reform syna-
gogue in Silver Spring.
His wife, the former Miriam
Mitzi Goldstein, whom he mar-
ried in 1946, died in 2006.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Leslie Braunstein of North
Potomac and Natalie Holland of
Falls Village, Conn.; and four
grandsons.
Adam Bernstein
Douglas C. Wendt
DENTIST
Douglas C. Wendt, 87, who
operated a dental practice in
Northern Virginia for more than
50 years, died March 17 at Tall
Oaks Assisted Living in Reston
after a stroke.
Dr. Wendt moved to the Wash-
ington area in the early 1950s and
specialized in prosthodontics, or
the replacement of missing teeth.
Over the years, he practiced in
Arlington County, Fairfax City
and Springfield. He retired in
2007 and moved fromSpringfield
to Tall Oaks.
Douglas Charles Wendt was a
native of Milwaukee and a 1944
graduate of the University of Wis-
consin. He received a second
bachelors degree from North-
western University in Evanston,
Ill., in 1946 and a masters degree
in dentistry from Oregon State
University in 1954.
He served in the Air Force in
the late 1940s and retired as a
lieutenant colonel in 1951.
Dr. Wendt was a past presi-
dent of the Northern Virginia
Dental Society and a member of
the Virginia Dental Association
and the American Prosthodontic
Society.
His marriage to Jocile Leon-
ard ended in divorce. His wife of
34 years, Josephine Bullis Wendt,
died in 2010.
Survivors include five chil-
dren from his first marriage,
Douglas Wendt Jr. of Valrico, Fla.,
Steven Wendt of McLean, Mat-
thewWendt of St. Cloud, Fla., and
Vicki Jo Burman and Pamela
Miller, both of Annandale; four
children from his second mar-
riage, Carolyn McDonald of An-
nandale, Christine Gentry of
Bristol, Va., Bob Parsons of Nor-
folk and Nancy Powell of Manas-
sas; 13 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Megan Buerger
IN MEMORIAM
DOROTHYY. HAWKINS
11/8/1936 - 4/19/2005
In Loving Memory
You enriched the lives of all who knew and
loved you. You are not forgotten, nor will you
ever be. Your Loving Family and Friends
HAWKINS
TIMOTHYW. HEGARTY
4-19-1937 3-25-2011
Although you passed before we could
celebrate, I'm wishing you a Happy Birthday on
the 19th and Happy Anniversary on the 27th.
I miss you. Love, Mary
HEGARTY
RICKY K. NEAL
July 15, 1955 April 19, 2009
Two long sad years. We cry and laugh at
the memories. You will always remain in our
hearts.
Love, Theresa and Tanya
NEAL
DOROTHY P. PHIPPS
In loving memory of Dorothy P. Phipps, who
passed away 4 years ago, April 19, 2007.
If we could have one lifetime wish,
One dreamthat could come true,
We'd ask with all our hearts,
For yesterday and you.
Your Loving Children, Grandchildren,
Great-Grandchildren and
Great-Great-Grandson
PHIPPS
DEATHNOTICE
JOHN W. BARRETT, M.D. (Age 78)
Of Bethesda, Maryland on Friday, April 15,
2011 at Suburban Hospital. Beloved husband
of Marilyn L. Barrett. Devoted father of James
Scott, Amanda, and Melissa (Samuel Hoare)
Barrett; brother of Lois McHale and Mary Lou
McDonald. He was also survived by numerous
nieces and nephews. John was a neurosurgeon
who practiced at The Washington Brain and
Spine Institute. A funeral mass will be celebrat-
ed at St. Bartholomews Catholic Church 6900
River Road Bethesda, MD 20816 on Wednes-
day, April 20, 2011 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made to Suburban Hos-
pital Foundation, 8600 Old Georgetown Road,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Please view and
sign family guestbook at
www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com
BARRETT
KYLE E. BENNETT (Age 16)
Of Bowie, Maryland on April 13, 2011. Now
one of God's precious angels watching over
his beloved parents Sean and Kim Bennett
and cherished sister Klarke. Kyle's multitude of
family and friends are welcome to a celebration
of his life Thursday April 21, 2011 at Ebenezer
AME Church, 7707 Allentown Rd., Ft. Wash-
ington, MD 20744. Visitation at 10 a.m. with
services to followat 11 a.m.
BENNETT
FRANK BERNARD
Of Springfield, VA, on Saturday, April 16, 2011
at Capital Caring in Arlington, VA. Beloved
husband of Marilyn Bernard; loving uncle of
Janice Sparling, Darlene Loffredo (John), John
Ottaviano (Christine), Margo Collins (John),
Carol Spedding (James), Angelo Scarcia,
Michelle Connolly (Patrick) and Trisha King
(Lowell). A Memorial Service will be held at
a later date at St. Albans Episcopal Church
6800 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003.
Contributions in Franks honor may be made
to St. Albans Episcopal Church or to Alley Cat
Allies, 7920 Norfolk Ave, Suite 600, Bethesda,
MD 20814-2525.
www.demainefunerals.com
BERNARD
ROSEMARY K. CALE
On Saturday, April 16, 2011, of Mt. Rainier, MD,
at the age of 57. Beloved wife of Terry Lee
Cale; devoted daughter of Rita and the late
Francis J. Kenny, Sr.; daughter-in-law of Thelma
and the late Harry Cale; sister of (Margaret)
Sister Rosemary Kenny OSB, and Francis J.
(Sue) Kenny, Jr.; aunt of Brenda, Michael and
Catherine Kenny; and great aunt of Carlin Rose
Kenny. Family will receive friends on Wednes-
day, April 20, 2011, at Little Sisters of the
Poor, 4200 Harewood Road, N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20017 at 10:00 a.m. until funeral Mass at
11:00 a.m. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in
Rosemary's name to Little Sisters of the Poor.
www.gaschs.com
CALE
DEATHNOTICE
ARTHUR CHASE COX
ARTHUR C. COX, 95, of Washington, DC died
on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Ingleside at
Rock Creek. Beloved husband of the late
Emma Jane "Billie" Gruman. He was born
June 26, 1915 in Tacoma, Washington to
Alice Chase and Irving John Cox. Loving
father of William G. Cox (Julia) of Bethesda,
Arthur C. Cox, Jr. (Elizabeth) of Chevy Chase
and Suzanne C. DeFrancis (Phillip Wakelyn)
of Chevy Chase. Also survived by eight
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services and burial will be private. Celebra-
tion of his life will be held on Saturday,
April 30 at 11 a.m. at The Chevy Chase
Club, 6100 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase,
MD. In lieu of flowers, the family invites
donations to the Alzheimer's Association,
National Capital Area Chapter, 3701 Pender
Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030.
COX
CALVIN CROSSEN, SR.
Passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011. He
was the devoted father of Calvin Crossen, Jr.;
son of George Johnson. He is also survived by
two grandchildren, Isaac and Isaiah Crossen;
two sisters, Neva Ann Crossen and Judy Earl;
and a host of other relatives and friends. Mr.
Crossen, Sr. will lie in state at St. Paul United
Methodist Church, 6634 St. Barnabas Rd.,
Oxon Hill, MD on Wednesday, April 20 from 10
a.m. until 11 a.m. Interment Lincoln Memorial
Cemetery. Services by STEWART.
CROSSEN
WILLIAMCROSSWHITE, PhD
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 of Gaithersburg, MD.
Former college professor and economist at the
U.S.D.A. Served in the Navy obtaining rank
of Lieutenant Commander. Survived by wife
Marolyn; three children and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial Service at Gaithersburg Presbyterian
Church on May 7, 2011 at 11 a.m. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be sent to the Ameri-
can Cancer Society.
CROSSWHITE
MARY EDWARDS
On Monday, April 18, 2011 at Chesterbrook
Assisted Living, Falls Church, VA. Loving moth-
er of Maurine Edwards. Services and interment
private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-
tions may be made to Arlington Welfare Animal
League. Arrangements MURPHY FUNERAL
HOME of FALLS CHURCH.
EDWARDS
VINCENT JAMES FAZIO, JR.
On Friday, April 15, 2011, VINCENT JAMES
FAZIO, JR., age 73 of Olney, MD. Husband of
Irene T. Fazio; father of Karen L. Fennington,
Timothy J. Fazio, Stacey F. Shepherd, Thomas J.
Fazio and James V. Fazio; brother of Mary Lee
Fazio, Chris Ann Yeschke and Timothy J. Fazio.
Also survived by 10 grandchildren. Friends may
visit on Tuesday, April 19 from 6 to 8 p.m.
at the MURIEL H. BARBER FUNERAL HOME,
21525 Laytonsville Rd., (Rt. 108), Laytonsville,
MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on
Wednesday, April 20 at 11 a.m. at the Saint
Peter's Catholic Church, 2900 Sandy Spring
Rd., Olney, MD. Interment private.
www.barberfhlaytonsville.com
FAZIO
MARTHA MAE FORD (Age 91)
Of Rancho Mirage, CA (formerly a 64 year res-
ident of Washington, DC) entered into eternal
rest on April 8, 2011. Beloved wife of the late
Ralph Eugene Ford, Sr. and mother of the late
Joseph Lawrence Ford. Martha retired fromthe
Naval Research Laboratory in 1979 and was
a founding and long-time member of Randall
Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by
her son, Ralph E. Ford, Jr.; daughters, Ida E.
Tolliver and Cynthia Ford-Marshall; five grand-
children, 12 great-grandchildren, seven great,
great-grandchildren and a host of nephews,
nieces and friends. The Homegoing Celebration
Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 20 at the FORT LINCOLN FUNERAL HOME,
3401 Bladensburg Rd., Brentwood, MD. The
family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m.
until time of service. Interment Ft. Lincoln
Cemetery with repast immediately following.
Officiating, Rev. Dr. V. DuWayne Battle, Cam-
den, NJ. Arrangements by FORT LINCOLN
FUNERAL HOME.
FORD
SHIRLEY IRENE FRIEND "Irene"
(Age 79)
Of Reedville, VA passed away on Sunday, April
17, 2011. Beloved wife of Thomas Horne;
devoted mother of Terry Martin, Roy Friend,
Robert Friend, Tammy Friend-Hotter and Bruce
Friend; and step-mother of Timothy and Todd
Horne; cherished sister of Roy Wertz. She is
also survived by 12 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Friends may call at FAIR-
FAX MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 9902 Brad-
dock Rd., Fairfax, VA on Thursday, April 21
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and where
funeral services will be held on Friday at
1 p.m. Interment Fairfax Memorial Park. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made
in Shirley's name to Northumberland County
Rescue Squad, 412 Reed Ave., Reedville, VA
22539.
www.fmfh.com
FRIEND
MARY MARGARET
HUMPHEYS GENTRY (Age 85) "Mardy"
Of Rochelle died April 17, 2011. Laid to rest
at her residence of 19 years by the stream
she loved beneath the early spring canopy
of newly-leafed trees. Wife to W.W. of 45
years. Survived by her six children, eleven
grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Cared
for so many others. Born in Curvensville, Penn-
sylvania on October 16, 1925. We will always
love you.
Memorial contributions made to Hospice of
the Rapidan, P.O. Box 1715, Culpeper, Virginia;
MESA of Madison, 532 Main Street, Madison,
Virginia; or your local Emergency Response
Organization. No public service. Preddy Funeral
Home in Madison is in charge of arrangements.
GENTRY
MARTINA LEE HODGES
On Thursday, April 7, 2011; daughter of John W.
Hodges and Lolita M. Wicks Hodges. Visitation
will be held on Thursday, April 21, 9:30 a.m.
Service 10:30 a.m. at J. B. JENKINS FUNERAL
HOME, 7474 Landover Rd., Landover, MD. Inter-
ment Resurrection Cemetery.
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DEATHNOTICE
LUCILLE M. JAMES (Age 90)
Of Washington, DC passed away on April 14,
2011. Preceded in death by her husband
Elder C. James. Survived by her adopted son
George Pickett, Sr., goddaughter Yvonne H.
McKnight and a host of other relatives and
friends. Funeral Service will be held at Little
Child Holy Church of Faith, 6044 Central Ave.,
Capitol Heights, MD. on Wednesday, April 20,
Wake 10 a.m. Service 11 a.m. Interment
immediately following. Arrangements by J.B.
JENKINS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
JAMES
WALTER A. KLEIN, LTC. USA (Ret.)
On Saturday, April 16, 2011 of Alexandria,
VA. Beloved husband of Joan Klein; father of
Suzanne Smith (Walter), Heidi August (John),
Scott Klein (Drusti) and Chris Klein; brother of
Ruth Lambert; grandfather of seven. Funeral
service at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 5521 Old
Mill Rd. Alexandria, VA 22309 on Saturday, April
23 at 10 a.m. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be made to the
Walter Klein Fund c/o Epiphany Lutheran
Church.
KLEIN
HERBERT C. KRIESEL (Age 95)
Of Onalaska, WI died April 17, 2011 at the
Sudley Manor care facility in Manassas, VA. He
was born in 1915 to the late Frederick G. and
Delphine Marcou Kriesel.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin
in 1936 and worked at the Economic Research
Service at USDA in Washington until 1962.
Herbert served on the USS Yorktown as a
communications officer during WW2. From
1965 until his retirement from Michigan State
University in 1982 he worked at postings in
Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Thailand and Korea,
eventually taking residence in Okemos, MI. His
employers overseas included the U.S. Agency
for International Development and the Ford
Foundation.
Survivors include his wife of 71 years, LaVonne,
and children Jean Harrover of Manassas, VA,
Carole Poling of Falls Church, VA, Gretchen
Stoll of Victorville, CA and Warren Kriesel of
Athens, GA, and by two sisters, four brothers,
eight grandchildren and eight great grandchil-
dren.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday,
April 20, 2011 from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center,
10001 Nokesville Road, Manassas. The funeral
for Herbert will begin at 3 p.m. in the funeral
home chapel with Rev. Jeffrey Wilson officiat-
ing. A private family burial will be in the Trinity
Lutheran Cemetery near Hampton, IA on April
26, 2011.
In lieu of flowers, scholarship donations can be
made to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Joint Seminary Fund at 1-888-930-4438 or at
http://catalog.lcms.org.
Please sign the guestbook at
www.bakerpostfh.com
KRIESEL
MARTHA L. LAWWILL (Age 94)
Of Falls Church, VA died Thursday April 14,
2011 at her home. Survivors include her hus-
band of 71 years, Stanley Lawwill; her children,
Judith Lorantos of Medfield, MA, Patricia Kobs
and her husband Charles of Ladysmith, VA,
Lois Davis and her husband Edward of Chapel
Hill, NC, Lawrence Lawwill and his wife Kristina
of Free Union, VA and Kenneth Lawwill of
Chantilly, VA; five grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren. A private burial will take place
in Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green, VA.
Online condolences at
www.storkefuneralhome.com
LAWWILL
EDWARD THOMAS MARLEY (Age 90)
Of Lewes, DE, passed away on Saturday, April
16, 2011 at his residence. He was born in
Newark, NJ, on Tuesday, March 1, 1921, son
of the late Edward Gregson and Rosena (Sheri-
dan) Marley.
Mr. Marley graduated from the University of
Notre Dame in 1949 with a BS in engineering
and in 1951 from the University of Virginia with
a MS in aeronautical engineering. He had a
39 year career with the Johns Hopkins Applied
Physics Lab retiring in 1991. Mr. Marley and his
wife raised their family in Olney, MD where he
was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church.
He served the church as a member of Fisher
of Men, President of the Holy Name Society,
founding member of the Parish Council and
as Director of Religious Education. Mr. Marley
served his country during World War II with the
U.S. Army Air Force.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lois
Smith Marley; four daughters: Patricia Marley
Cunningham (Bruce) of Washington, DC,
Gwenn E. Marley of Bethesda, MD, Rosena
Marley-Schneier (Craig) of Wayland, MA, and
Adele C. Marley-Brown (Scott) of Catonsville,
MD; a son, Edward G. Marley of Los Angeles,
CA; five granddaughters: Annabelle M. Cun-
ningham, Scarlett R. Cunningham, Liberty S.
D'Anton, Marley M. Schneier, and Cogan R. M.
Schneier; one grandson, Cooper T. D'Anton;
and two sisters, Elizabeth Eldridge of Murrieta,
CA, and Rosemary Marley of Spring Lake, NJ.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 11 a.m., at
St. Jude The Apostle Church, Lewes, Delaware,
where friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m.
Interment will be at Congressional Cemetery,
Washington, DC on Thursday, April 21, 2011
at 11 a.m. Arrangements by Parsell Funeral
Homes & Crematorium, Lewes, DE.
Memorial Contributions may be made to The
St. Vincent dePaul Society, St. Jude The Apostle
Church, 152 Tulip Drive, Lewes, DE 19958.
Please visit Mr. Marley's Life Memorial at
www.parsellfuneralhomes.com to sign the
online guest registry.
MARLEY
Buchanan and Timothy Brian Gipe. Richard and
Kathryn were blessed with 59 years of marriage.
He was also the proud and loving grandfather of
Andrew Richard Gipe, Anthony Alexander Gipe and
Rebecca Lynn Gipe.
Richard grew up in Mercersburg living in the
family home at 31 West California Street. He
attended the Mercersburg Academy - Class of
1994 - then the Woodward School in Washington,
DC and later Penn State University while finally
graduating from the American University with a
BS degree in Chemistry. Richard and his wife
Kathryn relocated to Washington, DC in 1955. He
spent his 43 year career working at the Naval
Research Laboratory and was renowed for chemical
breakthroughs in flame retardants associated with
aircraft safety. He was heavily engaged in the Boy
Scouts of America and managed to hike the entire
Chesapeake & Ohio canal (twice). He also found
time in the 1960's to build the family beach house
(from a Sears blueprint kit) virtually by himself
and maintained an extensive, vintage Lionel train
collection. He particularly enjoyed trips with his
wife and family. More recently, Richard enjoyed
attending his grandkids sporting events as well as
watching professional tennis, baseball and classic
movies.
Viewing will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. on
Wednesday, April 20 at the Lininger/Fries Funeral
Home, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.
Burial service will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday,
April 21, at the Welsh Run Church of the Brethren
in Welsh Run, Pennsylvania.
RICHARD LEE GIPE (Age 82)
Of Fort Washington, Maryland went to be with
the Lord on Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Fort
Washington Medical Center.
Born on December 1, 1928 in Mercersburg, Penn-
sylvania, he was the only son of Clarence Andrew
and Nellie Hassler Gipe. Richard was the last
surviving sibling, preceded in death by Maralee
Gipe Rook, Thelma Gipe Ruskin and Edna Gipe
Eshelman. He was a member of the Reformed
Church of Mercersburg.
He was the devoted husband of Kathryn Lillian
Angle Gipe and loving father of Carol Ann Gipe
GIPE
DEATHNOTICE
WILLIAM J. McDANIEL
On Friday, April 15, 2011, of
Brandywine, MD. Survived by his
sister Helen Trefry; brother John
McDaniel; mother of his children
Shirley R. McDaniel; daughters
Dana McDaniel and Kaki Brown;
son Sean McDaniel and grandchildren Carey
Hogue, William Hogue and Alexandra Merson.
Visitation Tuesday, April 19, from2 to 4 and 6 to
8 p.m., Rosary at 7 p.m. by Knights of Columbus
Council 5482 at Lee Funeral Home, Clinton MD.
Funeral Mass at St. Marys Piscataway Catholic
Church, 13401 Piscataway RD Clinton MD, 11
a.m., Wednesday, April 20. Interment St. Marys
Cemetery.
McDANIEL
HATTIE JANE McNEIL
Of Forestville, MD was called home on Sunday,
April 17, 2011. Beloved wife of Henry A. McNeil.
She leaves two devoted children, three grand-
children, and a host of other relatives and
friends. Hattie loved children and taught in the
DC Public School system for over 30 years.
Memorial Services will be held on Saturday,
April 23 from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. at Mt. Olive
Baptist Church in Loris, SC. Arrangements by
Rhue's Mortuary, 1207 Grainger Rd, Conway,
SC 29527 (843) 248-5376.
McNEIL
NORA BYERLY MILLHOUSER
June 2, 1935 - April 15, 2011
Of Ellicott City, Maryland died peacefully in
hospice care following a stoic fight with
liver cancer. Nora will be remembered for
her kindness to others, her dedication to
her friends and family, and above all, for her
infinite self-sacrifice for her children.
Born in Laurel, Maryland to noted agricul-
tural scientist Dr. T.C. Byerly and Helen
(Freeman) Byerly, she is survived by her
husband, Richard Millhouser of Ellicott City,
a daughter Robin (Bolita) Daugherty of Lau-
rel, Maryland, a son Daniel Bolita and his
wife Jean Kigel of Waldoboro Maine.
Noras second-cousin, Ruth Fettkether of
Laurel, a guiding presence of grace, caring
and support for Noras entire life, survives
as well. She continues to bring the family
strength at this time of loss.
Nora is also survived by her step-children
Amy (Millhouser) Dupuis and her daughters
Molly and Emma, of Hillsborough, New Jer-
sey, Nancy (Millhouser) Small and her hus-
band Michael of Ellicott City, Maryland and
AndrewMillhouser of Baltimore.
She is further survived by her ten nieces
and nephews and their families, each of
whom were as close as her own children.
She is also survived by step-brothers John
McCarthy and Tony McCarthy and their
extended families.
In addition to her parents, Nora is pre-
deceased by a son, Christopher Bolita,
for whom she provided a prolonged life
through the ultimate gift of organ trans-
plant. She is also predeceased by a brother
David S. Byerly of Ocean Pines, Maryland
and sister Carroll (Byerly) Holcomb of Little
Rock, Arkansas.
Her first marriage to Tom Bolita ended in
divorce. In a tribute to Noras character,
they remained close friends. He died in
2003.
Noras countless friends will recall her end-
less kindness towards others, which was
invariably based on her innate ability to see
the goodness in people with little regard for
their background or appearance.
Friends and family are encouraged to
attend visiting hours scheduled for
Wednesday, April 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.
as well as an informal memorial service
on Thursday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to
noon at Borgwardt Funeral Home, 4400
Powder Mill Rd., Beltsville, Maryland. A
private internment will follow at St. Johns
Cemetery in Beltsville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to Gilchrist Hospice in Tow-
son, Maryland, or to your local animal
shelter.
MILLHOUSER
RAYMOND L. MUNDEY
On Saturday, April 16, 2011, of Riverdale, MD.
Beloved husband of Sissy Mundey; loving
father of Richard Mundey and his wife Sharon,
Annette Choiniere and her husband Alton,
Mary Baxter and her husband Rex, Deborah
Roszel and her husband Mark, Douglas Rohme
and his wife Kristie, Elizabeth Rohme and the
late Raymond Mundey; dear brother of Richard
and Roger Mundey, and the late Lillian Rouse
and Roy, Joan and Robert Mundey; grandfa-
ther of 18 grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren. Family will receive friends at
the family-owned BEALL FUNERAL HOME, 6512
NW Crain Hwy. (Rte. 3 South), Bowie, MD on
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 from 4 p.m. until
service time, 5:30 p.m. Interment private. If
desired, contributions may be made to Capital
Caring Hospice, 4715 North 15th St., Arlington,
VA 22205. Please view and sign the familys
guestbook at:
www.beallfuneral.com
MUNDEY
PATSYA. RICE
PATSY RICE, an extraordinarily loving and car-
ing wife, mother and grandmother passed
away peacefully on April 15, 2011. Faithfully
married to George H. Rice for 53 years; devoted
mother of Sharon, William, Susan and Shelley;
proud grandmother of Hobie, Bobby, Tyler,
Brittany, Leah, Lucas, Kellie and Charles. Also
survived by her mother, Mary Merry, three
sisters and a brother. Her love will be felt
forever by many. She will be greatly missed.
Friends may call at the MURPHY FUNERAL
HOME OF ARLINGTON, 4510 Wilson Blvd. on
Thursday, April 21 from 11 a.m. until time
of service at 12 noon. Interment Columbia
Gardens Cemetery.
RICE
DEATHNOTICE
JACK ROBINSON
On Monday April 18, 2011. JACK
ROBINSON of Rockville, MD.
Beloved husband of the late Sonja
Robinson; loving father of Gene
(Julia) Robinson, Liz (David) Kruger
and Sally (Daniel) Heckelman; dear
grandfather of Aaron, Daniel and Sollie Robin-
son, Zahava (Aryeh) Altshul, Naomi and Shoshi
Kruger, Shira, Josh, Adina and Sara Heckelman
and great-grandfather of Emunah and Merav
Altshul. Funeral services will be held on Thurs-
day April 21, 2011, 11 a.m. at Judean Memori-
al Gardens Chapel, Olney, MD with interment
following. Memorial contributions may be
made to The Hebrew Home of Greater Wash-
ington, 6121 Montrose Rd., Rockville, MD.
Arrangements entrusted to TORCHINSKY
HEBREWFUNERAL HOME, 202-541-1001.
ROBINSON
BRIAN J. ROMANEK
On Monday, April 11, 2011, Brian J. Romanek,
54, of Jefferson, MD died at Georgetown Uni-
versity Hospital. Husband of Theresa M.
Romanek. Son of Stanley Joseph Romanek
of Edgewater and the late Gail Ann Payne
Romanek. Survived by his daughter, Lynsie, and
his son, Kyle; and siblings, Scott Romanek,
Wayne Romanek, and Leslie Schlossberg and
their families. He worked at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission from 1983 until his
retirement in 2010. A private funeral mass will
be held for family and close friends. Donations
may be made to Georgetown University Hos-
pital, CCC 4th Floor, Main 1, Hospital Adminis-
tration, 3800 Reservoir Rd., NW, Washington,
DC 20007. Arrangements by Keeney & Basford
Funeral Home, Frederick, MD. Expressions of
sympathy to www.keeneybsford.com.
ROMANEK
ANTHONY SANTINI "Tony"
12/24/48 - 4/17/11
A resident of Millersville, MD died peacefully
at home on Sunday, April 17, 2011 after an
extended illness at the age of 62. Tony was
born December 24, 1948 in Washington, DC to
the late Nick and Dorothy Santini.
Tony served in the US Army and the Federal
Protection Service. He was a life member at
Kentland Fire Department and with Boy Scouts
of America.
Tony was predeceased by his son, Eric Santini.
Tony is survived by his devoted wife of 38 years,
Wanda and loving children, Antoinette (Glenn)
Hodges, Maria (John) Lee, Angela Santini and
Deanna Santini; seven grandchildren, Brittany,
Nicholas, Shiann, Angelina, Brooke, Jackson
and William. Also survived by his siblings, Lucia
(French) Boone, Nick (Juantia) Santini, Nancy
(Carey) Harvey and Donald Santini; several
nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
A visitation will be held Wednesday from 2
to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Donaldson Funeral
Home & Crematory, P.A. 1411 Annapolis Road,
Odenton, MD, where a funeral service will take
place Thursday at 10 a.m. Interment Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, DC.
Memorial donations may be made to Kentland
Fire Department 7701 Landover Road, Lan-
dover, MD 20785. Online condolences may be
made at www.donaldsonfuneralhome.com
SANTINI
MARIA L. SHANNON
On Monday, April 11, 2011. Survived by sons
Marco and Rondell; 13 grandchildren; one
great-grandson; one brother; other relatives
and friends. Viewing 10 a.m. Service 11 a.m.
Wednesday, April 20, at Brentwood Foursquare
Church, 3414 Tilden St., Brentwood, MD. Inter-
ment Cedar Hill Cemetery. Services by HENRY
S. WASHINGTON & SONS.
SHANNON
Dr. WILLIAMEDWARD SHEELY
On April 16, 2011. Beloved husband of the late
Amelia M. Sheely; devoted father of Elizabeth
Sheely Godkin (Jack) and Susan Grooms
(Roger); loving grandfather of Amelia and Wil-
liam Grooms. Also survived by one brother,
Raymond M. Sheely. He was preceded in death
by a daughter, Mary Ellen Tolsdorf; two grand-
children, Sarah and Michael Tolsdorf. Friends
may call at EVERLY-WHEATLEY FUNERAL
HOME, 1500 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA
on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 from 6 to 8
p.m. Services will be held at Fairlington United
Methodist Church, 3900 King St., Alexandria,
VA on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.
Interment Ivy Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be made to The
Rotary Foundation, c/o Belle Haven Country
Club, 6023 Ft. Hunt Rd., Alexandria, VA 22307.
www.everlyfuneralhomes.com
SHEELY
MARY KATHERINE SNOOTS (Age 98)
On Sunday, April 17, 2011 of Gaithersburg,
MD. Beloved wife of the late Ralph W. Snoots.
Mother of Renice W. Snoots and his wife Louise
of East Berlin, PA, Ronald L. Snoots and his wife
Karin of Harbeson, DE and the late Harold E.
Snoots.
Mrs. Snoots is also survived by her five grand-
children and 12 great-grandchildren. She was
predeceased by her grandson Todd Snoots.
Service will be held at PUMPHREYS COLONIAL
FUNERAL HOME, 300 West Montgomery
Avenue (Rte. 28, exit 6-A just I-270), Rockville,
MD on Thursday, April 21 at 10 a.m. Inter-
ment Parklawn Memorial Park. In lieu of
flowers memorial contributions may be made
to The Asbury Foundation for Benevolent Care,
201 Russell Avenue, Gaitherbsurg, MD 20877.
Please viewand sign family guestbook at
www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com
SNOOTS
EDWARD J. MONTMINY (Age 88)
care between New England and the Canadian
Eastern Provinces, a Region-wide coalition to
address health issues specific to New England,
and the first Regional Pediatric HIV conference in
the Nation. His leadership skills and management
ability were recognized throughout PHS and he
often was called upon to participate in National task
forces. He was the recipient of numerous awards
for outstanding service, including the PHS Superior
Service Award, the Joseph E. Cannon Award, the
Hiscock Award and the New England Associations
Presidents Award. He also was a member of the
adjunct faculty at Harvards School of Public Health
for many years.
Mr. Montminy served in staff and command posi-
tions in the New Hampshire National Guard, for
30 years, including commander of the 197th Field
Artillery Group. He retired as a Colonel, Field
Artillery, with a final post of Inspector General.
Mr. Montminy was pre-deceased in 2007 by his
beloved wife of 64 years, Anita Lemieux Montminy,
and by his son, Paul E. Montminy. He is survived
by daughters Judith Wilbur and her husband David
of Hingham, MA, Louise Rivard and her husband
Eugene of Surprise, AZ, and Claire Shean and her
husband Robert of Catonsville, MD. He is also
survived by a daughter-in-law, Marcia Montminy of
Rochester, NH, brothers Robert of Tyler, TX and
Leo of Gorham, NH, by eight grandchildren, and
by nine great-grandchildren. A funeral service
with military honors was held at an earlier date.
Mr. Montminy was devoted to his family and taught
his children and grand-children integrity, pride of
work and generosity, through example, at each
stage of his life. He will be greatly missed.
EDWARD J. MONTMINY, a native of Berlin, NH and
long time resident of Hudson NH and Laconia NH
died on March 17, 2011 in Weymouth Massachu-
setts. He lived his final years in Hingham, MA.
Mr. Montminy attended the Massachusetts College
of Pharmacy from 1941 until 1942, at which time
World War II interrupted his intended career. He
later completed a B.S. in Health Care Administra-
tion and a Master's Degree in Public Administration
at Northeastern University. He also graduated
from the US Army Command and General Staff
College in Ft. Leavenworth, KS and the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces,Washington DC.
Mr. Montminy served in the Army Medical Corps
from 1942 through 1946. After the war, he
became the Health Officer and Milk Inspector for
the city of Berlin NH and served in that position
from 1947 to 1966. In addition to inspecting local
food, service and dairy producers for compliance
with health regulations, he was instrumental in
implementing childhood immunization programs,
fluoridated water and air pollution control in the
city that trees built.
Mr. Montminy joined the U.S. Public Health Service
in Boston MA as a Cancer Control Officer in 1966,
and held a succession of increasingly responsible
positions, culminating in his appointment as the
Regional Health Administrator for the NewEngland
region in 1979. He retired in 1992 after 26 years
of service in which he methodically and tenaciously
worked to improve the health and well being of
the people of New England through programs
in infectious disease control, maternal and child
health, and disease prevention. His work led to the
institutionalization of the Canadian-American
Health Council that insured coordination of health
MONTMINY
DEATHNOTICE
ROBERT WILSON WARD (Age 79)
On Friday, April 15, 2011, of
Arlington, VA. Beloved husband
for 56 years of Audrey Groom
Ward; father of Jan Ward Hamp-
ton (Wade) of Kernersville, NC,
Robert Fuller Ward (Sue) of Ash-
burn, VA and Michael Carson Ward (Alicia)
of Springfield, VA; grandfather of Wade
Hampton IV, Kate Hampton, Brian and Kelly
Ward and Kim Ruppel. He was preceded in
death by his parents, Robert and Mary Ward
of Gaithersburg, MD. Friends may visit the
Murphy Funeral Home of Arlington, 4510
Wilson Blvd., on Monday, April 18 from 2 to
4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial service will be
held on Saturday, May 7 at 11 a.m. at Walker
Chapel United Methodist Church, 4102 N.
Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22207. Memorial
gifts may be made in Robert's name to the
Walker Chapel United Methodist Church or
an organization of your choice.
WARD
EUGENE WALTER
WILLIAMS, JR. M.D. "Gene"
1936 - 2011
Eugene was born to Eugene W. Williams,
Sr. and Mary B. (Davis ) Williams on July
10, 1936 in Washington, D.C. He passed on
April 14, 2011.
Eugene graduated fromHoward University
with a degree in Medicine. He specialized
in Obstetrics and Gynecology. His distin-
guished career spanned four decades. He
practiced in Washington , D.C. , Maryland ,
Virginia and Georgia .
In addition to private practice, Eugene also
served as Medical Officer, Department of
Health and Hygiene (Maryland); Medical
Director, Planned Parenthood (Metro
Washington); Medical Officer, Food and
Drug Administration (Maryland), and Guest
Lecturer, Department of Psychology -
American University, Wyeth-Ayerst and
Ortho Pharmaceuticals. He was also on
the clinical teaching staff at the Washing-
ton Hospital Center ( Washington, D.C. ).
In Savannah , he volunteered at Commu-
nity Healthcare Center and Juvenile Court
and worked at Curtis V Cooper Primary
Healthcare, Inc.
In addition to his professional career, he
served in the Marine Corps (1954-1957) in
the Marine Corps Band, where he devel-
oped his great love for music, particularly
jazz.
He is survived by his loving wife of 17
years, Adrienne Williams; daughters, Ador-
na Williams and Lisa Williams; son, Peter
Beverly (Tabitha); uncles, Ernest Davis
(Thelma), Carl Davis (Jean), Dorsey Davis;
sister-in-law, Joane Boduy-Flournoy
(Kevin); brother-in-law, Anthony Boduy;
son-in-law, Thomas Coleman; seven
grandchildren; one great-grandchild and
a host of relatives and friends.
Service will be held at Saint Peters Epis-
copal Church, 3 West ridge Road, Savan-
nah, GA 31411 on Wednesday, April 20,
2011 at 1 p.m. Remembrances in lieu
of flowers to Saint Johns College, 2607
Military Road, NW, Washington, D. C. 20015
or The Williams Grandchildren Educational
Fund, Klein Law Group, 15 Lake Street,
Suite 210, Savannah, GA 31411.
Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Savan-
nah, Georgia
WILLIAMS
NEVAWING
Wife of the late Roswell B. Wing and long-
time resident of Kensington, MD died
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Sunrise at West-
town.
Born in 1927 in Brockport, NY, Neva grew up
in Hamlin, NY, the daughter of Carl and Marion
Newman. She received her Bachelor's degree
from Keuka College in 1950 and also studied
abroad in Brussels, Belgium.
Neva married Roswell Wing in Kendall, NY in
1950 and after several stops including Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, they settled in Kensington,
MD. The adopted two children in the early
60's and when Roz received an overseas
assignment, they moved the family to Bangkok,
Thailand where they lived for five years. After
returning home to Kensington in 1970, Neva
worked as the Executive Assistant to the
President of the National 4-H Foundation from
1974 until 1990. She spent the next several
years working with the Speech-Language-
Hearing Association as well as maintaining her
active membership in both the Kensington and
Bangkok Women's Club.
Neva was a wonderful wife and mother who
spent endless hours enjoying and loving her
family, especially her grandchildren. She loved
to cook and entertain, enjoyed traveling, play-
ing bride with friends, and volunteering at
Calvary Lutheran Church. She maintained a
strong bon with family throughout her life and
traveled often back to Hamlin to visit relatives
and friends.
She is survived by her son David Wing and
his wife Tracy of West Chester, PA, daughter
Kathy Goetsch and her husband Todd of Ger-
mantown, MD, along with four grandchildren
Daneil and Connor Wing and Brittany and
Bryan Goetsch. She is also survived by her two
brothers Richard and Neil Newman and their
loving families.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday,
April 20 at 12 noon at St. John's Lutheran
Church, 1107 Lake Road, Hamlin, New York
followed by a luncheon for family and friends.
A private interment for family will be held
earlier that day at Lakeside Cemetery.
Flowers may be sent, or donations made to St.
John's Lutheran Church in Hamlin, New York.
Online condolences can be posted at
www.burgerfuneralhome.com
WING
DEATHNOTICE
BERNADINE CRAHALL YOUNG
BERNADINE C. YOUNG, 64, a longtime resi-
dent of Capitol Hill passed away on April 16,
2011 from complications due to Pulmonary
Arterial Hypertension (PAH). She is survived
by her husband, Geoffrey; her brothers,
Benjamin (Jackie), Ron (Lois) and Henry; and
several nieces and nephews. A Memorial
Service will be held on Wednesday, April
20 at 12 Noon at JOSEPH GAWLERS SONS,
5130 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Washington, DC.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to Pulmonary Hypertension Association,
(www.PHAssociation.org.)
or the Shenandoah Alliance for Shelter, P.O.
Box 241, Maurertown, VA 22644.
YOUNG
IRENE EVELYN ZORBAS
On Saturday, April 16, 2011, of
Potomac, MD. Beloved sister of
Theodora (Perry) Fliakas and the
late Mary (Constantine) Trigonop-
los; aunt of Stephen (Laurie) and
Michael (Carol) Trigonoplos, Lynn
(Scott) Chase, Valerie (Michael) Boltz, James
(Tracey) Fliakas. Also survived by 11 great-
nieces and nephews. Funeral Service at St.
Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 36th St. &
Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC, on
Thursday, April 21 at 10 a.m. Interment Gate
of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to Saint Sophia Cathedral or
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, P.O.
Box 97151, Washington, DC 20090-7151.
www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com
ZORBAS
IN MEMORIAM
WILLIAM WARNER LOFTY "Babe"
Sept. 13, 1934 - April 19, 2010
You are in our hearts forever,
Your wife, Marguerite and Family
LOFTY
DEATHNOTICE
MARVIN DALE (Age 62)
On April 15, 2011, of Irvington, VA formerly
of Alexandria, VA; beloved husband of Paula
Ann Boundy, devoted father of Andrew Glenn
Boundy and Gwen Margaret Boundy; a niece,
Kristin Stinus. He was a retired partner with
Kositzka, Wicks and Co. CPAs in Alexandria,
VA. Memorial services 11 a.m. April 29 at Grace
Episcopal Church, Kilmarnock, VA. Memorials
may be made to Foundation for Historic Christ
Church, P.O. Box 24, Irvington, VA 22480.
Arrangements by CURRIE FUNERAL HOME, Kil-
marnock, VA.
BOUNDY
FLORENCE HOWARD "Candy"
On Thursday, April 14, 2011. Loving mother of
Chrystal L. Glass, Alonzo and Calvin D. Howard,
Sr.; devoted sister of Ethel B., James, Ross,
William and Zeke. She is also survived by one
grandchild, Calvin Howard, Jr.; a devoted fiance
Bishop Dr. Mark L. Spencer, Sr. and a host of
other relatives and friends. Family will receive
friends on Wednesday, April 20 from 10 until
time of service 11 a.m. at First Rock Baptist
Church, 4630 Alabama Ave., SE. Officiating,
Bishop Dr. Mark L. Spencer. Interment Mount
Olivet Cemetery. Services by FREEMAN.
HOWARD
JAMES A. JONES, SR. "Jim"
Jim, 91 years of age and a resident of
Capitol Heights, MD peacefully passed
away at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home on
April 13, 2011. In World War II he proudly
served as a "Buffalo Solider" in the US Army
92nd Infantry, retired from the National
Zoo in Washington, DC after 27 years.
survived by wife, Ruth B. Jones, Temple
Hills; children, James Jr., Beltsville and
Stephanie Jones, Accokeek; sisters, Ruth
Jones, NC, Ollie Phillips, NC and Melva
Norwood, Capitol Heights, Viewing Thurs-
day, April 21 at 10 a.m. service following
at Mt. Ennon Baptist, 9832 Piscataway Rd.,
Clinton, MD. Burial at CheltenhamVeterans
Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD at 2 p.m.
JONES
DEATHNOTICE
SAMUEL LEE JONES
On April 13, 2011. Husband of
Jacqueline Jones; father of Samuel,
Jr., Sherry and Shelley Jones, Tonya
and Stacy (Colette) Poindexter; son
of Rosa L. and the late Samuel
Jones; grandfather of Jerell, Keri,
Michael, Tiana and Taylor; brother of Shirley,
Joyce, Doris, Marion and Ruby and the late Ida;
other relatives and friends. Friends may visit
with the family on Wednesday, April 20 from
10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at Reid
Temple AME Church, 11400 Glenn Dale Blvd.,
Glenn Dale, MD. Interment Maryland Veterans
Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD.
www.marshallmarchfh.com
JONES
ELSIE S. MILLARD (Age 95)
On April 14, 2011 after a brief illness, ELSIE
SPENCER MILLARD went home to her eternal
rest. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia;
adopted daughter, Ruby McNeal; cousin, Grace
Bostic; and a host of friends and relatives.
Homegoing Services on Wednesday, April 20
at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 400 "D"
Street S.E., Washington, DC; viewing 9 a.m.,
service 11 a.m. Repast at the church following
the interment at Lincoln Cemetery. Services by
J.B. JENKINS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
MILLARD
JUDITH ERICKSON STARKS
On April 13, 2011, following a long illness,
surrounded by her loving family, at the
home of her daughter. She is survived by
her six children, twenty grandchildren,
thirteen great grandchildren, two sisters in
law, many nieces and nephews and other
friends and loved ones. Services will be held
Friday, April 22, at Resurrection Lutheran
Church, 3101 University Boulevard. West,
Kensington, MD 20895. Visitation from 10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m., service at 12 p.m., followed by
luncheon reception in the fellowship area.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to
World Vision or to another charity of the
donor's choice.
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Mostly cloudy Tuesday, with highs well
into the 70s. Showers or storms could
threaten late in the day. Overnight lows 55
to 60. Highs on Wednesday could hit the
mid-80s, though a cold front will enter the
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Temple shuttering garden to make room for a construction zone
Street NW between R and S
streets, and the 75 people on its
waiting list, say they will mourn
not only the flowers and crops,
but also the peace the garden has
brought them in a bustling city.
Everyone is devastated, said
Kerry Kemp, who has gardened
at Temple Garden for 15 years.
Its an urban oasis, a place for
refuge.
After the terrorist attacks of
Sept. 11, 2001, she added, every-
one came here to have a commu-
nity and regroup. My mother
died last year. I came here to have
spiritual sustenance and beauty.
Its beautiful. Its like the secret
garden.
Temple officials say they had
no choice but to close the garden
because the renovations are so
urgent. The historic building is
nearly a century old. Construc-
tion had begun in 1911 and lasted
until 1915.
We want it to last another 100
years, said Barbara Golden, an
attorney for the House of the
Temple. The timing, we dont
know. It could take four years, 20
years. We are not going to make a
promise; we are not going to
commit. At this point, we just
dont know.
The garden, which opened in
1990, was never just a place to
plant seedlings. Families held
barbecues. A neighbor whos an
art teacher takes students there
to paint.
Theres a lot more to it than
just growing things, says the
Temple Garden associations
president, David Rosner, who
became a member in 2006, after
four years on the waiting list.
This is part of peoples lives.
Newcomers didnt need par-
ticular skills. Plenty of members
were willing to help beginners.
Annie Nash, who describes
herself as a city girl, knew little
about the growing season, light
and soil composition on her first
day working in the garden in
1999. Now she is taking horticul-
ture classes offered by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
I usually go there in the
morning or early afternoon on
the weekend, thinking I ll be
there an hour or two, Nash said
in an e-mail after reflecting on
the gardens meaning to her. Six
or seven hours later, I realize that
Ive had a great day planting,
garden from B1 weeding, or harvesting, and
meeting members of the commu-
nity or folks who just walk by
asking about it.
For Tom Mayes, who has had a
plot at Temple Garden since
1998, the experience has brought
moments of pure joy the first
goldfinches in late spring and the
sunflowers still blooming in Sep-
tember, brilliant against the
clear blue skies.
The rosemary bush in my plot
is the oldest thing there, he said.
Ive used it in hundreds of
recipes, but the most frequent is
the homemade focaccia. I love
the smell of that plant as I brush
past it. And I note that in the
meaning of plants, rosemary is
for remembrance.
Golden, the lawyer, said the
House of the Temple kept the
garden long after it was required
to. In 2001, after a long judicial
process, the D.C. Council ap-
proved the closing of an alley in
the center of the property on the
condition that temple keep the
community garden open for at
least five more years.
Which we did, Golden said.
And, in fact, we kept it beyond
that. We wanted to be a good
neighbor. We werent doing any-
thing different in the building.
We werent planning these reno-
vations. We didnt need it. Now
we do.
The House of the Temple sent
a letter to Rosner on April 9 to
inform him that the garden
would close this year.
Golden said the gardeners will
have time to make new arrange-
ments. The closing date is more
than seven months away: Nov.
30. Rosner and Kemp said they
intend to ask the temple for a
meeting to discuss the closure.
We are going to ask them to
reconsider and if theres any-
thing we could work out, Rosner
said. Our primary message is
going to be: Thank you for what
youve done for us. The second-
ary is: Is there anything we can
do? Are there alternatives we can
explore?
If a compromise cant be
found, the group will look for
places where it can relocate and
start a new garden.
Members hope it wont come
to that.
This is where our heart is,
Kemp said.
rosol@washpost.com
PHOTOS BY ASTRID RIECKEN FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Chris Dragisic, top center, and Kerry
Kemp read at a table while Brad
Peniston collects his tools at Temple
Garden. For more than two decades, the
garden, at left, has provided vegetables,
fruit and flowers, above. House of the
Temple officials say they had no choice
but to close the garden because
renovations to its historic building are
so urgent.
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Al Gores daughter is the
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Mississippi woman who
investigates a double
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pulsating quick-step that feels utterly contemporary. C3
MUSICREVIEW
Chris Cornell, solo
The grunge veteran of the Seattle scene
borrowed from several genres. C3
THEATERREVIEW
National Pastime
The new musical at the Keegan borrows
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Unearthing the truth
Amid unrest, Zahi Hawass struggles to preserve Egypts antiquities and his power
BY PHILIP KENNICOTT
IN CAIRO
F
or a moment, Zahi Hawass,
the most famous archaeolo-
gist in the world, sounds a
bit like Eva Peron.
I did it all for Egypt, he
thunders.
In his office at the ministry for
antiquities, the man in charge of this
countrys 5,000-year legacy of cultur-
al history, the man everyone calls Dr.
Zahi, sits at an empty desk, with four
telephones toone side. Acellphone is
buzzing in his hand. Young women
come and go, always in a hurry,
responding to his urgent one
might say imperious beck and call.
After two months of revolution
and recrimination, which has seen
him in and out of power, he is madly
multitasking: Struggling to preserve
ancient sites from theft and the
encroachment of illegal construc-
tion, while working just as frantical-
ly to preserve his power base in a
wildly shifting political landscape.
I am not from the old regime,
Hawass says.
On March 3, with angry young
archaeologists calling for his head,
Hawass resignedfromthe topminis-
terial position given to him by now-
deposed president Hosni Mubarak.
