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The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
The Washington Times is a conservative newspaper published Monday through Friday by the Washington Times LLC. Its editorial headquarters is in Washington, D.C. and it's been published since 1982. The owner of the Washington Times is the Unification Church.The Washington Times covers local, national and world news, with an emphasis on politics. The paper is known for its conservative slant, since it was founded as a response to the more liberal Washington Post. Readership is nationwide.The fact that Reverend Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Churchfounded The Washington Times has made the paper controversial from its very beginning. The question remains as to how much Sun Myung Moon or his aides influence the editorial content of the paper. In 2003, five staff members resigned when their editorials criticizing South Korea for its political repression were stifled. However, not all readers are critical of the way the Washington Times handles news; it is reported that President Ronald Reagan read the paper every day while in office. Sam Dealey is the executive editor, The Washington Times LLC is named as publisher and Chris Dolan is managing editor.
Articles from September 4, 1997
Al Gore's Pathetic Way with the Truth
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Call it another great moment in the history of Clinton-Gore ethics. Today, immunized Buddhist nuns appear before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee investigating widespread campaign finance abuses. Perhaps at last a modicum of truth will be...
An A for Gov. Allen's Board
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There must be a thousand reasons why Virginia's Board of Education should be satisfied with the mushy, feel-good standards by which pupils and instructors now measure their educational progress. The board should know because over the past year it has...
Barry Makes Plea for More Federal Aid: D.C. Residents Protest Loss of Power
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Barely an hour after hundreds of D.C. residents marched onto the Capitol grounds to protest the federal bailout of the city and demand a return of local control, Mayor Marion Barry yesterday asked Congress to take over more city responsibilities....
Cardin Announcement a Boost for Glendening
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Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening isn't a shoo-in for his party's nomination next year, but he's a lot closer than he was just days ago, political analysts say. The incumbent Democrat's most serious rival, Rep. Benjamin Cardin of Baltimore,...
Choking on Small Potatoes
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Independent counsel Donald Smaltz's 39-count indictment of Bill Clinton's agriculture secretary, Mike Espy, looks like one that could have been drawn up against Bill or Hillary Clinton or vice president Al Gore-except that Mr. Espy's sins are such...
Church Leader Avoids Ouster: Critics Overruled Twice in Two Days
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DENVER - The embattled leader of the nation's largest black denomination survived his second no-confidence vote in two days after a raucous floor fight here yesterday. Supporters of the Rev. Henry J. Lyons defeated by 3-to-1 a motion for him...
Clinton Halts Fun for Standards Fight: Says Schools Should Be Kept Free of Politics
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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. - President Clinton took time out from his heavy schedule of golf, games and glitterati mixing yesterday to weigh in again on the gathering debate over national education standards. In the face of GOP congressional skepticism,...
Clinton's Abandoned War on Drugs
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Of all of the personal, political and bureaucratic scandals that have plagued Bill Clinton's presidency, perhaps none is as serious as its abandonment of the war on drugs. As soon as he became president he slashed the budget of the White House...
Cuffed Girl Leads Police to Guardians
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A 10-year-old girl who walked into a 7-Eleven in the middle of the night with one end of a handcuff around her left ankle led police to her guardians, who are charged with physically abusing the girl and her sister. The girls were placed in the...
Dahl's Return Puts Badger on Bench
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Brad Badger played as well as the Washington Redskins could have hoped in his NFL debut at Carolina last Sunday, but the rookie from Stanford won't get a second consecutive start at right guard this week at Pittsburgh because Bob Dahl is ready to go....
Dart Finished with All Hafts but Herbert
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Dart Group Corp.'s board of directors yesterday agreed to a $52.4 million settlement ending the ownership stakes of three members of the Haft family, but company founder Herbert Haft refuses to give up control of the company. The Landover-based...
Davis Personifies Redskins' Depth
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The news that Terry Allen might miss Sunday's game with a fractured thumb has caused surprisingly few palpitations at Redskin Park. This says less about Allen, whose contributions are obvious, than it does about the kid playing behind him, Stephen...
D.C. Panel Calls for Ending Rent Control
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After spending a year studying problems that hinder D.C. businesses, a city-appointed panel yesterday recommended dropping rent control and streamlining regulatory approvals for commercial buildings. "These things have to be implemented in the...
D.C. School Repairs Lagging: Of 24 Promised Ready by This Week, 4 Finished
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The District has fallen woefully behind on its schedule to replace school roofs, even though schools chief Julius W. Becton Jr. assured parents again yesterday that the buildings would be ready when classes resume Sept. 22. School officials,...
Driver Was Known as `Tippler,' Ritz Colleague Says
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The reportedly drunken driver of the Mercedes that crashed and killed Princess Diana was remembered as a "serious guy" by a friend of 20 years and as a "tippler" by a Ritz Hotel colleague. Henri Paul, who drove himself, Diana and Dodi Al Fayed...
Earning on Their Feet: Standing in Line for Hearings Proves Profitable
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Like obedient second-graders, they form a straight line and are told not to push or cut in front of anyone. But these are not schoolchildren; they are warm bodies bought and paid for by Washington lobbyists. "Linestanders" are paid $10 an hour...