That job not only made him power-
ful in Egypt, it also gave him sway
over the careers of international ar-
chaeologists whoworkinthis landof
pyramids, temples, churches and
mosques. But 27 days later, Hawass
was put back in charge, because, he
argues, no one else can do the job.
His position is far fromsecure. On
Sunday, a criminal court convicted
him for ignoring an earlier civil
judgment brought against his minis-
try in a case involving concession
contracts at the Egyptian Museum.
It is likely only the first step in a
protracted legal battle, and the sen-
tence a year in jail, loss of his post
and a fine hasnt been enforced.
The ugly web of controversy in
whichhe is embroiled, however, goes
well beyond this latest contretemps,
which Hawass describes as no more
than a misunderstanding. The re-
turn of a man known for his auto-
cratic style raises questions about
the future of government reform in
Egypt, and it presents a challenge to
Western cultural leaders.
Hawass vigorously supported
Mubarak during the early days of the
mass protests that ended the presi-
dents 30-year rule on Feb. 11
which may come as something of a
shocktothose Westerners whoknow
Hawass as a charming, spirited and
charismatic popularizer of all things
Egyptian. (He is the star of the His-
tory Channel show Chasing Mum-
mies andanexplorer inresidence at
the National Geographic Society).
For now, the mummy chaser is
speaking the rhetoric of revolution.
The revolution was a good thing,
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CONTROVERSIAL: Last month, archaeologist Zahi Hawass resigned fromthe top ministerial position given to himby now-deposed president Hosni
Mubarak. Though he has returned to the job, Hawass faces allegations that he has covered up thefts at archaeological sites and misused funds.
Pulitzers
in the arts
have capital
connections
Clybourne Park ran at
Woolly Mammoth; Kay Ryan
is U.S. poet laureate
BY DAN ZAK
A play that ran at the Districts Woolly
Mammoth Theatre Company on D Street
NW opening a few weeks after its
premiere at Playwrights Horizons in New
York won the Pulitzer Prize for drama
Monday afternoon. Clybourne Park, a
barbed comedy by NewYork writer Bruce
Norris that chronicles racial and genera-
tional shifts in a Chicago neighborhood,
openedinMarch2010under thedirection
of Woolly Mammoths co-founder, How-
ardShalwitz.
Bruce is one of the fewreally political-
motivatedwriters, andI meanpolitical in
a broadsense, Shalwitz said. His writing
tends to be a critique of liberal America in
some ways, andhes always tryingtocome
at contemporary social and political is-
sues from a sharp critical angle. At the
same time hes a comic genius. That puts
himright inmiddle of Woolly tradition.
Clybourne Park and its staging of
urbangentrificationresonated inthe Dis-
trict and prompted robust post-show dis-
cussions, according to Shalwitz, who is
bringingbacktheplayforareturnengage-
ment July 21 to Aug. 14.
The Pulitzer Prizes, which are adminis-
tered by Columbia University and honor
work in arts and journalism, were an-
nounced Monday at 3 p.m. in New York.
Another arts winner connected to the
capital is Kay Ryan, who was appointed
the United States 16th poet laureate by
the Library of Congress in 2008 and cur-
rently teaches at the College of Marin.
pulitzer continued on C3
Federal cuts
leave D.C. arts
groups in an
anxious state
BY JACQUELINE TRESCOTT
Anumber of Washingtonarts organiza-
tions are reeling because Congress cut the
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
program by $7 million, from $9.5 million
in the last agreement for fiscal 2011.
The NCACA grants local groups unre-
strictedfundinginplaceof stateappropri-
ations. Theprogramwas startedin1985to
fill that gapsincetheDistrict is not astate.
What is particularly cruel is that most
arts organizations live in states, which
give the groups money. We dont have the
same infrastructure, we dont have the
rights, we dont have the recourse, said
Dorothy M. Kosinski, the director of the
Phillips Collection. The Phillips, one of 24
recipients in 2010, received $423,801, or
3.5 percent of its operating budget.
Notingthefragileeconomyof most arts
groupandthecityitself, MoreyB. Epstein,
executive director of institutional devel-
opment at Studio Theatre, said his blood
pressure was boiling. For the city as a
whole, it is a terrible shock. Studio re-
ceived $343,111 in fiscal 2010, or 6.3 per-
cent of its budget. The benefits of this
program are so visible, and dance, thea-
ters and museums have thrived. It helped
develop a number of organizations, not
just a few.
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts,
which administers the program, hasnt
received confirmation of the exact
amount it will beabletodistribute. It will
be asubstantial cut, dependingonthe size
of theorganization. It will hit someharder
than others, said Thomas Luebke, the
commissions secretary.
The federal reductions are tougher
arts continued on C9
Sheen will likely be in rare form in
Washington show, for better or worse
C
harlie Sheens Violent Torpedo of
Truth stop in Washington on
Tuesday night could be something
of a disaster for those who have bought
tickets. Sheen we will not attempt to
conceal it may not be at his fizziest.
Thats because Tuesday is also the day
Sheen is scheduled to find out whether
his $100 million lawsuit against the
Two and a Half Men production
company Warner Bros., and Men
executive producer Chuck Lorre, will be
hashed out in public, as Sheen wants, or
arbitrated privately, as the studio hopes.
Anyone whos coughed up the needed
lettuce to buy a ticket to the show at
DAR Constitution Hall is presumably
already a Sheen fanboy or fangirl one
who doesnt need to be told that the
actor has a different quality of charm
than the usual performer whos in the
middle of a national tour with no actual
act. They already know and buy into the
notion of Sheen as a sort of a cross
between a warlock and a Ferris wheel,
but with a lovable streak if youre
inclined to blast for it.
But if Sheens camp loses in court
Tuesday morning, it could bring out the
very worst in Sheen or the very best.
It depends, as do so many things in life,
on your perspective.
Anyway, since its undoubtedly going
to affect his Washington stop, heres
what you need to know as youre
deciding whether to dress casually, or in
body armor:
Sheens legal team, and the team
representing Warner Bros. and Lorre,
will appear in Santa Monica Superior
tv column continued on C5
THE TV COLUMN
Lisa de Moraes
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DAY INCOURT: Charlie Sheen, seen walking to his showin Toronto on Friday,
will performin Washington on Tuesday, just hours after he finds out whether
his lawsuit against Warner Bros. will be handled in or out of court.
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MUSICREVIEW
Afiara Quartet is
impressive, but a
bit too ambitious
BY ROBERT BATTEY
Formed only in 2006, the Afiara Quartet
from Canada has won major international
competitions, and its members now serve as
teachingassistantstotheJuilliardStringQuar-
tet. In its third area appearance, and debut
recital in the Kreeger String Series, the Afiara
swung for the fences Sunday afternoon at the
KennedyCenters TerraceTheater.
The program was both too ambitious and
too narrow: three of the most difficult and
well-knownViennesemasterpiecesintheliter-
ature Haydns Op. 76, No. 5, Bergs Lyric
Suite and Beethovens Op. 59, No. 1. New
groups should play the central canon, of
course, but they should also offer less-familiar
repertoire, newor old, withwhichto carve out
a niche or character. Playing only mainstream
repinthe same hall where one regularly hears
the Emerson, Guarneri, Juilliard and Takacs
quartets is alosingproposition. Afive-year-old
group, no matter how talented (which the
Afiara certainly is), cannot bring anything no-
table to the table other than raw enthusiasm,
whichisnt enough.
The Afiarawas most impressive inthe Berg,
possibly the hardest quartet in the standard
literature. Though there was faking in the
Allegro misterioso, thats true of nearly every-
one else, and the rest of the piece was very
impressively handled, although dynamics got
lost in the shuffle in the most treacherous
passages.
But right from the first notes of the Haydn,
the Afiaras biggest liability was apparent: a
first violinist with a strange, wobbly vibrato
each finger sounding slightly different and
no real singing line ever making its way out.
The others had pleasant but unremarkable
sounds. The group clearly rehearses carefully
andcommunicates efficiently inperformance.
But it still has a long journey of development
ahead.
style@washpost.com
Battey is afreelancewriter.
THEATERREVIEW
National Pastime: Just playing around
Keegan mounts new musical
without strong storytelling
in the game plan
BY NELSON PRESSLEY
The new musical National Pastime
would be much better if it were a more
aggressive ripoff. Right away, you think
youve seen it before: Its the 1930s and
times are hard, even for the media, but
a fast-talking dame dreams up an
innocent hoax to foist upon an unwit-
ting but enthusiastic public. Profits and
good feelings ensue.
It sounds like Meet John Doe but it
isnt nearly as interesting, largely be-
cause writer Tony Sportiello and song-
writer Al Tapper arent concerned
about ethics or even storytelling, really.
The persistently upbeat National Pas-
time just wants to tell some jokes and
sing a few songs. So the Keegan The-
atres show, directed by Mark A. Rhea
and Susan Marie Rhea at the Church
Street Theater, wanders along its care-
free way, grinning for 2
1/2 aimless
hours.
The setup features exactly the kind
of happy idea advanced by Barbara
Stanwycks newspaper gal in Meet
John Doe, only instead of recruiting a
fake Everyman whose populist col-
umns the reporter ghostwrites, here a
young lawyer named Karen suggests
that a failing radio station can save
itself by broadcasting imaginary base-
ball games. The setting is a rural Iowa
town that once had a beloved team;
Karen figures if the station announces
that the team has been revived but has
to play all its games in Europe well,
why not?
Dont Give It Up, Karensings inone
of Tappers on-the-nose numbers, near-
ly all of which are filled with pluck and
determination. So the busy, optimistic
bees of WZBQ embrace the fairy tale.
Karen recruits two Chicago thugs she
successfully defended in court to be
ballplayer personalities, and a station
employee named Barry scripts play-by-
play for the games, with the locals
winning so much that the big-leaguers
take note. Within these games,
Sportiellos book does indeed rap out a
series of daffy base hits, especially as a
literal-minded DJ named Lawrence
interprets such terms of art as the
suicide squeeze.
These bits are done as blackout
sketches, though, and that eventually
draws attention to the lack of an actual
plot. Oh, Barry and Karen are kind of
attracted to each other, and so are
second bananas Lawrence and a quiv-
ering, dull, buttoned-up librarian type
named Mary (who takes off her glasses
and wears bright colors by the end).
The second act is obliged to start
somewhere, so it picks up these roman-
tic threads and fleshes out what had
been a very amusing running gag about
Betty Lou, the receptionist who dreams
of fleeing to Hollywood.
The joke milks Betty Lous cute but
fleeting musical interludes about being
a star, yet somehow she gets the
musicals wildly anachronistic 11
oclock number, a post-Motown,
Dreamgirls energy burst complete
withSupremes-style backup singers. As
Autumn Seavey competently belts and
beams in the role, youd think it was
Betty Lous show.
Then again, it was set up to be
Karens show. Otherwise, whats the
point of her solo, Life Is Selection,
after her cockamamie scheme takes
wing early in the first act? As Karen,
Katie McManus displays enough old-
school musical theater skills that you
figure her for the centerpiece; her
deliveries are snappy and her singing
has brass.
But its not Karens show, either. Its
just a random goof, and if you want to
argue that many a 1930s musical was
equally shaggy, okay. But they had a lot
of splashy dancing, where this has a
very little cautious choreography by
Kurt Boehm. And the songs here are
decidedly minor league.
The two-tier radio station set is
functional, but youd be pressed to call
either the big, cheerful cast or the small
orchestra polished. The syrupy show
itself is cornbut cornthats suffereda
touch of blight. Shucks.
style@washpost.com
Pressley is a freelance writer.
National Pastime
book by Tony Sportiello, music and lyrics by Al
Tapper. Directed by Mark A. Rhea and Susan
Marie Rhea. Music direction, Jake Null; set
design, George Lucas; costumes, Kelly
Peacock; sound design, Jake Null; lights, Allan
Sean Weeks. With Brian Calli, Paige Felix,
Larissa Gallagher, John Loughney, Timothy
Lynch, Tim OKane, Carolyn Myers, Josh
Sticklin, Dan Van Why. About 2
1/2 hours.
Through May 13 at the Church Street Theater,
1742 Church St. NW. Call 703-892-0202 or
visit www.keegantheatre.com.
JIM COATES
INA(MINOR) LEAGUE OF THEIROWN: Katie McManus and Josh Sticklin in
National Pastime, about a radio station that airs imaginary baseball games.
HEY, ISNTTHAT. . . ?
Jayson Werth dining at Il
Pizzico in Rockville on Saturday
night with former Orioles
pitcher Rick Bauer (now with
the Rockies). Every head turned
when the two strapping famous-
looking guys walked in, but they
still had to wait for a table.
Hanging in the bar area, the new
Nats superstar practiced his
swing with a wine menu.
Joe and Jill Biden dropping
by Hook for an early afternoon
brunch on Saturday. The veep
ordered the Kobe burger (not
seafood?); his wife had the crab
cake, hold the bread, and gently
warned a staff member that her
shoelaces were untied.
Taking time for Tea and scrutiny
to CAI; former president
Bill Clinton singled out the
author for praise in
Giving.
Mortenson did not
appear in the CBS segment
and denies the claims. His
publisher, Viking Books, is
less convinced. 60
Minutes is a serious news
organization, and in the
wake of their report, Viking
plans to carefully review the
materials with the author,
said a spokeswoman.
On Monday afternoon,
Mortenson e-mailed a
statement to supporters in
the midst of these difficult
and challenging days. I
welcome and am used to
facing criticism, which
sometimes even turns into
hostility and threats, over
the important work we do
in Pakistan and
Afghanistan. He called the
60 Minutes story a
distorted picture using
inaccurate information,
innuendo and a microscopic
focus on one years (2009)
IRS 990 financial, and a few
points in the book Three
Cups of Tea that occurred
almost 18 years ago. The e-
mail goes on to say, We
have always maintained
that our work is about
investing in relationships,
respecting elders, and
listening over a time span
that stretches generations,
not in one that lasts just a
few minutes on prime time
television.
He also announced that
hes having surgery this
week for a hole in his heart.
After recovery, I will come
out fighting for what is
right and just, and be able
to talk to the media, he
wrote.
Mortenson did not
return our calls for
comment.
A
nother blow for heroic
memoir writers and
the people who love
them: serious questions
about Greg Mortenson,
author of the best-selling
Three Cups of Tea.
In a 60 Minutes
investigation aired Sunday,
critics of Mortenson and his
Central Asia Institute with
a stated mission to build and
support schools in
Afghanistan and Pakistan
argued that the charity did
far less than claimed and
that the almost $60 million
raised was primarily spent
promoting Mortenson and
his book.
Im shocked, said Rima
Al-Sabah, wife of Kuwaits
ambassador to Washington.
I hope that the allegations
are untrue.
Like so many others, Al-
Sabah and her husband were
introduced to Mortensons
work through his book,
which has been on the New
York Times bestseller list for
four years. We loved what
he was doing and we wanted
to help, she told us.
Inspired, she raised
$2 million for CAI and
honored Mortenson at the
Kuwait-America Foundation
dinner in March of last year
with actor Michael Douglas,
then-White House Chief of
Staff Rahm Emanuel and
other Washington A-listers.
Mortenson spoke movingly
of how the money would
help young girls get the
education they deserved. He
told us he would be building
about 60 schools with the
money raised, Al-Sabah
said. And I will hold him
accountable to that.
The Al-Sabahs werent the
only ones inspired by
Mortenson: President
Obama donated $100,000 of
his Nobel Peace Prize money
When I stand in
front of the
mirror and really
look, I wonder:
What the [fig]
happened here? Jesus
Christ. What a beating!
Arnold Schwarzenegger on shirtlessness at 63, in Newsweek
Shes feeling headstrong
WTOP anchor Hillary Howard
is out of the hospital and feeling
just fine after her brain surgery.
They got everything out they
expected to get out, she told us
Monday, nearly two weeks after
the procedure at Johns Hopkins
to remove a benign tumor
known as a meningioma. Shes
napping a lot these days the
doctor says its the anesthesia
but I feel remarkably good. She
expects to return to the airwaves
on May 16.
Doesnt it hurt? Sometimes,
she said, the incision aches a
line across the crown of her
head, which until a fewdays ago
was held together by 23 staples.
But you dont feel pain in your
brain, since there are fewpain
receptors there and few muscles
to cut through to get to it. My C-
section hurt a lot more.
Ah, Ahnuld.
DAVE STATTER
Hillary Howard
says she feels
remarkably good
after undergoing
brain surgery
nearly two weeks
ago.
COURTESY OF GREG MORTENSON/CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE
60 Minutes aired charges that Greg Mortenson, with Pakistani
schoolgirls, and his institute havent been as charitable as they claim.
PENGUIN BOOKS
Mortenson, with his wife and daughter at the Khyber Pass, wrote the
memoir Three Cups of Tea, a bestseller for four years.
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THE CLASSICAL BEAT
Post critic Anne Midgette offers her take
on the classical music world at
voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat.
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N
QUICKSPINS
Tune-Yards
WHOKILL
Living in the Information
Overload Age isnt always a
bad thing. Possibilities arise
simply because they
synchronize (or juxtapose) in
the rushing river of everyday
data. Of course, we often miss
them even when they are
right in front of us. Luckily,
Merrill Garbus is watching
closely. The Oakland-based
musician, who works under
the moniker Tune-Yards,
seems remarkably attuned to
the possibility and poetry of
our age. And anyone who
cares about modern music
should be glad that she is.
Whokill is one of this
years boldest, freshest
creations: A pulsating quick-
step that feels utterly
contemporary, careening
down a city street while the
detritus of consumed
influence trails fromthe car
windows.
Buckle up cause were
gonna move fast, Garbus
sings, and indeed, this 10-
track polyglot chop-up
unspools dizzyingly. The
opener, My Country, is a
ripping, horn-peppered
banger that echoes M.I.A.;
the second, Es-so, is an
irresistible, strung-out jazz-
scat; and the third, Gangsta,
tops them both: a fat bass
line (Garbus worked closely
with bassist Nate Brenner on
the record) drills into a
symphony of vocal tracks and
spiraling, honking horns. The
melody is a hypnotic chant,
conjuring sirens and the
ominous repeat dub of a King
Tubby record. Headphones
recommended.
While the disc doesnt
sustain that incredible pace,
the slower, spacier tracks that
follow are marvelously rich.
Strains of Afropop and like-
minded experimenters Dirty
Projectors surface
alongside snatches of ukulele
while Garbus continues to
chase her own melodies like a
phantasm.
Whokill goes so far past
the modest, homemade
charms of Tune-Yards 2009
debut that it cant be called
an evolution. Instead, it
sounds like a milestone. And
your chance, dear music
lover, to be ahead of the
curve.
Patrick Foster
Recommended tracks:
My Country, Gangsta, Bizness
Ralph Stanley
A MOTHERS PRAYER
Ralph Stanley has long
maintained that he makes
old-time mountain music as
opposed to bluegrass. He ll
get no argument from
anyone whos heard his
chilling, a cappella rendition
of the Depression-era plaint
O Death from the movie O
Brother, Where Art Thou?
A Mothers Prayer, his
latest album with the Clinch
Mountain Boys, likewise taps
the ancient, Anglo-Celtic
tones that predate bluegrass.
Several of its songs
contemplate mortality and
the afterlife, including That
Wonderful Place, an
unvarnished ballad that
finds him confidently
preparing for lifes ultimate
transition.
All of the material here is
gospel-themed, from the
admonitory Let Him Into
Your Heart to Are You
Washed in the Blood, a
fiddle- and banjo-driven call-
and-response. Its Time to
Wake Up, a flinty ballad,
revisits the biblical account
of Jesus raising Lazareth
from the dead.
Featuring nimble
fingerpicking from guitarist
James Alan Shelton, Lift
Him Up, Thats All, a song
attributed to the sanctified
blues singer Washington
Phillips, tells the story of
Jesus and the woman at the
well. Another gospel blues,
an a cappella version of
Blind Willie Johnsons John
the Revelator, pays
haunting tribute to the
author of the apocalyptic
book of the seventh seal.
Stanleys range is hardly
as dynamic now as it was
when he was providing
keening, otherworldly
counterpoint to his brother
Carters fluid lead vocals on
Stanley Brothers classics
such as Rank Stranger.
Staying within himself
and getting a steadfast
harmonic boost from the
boys in his band he
achieves a transcendence
here of a more intimate, but
no less affecting, sort.
Bill Friskics-Warren
Recommended tracks:
Are You Washed in the Blood,
That Wonderful Place,
Lift Him Up, Thats All
DJ Quik
THE BOOK OF DAVID
Hes an early pioneer of
West Coast G-funk and a
legendary producer and
remixer, but at this point DJ
Quik is probably more
beloved in theory than in
fact. He hasnt released a
solo album since 2005s
Trauma (although he
recorded several mix tapes
and a well-received
collaboration with Kurupt,
BlaQKout) and, even in his
heyday, never got the respect
afforded his thornier
contemporaries.
Quik (born David Blake)
always was more interested
in wooing, shopping and
bassed-out, 70s soul-
inspired love songs than in
beefing. His new disc, The
Book of David, dusts off
everything Quik loved back
in the day and everything he
was good at; its
aggressively, self-consciously
vintage from its old-
school drum machines to its
80s-style R&B-meets-hip-
hop beats.
Quiks only 21st-century
concessions are a judicious
use of Auto-Tune and the
presence of up-and-coming
rapper Gift Reynolds, who
shows up on the genial first
single Luv of My Life.
Otherwise, the discs many
guest stars appear to have
been sprung en masse from
some Aging West Coast
Rappers lair: Kurupt shows
up on the familiar, bottom-
heavy Flow for Sale; Ice
Cube roughs up the
similarly old-timey Boogie
Till You Conk Out.
R&B singer Jon B. turns
up on Real Women, a silky
rap song Luther Vandross
would have appreciated.
Although you got your
faults / we wont make that
an issue, they promise
generously, explaining, I
need a proper girl
possibly the only time in the
history of hip-hop this
sentiment has been
expressed. Even on a disc
devoted to historical gangsta
preservation, such
courtliness may be the most
retro thing of all.
Allison Stewart
Recommended tracks:
Real Women, Nobody
SINGLES FILE
A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track
mind
Lady Gaga: Judas
Pop cultures favorite centaur (sorry, A-Rod!) continues her inexorable
march toward world domination with this cheerily blasphemous and
totally captivating new track, a Bad Romance-reminiscent mix of
electro, dub and 80s pop.
Win Win featuring Blaqstarr: Victim
The rightly hyped trio of producers, DJs and visual artists (including
Spank Rocks XXXChange) teams with Baltimore rapper Blaqstarr for
this blissfully fuzzy rave-up.
Wale featuring Meek Mill: 100Hunnit
The D.C. rapper and his Maybach labelmate team for this (likely)
contribution to the upcoming Self-Made, Vol. 1, which is sure to add
fuel to the ongoing Is Wale a Sellout? debate.
Atmosphere featuring Aesop Rock: Which Way Is Up?
The union of the Minnesota rappers and their (possible) Rhymesayers
mate, made available as part of a Rhymesayers compilation disc, was
one of Record Store Days greatest and least-heralded offerings.
U2 and Jay-Z: Sunday Bloody Sunday (live)
Turns out last years superpower summit of Rock Star in Chief Bono,
newly minted lifestyle guru Jay-Z and the ghost of Bob Marley only
seemed like a bad idea.
Allison Stewart
MUSICREVIEW
Cornells grunge has pop tinge
BY DAVE MCKENNA
The rock world views April 17,
1991, as a night unlike any other:
Thats when Nirvana first played
Smells Like Teen Spirit in pub-
lic. Sothe Sixth&I Historic Syna-
gogue was a fitting space for Sun-
days show by Chris Cornell, for-
mer and possibly future singer
for first-wave grungers Sound-
garden and a guy still tied to the
Seattle scene on the 20th anni-
versary of an event that, fair or
not, could get credit for Cornells
mainstreamrenown.
Cornell, whoat 46still pulls off
the Dirtball Messiah look as well
as any rocker, is playing solo and
mostly unplugged on his current
tour. Hesatedtheflockbyrender-
ing faithful, if stripped-down,
versionsof Soundgardenclassics,
including Burden in My Hand
andBlack Hole Sun.
Thoughhell always bepigeon-
holed as a grunge act, he can
make any noise betweenwhisper
and scream sound musical. He
had the most metallic shriek of
the genres lead throats, as he
showed while roaring Led Zep-
pelins Thank You. He turned
his mucho macho falsetto loose
duringTemple of the Dogs Hun-
ger Strike.
He belted out pop rock worthy
of Bad Company during Doesnt
Remind Me, the most memo-
rable tune from his run with the
supergroup Audioslave. Hes
mastered the Okie Folkie thing,
too, rasping through a fabulous
version of Bruce Springsteens
Nebraska nugget, State Troop-
er.
Cornell tried a few tricks to
stave off the tedium that can
come with watching one guy
alone onstage for more than two
hours. For State Trooper, one of
the few songs played on an elec-
tric guitar, he digitally pro-
grammedafewchordstoplayina
loop and after singing the verses,
he went on a psychedelic soloing
binge. The tune ended with him
kneeling in front of his amplifier
and begging for feedback, a bit
borrowed from an earlier Seattle
act, Jimi Hendrix. He resorted to
someanaloggimmickry, too: Cor-
nell played a vinyl recording of a
piano track of the musical back-
ing for When Im Down and
transformed the number into
something close to jazz.
Late into the long set, Cornell
did renditions of Michael Jack-
sons Billie Jean and John Len-
nons Imagine. Though Jack-
sons lyrics (The kid is not my
son!) havent aged as gracefully
asLennons(Imagineall thepeo-
ple living for today), Cornell
belted them out with equal ear-
nestness.
style@washpost.com
McKenna is a freelance writer.
KYLE GUSTAFSON FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
MINGLER: Chris Cornell mixed genres, playing pop, rock and
grunge music on Sunday at Sixth and I.
SANDRA MU/GETTY IMAGES
MIXIT UP: Jay-Z (above in
November) joins U2 on a song.
2011 Pulitzer Prize
winners and finalists
Arts
Fiction: A Visit Fromthe Goon Squad,
by Jennifer Egan. (Finalists: The
Privileges, by Jonathan Dee; The
Surrendered, by Chang-rae Lee.)
Drama: Clybourne Park, by Bruce
Norris. (Finalists: Detroit, by Lisa
DAmour; A Free Man of Color, by John
Guare.)
History: The Fiery Trial: Abraham
Lincoln and American Slavery, by Eric
Foner. (Finalists: Confederate
Reckoning: Power and Politics in the
Civil War South, by Stephanie
McCurry; Eden on the Charles: The
Making of Boston, by Michael
Rawson.)
Biography: Washington: A Life, by
Ron Chernow. (Finalists: The Publisher:
Henry Luce and His American
Century, by Alan Brinkley; Mrs. Adams
in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of
Napoleon, by Michael OBrien.)
Poetry: The Best of It: Newand
Selected Poems, by Kay Ryan.
(Finalists: The Common Man, by
Maurice Manning; Break the Glass,
by Jean Valentine.)
General nonfiction: The Emperor of
All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by
Siddhartha Mukherjee. (Finalists: The
Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to
Our Brain, by Nicholas Carr; Empire of
the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and
the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the
Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American
History, by S.C. Gwynne.)
Music: Zhou Long for Madame White
Snake, premiered Feb. 26, 2010, by
the Boston Opera at the Cutler Majestic
Theatre; libretto by Cerise LimJacobs.
(Finalists: Fred Lerdahl for Arches;
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon for Comala.)
Associated Press
Pulitzers: Arts & capital letters
Ryanwas citedfor TheBest of It:
New and Selected Poems, made
upof work spanning 45 years.
New York-based novelist and
journalist Jennifer Egan won the
Pulitzer for fiction for A Visit
From the Goon Squad, a struc-
ture-bustingnovel about agingin
a world calcified by artifice and
technology (it ends with a tran-
scribed 70-page PowerPoint pre-
sentation).
Some people have seen it as a
moredystopianvisionthanI ever
imagined it to be, Egan said by
phone as she preparedaPassover
dinner at her home in New York.
Itsabookverymuchabout time,
but its not about howeverything
goes wrong overall. I was inter-
ested in capturing the surprising
discovery of time having passed.
One of the biggest surprises is
that the book seems to really ap-
peal to young people. . . . Theres
this idea that the novel sort of
mimics the effect of the Internet
and social networking, though
those were not metaphors in my
mindas I wrote.
Theprizeformusicwasaward-
ed to Beijing-born Zhou Longs
opera Madame White Snake,
which Opera Boston premiered
in February 2010 at the Cutler
Majestic Theatre. Zhou, who be-
came a U.S. citizen in 1999, is
known for marrying the music
traditions of the East and West,
such translating Peking-opera-
style singing into the range of a
Western-trainedopera singer.
pulitzer from C1
MUSICREVIEW
At Dumbarton, jazz
and classical intersect
in the key of clarinet
BY CHARLES T. DOWNEY
The clarinet is a chameleon
among instruments, finding a
habitat in classical music,
jazz, the marching band and
klezmer. The intersection be-
tween the first two of those
was the subject of a recital by
clarinetist Jon Manasse and
pianist Jon Nakamatsu on
Sunday night at Dumbarton
Oaks. The program included
one of the Brahms clarinet
sonatas from the duos debut
recording and selections of
jazz-influenced American
pieces from their latest disc.
Manasse, former principal
clarinetist of the Metropoli-
tan Opera Orchestra, has an
impeccably smooth tone on
the instrument, highlighted
to mellow effect in the warm,
restrained opening of the Sec-
ond Brahms Sonata. Naka-
matsu, who won the gold
medal at the Van Cliburn
Competition in 1997, matched
and supported Manasse in
polished tone, helping to cre-
ate a sense of surging but
contained passion in this au-
tumnal work. Throughout the
evening, neither player forced
his instrument, aware of the
intimate scale of the mu-
seums Music Room and fo-
cusing only on beauty of
sound.
Nakamatsus one solo turn,
on Chopins Andante Spia-
nato and Grand Polonaise
Brillante, was more reserved
in tempo than performances
heard from flashier players,
but also more meticulous and
tuneful in its clarity. In De-
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like wreaths of smoke.
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capped by one actual encore,
James Cohns arrangement of
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Remember that day inearly
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funactivities for the whole
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Washington. Here are your best
options for celebrating our
planet this week andnext:
National Geographic
TimFlanneryhas discovered
morethan30mammal species.
TheAustralianexplorer, scientist,
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gives atalkbasedonhis bookThe
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that wearebetter suitednowthan
ever tochangehowwerelateto
theplanet.
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
National Geographic, Grosvenor
Auditorium, 17th and Mstreets
NW. 202-857-7588.
events.nationalgeographic.com.
$18, $10 student rush.
National Zoo
What couldbebetter than
spendingEarthDaywiththe
animals? At thezoos EarthDay
celebration, youcancommune
withAmbika, Shanthi and
Kandula, thezoos threeAsian
elephants, intheir newgreen
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about thezoos eco-friendly
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Friday from10 a.m. to noon.
National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut
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U.S. Botanic Garden
This EarthDay, theU.S. Botanic
Gardenturns its focus tohelping
peoplelivemoreeco-friendly,
sustainablelives. Representatives
fromareagardening
organizations offer homeand
communitygardeningtips and
cookingdemonstrations that
emphasizeseasonal andlocal
diets. Addtothat plant potting,
andyoull besuretoget your
hands dirty.
Friday from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
U.S. Botanic Garden, 100
Maryland Ave. SW.
202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov.
Free.
National Museumof the
American Indian
ThroughApril, theNational
Museumof theAmericanIndian
is screeningRiver of Renewal, a
documentaryabout theconflicts
amongfarmers, ranchers and
local AmericanIndiantribes from
theperspectiveof JackKohler, a
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EarthDayscreeningbrings
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Friday at 12:30 p.m. National
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Alexandrias EarthDayfestival
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CAROLYN HAX
On bad terms
with the exes
Adaptedfromarecent online
discussion.
Dear Carolyn:
Beenreadingthroughyour old
columnsandrealizedyoualways
adviseagainst datingpeoplewho
dont get alongwiththeir exes. I have
threeexesworthnotingandamon
bad- to-neutral termswithall of
them. Wouldit reallyberight to
assumeImtheproblem?
AmI thebadegg?
Imalways uncomfortablewith
theideaof extrapolatingtheadvice
frompast columns andapplyingit
tosimilar situations. Adifferencein
onekeydetail canchangethe
advicecompletely.
Withthat disclaimer inplace, Ill
tryfor ageneral answer. First, you
sayyour relationships withyour
exes arebadtoneutral. Dont
discount theneutral; thats a
perfectlyhealthyoutcomewhen
twopeoplestoplovingeachother
or dont get alonganymore.
Andevenif all your relationships
withexes werebad, theredstill be
plentyof roomfor redemption.
Hostilerelations withexes, as a
pattern, saythat youreashaky
judgeof character, and/or that you
haveshakyrelationshipskills but
bothareareas whereapersoncan
improve. If youvedonethehard
worktorecognizeandbreakyour
badhabits, thenyoull beagoodbet
basedonyour current behavior.
SoI guess theanswer is, if theres
apattern, thenyoureat least part of
theproblem, but that doesnt mean
youredoomedtobeproblematic.
Lookbackat what went wrong, and
seewhether youvelearnedfromit.
Re: Gettingalongwithexes:
Imnot theonewhoaskedabout
beingabadegg, but nowI wonder,
becauseImnot friendswithanyof
mythreeseriousexes. I triedwith
thefirst but intheendit wasbetter if
wedidnt speak. For thesecondoneI
havenodesiretoreachout, andfor
thethirdI couldbut havedecidednot
to. For meitseasier not tohave
contact withthem. Imsureif our
pathscrossedsomehowIdbecivil
but I wouldnt goout of myway.
I never thought of thisasanissue
until I sawthat posting. Im
interestedtohear what your
thoughtsare.
Anonymous
Tome, fallingout of touchwith
exes goes under theneutral
headingandis just not apowerful
signof anything, except that life
tookyouindifferent directions.
What Imtalkingabout are
consistent, lingering, intenselybad
feelings betweenyouandyour ex
after prettymuchevery
relationshipends or, worse,
ongoing, high-conflict
relationships withmorethanone
ex.
Re: Badexes:
Carolyn, I thought your bad
relationshipswithexesdefinition
extendedtoharboringactiveill will
or anoverlynegativeattitudetoward
all of onesexes. If everysingleone
of apersonsexesisabeeyotch/
b-stardfromhellrather thanjust
someonewithwhomthingsdidnt
workout, thatsabigwarningsign.
HaveI readyouright?
Anonymous2
Exactly, yes, thankyou. Even
whentheres noongoingcraziness,
if thepersonyouredatingspeaks
about exes as if theyreall monsters
or just theones theyblamefor
thedemiseof therelationship
thenthats awarningsign. Healthy
peoplewill account for their own
mistakes, not vilifyothers for theirs.
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ASK AMY
A sexless marriage and an unhappy husband
Dear Amy:
I have been happily married for
35 years and still love my wife.
However, 12 years ago, when she
went through menopause, she
lost all interest in sex. She didnt
just lose interest, but felt
repulsed by it. Before that we had
a happy sex life.
She has seen medical
specialists, tried medications
and psychiatry, but nothing has
helped. Meanwhile, my desires
have only multiplied through
frustration since I have been true
to her and have not wanted to
hurt her by going outside our
marriage for sexual fulfillment.
However, after a dozen years
of this I have reached the end of
my tolerance and all I think about
is sex. Since there is an
expectation in marriage of sexual
fulfillment, amI wrong to
consider going outside my
marriage for relief?
I knowI would suggest this to
my wife if the roles were
reversed, but I also knowshe
would be devastated if she found
out I was going to another woman
for sexual release. What should I
do? I cant go on like this.
Frustrated
I can imagine that this is not
only sexually frustrating, but
also heartbreaking for both of
you.
You say your wife has tried
various remedies for her sexual
aversion, but you dont mention
any efforts you have made to
address this as a couple. You
also dont mention your own
individual effort aside from
the idea that you would look
outside your marriage for sexual
fulfillment.
The good news is that your
wife seems to be open to
addressing this problem. This is
a problemthe two of you share,
however, and your marriage is
at risk. You two should see a
therapist together who has
expertise in working with
couples about sexual issues.
An experienced therapist will
not be thrown off by your wifes
aversion and your response, and
will coach both of you with a
goal of reviving your sexual
connection.
There are many books
offering some perspective on
this fairly common problem.
One I like is The Sex-Starved
Marriage: ACouples Guide to
Boosting Their Marriage
Libido, by Michele Weiner-
Davis (Simon &Schuster, 2003).
Read and share it with your
wife.
Dear Amy:
I work at an assisted-living
facility. There is one co-worker I
find hard to deal with. She is
always bossing people around
and interferes with job
assignments. She is rude and
disrespectful as well.
I went to the nursing
supervisor about this because
her behavior was affecting the
residents. The co-worker stopped
for a while, but nowshe is
starting again. This situation is
causing me a lot of stress. Do you
have any suggestions?
Nursed Out
Your supervisor has
intervened once and it seemed
to have an effect on your co-
workers behavior.
Go back to your supervisor.
Say the problemhas surfaced
again. This time, however, ask
for suggestions.
Your particular professional
challenge is not only to serve
people in an intimate way who
have a variety of personalities
and abilities, but also to work
cooperatively with people who
have varied temperaments.
You may be able to change the
dynamic if you react differently
when your co-worker attempts
to dominate you. Telling her,
Thank you, but I already know
my assignments for today is a
respectful but fairly definitive
way to ask her to back off. You
should be open to other ideas.
Dear Amy:
Just Be Nice was
complaining about howsome
doctors deliver bad news to
patients in a manner that
indicates that they dont care.
I had two young children and
was given a diagnosis of cancer.
The oncologist I was referred to
seemed gruff and cold. Near the
end of my six-month treatment, a
nurse told me that the first day I
came into the clinic, my doctor
(who was pregnant at the time)
had gone into the back roomand
sobbed.
Perhaps some of the gruffness
and cut-and-run response is just
human weakness and an inept
handling of the grief of others
rather than simply not caring.
Wendy
I agree completely. And that
is why having a physician who is
both professional and
compassionate is such a bonus.
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Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611.
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Distributed by Tribune Media
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Finding a new home for old videotapes
Dear Heloise:
My husband passed away
recently, and nowI amleft with
too many VHS tapes. I amnot
interested in keeping them, but
what do I do with them? Any
information on this would be
greatly appreciated.
Darlene, via e-mail
Darlene, Im so sorry to hear
about your loss, and how
thoughtful of you to think
about recycling the tapes. There
are a lot of videotapes out there.
This is what happens when the
technology changes, and today
it changes rapidly.
Alternative Community
Training will be happy to take
the tapes. This organization is a
nationally accredited, not-for-
profit agency providing support
and assistance to adults with
disabilities. The workers clean
and package the used tapes for
sale. So, send your tapes to:
Alternative Community
Training Inc., 2200 Burlington
St., Columbia, Mo. 65202 and
tell ACT you read about it here.
Thumbs up for recycling!
Dear Heloise:
My husband and I take a lot of
prescriptions, and I hate seeing
the bottles sitting on the kitchen
counter. I found a shoe box that
had roomfor all of them. I
covered the box and lid with the
same shelf paper that is in the
kitchen drawers. NowI have all
the bottles in an attractive box
on the lower shelf in the cabinet.
It also is great because, in an
emergency, all I have to do is
cover the box and out I go.
Pat in California
This is a good hint as long as
you dont have children in the
home.
Dear Heloise:
I often make only a few
deviled eggs, and have found
that a quick, easy way to mash
the yolks is by putting each half
of the yolk through my garlic
press. Results are uniformand
lump-free.
Josephine W. in
Chesapeake City, Md.
Egg-cellent hint, and when
we tested it, the yolk was pretty
pulverized. It may need to be
mashed a little more if you
want a really smooth
consistency.
Dear Heloise:
Before we picked up our new
puppy, I got a towel and made
sure the scent of all our family
members was on it. I took the
towel to the breeder a week
before we picked up Louie. He
never whimpered or cried once
when he came home with us. Im
convinced its because he knew
our scents so well and
immediately felt safe, secure
and at home.
Rhonda in Madison, Ala.
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When stocking your home
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HIGHLIGHTS
FINALEWATCH: Parenthood
(NBCat 10p.m.) Status: Unknown.
NBChasnt yet announced
whether the drama will be back
for a thirdseason, but signs point
toyes, its likely that the
dysfunctional family dynamics
will live on. Inthe last episode of
the season, the Bravermanfamily
panics after Amber gets inan
accident; meanwhile, Kristina
helps Haddie, andAdambecomes
extremely upset by Maxs
behavior.
GwynethPaltrow! Charice! Mr.
Schues evil ex-wife! Somany
familiar faces returnonGlee
(Fox at 8) as members of the club
try torally aroundanother clubat
school andhelpraise money, but
intrue Glee fashion, Sue
Sylvester comes along toruin
everything.
The cast of Hellcats (CWat 9)
dresses upas zombies on
Tuesdays episode, because really,
whenhas any showever gone
wrong withzombies? While Dan
shoots a zombie horror movie for
his filmschool application, Marti
(Aly Michalka) learns more
informationabout her mysterious
father, thanks tosomeone named
Deidre (playedby guest star AJ
Michalka, her real-life sister).
Henry Louis Gates Jr. continues
his documentary series with
BlackinLatinAmerica (WETA
at 9), a four-part lookat the
influence of Africandescent on
various LatinAmericancountries,
andstarts inthe Dominican
Republic andHaiti.
Frontline (MPTat 9:30,
WETAat 10) features The
Silence, whichreports onmenin
Alaska whosufferedsexual abuse
by members of the clergy inthe
1960s and1970s, andlooks at the
churchs recent settlement with
the victims.
Baby backribs, carrots andchili
sounds like aninteresting
combinationof food, but the chefs
onMarcelsQuantumKitchen
(Syfy at 10) turnit intoa campfire-
like structure for anevent
honoring firefighters.
Body of Proof (ABCat 10)
enlists guest star Christina
Hendricks (of MadMen, andthe
wife of Proof actor Geoffrey
Arend, a.k.a. Ethan) toplay a
womanwhose twindies a
mysterious death. While Ethan
winds uphaving a connectionto
the case, Megandeals withher
owndrama whenshe sees her ex-
boss at her former hospital.
Designer ShareenMitchell
helps the people turnvintage
clothes intoimpressive fashion
statements onthe newseries
DresscueMe (Planet Greenat
10:30); inthe premiere, Mitchell
assists botha bride-to-be and
another womanreuniting with
her husbandafter months.
Actress Tina Fey visits Conan
(TBSat 11), alongwithCNN's
Sanjay Gupta andmusical guest
PlanB.
LateLateShowWithCraig
Ferguson (CBSat 12:35) hosts
comedianKathy Griffinand
astronomer DerrickPitts.
EmilyYahr
THE TV COLUMN
Hours after court decision, which Charlie Sheen will show up in D.C.?
Court on Tuesday to decide
whether the actors lawsuit
should be tried in court. Shortly
after Sheen got the old heave-ho
from Warner Bros., his attorney,
Martin Singer, filed the lawsuit
against Warner Bros. and Lorre
in state court, claiming that the
studio and Lorre got together
and decided to fire Sheen only
after Sheen attacked Lorre
costing Sheen, and the shows
other employees, a bundle.
Defendant Chuck Lorre, one
of the richest men in television
who is worth hundreds of
millions of dollars, believes
himself to be so wealthy and
powerful that he can unilaterally
decide to take money away from
the dedicated cast and crew of
the popular television series
Two and a Half Men in order to
serve his own ego and self-
interest, and make the star of the
Series the scapegoat for Lorres
own conduct, Singer wrote in
the court documents, along with
other yeasty stuff.
Singer contends that the
decision to cancel the seasons
remaining eight episodes was
made because Lorre hated Sheen
and because Lorre allegedly
wanted out to focus on his other
shows. Lorre also produces the
CBS sitcoms Big Bang Theory
and Mike and Molly for
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros., understandably,
wants all issues with regard to
Sheens services on Two and a
Half Men settled in arbitration,
per the arbitration clause in
Sheens contract with the studio.
Sheen wants his lawsuit heard
in open court, where it would get
the full media-circus treatment
particularly gratifying for
Sheens camp on those days
when sensitive Warner Bros.
financial documents will be
submitted as Exhibits B and C.
And, of course, juries tend to
get googly-eyed over celebrities.
Yes, if the judge decides
Tuesday that the suit should be
thrashed out publicly in court,
Sheens going to be in rare form
when he performs Tuesday
night.
Because, despite all his
protestations about how happy
he is to be through with putting
tv column from C1
might Warner Bros. agree to a
deal, they speculate.
If the judge in Santa Monica
decides that the suit should be
dealt with in arbitration, that
light wrap of body armor might
be advisable Tuesday night to
protect against the chill in the
Constitution Hall.
HBO picks up Veep
As expected, HBO has picked
up a comedy series starring Julia
Louis-Dreyfus as vice president
of the United States.
The Veep pilot was co-
written and directed by
Armando Iannucci. He was
nominated for an Oscar for co-
writing the 2009 satirical flick
In the Loop, based on his BBC
series The Thick of It, about
Anglo American politics.
Iannucci also executive-
produces Veep with Frank
Rich, formerly of the New York
Times and now with New York
magazine, and Christopher
Godsick (Take the Lead).
Veep is set to debut in 12.
Although shot in Baltimore,
the new HBO series will be set in
Washington. Louis-Dreyfus will
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SWARMED: Charlie Sheen is cornered by a mob of his fans during a
walk he organized through downtown Toronto before a showFriday.
on silly shirts and effortlessly
and magically converting
[Lorres] tin can into pure gold,
Sheen very much wants his Two
and a Half Men job back.
He has been saying as much
on tour. In one recent tour stop,
Sheen said there have been
discussions about his returning
to the show. He put the
likelihood of it happening at
85 percent.
(Warner Bros. lawyer John
Speigel responded by sending a
letter to Singer saying: Those
statements are false. As you
know, there have been no
discussions, there are no
discussions, and there will be no
discussions, regarding his
returning to or having any
involvement with the series.)
Last Friday in Toronto, Sheen
told his tour audience: Ill get
that [expletive] job back! and
mentioned that hed like to drop
the lawsuit, according to media
reports.
Legal navel-gazers seem to
agree that there is little chance of
that happening unless the judge
decides that the lawsuit should
be tried in court. Only then
I dont want [the show] to be seen
as a response or commentary to a
specific set of individuals.
Armando Iannucci, co-writer and director of HBOs new series Veep,
referring to the decision not to assign a political party to the shows main
character.
play former senator Selina
Meyer, who becomes vice
president of the United States
and who is surprised to discover
the job is everything she was
warned it would be.
Other cast members were
announced, but no one has been
named to play the president of
the United States. Thats because
we doubt well ever see the
president, Iannucci told The TV
Column.
You will also not be told to
what political party Louis-
Dreyfuss character is attached.
I dont want [the show] to be
seen as a response or
commentary to a specific set of
individuals, he said. Selena is
very much in the middle of the
political spectrum; she could
easily be a liberal Republican, or
a conservative Democrat.
Its not Iannuccis first stab at
a U.S. comedy series. Several
years ago, The Thick of It
became the template for an ABC
pilot of the same name, which
was going to be about a newly
elected congressman and his
staff; ABC did not pick up the
show.
Veep, Iannucci emphasizes,
is not an American version of
The Thick of It.
In the British government,
they have no money and little
influence all they can do is say
stuff, he explained.
Whereas, the American
system is, they have a lot of
money and quite a lot of
influence and try not to say very
much, because anything they say
might be used again them . . . by
their political opponent.
Iannucci says hes not troubled
by the reluctance of American
viewers to watch shows set in
Washington. As of late, a slew of
them have failed or failed to
get picked up though most of
the former were reality series set
here, most recently Real
Housewives of D.C.
Okay, people are not
interested in politics. My answer
is to try and make a show as
funny as possible, and get as
good a cast as possible, and good
writing . . . and dont try and
hide the politics, Iannucci says.
The comedy comes from being
very open about politics.
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C6 EZ RE KLMNO TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011
MUSICREVIEW
Chorusing beautifully at National Gallery
BY JOAN REINTHALER
There are few things that
warmthe cockles of the heart as
thoroughly as the sound of a
well-blended mens glee club. If,
in addition, the group happens
to be performing in a resonant
marble echo chamber like the
National Gallerys West Garden
Court, for example the sensa-
tion of being awash in a tonal
bath is almost irresistible.
On Sunday, the Men in
Blaque, a group of two dozen
singers in residence at the Uni-
versity of California at Irvine,
lavished their well-groomed so-
norities on a program at the
gallery that featured the music
of Frank Martin and a group of
more recent composers. They
were joined for part of the pro-
gram by the Georgia Chamber
Singers, a womens ensemble
assembled for this concert, that
sang its own short group of
Martins folk song settings and
then collaborated with the men
for the evenings piece de resis-
tance, Martins voluptuous
Mass for Double Chorus.
The Martinsongs onthis pro-
gram date from early in his
career. His idiom owed more to
the past than to the serial struc-
tures he was to espouse later in
his life, andhe luxuriatedinrich
sonorities rhythms with just
a touch of imbalance and har-
monies with just a hint of disso-
nance. The singers handled all
this well and sang with the free-
dom that careful preparation
unleashes; although pitches
wandered a little from time to
time, they did so unanimously.
Conducting duties were
shared by James Dunaway, who
assembled and conducted the
womens group, and his mentor,
Joseph Huszti, director of cho-
ral activities at the University of
California at Irvine, who led the
men in their pieces and handed
off the baton to Dunaway mid-
mass.
In pieces by Stravinski, Ross
Whitney, Vytautas Miskinis,
Stephen Smith, Morten Laurid-
sen and Judith Shatin, Huszti
drew out inner voices by em-
phasizing excellent diction, and
his reading of the mass, which
started slowly, hit its stride in
the changing moods of the cre-
do. Dunaway, working with
more transparent textures in
the womens set, molded splen-
did unisons and enlisted a fine
group of soloists from the en-
semble.
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Reinthaler is a freelance writer.
MUSICREVIEW
Verge Ensembles engaging fare
New music is featured,
and a technical glitch is
a blessing in disguise
BY STEPHEN BROOKES
Youknewsomething interesting
washappeningattheCorcoranGal-
lery of Art when clarinetist David
Jones swept themusicoff his stand,
pulledawrinkledsheet of paperout
of his pocket andbegantofuriously
wail on his instrument. Violinist
Lina Bahn, meanwhile, was reach-
ing over Tobias Werners shoulder
toplay his cellowithher bow, while
Jenny Lin strummed the strings of
her pianowithapearl necklace.
Just anormal afternoon, inother
words, in the life of the Verge En-
semble, whichclosedout its 2010-11
season Sunday with one of its typi-
callyimaginative, playful andup-to-
the-minuteconcerts of newmusic.
That particular piece a con-
trolled improvisation called rea-
Live 2008, by Verge artistic direc-
tor Steve Antosca may have been
themost theatrical ontheprogram,
but the rest of the fare was just as
engaging. Gina Bivers The Cellar
Door built on Jungian ideas of
unifying the conscious and the un-
conscious minds, pittingvivid, hu-
man lines in the cello and piano
against a track of manipulated wa-
terphone sounds, unifying the two
inastrikingclimax. FrederickWeck
projected video of shifting, amor-
phous colors for his videoix while
pianist Lin carved well-defined
lines on the piano, and Timothy
Beyer presenteda piece that was as
much poetry as it was music: an
electronicallymanipulatedreading
of a dramatic text titled I have so
oftendreamedof you.
Atechnical glitchmadeit impos-
sible to play the computer track to
Kaija Saariahos stunning 1988
workPetals,but that turnedout to
be blessing; Tobias Werner played
thepieceinitsoriginal formforsolo
cello, revealing subtle colors and
extraordinary details often lost in
themorewidelyheardversion.
But the most intriguing piece on
the program may have been the
world premiere of Jeffrey Nytchs
Nottorno. Amost vividandunset-
tling nocturne, the piece evoked
that dreamlike state between wak-
ing and sleeping, a surrealistic
world where all things are possible
and events take on a logic all their
own.
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Brookes is afreelancewriter.
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601 Independence Avenue SW
To Fly (NR) 11:20-2:00
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Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Pata-
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Grand Canyon Adventure:
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Winston Churchill: Walking
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Your Highness (R) 11:40-2:15-
4:45-7:15-10:00
Rio 3D (G) (!) 11:05-1:25-4:00-
6:30-9:15
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4:35-7:10-9:50
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2:55-3:55-5:25-6:25-8:45
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Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (PG-13)
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The Kings Speech (PG-13)
4:50-7:15-9:35
Rio 3D (G) (!) 12:10-2:40-5:05-
7:15-9:20
Rio (G) (!) 1:00-4:15-6:30-8:45
Scream 4 (R) (!) 12:00-2:20-
4:50-7:20-9:30
Landmark Bethesda
Row Cinema
7235 Woodmont Ave
Win Win (R) 1:45-2:45-4:15-
5:15-7:00-8:00-9:30
Certied Copy (Copie
conforme) (NR) 2:15-4:45-
7:15-9:40
Jane Eyre (PG-13) 1:25-4:05-
6:45-9:25
In a Better World (Haevnen)
(R) 1:20-4:00-6:50-9:45
Of Gods and Men (Des hom-
mes et des dieux) (PG-13)
1:30-4:10-6:55-9:35
Miral (PG-13) 2:00-4:30-7:10-
9:55
The Conspirator (PG-13) (!)
1:35-4:20-7:05-9:50
Marlow 6 Theatre
3899 Branch Ave
Rio (G) 4:15-6:15-8:15
Hop (PG) 4:05-6:05-8:05
Your Highness (R) 4:30-6:30-
8:30
Scream 4 (R) 3:40-5:50-8:00
Hanna (PG-13) 5:10-7:20
Insidious (PG-13) 4:20-6:20-
8:20
Montgomery Royal Theatres
11006 Viers Mill Road
Your Highness (R) (!) 2:30-
5:00-7:25
Hop (PG) 2:00-4:00-6:05-8:05
Arthur (PG-13) (!) 2:35-5:00-
7:25
Teen Maar (NR) (!) 4:00-7:00
Scream 4 (R) (!) 2:35-5:10-7:25
Rio (G) (!) 2:00-4:00-6:05-8:05
P and G Old Greenbelt
129 Centerway
Jane Eyre (PG-13) 2:30-5:00-
7:30
Regal Bethesda 10
7272 Wisconsin Ave
Your Highness (R) 2:50-5:20-
7:50-10:15
Hanna (PG-13) 1:50-4:40-
7:30-10:05
Rio 3D (G) (!) 1:45-4:15-6:45-
9:15
Source Code (PG-13) 2:10-
5:10-7:40-10:00
Soul Surfer (PG) 2:00-4:30-
7:00-9:30
Arthur (PG-13) 2:15-4:50-
7:20-9:55
Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (PG-13)
2:25-4:45-7:15-9:40
Hop (PG) 1:20-3:40-6:50-9:10
Scream 4 (R) 3:00-5:30-8:00-
10:20
Limitless (PG-13) 4:10-9:50
The Lincoln Lawyer (R)
1:30-7:10
Regal Cinemas Bowie Crossing
Stadium 14
15200 Major Lansdale Blvd
Hop (PG) 2:45-5:00
Scream 4 (R) 3:15-5:45-7:30-
8:15-10:15-10:40
Soul Surfer (PG) 2:30-5:15-
7:50-10:25
Rio 3D (G) (!) 1:30-3:55-6:25-
8:55
Source Code (PG-13) 2:40-
5:05-7:40-10:20
Insidious (PG-13) 3:20-5:50-
8:20-10:50
Arthur (PG-13) 2:15-4:55-
7:35-10:10
Rio (G) (!) 2:20-4:45-7:25-9:50
Hop (PG) 1:55-4:20-6:50-9:15
Your Highness (R) 3:05-5:40-
8:05-10:35
Limitless (PG-13) 2:05-4:40-
7:20-9:55
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 1:35-4:00-6:30-9:00
Hanna (PG-13) 2:35-5:10-
7:45-10:30
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 2:00-
5:20-8:10-10:45
Regal Cinemas Germantown
Stadium 14
20000 Century Blvd
Your Highness (R) 3:00-5:30-
8:00-10:40
Scream 4 (R) 2:20-5:00-7:45-
10:30
Limitless (PG-13) Open Cap-
tion: 4:45-10:15
Soul Surfer (PG) 1:30-4:10-
7:10-9:50
Rio 3D (G) (!) 2:00-4:30-7:15-
9:45
Source Code (PG-13) 1:40-
4:20-7:40-10:00
Insidious (PG-13) 2:30-5:20-
8:10-10:45
Arthur (PG-13) 2:15-5:10-
7:50-10:20
Rio (G) (!) 1:00-3:30-6:15-8:45
Hop (PG) 1:15-2:10-3:40-4:40-
6:00-7:00-8:30-9:30
Limitless (PG-13) 1:45-7:20
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 1:20-3:50-6:30-9:00
Hanna (PG-13) 1:50-4:50-
7:30-10:10
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 1:10-
4:00-6:45-9:20
Regal Cinemas Majestic
Stadium 20 & IMAX
900 Ellsworth Dr
Rio (G) (!) 1:00-3:30-6:00-8:35
Hop (PG) 12:10-2:40-5:10-
7:40-10:10
Your Highness (R) 11:30-1:45-
4:20-7:00-9:35
Scream 4 (R) 1:10-3:45-6:20-
8:50-11:05
Limitless (PG-13) 12:25-3:00-
5:20-7:45-10:15
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 12:50-
3:25-6:25-9:10
Soul Surfer (PG) 1:15-3:40-
5:55-8:20-10:45
Arthur (PG-13) 1:20-3:50-6:10-
8:35-10:55
Source Code (PG-13) 1:40-
3:55-6:15-8:40
Rio 3D (G) (!) 11:20-12:35-
1:30-2:55-4:00-5:15-6:35-
7:35-8:55-10:05
Insidious (PG-13) 12:45-3:05-
5:25-7:55-10:20
Rango (PG) 11:55-2:20
Arthur (PG-13) 6:45-9:15
Scream 4 (R) 11:40-2:05-4:50-
7:25-10:00
Sucker Punch (PG-13) 1:00
Hop (PG) 11:35-1:50-4:05
Rio (G) (!) 12:00-2:15-4:30-
7:05-9:30
Your Highness (R) 3:35-6:05-
8:25-10:50
The Adjustment Bureau (PG-
13) 12:30
Scream 4 (R) 3:10-5:35-8:05-
10:35
Hanna (PG-13) 12:40-3:15-
4:40-6:00-7:15-8:45-9:55
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 12:15-2:25-4:45-
7:10-9:25
The Conspirator (PG-13)
11:45-2:30-5:40-8:30
Regal Hyattsville Royale
Stadium 14
6505 America Blvd.
Hop (PG) 1:10-3:50-7:00-9:35
Your Highness (R) 2:00-4:50-
7:55-10:35
Scream 4 (R) 1:20-4:00-7:10-
10:10
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 1:45-4:05-6:55-9:40
Soul Surfer (PG) 1:15-3:55-
7:05-9:55
Source Code (PG-13) 1:55-
4:35-7:45-10:45
Rio 3D (G) (!) 1:00-3:40-6:50-
9:50
Insidious (PG-13) 1:05-4:40-
7:50-10:30
Arthur (PG-13) 1:25-4:25-
7:35-10:15
Hop (PG) 1:40-4:20
Rio (G) (!) 1:30-4:10-7:20-10:20
Limitless (PG-13) 2:05-4:45-
7:15-10:00
Scream 4 (R) 1:50-4:30-7:40-
10:40
Hanna (PG-13) 1:35-4:15-
7:30-10:05
The Lincoln Lawyer (R)
7:25-10:25
Regal Rockville Stadium 13
199 East Montgomery Ave
Your Highness (R) 2:10-4:50-
7:50-10:30
Scream 4 (R) 1:50-4:30-7:40-
10:20
Source Code (PG-13) Open
Caption: 2:00-10:00
Soul Surfer (PG) 1:20-3:50-
6:50-9:50
Rio 3D (G) (!) 1:30-4:10-7:00-
9:40
Source Code (PG-13) 4:40-7:30
Insidious (PG-13) 2:40-5:20-
8:20-10:45
Arthur (PG-13) 2:20-5:00-
8:00-10:40
Rio (G) (!) 12:40-3:10-6:00-8:40
Hop (PG) 2:30-5:10-8:10-10:35
Limitless (PG-13) 12:50-3:30-
6:30-9:20
Hanna (PG-13) 1:00-3:40-
6:40-9:30
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 12:30-
3:20-6:20-9:10
The Conspirator (PG-13) 1:10-
4:00-7:10-10:10
Regal Westview Stadium 16
5243 Buckeystown Pike
Hop (PG) 12:00-2:15-5:00-
7:30-10:00
Your Highness (R) 3:00-10:30
Scream 4 (R) 2:00-4:30-7:15-
9:45
Rio 3D (G) (!) 12:15-2:45-5:15-
7:45-10:15
Arthur (PG-13) 2:00-4:45-
7:15-10:00
Source Code (PG-13) 12:45-
3:15-5:45-8:15-10:50
Insidious (PG-13) 11:45-2:15-
5:00-7:45-10:15
Soul Surfer (PG) 1:00-4:15-
7:00-9:30
Arthur (PG-13) 1:30-4:00-
6:30-9:00
Rio (G) (!) 1:45-4:15-6:45-9:15
Hop (PG) 1:15-4:00-6:30
Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)
9:00
Your Highness (R) 12:15-4:30-
5:30-7:00-8:00-9:30
Scream 4 (R) 12:30-3:00-5:30-
8:15-10:45
Limitless (PG-13) 3:45-9:15
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 1:15-6:45
Hanna (PG-13) 12:00-2:30-
5:15-8:00-10:45
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 12:45
The Conspirator (PG-13) 1:30-
4:45-7:30-10:30
The Movies at Montgomery Mall
7101 Democracy Blvd.
Rio 3D (G) 11:15-2:00-4:30-
6:50-9:15
Hop (PG) 12:20-2:35-4:50-
7:05-9:20
Arthur (PG-13) 11:00-1:30-
4:20-7:10-9:45
UA Snowden Square Stadium 14
9161 Commerce Center Dr
Hop (PG) 11:30-1:50-4:20-
7:00-9:40
Your Highness (R) 4:10-9:20
Scream 4 (R) 12:00-2:30-5:10-
7:40-10:20
Rio 3D (G) (!) 11:45-2:10-4:40-
7:20-10:00
Arthur (PG-13) 1:40-4:30-
7:30-10:10
Source Code (PG-13) 12:20-
2:50-5:30-8:20-10:35
Insidious (PG-13) 12:35-5:40-
8:10-10:45
Win Win (R) 12:10-2:40-5:20-
8:00-10:40
Soul Surfer (PG) 11:40-2:20-
5:00-7:50-10:30
Rio (G) (!) 12:45-3:40-6:20-9:00
Your Highness (R) 1:30-6:40
Limitless (PG-13) 3:00
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 1:00-3:20-6:10
Hanna (PG-13) 1:20-4:00-
6:50-9:30
Thank You (NR) 8:50
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 1:10-
3:50-6:30-9:10
The Conspirator (PG-13)
12:30-3:30-7:10-9:55
VIRGINIA
AMC Courthouse Plaza 8
2150 Clarendon Blvd.
Hop (PG) 11:20-2:00-4:15-
6:30-9:00
Jane Eyre (PG-13) 10:45-1:30-
4:20-7:10-9:55
The Conspirator (PG-13) (!)
10:50-1:50-4:40-7:20-10:00
Source Code (PG-13) 11:40-
2:10-4:50-7:30-9:45
Soul Surfer (PG) 11:10-1:40-
4:10-6:45-9:15
Rio 3D (G) (!) 11:00-1:45-4:30-
7:00-9:30
Arthur (PG-13) 11:30-2:20-
5:00-7:50-10:15
The Adjustment Bureau (PG-
13) 11:15-2:30-5:10-7:40-10:10
AMC Hoffman Center 22
206 Swamp Fox Rd.
Rango (PG) 12:45
Sucker Punch (PG-13) 3:25-
6:10-9:15
Hop (PG) (!) 10:30-11:30-1:00-
2:10-3:30-4:30-6:30-7:35-
8:55-9:55
Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)
11:40-5:10
Your Highness (R) (!) 11:50-
2:30-5:15-7:50-10:20
Scream 4 (R) 12:05-1:05-3:05-
4:00-6:05-7:05-9:05-9:55
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 11:35-2:05-4:45-
7:25-10:05
The Conspirator (PG-13) (!)
10:40-1:55-4:50-7:40-10:30
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 10:45-
1:40-4:40-7:30-10:15
Source Code (PG-13) Closed
Caption: 12:25-3:00-5:30-8:05-
10:35
Win Win (R) (!) 10:50-1:25-
4:05-6:40-9:25
Soul Surfer (PG) (!) 11:20-1:55-
4:35-7:15-10:10
Rio 3D (G) 12:15-2:50-5:25-
8:00-10:25
Arthur (PG-13) (!) 12:20-3:20-
6:20-9:20
Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (PG-13)
11:30-2:00-4:40-7:15-9:50
Source Code (PG-13) 12:25-
3:00-5:30-8:05-10:35
Insidious (PG-13) 11:10-1:50-
4:25-7:10-9:45
Arthur (PG-13) (!) 1:20-4:20-
7:20
The Kings Speech (PG-13)
10:55-2:00
Rio (G) 11:00-1:35-4:10-6:45-
9:20
Paul (R) 2:40-8:10
Scream 4 (R) 4:55-7:45-10:30
Limitless (PG-13) 12:10-2:55-
5:35-8:20
Red Riding Hood (PG-13) 10:00
Hanna (PG-13) (!) 1:15-4:15-
7:00-9:40
AMC Loews Shirlington 7
2772 South Randolph St.
Jane Eyre (PG-13) 1:30-4:20-
7:00
In a Better World (Haevnen)
(R) 1:20-4:00-6:30
Of Gods and Men (Des hom-
mes et des dieux) (PG-13)
1:10-3:50-6:50
The Conspirator (PG-13) (!)
1:50-4:30-7:10
Win Win (R) 12:25-1:40-2:50-
4:10-5:15-6:40-7:40
Kill the Irishman (R) 2:00-
4:40-7:20
AMC Potomac Mills 18
2700 Potomac Mills Cir
Rango (PG) 9:55-12:35-3:05
Hop (PG) 9:45-10:40-12:05-
1:05-2:30-3:30-5:00-5:55-
7:25-8:20-9:55
Your Highness (R) 10:50-1:20-
4:00-6:30-9:00
Scream 4 (R) (!) 10:15-11:10-
1:15-1:55-4:15-5:00-7:15-
7:55-10:00-10:40
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 11:15-1:40-4:05-
6:40-9:05
Hanna (PG-13) Closed Caption:
10:25-1:05-3:45-6:35-9:15
The Conspirator (PG-13) (!)
10:35-1:30-4:20-7:15-10:10
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 5:40-
8:25-10:40
Insidious (PG-13) 11:45-2:15-
4:50-7:30-10:05
Rio 3D (G) (!) 10:00-12:30-
3:00-5:30-8:00-10:30
Source Code (PG-13) 12:00-
2:20-5:05-7:30-9:50
Soul Surfer (PG) 10:20-1:00-
4:10-6:50-9:45
Arthur (PG-13) 11:40-2:10-
4:55-7:40-10:25
Hanna (PG-13) 10:25-1:05-
3:45-6:35-9:15
Sucker Punch (PG-13) 11:20-
2:05-4:45-7:20-10:00
Rio (G) (!) 11:30-2:00-4:30-
7:00-9:30
Paul (R) 9:50-3:05-8:15
Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)
12:20-5:35-10:45
Limitless (PG-13) 11:50-2:25-
5:15-7:50-10:20
AMC Tysons Corner 16
7850 Tysons Corner Ctr
Rango (PG) 9:20AM
Sucker Punch (PG-13) 10:00
Rio (G) (!) 10:15-12:45-3:20-
5:50-8:25-10:55
Hop (PG) 9:35-10:35-12:10-
1:05-2:30-3:30-5:00-6:00-
7:25-9:55
Your Highness (R) Closed
Caption: 10:00-12:30-2:55-
5:25-8:05-10:35
The Adjustment Bureau (PG-
13) 8:20-11:00
Scream 4 (R) (!) 10:55-1:45-
4:35-7:20-10:10
Limitless (PG-13) 9:45-12:35-
3:15-5:45-8:15-10:45
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 9:15-11:35-2:00-
4:40-7:35
Hanna (PG-13) 10:10-1:10-
4:00-7:05-9:50
The Conspirator (PG-13) (!)
10:25-1:25-4:15-7:15-10:05
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 12:00-
2:40-5:20-8:00-10:40
Insidious (PG-13) 9:50-12:20-
3:00-5:30-8:00-10:30
Soul Surfer (PG) Closed Cap-
tion: 10:30-1:20-4:20-7:00-9:40
Rio 3D (G) (!) 9:00-11:25-1:55-
4:30-7:10-9:45
Source Code (PG-13) 9:05-
11:20-1:40-4:10-6:55-9:35
Arthur (PG-13) (!) 9:25-12:05-
2:45-5:15-7:45-10:20
Scream 4 (R) (!) 9:30-12:15-
3:05-5:55-8:35-11:15
Airbus IMAX Theater
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
To Fly (NR) 1:00-3:45
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red
Flag (G) 12:00-2:45
Legends of Flight (NR) 11:00-
1:45-4:30
Alexandria Old Town Theater
815 1/2 King St
Hanna (PG-13) (!) 5:30-7:50
Your Highness (R) (!) 5:15-7:30
Bow Tie Cinemas Reston
Town Center 13
11940 Market Street
Source Code (PG-13) 1:00-
3:30-5:40-8:10-10:15
Insidious (PG-13) 3:50-9:20
Win Win (R) 12:10-2:50-5:20-
7:50-10:05
Soul Surfer (PG) 12:50-3:40-
6:25-9:00
Arthur (PG-13) 12:00-2:30-
5:10-7:45-10:10
Rio (G) 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10-
9:40
Hop (PG) 11:45-2:05-4:20-
6:40-8:50
Your Highness (R) 12:30-3:00-
5:30-8:00-10:25
Scream 4 (R) 11:50-2:20-5:00-
7:40-10:20
Limitless (PG-13) 1:40-4:10-
6:50-9:10
Jane Eyre (PG-13) 1:20-4:00-
7:00-9:50
Hanna (PG-13) 12:20-3:20-
6:45-9:30
The Conspirator (PG-13) 1:30-
4:30-7:20-10:00
The Lincoln Lawyer (R)
1:10-6:30
Cinema Arts Theatre
9650 Main St
Win Win (R) 10:05-12:15-2:45-
5:10-7:50-9:55
The Adjustment Bureau (PG-
13) 4:40-9:25
Jane Eyre (PG-13) 9:40-12:00-
2:30-5:00-7:30-9:45
In a Better World (Haevnen)
(R) 10:10-12:25-2:35-7:20
Of Gods and Men (Des hom-
mes et des dieux) (PG-13)
9:45-12:05-2:25-4:50-9:35
The Conspirator (PG-13) 9:55-
12:20-2:50-5:15-8:00-10:15
The Lincoln Lawyer (R) 9:50-
12:10-2:40-5:05-7:40-10:00
Phoenix Theatres Worldgate 9
13025 Worldgate Dr
Hop (PG) 12:25-2:40-4:55-
7:15-9:30
Your Highness (R) 11:30-2:00-
4:30-7:00-9:40
Scream 4 (R) 12:15-2:45-5:15-
7:45-10:15
Hanna (PG-13) 11:40-2:15-
4:45-7:30-10:00
Source Code (PG-13) 11:55-
2:10-4:40-7:10-9:45
Soul Surfer (PG) 12:10-2:30-
5:00-7:25-9:55
Rio 3D (G) 11:25-1:55-4:25-
6:55-9:25
Arthur (PG-13) 12:00-2:25-
5:10-7:40-10:10
Teen Maar (NR) 12:50-4:15-
7:55
Rave Motion Pictures
Centreville 12
6201 Multiplex Dr
Rio (G) 11:00-1:30-4:00-7:00-
9:30
Hop (PG) 11:15-1:45-4:15-
7:15-9:45
Your Highness (R) 12:25-2:55-
5:35-8:10-10:40
Scream 4 (R) 11:30-2:00-4:30-
7:30-8:25-10:00-10:55
Limitless (PG-13) 3:35-10:25
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules (PG) 12:10-3:00-5:45
Hanna (PG-13) 11:35-2:35-
5:15-7:55-10:35
The Lincoln Lawyer (R)
12:45-7:35
Source Code (PG-13) 11:20-
1:55-4:35-7:05-9:35
Insidious (PG-13) 12:15-2:50-
5:20-8:15-10:50
Soul Surfer (PG) 11:45-2:20-
5:05-7:40-10:15
Rio 3D (G) 12:00-2:30-5:00-
8:00-10:30
Arthur (PG-13) 11:25-2:05-
4:45-7:25-10:05
Rave Motion Pictures
Fairfax Corner 14
11900 Palace Way
Rango (PG) 11:55-3:00
Sucker Punch (PG-13) 10:25
Paul (R) 3:40-9:55
Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)
12:25-7:00
Your Highness (R) 11:45-1:50-
2:30-4:20-5:10-6:55-7:40-
9:30-10:15
The Adjustment Bureau
(PG-13) 11:50-2:35-5:15-8:05-
10:45
Scream 4 (R) 11:30-12:10-
1:25-2:10-2:50-4:10-4:50-
5:30-6:40-7:20-8:00-8:40-
9:20-10:00-10:40
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
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BOOKWORLD
A novel idea that feels like a film
Kristin Gore brings
a screenwriters touch
to racially themed tale
BY LISA SCOTTOLINE
I
came to Sweet Jiminy as a fan of
Kristin Gore. The daughter of the
former vice president has long been
out of her fathers shadow, making a
name for herself. Shes written for Sat-
urday Night Live and the hysterical
animated TV series Futurama, and
shes the best-selling author of two light
novels. She breaks new ground in
Sweet Jiminy,
which is serious in
tone and theme,
and I root for any
writer who tries to
grow, especially
one this skilled. So
Ill attribute the fal-
tering steps here to
the challenge shes
taken on.
Gore has an eye
for a good story,
and there is one in
Sweet Jiminy.
Jiminy Davis, a 25-
year-old, drops out
of law school and
goes home to rural Mississippi to visit
her grandmother, Willa. Jiminy begins
to ask questions about a double murder
that took place there in 1966, a hate
crime in which the husband and daugh-
ter of Willas longtime housekeeper
were killed. The murders were never
solved, not even investigated, just
brushed aside in the bigotry of the
times. The racially charged aspect of the
novel is underscored by a nicely ren-
dered romance between Jiminy, who is
white, andBo Waters, anAfricanAmeri-
can medical student, in a relationship
that raises eyebrows in the tiny town of
Fayeville.
This is the stuff of great novels, and
the story should resonate with the ago-
ny and anger of racial injustice, echoing
both To Kill a Mockingbird and The
Help. Sweet Jiminy should roil with
emotion, but this is where it falls short,
and I think I knowwhy.
Gore is also a screenwriter, and the
novel reads like ascreentreatment, with
stretches of excellent dialogue but not
enough exposition in between. The
book is only 230 pages, probably 100 too
short, and the reader isnt told in any
detail what Jiminy, Bo or Willa looks
like, nor are any of the settings de-
scribed, not Willas farm or even
Fayeville. Suchdetails arent mere filler;
they helpus visualize the characters and
settings, engage our imaginationandtie
us to the story.
The form of this novel is more like a
screen treatment, too. Its first chapter
contains five different scenes in 10
pages, and some of the scenes last only
two or three paragraphs. That pattern
continues throughout the book, so that
just when we meet one character, were
switched to another, with a different
point of view and setting. This impedes
our ability to connect with the story or
the characters, and it creates a frag-
mented, rather thanengrossing, feeling.
Jiminy herself isnt an easy character
to appreciate. Not every heroine needs
to be a superwoman, of course, but this
one is oddly incapable. She tells us that
she wasnt good at many things. She
felt she proved this nearly every day.
She also tells Bo that shes allergic to
grass, dust, wheat and easy human
interaction. She repeats to herself,
Dont be a coward, dont be a coward,
and tells others, I wish I wasnt such a
coward. When Bo asks her a simple
question, What brings you back?, she
looks down, unsure of how to answer.
Shes frightened of cows, and when they
throng around her in a pasture, she
requires rescuing. This helplessness
could make an otherwise interesting
character more sympathetic, but it
makes a weak character seemsilly.
Jiminy also describes herself as
stunted and hesitant, and unfortu-
nately that shows in her halting investi-
gation of the old double murder. When
she finally begins to question someone
about the crimes, she ends the interview
prematurely because he lights a ciga-
rette: She had more questions, but she
suddenly felt claustrophobic in this hot,
smoky, germy place. She leaves abrupt-
ly and visits Bo; they cuddle up and
watch an old episode of The Golden
Girls. Because Jiminy doesnt feel any
urgency tosolve the murders, the reader
doesnt, either.
I look forward to Gores next novel,
and I hope she gives herself the chance
to expand, enrich and tell her story, at
novel length, with all the emotional
depth and complexity it deserves. She
has the time, and more important, she
has the talent.
bookworld@washpost.com
Scottoline is the author of 19 novels,
including Save Me, published this month.
SWEET JIMINY
By Kristin Gore
Hyperion.
230 pp. $23.99
Gore breaks newground in Sweet
Jiminy, which is serious in tone and
theme, and I root for any writer who tries
to grow, especially one this skilled. So Ill
attribute the faltering steps here to the
challenge shes taken on.
Protecting Egypts treasures and his standing
Hawass says, and he drops fashionable
phrases such as the young people and
the army together, which have become
unity mantras in a country in which
old-guard army leaders are now in
charge of assuring that a popular democ-
racy movement will lead to genuine
political transformation. He has created
a complaints department at his ministry,
and he is sponsoring an exhibition
devoted to the revolution.
And he is distancing himself from
Suzanne Mubarak, wife of the man now
called simply Pharaoh, with whom local
sources say he had a close personal
friendship. The two were frequently seen
together at blue-chip cultural events.
I was not that close a friend, Hawass
says, adding that he has not been in
touch with Suzanne Mubarak since the
rulers family fled to the resort town of
Sharm el-Sheikh.
But it wont be easy to scrub the
record. Hawasss connections to the
powerful gave him the ability to cut
through the red tape, negotiate the
internecine byways of Egypts sclerotic
bureacracy and get things done in a way
that made him indispensable to outside
institutions. He is the only person who
can greenlight excavations by interna-
tional teams that want to dig in Egypt.
The exhibition of Egyptian material in
foreign museums requires his approval,
and those exhibitions can be a cash cow
for blockbuster-hungry institutions.
But conflicting statements about the
damage done at the renowned but
dilapidated Egyptian Museum, which
overlooks ground zero of the revolution,
Tahrir Square, have severely under-
mined Hawasss credibility. Initially
downplaying the losses at the museum,
Hawass later acknowledged that dozens
of important pieces were missing. Local
sources reported this week that as many
as 1,000 important objects are unac-
counted for at sites across Egypt.
Hawass has explained the confusing
statements as the fog of war during the
chaotic early days of the revolution, and
his ministry is now issuing regular
statements announcing the return of
significant pieces. (Some of these strain
the credulity of local archaeologists
for example, a report in the Al-Shorouk
independent newspaper that four re-
cently returned objects were discovered
in an unattended handbag at a Cairo
Metro station.)
Despite Hawasss projection of calm
and control, his critics say that looting
continues apace at archaeological sites
removed from Cairo, and there are
almost daily media reports of antiquities
smuggling, including a truckload cross-
ing by ferry from Egypt to Jordan.
Abd El HalimNur El-Din, former head
of the Supreme Council of Antiquities
(the organization that was recently
transformed into the ministry Hawass
leads), says that Hawasss management
style makes it impossible for him to lead
the ministry effectively.
Zahi never listens to anyone, he
never visits the archaeological sites, he
only meets with the media and with
hawass from C1
Zahi is the only person who can talk
about antiquities, says an employee at
the American Research Center in Egypt,
before ending the call.
But the revolution, which has embold-
ened ordinary citizens to talk back to
military figures and public officials, has
also changed the way people relate to
ministerial power. After the fall of Mu-
barak, Hawass was the target of vocifer-
ous and angry protests by young archae-
ologists. And even with Hawass back in
power, some ministry workers are now
confronting him publicly. Allegations
that Hawass has covered up thefts at
archaeological sites and misused funds
have been sent to Egypts newly empow-
ered public prosecutor by two promi-
nent archaeological officials.
Zaghlul Ibrahim Mohamed, an ar-
chaeological inspector who lives in an
exurban neighborhood near Egypts
Great Pyramid, has put his name to
accusations that have circulated mainly
as rumor until now. Mohamed alleges
that Hawass often lays claimto discover-
ies made by other archaeologists and
that he has used his influence to protect
associates who are involved in the illegal
antiquities trade.
Hawass will have none of it.
They are using the revolution against
me, he says. He says that he is reforming
his ministry, that he will not be the sort
of minister with guards and a big car
and that he will pursue the repatriation
of Egyptian antiquities from foreign
museums with the same fervor he has
always had. (Last month, Egypt came a
step closer to reclaiming the Mask of
Ka-Nefer-Nefer, held by the St. Louis Art
Museum, when the U.S. attorneys office
in St. Louis moved to seize it.)
Although Hawass has charmed audi-
ences and cultural leaders throughout
the world, he is brusque and dismissive
when it comes to his accusers. Asked
about corruption allegations, Hawass
pulls from his office drawer five folders
that he says contain evidence discredit-
ing his critics.
I have a bad file against each one, he
says. Five loud voices can ruin anyone.
But they never ruined me. I am strong
and honest.
Hawasss position appears secure only
until Egypt holds parliamentary elec-
tions in September, when a new govern-
ment will decide whether Hawass is, as
he insists, the only one in Egypt capable
of leading his ministry. His growing
ranks of increasingly vocal critics dis-
pute that, arguing that Dr. Zahi is not the
only one who knows where the skeletons
of Egypt are buried.
kennicottp@washpost.com
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PICTURES ONLINE See photos of Zahi
Hawass at work in Egypt at
washingtonpost.com/style.
Arts cuts hit home in D.C.
thanusual, officials said, becausetheyhad
already suffereda devastating decrease in
funding during the recession. They had
institutedbelt-tighteninginevery depart-
ment during that slowdown and are now
forced to scramble as they head into the
last months of the fiscal year. This hardly
gives anyone time to react, said Jeffrey
Herrmann, managing director of Woolly
Mammoth Theatre Company. All of us
had braced ourselves when the political
climate changed, but we didnt expect a
tornado. We are lucky the program sur-
vived.
DebraL. Kraft, executive director of the
Choral Arts Society of Washington, points
out the multiple obstacles her group has
faced. We had six-figure gifts from Fan-
nie Mae and Freddie Mac, and that is
gone. Those were very goodfor leveraging
other corporations and individuals. The
money from the National Capital fund
was a sign that we were doing good
business and was also a leverage, Kraft
said. Now shes considering cutting her
groups education programs.
Evenbefore knowing the exact amount
of their reduction, large andsmall organi-
zations have beendoingsome quickarith-
metic.
We are estimating that the loss will
impact 20 percent of our budget. Last
year, we received $314,000 and now we
arts from C1 estimate it will be $80,000. I actually
dont knowwhat we will do, Kraft said.
Woolly Mammothreceived$318,000in
2010, 9.2 percent of its operating budget.
The NCACAloss, theater officials estimat-
ed, would be $200,000. In a letter to its
supporters, Woolly said it was examining
all expense reductions, even a week-long
staff furlough. The company is consider-
ing bringing back The Agony and the
Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, which closed Sun-
day, and bringing in more rentals to the
building. The theater appealed for
$75,000 from individuals. Everything
has got tobeonthetable, Herrmannsaid.
In 2010, the Kennedy Center received
$650,000, the National Symphony Or-
chestra $624,284 and the Washington
National Opera $650,000. GALAHispan-
ic Theatre had a $296,384 grant, 18.6
percent of its budget. Arena Stage had a
$430,000 grant, 3.4 percent of its in-
come.
The federal grant was so essential that
the Washington Ballet is facing a deficit
after it learned it had not qualified this
year for the program. It will end the 2011
fiscal year with a $250,000 shortfall, the
exact amount of the NCACAgrant in2010.
We are already cutting things left and
right, said Alyssa Porambo, public rela-
tions manager for the company. My best
advice is not to rely on that kind of
funding.
trescottj@washpost.com
TARA TODRAS-WHITEHILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAFEGUARDINGARTIFACTS: Hawass, at center with members of the Egyptian special forces, says he is honest and has
consistently supported both the protection and repatriation of Egyptian antiquities.
SHAWN BALDWIN
WESTERNTIES: Hawass is the star of the History Channel showChasing
Mummies and an explorer in residence at the National Geographic Society.
stars, he says of a man who has squired
President Obama around the pyramids
and supped with actor Omar Sharif. Nur
El-Din also repeats allegations that have
circulated widely here: that antiquities
have gone missing after VIPs were given
Hawass-led tours and that priceless
objects have been discovered in the
possession of Egypts former top leader-
ship.
Hawass, in an interview, doesnt re-
spond to specific allegations, but says he
is honest and has consistently supported
both the protection and repatriation of
Egyptian antiquities. He also says his
critics are guilty of incompetence or
malfeasance.
For now, Westerners involved with
Egyptology are publicly supportive of
Hawass or reticent to talk.
Zahi has done more than any other
individual to advance the protection and
conservation of Egyptian antiquities,
says Terry Garcia, executive vice presi-
dent of the National Geographic Society.
Garcia also disputes a claim commonly
accepted here: that Hawass stages dis-
coveries for camera crews.
Other American groups with a Cairo
presence prefer not to engage the issue.
BILL O'LEARY/THE WASHINGTON POST
WHAT NOW?
The Phillips
Collection
received 3.5
percent of its
fiscal 2010
operating budget
fromthe
National Capital
Arts and
Cultural Affairs
program.
KHALIL HAMRA/ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOUND: The trumpet of Tutankhamun, a wooden statue of the pharoah and a part
of his fan are three important Egyptian objects that were missing and returned.
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RUNNING
A marathon and a sprint
Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya runs the
fastest 26.2 miles in history,
finishing the Boston Marathon in
2 hours 3 minutes 2 seconds. D3
COLLEGES
Ex-U-Va. player indicted
George Huguely will stand trial on six
charges, including first-degree
murder, in death of fellow lacrosse
player Yeardley Love. Metro, B5
POSTSPORTS.COM
Post Sports Live Today, noon Our roundtable discusses the Capitals and the NFL draft.
The Insider Mike Jones blogs about one teams interest in a potential trade for Donovan McNabb.
Wizards Insider Michael Lee continues his look back at Washingtons season.
Rotation takes turn for better
Unheralded starting pitchers help
Nats overcome slumping offense
Caps need
a fix before
theyre in one
A
lmost no one expected the
Washington Capitals to
sweep the NewYork
Rangers in the first round of the
playoffs. After all, only 14 points
separated the rivals in the
standings, and the Rangers
handed the Capitals their two
ugliest losses of the regular
season.
Still, theres something
unsettling about the Capitals
grasp on this Eastern Conference
quarterfinal series, which, after
Sundays 3-2 loss, appears
tenuous at two games to one.
Theyve been outplayed in four
straight periods, out-shot the
past two games and, counting
goals scored in regulation, are up
five to the Rangers four.
One doesnt need to be a
pessimist to see troubling
parallels between whats
happened over the past 80
minutes and what transpired last
April, when Washington let a 3-1
series lead slip away and fell to
Montreal in Game 7.
In Game 3, the Capitals were
too undisciplined, some of their
stars made too little of an impact
given the stakes and, despite all
the pre-playoff talk about
crashing the net, theyre still
generating too little traffic in
on hockey continued on D3
ON HOCKEY
Tarik El-Bashir
Caps vs. Rangers
What: Game 4 When: Tomorrow, 7
Where: Madison Square Garden,
New York
TV: CSN Series: Capitals lead, 2-1
Now is the
Heats time
to warm up
A
fter one of the most
interesting regular
seasons in years, it was
almost as if the NBA managed
to ensure compelling postseason
openers.
The first weekend of play was
NCAA tournament-esque,
featuring intense rallies, game-
winning three-pointers and
historic losses. From Los Angeles
to Boston, the games were as
exciting as they were
unpredictable.
And for Miami, this should be
its moment. The Heat is well
positioned to win a
championship during a
postseason in which no team has
an aura of invincibility. LeBron
James, 26, Dwyane Wade, 29,
and Chris Bosh, 27, give the Heat
the young star power needed for
what it was built to accomplish.
Forget about Miamis
occasional struggles in the
previous 82-game marathon.
Now, its a sprint to 16 victories.
reid continued on D5
JASON REID
One of these bats is not like the other
This season there are 11 bats 43 different models that the National Federation of State High School Associations is allowing but the Virginia High School League is not.
NOTLEGAL
The barrel of the Easton Stealth bat is made of composite materials, which
cause a greater rebound effect off the bat and can increase the chance of
pitchers and fielders being struck before they can get a glove up to defend
themselves. It was legal last season but is illegal this season nationally.
LEGAL
The barrel of the DeMarini Vexxum bat is made of aluminum alloy, which
does not have the same rebound effect over time as the composite bats.
That bat is legal this season across the country but will not be legal next
season when even stricter standards take effect.
Virginias new bat rule puts everyone on the spot
BY PRESTON WILLIAMS
Its unwritten baseball code: Dont
argueballs andstrikes withtheumpire.
Disagree over bats? Thats another
story, one playing out on an almost
nightly basis in Northern Virginia this
high school season after Virginia ad-
opted some of the strictest bat rules in
the country.
Because of injury concerns, the Na-
tional Federation of State High School
Associations moved to more restrictive
bat standards tocut downonshots that
rocket off the larger sweet spots on
the barrels of composite metal bats.
The NCAA and Little League Baseball
also have shifted from such barrels,
which can become springier and more
powerful over time.
The NFHS, the governing body of
public high school sports, created a list
of bats that will not be permitted this
season, but later decided that 43 of
those bats could be used for one more
year. The Virginia HighSchool League,
citing safety and litigation concerns, is
not permitting the use of any of those
bats on the waiver list. And therein lies
the confusion as Maryland, the
District andeveryother statebut North
Dakota are allowing the use of those
bats onthe waiver list.
The new guidelines in Virginia have
caused befuddlement among coaches,
umpires, players and parents as to the
legality of the most fundamental piece
of equipment inthe game.
bats continued on D6
BY ADAM KILGORE
One of the supposed truths about
this Washington Nationals team was
that their starting pitching would be
something not to rely upon, but to
overcome. The front office spent the
winter whiffing on would-be aces.
Several more months of sweat and toil
separate Stephen Strasburg from a
major league mound. The Nationals
were left withfive pitchers who shared
in common the fact that few other
teams would slot them into the top
three places of their rotation.
Livan Hernandez, Jordan Zimmer-
mann, John Lannan, Jason Marquis
and Tom Gorzelanny have instead
formed perhaps the most consistent
and, 15 games in, one of the best
starting rotations in the major
leagues. Nationals starters have com-
piled a 3.30 ERA, fifth best in the
majors, and they are the only team to
have received at least five innings
every game fromtheir starting pitcher.
Rather than bringing down the Na-
tionals, the rotation has allowed them
to overcome a slumping offense and
take an 8-7 record with them as they
begin a six-game trip Tuesday in St.
Louis.
It is, of course, awfully early to go
making proclamations about how ef-
fective this rotationwill be for the next
147 games. Ive seen a lot of guys pitch
good in April, one Nationals official
said. Once they start getting guys out
in July, then Ill be impressed. But the
rotations start to the season has so far
mocked convention and silenced the
scouts and pundits who predicted
nationals continued on D5
JONATHAN NEWTON/WASHINGTON POST
Weve got a great group. People dont think this teamcan do nothing. Were going to surprise a lot of people, says Nationals starting pitcher Livan Hernandez.
NATIONALS STARTERS LASTYEAR
29th
INNINGS
PITCHED
889
2/3
26th
EARNED RUN
AVERAGE
4.61
28th
STRIKEOUTS
PER 9 INN.
5.61
8th
WALKS
PER 9 INN.
2.95
26th
STRIKEOUT TO
WALK RATIO
1.89
30th
QUALITY
STARTS
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NATIONALS STARTERS THIS YEAR(SOFAR)
t-15th
INNINGS
PITCHED
90
5th
EARNED RUN
AVERAGE
3.30
23rd
STRIKEOUTS
PER 9 INN.
6.00
3rd
WALKS
PER 9 INN.
2.10
6th
STRIKEOUT TO
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Stanley Cup playoffs: Check out complete cov-
erage of the Capitals and follow the NHL post-
season schedule and results.
TELEVISIONANDRADIO
MLB
7 p.m.
Minnesota at Baltimore MASN, WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WTEM
(980 AM)
7 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia MLB Network
8 p.m. Washington at St. Louis MASN2, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM)
10 p.m. Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Network
NBA PLAYOFFS
7 p.m. NewYork at Boston TNT
7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Orlando NBA TV
9:30 p.m. Portland at Dallas TNT
NHL PLAYOFFS
8 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago Versus
10:30 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles Versus
SOCCER
2:30 p.m. Manchester United at Newcastle ESPN2
DIGEST
Talks between the NFL and its
locked-out players before a medi-
ator are scheduled to resume
Tuesday in Minneapolis, with a
decision by a federal judge about
whether to end the sports shut-
down looming.
Barring significant progress in
the mediated talks, the next
meaningful development would
be U.S. District Judge SusanRich-
ardNelsons rulingonthe players
request for a preliminary injunc-
tion to end the lockout.
At the conclusion of an April 6
hearing in Nelsons courtroom in
St. Paul, Minn., she toldthe league
and players it would take her a
couple of weeks to rule on the
players request.
If Nelson grants the request,
the league would ask for a stay of
the injunction pending its appeal
to the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Eighth Circuit. The request
for a stay would be made first to
Nelson and then, if she rejects it,
to the appeals court.
The sport wouldresume opera-
tions at least temporarily if Nel-
son grants the players injunction
request and the league is unable
to get a stay.
Under those circumstances,
there have been previous indica-
tions that the league would be
likely to use the rules that were in
place last season, which was
played without a salary cap. . . .
Atlanta Falcons President Rich
McKay, the chairmanof the NFLs
competition committee, said dur-
ing a conference call with report-
ers that owners will vote next
month on proposals to expand
the protections given to defense-
less players and to prohibit play-
ers from launching themselves at
an opponent to make a tackle.
Mark Maske
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
will host the Chicago Bears at
Londons Wembley Stadium in
October if the NFL season isnt
altered by a labor dispute. . . .
Five retired players are suing
the NFL Players Association in
federal court, claiming the orga-
nization denied them and other
former athletes lucrative royal-
ties fromlicensingdeals that used
their images. The suit, first re-
ported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-
Review, alleges breach of fiducia-
ry duty by the players association
and its for-profit Players Inc. sub-
sidiary. Former Redskins wide re-
ceiver Walter RobertsIII is among
the players suing.
PROBASKETBALL
Dwight Howard became the
first player to win the NBA defen-
sive player of the year awardthree
straight seasons. The Orlando
Magic center received 585 points,
including 114 first-place votes,
from a panel of 120 sportswriters
and broadcasters. . . .
RickAdelman is out as coachof
the Houston Rockets. The team
announced that the Rockets and
Adelman have mutually agreed
to part ways. Adelmans contract
expires on June 30. . . .
Zach Randolph said hes sign-
ing a new four-year contract with
the Memphis Grizzlies after lead-
ing the franchise to its first play-
off win. The teamalso announced
point guard Jason Williams is
retiring after a 12-year NBA ca-
reer. . . . Portland Coach Nate Mc-
Millan was fined $35,000 by the
NBA for disparaging comments
about the officiating in Game 1 of
the Trail Blazers playoff series
against the Dallas Mavericks. . . .
In a statement, the NBA said
referees Steve Javie, Zach Zarba
and Bill Kennedy should have
ruled Kendrick Perkinss go-
ahead basket with 1:05 left in
Sunday nights playoff series
opener between Oklahoma City
and Denver was goaltending and
disallowed it. Instead, it counted
and put Oklahoma City ahead
102-101, and the Nuggets never
recovered in a 107-103 loss.
COLLEGES
Georgetown sophomore Vee
Sanford has decided to transfer,
the school confirmed. Sanford, a
6-foot-3, 190-pound guard, aver-
aged2.4points, 0.4assists and0.9
rebounds per game in limited
playing time last season.
Tarik El-Bashir
Washington State guard Klay
Thompson, the Pacific-10s lead-
ing scorer last season, announced
his intention to enter the NBA
draft, but will hold off on hiring
an agent until hes certain about
his draft position. . . .
Notre Dame said football staff
responsible for advising whether
it was safe to practice outside
used out-of-date weather infor-
mation the day a student videog-
rapher fell to his death when the
hydraulic lift he was on toppled
over in high winds. Declan Sulli-
van, a junior film student from
Long Grove, Ill., was killed when
the 40-foot lift fell over in a 53-
mph wind gust on Oct. 27.
Fromnews services
PROFOOTBALL
Talks between NFL, players set to resume
DEAN HARE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington State guard Klay Thompson, the leading scorer in the
Pacific-10 Conference last season, intends to enter the NBAdraft.
CHATREWIND
This is the time of year when all things
are possible. A2-0lead for the Capitals
can actually be a good sign of a long
playoff run and a 8-7 Nats start could
mean a shot at .500.
Thomas Boswell, during his online Q&A. Transcript at postsports.com
The Insider
Redskins hold their cards close as the NFL draft approaches
BY MIKE JONES
Mike Shanahan has to be
sitting back and smiling to
himself, because every day, there
is a different report about what
the Washington Redskins are
supposedly trying to do in the
NFL draft.
Last week, word was the
Redskins were trying to trade
down from their 10th overall
pick in the draft, which takes
place April 28-30. Then this past
weekend, there was a report that
the Redskins were trying like
crazy to move up in the draft so
they could land a quarterback.
What does it mean? That
Shanahan & Co. are doing a good
job of sending mixed messages
so no one knows what exactly
their plans are.
It shouldnt come as a surprise
to hear the Redskins are
exploring options to make a
move in the draft. At the NFL
owners meetings in New Orleans
last month, Shanahan himself
said, Were exploring all of our
options. Moving up, moving
down. We look into everything.
It would be more of a surprise
if Washington did move up in the
draft, because they dont have
the full complement of picks in
this years draft, thus lacking a
lot of bargaining chips.
The Redskins have eight draft
picks right now, but most of
them (two fifths, a sixth and
three seventh-rounders) are of
little value when it comes to
trades. The Redskins could
package their No. 10 and No. 41
picks, but that still wouldnt
likely be enough to get them a
top five pick.
They would likely have to
throw in next years first-round
pick to move up, since they dont
have a third or fourth this year.
And if they were to cough up this
years first and second, then
thatd basically be giving up two
potential starters for one.
For years now the Redskins
progress has been hindered by
limited draft picks. Shanahan
has discussed that. It seems like
if anything, his goal is to get
them back on track with building
through the draft, and that
would seem to mean not
mortgaging the future by parting
with valuable future picks.
Thats why it seems more
likely that the Redskins would
either hang on to No. 10 and No.
41, or that they would try to
move down to acquire more
picks. Former NFL executives
Charley Casserly and Michael
Lombardi both said last week
that they look for Washington to
move down.
And on Saturday while at a
Redskins-sponsored Easter egg
hunt at Deanwood Community
Center, Bruce Allen hinted more
in this direction.
We have eight draft choices
right now for this draft, and if we
do well in the later rounds, then
were not going to miss anything.
Could there be some trades to
acquire new picks? Yes, possibly.
Were going to deal with the
picks that we have.
Allen called this years
quarterback class very good,
and didnt sound like a GM that
was under pressure to move up
to land a franchise passer.
Instead, he pointed out
quarterbacks that have gone
later in the draft than some and
still develop into winners.
Its interesting, quarterbacks
and weve gotten to visit with a
number of them so much of it
has to do with what team you go
to and what time, on how it will
work out for you, Allen said. I
think the Aaron Rodgers story is
one of the great success stories of
the NFL: a player that got
drafted much lower than the
media predictions at the time,
and sat on the bench for three
years, and now has become one
of the elite quarterbacks.
Allen later added: Im a big
fan of our history, and our
league, and the Redskins
obviously, and NFL Films just
did a great production on Tom
Brady. I could go back with you,
Johnny Unitas, I believe went in
the 17th round. You can find
greatness in any round.
This draft does seem to have
quarterbacks Jake Locker,
Andy Dalton, Christian Ponder,
Ryan Mallett, Colin Kaepernick
that analysts believe are
capable of breaking the trend of
second-rounders that never
deliver. Do the Redskins believe
so as well?
jonesm@washpost.com
Quick Fix
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Excerpts fromwashingtonpost.com/sports
D.C. SPORTSBOG
Caps top Wizards
in television ratings
When Sports Business Journal
posted its annual midseason look
at local television ratings for
NBAand NHL franchises, Caps
broadcasts on Comcast
SportsNet were beating their
Wizards counterparts by about
25 percent.
That was in early February.
The last two months were not
kind to the Wizards half of this
comparison.
Sports Business Journal
published its final look at the
regional sports network ratings
this week, and the Caps finished
57 percent ahead of the Wizards,
which has to be a record in this
market. According to the
publication, the Caps finished
with a 1.8 average, up 12 percent
from2009-2010. The Wizards
finished with a 1.15 rating, down
3 percent year-to-year.
(I have some other people who
sometimes help with ratings info,
and their numbers are slightly
different, but not appreciably.
For the number Immost focused
on here, the Caps finished 59
percent ahead according to those
other numbers.)
SBJ said the Wizards ranked
25th in the NBAin ratings (not
including the Raptors), and 19th
in average regional households
with 27,000.
The Caps, meantime, ranked
eighth in both ratings and
households (43,000) among the
NHLs U.S. franchises. In the final
rankings last year, the Caps were
ninth in both categories.
Dan Steinberg
Hot Topic Wizards Insider
Excerpts fromwashingtonpost.com/wizards-insider
Back to school, smaller pool
BY MICHAEL LEE
Remember whenthe NBAwas
concernedabout players leaving too early?
The league evenestablishedanage
minimumin2005 to force kids to wait a
year out of highschool before joining the
league. That resultedina 2006 draft that
still ranks among the worst inNBAhistory.
NBA? Not yet.
Nowthe league appears destinedto have
another baddraft onJune 23 as several
players projectedto go highpossibly
evenNo. 1 overall are electing to return
for another year incollege. Ohio State
freshmanJaredSullinger was the first
possible top-three pick to decide that the
lure of NBAriches werent enoughto make
himleave. Thencame Baylor freshman
Perry Jones. AndonMonday, North
Carolina freshmanHarrisonBarnes
announcedina statement that he has
decidedto go back after realizing he simply
enjoyedschool too much.
The possibility of anNBAlockout has
beenusedas a reasonwhy several players
have electedto stay incollege, but insome
of these cases, it simply sounds as if many in
the supposedone-and-done era of college
basketball want to winNCAA
championships andjust arent ina rushto
growupmuchto the dismay of the teams
that were hoping to scoopthemupthis
summer. Duke point guardKyrie Irving and
Arizona forwardDerrick Williams have
enteredthe draft, but the talent pool is
greatly diminishedafter that. Some of the
topinternational prospects include Jonas
Valanciunas (Lithuania), JanVesely (Czech
Republic) andEnes Kanter, a big manfrom
Turkey who was ruledineligible to play at
Kentucky last season.
The deadline for underclassmento
declare for the draft is Sunday andthey
have until May 8 to change their minds.
JohnWall took the one-and-done route
out of Kentucky andinto the topspot inthe
draft. He saidthat if he were inthe same
positionthis year, heddo it againlockout
or not. Itdbe tough. I feel like if youre a
lottery pick just go aheadandtest it. Its not
guaranteedthat youdbe inthe lottery next
year, youre not guaranteedif youhave a
season-ending injury or anything like that,
andyouhope it doesnt happento any of
these guys. But youjust hope they make the
best decisionfor them. If I was intheir
shoes, andI was guaranteeda lottery pick
or hada chance to go one or two, I would
come out. Youfindsome way to get a loan
fromsomebody for a while.
Several withinthe Wizards organization
were especially highonBarnes, the ACC
rookie of the year, believing that the 6-
foot-8 swingmanhadthe ability to play
small forwardor couldforma dynamic
back court withWall. Wall evenreferenced
Barnes last week, whenaskedabout the
options for the No. 1 pick shouldthe
Wizards winthe lottery onMay 17.
Its toughright nowbecause yougot
guys like Derrick Williams that are good. It
depends if guys like Harrisonandthem
come out. I really dont know, Wall said. A
lot of guys are putting their name inandnot
signing withanagent andseeing what
theyre going to do so whenever we get to
that situation. I think our scouting teamdid
a great job of going to look at guys and
theyve askedus andweve beenwatching
college basketball andthe talentedplayers
that are coming out.
The Wizards have two first-roundpicks
their ownlottery selectionandthe 18th
pick acquiredfromAtlanta inthe June 23
draft.
leem@washpost.com
GERRY BROOME/ASSOCIATED PRESS
North Carolinas Harrison Barnes is among a handful of top prospects headed back to college instead of into this Junes NBAdraft.
WASHINGTONPOST LIVE WITH IVAN CARTER
5 P.M. ON COMCAST SPORTSNET
Post columnist Tracee Hamilton is joined in studio by CSN
analyst Al Koken and D.C. United forward Chris Pontius.
only fromComcast.
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HOCKEY RUNNING
Kenyas Mutai sets
a Boston record,
but not the worlds
IAAF does not
recognize course
for sanctioned marks
ON HOCKEY
Caps shortcomings are drawing notice
front Henrik Lundqvist, a
deficiency underscored by the
Rangers running roughshod
through Michal Neuvirths
crease.
All of these shortcomings are
something the Capitals can
control. But its important that
they address themnow.
It begins with the penalties.
The eight infractions were the
most theyve taken in the past
21 postseason games, four times
as many as they were assessed
in either Game 1 or 2, and the
second most theyve taken all
season. The referees have
consistently called hooking
penalties when a player puts his
stick on an opponents gloves,
yet both Mike Green and Alex
Ovechkin did it anyway. John
Carlson was whistled for cross-
checking and roughing minors,
the latter setting up the game-
deciding four-on-four.
We have to try to be
controlled, said defenseman
Scott Hannan, whose holding
minor was one of the teams
four penalties in the second
period. We want to come out
and have emotion, but we want
to use it in the right way. We
have to be physical, play hard
and stay out of the box.
The Rangers converted only
one of their seven power plays,
but the penalties prevented
Coach Bruce Boudreau from
rolling four lines as he did so
effectively the first two games.
Third-line center Brooks Laich,
for example, played almost six
minutes more than Alexander
Semin and seven more than
Jason Arnott, both potential
game breakers.
It definitely disrupts the
rhythmand prevents some
people fromgetting into the
game as much as they normally
do, Boyd Gordon said.
Laich added: You end up
taking penalties when youre
getting outworked, and I think
there were some points in the
game when that was
on hockey from D1
happening.
The penalties certainly
disrupted the Capitals flow, but
it doesnt change the fact that
they must get more production
fromtheir stars.
Ovechkin had a goal and an
assist Sunday, but he could have
been better. His hooking
penalty was unnecessary, his
defensive execution on
Brandon Dubinskys winner
with 1 minute 39 seconds
remaining was sloppy, and his
goal came on his only shot on
net, a tip-in. Game 3, in fact,
marked only the third time in
31 playoff games that Ovechkin
was held to a single shot on
goal.
Ovechkins play without the
puck wasnt as good as its been
in the last 30 games, Boudreau
said before implying that
Capitals captain may be trying
to shoulder too much of the
load.
Nicklas Backstromhas one
assist in three games. That,
after going without a point in
the final three games of the
Montreal series last spring.
Semin, meantime, has been
conspicuously absent fromthe
score sheet since a dominant
performance in Game 1. Of the
the wingers six shots Sunday,
two came frominside 12 feet,
the others were from25, 39, 46
and 74 feet.
Theyre doing a pretty good
job of checking them, but, I
mean, you never, ever win
anything without your best
players being your best
players, Boudreau said. I
think theyre working pretty
hard, but theyre doing a good
job of nullifying them.
Somehowwe have to find a
way.
One surefire way the
Capitals stars can get
themselves going is by going to
the net with more consistency.
Ovechkin scored his goal from
seven feet out, redirecting a
pass fromArnott past
Lundqvist, and Mike Knuble
flipped in a rebound on the
power play. But too often they
loiter outside of the high-traffic
areas.
You have to do things
sometimes that are out of
character, Boudreau added.
Sometimes guys dont like
driving to the net, but to win,
you have to drive to the net, its
a simple as that.
The lack of traffic in the
Rangers crease might not have
been so noticeable had the New
York not spent so much time
disrupting Neuvirth, who was
harassed by Erik Christensen,
Vinny Prospal, Brandon Prust
and Sean Avery. On Prospals
third-period goal, Marian
Gaboriks proximity to Neuvirth
prevented the Capitals rookie
fromtrapping the initial shot
against his chest protector.
They executed their game
plan, Hannan said. They
wanted to come in and get in
front of our goalie. We have to
handle that better, box out and
match their physical play in our
end.
The mood at the teams
Arlington practice facility was
businesslike Monday. High-
minute players stayed off the
ice and those who spoke to
reporters did so in calm,
measured tones.
But it was still impossible to
escape the feeling that the
Capitals are at a crossroads in
their postseason journey.
Wednesdays Game 4 is
really going to swing the series,
Laich said. We could take a
stranglehold on it, or it could be
a very long series.
elbashirt@washpost.com
BY JIMMY GOLEN
boston Kenyas Geoffrey
Mutai ran the fastest 26.2 miles
inhistorytowintheBostonMar-
athon on Monday. His claimto a
world record might be swal-
lowedupby the hills.
But not the inclines of Heart-
break Hill that have doomed so
many runners before him.
It was the downhill part of the
race that makes his time of 2
hours 3 minutes 2 seconds ineli-
giblefor anofficial worldrecord.
In short: Rules set by track and
fields international governing
body have deemed the oldest
and most prestigious marathon
in the world long considered
the one of the most difficult, too
to be too easy.
You dont look at world re-
cords. You just go, Mutai said.
If you are strong, you push it.
But if youput it inyour head, you
cant make it.
Mutai outsprinted Moses
Mosop down Boylston Street to
win by four seconds as the two
Kenyansbothbeat HaileGebrse-
lassies sanctioned world record
of 2:03:59. Four men, including
third-place finisher Gebregziab-
her Gebremariam of Ethiopia
and American Ryan Hall, broke
the course record of 2:05:52 set
last year by Robert Kiprono
Cheruiyot.
These guys obviously
showed us whats possible for
the marathon, said Hall, whose
2:04:58 is the fastest ever run by
an American. I was out there
running, and I was thinking to
myself, I cant believe this is
happening right now. Im run-
ninga2:04pace, andI cant even
see the leaders. It was unreal.
TheIAAFmust certifyaworld
record, and it is unlikely to ap-
prove Mutais feat. The govern-
ing bodys Rule 206 requires
courses to start and finish near
the same point in order to dis-
courage downhill, wind-aided
runs and the artificially fast
times they can produce. (Boston
has a net decline of 459 feet,
though the course is dominated
by hills going upanddown.)
We had a stunning perfor-
mance and an immensely fast
time here today, saidTomGrilk,
the head of the Boston Athletic
Association, after Mutai ran al-
most a full minute faster than
the sanctioned world record.
We in Boston are well-pleased
with what has happened, and
thats good unto itself. The defi-
nitions of others, I will leave to
them.
IAAFofficials didnot respond
to e-mails from the Associated
Press seeking comment.
Although the organizations
rules disqualify the Boston
course from a world record, it
does list Cheruiyots time in last
years race among the best times
of 2010. Joan Benoits 2:22:53
was considered a womens re-
cord in 1983, though that was
before the IAAFrefinedits rules.
Mutai will receive a $50,000
bonus for the world best and
another $25,000 for the course
record to go with the $150,000
heandwomenswinner Caroline
Kilel earned for the win. This
gentleman did both things, and
we are honored to have played a
part inhis doing it, Grilk said.
Kilel won the womens race to
complete the Kenyan sweep,
outsprinting American Desiree
Davila to win by two seconds in
2:22:36. Davila led as late as the
final stretch on Boylston Street
and ran the fastest time ever for
aU.S. woman, fivesecondsfaster
than Benoit, who is now known
as JoanSamuelson.
Kara Goucher ran a personal-
best 2:24:52 to add a fifth-place
finish to her third in 2009. No
American man or woman
has won Boston since Lisa Lars-
en-Weidenbach in 1985. Were
knocking onthe door, Hall said.
I mean, 2:08 last year and 2:04
this year. . . . Its going to come;
its just a matter of time.
Associated Press
Bethesdas Beach completes
44th straight Boston Marathon
BY AMY SHIPLEY
Just as the physical and
mental fatigue in the late miles
of Mondays Boston Marathon
kicked in mercilessly, Bethes-
das Ben Beach felt a tailwind
picking up behind him, a wind
so strong it seemed to be direct-
ing himto the finish line for the
44th consecutive time.
Beach, 61, finished the race,
as he has done every year since
1968, in 4 hours 33 minutes 35
seconds, more than five min-
utes better than his time last
year and 20,830 overall in a
field of more than 27,000 run-
ners.
All of the concerns he carried
with him into the race nag-
ging foot and hip problems and
his constant battle with dysto-
nia, a neurological disorder that
affects his stride somehow
proved less debilitating than he
feared.
Theres something in the air
up here, Beach said by cell-
phone shortly after he finished.
I can show up with problems
and somehow, for a day, those
problems give me a break. . . . I
pay for it [later], but I got
through. Id rather not be in
pain, but really, its tolerable,
and somehow better knowing
that its done, its in the books,
and Ive got another year before
Ive got to climb back on the
horse.
Beachs consecutive-races ri-
val Neil Weygandt, 64, also fin-
ished the marathon, his 45th,
but his day did not go nearly as
smoothly. Beach, who sat next
to Weygandt on the bus to the
start line, said his rival told him
he had recently struggled with
hip problems. Weygandt, who
resides in Upper Darby, Pa.,
finished in 5:52.14 just over
seven minutes before the race
officially closed. Had Wey-
gandt crossed the finish line in
over six hours, his time would
have not been official and his
streak would have ended.
The tailwind really was a
wonderful asset, Beachsaid. It
blewus along for the final miles
when youre really fighting
yourself, wondering if you can
keep going.
shipleya@washpost.com
Capitals
Insider
6
washingtonpost.com/
capitalsinsider
Boudreauaddresses
dirty hit by Rangers
Capitals CoachBruce
Boudreau wants the NHLto
examine the hit by NewYorks
Marc Staal ondefensemanMike
Greenlate inthe secondperiodof
Game 3 onSunday.
It was to the side of the head
andit was a dirty shot. I hope the
league looks at it, Boudreausaid
to reporters after Mondays
optional practice.
Staal clippedGreenonthe
headwithhis right elbowand
shoulder just before Alex
Ovechkinscoredto tie the game
at 1. Greenslowly got upto join
the celebrationonthe ice and
playedthe rest of the game.
CoachBruce Boudreausaid
Green, who returnedat the start
of the playoffs froma concussion
that causedhimto miss 20games,
is fine.
Thats exactly what were
trying to get out of the league,
Boudreau continued. AndStaal
comes in, theres no puck, he takes
his arm, he swings it at [Greens]
head, but its all forgottenbecause
we score a goal to tie the game up.
But it shouldnt be forgotten, and
it wasnt the only time they
targetedMikes head.
Inthe first periodof Game 3,
Greenabsorbeda highhit from
BrandonPrust behindthe
Capitals net. Boudreausaidhe
sees it as a growing trend.
Theyre coming after him,
Boudreausaid. Prust left his feet
inthe first periodandwent at the
headas well, andMike threwa
punchback at himwhenhe was
gone, but this is stuff that. . . . I
have no problemwithhitting.
Lets hit as hardas we can; thats
what this game is all about. [But]
youcannot target the head.
InNeuvirths face
The Rangers have made
themselves familiar withMichal
Neuvirthso far this series. Game
3 may have featuredsome of the
most deliberate traffic, extra
shoves andyapping directedat
the Capitals goaltender thus far.
Its all business, Neuvirth
saidMonday whenaskedhowhe
handles the confrontations, and,
like I said, weve got to be ready
for Wednesday.
Easily a half-dozentimes in
Game 3, the Rangers barreled
throughWashingtons crease,
coming into contact with
Neuvirth. Several players,
including SeanAvery, made sure
to get a fewwords into the
netminder onstoppages inplay.
At one point, while injured
referee Chris Rooney was being
tendedto andNeuvirthskated
out of his net towardthe Capitals
bench, Prust collidedwithhimat
center ice.
Neuvirthplayedcoy whenhe
was askedwhat Avery saidto
him: The crowdwas pretty loud,
so I couldnt understand.
Katie Carrera
CHARLES KRUPA/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kenyas Geoffrey Mutai crosses the finish line in a record 2 hours
3 minutes 2 seconds. He beat Moses Mosop by four seconds.
NHL
NHLPLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
Best-of-seven; x-if necessary
EASTERNCONFERENCE
(1) WASHINGTON LEADS (8) N.Y. RANGERS, 2-1
Game 1: at Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 (OT)
Game 2: at Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 0
Game 3: at N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 2
Wednesday: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7
Saturday: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 3
x-Monday, April 25: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, TBD
x-Wed., April 27: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, TBD
(2) PHILADELPHIA LEADS (7) BUFFALO, 2-1
Game 1: Buffalo 1, at Philadelphia 0
Game 2: at Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4
Monday: Philadelphia 4, at Buffalo 2
Wednesday: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30
Friday: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:30
x-Sunday, April 24: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 3
x-Tuesday, April 26: Buffalo at Philadelphia, TBD
(6) MONTREAL LEADS (3) BOSTON, 2-1
Game 1: Montreal 2, at Boston 0
Game 2: Montreal 3, at Boston 1
Monday: Boston 4, at Montreal 2
Thursday: Boston at Montreal, 7
x-Saturday: Montreal at Boston, 7
x-Tuesday, April 26: Boston at Montreal, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 27: Montreal at Boston TBD
(4) PITTSBURGH LEADS (5) TAMPA BAY, 2-1
Game 1: at Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 0
Game 2: Tampa Bay 5, at Pittsburgh 1
Monday: Pittsburgh 3, at Tampa Bay 2
Wednesday: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7
Saturday: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, TBD
x-Monday, April 25: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 27: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, TBD
WESTERNCONFERENCE
Best-of-seven; x-if necessary
(1) VANCOUVER LEADS (8) CHICAGO, 3-0
Game 1: at Vancouver 2, Chicago 0
Game 2: at Vancouver 4, Chicago 3
Game 3: Vancouver 3, at Chicago 2
Tuesday: Vancouver at Chicago, 8
x-Thursday: Chicago at Vancouver, 10
x-Sunday, April 24: Vancouver at Chicago, 7:30
x-Tuesday, April 26: Chicago at Vancouver, TBD
(2) SAN JOSE AND (7) LOS ANGELES TIED, 1-1
Game 1: at San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2 (OT)
Game 2: Los Angeles 4, at San Jose 0
Tuesday: San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30
Thursday: San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30
Saturday: Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30
x-Monday, April 25: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 27: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD
(3) DETROIT LEADS (6) PHOENIX , 2-0
Game 1: at Detroit 4, Phoenix 2
Game 2: at Detroit 4, Phoenix 3
Monday: Detroit at Phoenix, Late
Wednesday: Detroit at Phoenix, 10:30
x-Friday: Phoenix at Detroit, 7
x-Sunday, April 24: Detroit at Phoenix, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 27: Phoenix at Detroit, TBD
(5) NASHVILLE LEADS (4) ANAHEIM, 2-1
Game 1: Nashville 4, at Anaheim 1
Game 2: at Anaheim 5, Nashville 3
Game 3: at Nashville 4, Anaheim 3
Wednesday: Anaheim at Nashville, 8:30
Friday: Nashville at Anaheim, 10
x-Sunday, April 24: Anaheim at Nashville, TBD
x-Tuesday, April 26: Nashville at Anaheim, TBD
Capitals vs. Rangers
Washington leads 2-1
Game 1: Capitals, 2-1, OT
Game 2: Capitals, 2-0
Game 3: Rangers 3-2
Game 4: Tomorrow, at New York , 7
p.m., CSN
Game 5: Saturday, at New York,
3 p.m., NBC
Game 6: Monday, at New York*
Game 7: April 27, at Washington*
* if necessary
TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST
It was the Rangers who got to celebrate in front of the home fans after Sundays win against the
Capitals trimmed Washingtons series lead to 2-1 and exposed some of the visitors weaknesses.
FLYERS4, SABRES2
Brian Boucher stopped 35 shots as
Philadelphias new starting goalie in
helping the Flyers grab a first-round
playoff series lead over the Sabres.
Danny Briere and Nikolay Zherdev
keyed the victory by scoring second-
period goals as Philadelphia bounced
back with two straight wins after a 1-0
series-opening loss Thursday. Game 4
is at Buffalo on Wednesday.
Nikolay Zherdev and Kimmo Ti-
monen, with an empty-netter, also
scored as the Flyers improved to 6-0-2
in their past eight visits to Buffalo,
including the regular season.
Drew Stafford and Nathan Gerbe
scored in a game the Sabres never
led. Buffalo has lost consecutive
games for the first time since ending a
three-game skid Feb. 23.
Boucher got the start after he
stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 5-4 win
Saturday in relief of rookie Sergei
Bobrovsky, who struggled by allowing
three goals onsevenshots. Bobrovsky
went from playoff starter to healthy
scratch as recently called-up Michael
Leighton served as the backup.
Boucher was greeted with mock
chants of Boooo-shey! from the en-
ergized sellout crowd in Buffalo from
the opening minute. He then proceed-
ed to quiet the crowd with a series of
solid saves including 15 in the first
period.
PHILADELPHIA ........................ 1 2 1 4
BUFFALO ................................. 1 1 0 2
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Carter 1 (Carle), 4:42 (pp). 2,
Buffalo, Stafford 1 (Pominville, Gragnani), 11:55 (pp).
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 3, Philadelphia, Briere 2 (Hartnell), 2:44. 4,
Philadelphia, Zherdev 1 (Richards, Versteeg), 16:44. 5,
Buffalo, Gerbe 1 (Connolly, Gragnani), 18:12.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 6, Philadelphia, Timonen 1 (Giroux, Carter),
19:42 (en).
SHOTS ON GOAL
PHILADELPHIA ........................ 6 15 5 26
BUFFALO ............................... 16 10 11 37
Power-play opportunities: Philadelphia 1 of 3; Buffalo 1
of 6. Goalies: Philadelphia, Boucher 2-0-0 (37 shots-35
saves). Buffalo, Miller 1-2-0 (25-22). A: 18,690 (18,690).
T: 2:36.
PENGUINS3, LIGHTNING2
Tyler Kennedy put Pittsburghahead
early in the third period and Marc-An-
dreFleury stopped25shots toholdoff
Tampa Bay.
Maxime Talbot and Arron Asham
alsoscoredfor thePenguins, whotook
a 2-1 lead in their first-round Eastern
Conference best-of-seven playoff se-
ries and regained home-ice advan-
tage.
Game 4 is Wednesday night in
Tampa.
Pittsburgh rebounded from a 5-1
home loss inGame 2despite giving up
two more power-play goals to Martin
St. Louis. The Lightning star erased a
2-0 deficit by striking late in the
opening period, thenagainearly inthe
third to give Tampa Bay hope of taking
control of the series.
But Kennedy answered with the
go-ahead goal just 31 seconds later,
scoring in heavy traffic fromin front of
G Dwayne Roloson after Pittsburgh
won a faceoff in the left circle.
The Penguins have won six consec-
utiveGame3s andare10-1 inthethird
game of playoff series dating fromthe
2008 postseason. Over the same
stretch, Fleury is 12-4 following a
playoff loss.
After Tampa Bay scored twice on
power plays in Game 2, Pittsburgh felt
it was essential to stay out of the
penalty box to minimize opportunities
for the Lightning to make one of the
NHLs most effective power plays a
factor again.
PITTSBURGH ........................... 2 0 1 3
TAMPA BAY ............................ 1 0 1 2
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Pittsburgh, Talbot 1 (Lovejoy), 5:46. 2,
Pittsburgh, Asham2 (Rupp, Letang), 6:31. 3, Tampa Bay,
St. Louis 2 (Gagne, Stamkos), 15:19 (pp).
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 4, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 3 (Lecavalier, Brewer),
2:12 (pp). 5, Pittsburgh, Kennedy 1 (Letang, Orpik), 2:43.
SHOTS ON GOAL
PITTSBURGH ......................... 12 9 9 30
TAMPA BAY .......................... 11 6 10 27
Power-play opportunities: Pittsburgh 0 of 2; Tampa Bay
2 of 4. Goalies: Pittsburgh, Fleury 2-1-0 (27 shots-25
saves). Tampa Bay, Roloson 1-2-0 (30-27). A: 20,545
(19,758). T: 2:37.
BRUINS4, CANADIENS2
David Krejci and Nathan Horton
scored first-period goals to lead Bos-
ton to a 4-2 win over Montreal.
The Bruins won on the road after
dropping the first two games of their
first-round, best-of-seven series at
home.
G Tim Thomas stopped 34 shots for
Boston and Rich Peverley scored in
the second period. Chris Kelly scored
into an empty net with 25 seconds
remaining. Bruins captain Zdeno
Chara returned to the lineup after
missing Saturday nights 3-2loss after
he was hospitalized overnight for de-
hydration.
Andrei Kostitsyn, who also missed
Game 2, scored the Canadiens first
goal with Boston holding a 3-0 lead
7:03 into the middle period. Tomas
Plekanec drew Montreal within one
early in the third.
G Carey Price made 21 saves after
stopping 65 of 66 in the Canadiens
two wins at the TD Bank Garden and
posting a shutout in Thursdays series
opening 2-0 win. Game 4 is Thursday
night.
The Bruins will practice in Lake
Placid, N.Y., on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, the site of the U.S. hockey teams
Miracle on Ice in the 1980Olympics.
Coming into the Bell Centre facing a
2-0 series deficit with a streak of six
straight playoff losses, it looked as
though Boston might need a miracle
of its own to solve Price.
BOSTON ................................... 2 1 1 4
MONTREAL .............................. 0 1 1 2
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Boston, Krejci 1 (Bergeron, Seidenberg), 3:11.
2, Boston, Horton 1 (Chara, McQuaid), 14:38.
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 3, Boston, Peverley 1 (Recchi), 2:02. 4, Montre-
al, Kostitsyn 1 (Cammalleri, Hamrlik), 7:03.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 5, Montreal, Plekanec 1 (Cammalleri, Subban),
4:08. 6, Boston, Kelly 1 (Recchi, Bergeron), 19:34 (en).
SHOTS ON GOAL
BOSTON ................................... 9 10 6 25
MONTREAL .............................. 8 13 15 36
Power-play opportunities: Boston 0 of 4; Montreal 0 of 5.
Goalies: Boston, Thomas 1-2-0 (36 shots-34 saves).
Montreal, Price 2-1-0 (24-21). A: 21,273 (21,273). T:
2:21.
Victory123
D4 EZ SU KLMNO TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011
NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE
TODAYSNLGAMES
NATIONALS AT CARDINALS, 8:15
W-L ERA TEAM
Lannan (L) 1-1 3.38 2-1
Westbrook (R) 1-1 7.63 1-2
BREWERS AT PHILLIES, 7:05
Wolf (L) 1-2 4.32 1-2
Halladay (R) 2-0 1.23 3-0
DIAMONDBACKS AT REDS, 7:10
Galarraga (R) 2-0 6.75 2-0
LeCure (R) 0-0 2.25 1-1
PIRATES AT MARLINS, 7:10
Maholm (L) 0-2 2.33 0-3
Johnson (R) 2-0 1.35 2-1
ASTROS AT METS, 7:10
Rodriguez (L) 0-2 7.31 0-3
Niese (L) 0-2 6.88 1-2
PADRES AT CUBS, 8:05
Moseley (R) 0-3 1.83 0-3
Russell (L) 1-1 7.20 0-1
GIANTS AT ROCKIES, 8:40
Sanchez (L) 1-1 3.24 2-1
Jimenez (R) 0-0 7.50 0-1
BRAVES AT DODGERS, 10:10
Beachy (R) 0-1 5.19 1-2
Kuroda (R) 2-1 3.48 2-1
TODAYSALGAMES
TWINS AT ORIOLES, 7:05
W-L ERA TEAM
Pavano (R) 1-1 3.60 1-2
Arrieta (R) 1-1 7.04 2-1
WHITE SOX AT RAYS, 6:40
Danks (L) 0-1 3.15 0-3
Shields (R) 0-1 3.98 2-1
YANKEES AT BLUE JAYS, 7:05
Burnett (R) 3-0 4.67 3-0
Drabek (R) 1-0 1.93 3-0
ANGELS AT RANGERS, 8:05
Palmer (R) 0-0 7.71 1-0
Lewis (R) 1-1 5.25 1-1
INDIANS AT ROYALS, 8:10
Gomez (R) --- ---- ---
Chen (L) 2-0 2.37 3-0
RED SOX AT ATHLETICS, 10:05
Lackey (R) 1-1 15.58 1-1
Anderson (L) 0-1 2.29 1-2
TIGERS AT MARINERS, 10:10
Coke (L) 1-2 2.25 1-1
Fister (R) 0-3 3.86 0-3
REDSOX9,
BLUEJAYS1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
pitched one-hit ball for seven
sharp innings, and Jed Lowrie
got four more hits as Boston
won its third straight.
Matsuzaka gave up a clean
single to center to Jose Bautis-
tawithtwoouts inthefirst. The
Red Sox righty walked Travis
Snider with two outs in the
second, then set down his
final 16 batters.
TORONTO AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Y.Escobar ss.......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 .333
C.Patterson cf ....... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Bautista rf............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306
Lind 1b................... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A.Hill 2b ................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Jo.McDonald 2b..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
Arencibia c ............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Snider lf................. 2 0 0 0 1 0 .151
Encarnacion dh...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J.Nix 3b ................. 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256
TOTALS 29 1 2 1 1 3
BOSTON AB R H BI BB SO AVG
J.Drew rf ............... 4 1 2 0 1 0 .282
D.McDonald rf ....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Pedroia 2b ............. 3 1 1 0 2 1 .316
Ad.Gonzalez 1b ..... 5 1 1 0 0 3 .263
Youkilis 3b............. 5 2 2 2 0 1 .213
Ortiz dh ................. 3 1 1 1 2 0 .265
Lowrie ss............... 5 2 4 4 0 1 .516
Crawford lf ............ 5 0 1 1 0 0 .133
Varitek c................ 3 0 0 0 1 1 .063
Ellsbury cf ............. 4 1 1 1 0 1 .200
TOTALS 37 9 13 9 6 8
TORONTO...........000 000 001 1 2 0
BOSTON.............201 023 10X 9 13 0
LOB: Toronto 2, Boston 10. 2B: Ad.Gonzalez
(4), Youkilis (5), Crawford (2). 3B: J.Drew
(1). HR: Y.Escobar (2), off Wakefield; Lowrie
(2), off R.Romero; Youkilis (2), off L.Perez;
Ellsbury (4), off Dotel.
TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
R.Romero............. 4.1 8 5 5 5 4 3.12
L.Perez ................. 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 10.1
Dotel .................... 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 6.75
Janssen................... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Matsuzaka .............. 7 1 0 0 1 3 6.43
Aceves .................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35
Wakefield ............... 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.10
WP: Matsuzaka (1-2); LP: R.Romero (1-2).
Inherited runners-scored: L.Perez 1-0, Dotel
1-0.
T: 2:49. A: 37,916 (37,065).
EAST W L PCT GB L10 STR
New York 9 5 .643 6-4 W-2
T.B. 7 9 .438 3 7-3 W-1
Toronto 7 9 .438 3 3-7 L-3
Baltimore 6 9 .400 3
1
/
2 2-8 L-8
Boston 5 10 .333 4
1
/
2 5-5 W-3
CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR
xCleveland 11 4 .733 8-2 W-3
xK.C. 10 5 .667 1 6-4 L-1
Chicago 7 9 .438 4
1
/
2 3-7 L-5
xDetroit 7 9 .438 4
1
/
2 5-5 L-2
Minn. 6 10 .375 5
1
/
2 4-6 W-2
WEST W L PCT GB L10 STR
Texas 11 5 .688 5-5 W-1
L.A. 10 6 .625 1 7-3 L-1
Oakland 8 8 .500 3 6-4 W-2
xSeattle 5 11 .313 6 3-7 W-1
x-Late game
EAST W L PCT GB L10 STR
Phila. 10 5 .667 6-4 L-1
Florida 8 6 .571 1
1
/
2 6-4 L-1
Wash. 8 7 .533 2 7-3 W-3
xAtlanta 7 9 .438 3
1
/
2 4-6 L-1
New York 5 11 .313 5
1
/
2 2-8 W-1
CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR
Cincinnati 9 7 .563 4-6 L-2
Chicago 8 8 .500 1 5-5 W-1
Milw. 8 8 .500 1 6-4 W-1
Pittsburgh 8 8 .500 1 4-6 W-2
St. Louis 8 8 .500 1 6-4 L-1
Houston 5 11 .313 4 4-6 L-1
WEST W L PCT GB L10 STR
Colorado 12 4 .750 8-2 L-1
San Fran. 9 7 .563 3 7-3 W-1
xL.A. 7 9 .438 5 4-6 W-1
San Diego 7 9 .438 5 4-6 L-1
Arizona 6 8 .429 5 5-5 W-1
x-Late game
NLSCORES
MONDAYS RESULTS
Brewers 6, at Phillies 3 (12 innings)
Pirates 9, at Reds 3
at Cubs 1, Padres 0 (10 innings)
Giants 8, at Rockies 1
Braves at Dodgers, Late
SUNDAYS RESULTS
at Nationals 8, Brewers 4 (1st game)
at Nationals 5, Brewers 1 (2nd game)
Pirates 7, at Reds 6
at Phillies 3, Marlins 2
Mets 3, at Braves 2
Padres 8, at Astros 6
at Rockies 9, Cubs 5
at Diamondbacks 6, Giants 5 (12 innings)
at Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1
ALSCORES
MONDAYS RESULTS
Twins 5, at Orioles 3
at Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 1
at Rays 5, White Sox 0
at Rangers 7, Angels 1
Indians at Royals, Late
Tigers at Mariners, Late
SUNDAYS RESULTS
at Indians 4, Orioles 2
at Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 1
Twins 4, at Rays 2
Angels 4, at White Sox 2
Mariners 3, at Royals 2
at Athletics 5, Tigers 1
at Yankees 6, Rangers 5
SCOREBOARD
PERSONNEL
DEPT.
Athletics: Put LHP Dallas
Braden on the 15-day DL
and transfered RHP Rich
Harden to the 60-day DL.
Orioles: Purchased the
contract of LHP Clay Rapada
and put RHP Chris
Jakubauskas on the 15-day
DL. Moved RHP Justin
Duchscherer fromthe 15-
day DL to the 60-day DL.
Rangers: RHP Mark Lowe
was optioned to the minors,
clearing a roster spot to
reinstate Colby Lewis from
MLBs paternity leave list.
Reds: Put utility player Juan
Francisco (calf) on the 15-
day DL and selected the
contract of OF Jeremy
Hermida fromClass AAA.
Tigers: Moved reliever Joel
Zumaya (elbow) to the 60-
day DL.
Yankees: LHP Pedro
Feliciano will put off surgery
for at least 1months after
orthopedist James Andrews
recommended a six-week
shoulder program.
ARRESTED
Cincinnati RHP Mike Leake
was arrested on a
shoplifting charge at a
downtown department
store, accused of trying to
steal six shirts with a total
value of $59.88. The 23-
year-old was booked at the
Hamilton County Justice
Center on a first-degree
misdemeanor charge of
shoplifting. It carries a
maximumof 180days in jail.
GREG M COOPER/REUTERS
Daisuke Matsuzaka silences Toronto in the traditional Patriots Day morning game.
TODAY'S GAME
TO WATCH
Indians at Royals
8:10 p.m.
It might be early in the
season, but Cleveland
entered Monday nights
action with the best
record in the American
League (11-4) with
Kansas City just one
game behind.
QUOTABLE
Bring it on.
Texas Manager Ron Washington, prior to the Rangers
beginning a 10-game homestand that included three against
the division rival Angels. Texas opened with a 7-1 victory over
Los Angeles.
STAROFTHEDAY
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox
Coming off one of the worst starts of his career, the Boston
right-hander allowed just one hit over seven scoreless innings
as the Red Sox won their third straight over Toronto.
Early riser
BOSTONMARATHON
MEN
1. Geoffrey Mutai, Kenya, 2:03:02
2. Moses Mosop, Kenya, 2:03:06
3. Gebregziabher Gebremariam, Ethiopia, 2:04:53
4. Ryan Hall, United States, 2:04:58
5. Abreham Cherkos, Ethiopia, 2:06:13
6. Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:06:43
7. Philip Kimutai Sanga, Kenya, 2:07:10
8. Deressa Chimsa, Ethiopia, 2:07:39
9. Bekana Daba, Ethiopia, 2:08:03
10. Juan Carlos R. Cardona, Sr. Colombia, 2:12:17
WOMEN
1. Caroline Kilel, Kenya, 2:22:36
2. Desiree Davila, United States, 2:22:38
3. Sharon Cherop, Kenya, 2:22:42
4. Caroline Rotich, Kenya, 2:24:26
5. Kara Goucher, United States, 2:24:52
6. Dire Tune, Ethiopia, 2:25:08
7. Werknesh Kidane, Ethiopia, 2:26:15
8. Yolanda B. Caballero, Colombia, 2:26:17
9. Alice Timbilili, Kenya, 2:26:34
10. Yuliya Ruban, Ukraine, 2:27:00
RUNNING
MLS
EAST W L T Pts GF GA
Philadelphia ................ 3 1 1 10 4 2
New York .................... 2 1 2 8 5 2
Houston ...................... 2 1 2 8 6 4
Columbus .................... 2 1 2 8 4 3
D.C. United .................. 2 2 1 7 9 8
New England .............. 1 2 3 6 5 7
Toronto FC .................. 1 2 3 6 6 9
Chicago ....................... 1 3 1 4 8 11
Sporting K.C. .............. 1 2 1 4 8 9
WEST W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake ............ 4 0 0 12 8 1
Los Angeles ................ 3 1 3 12 7 7
Colorado ..................... 3 2 0 9 8 6
Portland ...................... 2 2 1 7 9 10
Vancouver ................... 1 2 3 6 9 10
Seattle ........................ 1 2 3 6 6 7
San Jose ..................... 1 2 2 5 5 7
Dallas .......................... 1 3 1 4 6 8
Chivas USA ................. 0 2 3 3 3 5
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Los Angeles 2, Chicago 1
Portland 3, Dallas 2
Houston 1, New England 0
THURSDAYS GAME
New York at D.C. United, 8
WPS
W L T Pts GF GA
Boston.............................1 1 0 3 5 3
W. New York...................1 0 0 3 2 1
Atlanta............................1 1 0 3 2 4
Philadelphia ....................0 0 1 1 2 2
Sky Blue FC .....................0 1 1 1 2 3
magicJack .......................0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNDAY'S RESULT
Western New York 2, Boston 1
CONCACAFCHAMPIONS
LEAGUE
Home team listed first
FINAL
FIRST LEG WEDNESDAYS GAME
Monterrey vs. Real Salt Lake, 10
SECOND LEG WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
Real Salt Lake vs. Monterrey, 10
SOCCER
PORSCHE GRAND PRIX
At Porsche-Arena; In Stuttgart, Germany
Purse: $721,000 (Premier); Surface: Clay-Indoor
SINGLES FIRST ROUND
Marion Bartoli (8), France, def. Tsvetana Pironkova,
Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-1; Kristina Barrois, Germany, def. Lucie
Safarova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4; Li Na (6), China, def.
Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-2, 6-3.
DOUBLES FIRST ROUND
Sabine Lisicki, Germany, and Sam Stosur, Australia,
def. Julia Schruff and Scarlett Werner, Germany, 6-1,
6-4; Emma Laine, Finland, and Laura Siegemund, Germa-
ny, def. Ipek Senoglu, Turkey, and Selima Sfar, Tunisia,
3-6, 7-6 (2), 10-7 tiebreak; Katalina Marosi, Hungary,
and Kathrin Woerle, Germany, def. Eva Birnerova, Czech
Republic, and Teodora Lucic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.
ATPWORLDTOUR
BARCELONA OPEN
At Real Club de Tenis Barcelona; In Barcelona, Spain
Purse: $2.88 million (WT500); Surface: Clay-Outdoor
SINGLES
FIRST ROUND
Albert Ramos, Spain, def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo,
Spain, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5; Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, def. Tobias
Kamke, Germany, 6-2, 6-3; Santiago Giraldo, Colombia,
def. Thomaz Belluci (13), Brazil, 7-5, 6-3;
Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Andrey Golubev,
Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-2; Marcel Granollers, Spain, def.
Daniel Brands, Germany, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-1; Robin Haase,
Netherlands, def. Flavio Cipolla, Italy, 6-4, 6-3;
Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Simone Vagnozzi, Italy, 6-2,
2-4retired; Benoit Paire, France, def. Pablo Carreno-Bus-
ta, Spain, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-2; Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (12),
Spain, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (6), 6-3;
Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, def. Andrey Kuznets-
ov, Russia, 6-2, 6-4; Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Gerard
Granollers-Pujol, Spain, 6-0, 6-1; Albert Montanes (11),
Spain, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-2, 6-2;
Juan Monaco (16), Argentina, def. Grigor Dimitrov,
Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-1; Kevin Anderson (14), South Africa,
def. Pablos Cuevas, Uruguay, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.
DOUBLES FIRST ROUND
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, and Xavier Malisse,
Belgium, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, and Milos Raonic,
Canada, 6-2, 6-4.
GRAND PRIX DE SAR LA PRINCESSE LALLA
MERYEM
At Royal Tennis Club de Fes; In Fez, Morocco
Purse: $220,000 (Intl.); Surface: Clay-Outdoor
SINGLES FIRST ROUND
Greta Arn(4), Hungary, def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner,
Austria, 6-0, 1-0, retired; Simona Halep (7), Romania,
def. Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus, 6-2, 6-0;
Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, def. Nina Bratchikova,
Russia, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3; Ksenia Pervak, Russia, def.
Angelique Kerber (5), Germany, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
DOUBLES FIRST ROUND
Andrea Hlavackova and Renata Voracova (1), Czech
Republic, def. Bianca Botto, Peru, and Nadia Lalami,
Morocco, 6-2, 7-6 (3); Dinara Safina, Russia, and Galina
Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Liga Dekmeijere, Latvia,
and Jessica Moore, Australia, 6-1, 6-1;
Ahsha Rolle and Mashona Washington, United States,
def. Lina Bennani and Fatima Zahrae El Allami, Morocco,
6-2, 6-2.
TENNIS
NBA
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING
PLAYER, TEAM 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
Dwight Howard, Orlando........ 114 5 - 585
Kevin Garnett, Boston................ 1 20 12 77
Tyson Chandler, Dallas................ - 20 10 70
Tony Allen, Memphis .................. - 12 17 53
Rajon Rondo, Boston................... - 14 3 45
Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee.......... - 6 14 32
Grant Hill, Phoenix ..................... 1 7 4 30
Andre Iguodala, Phila. ................. - 5 14 29
LeBron James, Miami.................. - 7 4 25
Luol Deng, Chicago ...................... - 5 9 24
Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers............. - 5 3 18
Chuck Hayes, Houston ............... 2 - 3 13
Chris Paul, New Orleans.............. - 3 4 13
Serge Ibaka, Okla. City ................ - 2 6 12
Joakim Noah, Chicago ................ 1 2 - 11
Dwyane Wade, Miami ................. - 2 2 8
Tim Duncan, San Antonio............ - 2 1 7
Ron Artest, L.A. Lakers............... - 1 3 6
JaVale McGee, Washington........ - 1 2 5
Keith Bogans, Chicago................ 1 - - 5
Thabo Sefolosha, Okla. City........ - - 4 4
Andrew Bynum, L.A. Lakers........ - 1 - 3
Kenyon Martin, Denver ............... - - 2 2
Gerald Wallace, Portland ............ - - 2 2
Josh Smith, Atlanta .................... - - 1 1
BASKETBALL
COLLEGIATEBASEBALL
POLL
TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Virginia........................... 36-3 496 1
2. South Carolina ............... 28-7 494 3
3. Vanderbilt ...................... 32-5 493 2
4. Texas.............................. 27-9 490 4
5. Cal State Fullerton......... 27-9 488 7
6. Florida ............................ 28-9 487 5
7. Oregon State.................. 27-7 485 10
8. Texas A&M................... 26-10 481 8
9. Georgia Tech ................ 27-10 479 9
10. TCU............................. 25-11 476 11
11. UCLA .......................... 19-12 471 12
12. Arizona State............... 25-9 469 13
13. Fresno State ................ 25-5 467 14
14. North Carolina.............. 30-8 465 6
15. Oklahoma State........... 27-9 463 18
16. Oklahoma................... 26-10 462 16
17. Arkansas ...................... 26-9 460 17
18. Florida State .............. 26-10 459 15
19. California...................... 23-9 457 20
20. Miami ......................... 24-12 452 19
21. Stetson ........................ 29-7 450 29
22. Southern Miss.............. 27-8 447 25
23. Arizona....................... 23-13 445 22
24. UC Irvine....................... 23-9 444
25. Rice............................. 26-14 442 26
26. Connecticut .............21-12-1 440 27
27. Coastal Carolina......... 24-12 437
28. Creighton ..................... 26-7 434
29. Gonzaga ..................21-11-1 433 24
30. Charlotte...................... 28-8 430 30
BASEBALL
RAYS5, WHITESOX0
David Price allowed four
hits in eight dominant innings,
and Tampa Bay beat slumping
Chicago.
Price struck out nine and
walked two. The left-hander
entered 0-4 with a 4.88 ERA in
four starts against the White
Sox.
Felipe Lopez homered and
drove in three runs, helping
TampaBay winfor sixthtimein
seven games. Ben Zobrist had
a two-run homer.
Edwin Jackson gave up four
runs and 11 hits in seven
innings for the White Sox, who
have lost five in a row.
CHICAGO AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Pierre lf ................. 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Beckham 2b........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231
Quentin dh ............ 4 0 1 0 0 2 .306
Konerko 1b ............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 .317
Rios cf ................... 3 0 0 0 1 3 .203
Al.Ramirez ss........ 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276
R.Castro c.............. 3 0 1 0 0 1 .176
Teahen ph.............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353
Lillibridge rf .......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Morel 3b ................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220
TOTALS 31 0 4 0 3 11
TAMPA BAY AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Fuld cf.................... 4 1 4 0 0 0 .396
E.Johnson 2b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Joyce lf .................. 4 1 2 0 0 0 .298
F.Lopez dh............. 4 2 3 3 0 0 .316
Zobrist rf............... 4 1 1 2 0 3 .179
Kotchman 1b......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231
S.Rodriguez 3b...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .161
Jaso c..................... 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Brignac ss.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 .229
TOTALS 31 5 12 5 1 5
CHICAGO............000 000 000 0 4 0
TAMPA BAY.......300 010 01X 5 12 0
LOB: Chicago 7, Tampa Bay 5. 2B: R.Castro
(1), Fuld (6), F.Lopez (3). HR: Zobrist (3), off
E.Jackson; F.Lopez (2), off Thornton.
CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
E.Jackson................ 7 11 4 4 1 3 3.51
Thornton................. 1 1 1 1 0 2 7.94
TAMPA BAY IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Price........................ 8 4 0 0 2 9 2.83
Jo.Peralta................ 1 0 0 0 1 2 2.45
WP: Price (2-2); LP: E.Jackson (2-1).
PB: R.Castro.
T: 2:26. A: 12,016 (34,078).
PIRATES9, REDS3
Andrew McCutchen dou-
bled home two runs as part of
Pittsburghs biggest offensive
showing this season, and the
Pirates took advantage of an-
other slow-starting Cincinnati
pitcher to beat the Reds.
The Pirates scored three
runs in the first off LHP Travis
Wood.
Kevin Correia gave up four
hits during his second career
complete game.
PITTSBURGH AB R H BI BB SO AVG
A.McCutchen cf..... 5 1 1 2 1 2 .246
Tabata lf................ 5 1 2 0 1 1 .317
Diaz rf.................... 4 2 2 2 0 0 .250
Walker 2b.............. 4 2 2 1 1 0 .290
Pearce 3b............... 4 0 2 2 1 1 .294
Overbay 1b............ 4 0 2 1 0 2 .246
Bowker ph-1b........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Snyder c................. 4 1 2 1 1 1 .385
Cedeno ss .............. 5 2 2 0 0 1 .191
Correia p................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 39 9 15 9 5 9
CINCINNATI AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Stubbs cf ............... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Janish ss ............... 1 0 1 0 0 0 .327
Renteria ss-2b ...... 3 0 0 0 1 1 .381
Votto 1b ................ 2 0 0 0 1 0 .429
R.Hernandez ph..... 1 1 1 0 0 0 .324
Rolen 3b ................ 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231
Gomes lf................ 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Bruce rf ................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Heisey ph-cf .......... 2 1 1 2 0 0 .304
Cairo 2b-1b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Hanigan c .............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226
T.Wood p............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hermida rf............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
TOTALS 32 3 4 2 2 5
PITTSBURGH......300 510 000 9 15 1
CINCINNATI .......010 000 002 3 4 0
E: Pearce (1). LOB: Pittsburgh 11, Cincinnati
4. 2B: A.McCutchen (3), Tabata (4), Overbay
(5), Rolen (5). HR: Heisey (2), off Correia.
PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Correia .................... 9 4 3 2 2 5 2.48
CINCINNATI IP H R ER BB SO ERA
T.Wood................. 3.1 8 6 6 1 3 5.73
Jor.Smith............. 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 3.12
Maloney .................. 3 3 1 1 1 3 7.45
Masset.................... 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.56
Chapman................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
WP: Correia (3-1); LP: T.Wood (1-2).
Inherited runners-scored: Jor.Smith 1-1.
HBP: by Maloney (Diaz). PB: Snyder.
T: 3:02. A: 12,777 (42,319).
SOFTBALL
Bowie State 15-13, Virginia Union 1-5
COLLEGES
CUBS1,
PADRES0(10)
PH Tyler Colvin doubled
home Geovany Soto with two
outs in the 10th inning to lift
Chicago. Soto reached on a
fielders choice with two outs,
then scored from first when
Colvin lined a shot to right.
Carlos Marmol struck out
two in 1
1/3 scoreless innings to
pick up the win for the Cubs.
Chad Qualls took the loss,
allowing a run while getting
two outs for San Diego.
SAN DIEGO AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Venable rf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 .149
Denorfia ph-rf ....... 1 0 1 0 0 0 .269
Headley 3b ............ 2 0 0 0 1 1 .259
O.Hudson 2b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278
Cantu 1b................ 3 0 0 0 0 3 .162
Hundley c............... 4 0 1 0 0 3 .340
Ludwick lf.............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 .135
Maybin cf .............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232
Bartlett ss............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 .196
Stauffer p.............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hawpe ph .............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .135
E.Patterson ph ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083
TOTALS 33 0 5 0 1 13
CHICAGO AB R H BI BB SO AVG
S.Castro ss............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .408
Barney 2b .............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311
Byrd cf ................... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Ar.Ramirez 3b ....... 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333
C.Pena 1b .............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214
A.Soriano lf ........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Fukudome rf.......... 3 0 1 0 1 0 .320
Soto c .................... 4 1 1 0 0 1 .255
Zambrano p........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
DeWitt ph.............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Colvin ph................ 1 0 1 1 0 0 .150
TOTALS 32 1 5 1 2 4
SAN DIEGO..... 000 000 000 0 0 5 0
CHICAGO ........ 000 000 000 1 1 5 1
Two outs when winning run scored.
E: Ar.Ramirez (2). LOB: San Diego 6, Chicago
6. 2B: Colvin (3).
SAN DIEGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Stauffer .................. 7 4 0 0 1 4 3.27
Adams..................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.00
Gregerson ............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.08
Qualls................... 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1.17
CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Zambrano................ 8 3 0 0 1 10 4.21
Marshall............... 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 1.17
Marmol ................ 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 2.08
WP: Marmol (1-1); LP: Qualls (0-1).
Inherited runners-scored: Marmol 1-0. HBP:
by Marmol (Cantu).
T: 2:26. A: 36,597 (41,159).
BASEBALL
MARYLAND
Blair 7, Seneca Valley 2
Huntingtown 9, La Plata 5
Laurel 18, High Point 8 (5)
Linganore 9, Tuscarora (Md.) 2
Linganore 2, Tuscarora (Md.) 1
North Point 17, Northern 9
Quince Orchard 13, Bethesda-Chevy Chase 8
Rockville 5, Gaithersburg 3
VIRGINIA
Kettle Run 4, Yorktown 2
McLean 11, Edison 9
Robinson 8, South Lakes 6 (7)
West Potomac 11, Fairfax 1 (6)
Hayfield 3, Green Run 2
Hayfield 15, Kempsville 1
Osbourn Park 8, Jefferson 6
Stone Bridge 10, Potomac (Va.) 0
Woodbridge 14, Mount Vernon 3
South Lakes 8, Wakefield 2
Lake Braddock 10, Ocean Lakes 9
PRIVATE
Calvert Hall 15, Spalding 12
Flint Hill 18, John Paul the Great 1
Gonzaga 3, Bishop Ireton 2
Good Counsel 4, St. Mary's Ryken 3
Paul VI Catholic 2, McNamara 0
Riverdale Baptist 5, Pallotti 4
Saint Anselm's 8, Avalon 4
NON-LEAGUE
DeMatha 4, C.M. Wright 0
St. Francis (Ohio) 6, Potomac Falls 5
Forest Park 24, Cardozo 0
Stone Bridge 13, Middleburg 3
O'Connell 8, Liberty 4
O'Connell 6, Briar Woods 2
BOYS' LACROSSE
VIRGINIA
Oakton 11, West Springfield 10
PRIVATE
Flint Hill 9, Middleburg 8
Gonzaga 19, O'Connell 1
NON-LEAGUE
Bullis 14, Ballston Spa 2
Chantilly 12, Frontier 4
Paul VI Catholic 12, Broad Run 3
Quince Orchard 14, The Heights 7
The Heights 10, Sherwood 8
BOYS' TENNIS
Episcopal 6, Georgetown Prep 1
St. John's 5, Paul VI Catholic 4
GIRLS' LACROSSE
PRIVATE
Georgetown Visitation 17, Flint Hill 11
Holy Child 15, National Cathedral 14 (OT)
NON-LEAGUE
Good Counsel 11, Brighton 5
GOLF
Bullis 190, Landon 195
Gonzaga 9, St. John's 0
Episcopal 187, St. Albans 223
SOFTBALL
MARYLAND
Blair 11, Quince Orchard 4
Chopticon 13, Oakdale 2
Huntingtown 7, La Plata 0
Northern 19, North Point 0 (5)
Quince Orchard 10, Walter Johnson 4 (7)
Thomas Stone 10, Patuxent 0
Urbana 16, Frederick 0
VIRGINIA
Annandale 5, Centreville 3
Lake Braddock 3, Lee 2
Lake Braddock 4, South Lakes 0
Lee-Davis 10, Westfield 1
Madison 6, Stonewall Jackson 2
McLean 2, Hylton 0
Robinson 3, Herndon 2 (8)
Stafford 12, Forest Park 2 (5)
PRIVATE
Holy Child 15, Madeira 8
Paul VI Catholic 21, St. John's 0 (5)
NON-LEAGUE
Edison 5, Bishop Ireton 4
Herndon 4, Franklin D. Roosevelt 3
TOURNAMENTS
Madison Spring Break Tournament Quarterfinals
Westfield 3, McLean 2
Madison 2, Annandale 1
Westfield 5, West Potomac 0
Stonewall Jackson 7, Centreville 6
Hylton 6, West Potomac 5
Madison Spring Break Tournament "B" Bracket
Quarterfinals
Mount Vernon 18, West Springfield 1
West Springfield 10, Edison 7
Bishop Ireton 9, Mount Vernon 2
Northern Virginia Spring Break Tournament
Hayfield 5, Marshall 1
Oakton 2, Hayfield 2
Oakton 4, Jefferson 0
South County 9, Woodbridge 6
T.C. Williams Tournament Quarterfinals
Robinson 5, Franklin D. Roosevelt 2
Herndon 17, George Mason 4
Herndon 10, St. Mary's Ryken 7
Robinson 11, George Mason 1
T.C. Williams vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robinson 4, St. Mary's Ryken 2
RANGERS7, ANGELS1
C.J. Wilson struck out nine
in seven strong innings, and
Texas returned home with a
win over Los Angeles.
Adrian Beltre homered for
the second straight night and
Mitch Moreland drove in three
runs. Ian Kinsler snapped an
0-for-19 slide with a pair of
extra-base hits before scoring
on a suicide squeeze by Elvis
Andrus, who had three hits.
The Rangers, back from a
nine-game road trip, had lost
four of five.
L.A. AB R H BI BB SO AVG
M.Izturis ss........... 4 0 2 0 0 1 .391
H.Kendrick 2b........ 4 0 2 1 0 1 .318
Abreu dh................ 3 0 0 0 1 2 .276
Tor.Hunter rf......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217
V.Wells lf .............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 .169
Callaspo 3b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .321
Trumbo 1b............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259
Mathis c ................ 4 1 1 0 0 1 .182
Bourjos cf .............. 4 0 2 0 0 1 .245
TOTALS 35 1 10 1 1 9
TEXAS AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Kinsler 2b .............. 3 1 2 0 2 0 .196
Andrus ss .............. 5 1 3 1 0 1 .214
Mi.Young dh.......... 5 1 1 0 0 1 .354
A.Beltre 3b............ 4 1 2 3 0 0 .266
N.Cruz lf-rf ............ 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259
Dav.Murphy cf-lf... 3 1 2 0 1 0 .353
Napoli c.................. 3 0 1 0 1 1 .292
Moreland rf ........... 4 1 2 3 0 1 .310
Borbon cf............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
C.Davis 1b ............. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000
TOTALS 35 7 14 7 4 8
L.A. .....................000 000 100 1 10 1
TEXAS ................000 240 01X 7 14 0
E: E.Santana (1). LOB: Los Angeles 8, Texas
8. 2B: H.Kendrick (3), Bourjos (3), Kinsler (3),
Napoli (1). 3B: Kinsler (1). HR: A.Beltre (5),
off E.Santana; Moreland (1), off Bulger.
L.A. IP H R ER BB SO ERA
E.Santana ............... 4 10 6 6 2 3 5.26
Thompson............... 2 2 0 0 0 4 2.08
Bulger ..................... 2 2 1 1 2 1 1.29
TEXAS IP H R ER BB SO ERA
C.Wilson.................. 7 9 1 1 1 9 3.08
O'Day ...................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.69
Strop ....................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
WP: C.Wilson (2-0); LP: E.Santana (0-2).
E.Santana pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.
T: 2:51. A: 30,799 (49,170).
WTATOUR
GIANTS8, ROCKIES1
Tim Lincecum took a no-hit-
ter into the seventh inning at
Coors Field for San Francisco.
Spotted an early eight-run
cushion thanks to homers by
Pat Burrell, Nate Schierholtz
and Freddy Sanchez, Lince-
cum dominated baseballs
best team over the seasons
first 2 weeks until Carlos
Gonzalez broke up his no-hit
bidwithasingleintheseventh.
SANFRAN. AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Rowand cf-lf ...........5 0 0 0 0 0 .327
F.Sanchez 2b...........5 2 2 1 0 0 .306
Huff 1b....................3 1 1 1 1 0 .254
Belt 1b.....................1 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Posey c....................4 0 1 0 0 0 .293
Whiteside c.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
P.Sandoval 3b.........1 2 0 0 3 0 .333
Burrell lf..................3 2 1 3 0 1 .200
Ford cf.....................0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schierholtz rf..........4 1 3 2 0 0 .292
Tejada ss.................3 0 0 1 0 0 .213
Lincecump..............4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Vogelsong p............0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
TOTALS 33 8 8 8 4 3
COLORADO AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Fowler cf .................2 0 0 0 2 1 .266
Herrera 2b-ss..........4 0 0 0 0 0 .359
C.Gonzalez lf...........3 1 1 0 0 0 .290
Wigginton lf............1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Tulowitzki ss ..........3 0 0 0 0 2 .345
Stewart 3b..............1 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Helton 1b ................3 0 2 1 1 0 .366
Spilborghs rf...........4 0 0 0 0 2 .188
Jo.Lopez 3b-2b........3 0 1 0 0 1 .188
Iannetta c................3 0 0 0 0 1 .211
Rogers p..................1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Mortensen p ...........2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
TOTALS 30 1 4 1 3 11
SANFRAN. ......... 512 000 000 8 8 0
COLORADO......... 000 000 100 1 4 0
LOB: San Francisco 4, Colorado 5. 2B: F.San-
chez (5), Helton 2 (3). HR: Burrell (5), off
Rogers; Schierholtz (1), off Rogers; F.Sanchez
(2), off Rogers.
SANFRAN. IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Lincecum.............. 7.2 3 1 1 3 10 1.67
Vogelsong............. 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Rogers ..................... 3 6 8 8 2 2 6.75
Mortensen............... 6 2 0 0 2 1 0.00
WP: Lincecum(2-1); LP: Rogers (2-1).
Inherited runners-scored: Vogelsong 2-0.
HBP: by Rogers (Burrell).
T: 2:23. A: 31,079 (50,490).
BREWERS6,
PHILLIES3(12)
Ryan Braun drove in the
go-ahead run with a sacrifice
fly in the 12th for Milwaukee.
Brandon Kintzler pitched two
scoreless innings.
MILWAUKEE AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Weeks 2b .............. 5 1 0 0 1 0 .269
Gomez cf ............... 5 2 2 1 0 1 .214
Braun lf ................. 4 1 3 2 1 0 .357
Fielder 1b .............. 5 1 1 0 0 3 .311
McGehee 3b .......... 5 0 1 0 1 0 .267
Y.Betancourt ss .... 5 0 0 2 0 0 .189
Kotsay rf ............... 4 0 0 0 2 1 .214
Lucroy c ................. 5 1 3 1 1 1 .368
Almonte ph ........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095
Nieves ph .............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235
TOTALS 41 6 11 6 6 6
PHILA. AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Victorino cf............ 6 0 1 1 0 2 .311
Polanco 3b............. 5 1 2 0 1 0 .375
Rollins ss............... 5 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Howard 1b............. 6 0 2 1 0 1 .293
B.Francisco rf ........ 6 0 0 0 0 2 .246
Ibanez lf ................ 5 0 1 0 0 2 .233
Ruiz c..................... 4 1 0 0 1 0 .292
W.Valdez 2b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 .318
Blanton p............... 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Gload ph ................ 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273
M.Martinez pr ....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Orr ph .................... 1 0 1 1 0 0 .455
Mayberry ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444
K.Kendrick p .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
TOTALS 46 3 9 3 3 7
MILWAUKEE .. 002 000 010 003 6 11 2
PHILA.............. 100 000 101 000 3 9 2
E: McGehee (1), Weeks (4), Rollins (1),
K.Kendrick (1). LOB: Milwaukee 11, Philadel-
phia 11. 2B: Fielder (6), McGehee (3).
MILWAUKEE IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Marcum................... 6 5 1 0 0 5 1.90
Green ................... 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 3.00
Mitre.................... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Loe .......................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86
Axford..................... 1 1 1 1 2 1 8.53
Stetter .................... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.08
Kintzler ................... 2 1 0 0 1 0 3.38
PHILA. IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Blanton ................... 7 7 2 2 1 4 7.27
Madson ................... 1 2 1 1 1 1 1.50
J.Romero.............. 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3.86
Herndon ............... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 5.14
Contreras ................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Bastardo ................. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
K.Kendrick............... 1 1 3 1 3 0 3.00
WP: Kintzler (1-0); LP: K.Kendrick (0-1).
Inherited runners-scored: Mitre 2-1, Herndon
1-0. IBB: off Madson (Kotsay), off K.Kendrick
(McGehee, Kotsay). HBP: by K.Kendrick
(Fielder). WP: K.Kendrick.
T: 4:05. A: 45,637 (43,651).
NLLEADERS
Entering Mondays games
BATTING
Kemp, LA ................................................ .474
Votto, Cin ............................................... .444
Castro, Chi .............................................. .418
Herrera, Col ............................................ .400
Montero, Ari ........................................... .391
Ethier, LA ............................................... .377
Polanco, Phl ............................................ .373
Rasmus, StL ........................................... .364
Tulowitzki, Col ........................................ .364
Freese, StL ............................................. .360
HOME RUNS
Tulowitzki, Col ............................................. 7
Berkman, StL ............................................... 6
Gomes, Cin ................................................... 6
Soriano, Chi ................................................. 5
Braun, Mil .................................................... 4
Upton, Ari .................................................... 4
Morrison, Fla ............................................... 4
Sandoval, SF ................................................ 4
Heyward, Atl ............................................... 4
Pujols, StL ................................................... 4
Burrell, SF .................................................... 4
Weeks, Mil .................................................. 4
RBI
Fielder, Mil ................................................ 16
Tulowitzki, Col ........................................... 14
Espinosa, Was ........................................... 14
Howard, Phl ............................................... 14
Gomes, Cin ................................................. 14
Berkman, StL ............................................. 13
Pence, Hou ................................................. 12
Davis, NY ................................................... 12
Gonzalez, Col ............................................. 12
Kemp, LA ................................................... 12
Jones, Atl .................................................. 12
Soriano, Chi ............................................... 12
Polanco, Phl ............................................... 12
Young, Ari .................................................. 12
STOLEN BASES
Kemp, LA ..................................................... 8
Tabata, Pit ................................................... 8
Bloomquist, Ari ........................................... 7
Bourn, Hou ................................................... 7
Hudson, SD .................................................. 6
Desmond, Was ............................................ 6
Reyes, NY .................................................... 6
Bourgeois, Hou ............................................ 5
Maybin, SD .................................................. 4
Rollins, Phl .................................................. 4
Stubbs, Cin .................................................. 4
Pagan, NY .................................................... 4
Herrera, Col ................................................. 4
SLUGGING PCT.
Tulowitzki, Col ........................................ .836
Kemp, LA ................................................ .719
Gomes, Cin .............................................. .696
Berkman, StL .......................................... .692
Votto, Cin ............................................... .667
Morrison, Fla .......................................... .654
Montero, Ari ........................................... .652
Hundley, SD ............................................ .630
Smith, Col ............................................... .625
Braun, Mil ............................................... .615
HIGHSCHOOLS
Victory123
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011 KLMNO EZ SU D5
BASEBALL PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
JASON REID
Heat built to win in the postseason
The faster format better suits
Miamis front-heavy roster. The
Big Three wasnt good enough to
make Miami the leagues best
team in the regular season but
the trio could put the Heat on
top at the end.
James scored 29 points
Monday night, Bosh contributed
21 points and 11 rebounds and
Wade added 14 points to help the
Heat take a 2-0 series lead
against Philadelphia.
No surprises. Just too much
skill for the 76ers to overcome at
a time of year when coaches no
longer worry as much about
managing minutes, referees
generally call fewer fouls and the
stage is too big for some.
Chicago the Eastern
Conferences top-seeded team
rallied to overcome a late deficit
against eighth-seeded Indiana in
its first game. Third-seeded
Boston needed a three-pointer
from Ray Allen, the games all-
time leader in threes, to hold off
New York.
San Antonio and Los Angeles
the Western Conferences
Nos. 1 and 2 teams lost on
their home courts. It marked the
first time since 1984 that the top
two seeds from the same
conference lost playoff openers.
The Spurs, Lakers and Celtics
are old teams, albeit still
talented ones. Derrick Rose, 22,
whos expected to win the most
valuable player award, leads the
rising Bulls, but the Heat is the
only team with three superstars
under 30.
Although Kobe Bryant
supporters would disagree,
James is the leagues most
talented player. Just ask NBA
officials.
Wade is widely considered a
top-five performer and Bosh is
among the elite as well. The
Heats overall lack of talent and
depth behind them was the
biggest factor in a season-high
five-game losing streak spanning
late February and early March.
The losing stirred increased
media coverage of the leagues
most scrutinized franchise, and
hope of a complete collapse
among Miamis detractors.
Theres still a lot of
resentment and jealously in the
league toward Miami because of
Jamess poorly handled exit from
Cleveland and team President
Pat Rileys success in luring
James and Bosh to the Heat last
reid from D1
summer while also retaining
Wade. But instead of fading,
Miami finished 15-3.
The impressive stretch raised
the Heats confidence level to
an all-time high, James said
recently. Everyone is
comfortable. Everyone knows
their role and we know whats
our identity. And thats playing
together.
Despite some inevitable
bumps while James and Bosh
learned to fit in with Wade, the
Heat won 58 games, the
Southeast Division title and
earned the No. 2 seed in the
East. Thats a highly successful
regular season by any criteria.
The potential for bigger
rewards is within the Heats
grasp, in part, because its no
longer dealing with the grind of
a long season. The finish line is
in sight, as is the trophy James,
Wade and Bosh joined forces to
win.
Wade was selected the Finals
MVP after leading the Heat to its
only NBA championship during
the 2005-06 season. He averaged
34.7 points as Miami overcame
an 0-2 deficit and defeated
Dallas in six games.
Wade deservedly developed a
reputation as one of the leagues
clutch performers, and, yeah, I
definitely consider myself a
leader, Wade said recently. I
know a lot of times, the team
follows my lead, my energy. So I
try to give them that.
People tend to forget James
has been outstanding in the
postseason or they choose to
ignore his accomplishments out
of dislike for him.
Although he played poorly
and appeared disinterested in
Clevelands East semifinals loss
to Boston last season, James has
averaged 29.2 points, 8.5
rebounds and 7.3 assists in 72
career postseason games.
Jamess playoff scoring
average ranks third all-time in
NBA history. Against Detroit in
the 2006-07 East finals, James
led Cleveland from an 0-2 deficit
to win the series in six games
and had one of the NBAs
greatest individual performance
in Game 5.
He set a franchise record with
48 points and had nine rebounds
and seven assists in a double-
overtime win. James scored the
Cavaliers final 25 points and 29
of their last 30. San Antonio,
which won the West that season,
was far superior to Cleveland
and swept in the Finals.
Despite never winning a
championship, James led the
Cavaliers to new heights with a
relatively weak supporting casts.
He didnt sign with Miami to
ride Wades coattails. Its about
collaboration.
I know a lot about winning
ballgames, the reigning two-
time MVP said. He [Wade] has
gotten to the mountaintop, and
Im trying to get there, so he
knows what it takes. But were
just trying to follow each others
lead every night.
The tools are in place. The
setting seems right. The Heat got
what it wanted. It just has to get
it done.
reidj@washpost.com
Thus far, Nationals rotation
has taken a turn for the better
doom for the Nationals starting
five.
We kind of took that upon
ourselves to show some people
how good we really are, Zim-
mermann said. People didnt
think our starters were that
good. Were going to go out, give
it our all and see what happens.
Last year, even with 12 starts
from Strasburg, the Nationals
rotation ranked among the
worst in most every important
statistical category. Their big-
gest sin was a lack of stamina
mixed with an abundance of
calamity. The Nationals threw
more innings than only one
team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Twenty-four times, the Nation-
als starter failed to pitch more
than four innings, including six
of the first 15 games.
This winter, Nationals pitch-
ing coach Steve McCatty placed
a phone call to each of his
starting pitchers. He told them
to come to spring training pre-
pared to throw three innings in
their first start of spring, one
more than usual. McCatty want-
ed not only to enhance his start-
ers endurance, but also set a
tone.
McCatty knew his rotation
would not blow away opposing
lineups, but he expected it to
pitch deep into the game, to at
least give the Nationals a chance
to win. The extra inning in
spring training emphasized the
theme.
I think, Hernandez said, its
the best idea.
For the first 15 games, the
Nationals starting pitchers have
left with the Nationals tied,
ahead or trailing by two runs or
less. They have done it by listen-
ing to McCattys other theme for
the season, which he summa-
rized thusly: Throw strikes,
Meat.
Every pitching coach in the
nationals from D1
world tells his pitchers not to
walk anyone, but it has been a
special emphasis for McCatty.
He pitched for the Oakland Ath-
letics teams managed by Billy
Martin in the early 80s, and he
recalls often one of Martins
truisms: The only play we cant
defense is a walk.
Aside fromZimmermann and
Gorzelanny, the Nationals rota-
tion relies primarily on sinker-
balls and weak contact, a strate-
gy foiled by walks. Nationals
starters have walked only 2.1
batters per nine innings, thirdin
the league. Despite striking out
just six batters per nine innings,
Nationals starters own the
eighth-best strikeout-to-walk
ratio in the majors.
Early-seasonresults canserve
to deceive, but the strikeout-to-
walk ratio is perhaps the most
telling underlying stat. If Na-
tionals starters continue to not
allow walks, they should be able
to continue to defy their pre-
season critics.
I dont care what theyre
saying, McCatty said. They
have been good. Everybody can
go back to the same thing why
are they not good? Because they
dont throw 96 [mph]. And
thats what everybody is judging
this rotation on, is by the veloci-
ty of the pitches. To me, its if you
throw strikes. Its great when
you have the staff that [the
Phillies] have. Theyve got real
good guys. We have good guys,
too. But theyre different.
Theyre different sort of pitch-
ers. But Im not surprised. I
really am not.
The Nationals rotation has
been carried not by one pitcher,
but by a collective, day-in-day-
out effort. Zimmermann leads
the Nationals with a 2.45 ERA,
15th in the National League. But
all four qualifying Nationals
starters rankinthe top25, some-
thing no other NL team can say.
In 13 of 15 games, the Nation-
als starting pitcher has allowed
three or fewer earned runs. Na-
tionals starters have produced a
quality start at least six in-
nings, three earned runs or less
in seven straight games, and
they have allowed one or two
earned runs six games in a row.
The consistency has bred
more consistency. While the
four starters who arent pitching
a given game support their fel-
low starter, they also think of
ways to one-up their teammate.
Were pretty much just feed-
ing off each other, Zimmer-
mann said. When one guy goes
out and goes six innings, you
want to go out and do a little
better than that. Its just kind of
a snowball effect.
Said McCatty: It gives you
confidence. You always want to
do a little bit better thanthe next
guy.
Do that enough, one day after
the next, and some expectations
start to fade away. The Nationals
starters knew what the baseball
world expected of them, and
they have shown they dont care.
Weve got a great group,
Hernandez said. People dont
think this team can do nothing.
Were going to surprise a lot of
people.
kilgorea@washpost.com
Nationals Journal
Excerpts fromwashingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal
Werth helps make
walks trendy
When the Nationals
revealed Jayson Werth would
bat second this season, Werth
used the occasion to espouse
what he saw as an important
offensive key. He thought he
and the rest of the Nationals
could maximize the teams
output by taking pitches,
grinding down the opposing
pitcher and drawing walks.
Whether or not Werth has
been a main influence, the
Nationals have become a more
patient team at the plate this
year, or at least theyve
indicated they could be in the
first 15 games. The Nationals
have drawn 62 walks, tied for
second in the majors, while
seeing 3.91 pitches per plate
appearance, which ranks sixth.
Last year, the Nationals ranked
19th in walks and 13th in
pitches per plate appearance.
Werth leads the Nationals in
walks with eight (tied for 31st
in the majors) and in pitches
per plate appearance with 4.41
(ninth). Adam LaRoche,
another newcomer, is right
behind Werth, having seen 4.32
pitches/plate appearance, 18th
in the majors.
The walks have propped up
an offense that got off to a slow
start. The Nationals rank 27th
in both average and slugging,
but their penchant for walks
has created enough base
runners for them to have
scored 62 runs, tied for 16th in
the majors, in the middle of
the pack.
Their improved patience
has also helped drive starting
pitchers out of the game. The
opposing starter has thrown
more than six innings four
times against the Nationals in
15 games, two of those were
Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee.
Werth, by the way, will
definitely play Tuesday after he
missed Game 2 of Sundays
doubleheader with some
general aches and pains,
Manager Jim Riggleman said.
Werths off day was simply a
standard day off.
H. Rodriguez not rushed
Reliever Henry Rodriguez
will join the Nationals at some
point before May 7, when his
30-day limit for minor league
rehab expires. But the
Nationals have not yet decided
on an exact timetable for
Rodriguez to make his
Nationals debut, even though
the Nationals moved
Rodriguez from Class AA
Harrisburg to Class AAA
Syracuse last week.
Rodriguez initially went on
the disabled list after neck
spasms caused his delivery,
already prone to wildness, to
go off kilter. Rodriguez has
pitched well on the surface
he struck out seven and walked
none in four scoreless innings
in Harrisburg, and hes allowed
one earned run while striking
out three and walking two in
Syracuse.
Still, the Nationals want to
give Rodriguez more time to
harness his delivery and are in
no hurry, aside from adhering
to his time limit, to bring him
to Washington. His fastball has
zipped between 92 and 100
mph. And while his walks have
been minimal, the Nationals
feel undisciplined minor
league hitters have helped that
as much as improved control.
They are happy with his
progress, but do not feel
compelled to rush him.
Adam Kilgore
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LeBron James, above, and Miami closed the regular season with 15
wins in the last 18 games, setting the stage for a run in the playoffs.
NATIONALSONDECK
at Cardinals
Tonight, 8:15
(MASN2)
Tom., 8:15 (MASN2)
Thursday, 1:45 (MASN)
at Pirates
Friday, 7:05 (MASN2)
Saturday, 7:05
(MASN2)
Sunday, 1:35 (MASN2)
vs. Mets
April 26, 7:05 (MASN2)
April 27, 7:05 (MASN2)
April 28, 7:05 (MASN)
NBAPLAYOFFS
THUNDER107,
NUGGETS103
Late Sunday
Kevin Durant scored 41 points,
Russell Westbrook had two crucial
late baskets among his 31 points and
Oklahoma City pulled out a win
against the Denver in Game 1 of their
first-round playoff series.
The Thunder leaned heavily on its
two all-stars, who both scored their
most points in the postseason.
Westbrook had the go-ahead jump-
er fromthe right side with 1:06 left, as
several Nuggets looked for it to be
waved off with several hands near the
rimanxious for a tip-in. Kenyon Martin
then missed a jumper from the left
wing before Westbrook struck again to
make it 104-101 with 22.4 seconds
left.
Raymond Felton then missed a
potential tying three-pointer with 12
seconds left.
DENVER .............................. 33 27 22 21 103
OKLAHOMA CITY ............... 24 35 27 21 107
DENVER MIN FG FT O-T A PF PTS
Gallinari 31:59 6-11 4-6 0-4 2 5 18
Martin 33:16 4-12 2-4 0-7 5 4 10
Nene 33:43 9-11 4-8 3-8 1 2 22
Lawson 34:15 4-7 2-2 2-4 5 2 10
Chandler 31:36 4-10 0-0 0-8 0 3 9
Felton 32:31 4-11 4-5 0-1 8 3 12
Andersen 14:08 3-4 2-4 0-1 0 3 8
Harrington 11:19 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 5
Smith 17:13 3-8 3-4 0-1 1 1 9
TOTALS 240 39-77 21-33 5-34 23 24 103
Percentages: FG .506, FT .636. 3-Point Goals: 4-16, .250
(Gallinari 2-4, Chandler 1-2, Harrington 1-2, Lawson 0-1,
Smith 0-3, Felton 0-4). Team Rebounds: 17. Team
Turnovers: 11 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Andersen 2,
Chandler 2). Turnovers: 11 (Felton 2, Gallinari 2, Nene 2,
Smith 2, Andersen, Harrington, Lawson). Steals: 9
(Lawson 3, Nene 2, Andersen, Chandler, Felton, Smith).
Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 4:45 second
OKLAHOMA
CITY
MIN FG FT O-T A PF PTS
Durant 42:51 13-22 12-15 0-9 2 3 41
Ibaka 24:52 1-8 1-2 2-5 0 2 3
Perkins 27:31 2-4 0-0 2-5 0 3 4
Westbrook 36:33 12-23 4-5 2-6 7 2 31
Sefolosha 22:23 0-1 2-2 1-3 1 1 2
Collison 25:35 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 3 2
Harden 25:48 1-5 3-4 0-3 4 2 5
Mohammed 17:46 1-4 0-0 0-3 0 4 2
Maynor 11:32 5-7 0-0 0-2 1 0 12
Cook 5:09 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 5
TOTALS 240 38-77 22-28 7-37 15 22 107
Percentages: FG .494, FT .786. 3-Point Goals: 9-19, .474
(Westbrook 3-4, Durant 3-6, Maynor 2-3, Cook 1-1,
Sefolosha 0-1, Harden 0-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team
Turnovers: 11 (13 PTS). Blocks: 8 (Ibaka 4, Harden 2,
Mohammed, Perkins). Turnovers: 11 (Westbrook 5,
Perkins 2, Durant, Ibaka, Maynor, Mohammed). Steals: 4
(Durant, Harden, Maynor, Westbrook). Technicals: Def.
three second, 2:50 first. A: 18,203 (18,203). T: 2:34.
EASTERNCONFERENCE
(1) CHICAGO LEADS (8) INDIANA, 1-0
Game 1: at Chicago 104, Indiana 99
Monday: Indiana at Chicago, Late
Thursday: Chicago at Indiana, 7
Saturday: Chicago at Indiana, 2:30
x-Tuesday, April 26: Indiana at Chicago, TBD
x-Thursday, April 28: Chicago at Indiana, TBD
x-Saturday, April 30: Indiana at Chicago, TBD
(2) MIAMI LEADS (7) PHILADELPHIA, 2-0
Game 1: at Miami 97, Philadelphia 89
Monday: at Miami 94, Philadelphia 73
Thursday: Miami at Philadelphia, 8
Sunday: Miami at Philadelphia, 1
x-Wednesday, April 27: Philadelphia at Miami, TBD
x-Friday, April 29: Miami at Philadelphia, TBD
x-Sunday, May 1: Philadelphia at Miami, TBD
(3) BOSTON LEADS (6) NEW YORK, 1-0
Game 1: at Boston 87, New York 85
Tuesday: New York at Boston, 7
Friday: Boston at New York, 7
Sunday: Boston at New York, 3:30
x-Tuesday, April 26: New York at Boston, TBD
x-Friday, April 29: Boston at New York, TBD
x-Sunday, May 1: New York at Boston, TBD
(5) ATLANTA LEADS (4) ORLANDO, 1-0
Game 1: Atlanta 103, at Orlando 93
Tuesday: Atlanta at Orlando, 7:30
Friday: Orlando at Atlanta, 8
Sunday: Orlando at Atlanta, 7
x-Tuesday, April 26: Atlanta at Orlando, TBD
x-Thursday, April 28: Orlando at Atlanta, TBD
x-Saturday, April 30: Atlanta at Orlando, TBD
WESTERNCONFERENCE
(8) MEMPHIS LEADS (1) SAN ANTONIO, 1-0
Game 1: Memphis 101, at San Antonio 98
Wednesday: Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30
Saturday: San Antonio at Memphis, 7:30
Monday, April 25: San Antonio at Memphis, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 27: Memphis at San Antonio, TBD
x-Friday, April 29: San Antonio at Memphis, TBD
x-Sunday, May 1: Memphis at San Antonio, TBD
(7) NEW ORLEANS LEADS (2) L.A. LAKERS, 1-0
Game 1: New Orleans 109, at L.A. Lakers 100
Wednesday: New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 10:30
Friday: L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 9:30
Sunday: L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 9:30
x-Tuesday, April 26: New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, TBD
x-Thursday, April 28: L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, TBD
x-Saturday, April 30: New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, TBD
(3) DALLAS LEADS (6) PORTLAND, 1-0
Game 1: at Dallas 89, Portland 81
Tuesday: Portland at Dallas, 9:30
Thursday: Dallas at Portland, 10:30
Saturday: Dallas at Portland, 5
x-Monday, April 25: Portland at Dallas, TBD
x-Thursday, April 28: Dallas at Portland, TBD
x-Saturday, April 30: Portland at Dallas, TBD
(4) OKLAHOMA CITY LEADS (5) DENVER, 1-0
Game 1: at Oklahoma City 107, Denver 103
Wednesday: Denver at Oklahoma City, 8
Saturday: Oklahoma City at Denver, 10
Monday, April 25: Oklahoma City at Denver, 10:30
x-Wednesday, April 27: Denver at Oklahoma City, TBD
x-Friday, April 29: Oklahoma City at Denver, TBD
x-Sunday, May 1: Denver at Oklahoma City, TBD
Best-of-7; x-if necessary
PLAYOFFSLEADERS
SCORING AVERAGE G FG FT PTS. AVG.
Howard, ORL ....................... 1 16 14 46 46.0
Durant, OKC ........................ 1 13 12 41 41.0
Rose, CHI ............................ 1 10 19 39 39.0
Bryant, L.A.L. ...................... 1 13 7 34 34.0
Paul, NOR ............................ 1 11 9 33 33.0
Westbrook, OKC ................. 1 12 4 31 31.0
Nowitzki, DAL ..................... 1 7 13 28 28.0
Stoudemire, NYK ................ 1 12 4 28 28.0
Aldridge, POR ..................... 1 12 3 27 27.0
Nelson, ORL ........................ 1 10 3 27 27.0
Bosh, MIA ........................... 1 8 9 25 25.0
Randolph, MEM .................. 1 10 5 25 25.0
Johnson, ATL ...................... 1 9 7 25 25.0
Gasol, MEM ......................... 1 9 6 24 24.0
Kidd, DAL ............................ 1 9 0 24 24.0
Allen, BOS ........................... 1 9 3 24 24.0
REBOUNDS PER GAME G OFF. DEF. TOT. AVG.
Howard, ORL ....................... 1 6 13 19 19.0
Camby, POR ........................ 1 4 14 18 18.0
Randolph, MEM .................. 1 0 14 14 14.0
James, MIA ......................... 1 4 10 14 14.0
Duncan, SAN ....................... 1 5 8 13 13.0
Garnett, BOS ...................... 1 5 8 13 13.0
Bosh, MIA ........................... 1 3 9 12 12.0
ASSISTS PER GAME G AST. AVG.
Paul, NOR .......................................... 1 14 14.0
Conley, MEM ..................................... 1 10 10.0
Rondo, BOS ....................................... 1 9 9.0
Collison, IND ..................................... 1 9 9.0
Iguodala, PHL .................................... 1 9 9.0
Felton, DEN ....................................... 1 8 8.0
Westbrook, OKC ................................ 1 7 7.0
STEALS PER GAME G STL. AVG.
Hill, SAN ............................................ 1 4 4.00
Paul, NOR .......................................... 1 4 4.00
Holiday, PHL ...................................... 1 3 3.00
Lawson, DEN ..................................... 1 3 3.00
Wallace, POR .................................... 1 3 3.00
Parker, SAN ....................................... 1 3 3.00
Garnett, BOS 1 3 3.00
BLOCKS PER GAME G BLK. AVG.
Turiaf, NYK ........................................ 1 4 4.00
J. O'Neal, BOS ................................... 1 4 4.00
Ibaka, OKC ......................................... 1 4 4.00
Noah, CHI .......................................... 1 3 3.00
Rose, CHI ........................................... 1 3 3.00
James, MIA ....................................... 1 3 3.00
George, IND ....................................... 1 2 2.00
HEAT94, 76ERS73
LeBron James outscored Philadel-
phias entire starting five in the first
half by himself.
So did Chris Bosh. So did Dwyane
Wade.
Andthat pretty muchtells thetaleof
a night the 76ers would rather forget.
No comeback required for Miami
this time. It went wire-to-wire on the
lead, and moved two wins from ad-
vancing to the Eastern Conference
semifinals.
James scored 29 points, Bosh had
his second straight double-double
with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and
Miami took a 2-0 series lead with a
victory over the poor-shooting 76ers,
who managed their second-lowest
playoff scoring total in 56 years.
It was a really complete game for
us at both ends of the floor, James
said.
PHILADELPHIA .................. 13 18 21 21 73
MIAMI ................................ 19 30 26 19 94
PHILADELPHIA MIN FG FT O-T A PF PTS
Iguodala 36:13 2-8 1-2 2-7 7 2 5
Brand 30:29 1-5 1-2 3-7 0 3 3
Hawes 12:31 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 3 2
Holiday 34:10 5-13 0-0 0-3 2 2 12
Meeks 26:29 2-6 2-2 0-3 1 1 7
Speights 8:20 0-5 0-0 0-4 1 1 0
Williams 24:00 1-8 6-7 0-1 6 0 8
Young 28:57 8-20 2-3 5-6 0 3 18
Turner 25:53 6-10 0-0 1-6 1 3 15
Battie 12:58 1-1 1-2 1-3 0 3 3
TOTALS 240 27-79 13-20 12-40 18 21 73
Percentages: FG .342, FT .650. 3-Point Goals: 6-14, .429
(Turner 3-3, Holiday 2-5, Meeks 1-2, Iguodala 0-2,
Williams 0-2). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 13
(15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Brand, Holiday, Iguodala).
Turnovers: 12 (Iguodala 5, Holiday 2, Young 2, Brand,
Hawes, Meeks). Steals: 6 (Holiday 2, Williams 2,
Iguodala, Young). Technical Fouls: Coach Collins, 1:56
fourth.
MIAMI MIN FG FT O-T A PF PTS
James 38:55 10-19 8-10 1-7 6 1 29
Bosh 34:43 9-13 3-3 2-11 1 3 21
Ilgauskas 18:02 2-2 3-4 1-6 0 1 7
Bibby 25:52 2-7 0-0 0-4 3 1 5
Wade 34:02 4-11 6-7 1-6 2 2 14
Miller 3:15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Jones 23:58 3-6 0-0 0-3 0 1 7
Anthony 26:46 1-3 2-4 3-6 0 2 4
Chalmers 22:08 1-7 0-0 0-2 3 5 2
House 5:55 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
Howard 3:12 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3
Magloire 3:12 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
TOTALS 240 34-72 23-29 8-46 16 17 94
Percentages: FG .472, FT .793. 3-Point Goals: 3-15, .200
(James 1-1, Jones 1-3, Bibby 1-5, Bosh 0-1, House 0-1,
Wade 0-1, Chalmers 0-3). Team Rebounds: 7. Team
Turnovers: 12 (9 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7 (Anthony 3,
Bosh, Ilgauskas, Jones, Wade). Turnovers: 10 (Wade 5,
House 2, Chalmers, Ilgauskas, Miller). Steals: 7 (Bosh 3,
Wade 2, Anthony, Chalmers). Technical Fouls: None.
A: 20,204 (19,600). T: 2:20.
Orioles losing streak reaches eight
Offense continues
to struggle
in loss to Twins
BY DAN CONNOLLY
baltimore After facing
three of the top five highest-
scoring teams in the American
League during their seven-game
losing streak, the Baltimore Ori-
oles finally playedaclubthat has
had more trouble scoring runs
than they have.
Different opponent, same re-
sult: A 5-3 loss to the Minnesota
Twins extended the Orioles los-
ing streak to eight games.
The Twins entered Monday
night with the fewest runs
scored of any AL teamand with-
out three key members of their
lineup: catcher Joe Mauer (bilat-
eral leg weakness), Justin
Morneau (flu-like symptoms)
and Tsuyoshi Nishioka (broken
leg). The Orioles (6-9) have the
second least amount of runs
scored in the league and are
gaining on the Twins (6-10).
Its 54-50 for the season.
On Monday night, before
13,138, Minnesota outscored the
punchless Orioles, who have
plated just 20 runs in their last
77 innings dating from the
fourth inning of their last victo-
ry, the first game of a double-
header against the Texas Rang-
ers on April 9.
They hadplenty of opportuni-
ties against Minnesota lefty
Francisco Liriano, who entered
the night 0-3 with a 9.42 ERA.
He had allowed four runs in
each of his first three starts this
year.
Liriano (1-3) allowed base
runners in six of the seven in-
nings he pitched, but took a
shutout into the seventh.
Adam Jones homered on the
first pitch of the inning. It was
Joness third homer of the sea-
son. Matt Wieters followed two
batters later with his second
homer of the season a 404-
foot shot. After Robert Andino
beat out an infield single, Liria-
nos night was over.
Baltimore Sun
TWINS ORIOLES
5 3
TWINS5, ORIOLES3
MINNESOTA AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Span cf ........................... 5 0 0 0 0 2 .313
Tolbert 2b....................... 5 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Kubel rf........................... 4 0 1 0 0 3 .316
Thome dh ....................... 4 0 0 0 0 3 .179
D.Young lf ...................... 3 1 1 0 1 0 .228
Repko pr-lf ..................... 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Cuddyer 1b ..................... 4 1 2 0 0 0 .228
Valencia 3b..................... 4 2 2 1 0 0 .236
Butera c.......................... 4 0 2 3 0 0 .211
A.Casilla ss..................... 3 0 0 0 1 1 .139
TOTALS 36 5 8 4 2 9
BALTIMORE AB R H BI BB SO AVG
B.Roberts 2b .................. 4 0 1 0 1 0 .266
Markakis rf..................... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211
D.Lee 1b.......................... 2 0 0 0 2 0 .204
Guerrero dh .................... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Mar.Reynolds 3b............ 3 0 0 0 1 2 .224
Ad.Jones cf..................... 4 1 1 1 0 0 .208
Fox lf .............................. 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143
Wieters c........................ 4 1 1 1 0 2 .209
Andino ss ....................... 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250
Scott ph.......................... 1 1 1 1 0 0 .226
TOTALS 31 3 6 3 5 4
MINNESOTA............... 020 100 002 5 8 0
BALTIMORE................ 000 000 201 3 6 1
E: Andino (1). LOB: Minnesota 6, Baltimore 7. 2B:
Cuddyer (3), Butera (1). HR: Ad.Jones (3), off Liriano;
Wieters (2), off Liriano; Scott (2), off Capps. RBI:
Valencia (6), Butera 3 (4), Ad.Jones (6), Wieters (5),
Scott (4).
MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Liriano...........................6.1 5 2 2 5 2 7.40
Mijares..........................0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hoey..............................1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Capps ...............................1 1 1 1 0 1 4.50
BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Tillman..........................6.2 6 3 3 0 5 6.16
Rapada ..........................1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
Gregg ...............................1 2 2 2 2 1 5.40
WP: Liriano (1-3); LP: Tillman (0-2); S: Capps (2).
Inherited runners-scored: Mijares 1-0, Hoey 2-0, Rapada
1-0. HBP: by Mijares (Markakis). WP: Gregg.
T: 2:50. A: 13,138 (45,438).
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Virginias new rule on baseball bats causes confusion for all
The bat thing is the biggest,
most confusing complication that
I have seeninsports for the last 25
years, said John Porter, commis-
sioner of Mid Atlantic Collegiate
Baseball Umpires, which works
games for about 250 high schools
inthe area.
Other than North Dakota,
which in recent years has
switched to wood bats, Virginia is
the only state in the country not
permitting use of the bats on the
NFHS waiver list, an NFHS
spokesmansaid.
The umpires, the coaches and
the parents nowhave to be metal-
lurgists, Porter said. They have
toidentifybatsthat sometimesare
not well-marked and determine
what theyremadeof. Youcant tell
whether its a metal or analloy bat
or whether its a composite bat.
Penalties for illegal bats
The new standards have put
pressureoncoachesandplayersto
weedout illegal bats. If a player is
caught using one during a game,
he is ejected for that game and the
next two.
New Loudoun County school
Woodgrovelost aplayertosuspen-
sion that way against Heritage on
a bat that was not flagged during
the pregame inspection and had
beenusedthe previous game.
Virginias rules also charge um-
pires with rejecting certain bats
during their pregame equipment
inspections. However, its a differ-
ent umpiring crew just about ev-
ery game, so one umpire might
allow a particular bat to be used
and an umpire the next game
might not, depending on his un-
derstanding and interpretation of
the newguidelines.
Umpires are as confused as we
are, said OConnell Coach Rick
Hart, whose team has played by
the VHSL standards in some
games outside the Washington
Catholic Athletic Conference,
which operates under its own
rules. I had one [umpire] tell me,
Nope, we were told no alloy com-
posite bats. I said, I dont think
thats right. This is the home plate
conference, and were arguing
about bats.
In his teams first at-bat of the
season, Stuart senior leadoff man
Colin Martin stepped into the box
toting a bat that had been cleared
before the game by the umpires.
After Martin singled, Battle-
field Coach Jay Burkhart, at the
insistence of one of his players
who believed Martins bat to be on
the banned list, asked the home
plate umpire for an inspection of
it. The umpire found the bat ac-
ceptable, and Martin used it for
the rest of that game, andinsever-
al others.
bats from D1
In a recent game, however, dur-
ing their pregame equipment
check, another set of umpires de-
termined that Martins bat, and
another the Raiders had been us-
ingingames, didnot meet thenew
standards. The Raiders were not
allowedto use themthat game.
Theres still confusion and
controversyover theuseof legal or
illegal, Stuart CoachRandyLight-
le said. Because we really dont
know.
Its the right thing
Tom Dolan, an assistant direc-
tor with the VHSL whose respon-
sibilities include baseball rules,
said he has received more than
1,000 phone calls, e-mails or texts
related to bat questions, although
the queries are subsiding as the
seasonprogresses.
It would have probably been
easier to follow everyone else,
said Dolan, a former baseball
coach at New Kent and Lafayette
high schools in the Williamsburg
area. But whentherulestates one
thingandthebat statessomething
else, for us it criedpotential liabili-
ty issues for our member schools. I
wouldnt have changed anything
we did, because its the right
thing.
Since last summer, the VHSL
has regularly issued bulletins to
schools about the new regula-
tions, andumpiresandat least one
coach from each school were re-
quiredtoattendapreseasonmeet-
ing that offered guidance about
the bat changes.
Colonial Forge, Park View, Gar-
FieldandHyltonare amongsever-
al area schools that have posted
the new bat regulations on their
team Web sites. Part of the confu-
sion in Virginia stems from the
fact that thereis moretoabat than
its name. The 43 bats on the
banned list are variations of 11
models. For example, there are
three versions of the Rawlings
5150 bat. Two are legal and one is
not, Dolan said. Markings and
numberings on bats also can be
similar. Just about any woodbat is
legal, but few if any high school
players use wood in games be-
cause those bats have a smaller
sweet spot on their barrels than
metal bats. The only composite
bats that the VHSL is allowing are
those that meet the BBCOR (Bat-
tedBall Coefficient of Restitution)
standards. Also permitted are alu-
minumbats, aluminumalloy bats
and aluminum barrel bats with
composite handles that are BESR
(Ball Exit SpeedRatio) certified.
BBCOR bats, which act more
like wood, are what NCAA base-
ball now uses and is the standard
the NFHS will mandate next year
for non-woodbats.
Elliot Hopkins, NFHS baseball
rules committee liaison, said he
did not know why Virginia decid-
ed to adopt the more restrictive
standard and not the modified
version of the original rule that 48
other states okayed. Individual
state high school associations
have the right to adopt more re-
strictive standards than what the
NFHS allows.
I hope their experiment works
out and that it achieves the result
theyre looking to get, Hopkins
said. What that is I cant answer. I
dont know what the end result
was supposedto be.
williamsp@washpost.com
JOEL RICHARDSON/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Umpires Roger Sherwood, left, and Kevin Byraminspect baseball bats prior to a game between South County and West Springfield.
THETOP10
BASEBALL
South County and Westfield are both in South Carolina
this week in different spring break tournaments. All of
South County's games to date have been in the Virginia
AAA Patriot District. . . . Lake Braddock last week
completed a regular season sweep of defending state
champion West Springfield. . . . Chesapeake enters the
rankings on a nine-game winning streak and faces
Huntingtown on Tuesday.
1. South County (7-0)
2. Sherwood (11-0)
3. Lake Braddock (8-2)
4. W.T. Woodson (8-1)
5. Westfield (8-0)
6. Chesapeake (9-1)
7. DeMatha (11-4)
8. Huntingtown (8-1)
9. St. John's (11-4)
10. O'Connell (10-4)
Records through Sunday
THETOP10
SOFTBALL
Four of The Posts top five teams in last weeks rankings
lost for the first time this season. . . . Chesapeake, which
moved from eighth to second, has outscored its oppo-
nents 105-7. . . . Battlefield has won nine games in a
row.
1. Northern (9-0)
2. Chesapeake (10-0)
3. Battlefield (10-1)
4. McLean (8-1)
5. OConnell (11-1)
6. Stone Bridge (8-1)
7. Spalding (2-2)
8. Westfield (3-1)
9. Woodgrove (12-0)
10. Urbana (8-0)
Records through Sunday
AllMetSports.com
Excerpts fromThe Posts high school sports Web site
Verbanic headedin
different direction
Having coachedinthe Virginia
AAANorthernRegionfor more
than25 years, TomVerbanic
always knewwhere he was going
whenhe climbedona bus to go to
a game.
Nowinhis first season
coaching baseball at Oakton
private school Flint Hill, Verbanic
is learning the locations and
sometimes, names of a whole
newbatchof schools. Early
Monday afternoon, he was
wondering whichdirectionhe
andthe Huskies (9-3) wouldbe
heading to get to JohnPaul the
Great inDumfries for a game that
day.
Its beenvery different
meeting coaches Ive never played
against andplaying at different
places andschools Ive never even
heardof, Verbanic said. Its
different, but its fun.
Best knownfor starting the
Westfieldfootball programin
2000, Verbanic ledthe Bulldogs
to a 90-19 recordthe past nine
seasons, withundefeatedmarks
andDivision6 state
championships in2003 and2007.
He last servedas a head
baseball coachat Fairfax, from
1985 until 2000, andwas a
baseball assistant at Westfield. He
will complete the school year
working at Westfieldbefore
becoming director of athletic
operations at Flint Hill this
summer. The Huskies have won
the past three Mid-Atlantic
Conference titles, andpitcher
JaredKnoll (a Marshall signee),
junior shortstopDavidBelt and
senior catcher Bhendari Moore
couldmake it four straight.
Theyve done very well inthe
past, but theyre getting usedto
me andImgetting usedto them,
Verbanic said.
Verbanic inheritedtwo
assistants andalso brought on
RonTugwell, who ledWest
Springfieldto two state titles and
six regioncrowns during a 27-
year tenure that endedin
2000.. . . Addone more teamto
the mix inthe Washington
Catholic Athletic Conference. Ina
league that is becoming
increasingly more jumbled,
Gonzaga hadas fine a week as
anyone, winning roadgames at
GoodCounsel andSt. Johns to
move towardthe topof the
conference standings.
Jack Miossis double off the
wall sparkeda three-runfirst
inning andDillonRudnicki
homeredas the Eagles beat Good
Counsel, 6-3. ThenMark Williams
threwa two-hitter on85 pitches
as Gonzaga beat ninth-rankedSt.
Johns, 3-0,Thursday, another
game inwhichthe Eagles took the
leadinthe first inning.
There have beensome games
this year where the other team
jumps out to a leadandit puts
your offense ina spot andyou
have to take a conservative
approach, saidGonzaga Coach
Andy Bradley, explaining how
important he thought it was that
the Eagles scoredinthe topof the
first inning inbothgames.
Gonzaga thenledPaul VI
Catholic, 4-1, onSaturday
morning, whenthe game was
calledbecause of rain. It is
unclear whenthat game will be
completed, but the Eagles (8-6,
4-2 WCAC) have plenty to think
about this week. They have five
games insix days, including
Tuesday against seventh-ranked
DeMatha.
PrestonWilliams and Josh Barr
Backfromtrack
After spending her first two
spring seasons playing onthe
Damascus Highsoftball team,
Cassie Clayborne wantedto try
something different last year, so
she joinedthe track team. And
thoughshe ranthe first leg of the
3,200-meter state-championship
relay team, Clayborne missed
softball.
She came back this season,
and, perhaps, not coincidentally,
the Hornets are back as well.
After a subpar 2010, Damascus
(10-0) handedSherwoodits first
defeat onThursday, 9-8, andhas
establisheditself as the front-
runner ina wide-open
Montgomery County race.
With10 returners fromlast
years 13-6 team, andaninfield
andpitching staff that doesnt
include a senior, Damascus not
only mirrors the talent that
brought inthree regiontitles
from2005 to 08 but also has a
chance to keepits roster intact
beyondthis season.
That continuity is really
critical, saidCoachSteve
Kachadorian, who took over last
seasonafter spending the
previous decade as anassistant.
Whenyouve got a grouplike
that, youknowyoure pretty
lucky.
Clayborne, a senior center
fielder, keeps those younger
players fromhaving to take on
leadershiproles before they may
be ready, Kachardoriansaid.
Already committedto play next
seasonat Bowie State, Claybornes
speedat the topof the lineupnot
only makes her a perfect table-
setter, but also doesnt force one
of her teammates into a spot in
the order inwhichshes
uncomfortable.
Clayborne was at the center of
muchof the offense against
Sherwood. She ledoff the bottom
of the first by beating out an
infieldsingle to start a four-run
inning. After Sherwoodralliedto
take an8-4 leadinthe topof the
fourth, Clayborne hit a two-run
homer inthe bottomof the sixth
to cut the margininhalf.
Then, withone out inthe
bottomof the seventh, Rachael
Liguori andStefani Ray hit RBI
singles to tie the game. Kelsey
Stonestreet followedwitha
grounder, onwhichLigouri beat
the throwhome for the winning
run.
AlanGoldenbach
SMACBASEBALL
Offense returns for
Hurricanes in win
Piazzas early homer
sets the tone
against La Plata
BY ERIC DETWEILER
Eighth-ranked Huntingtown
entered Mondays baseball
game against La Plata eager to
put in the past its scoreless
showing in Fridays loss to
Chopticon.
Sophomore Zach Piazza
made sure the Hurricanes took
all of three batters to get rolling.
Piazza, hitting out of the
third spot in the batting order,
cranked a two-run home run to
the opposite field in the first
inning and the Hurricanes
flexed their offensive power in a
six-run fifth inning to down La
Plata, 9-5.
It was a goodwakeupcall for
us, Piazza saidof his teams first
loss since last seasons 4A state
final. We came back and hit the
ball better today, and were go-
ing to keep coming back stron-
ger now.
Even after Piazzas blast,
Mondays game seemed headed
for a pitchers duel like the one
Huntingtown (9-1) lost, 2-0,
against the Braves and ace Evan
Hart last week.
La Platas Chris Duelley
pitched out of trouble through
the early innings and kept his
team within 3-2 entering the
fifth.
But with the La Plata left-
hander tiring, the Hurricanes
pounced.
After Piazzas leadoff single
chased Duelley, senior Robbie
Helms singled and junior Mike
Labriola pulled a 3-2 pitch over
the right field fence for a three-
run home run.
Two more hitters reached be-
fore La Plata (10-2) recorded an
out. By the time the frame was
finished, the Hurricanes had
batted around and scored six
runs to break open the game.
The whole teamcanhit, and
weve known that, Labriola
said. Its always fun when we
get swinging like that.
Huntingtown Coach Guy
Smith said he looked forward to
see howhis young squad, which
returned just three starters this
season, would react to this chal-
lenging stretch.
In addition to matchups with
Chopticon and La Plata the
Hurricanes top competition in
the SouthernMaryland Athletic
Conference Huntingtown
also hosts Chesapeake, last sea-
sons Class 3A runner-up, in a
nonleague contest on Tuesday.
The Hurricanes bounce-
back effort on Monday gives
Smith confidence going for-
ward.
Were going to get teams
best shots, Smith said. When
they see the rankings in the
paper, this is the game that they
circle. Our kids know that and
are ready for the challenge.
Sophomore Zach Snell and
senior Lachlan Whyte blasted
solohome runs for the Warriors.
Junior Jordan Twiford added a
two-run double.
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on allmetsports.com
Baseball spotlight
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Hayfields Brian DiRosario
talks about the strides he
has made at the plate and how
he has come by the nickname
the Hawks have given him of
Zeus.
on allmetsports.com
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OConnells standout
sophomore Jillian Ferraro
talks about her future and her
success with the Knights.
Part of the confusion for high school players, parents, coaches and umpires in Virginia has to do with
which baseball bats are legal and which are not. Above, the red bat is legal; the yellowbat is illegal.
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Consider someone who donates a
kidney and then is denied
health insurance.
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HEALTH&SCIENCE
We know palliative care helps.
Lets make it standard care.
BY JANICE LYNCH SCHUSTER
Special to The Washington Post
In 1994, when my grandmother re-
ceived a diagnosis of kidney cancer, her
doctors also gave our family a prognosis,
but no guidance: She had two to eight
weeks to live, they said, and we should
consult hospice.
Not knowing what to expect from hos-
pice, we took what we could get, which
proved to be very little in terms of pain
relief and symptom management. There
was the constant expectation that my
family could step in as caregivers, that we
could somehow manipulate and manage
the machinery and technology intended
to keep my grandmother comfortable
through her final days. In the end, the
hospice teams failure totreat her painled
to terrible suffering for us all.
KOREN SHADMI
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Over the next decade I worked with
Joanne Lynn, a physician whose pioneer-
ing work in end-of-life care led organiza-
tions around the country to push for
change. We wrote books and articles; we
worked with organizations nationwide,
helping them to configure systems in
whichcareat theendof lifewouldinclude
reliable symptom management, support
for families, no surprises, customized
care plans and continuity of care.
So I was even more disheartened than
usual to hear the circumstances sur-
rounding the death of a dear friends
mother a few months ago, when she was
enrolled in hospice care. She had cancer,
and after conventional treatments failed
to lead to remission, had decided to forgo
further treatment.
palliative continued on E4
END-OF-LIFEDECISIONS
DISABILITYASSISTANCE
Little-known benefit can give
veterans a late-in-life boost
BY LESLIE TAMURA
A former nurse and the widow of a
World War II veteran, Dorothy Jablonski,
84, had been living off her husbands
pension, her own Social Security and the
proceeds from the sale of her house. But
as her nest egg shrank, Jablonskis sons
had no idea how she would continue
paying her monthly bill of about $6,000
at one of the Sunrise senior living com-
munities in Maryland.
After talking with staff at Sunrise, a
McLean-based company with about 300
assisted living facilities nationwide, Dan
Jablonski learned that his mommight be
eligible for a little-known benefit called
Aid and Attendance (A&A).
A need-based, tax-free pension, A&A
supports wartime veterans and their
spouses who cannot pay for non-service-
related medical needs. (Veterans with
service-connected disabilities get com-
pensation through a separate program
operated by the Department of Veterans
Affairs.)
About 182,000 veterans and their
spouses take advantage of the A&Abene-
fit, which has been around since World
War I, but VAofficials say that many more
are eligible.
We knowthat were only hitting about
benefits continued on E4
Without this drug,
leukemia patients
wont be cured
BY HAGOP M. KANTARJIAN
Special to The Washington Post
As a doctor I took an oath to do no
harm, but I fear there will be more and
more occasions when I can do no good.
In the United States this year, about
10,000 people will receive a diagnosis of
acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Since
mid-December, the most effective drug to
treat this fatal disease has beenindanger-
ously short supply.
The chemotherapy medication cytara-
bine was first approved by the Food and
Drug Administration in 1969. For four
decades, it has beenthe backbone of AML
treatment. With cytarabine combination
chemotherapy, the cure rate in AML is 40
percent to 50 percent. Without cytarabi-
ne, there is no cure.
InDecember, it was added to the FDAs
drug shortage list. There is notherapeutic
equivalent to cytarabine, and optimal
treatment starting on Day One is critical
to the cure. Simply put: No cytarabine, no
cure. Never in my 30 years of treating
patients with leukemia has such a drug
shortage occurred, resulting in inade-
quate therapeutic options for patients.
Take, for example, the 43-year-old Ken-
tucky father who got a substandard dose
of cytarabine because his doctor used all
the doses he could find but still didnt
have enough. I dont know what Ill do
next, the doctor told me.
Or the 45-year-old retired Air Force
lieutenant colonel from Colorado, father
of an incoming Air Force Academy cadet,
whose leukemia came back after six
months. His doctor looked all over the
state for cytarabine with no luck and so
was forced to give his patient second-line
therapy.
Or the 15-year-old boy from Florida
who is in remission but cant get the
therapy that will cure him.
Recently I sent out a plea on this
trained eye continued on E5
ATRAINEDEYE
The most
effective drug to
treat this fatal
disease has been
in dangerously
short supply since
mid-December.
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CONSUMERREPORTSINSIGHTS
Take a look at yourself,
just for the health of it
Spidery blood vessels visible on
the chest might signal liver dis-
ease. Thinning, brittle hair might
indicate a thyroid problem. And a
beefy red tongue? That could be a
symptomof a vitamindeficiency.
Superficial changes to your
body especially if they occur
with more-troubling symptoms
such as shortness of breath or
ankle swelling can be warning
signs of an underlying condition.
Thats why doctors can often de-
tect a disorder just by looking,
touchingandlistening. But people
often dismiss their symptoms as a
normal part of aging and put off
going to a doctor until the condi-
tion has advanced, missing the
chance for early treatment, which
can keep many disorders from
worsening.
Compounding the problem is
that traditional, hands-on exams
at the doctors office have been
largely eclipsed by technological
advances. Too often the physical
diagnosisisreplacedbyaCTscan,
says Robert M. Centor, a professor
of general internal medicineat the
Universityof Alabamaat Birming-
ham. Such hit-or-miss testing is
costly and can expose patients to
unnecessary radiation.
Those realities make it impor-
tant to be your own periodic self-
examiner. The illustration below
provides a list of seemingly minor
changes that might point to disor-
ders that affect the entire body. If
you notice any of them, check with
your doctor, especially if you ha-
vent had a physical recently. And
tell him or her immediately if you
experience any of these serious
changes: swollen feet and ankles,
shortness of breath, more night-
time trips to the bathroom, severe
unexplained fatigue and difficulty
walkingor climbingstairs.
One more thing: While slight
fluctuations in body weight are
common, a significant and unex-
pected change could signal a seri-
ous problem. Unintentional
weight losscouldbeasymptomof
cancer, celiac disease, chronic
lung disease, Crohns disease, de-
pression, diabetes, infection or an
overactive thyroid. A substantial
weight gain might suggest an un-
deractive thyroid, and a rapid
weight increase might indicate
fluidretention, aharbinger of pos-
sible heart failure or kidney, liver
or lung disease.
Call your doctor if:
You lose more than 5 percent
of your normal weight within a
yearwithout changingyourdiet or
exercise routine.
Weight loss is accompanied
by fever, pain or changes in blad-
der function.
You gain a substantial
amount of weight without a
knowncause.
Weight gain is accompanied
byconstipation, hair loss, sensitiv-
ity to cold, shortness of breath or
swollenfeet.
Copyright 2011. Consumers
Union of United States Inc.
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In partnership with
When a lifesaving gift
results in denial of
health insurance
M
ost people wouldagree that donating anorganto
someone inneedis a selfless act. Theres no medical
upside ingiving upone of your kidneys or part of your
liver, lung or pancreas. Its a risk people take so that someone
else oftenbut not always a lovedone indesperate need
may live a better, longer life.
Its saidthat no gooddeedgoes unpunished, however, and
living donors sometimes findthemselves unable to find
affordable or any healthinsurance after the fact. Insurers
sometimes claimthat the donationis equivalent to a
preexisting medical conditionandeither reject anapplication
outright or offer coverage witha very steeppremium.
People who have healthinsurance throughbig companies
generally arent affected, but those who try to findcoverage on
the individual market or who have coverage througha small
business may runinto this problem.
Its absurd, says MatthewCooper, director of kidney
transplantationat the University of MarylandMedical Center
inBaltimore. Transplant centers put potential donors
througha comprehensive battery of medical tests before
permitting themto give upanorgan. These patients are
handpicked. Theyre some of the healthiest people around.
Astudy publishedlast year inthe Journal of the American
Medical Associationexaminedthe long-termmortality of
more than80,000 live kidney donors between1994 and2009.
It foundthat their deathrates over six years were no higher
thanthe rates for similar individuals who hadnt donateda
kidney. Experts say the results are inline withother studies
that have shownthat donating anorgandoesnt appear to
increase peoples risk of illness or death.
WhenBethStary-Baindecidedto donate a kidney to her
mother nearly four years ago, she didnt give healthinsurance
a thought. At the time, she was coveredunder her ex-
husbands policy, which, under
the federal lawknownas
COBRA, she was permittedto
keepfor 36 months following
their divorce. Before the
operation, she gave upher
instructors job at a cosmetology
school inAppleton, Wis.,
figuring shedhave no trouble
finding a job withhealth
insurance once she recovered
fromsurgery.
Thats not the way it worked
out. After the operation, which
went off without a hitch, Stary-
Bain, now50, triedto buy an
individual insurance plan. Once
they learnedshedhada
nephrectomy, as surgical kidney
removal is called, two carriers
turnedher downoutright. A
thirdofferedher a planfor
$800 a month. I was really
surprised, she says. I didnt
realize that because Iddonateda
kidney I was consideredunhealthy.
Shortly before her COBRAranout, Stary-Bainfounda job
withhealthcoverage, working incustomer service for a
healthinsurer.
More than110,000people inthe UnitedStates are waiting
for anorgantransplant. Nearly 90,000 of themare waiting for
a kidney, but some needliver, lung, pancreas or intestine
transplants. (Living donors candonate a whole kidney, a
portionof their liver, whichwill regenerate, a lobe of a lung or
part of their pancreas or intestine.).
Transplants using living donor organs are oftenmore
successful thanthose using organs fromdeceaseddonors. But
eventhoughthe number of living donors has more than
tripledinthe past 20 years there were 6,563 in2010 the
increase isnt nearly enoughto meet the demand.
To encourage more people to donate, health-policy experts
say barriers must be removed, including those involving
insurance. Althougha living donors evaluation, surgery and
immediate postoperative care is coveredby the recipients
insurance, concernabout coverage hassles downthe road
sometimes well founded, as Stary-Baindiscoveredis
enoughto deter some people fromdonating, according to a
2007 reviewof research.
Informationonhealthinsurers willingness to cover living
donors isnt extensive, but inthat 2007 review, insurers said
they wouldnt refuse to cover these individuals as long as they
were otherwise healthy. According to SusanPisano, a
spokeswomanfor Americas HealthInsurance Plans, a trade
group, donating anorganis not sufficient grounds onits own
to leadto a denial of coverage.
But consumers andadvocates tell a different story. The
same 2007 reviewfoundthat between3 and11 percent of
respondents saidthey hadtrouble getting insurance after
donating anorgan.
Under federal rules, every transplant center must have an
advocate for living donors. Healthinsurance problems do
come up, says Rebecca Hays, a living-donor social worker at
the University of WisconsinHospital andClinics inMadison.
Sometimes, Hays said, donors tell her about insurers that
refuse to cover anything relatedto the organdonationfor a
year. More oftenI hear frompeople who have beendenied
insurance andthey dont knowwhat to do.
Under provisions of the health-care overhaul lawthat take
effect in2014, insurers will no longer be able to deny people
coverage because of preexisting conditions, nor charge more.
At that time, patient advocates andhealth-policy experts hope
that the problembeing facedby living donors will disappear.
Inthe meantime, donors who runinto difficulties can
consider signing upfor the preexisting-conditioninsurance
plans that were createdinevery state under the newhealth
law, says DolphChianchiano, senior vice president for public
policy at the National Kidney Foundation. The hitch: Youhave
to have beenuninsuredfor six months inorder to qualify.
This column is produced through a collaboration between The Post
and Kaiser Health News. KHN, an editorially independent news
service, is a pro999gramof the Kaiser Family Foundation, a
nonpartisan health-care-policy organization that is not affiliated with
Kaiser Permanente. E-mail questions@kaiserhealthnews.org.
INSURING YOUR HEALTH
Michelle Andrews
DONOR KIDNEY PHOTO BY TINO SORIANO/GETTY IMAGES/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE
Its absurd.
These
patients are
handpicked.
Theyre
some of the
healthiest
people
around.
Matthew Cooper,
director of kidney
transplantation at the
University of Maryland
Medical Center
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EARTHDAYMOVIES
But will they serve popcorn?
DO SOMETHING REEL FILMFESTIVAL
Whole Foods Market has been celebrating Earth Day with
the Do Something Reel film festival. The grocery chain says
the series features documentaries showing how the choices
we make can have a huge impact on our bodies, our economy
and our environment. Filmgoers can catch four of the six
movies before the festival ends onWednesday. Planeat, about
the benefits of a plant-based diet, plays today at 6:20 p.m.;
Urban Roots, about locally grown foods in Detroit, plays
today at 8 p.m.; Vanishing of the Bees, about the mystery of
colony collapse disorder, plays Wednesday at 6:20 p.m.; and
On Coal River, about mountaintop removal in West Virginia,
plays Wednesday at 8:10 p.m. All of the screenings are at the
AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring; tickets cost $8.
SNAPSHOTS
Jordanian landscapes, Hawaiian lava
flows and other rocks worth seeing
HOT ROCKS PHOTO CONTEST, WIRED.COM
Wired.com hosted a photo contest for geologists or
anyone else who had a great photo of some nice rocks and
the 11 winners are being showcased in an online gallery.
Photographing geological features is an important aspect of
the science, and every now and then every geologist captures
an image that is scientifically interesting and stands out
aesthetically as well, according to the shows introduction.
Theres a red-sand valley in Jordan that looks so alien that its
been used as a stand-in for Mars in Hollywood movies, lava
flow in Hawaii and metamorphic rock from Puzzle Mountain
in Maine as seen under a microscope.
Rachel Saslow
SCIENCE SCAN
THEGREENLANTERN
Recycled gum: sticky or icky?
BY BRIAN PALMER
Gum is a blight on civilized
society. Its always hiding on
the underside of tables, or
flattened on the pavement, or
sticking to my shoes. Is it bad
for the environment, too?
Unfortunately, theres not a lot
of environmental data on the
chewing-gumindustry. But given
how useless gum is, at least for
most people, the Lantern isnt
prepared to cut Big Chew much
slack. Unlike food, gum provides
no sustenance. Unlike geother-
mal power, it does no work.
Unlike books and computers,
gum conveys no knowledge.
Sure, the sugar-free sort can help
prevent tooth decay to some
degree. But hey, brush your teeth,
man.
And yet, gum-chewing has a
long history, going back to the
ancient Greeks, who chewed a
gumlike product derived from
the resin of the mastic tree. (The
trees name shares a linguistic
root with the verb to masti-
cate.)
Indigenous North Americans
and early European settlers got
their chomp on with spruce sap;
the first commercially sold gum
in the United States followed the
same recipe. In 1850, manufac-
turers swapped out tree sap for
paraffin wax. The resulting gum
was more stable and cheaper to
make, but it was a lame product.
If youve ever tried to chew those
silly wax lips, you know why.
Paraffin wax is stiff and only
softens after several minutes of
jaw-busting labor.
Twenty years later, a Mexican
exile named General Antonio de
Santa Anna and American pho-
tographer Thomas Adams intro-
duced chicle, a resin, from the
sapodilla tree to the American
palate. They had been trying to
vulcanize the resin into rubber
for boots and tires, and failed. As
a last attempt to salvage their
stash of chicle, Adams and the
general made the sap into chew-
ing gum, which had a subtle
caramel flavor. Sweeter than
spruce and much more pliable
thanparaffinwax, Adamss chicle
quickly caught on nationwide.
Within a few years, he was mass-
producing several flavors.
Decades after chewing gum
became an American obsession,
most manufacturers ditched chi-
cle, replacing the natural resin
with a synthetic polymer known
as polyisobutene. Today, Good-
year the same company that
may make your cars tires
manufactures the base for many
nary trash bins.
Convincing people to jettison
their gum into dedicated bins
might be asking a lot, consider-
ing how many of us decline even
to use regular trash cans. A
sickening amount of chewed
gum ends up on the ground, and
cleaning it up takes a staggering
amount of resources. Consider
London, which has crusaded
against street-stuck gum in ad-
vance of the 2012 Olympics. The
city says that it spent three
months steam-cleaning 300,000
pieces of gum off fewer than two
miles of street. A piece of gum
costs Londoners just a nickel. It
cost the city up to a bit more than
$3 to remove each wad from the
pavement.
Its difficult to quantify the
cleanup efforts environmental
impact; the city hasnt said how
much steam it used, or what sort
of noxious chemicals might have
seeped into the groundwater.
(British chemical engineers are
working to develop eco-friendlier
cleaning methods.) Even so, the
dollars spent on the effort could
have been better spent on recy-
cling or promoting composting.
None of the major gum manu-
facturers has released life-cycle
analyses on their products. A
group of Dartmouth students
did, however, analyze several
types of gumwrappers in 2008. It
turns out that Bubble Tape-style
products where a single plastic
shell, rather than many individu-
al wrappers, holds the gum
were responsible for the least
amount of greenhouse-gas emis-
sions.
health-science@washpost.com
The Green Lantern column is
produced by the online magazine
Slate, which can be read at
www.slate.com.
major gum brands. (Chicle isnt
entirely lost to history; in fact, its
making a comeback as an eco-
friendly alternative to modern
gum.)
While the newbase produces a
supremely soft and chewable
gum, its not biodegradable. In
fact, as your parents or teachers
might have reminded you, it
passes through your incredibly
acidic digestive tract largely un-
altered.
Theres probably not enough
gum in the world to create a
major environmental issue, but
the volume of waste is not entire-
ly insignificant. Worldwide, hu-
mans chewabout 560,000 tons of
gum each year, according to one
study.
A few entrepreneurial
greenies have developed technol-
ogy to recycle chewed gum,
which they can turn into rubber
containers and childrens toys.
But that means chewers would
have to throw their used gum
into specially designated waste
containers, rather than into ordi-
MICHAEL SLOAN FOR THE
WASHINGTON POST
With eye implant, hes beginning to see the light
Elias Konstantopoulos of Glen
Burnie first noticed that his vi-
sion was getting poorer at age 43.
He eventually learnedthat he had
an incurable hereditary condi-
tion known as retinitis pigmento-
sa. The disease eats away at the
retinas rods and cones, which
help people see light and identify
color and detail.
Konstantopolous, now 72, lost
his final bit of vision five years
ago.
When his doctor asked in 2009
if he would like to join a trial of a
technology that might help him
regain some visual perception,
Konstantopoulos agreed. Anelec-
trode array was surgically im-
planted in his eye, and he was
given a pair of glasses equipped
with a tiny video camera. The
camera captures images and con-
verts them into signals that are
fed into the implanted array. The
signals are sent to the optic nerve
and then to the brain.
Konstantopolous says he can
distinguish light-colored objects
against dark backgrounds, per-
ceive an automobile passing and
orient himself in a room where
there is a window or door letting
sunlight in from outside.
The $100,000 device, knownas
the Argus II, is made by a Califor-
nia company called Second Sight.
Fourteen are being used in the
United States and 16 in Europe.
Agence France-Presse
JIM WATSON/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
Glasses equipped with a video camera allowElias Konstantopoulos
to distinguish light-colored objects against dark backgrounds.
Given howuseless gumis, at least for most people, the
Lantern isnt prepared to cut Big Chewmuch slack.
Acamera that can get to knowyou
We humans learn more about other peoples appearance the
morewelookat them, andwestorethis informationawaysowe
can recognize them later. Now a smart camera has been
developed that can do the same thing, allowing it to track
individuals as they move in and out of video footage and to
recognize their faces or handgestures.
Facial recognition systems can identify a person who is
lookingdirectlyat thecamera, but trackingpeopleas theymove
inandout of the frame remains a difficult task.
ThePredator cameraconstantlycollects details of theperson
or object it is filming, allowing it to build up a model of the
target, says its developer, Zdenek Kalal of the University of
Surrey inEngland.
The first time the systemsees a person or object, it creates
and stores a model of it. As the Predator continues filming, it
addsdetailsof theobject fromslightlydifferent angles, building
up a three-dimensional representation. This allows the system
to recognize the object again even if it leaves the shot and then
reappears at a different angle.
In addition to allowing police and security forces to track
individuals throughcloser-circuit televisionimages, thesystem
couldhelpdisabledpeople tooperate computers throughfacial
expressions or gestures, says Kalal.
NewScientist
This would be easier with a beer
Its karaoke science: A team of researchers recorded people
singing along with an old Motown tune My Girl, by the
Temptations and then made them watch their performance
without benefit of the accompanying music.
Thegoal of what might seemtobecruel andunusual research
was locatingthepart of thebrainthat is essential for embarrass-
ment. Studies have shown that people with dementia experi-
encelower levels of self-consciousness, whichis onereasonthey
exhibit strange behavior. Scientists hope that scans of the part
of the brainresponsible for self-consciousness its inthe front
of the brain and to the right, in an area called the pregenual
anteriorcingulatecortexcouldhelpdoctorsdiagnosedemen-
tia andother cognitive problems earlier.
Inhealthy people, watching themselves sing elicits a consid-
erable embarrassment reaction, said researcher Virginia
Sturm, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at
SanFrancisco.
In this study, which was presented last week at the annual
meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Sturms team
asked 79 people most with neurodegenerative disease to
sing and then watch their performance. Cameras, probes and
MRI scans were used to determine the level of embarrassment
and simultaneous brain activity. The researchers found that
degeneration of the cingulate cortex correlated with a lower
degree of embarrassment. This brain region predicted the
behavior, said Sturm. The smaller the region, the less embar-
rassedthe people were.
Nancy Szokan
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On the Friday before what
would prove to be her final week-
end, she managed a swim at her
communitypool andenjoyedtime
together with her husband of
nearly 60 years. By Saturday, she
was struggling with shortness of
breathand air hunger a terrible
and frightening sensation. She
died gasping for air and begging
her husband for help; she died
with a hospice nurse asserting
that it was not hospices philoso-
phy to hasten death or prolong
life.
I described this to Lachlan
Forrow, director of ethics and pal-
liative-careprograms at Harvards
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, and he said bluntly, In
2010, giving inadequate doses of
morphine to a dying patient who
then suffers unnecessarily should
be considered malpractice. And
this was in hospice; I shudder to
think how much preventable suf-
fering takes place in other health-
care settings.
Unnecessary suffering
My friends mother died need-
ing what every dying patient
needs and deserves: palliative
care the thorough assessment
and treatment of symptoms, at-
tention to the whole person and
support for the entire journey we
eachwill face at the end of life. My
grandmother and my friends
mother both needed more access,
if only by phone, to round-the-
clock health professionals who
could respond to what was hap-
pening, and both women needed
higher doses of opioids.
Ironically, a few weeks before
my friends mothers death, the
NewEnglandJournal of Medicine
published a study that found that
patients with lung cancer who re-
ceived palliative care lived almost
three months longer than those
who did not. In an accompanying
editorial, geriatrician and pallia-
tive-care expert Diane E. Meier
also noted that the palliative-care
patients hada better quality of life
and lower rates of depression.
Much like hospice, palliative
care is interdisciplinary, involving
doctors, nurses, social workers
and clergy, as well as a range of
other health-care professionals,
fromnutritionists topharmacists.
Together, thisteamworkswiththe
patient and family to deliver care
that is in keeping with what pa-
tients and families say they want,
and to make changes as the dis-
ease progresses.
Much of the work depends on
clear communication between
families and health-care provid-
palliative from E1 ers but communication alone
wont do the trick. Both the wom-
en I describe here had talked to
their families and doctors about
what they did and did not
want done. But it turned out that
these conversations were not
enough to protect either woman
from unnecessary suffering. Be-
cause so fewof us have experience
with dying loved ones, usually
learning the ropes only when we
suddenly find ourselves caring for
a parent or spouse, we dont know
what to expect, much less what to
demand.
While efforts to encourage pro-
vider-patient communication are
laudable(includingrecent legisla-
tion in New York state that re-
quires doctors to talk to patients
who have terminal diagnoses
about their options for palliative
care), communication alone will
not improve the lot of most pa-
tients and families.
The information and counsel-
ing promised by the NewYork law
would not on their own have alle-
viated the suffering endured by
grandmother or myfriends moth-
er, but they might have helped us
understand what to expect and
what todemandof our careteams.
Making some progress
Over the years, Ive picked up
examples of what works to make
care more effective and what pri-
vate andpublic agencies are doing
to make necessary changes.
Too often, advance directives
or livingwills cannot befoundjust
when the information in them is
needed most. We need to develop
systems that track and store those
documents, so that they are readi-
ly accessible inany situation.
One example comes from Ore-
gon, where a team based at Ore-
gon Health and Science Universi-
ty pioneered a one-page docu-
ment called POLST Physician
Orders for Life-Sustaining Treat-
ment. The POLST specifies not
only the treatments a patient does
not want, but also those he or she
does want, and in what circum-
stances.
Each POLST is written after
discussions with the patient, fam-
ily and physician, and carries the
weight of a doctors orders. Print-
ed on neon-pink paper, it is at-
tached to the front of the medical
records of any adult facing seri-
ous, advanced illness; the form is
also storedelectronically, so it can
be accessed at any time by emer-
gency responders. The POLST
programhas provensoeffective at
gettingpatients thecaretheyneed
that the approach is nowin use or
being developedin30other states
and the District.
We also need round-the-clock,
reliable access to health-care pro-
fessionalswhoareexpert inpallia-
tive medicine and hospice care.
Aetna, the Connecticut-based in-
surance company, offers a care
management programtoall bene-
ficiaries who have an advanced
illness. Trained care managers try
to educate patients about their
options; they can direct patients
to guidance about pain medica-
tion and psychosocial support,
and help to ensure that advance
directives are in place and hon-
ored.
Aetna has developed an ex-
panded hospice benefit as well.
Unlike Medicares hospice pro-
gram, which is limited to patients
who are expected to live for no
more than six months and who
forgo curative treatments, Aet-
nas allows patients to receive
both palliative and curative treat-
ments, and they can enter the
program with a life expectancy of
up to 12 months. An early study of
that program found that enrolled
patients were more likely than
others to opt for hospice care and
ultimately made less use of acute
care, intensive care and emergen-
cy services. The programmatched
patient preferences better and
also saved money.
The Department of Veterans
Affairs has made sweeping chang-
es to ensure that all veterans with
a life-limiting illness have access
to palliative care and hospice. A
2007 study published in the Jour-
nal of the American Geriatrics So-
ciety describes how VA leaders
changed policy, developed staff
andprograms, implementedpart-
nerships with community-based
hospices andmeasuredoutcomes.
Withinthree years, the number
of veterans receiving VA-paid
home hospice had tripled, and 42
percent of all veterans whodiedas
VAinpatients hadreceiveda palli-
ative-care consultation. A nation-
wide network, Hospice-Veteran
Partnership, has proved instru-
mental in promoting home-based
hospice care. Using the VAs elec-
tronic medical records system,
managers were able to look at
issues such as the effectiveness of
pain management endeavors and
how satisfied the patients fami-
lies were with the care. Studies of
veterans who had palliative-care
consultations have shown that
they have better outcomes in
terms of pain management and
treatment preference, and their
families were more satisfied with
end-of-life care.
Whenthe time comes, we need,
at the very least, to have upfront,
honest and continuing conversa-
tions with our doctors. Beyond
that, we need information and
action. We need an educated and
compassionate workforce, and a
systemthat has the incentives and
the direction not only to treat
symptoms but also to care for
patients and families in the con-
text of their painand suffering.
Knowledge is power, even at a
juncture in life when we feel most
powerless and vulnerable. As For-
rowat Beth Israel puts it, we need
to take back the night. Each of
us, he wrote to me, has reason to
be concerned about our deaths:
We must demandthat thesystem
make the bad ones almost impos-
sibleandthegoodones morecom-
mon.
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Schuster is co-author of the second
edition of Handbook for Mortals, to
be published by Oxford in May.
A good death: Lets talk about it.
Extra pensions let veterans
supplement their income
one in four eligible veterans, said
Tom Pamperin, the VAs deputy
undersecretary for disability as-
sistance. There are a lot of veter-
ans where its been 40 years or
more since theyve been on active
duty. It just doesnt occur to them
there may be a benefit from the
VA.
Beneficiaries must be at least
65 years old. They are veterans or
married to veterans who served
during a wartime period eligi-
bility includes the Vietnam War
era and the Gulf War of 1990
and were honorably discharged;
they do not have to have seen
combat.
Applicants must also needhelp
with at least one activity of daily
living: dressing, eating, walking,
bathing, adjusting prosthetic de-
vices or using the toilet. Those
who are blind, living in nursing
homes or require in-home care
may also be eligible.
Married veterans can receive
as much as $1,949 per month.
Single veterans could get a
monthly A&A check for $1,644. A
veterans surviving spouse could
receive a maximum of $1,056.
Though a beneficiarys other in-
come and benefits might reduce
benefits from E1 the amount of the pension, Pam-
perin said most people get the
maximum.
Single veterans must make less
than $19,736 annually. A married
veterans income must be less
than $23,396. Dorothy Jablon-
skis annual income fell beneath
the A&A$12,861 limit for asurviv-
ing spouse.
Withina year of submitting the
forms (21-534, DD-214) required
by the VA, she beganreceiving the
maximumA&A benefit.
It makes a difference, said
Dan Jablonski, a Johns Hopkins
University physicist from Bethes-
da, so there is no financial com-
ponent for my mothers end-of-
life decisions.
While grateful, Dan Jablonski
added that without the guidance
of a lawyer half of whose fee
was paidby Sunrise [the appli-
cation] would have probably
crashed and burned and not got-
ten anywhere.
Its not a simple process. A&A
applicants must mail the forms,
copies of service records, mar-
riage certificates, proof of insur-
ance and medical records to the
regional VA office. If a third party
is making the application, an ad-
ditional form, 21-22-a or 21-0845,
must be completed.
Its a difficult, challenging, bu-
reaucratic system, said Debbie
Burak, 59, of Midlothian, Va. After
applying on behalf of her mother,
Burak established VeteranAid.
org to help others navigate the
process.
Once a pension is granted, the
VAprovides a lump-sumpayment
to cover the benefit retroactively
from when the application was
filed. The average wait is 90 days,
according to Pamperin.
Were increasing output,
Pamperin said, but for the last
couple of years, it still hasnt been
able to match the incoming
claims. In 2009, the program
paid out almost $2 billion.
Prospective applicants can get
information from veterans orga-
nization such as the American
Legion, andthey cancall the VAat
800-827-1000.
Dorothy Jablonski now uses
A&A as supplemental income to
help pay for her long-termcare.
By joining the Navy during
World War II, Dan Jablonski
said, one can make the case that
my father traded his risk of being
in the military during a war
against the needs that my mother
would have over half a century
later.
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honest and continuing
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TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011 KLMNO EZ EE Health E5
Shortages of vital but unprofitable drugs
national crisis to 8,000 oncolo-
gists who subscribe to a monthly
e-mail newsletter published by
the leukemia department at the
MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Within 12 hours, my in-box was
jammedwithreplies fromdoctors
in more than 25 states, each with
his or her own horror story.
One works for alarge California
provider that cares for several mil-
lionmembers. As of this morning,
the entire inventory of cytarabine
in our system was 30 grams, he
wrote. We are prioritizing the
little remaining drug to go first to
pediatric patients requiring cytar-
abine. . . . Patients will inevitably
die as a result of this tragedy.
A colleague from Wisconsin
wrote, We have been forced to
form a panel of physicians, phar-
macists andnurse practitioners to
makedifficult decisions regarding
. . . this drug(i.e. whocanreceiveit
and who cant).
A doctor at a large center in
Nebraska wrote, We are com-
pletely out after the end of the
weekandnocytarabine insight. It
is like we live in a Third World
country!
Cytarabine used in the United
States is manufactured by three
companies: BedfordLaboratories,
Hospira and APP Pharmaceuti-
cals.
We are currently facing manu-
facturing capacity constraints
that are resultinginbackorders of
some products and we are work-
ing diligently to prioritize and ex-
pedite manufacturing for all cur-
rent orders, wrote Bedford
spokesman Jason Kurtz in an e-
mail in which he blamed Bed-
fords shortage largely on in-
creased demand as supplies from
others were squeezed. He said
Bedford expects to release more
cytarabine in late May or early
June. Hospira notified the FDA
last week that it had begun releas-
ing newsupplies of the drug. And
APP will begin releasing newly
manufactured cytarabine this
trained eye from E1 week, according to a company
spokeswoman.
Along with cytarabine, dozens
of other drugs are on the list,
including such cancer-fighting
workhorses as doxorubicin, cispl-
atin, etoposide and bleomycin.
Shortages are not limited to can-
cer drugs; they also encompass
categories such as antibiotics,
heart medications and painkill-
ers. Brand-name drugs rarely ap-
pear on the list.
All of these shortages can be
critical for individual patients;
none is more critical than the
shortage of cytarabine.
Several of the concerned calls I
received were from colleagues in
Houstons Texas Medical Center,
the largest medical center in the
world with 49 institutions that
occupy an area the size of down-
town Chicago. If these colleagues
cannot get cytarabine, imagine
howdifficult it is for a solo practi-
tioner in small-town America.
The drug-shortage problemhas
grown rapidly in this country in
thepast decade. TheFDAreported
a record 211 shortages in 2010, up
from58six years ago, according to
the American Society of Health-
SystemPharmacists. Eightyshort-
ages were reported in the first
quarter of 2011 alone. At this rate,
the year-end total will be more
than double the number last year.
This problemis not just ablip,
said ASHP spokeswoman Cynthia
Reilly. It is getting worse, not
better.
What is behindthese shortages,
and what can be done to prevent
them?
The FDA has no authority to
compel manufacturers to contin-
ue producing a drug, nor does it
havethepower toforcecompanies
to inform it about issues that
might result in drug shortages.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
and Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) are
attempting to address this issue
with legislation that would com-
pel manufacturers to notify the
FDA when there are supply prob-
lems or when they plan to discon-
tinue a product. This is a start.
Valerie Jensen, associate direc-
tor of the FDAs drug shortages
program, says its not clear why
the shortages are getting worse.
We really dont know the reason,
but it is a concerning trend, she
said. Askedwhether financial con-
siderations playaroleintheshort-
ages, Jensen said, The older
drugs are often not cost-effective
for companies to make. Often we
see products like [cytarabine] get
discontinued. . . . We cannot re-
quire acompany tomanufacture a
product.
Jensen said that the FDA is
working with the companies to
make cytarabine widely available
again. ShesaidtheFDAis examin-
ingthepossibilityof allowingtem-
porary importation of the drug
fromforeign sources.
Why are these shortages almost
unique to the United States? We
pride ourselves on being the No. 1
nationinmedical care, but today a
patient with AML in an emerging
nation, such as my native Leba-
non, may be treated with more-ef-
fective therapy than a patient in
the United States. No shortages of
cytarabine have been reported in
other countries. We urgently need
to examine and address the rea-
sons behind the increasing occur-
rence of shortages of generic
drugs in the United States.
The most common explana-
tions given for drugs presence on
the FDA list are manufacturer
delays, increased demand and
shutdown of plants for manufac-
turing issues. Some generic drugs
called sterile injectables, includ-
ing cytarabine, are on the list be-
cause of their cost and complexity
of manufacturing.
There is little financial incen-
tive for any company to produce
labor-intensive medications that
are heavily regulated but offer a
slim profit margin. The fewer
companies that manufacture a
drug, themorevulnerablethesup-
ply, though in the case of cytarabi-
ne three companies produce it,
which Jensen said is actually
good for one of the older drugs.
The drug is very inexpensive. At
my hospital, a two-gramvial costs
$16.
Cytarabine is used to treat a
leukemia affecting patients num-
bering in the thousands rather
than the millions. Shortages of
other drugs affect much larger
groups. Why not offer tax incen-
tives to companies willing to fill
this need, or perhaps subsidies
similar to those offered in the
agricultural sector?
In a country as rich as ours,
patients should not have the mis-
fortune of contracting a fatal dis-
ease for which an unprofitable
treatment is withdrawn or not
available.
Shortages of sneakers, the lat-
est electronic gizmos and toys
around the holidays routinely
make headlines with a notable
public outcry and demand for
more. Surely the shortages of life-
saving medicines demand more
attention and more action.
Sorry, were out of stock is
simply not acceptable.
health-science@washpost.com
Kantarjian is chairman of the
department of leukemia at the
University of Texass MDAnderson
Cancer Center.
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URBAN JUNGLE
The changing natural world at our doorsteps.
Innovators roll out a new
generation of flywheels
R
einventing the wheel is
considered such an un-
necessary act that the
phrase itself connotes pointless
effort. But its a good thing
James Watt, the pioneering
18th-century Scottish engineer,
was willing to tinker around
with that ancient technology.
By using a wheel to convert
the up-and-down thrusts of
steam-powered pistons into a
continuous rotational motion,
Watt invented the modern fly-
wheel. That and other improve-
ments he made to the steam
engine helped spawn the In-
dustrial Revolution (and
earned him immortality as the
namesake of the watt).
Now, it seems, the time has
come to reinvent the flywheel.
Todays engineers are repur-
posing Watts device into a
promising alternative to batter-
ies and other high-tech means
of storing energy. Among their
aims: using flywheels to make
renewable energy more useful,
and turning trains and buses
into hybrid vehicles.
In its simplest form, a fly-
wheel is a wheel, disk or cylin-
der that spins around a station-
ary axis. It works on the same
principle as the potters wheel,
which has been used to mold
clay vessels since the dawn of
civilization.
A flywheels momentum,
which depends on how heavy
the wheel is and how fast its
spinning, can contain an im-
pressive amount of energy. And
if something acts as a brake on
the wheel, this energy can be
released in the form of elec-
tricity, for example with im-
pressive suddenness.
Finding new, improved ways
to store energy is crucial partly
because of the growth of re-
newable energy sources such as
wind and solar power. The for-
mer is available only when the
wind is blowing. The latter,
only when the sun shines. Un-
less some of that energy can be
stored for later use, renewables
will never be able to power the
worlds needs around the clock.
Better energy storage meth-
ods could also improve fuel ef-
ficiency and curtail costs at
conventional power plants, re-
duce their carbon emissions
and prevent blackouts.
Even though conventional
plants can often increase or de-
crease energy production as
needed by throwing more
coal in the furnace, for example
they cant adjust their out-
put instantaneously.
Energy demand, however, of-
ten comes in sudden surges. A
large factory powers up its
equipment all at once. A rush
of commuters arriving home
almost simultaneously turn on
all their air conditioners and
TVs. A baseball stadiums lights
blink on. These and other daily
occurrences cause sharp and
not entirely predictable spikes
in demand for electricity.
Consequently, power plants
routinely generate more elec-
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their customers are expected to
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waste. But thats more accept-
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If a standby supply of stored
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federal government and some
states have encouraged compa-
nies to seek ways to store ener-
gy and release it to the grid
quickly when demand spikes.
In January, Massachusetts-
based Beacon Power Corp. be-
gan serving the New York state
electrical grid with the nations
largest flywheel plant. When
fully operational, the Stephen-
town, N.Y.-plants array of 200
flywheels, each weighing more
than a ton and rotating up to
16,000 times per minute, will
be able to provide 20 mega-
watts of power. Thats enough
energy to meet about 10 per-
cent of the states daily needs,
the company says.
Having that extra juice
around could help prevent
blackouts such as the one that
plunged New York and parts of
other states and Ontario into
darkness in August 2003.
Beacon already has a smaller
flywheel plant operating in
Massachusetts, and last month
it announced a deal to build a
plant in Montana.
Technological improvements
since Watts day have made fly-
wheels about 90 percent effi-
cient at storing energy, mean-
ing that all but about 10 per-
cent of the energy put into
them can be retrieved later.
Some batteries, by comparison,
can rapidly lose a tenth or
more of their charge, with fur-
ther losses as time goes on.
The flywheels efficiency is a
product of the fact that once a
body is in motion, it tends to
remain in motion. As long as a
flywheel maintains its rotation-
al speed, it retains its stored
energy. To eliminate air resis-
tance that could slow down the
spin, engineers have enclosed
flywheels in vacuum chambers.
To prevent friction, theyve dis-
pensed with physical bearings,
instead using magnetic bear-
ings that levitate the spinning
wheel and permanently sus-
pend it in place.
Other improvements in ma-
terials and manufacturing have
increased flywheels durability
and capacity.
Previously made from steel,
flywheels are now mostly con-
structed from lighter carbon-
composite materials. Steels
density gave a flywheel a lot of
momentum at a given rotation-
al speed. But the outer edge of
a spinning flywheel is under
tremendous centrifugal force.
As strong as steel is, it has a
tendency to explosively disinte-
grate under such a strain. A fly-
wheel made of composites,
however, can spin many times
faster than a steel counterpart
without coming apart. That ex-
tra speed more than makes up
for its relative lack of heft.
The power grid isnt the only
place where flywheels can be
useful. Because theyre able to
produce powerful bursts of
electricity, flywheels have vari-
ous industrial applications,
from powering lasers to testing
circuit breakers.
Vehicle makers see the tech-
nology as promising, too. Some
Formula One race cars have
been equipped with flywheels
that help boost their accelera-
tion. But past efforts to use fly-
wheels in commercial vehicles
never got far off the starting
line.
In todays hybrid cars, large
batteries capture and store the
energy generated when the
driver brakes. But batteries are
too heavy and inefficient to be
optimal for that purpose in
larger vehicles such as trains
and buses. Now that composite
materials can make flywheels
lighter, flywheels could replace
batteries in hybrid mass-transit
vehicles.
With all the stopping and
starting that commuter trains
and buses do, that could give
fuel efficiency a real boost. Re-
searchers at the University of
Texas at Austin estimate that a
hybrid locomotive with an on-
board flywheel could use 15
percent less fuel than a stan-
dard train along the nations
busy Northeast Corridor.
The train has long been an
iconic symbol of the Industrial
Revolution. With the help of
the flywheel, its poised to
come full circle.
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My early cherry blossom
I have a spreading Japanese
cherry tree in my front yard, and I
began recording when it blooms a
few years ago. Despite all the
scientific theorizing in Cherry
blossoms hear their own biologi-
cal clocks ticking [April 5], my
tree blossomed 12 days earlier
this year than it ever has, at least
since I began keeping records. It
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In 2011 it was in full, glorious
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and 2010-2011 was a winter that
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ground out of the opening flow-
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On Planet Earth, in general,
trees flower in the spring, polli-
nation occurs and the fruit starts
forming, maturing in the fall and
falling to the ground at that time.
The sycamore is one exception. It
retains its seed on the tree over
winter, shedding it in the spring.
The author must have con-
fused the genetic seed (pollen)
with the fleshy seed (the fruit
containing the actual seed). Fluc-
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auction at the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co., 14735 Main St., Upper
Marlboro, MD, Duval Wing entrance, located on Main St., on
APRIL 20, 2011 AT 2:01 PM
ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and
improvements thereon situated in Prince George's Co., MD and described
as Tax ID #03-2830479 and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of
Trust.
The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an "as is"
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $34,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of
the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification
of sale by the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co. Interest to be paid on
the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note
fromthe date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub.
Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional
funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for
any reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is
the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. All public
charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, real property
taxes, ground rent, condo/HOA dues, whether incurred prior to or after
the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the
purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges or condo/HOA fees
have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from
the date of sale at the time of settlement. Cost of all documentary stamps,
transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser.
Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the
property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property
from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the
time of sale.
If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the
purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of
the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement,
the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against
all expenses, attorneys fees and the full commission on the sale price
of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all
expenses of this sale (including attorneys fees and the full commission
on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid
out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and
resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser
or without reselling the property, the Trustees may avail themselves of
any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser. In the
event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive
the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to
the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser
shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for attorneys fees and
expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property
or the proceeds of the resale. The purchaser agrees to pay attorneys
fees in the amount of $750.00 plus costs, which fee does not include
attendance at any hearings, if the Trustees have moved to resell the
property. Hearings will be charged at attorneys hourly rate. Purchaser
agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement, to the Seller's attorney, for review
of the settlement documents, $150.00 may be charged for document
preparation and review and an additional $295.00 for review of any
motion which may be subsequently filed with the Court to substitute a
purchaser herein. Trustees file number 22350.
Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, John A. Ansell, III, Substitute Trustees
ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC.
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204
410-828-4838
www.alexcooper.com
APR. 5, 12 & 19
Rosenberg &Associates, LLC
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 907-8000
www.rosenberg-assoc.com
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
1005 CHILLUMRD., UNIT #301
HYATTSVILLE, MD 20782
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Abayneh
Zelleke, dated June 23, 2006 and recorded in Liber 26004, folio 64 among
the Land Records of Prince George's Co., MD, default having occurred
under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the
Circuit Court for Prince George's Co., 14735 Main St., Upper Marlboro, MD,
Duval Wing entrance, located on Main St., on
APRIL 20, 2011 AT 2:02 PM
ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and
improvements thereon situated in Prince George's Co., MD and described
as Unit 301, of Land Unit 2, in a Horizontal Condominium Regime entitled
The Fairmont 1005 Condominium, Tax ID #17-3754561 and more fully
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an "as is"
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $13,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of
the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification
of sale by the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co. Interest to be paid on
the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note
fromthe date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub.
Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional
funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any
reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the
purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. All public
charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, real property
taxes, ground rent, condo/HOA dues, whether incurred prior to or after
the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the
purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges or condo/HOA fees
have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from
the date of sale at the time of settlement. Cost of all documentary stamps,
transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser.
Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the
property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property
from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the
time of sale.
If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the
purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of
the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement,
the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against
all expenses, attorneys fees and the full commission on the sale price
of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all
expenses of this sale (including attorneys fees and the full commission
on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid
out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and
resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser
or without reselling the property, the Trustees may avail themselves of
any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser. In the
event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive
the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to
the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser
shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for attorneys fees and
expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property
or the proceeds of the resale. The purchaser agrees to pay attorneys
fees in the amount of $750.00 plus costs, which fee does not include
attendance at any hearings, if the Trustees have moved to resell the
property. Hearings will be charged at attorneys hourly rate. Purchaser
agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement, to the Seller's attorney, for review
of the settlement documents, $150.00 may be charged for document
preparation and review and an additional $295.00 for review of any
motion which may be subsequently filed with the Court to substitute a
purchaser herein. Trustees file number 26608.
Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, John A. Ansell, III, Substitute Trustees
ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC.
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204
410-828-4838
www.alexcooper.com
APR. 5, 12 & 19
Prince Georges County
851
Prince Georges County
851
Rosenberg &Associates, LLC
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 907-8000
www.rosenberg-assoc.com
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
8956 CONTINENTAL PL.
HYATTSVILLE, MD 20785
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Edward
C. Osefo, dated September 10, 2007 and recorded in Liber 28614, folio
428 among the Land Records of Prince George's Co., MD, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public
auction at the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co., 14735 Main St., Upper
Marlboro, MD, Duval Wing entrance, located on Main St., on
APRIL 27, 2011 AT 2:00 PM
ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and
improvements thereon situated in Prince George's Co., MD and described
as Tax ID #13-1504505 and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of
Trust.
The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an "as is"
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $27,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of
the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification
of sale by the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co. Interest to be paid on
the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note
fromthe date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub.
Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional
funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any
reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the
purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. All public
charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, real property
taxes, ground rent, condo/HOA dues, whether incurred prior to or after
the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the
purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges or condo/HOA fees
have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from
the date of sale at the time of settlement. Cost of all documentary stamps,
transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser.
Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the
property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property
from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the
time of sale.
If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the
purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of
the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement,
the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against
all expenses, attorneys fees and the full commission on the sale price
of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all
expenses of this sale (including attorneys fees and the full commission
on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid
out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and
resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser
or without reselling the property, the Trustees may avail themselves of
any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser. In the
event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive
the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to
the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser
shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for attorneys fees and
expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property
or the proceeds of the resale. The purchaser agrees to pay attorneys
fees in the amount of $750.00 plus costs, which fee does not include
attendance at any hearings, if the Trustees have moved to resell the
property. Hearings will be charged at attorneys hourly rate. Purchaser
agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement, to the Seller's attorney, for review
of the settlement documents, $150.00 may be charged for document
preparation and review and an additional $295.00 for review of any
motion which may be subsequently filed with the Court to substitute a
purchaser herein. Trustees file number 26047.
Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, John A. Ansell, III, Substitute Trustees
ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC.
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204
410-828-4838
www.alexcooper.com
APR. 12, 19 & 26
Rosenberg &Associates, LLC
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 907-8000
www.rosenberg-assoc.com
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
14236 HAMPSHIRE HALL CT., UNIT #407
UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Rondelle
M. Price a/k/a Rondell M. Price, dated July 17, 2006 and recorded in Liber
25714, folio 727 among the Land Records of Prince George's Co., MD,
default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will
sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co., 14735
Main St., Upper Marlboro, MD, Duval Wing entrance, located on Main St.,
on
MAY 4, 2011 AT 2:01 PM
ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings
and improvements thereon situated in Prince George's Co., MD and
described as Unit (407) and Garage Unit (g-407) in the "Phase 4, Building
Four Hampshire Hall Condominium", Tax ID #03-3274628 and more fully
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an "as is"
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $30,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of
the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification
of sale by the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co. Interest to be paid on
the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note
fromthe date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub.
Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional
funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any
reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the
purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. All public
charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, real property
taxes, ground rent, condo/HOA dues, whether incurred prior to or after
the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the
purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges or condo/HOA fees
have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from
the date of sale at the time of settlement. Cost of all documentary stamps,
transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser.
Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the
property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property
from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the
time of sale.
If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the
purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of
the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement,
the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against
all expenses, attorneys fees and the full commission on the sale price
of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all
expenses of this sale (including attorneys fees and the full commission
on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid
out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and
resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser
or without reselling the property, the Trustees may avail themselves of
any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser. In the
event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive
the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to
the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser
shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for attorneys fees and
expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property
or the proceeds of the resale. The purchaser agrees to pay attorneys
fees in the amount of $750.00 plus costs, which fee does not include
attendance at any hearings, if the Trustees have moved to resell the
property. Hearings will be charged at attorneys hourly rate. Purchaser
agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement, to the Seller's attorney, for review
of the settlement documents, $150.00 may be charged for document
preparation and review and an additional $295.00 for review of any
motion which may be subsequently filed with the Court to substitute a
purchaser herein. Trustees file number 25982.
Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, John A. Ansell, III, Substitute Trustees
ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC.
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204
410-828-4838
www.alexcooper.com
APR. 19, 26 & MAY 3
Prince Georges County
851
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7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750
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(301) 907-8000
www.rosenberg-assoc.com
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
7678 N. ARBORYWAY, UNIT #184
LAUREL, MD 20707
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Shirley
H. Chevalier, dated July 21, 2006 and recorded in Liber 25986, folio 348
among the Land Records of Prince George's Co., MD, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public
auction at the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co., 14735 Main St., Upper
Marlboro, MD, Duval Wing entrance, located on Main St., on
MAY 4, 2011 AT 2:00 PM
ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and
improvements thereon situated in Prince George's Co., MD and described
as Unit Numbered One Hundred Eighty-Four (184), in Building lettered
"S", in the subdivision known as "Phase 6, Arbory Condominium", Tax
ID #10-1079763 and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an "as is"
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $22,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of
the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification
of sale by the Circuit Court for Prince George's Co. Interest to be paid on
the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note
fromthe date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub.
Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional
funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any
reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the
purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. All public
charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, real property
taxes, ground rent, condo/HOA dues, whether incurred prior to or after
the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the
purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges or condo/HOA fees
have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from
the date of sale at the time of settlement. Cost of all documentary stamps,
transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser.
Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the
property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property
from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the
time of sale.
If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the
purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of
the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement,
the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against
all expenses, attorneys fees and the full commission on the sale price
of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all
expenses of this sale (including attorneys fees and the full commission
on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid
out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and
resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser
or without reselling the property, the Trustees may avail themselves of
any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser. In the
event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive
the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to
the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser
shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for attorneys fees and
expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property
or the proceeds of the resale. The purchaser agrees to pay attorneys
fees in the amount of $750.00 plus costs, which fee does not include
attendance at any hearings, if the Trustees have moved to resell the
property. Hearings will be charged at attorneys hourly rate. Purchaser
agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement, to the Seller's attorney, for review
of the settlement documents, $150.00 may be charged for document
preparation and review and an additional $295.00 for review of any
motion which may be subsequently filed with the Court to substitute a
purchaser herein. Trustees file number 26042.
Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, John A. Ansell, III, Substitute Trustees
ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC.
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204
410-828-4838
www.alexcooper.com
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301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
9280 ADELPHI ROAD #304
HYATTSVILLE, MD 20783
APRIL 21, 2011 AT 1:04 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust
from YANCI M. CASTRO AND ROGER N. ESQUIVEL AND
HENRY O. ESQUIVEL, dated April 24, 2006 and recorded in
the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland,
at Liber 25107, Folio 483, default having occurred under
the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public
auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING ENTRANCE, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE SIMPLE lot of ground
and the improvements thereon, situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY and being more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of
Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $177,426.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $18,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.750 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10261)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
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APRIL 19, 26, MAY 3, 2011 11312900
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
16609 PLEASANT COLONY DRIVE
UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772
MAY 5, 2011 AT 1:00 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
ALAMEZIE E. OJIAKU AND NGOZI OJIAKU, dated October 26,
2006 and recorded in the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, Maryland, at Liber 26860, Folio 293, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will
sell at public auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING
ENTRANCE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE
SIMPLE lot of ground and the improvements thereon, situated in
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY and being more fully described in
the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $940,849.00. THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT
TO IRS 120 DAY RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $94,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 2.625 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10179)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
www.hwestauctions.com
APRIL 12, 19, 26, 2011 11307261
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
5901 LONGFELLOWSTREET
RIVERDALE, MD 20737
APRIL 28, 2011 AT 1:20 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
GABRIEL E. OBOITE AND JOAN C. UKEOMAH, dated October 5,
2005 and recorded in the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, Maryland, at Liber 23944, Folio 502, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will
sell at public auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING
ENTRANCE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE
SIMPLE lot of ground and the improvements thereon, situated in
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY and being more fully described in
the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $225,625.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $23,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.875 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10067)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
Prince Georges County
851
Prince Georges County
851
www.hwestauctions.com
APRIL 12, 19, 26, 2011 11306892
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
8512 LOCUST GROVE DRIVE
LAUREL, MD 20707
APRIL 28, 2011 AT 1:16 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
TRONG C. DO AND NGOC ANH-THI DO, dated December 21,
2005 and recorded in the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, Maryland, at Liber 24195, Folio 271, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will
sell at public auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING
ENTRANCE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE
SIMPLE lot of ground and the improvements thereon, situated in
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY and being more fully described in
the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $373,971.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $37,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 3.500 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10170)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
www.hwestauctions.com
APRIL 12, 19, 26, 2011 11306847
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
7955 RIGGS ROAD #1
HYATTSVILLE, MD 20783
APRIL 28, 2011 AT 1:14 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust
from JUAN CARLOS ROSALES AND DORIS A. TURCIOS, dated
May 11, 2007 and recorded in the Land Records of PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, at Liber 28040, Folio 161,
default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute
Trustees will sell at public auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL
WING ENTRANCE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that
FEE SIMPLE lot of ground and the improvements thereon,
situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY and being more fully
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $191,880.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $19,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.000 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10159)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
Prince Georges County
851
Prince Georges County
851
www.hwestauctions.com
APRIL 12, 19, 26, 2011 11306837
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
8640 BRAE BROOKE DRIVE
LANHAM, MD 20706
APRIL 28, 2011 AT 1:12 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust
from OLASOJI OLANIYI, dated March 6, 2007 and recorded in
the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland,
at Liber 27431, Folio 382, default having occurred under
the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public
auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING ENTRANCE, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE SIMPLE lot of ground
and the improvements thereon, situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY and being more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of
Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $267,000.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $27,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.75 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 09367)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
www.hwestauctions.com
APRIL 12, 19, 26, 2011 11306653
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
2002 GAYLORD DRIVE
SUITLAND, MD 20746
APRIL 28, 2011 AT 1:04 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
KEISHA L. HANNIBAL-ANDERSON AND MICHAEL ANDERSON,
dated May 30, 2007 and recorded in the Land Records of
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, at Liber 28222, Folio
077, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the
Substitute Trustees will sell at public auction, at 14735
MAIN ST, DUVAL WING ENTRANCE, UPPER MARLBORO,
MD 20772. All that FEE SIMPLE lot of ground and the
improvements thereon, situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
and being more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $335,000.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $33,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.375 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 09365)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
Prince Georges County
851
Prince Georges County
851
www.hwestauctions.com
APRIL 12, 19, 26, 2011 11306621
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
7231 CARRIAGE HILL DRIVE
LAUREL, MD 20707
APRIL 28, 2011 AT 1:02 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
AFAM B. OKAFOR, dated October 25, 2006 and recorded in
the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland,
at Liber 26296, Folio 609, default having occurred under
the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public
auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING ENTRANCE, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE SIMPLE lot of ground
and the improvements thereon, situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY and being more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of
Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $383,983.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $38,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.125 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10263)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
www.hwestauctions.com
APRIL 5, 12, 19, 2011 11304132
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
2380 ANVIL LANE
TEMPLE HILLS, MD 20748
APRIL 21, 2011 AT 1:10 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
KIMBERLY PETWAY, dated November 20, 2006 and recorded
in the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland,
at Liber 28609, Folio 364, default having occurred under
the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public
auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING ENTRANCE, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE SIMPLE lot of ground
and the improvements thereon, situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY and being more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of
Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $273,577.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $27,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.75 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 09331)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
Prince Georges County
851
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APRIL 5, 12, 19, 2011 11303879
Law Offices
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
13004 SALFORD TERRACE
UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772
APRIL 21, 2011 AT 1:02 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
TARSHA JOHNSON, dated March 14, 2007 and recorded in
the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland,
at Liber 27518, Folio 378, default having occurred under
the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public
auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING ENTRANCE, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE SIMPLE lot of ground
and the improvements thereon, situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY and being more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of
Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $316,586.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $32,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.375 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10404)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
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ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
4807 NORTH BARNABY LANE
TEMPLE HILLS, MD 20748
APRIL 21, 2011 AT 1:08 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
DEMAR JURADO AND SALVADOR A. LIZAMA, dated August 11,
2006 and recorded in the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, Maryland, at Liber 26215, Folio 682, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will
sell at public auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING
ENTRANCE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE
SIMPLE lot of ground and the improvements thereon, situated in
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY and being more fully described in
the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $258,396.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $26,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 4.125 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10378)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
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ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
6724 VERMONT COURT
HYATTSVILLE, MD 20785
APRIL 21, 2011 AT 1:00 PM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust
from IRENE RENEE ROBINSON, dated February 16, 2007 and
recorded in the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
Maryland, at Liber 27453, Folio 073, default having occurred
under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at
public auction, at 14735 MAIN ST, DUVAL WING ENTRANCE,
UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772. All that FEE SIMPLE lot
of ground and the improvements thereon, situated in PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY and being more fully described in the
aforesaid Deed of Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $226,000.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $22,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days
of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, time being of the essence. If
the purchaser defaults, in addition to other available remedies,
the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at
the purchaser's risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the
unpaid purchase money, at the rate of 6.875 %, per annum,
from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of
the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for
any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes,
ground rent, if any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners
association dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable
on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan
district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current
year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.
If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10232)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
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ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A.
Laurel Lakes Executive Park
8337 Cherry Lane
Laurel, Maryland 20707
301-362-2900
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
9362 CANTERBURY RIDING UNIT 4
LAUREL, MD 20723
APRIL 21, 2011 AT 10:02 AM
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust
from OMOTINUKE ADEBIYI AND AYOTUNDE ADEBIYI, dated
February 15, 2006 and recorded in the Land Records of
HOWARD COUNTY, Maryland, at Liber 9868, Folio 293, default
having occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees
will sell at public auction, at 8360 COURT AVE, ELLICOTT
CITY, MD 21043. All that FEE SIMPLE lot of ground and the
improvements thereon, situated in HOWARD COUNTY and being
more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
THE PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY A DWELLING. THE PRINCI-
PAL BALANCE OF $173,530.00.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan
and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by
the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void
and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest.
Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of the auction forward.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition, without express
or implied warranty as to the nature and description of the
improvements as contained herein, and subject to conditions
restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any,
and with no warranty of any kind.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $17,000.00 by cash, certified
check or cashier's check will be required of the purchaser, if
other than the noteholder, at time and place of sale. Balance
of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final
ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for HOWARD COUNTY,
Maryland, time being of the essence. If the purchaser defaults,
in addition to other available remedies, the deposit will be
forfeited and the property may be resold at the purchaser's
risk and expense. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase
money, at the rate of 5.750 %, per annum, from date of
sale to date funds are received in the office of the Substitute
Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason,
there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes, ground rent, if
any, water, condominium fees and/or homeowners association
dues, if any, all public charges/assessments payable on an
annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district
charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year
to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. If
applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues
and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will
be the responsibility of the purchaser. Cost of all documentary
stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by
the purchaser. Purchaser must obtain possession and assumes
the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale
forward. Purchaser agrees to pay $295.00 at settlement to the
seller's attorney, for review of the settlement documents. If the
Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey good and marketable
title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be
limited to a refund of the deposit. (File # 10042)
Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire
Paul V. Margolis, Esquire
Substitute Trustee(s)
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
By virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned Substitute Trustee
by that certain Deed of Trust recorded among the land records of the
County of Fairfax, Virginia, in Deed Book 20817 at Page 1490, wherein
a conveyance was made from GALLOPING GHOST, LLC to RACHEL J.
GOLDSTEIN and MICHAEL J. WADE, Trustees dated December 1, 2009,
CHRIS BEATLEY having been substituted as Trustee in the place and stead
of RACHEL J. GOLDSTEIN and MICHAEL J. WADE.
Default having been made under the terms of the Deed of Trust, the
undersigned Substitute Trustee, at the direction of the party secured
thereby, hereby offers for sale at public auction on the front steps of the
County of Fairfax Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia
22030, on
FRIDAY
April 29, 2011
at 9:00A.M.
that certain lot or parcel of land, with valuable improvements, situate,
lying and being in the County of Fairfax, Commonwealth of Virginia, and
more particularly described as follows:
6116 Rolling Road, Suite 209, Springfield, VA 22152.
Tax ID # 0793-27-0209
This sale is subject to any and all conditions, restrictions, rights of way,
easements, reservations and other matters of record. This sale is further
subject to valid filed or unfiled mechanics liens, materialmens liens,
condominium liens, homeowners association liens, and suits to enforce
same, if any. The property shall be sold without warranty as to the
accuracy of information furnished to the Trustee and made available to
prospective bidders.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of TEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($10,000.00) cash, certified or cashiers check will be required by the
successful bidder at the time of sale with the balance due at settlement,
which shall be held on or before fifteen (15) days from the date of sale.
Time shall be of the essence with respect to settlement. The deposit shall
be applied to the credit of the successful bidder at settlement; or, in the
event of the failure to complete settlement, within fifteen (15) days after
the date of the sale, in accordance with the terms of the sale, the deposit
shall be forfeited and applied to the cost of sale, including Trustees
fees, and the property shall be resold at the cost and expense of the
defaulting purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be in cash
or its equivalent at the time of settlement. The successful bidder will be
required to sign a Memorandumof Sale containing these and other terms.
The subject property and any improvements thereon shall be sold in as
is condition without warranties of any kind. All costs of the conveyance,
which shall be by Special Warranty, shall be at the cost of the purchaser.
CHRIS BEATLEY, Substitute Trustee
221 S. Fayette Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 548-7100
Fairfax County
872
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 8724 Sylvan
Lane, Marshall, VA 20115. In exe-
cution of a certain deed of trust
dated May 17, 2005, in the original
principal amount of $495,200.00
recorded in the Clerk's Office, Cir-
cuit Court for Fauquier County,
Virginia, in Deed Book 1157 Page
601, default having occurred in
the payment of the Note thereby
secured and at the request of the
holder, the undersigned Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction in the front of the Circuit
Court building for Fauquier County,
40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Vir-
ginia, on May 03, 2011, at 12:02
PM, the property described in said
deed of trust, located at the above
address, and more particularly
described as follows: ALL THAT
CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND
LOCATED IN MARSHALL MAGISTE-
RIAL DISTRICT, FAUQUIER COUNTY,
VIRGINIA, FRONTING ON VIRGINIA
ROUTE 691 AND BEING DESIGNAT-
ED AS PARCEL 3R, CONTAINING
8.0230 ACRES UPON A PLAT OF
FOX PROPERTY MADE BY JAMES G.
BUTLER, JR., C.L.S., DATED NOVEM-
BER 10, 1975 AND RECORDED
DECEMBER 2, 1975 IN DEED BOOK
322, PAGE 477..TERMS OF SALE:
ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of
ten percent (10%) of the sale price
or ten percent (10%) of the original
principal balance of the subject
deed of trust, whichever is lower,
in the form of cash or certified
funds payable to the Substitute
Trustee must be present at the
time of the sale. The balance of the
purchase price will be due within
fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise
Purchaser's deposit may be for-
feited to Trustee. Time is of the
essence. Sale is subject to post
sale confirmation that the borrow-
er did not file for protection under
the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior
to the sale, as well as to post-
sale confirmation and audit of the
status of the loan with the loan
servicer including, but not limited
to, determination of whether the
borrower entered into any repay-
ment agreement, reinstated or
paid off the loan prior to the sale.
In any such event, the sale shall be
null and void, and the Purchaser's
sole remedy, in law or equity, shall
be the return of his deposit without
interest . Additional terms to be
announced at the sale. A form
copy of the Trustee's memoran-
dum of foreclosure sale and con-
tract to purchase real property
is available for viewing at
www.bgwsales.com. This is a com-
munication from a debt collector
and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose. The sale
is subject to seller confirmation.
Substitute Trustee: Equity
Trustees, LLC, 2020 N. 14th Street,
Suite 750, Arlington, VA 22201,
(703)548-4600. For information
contact: Bierman, Geesing, Ward
& Wood, LLC, attorneys for Equity
Trustees, LLC, 4520 East West
Highway, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD
20814, (301) 961-6555, website:
www.bgwsales.com. BGWW#
124120 ASAP# 3970055
04/19/2011, 04/26/2011
Fauquier County
875
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE 11260
TORRIE WAY L, BEALETON, VA 22712
In execution of the Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $129,000.00 fromCHRISTOPHER
SHELTON AND RUSSELL V. HIME
AND BARBARA A. HIME dated Sep-
tember 19, 2006 recorded in the
Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court
of the County of FAUQUIER, Vir-
ginia, Instrument No.
003887290020, in Deed Book
1234, at page 27, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said Note,
the undersigned Substitute
Trustee(s) will offer for sale at
public auction At the main
entrance of Fauquier Circuit Court
40 Culpeper Rd, Warrenton, VA
20186-3206, on April 27, 2011 at
11:00 AMthe property described in
said Deed of Trust, such property is
located at the above address and
briefly described as: UNIT 11260-
L, CEDAR LEE CONDOMINIUM OF
BEALETON, BUILDING NO.1, WITH
UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COM-
MON ELEMENTS TERMS OF SALE:
CASH: A deposit of $10,000.00,
cash or certified check, will be
required at the time of sale with
settlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Additional
terms may be announced at the
time of sale. Pursuant to the Fed-
eral Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act, we advise you that we are
a debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose. RECONTRUST COMPANY,
N.A. AND ALG TRUSTEE, LLC, Sub-
stitute Trustee(s) FOR INFORMA-
TION CONTACT: RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. 2380 Performance
Drive, TX2-985-07-03, Richardson,
TX 75082 (800) 281-8219 - Call
Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
(CST) OR ALG Trustee, LLC 803
Sycolin Road, Suite 301, Leesburg,
VA 20175 (703) 777-7101 - Call
Between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
(EST) (11 -0008381/CONV) (Trustee
No. 515910)ASAP# 3948188
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PRINCESS ANNE COURT, WARREN-
TON, VA 20187-4103 In execution
of the Deed of Trust in the original
principal amount of $281,600.00
from SHERRY TOENNIESSEN,
MARIED dated August 11, 2006
recorded in the Clerk's Office of
the Circuit Court of the County
of FAUQUIER, Virginia, Instrument
No. 003817970018, in Deed Book
1229, at pages 1492-1507, default
having occurred in the payment of
the Note thereby secured and at
the request of the holder of said
Note, the undersigned Substitute
Trustee(s) will offer for sale at
public auction At the main
entrance of Fauquier Circuit Court
40 Culpeper Rd, Warrenton, VA
20186-3206, on April 27, 2011 at
11:00 AMthe property described in
said Deed of Trust, such property
is located at the above address
and briefly described as: LOT 446,
SECOND ADDITION, WARRENTON
LAKES SUBDIVISION, WITH
IMPROVEMENTS THEREON TERMS
OF SALE: CASH: A deposit of
$20,000.00, cash or certified
check, will be required at the time
of sale with settlement within fif-
teen (15) days from the date of
sale. Additional terms may be
announced at the time of sale.
Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, we advise
you that we are a debt collector
attempting to collect the indebted-
ness referred to herein and any
information we obtain will be used
for that purpose. RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. AND ALG
TRUSTEE, LLC, Substitute
Trustee(s) FOR INFORMATION
CONTACT: RECONTRUST COMPA-
NY, N.A. 2380 Performance Drive,
TX2-985-07-03, Richardson, TX
75082 (800) 281-8219 - Call
Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
(CST) OR ALG Trustee, LLC 803
Sycolin Road, Suite 301, Leesburg,
VA 20175 (703) 777-7101 - Call
Between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
(EST) (11 -0018337/CONV) (Trustee
No. 516095) ASAP# 3966010
04/19/2011, 04/26/2011
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 6161 Willow
Place, Unit # 305, Bealeton, VA
22712. In execution of a certain
deed of trust dated August 19,
2008, in the original principal
amount of $183,097.00 recorded
in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court
for Fauquier County, Virginia, in
Deed Book 1301 Page 1707,
default having occurred in the pay-
ment of the Note thereby secured
and at the request of the holder,
the undersigned Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction in the front of the Circuit
Court building for Fauquier County,
40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Vir-
ginia, on May 03, 2011, at 12:03
PM, the property described in said
deed of trust, located at the above
address, and more particularly
described as follows: ALL THAT
CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL
OF LAND, WITH IMPROVEMENTS
THEREON AND THE APPURTE-
NANCES THERETO BELONGING,
LYING AND BEING IN FAUQUIER
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AND MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBEDAS FOL-
LOWS: UNIT 305, BUILDING 3,
PHASE 3, WAVERLY STATION AT
BEALETON CONDOMINIUM, AND
THE LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS
APPURTENANT THERETO, ESTAB-
LISHED BY DECLARATION OF CON-
DOMINIUM RECORDED AMONG
THE LAND RECORDS OF FAUQUIER
COUNTY, VIRGINIA IN DEED BOOK
1276 AT PAGE 573 AND AS
AMENDED IN DEED BOOK 1281 AT
PAGE 595..TERMS OF SALE: ALL
CASH. A bidder's deposit of ten
percent (10%) of the sale price or
ten percent (10%) of the original
principal balance of the subject
deed of trust, whichever is lower,
in the form of cash or certified
funds payable to the Substitute
Trustee must be present at the
time of the sale. The balance of the
purchase price will be due within
fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise
Purchaser's deposit may be for-
feited to Trustee. Time is of the
essence. Sale is subject to post
sale confirmation that the borrow-
er did not file for protection under
the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior
to the sale, as well as to post-
sale confirmation and audit of the
status of the loan with the loan
servicer including, but not limited
to, determination of whether the
borrower entered into any repay-
ment agreement, reinstated or
paid off the loan prior to the sale.
In any such event, the sale shall be
null and void, and the Purchaser's
sole remedy, in law or equity, shall
be the return of his deposit without
interest . Additional terms to be
announced at the sale. A form
copy of the Trustee's memoran-
dum of foreclosure sale and con-
tract to purchase real property
is available for viewing at
www.bgwsales.com. This is a com-
munication from a debt collector
and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose. The sale
is subject to seller confirmation.
Substitute Trustee: Equity
Trustees, LLC, 2020 N. 14th Street,
Suite 750, Arlington, VA 22201,
(703)548-4600. For information
contact: Bierman, Geesing, Ward
& Wood, LLC, attorneys for Equity
Trustees, LLC, 4520 East West
Highway, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD
20814, (301) 961-6555, website:
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876
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
21760 Beaumeade Circle, Unit 175, Ashburn, VA 20147
In execution of a Deed of Trust dated December 16, 2005, and recorded in
the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia, on
December 20, 2005 as Instrument No. 20051220-0142646, the Substitute
Trustee, Daniel A. Harvill, Esq., will offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder at the front doors of the Circuit Court for the County of
Loudoun, 18 E. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20178, on:
April 21, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Real property, with improvements, if any, described as follows:
Unit 175, Building 2, MEADOWBROOK CENTER CONDOMINIUM, as created
by Declaration recorded at Instrument Number 200511220131499, and
as shown on plat attached thereto and recorded as Instrument No.
200511220131500, among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia,
and any amendments thereto, together with the use of any limited common
elements assigned to said unit and together with an undivided interest in
the common elements of the condominium.
Address: 21760 Beaumeade Circle, Unit 175, Ashburn, VA 20147
Tax Map No: Part of Parent Parcel 061-49-6210-000
The property will be sold in "AS IS WHERE IS" CONDITION without
representation or warranty of any kind, and subject to all recorded and
unrecorded liens, leases, mechanics and materialmens liens, conditions,
restrictions, encumbrances, condominiumfees, condominiumliens, reser-
vations, rights, easements, and rights of way of record affecting same,
to the extent any of the foregoing may apply to the property being sold
or any part thereof, and take priority over the lien and security of the
Deed of Trust. No representations or warranties are made as to the
zoning, environmental condition, or merchantability of all or any part of
the property sold.
A deposit of $10,000.00 by cashiers check or certified check payable to
the Substitute Trustee shall be required to qualify as a bidder before the
sale, except from the note holder or any of the note holders subsidiaries.
Deposit, without interest, is applied to the purchase price at settlement.
Settlement will be held on or before 15 days after sale. TIME IS OF THE
ESSENCE. However, the Substitute Trustee reserves the right to extend
the date of settlement to the extent necessary to complete arrangements
for settlement. Upon purchasers default, the deposit shall be forfeited
to the Substitute Trustee and the property shall be resold at the risk and
costs of the defaulting purchaser. In the event the Substitute Trustee
cannot convey to the purchaser good and marketable title, except for any
liens to which this sale is made subject, in the Substitute Trustees sole
discretion, the sale may be rescinded and the purchasers sole remedy
shall be the refund of the deposit. The balance of the purchase price
shall be in cash or its equivalent paid at or before settlement. Settlement
shall be at the offices of the Substitute Trustee or other mutually agreed
upon location. Purchaser shall be responsible for all costs of conveyance,
including but not limited to the preparation of the deed and the Grantors
Tax. Risk of loss or damage to the property shall be borne by the purchaser
fromthe time of the sale.
The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to reject all bids, extend the
time to receive bids, withdraw the property from the sale, recess the sale,
waive or modify the deposit requirement, extend the period of time for
settlement and/or amend and/or supplement the terms of the sale by
verbal announcements during the sale. Additional terms of sale may be
announced at the sale.
Conveyance shall be by special warranty deed. Immediately upon delivery
of the deed for the property by the Substitute Trustee, all duties, liabilities
and obligations of the Substitute Trustee, if any, to the purchaser with
respect to the property shall be extinguished.
Written notice of this Substitute Trustee's sale, as required by Virginia
Code 55-59.1 has been sent to the property owners as their addresses
appear in the records of the note holder, and to all parties prescribed
therein.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, Daniel A. Harvill, Esq.,
9403 Grant Ave., Suite 202, Manassas, VA 20110, (703) 485-3111
April 12 and April 19, 2011 11307084
Fauquier County
875
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 10399 Heddings
Road Catlett, VA20119 In execution
of a Deed of Trust in the original
principal amount of $600,000.00,
from Roberto Vera and Anita G.
Vera, Grantor(s), dated May 2,
2006, recorded among the land
records of the Circuit Court for
the Fauquier on May 12, 2006 as
Instrument in Book 1215 at Page
2356, the undersigned appointed
Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at public auction at the Court-
house Steps for the Circuit Court of
Fauquier, 40 Culpeper St, Warren-
ton, VA on May 11, 2011 at 11:00AM
the property with the improve-
ments thereon, if any, to wit: All
that certain lot or parcel of land
situated, lying and being in
Fauquier County, and being more
particularly described as follows:
All that certain tract or parcel of
land situated, lying and being situ-
ate on Virginia Route 794, Cedar
Run Magisterial District And more
fully described in the above Deed
of Trust. Commonly known as
10399 Heddings Road, Catlett, VA
20119. Tax ID: 7940-84-5652-000.
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bid-
der's deposit of $15,000.00 or 10%
of the sale price will be required in
cash, certified or cashier's check.
Settlement within fifteen (15) days
of sale, otherwise Trustee may for-
feit deposit. Additional terms to be
announced at sale. This notice is
an attempt to collect on a debt and
any information obtained will be
used for that purpose. Loan Type:
Conv/Conv (Trustee # 512840) Sub-
stitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC,
PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177,
(703) 777-7101, website:
http://www.atlanticlawgrp.com
ASAP# 3961902 04/12/2011,
04/19/2011
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 11366 Brent
Town Road, Catlett, VA 20119-2571.
In execution of a certain deed of
trust dated November 10, 2006,
in the original principal amount
of $396,000.00 recorded in the
Clerk's Office, Circuit Court for
Fauquier County, Virginia, in Deed
Book 1241 Page 2236, default hav-
ing occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder, the under-
signed Substitute Trustee will offer
for sale at public auction in the
front of the Circuit Court building
for Fauquier County, 40 Culpeper
Street, Warrenton, Virginia, on May
03, 2011, at 12:01 PM, the property
described in said deed of trust,
located at the above address, and
more particularly described as fol-
lows: ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT
OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE ON
STATE ROUTE 612, CEDAR RUN
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, FAUQUIER
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AND BEING
SAID TO CONTAIN 2.00 ACRES,
MORE OR LESS, BY PLAT AND SUR-
VEY OF RUSB W. BOYER, C.L.S.,
DATED AUGUST 1970, AND
ATTACHED TO THAT DEED DATED
AUGUST 12, 1970, RECORDED IN
DEED BOOK 261, PAGE 563
AMONG THE FAUQUIER COUNTY,
VIRGINIA LAND RECORDS..TERMS
OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's
deposit of ten percent (10%) of the
sale price or ten percent (10%) of
the original principal balance of the
subject deed of trust, whichever
is lower, in the form of cash or
certified funds payable to the Sub-
stitute Trustee must be present at
the time of the sale. The balance
of the purchase price will be due
within fifteen (15) days of sale,
otherwise Purchaser's deposit
may be forfeited to Trustee. Time
is of the essence. Sale is subject
to post sale confirmation that the
borrower did not file for protection
under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
prior to the sale, as well as to
post-sale confirmation and audit
of the status of the loan with
the loan servicer including, but
not limited to, determination of
whether the borrower entered into
any repayment agreement, rein-
stated or paid off the loan prior
to the sale. In any such event, the
sale shall be null and void, and
the Purchaser's sole remedy, in
law or equity, shall be the return
of his deposit without interest .
Additional terms to be announced
at the sale. A form copy of the
Trustee's memorandum of fore-
closure sale and contract to pur-
chase real property is available
for viewing at www.bgwsales.com.
This is a communication from a
debt collector and any information
obtained will be used for that pur-
pose. The sale is subject to seller
confirmation. Substitute Trustee:
Equity Trustees, LLC, 2020 N. 14th
Street, Suite 750, Arlington, VA
22201, (703)548-4600. For infor-
mation contact: Bierman, Geesing,
Ward & Wood, LLC, attorneys for
Equity Trustees, LLC, 4520 East
West Highway, Suite 200, Bethes-
da, MD 20814, (301) 961-6555,
website: www.bgwsales.com.
BGWW# 123464 ASAP# 3970062
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Loudoun County
876
Loudoun County
876
TRUSTEES SALE OF
25797 Planting Field Drive
South Riding, Virginia 20152
Loudoun County
Tax Map Reference
# 29-27-6689-000
Pursuant to the terms of a Home
Equity Line Deed of Trust dated
September 22, 2005, and recorded
on January 4, 2006, in the Clerk's
Office, Circuit Court of Loudoun
County, Virginia, at Instrument No.
20060104-0001035, the real estate
described below will be offered for
sale at public auction:
LOT 12A, SECTION 7, SOUTH RID-
ING, AS THE SAME ARE DULY DED-
ICATED, PLATTED AND RECORDED
IN DEED BOOK 1422 AT PAGE 693
AND CORRECTED IN DEED BOOK
1427 AT PAGE 1792, BOUNDARY
LINE ADJUSTMENT IN DEED BOOK
1451 AT PAGE 938, AMONG THE
LAND RECORDS OF LOUDOUN
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS, COVENANTS AND
EASEMENTS, ETC., OF RECORD, IF
ANY.
The sale will take place on April
28, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., in front of
the main entrance of the Loudoun
County Courthouse, 18 E. Market
Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176.
Terms: The purchase price in the
form of a certified or cashiers
check or wire transfer shall be
due and payable on the closing
date. A deposit in the form of
a certified or cashiers check or
wire transfer in the amount of
$38,000.00, or 10% of the sales
price, whichever is lower, will be
required of any bidder at the time
of sale. The Substitute Trustee
reserves the right to waive or mod-
ify the requirement with respect to
the bidder's deposit. The success-
ful bidder will be required to close
within fifteen (15) days from the
date of sale. Time will be of the
essence as to the closing date and
the payment of the purchase price.
The property will be sold "AS IS".
The real estate will be conveyed
by Special Warranty deed, subject
to all rights, reservations, leases,
covenants, conditions, easements
and restrictions superior to the
deed of trust as they may lawfully
affect the real estate, including but
not limited to the following: a
deed of trust recorded on March
3, 2003, at Instrument No.
20030303-0018778 (and subject to
an Assignment recorded at Instru-
ment No. 20030303-0018779); and
a credit line deed of trust recorded
on March 8, 2004, at Instrument
No. 20040308-0020155). Neither
the Substitute Trustee nor the
holder of the obligation secured
by the Home Equity Line Deed of
Trust will deliver possession of the
property to the successful bidder.
The purchaser at the sale will be
required to pay all closing costs
except the grantor's recording tax.
Real estate taxes will be prorated
as of the settlement date.
Additional terms may be
announced at the sale.
Roderick H. Angus,
Substitute Trustee
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roderick H. Angus, Esq.,
Substitute Trustee
HUSTON &ANGUS
5529 Lee Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22207
Telephone No. (703) 536-5444
Facsimile No. (703) 237-2310
Email: RAngus@HALawFirm.com
April 19,26, 2011 11309948
Spotsylvania/
Fredericksburg
877
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE 8730
WHITES LN, SPOTSYLVANIA, VA
22553-5699 In execution of the
Deed of Trust in the original princi-
pal amount of $305,250.00 from
JACQUELINE DEEL dated Novem-
ber 14, 2006 recorded in the
Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court
of the County of SPOTSYLVANIA,
Virginia, Instrument No.
200700002212, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said Note,
the undersigned Substitute
Trustee(s) will offer for sale at
public auction At the main
entrance of Spotsylvania Circuit
Court 9115 Courthouse Rd, Spot-
sylvania, VA 22553, on April 27,
2011 at 3:00 PM the property
described in said Deed of Trust,
such property is located at the
above address and briefly
described as: ALL THAT CERTAIN
LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH ALL
BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS,
THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND
BEING IN LIVINGSTON MAGISTE-
RIAL DISTRICT, AND MORE PAR-
TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS PARCEL
2- B, 3.0749 ACRES, AS SHOWN
ON A PLAT OF SURVEY PREPARED
BY M. LEWI S SHACIELFORD, JR.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, cash or certified
check, will be required at the time
of sale with settlement within fif-
teen (15) days from the date of
sale. Additional terms may be
announced at the time of sale.
Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, we advise
you that we are a debt collector
attempting to collect the indebted-
ness referred to herein and any
information we obtain will be used
for that purpose. RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. AND ALG
TRUSTEE, LLC, Substitute
Trustee(s) FOR INFORMATION
CONTACT: RECONTRUST COMPA-
NY, N.A. 2380 Performance Drive,
TX2-985-07-03, Richardson, TX
75082 (800) 281-8219 - Call
Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
(CST) OR ALG Trustee, LLC 803
Sycolin Road, Suite 301, Leesburg,
VA 20175 (703) 777-7101 - Call
Between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
(EST) (11 -0019495/CONV) (Trustee
No. 516621) ASAP# 3967362
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Spotsylvania/
Fredericksburg
877
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE LOT 14
ANNA PINES ESTATES, SPOTSYLVA-
NIA, VA 22553 In execution of the
Deed of Trust in the original prin-
cipal amount of $34,214.20 from
MICHAEL E. KANDETZKI dated July
16, 2003 recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the
County of SPOTSYLVANIA, Virginia,
Instrument No. 200300028830,
default having occurred in the pay-
ment of the Note thereby secured
and at the request of the holder
of said Note, the undersigned Sub-
stitute Trustee(s) will offer for sale
at public auction At the main
entrance of Spotsylvania Circuit
Court 9115 Courthouse Rd, Spot-
sylvania, VA 22553, on April 27,
2011 at 3:00 PM the property
described in said Deed of Trust,
such property is located at the
above address and briefly
described as: PARCEL 14, SECTION
2, ANNA PINE ESTATES, WITH
IMPROVEMENTS THEREONE.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $2,000.00, cash or certified
check, will be required at the time
of sale with settlement within fif-
teen (15) days from the date of
sale. Additional terms may be
announced at the time of sale.
Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, we advise
you that we are a debt collector
attempting to collect the indebted-
ness referred to herein and any
information we obtain will be used
for that purpose. RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. AND ALG
TRUSTEE, LLC, Substitute
Trustee(s) FOR INFORMATION
CONTACT: RECONTRUST COMPA-
NY, N.A. 2380 Performance Drive,
TX2-985-07-03, Richardson, TX
75082 (800) 281-8219 - Call
Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
(CST) OR ALG Trustee, LLC 803
Sycolin Road, Suite 301, Leesburg,
VA 20175 (703) 777-7101 - Call
Between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
(EST) (11 -0014607/CONV) (Trustee
No. 515709) ASAP# 3953080
04/05/2011, 04/12/2011,
04/19/2011, 04/26/2011
TRUSTEE SALE
9681 Nottoway Ln
Spotsylvania, VA 22551-5351
Spotsylvania County
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $490,000.00, dated October 11,
2005 recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the
County Of Spotsylvania, Virginia,
in Instrument LR200500044544,
default having occurred in the
payment of the Note thereby
secured and at the request of the
holder of said Note, the under-
signed Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction at the entrance
to the Spotsylvania County Judi-
cial Center, 9113 Courthouse
Road, Spotsylvania, Virginia, on
April 21, 2011 at 10:30 o'clock am
the property described in said
deed, located at the above
address and briefly described as:
Lot 9, containing 7.1729 acres,
Nottoway Subdivision, and more
particularly shown on House Loca-
tion Survey dated November 8,
2004, made by Webb and As-
sociates, recorded as Instrument
#200400046407, with improve-
ments thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10% of the
sales price, whichever is lower,
cash or certified check, will be
required at the time of sale with
settlement within fifteen (15)
days fromthe date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a debt
collector attempting to collect
the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C., Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(01-000330-10 / CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
TRUSTEE SALE
3651 Shirleys Hill Rd
Partlow, VA 22534-3060
Spotsylvania County
In execution of a Deed of Trust in
the original principal amount of
$100,000.00, dated March 6, 2007
recorded in the Clerk's Office of
the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania
County, Virginia, in Instrument
200700013612, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said
Note, the undersigned Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction at the entrance to the
Spotsylvania County Judicial Cen-
ter, 9113 Courthouse Road, Spot-
sylvania, Virginia, on April 28,
2011 at 10:30 o'clock amthe prop-
erty described in said deed,
located at the above address and
briefly described as:
All that certain lot or parcel of
land, containing 2.333 acres, more
or less, as shown on plat of survey
recorded in Deed Book 1099, Page
201, with improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $10,000.00, or 10% of the
sales price, whichever is lower,
cash or certified check, will be
required at the time of sale with
settlement within fifteen (15)
days fromthe date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a debt
collector attempting to collect
the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(49422-08/ CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
TRUSTEE'S SALE
110 Spotslee Drive
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount of
$174,000.00, from Ronald Hares
a/k/a Ronald B. Hares, II and
Matthew Hares, Grantor(s), dated
October 24, 2005, recorded
among the land records of the
Circuit Court for the County of
Spotsylvania on October 26, 2005
as Instrument 200500045342, the
undersigned appointed Substi-
tute Trustee will offer for sale at
public auction at the front of the
Courthouse for the Circuit Court
of Spotsylvania, 9115 Courthouse
Rd, Spotsylvania, VA on May 11,
2011 at 3:00PM, the property with
the improvements thereon, if any,
to wit:
All that certain lot or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in
Courtland Magisterial District,
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, des-
ignated as lot 56, Section 1, of
SPOTSLEE, as shown on plat there-
of prepared by Sullivan, Donohoe
and Associates, dated February
1972, and recorded in the Clerks
Office of the Circuit Court of Spot-
sylvania County, Virginia in Deed
Book 303 at page 193. And more
fully described in the above Deed
of Trust. Commonly known as 110
Spotslee Drive, Spotsylvania, VA
22553. Tax ID: 47A-6-56.
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bid-
ders deposit of $11,000.00 or
10% of the sale price will be
required in cash, certified or
cashiers check. Settlement with-
in fifteen (15) days of sale, other-
wise Trustee may forfeit deposit.
Additional terms to be announced
at sale. This notice is an attempt
to collect on a debt and any
information obtained will be used
for that purpose.
Loan Type: Federal National Mort-
gage Association (Trustee #
516895 )
Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee,
LLC, PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA
20177, 703-777-7101, website:
http://www.atlanticlawgrp.com
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Fredericksburg
877
TRUSTEE SALE 1210 ELLIS AVENUE,
FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22401 Fred-
ericksburg City VA-257531-C In exe-
cution of a Deed of Trust in the
original principal amount of
$277,150.00, with an annual inter-
est rate of 5.88% from SAMUEL
E. BENSON, III dated 11/30/2006
recorded in the Clerk's Office of
the Circuit Court of Fredericksburg
City, VA in Deed Book N, at page
A/N/A (or Instrument No.
060004115), default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said Note,
the under signed Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale by public
auction at the main entrance to the
building housing the Fredericks-
burg Circuit Court, 815 Princess
Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA
Fredericksburg, VA on 05/03/2011
at 02:30 P.M.. the property
described in said deed, located
at the above address and briefly
described as: LOT 369, PHASE 2,
VILLAGE OF IDLEWILD, CITY OF
FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $10,000.00 or 10% of the sale
price, whichever is less, cash or
certified check, will be required at
the time of sale, with settlement to
occur within fifteen (15) days from
the date of sale. Time will be of the
essence as to the closing date and
as to the payment of the purchase
price. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a debt
collector attempting to collect the
indebtedness referred to herein
and any information we obtain
will be used for that purpose. The
Property will be sold "AS IS". The
real estate will be conveyed by
special warranty deed subject to
all rights, reservations, leases,
covenants, conditions, easements
and restrictions superior to the
Deed of Trust as they may lawfully
affect the real estate. The purchas-
er at the sale will be required
to pay all closing costs except
the Grantor's recording tax. Real
Estate taxes will be prorated as of
the sale date. Neither Substitute
Trustee nor the holder of the Note
secured by the Deed of Trust will
deliver possession of the property
to the successful bidder. Additional
terms may be announced at the
sale. ETS OF VIRGINIA INC., Sub-
stitute Trustee This is a communi-
cation from a debt collector. FOR
INFORMATION CONTACT: ETS of
Virginia, Inc. 3900 Westerre Park-
way, Ste 300 Richmond, VA 23233
(888)368-3686 ETS.
VA@gmacrescap. comASAP#
3957225 04/12/2011, 04/19/2011
TRUSTEE SALE
2125 Hamway Dr
Fredericksburg, VA 22407-4344
Spotsylvania County
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $231,100.00, dated September
26, 2006 recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of Spot-
sylvania County, Virginia, in
Instrument 200600035263,
default having occurred in the
payment of the Note thereby
secured and at the request of the
holder of said Note, the under-
signed Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction at the entrance
to the Spotsylvania County Judi-
cial Center, 9113 Courthouse
Road, Spotsylvania, Virginia, on
April 21, 2011 at 10:30 o'clock am
the property described in said
deed, located at the above
address and briefly described as:
Lot 138, Section Three, Plat of
Subdivision, Section Three, Mill
Garden, recorded in Plat Book 14
at page 62, with improvements
thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10% of the
sales price, whichever is lower,
cash or certified check, will be
required at the time of sale with
settlement within fifteen (15)
days fromthe date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a debt
collector attempting to collect
the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C., Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(40-030081-09/ CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
TRUSTEE SALE
6810 Teal Court
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Spotsylvania County
In execution of a Deed of Trust in
the original principal amount of
$210,000.00, dated May 31, 2005
recorded in the Clerk's Office of
the Circuit Court of the County Of
Spotsylvania, Virginia, in Instru-
ment LR 200500021005, default
having occurred in the payment
of the Note thereby secured and
at the request of the holder of
said Note, the undersigned Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction at the entrance
to the Spotsylvania County Judi-
cial Center, 9113 Courthouse
Road, Spotsylvania, Virginia, on
May 3, 2011 at 10:30 o'clock am
the property described in said
deed, located at the above
address and briefly described as:
Lot 15, Plantation Forest East,
with improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10% of the
sales price, whichever is lower,
cash or certified check, will be
required at the time of sale with
settlement within fifteen (15)
days fromthe date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a debt
collector attempting to collect
the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(01-001854-11/ CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Stafford County
878
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE 1204
KINGS CREST DRIVE, STAFFORD, VA
22554 In execution of the Deed
of Trust in the original principal
amount of $239,000.00 from
RAZWAN R. DIN, A MARRIED MAN
dated July 19, 2005 recorded in
the Clerk's Office of the Circuit
Court of the County of STAFFORD,
Virginia, Instrument No.
050027961, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said Note,
the undersigned Substitute
Trustee(s) will offer for sale at
public auction At the main
entrance of Stafford Circuit Court
1300 Courthouse Rd, Stafford, VA
22554-7232, on April 27, 2011 at
4:30 PM the property described in
said Deed of Trust, such property
is located at the above address
and briefly described as: LOT 246,
SECTION 6-A, POTOMAC HILLS
SUBDIVISION, WITH IMPROVE-
MENTS THEREON TERMS OF SALE:
CASH: A deposit of $20,000.00,
cash or certified check, will be
required at the time of sale with
settlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Additional
terms may be announced at the
time of sale. Pursuant to the Fed-
eral Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act, we advise you that we are
a debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose. RECONTRUST COMPANY,
N.A. AND ALG TRUSTEE, LLC, Sub-
stitute Trustee(s) FOR INFORMA-
TION CONTACT: RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. 2380 Performance
Drive, TX2-985-07-03, Richardson,
TX 75082 (800) 281-8219 - Call
Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
(CST) OR ALG Trustee, LLC 803
Sycolin Road, Suite 301, Leesburg,
VA 20175 (703) 777-7101 - Call
Between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
(EST) (10 -0128148/CONV) (Trustee
No. 511507)ASAP# 3964621
04/12/2011, 04/19/2011
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011 EZ OPQRS CLASSIFIED H NOTICES H Trustee SalesVA F3
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878
TRUSTEE SALE
5 Breezy Hill Dr
Stafford, VA 22556-1232
Stafford County
In execution of a Deed of Trust in
the original principal amount of
$260,000.00, dated May 11, 2007
recorded in the Clerk's Office of
the Circuit Court of the County Of
Stafford, Virginia, in Instrument
LR070011844, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said
Note, the undersigned Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction at the entrance to the
Judicial Center, 1300 Courthouse
Road, Stafford, Virginia, on April
21, 2011 at 9:30 o'clock am the
property described in said deed,
located at the above address and
briefly described as:
Lot 25, Section E, Lake Arrowhead
Subdivision, with improvements
thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(40-0031919-09 / CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
TRUSTEE SALE
3 Earley Court, Stafford, VA 22554
In execution of a Deed of Trust in
the original principal amount of
$417,000.00, dated July 16, 2007
recorded in the Clerk's Office
of the Circuit Court of Stafford
County, Virginia, in Instrument
070017482, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said
Note, the undersigned Trustee
will offer for sale at public auction
at the entrance to the Judicial
Center, 1300 Courthouse Road,
Stafford, Virginia, on April 28,
2011 at 9:30 o'clock am the prop-
erty described in said deed,
located at the above address and
briefly described as:
Lot 101, Brentsmill, Section One-
A, with improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C., Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(40-002081-10/ CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
TRUSTEE SALE
201 Wind Ridge Dr
Stafford, VA 22554-4765
Stafford County
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $207,920.00, dated December
5, 2005 recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the
County Of Stafford, Virginia, in
Instrument LR050048665, default
having occurred in the payment
of the Note thereby secured and
at the request of the holder of
said Note, the undersigned Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction at the entrance
to the Judicial Center, 1300 Court-
house Road, Stafford, Virginia, on
April 21, 2011 at 9:30 o'clock am
the property described in said
deed, located at the above
address and briefly described as:
Lot 42, on a plat of Section One,
Potomac Hills Subdivision, with
improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(01-026183-09 / CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
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878
TRUSTEE SALE
102 Shenandoah Ln
Stafford, VA 22554-3724
Stafford County
In execution of a Deed of Trust in
the original principal amount of
$325,000.00, dated July 31, 2007
recorded in the Clerk's Office
of the Circuit Court of Stafford
County, Virginia, in Instrument
070018719, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said
Note, the undersigned Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction at the entrance to the
Judicial Center, 1300 Courthouse
Road, Stafford, Virginia, on April
28, 2011 at 9:30 o'clock am the
property described in said deed,
located at the above address and
briefly described as:
Lot 32, Shenandoah Subdivision,
plat and survey recorded in Book
7, Pages 224 and 225, with
improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(40-033250-09/ CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 31 Puri Lane,
Stafford, VA 22554. In execution
of a certain deed of trust dated
September 10, 2005, in the original
principal amount of $404,000.00
recorded in the Clerk's Office, Cir-
cuit Court for Stafford County, Vir-
ginia, in Instrument No.
050037939, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder, the under-
signed Substitute Trustee will offer
for sale at public auction in the
front of the Circuit Court building
for Stafford County, 1300 Court-
house Road, Stafford, Virginia, on
April 26, 2011, at 1:30 PM, the
property described in said deed
of trust, located at the above
address, and more particularly
described as follows: LOT 294, ON
A PLAT OF SECTION 2B, PHASE
2, SUMMERWOOD, AS THE SAME
APPEARS DULY DEDICATED, PLAT-
TEDAND RECORDED INPLAT BOOK
26, AT PAGE 300-305, AMONG THE
LAND RECORDS OF STAFFORD
COUNTY, VIRGINIA..TERMS OF
SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's
deposit of ten percent (10%) of the
sale price or ten percent (10%) of
the original principal balance of the
subject deed of trust, whichever
is lower, in the form of cash or
certified funds payable to the Sub-
stitute Trustee must be present at
the time of the sale. The balance
of the purchase price will be due
within fifteen (15) days of sale,
otherwise Purchaser's deposit
may be forfeited to Trustee. Time
is of the essence. Sale is subject
to post sale confirmation that the
borrower did not file for protection
under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
prior to the sale, as well as to
post-sale confirmation and audit
of the status of the loan with
the loan servicer including, but
not limited to, determination of
whether the borrower entered into
any repayment agreement, rein-
stated or paid off the loan prior
to the sale. In any such event, the
sale shall be null and void, and
the Purchaser's sole remedy, in
law or equity, shall be the return
of his deposit without interest .
Additional terms to be announced
at the sale. A form copy of the
Trustee's memorandum of fore-
closure sale and contract to pur-
chase real property is available
for viewing at www.bgwsales.com.
This is a communication from a
debt collector and any information
obtained will be used for that pur-
pose. The sale is subject to seller
confirmation. Substitute Trustee:
Equity Trustees, LLC, 2020 N. 14th
Street, Suite 750, Arlington, VA
22201, (703)548-4600. For infor-
mation contact: Bierman, Geesing,
Ward & Wood, LLC, attorneys for
Equity Trustees, LLC, 4520 East
West Highway, Suite 200, Bethes-
da, MD 20814, (301) 961-6555,
website: www.bgwsales.com.
BGWW# 119373 ASAP# 3964086
04/12/2011, 04/19/2011
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Stafford County
878
TRUSTEE SALE
235 Smithfield Way
Fredericksburg, VA 22406-8436
Stafford County
In execution of a Deed of Trust in
the original principal amount of
$263,200.00, dated June 12, 2007
recorded in the Clerk's Office
of the Circuit Court of Stafford
County, Virginia, in Instrument
LR070015585, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder of said
Note, the undersigned Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction at the entrance to the
Judicial Center, 1300 Courthouse
Road, Stafford, Virginia, on April
21, 2011 at 9:30 o'clock am the
property described in said deed,
located at the above address and
briefly described as:
Lot 901, Section 4, of England
Run North, with improvements
thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C., Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(40-002475-11 / CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
TRUSTEE SALE
1019 Thomas Jefferson Pl
Fredericksburg, VA 22405-1608
Stafford County
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $176,960.00, dated September
14, 2005 recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of
Stafford County, Virginia, in
Instrument 050040501, default
having occurred in the payment
of the Note thereby secured and
at the request of the holder of
said Note, the undersigned Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction at the entrance
to the Judicial Center, 1300 Court-
house Road, Stafford, Virginia, on
April 21, 2011 at 9:30 o'clock am
the property described in said
deed, located at the above
address and briefly described as:
Lot 15, Section 1, Jefferson Place,
with improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $15,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(40-022578-10/ CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
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Culpeper County
879
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 675 Rocky Knoll
Arch, Culpeper, VA 22701. In execu-
tion of a certain deed of trust dated
December 19, 2008, in the original
principal amount of $145,050.00
recorded in the Clerk's Office, Cir-
cuit Court for Culpeper County,
Virginia, in Instrument No.
080007911, default having
occurred in the payment of the
Note thereby secured and at the
request of the holder, the under-
signed Substitute Trustee will offer
for sale at public auction in the
front of the Circuit Court building
for Culpeper County, at the corner
of West Davis Street and North
West Street in the Town of
Culpeper, on May 03, 2011, at 11:01
AM, the property described in said
deed of trust, located at the above
address, and more particularly
described as follows: ALL THAT
CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND
WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND
IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND
PRIVILEGES ANDAPPURTENANCES
THEREUNTO BELONGING, SITUAT-
ED, LYING AND BEING IN STEVENS-
BURG MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT,
TOWN AND COUNTY OF
CULPEPER, VIRGINIA, AND KNOWN
AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 6, SEC-
TION 6, OF HIDDEN FIELDS, AS
SHOWN ON A PLAT OF SUBDIVI-
SION MADE BY PATTON, HARRIS,
RUST & ASSOCIATES, P.C., ENGI-
NEERS AND SURVEYORS DATED
APRIL 4, 1988, AND REVISED APRIL
20, 1988, AND JUNE 16, 1988,
AND RECORDED IN THE CLERK'S
OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA, IN
PLAT CABINET 1, SLIDE 155..TERMS
OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's
deposit of ten percent (10%) of the
sale price or ten percent (10%) of
the original principal balance of the
subject deed of trust, whichever
is lower, in the form of cash or
certified funds payable to the Sub-
stitute Trustee must be present at
the time of the sale. The balance
of the purchase price will be due
within fifteen (15) days of sale,
otherwise Purchaser's deposit
may be forfeited to Trustee. Time
is of the essence. Sale is subject
to post sale confirmation that the
borrower did not file for protection
under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
prior to the sale, as well as to
post-sale confirmation and audit
of the status of the loan with
the loan servicer including, but
not limited to, determination of
whether the borrower entered into
any repayment agreement, rein-
stated or paid off the loan prior
to the sale. In any such event, the
sale shall be null and void, and
the Purchaser's sole remedy, in
law or equity, shall be the return
of his deposit without interest .
Additional terms to be announced
at the sale. A form copy of the
Trustee's memorandum of fore-
closure sale and contract to pur-
chase real property is available
for viewing at www.bgwsales.com.
This is a communication from a
debt collector and any information
obtained will be used for that pur-
pose. The sale is subject to seller
confirmation. Substitute Trustee:
Equity Trustees, LLC, 2020 N. 14th
Street, Suite 750, Arlington, VA
22201, (703)548-4600. For infor-
mation contact: Bierman, Geesing,
Ward & Wood, LLC, attorneys for
Equity Trustees, LLC, 4520 East
West Highway, Suite 200, Bethes-
da, MD 20814, (301) 961-6555,
website: www.bgwsales.com.
BGWW# 124274 ASAP# 3970078
04/19/2011, 04/26/2011
Other VA Counties
881
TRUSTEE SALE
109 Maddox Dr
Orange, VA 22960-1126
Orange County
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $146,500.00, dated August 8,
2003 recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the
County Of Orange, Virginia, in
Instrument 030008430, default
having occurred in the payment
of the Note thereby secured and
at the request of the holder of
said Note, the undersigned Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction at the entrance
to the Circuit Court of Orange
County, 110 North Madison Road
Orange, Virginia, on April 27, 2011
at 11:00 o'clock am the property
described in said deed, located
at the above address and briefly
described as:
Lot 2A, Block K, containing 1.394
acres more or less, The Green-
fields,, with improvements there-
on.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $10,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(0077-08 / CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
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home delivery?
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TRUSTEE SALE
405 Westover Pkwy
Locust Grove, VA 22508-5174
Orange County
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $287,200.00, dated March 13,
2006 recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the
County Of Orange, Virginia, in
Instrument 060002772, default
having occurred in the payment
of the Note thereby secured and
at the request of the holder of
said Note, the undersigned Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction at the entrance
to the Circuit Court of Orange
County, 110 North Madison Road
Orange, Virginia, on April 27, 2011
at 11:00 o'clock am the property
described in said deed, located
at the above address and briefly
described as:
Lot 32, Section 13, Lake of the
Woods, with improvements there-
on.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $20,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(01-024370-10 / CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
TRUSTEE SALE
117 Apache Trl
Winchester, VA 22602-1317
Frederick County
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $180,000.00, dated January 26,
2005 recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the
County Of Frederick, Virginia, in
Instrument 050001964, at page
0232, default having occurred in
the payment of the Note thereby
secured and at the request of the
holder of said Note, the under-
signed Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at public auction at
the entrance to the Circuit Court,
5 North Kent Street, Winchester,
Virginia, on May 2, 2011 at 2:45
o'clock pm the property
described in said deed, located
at the above address and briefly
described as:
Lot 22, Section B, Shawnee Land,
with improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
of $15,000.00, or 10%of the sales
price, whichever is lower, cash or
certified check, will be required
at the time of sale with set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Sale is
subject to post sale confirmation
that the borrower did not file for
protection under the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Code prior to the sale, as
well as to post-sale confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan
with the loan servicer including,
but not limited to, determination
of whether the borrower entered
into any repayment agreement,
reinstated or paid off the loan
prior to the sale. In any such
event, the sale shall be null and
void, and the Purchasers sole
remedy, in law or equity, shall be
the return of his deposit without
interest. Additional terms may
be announced at the time of
sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, we
advise you that this firm is a
debt collector attempting to col-
lect the indebtedness referred to
herein and any information we
obtain will be used for that pur-
pose.
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
This is a communication from a
debt collector.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
(01-000005-11 / CONV)
5040Corporate Woods Drive#120
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 457-1460 - Call Between
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Roommates
SE - Share Newly Renov. Fully furn,
W/D, Jacuzzi Tub, Full Kit, Nr.
Metro/Shops. $150/$375 per wk.
Jasper St, 202-889-2810
MDH MONTGOMERY CO.
Apartments
Condos H Co-ops
BETHESDA BATTERY LANE
1 MONTH FREE RENT!
1BR $1485. 2BR $1710. util/pkg inc
Walk to heart of Beth. 301-656-6279
SILVER SPRING -- Ga Ave & Bltwy.
Forest Glen Metro.
2BR $1325 special.
Includes all utilities. 301-681-2776
MDH PR. GEORGE'S CO.
Apartments
Condos H Co-ops
LAUREL- 2BRTHstyle w/ porch $945+
utils. Sunny Eff. $795 Lovely Area.
Special prices avail. 301-953-2393
MARYLAND
Rooms for Rent
LANHAM- 3 rooms in SFH. W/D, TV's,
share kit & living room, 2BA.
$500/ea. Call 301-577-1187
MARYLAND
Roommates
BELTSVILLE- Large & cozy, 1BR avail
end of April. Near major hwy, afford-
able price w/ all util. 240-351-8667
BOWIE -- 1 BR, pvt entrance & BA,
kit and laundry fac., sitting room,
$850/m. Near Metro. 301-437-8016
BOWIE/Upper Marlboro Share house
Rooms $575 all utils paid. Sec dep. Nr
metro/bus/shops. NS. 301-249-3879
MARYLAND
Roommates
CAP HTS-Furn rm w/ BA, quiet env-
iron, near metro, cable. $150/wk &
up. Dep. All utils Inc. 301-602-9120
CAP HTS- Prof only share house. Furn
rooms. W/D. All utils inc. Nr Metro.
Move in now. 1 wk free. 301-806-0060
CAPITAL HEIGHTS- Furn, near bus
line, cooking priv, $500/mo, util
incld+ $100 deposit. 301-675-1231
College PK/Metro: 2Blk SFH. 3rd flr
rm, free W/D, Wifi HBO, util. share BA
W/ 3. $660 N/S. 301-254-7385
FT WASHINGTON- Shr SFH. Fully
furnished rm w/ refrig, microwave,
CATV. $175/wk. 301-775-0019
HYATTSVILLE - 2 Rms, $500 & $650.
All utils are incld. Nr public transp
& shops. Nice, quiet setting.
Call 240-463-0424
LANDOVER HILLS- Room avail in SFH.
bsmt ent, n/s, cable, utils inc. $560+
sec dep. Avail now 240-296-0498
LANHAM-1 Roomin SFH, quiet,
no- smoking, W/D. $475+ $20 utils +
dep. 240-645-2380
LAUREL - $600. M/F to shr 2BR 2BA
condo. Avail, nr shopping cntr, best
buy, cable & net inc. 301-379-3764
LAUREL- Roomfor rent, $600
including utilities. Near shops & bus
stop. Call 301-825-6979
LAUREL-Wall-to-wall, W/D, DW,
near bus & shopping. BR $650/mo
incl utils. 240-475-4072
ROCKVILLE/SS- 2 rooms. Near shop
& trans. N/P, N/S. $450-$575+ sec,
utils incl. 301-343-6198
SIL SPG/GLENMONT- Fem. pref., N/S.
Furnished. Near metro. $425; share
utils. 240-997-4212, 240-330-9036
SILVER SPRING-1 room, by shops,
bus, near Glenmont metro, incl utils,
laundry, Commun pool. 703-994-3501
Silver Spring Shr hse.
Bsmnt Furn Rm W/D. Near
Holy Cross Hosp. & Georgia Ave.
C-240-350-6631/ H-301-681-3448
SILVER SPRING - Metro, luxury apt, 1
BR avail,. $650/month. includes util
& cable. Male prefd. 301-257-2192
Silver SpringWheaton F, 55ish, shr.
w M/F 2 br, D/W, W/D. Nr. Metro. Sml
pets ok. $625+utils. 301 706-9053
SILVER SPRING/TAKOMA PARK-M/F,
no smoking, nr metro. Lg rm$525,
must love cats. Call 301-681-7171
Tantallon $700.00, bsmt rm in Lux
hm, priv bath, Sero Pine ln, 301-292-
9784 wash/dr, utili incl., excel elem
sch., metro nr
VA HFAIRFAX CO.
Apartments
Condos H Co-ops
ALEXANDRIA Sullivan Place luxury
2br, 1650 sq.' priv. gar. W/D, shuttle
to metro $2800/mo. 703-462-9049
HERNDON SUPER SAVINGS!
ONE MONTH FREE RENT!
1 BR $1075, Newkitchen. Utilities
included, near shops 703-471-0817
VA HPR. WILLIAMCO.
Apartments
Condos H Co-ops
SOUTHBRIDGE Independent walk-
out bsmt apt , 1 BR, 1 BA, kitch, LR,
DR. $800 + 1/3 util. 703-445-9148
VIRGINIA
Roommates
ALEXANDRIA Share 2BR apartment.
Mid-size furnished room. Near sub-
way. $575/month +$200 security,
utilities included. Male preferred.
Avail 5/1. 703-899-8993
ALEX - F pref. Lrg furn. BR w/ prvt
BA/kitchenette. Prvt entrance. Safe
area. $775 + 1/3 utls. 703-389-4095
ARLINGTON/BALLSTON- Furn rm,
hrdwd floors, $945/m. Share Bath.
Short/ Long Term. Call 703-522-0722
Ashburn Large master bdrm pvt
bath avail 1st May Furn TH.no
pets,N/S dep req'd $600/mo near Rt
7/28 & Dulles Twn Ctr 614-769-3036
BURKE - Male or Female, N/S, bsmt
for rent. Nr GU/Walmart $650/mo
incld utils Call 703-239-1496 after 4p
STAFFORD - Crystal Lake Mobile
Home, $400 + utils. Share kit & ba.
Option to buy. Call (703) 582-2034
WOODBRIDGE- Walk-out bsmt,nice
lighting ,cable/net New carpet &
paint. $1000 inc util 703-606-0359
WOODBRIDGE - SFH to share. 2BR:
small room $450, large room $550.
All utilities included. 703-407-4799
Farms, Sale
BOMONT, WV - 75 ac., free gas, city
water, forests, creeks, meadows,
buildings. $185,900. 304-965-3740
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Property
RECREATIONAL
MTNACREAGE
139 AC only $139,900
Own two mtn tops w/breathtaking
360 views! End of the rd, trails
throughout. Great for ATVing. Enjoy
your own private getaway!! Excel-
lent financing. Call now 877-526-
3764. wvtimberland.com
Office Space, Rent
FAIRFAX- 700, 902, 1104, 1335,
1698, 2034, 2144 SF
Foster Mgmt. 703-385-8900
Warehouse Space,
Rent
FAIRFAX CTY-1060, 1375 & 4920 sf
Foster Mgmt 703-385-8900
LANDOVER ARDMORE/ARDWICK
3660,7320 & 10,980 sf w/office and
good parking. 301 309-9500
LORTON/WOODBRIDGE
1800, 3450,5400 sq.ft w/ofc., good
parking, good rate. 301-309-9500
Rockville GOOD RATE!
1200,1500,2400,3600 sq ft. with
office. Good parking. 301-309-9500
SILVER SPRING GOOD RATE!
1360, 2660 & 5320 sq. ft. with office,
good parking. 301-309-9500.
Appliances
208
WASHER & DRYER
Top of the line Maytag CT3000 he.
Like new$1350.
Call now240-409-4264
WASHERS/ DRYERS/ RANGES/
REFRIGERATORS-Stackable,
Warranty, Delivery. 301-537-3500
Computers
233
DELL LATITUDE D600 LAPTOP$199
Pm1.6 Wifi COMBO XP (301)931-
6630; (703)821-1400; PCRetro.com
Furniture
260
1 Brand New QN Pillowtop Set$45,
mattress and box set, still in plastic
w/ warranty, can deliver, 703-887-
7666
1 Pillowtop Qn Matt Set $45!
Newin Plastic Can Del. 301-343-8630
3Pc king pillowtop matt set.$215New
in plastic. 301-399-7870. Can del
5PC BDRM Brand New Cherry
Set$189, headboard, rails, dresser,
mirror, nightstand, still in boxes, can
deliver, 703-887-7666
5PC BedrmCherry Set newin boxes
$245 Can Deliver. 301-399-7870
CHEST AND CHAIRS- All pine, chest
has 4 drawers $150, 2 armchairs
with rush seats $50/each.
Springfield, VA Call 703-451-1906.
Home & Garden
265
SAUNA- 2 person, Infrared Health
Mate, hardly used, New$5,000,
Must sacrifice, moving. 1st $2100
gets it! Call Richard 301-806-4949
Solid Hardwood Brazilian
Cherry Flooring - 3600 S.F.,
$2.50 per SF. 301-860-1190
Merchandise Wanted
275
COPY MACHINE- Senior Citizen in
search of newor gently used copy
machine. Call 202-332-8808
OLD HI-FI GEAR
Large speakers, amplifiers, etc.
Thanks, Steve 301-905-2950
SMALL COLLECTOR PAYS CASH
FOR COINS/COLLECTIONS/GOLD.
Call Al, 301-807-3266
Musical Instruments
280
DRUM SET- Mars 5 piece drum set
w/ stool, black, 8 years old, good
condition. $400 Call 301-292-8368
Moving Sale
358
Annandale Sale - 4800 King
Solomon Dr., Annandale, VA 22003,
04/17/2011 (Sunday), 10:00 am -
3:00 pm, 303-717-4428.
FALLS CHURCH, VA - Sat/Sun 10-
3pm. 2918 Irvington Rd. Upscale-
Moving Sale. Waterford, Bose, DR
tbl & 8 chairs + china cab, lthr
sofa set, daybed w/trundle, orien-
tal rugs, hsewares, clothing +++
Tickets, Sports
408
ORIOLES vs YANKEES & RED SOCKS-
Premium lower box seats, behind
dugout & plate, front row. First 8
rows, up to 8 seats.Call 443-875-7364
Lost
601
Mastiff/CaneCorsoLOST Large
Black/Brown dog, brindle, Female,
10 mo.old, 90 LBS, docked tail, Needs
Meds!! REWARD$$ 703-201-3994
Dogs for Sale
610
AKC French Bulldogs $2000.00, 8
weeks old, 804-224-0399
http://waysidebulldogs.
tripod.com/index.html
BichonBichons by Bunny! Stunning
LOOK! Steller Quality! 540-371-5634
Reserve: www.BichonBoutique.com
$650+
Bichon/ShihTzu"TEDDYBEAR
Puppy's"! Ready & Wagging! Super
Cute & Loved! 703-577-1069
www.DCDogFinders.com$450-499
Border Collie540-905-9482 Quality
Bred Reg Pups Blk&Wht Blue Merle
True Blue &Whts See
faithridge bordercollies.com
Cane CorsoCH, import blood-
line,tails ears crop, 9wk 35lb+,dad
165lb.Kountry Boy Kennels $1000-
1200, Thai240-330-8842
CAVACHONCAVACHON PUPPY's
Adorable & Affordable raised with
TLC! 703-577-1069
www.DCDogFinders.com$550-650
CorgiAKC (Pembroke Welsh) 2M
$675ea 1F $725, All Tri, Comes With
Pup Pkg 11wks Born 1/30, Pics/Info
at Post Online Sharon 301-956-6237
DOBERMAN PUPS - 8 weeks, 1st
shots, Males and Females, black and
tan. Call Butch 240-286-4508
English Bulldog-miniature
6 Cuddly Little AKC Butterballs
M/F, All colors, 8 - 10 Wks. $2500
703-507-1996 or 540-338-3047
www.sugarplumbulldogs.com
English Mastiff$1500-
2500, M/F, 10 wks, 301-
475-3702. We breed for
genetics&health.Parents
passed for hips, eyes,
heart, knee,elbow, & thy-
roid.
English Springer Spaniel Pups- AKC,
L/W, vetted, famraised, M$550,
F/G. www.dowellsspringers.com
Ready 5/9. 410-939-1379
GERMAN SHEPHERD Puppies, AKC
reg Czech & German Bloodlines,
solid black, vet checked, 11 wks, 1st
shots/wormed. $800. 540-879-2051
German Shepherdfemales/males/8
wks old/4 generations of pure-
breed/1st shots given/housetrained/
(703)200-0166
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS- AKC,
German/Czech work lines, Black Bi
F, M's & F's dark sable. S/W. up to 11
wk, Tat Guar. $1,000+. 540-219-9550
GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES - Ready
4/30, parents AKC, vet checked,
ready for their forever home.
www.debsdoodles.net
$900. Call 540-718-4866
GOLDEN DOODLE PUPS- Good
natured, adorable like teddy bears,
S/W, black/cream, F/M. 9 weeks.
$500+. Call 540-270-2598
Golden RetrieverAKC, $1350,
Females and Males,1/2 Eng Cr,1/2
Am,Champ lines avail 4-29, 540-878-
0004- www.pkfgoldens.com
Dogs for Sale
610
GOLDEN RETRIEVER- Females, 8wks
gorgeous, shots/wormed, vet
checked. $1000 each. 301-325-1296
or paradise4pets@gmail.com
GREAT DANE PUPS - AKC, BLUES,
M& F, Rdy 3/20, beautiful,
very sociable! S/W, POP.
$850-$1000. Call 757-421-0301
HAVANESE - AKC, home raised,
best health guar, 8 weeks.
Call (262) 993-0460
LAB PUPS- AKC, yellow, black, S/W,
M/F, sire, all clearances, health
guaranteed, 8 wks. Convenient to
I-95 VA . $350. 804-994-3171
LAB PUPS-Black, yellowAKC & CKC
reg. Bred to US champ son. Great
disposition. All have 2 worming,
2 shots, vet certified, OFA certified.
Call after 6pmor lve msg weekdays,
anytime weekends 410-635-8101.
9 weeks old , will hold for Easter
LABRADOODLE PUPS-Stand size,
gorgeous, nonshed, F2, cream,
also black, 9 wks, S/W, health guar.
$495-545 cash. 301-797-5645
labrador RetrieverAKCEng lab Pup-
pies S&W vet checked Big & Boxie
ch. lines calm temp. parents on site
443-244-5860
MALTESE PUPS/Easter Pups-AKC,
Sweet & adorable, vet chkd, shots,
champ lines, home raised, hlth guar,
11+ wks,prnts on prem,434-384-7032
Miniature SchnauzerToy Size,
Mature 10 lb, many color choices,
www. taylorstoyschnauzers. com
540-937-4332
PAPILLON PUPS-SPECIAL EASTER
PRICE, 14 wks old, Tri color, 2 M, 3 F,
Registered, Cash or money order.
301-418-1091
PEKAPOO - M/F, apricots, "little
balls of fluff", health guar, 10 wks.
Call 301-252-9213 or 240-498-3291
PUGGLES-9wks, S/W
ready for newhomes now$275
Call 804-449-2117
ROTTWEILER PUPS-AKC, Mand F,
9 wks, German line, health and hip
guarantee, parents on prem.$600-
$800. 571-221-5444. MD
Shih Tzu$450.00, 2 males, 3
females, 8 weeks old, 240-855-7885,
Black/Wht and Brown/Wht, parents
on premises, s/w, vet checked
Shih zuPuppies, Waiting for you!
Males & female, tri colored, adorable
playful, family raised, vet cked, s/w,
$500 301-268-6988
SIBERIAN HUSKY PUPPIES-
Blk & white/ Gray & white, blue eyes
AKC reg. Shots included, 8 wks old
540-877-1567 timreissig@yahoo.com
WheatenCairnCav-OOPS! Meet the
parents. SOFT NO shed/allergies,
crt/ppr trnd, Social, lap dogs 10wks
Fursonality.com 540-286-0633
YORKIE - $600+, AKC, teacup pups,
8 weeks, M/F, S &W, vet checked,
health guar, exceptional quality.
Call 410-486-0222
YORKIE$995, 12wks yrs old, 301-
800-0793
YORKIES- AKC, M/F, must see,
tiny, baby faced. 10 weeks. Ready.
$550 +. Call 301-373-8794
www.doggoneyorkies.com
YORKIE"Simply Perfect" Super
Sweet! Yorkies with BIG Personali-
ty's! Healthy & Happy! 703-577-1069
www.DCDogFinders.com$650
Cats
620
Maine Coon Silver Tabby$800.00, 1
Female 2 male, 5 weeks old, avail-
able in June 703-853-8399
Russian Siberian kittens$800,
male, female, 6 weeks old 864-350-
5955
Adopt Cats
622
ADOPT A CAT/KITTEN
Vet checked.
Call Feline Foundation.
703-920-8665 www.ffgw.org
Horses & Livestock
For Sale
650
Board for retired horses $175
Feed, hay and deworming shelter
Call 540-833-2311 for more info
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Aviation, Boats, RVs
Motorcycles Directory
TO PLACE YOURAD, CORRECT,
OR CANCEL BY PHONE CALL
202-334-6200
Residents of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
NewJersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-627-1150
Regular Classified rates and deadlines apply.
Please see Classified section for information.
Power Boats
10
CLASSIC 1978 250 INTERCEPTOR
- 25ft, 1985 EZ trailer included.
$4000/OBO for sale or trade for
S10 Pickup or Honda Civic. Arnold,
MD. Call 410-757-6598
Personal Watercraft
20
Polaris 1999 SLX3 kawasaki TS
(two 1990/one 1994 w/2 trailers)
Also, 20 foot Pontoon Boat with a
Mercury 25 hp, needs work, all for
$3000.00 obo, 540-220-0593.
Houseboats
30
Horizon 2004 HouseboatExcellent
cond, White, 82 ft, 276-694-5007
Located Smith MT Lake,VA.Estate
Sale!! $250,000.
Marine Supply &
Services
50
Annapolis Maryland Capital Yacht
Club- 25' to 50' protected slips, lift
slips, club house, tennis, swimming
pool, wireless internet, cable.
Call 1-800-913-9036
www.AMCYC.com
Chesapeake Harbour Marina
Resort marina in Annapolis 30' to
85Slips avail w/restaurant, beach &
upgraded amenities. 1-800-989-4741
www.Chesapeakeharbour.com
Motorcycles
69
HARLEY DAVIDSON 2009 ROCKER-
Mint cond, 521 miles, blue, many
upgrades, showrmquality. $16,000
Call for details 703-298-5285
HONDA 1989 SHADOW - VT1100cc,
excl cond, blue, 28K, + battery charg-
er. Fairfax. $3000. 703-864-6241
Business /
Entrepreneurial
Opportunities
1370
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