Embassy Row
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NO LONGER UNDER SIEGE Barbara K. Bodine could soon be returning to the Middle East, this time as an ambassador, not as a diplomat under siege. President Clinton this week included her on his latest list of ambassadorial appointments. Ms....
Freeh Wants to Beef Up Decoding Capability
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FBI Director Louis J. Freeh told Congress yesterday that the government must be able to quickly unscramble coded private communications in order to track down criminals, terrorists and spies. "To those of us charged with the protection of public...
Gonzo Shopper
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* LET'S GO SHOPPING Betty in Baltimore wrote quite a few months ago to ask whether Gonzo knew anything about the furniture in model homes. Unfortunately, the answer was negative, but the idea kept rolling around in my mind. Then, one day last...
GOP Wary of Tying Social Issues to Appropriations Bill: Some See Public-Relations Hazard in Face-Off with Clinton
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The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Robert L. Livingston, warned his Republican colleagues not to wage policy battles on abortion, school choice or any other social issues as Congress distributes federal dollars this month. If...
Hokies Hope Success on Field Can Be Duplicated off It, Too
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They say the program has arrived. Perhaps it has. After decades of breaking bread with college football's mediocrities, Virginia Tech appears to have joined the elite's feast: four consecutive postseason appearances, two straight alliance bowls,...
Inside Politics
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TAKING THE FIFTH Paul Clark, communications director for the Senate committee investigating campaign-finance wrongdoing, was lamenting the fact that so many potential witnesses are refusing to talk. "We have dozens of people who are very important...
Inside the Beltway
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MOURNING BELLS Representatives of the British Embassy have been invited to a memorial service of prayers at the Washington National Cathedral Saturday in remembrance of the life of Princess Diana. "Mindful of the outpouring of grief by the...
Inside the Ring
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LOVE BOAT, A PROLOGUE The USS Acadia anchored itself in infamy during the Persian Gulf war. When the repair ship returned to port, the Navy totaled up an astounding number of on-board pregnancies, earning the Acadia the unwanted nickname "Love...
In the Bakke Case, the Supreme Court Did Not Sanction Affirmative Action
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In his Aug. 20 commentary, "Beyond affirmative action's spotlight," Jeff Jacoby misstates the Supreme Court ruling in Regents, University of California vs. Bakke (1978). In that decision, the court did not, as Mr. Jacoby says, sanction a medical...
Jazz Fans Sing Blues in Protest at C-SPAN's Plans for WDCU
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A protest yesterday on North Capitol Street sounded more like a jazz brunch than a demonstration. Three musicians - on bass, keyboards and saxophone - filled the air with jazz while protesters and passers-by in front of C-SPAN headquarters signed...
Justice Looking Anew at Probe of Gore: Decision on Need to Seek Counsel Still `Long Way Off'
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The Justice Department said yesterday it is considering opening a preliminary investigation to determine whether an independent counsel should be appointed to probe suspected illegal campaign solicitations by Vice President Al Gore. With a Senate...
Landrieu Probe Faces Democratic Filibuster
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Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle warned yesterday that if Republicans don't end the probe into the Louisiana election that brought Democrat Mary L. Landrieu to Congress, he will begin stalling the legislative progress in the Senate. "It will...
Left-Right Alliance Fights Subpoenas
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The American Civil Liberties Union and the Christian Coalition, normally enemies, put aside their differences yesterday to announce plans to fight Senate subpoenas for documents about their political and legislative activities. A left-right coalition...
Liftoff for C Students: Pilot Tries to Help Them Soar
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Peter Underwood goes after the ones in the middle. They're not the really bad students; they're not the ones excelling. They're the C students who don't recognize the value of algebra, or worse, an education. He goes after them and gives them a reason...
Loudoun Board Drops Suit against Voters
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LEESBURG, Va. - After a 30-minute debate yesterday, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 4 to scrap a lawsuit it filed against its own constituents over a county administrative building that voters had rejected at the polls. Some...
Marlins Finish Sweep as Sheffield Sinks O's
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MIAMI - The roof finished collapsing for the Baltimore Orioles last night, and the only consolation was a similar jolt in Philadelphia. After watching about 10 feet of the roof of their dugout crash to the ground in the third inning, the Orioles...
Martin to Pursue Legal Action after Booting by Ballesteros
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Golf's match-play team events continue to bring out the worst in a sport founded on honor and integrity. First it was David Graham being forced out as captain of the International team last year by Greg Norman six weeks before the Presidents Cup....
McCrary Planning to Silence Teammate
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Being injured is one thing, but to hear scathing comments about it from a 320-pound teammate is hitting too close to home. Good-natured ribbing or not, Baltimore Ravens defensive end Michael McCrary plans to silence one jumbo-sized...
Md. Congressman Says U.N. Owes Billions to United States
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Using figures supplied by the General Accounting Office to bolster his claims, Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett yesterday said the United Nations owes the United States some $3.4 billion - not the other way around. He argued that no U.S. tax dollars...
More Funds Linked to Buddhist Temple
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Vice President Al Gore attended at least four events, stretching back to 1993, in which Buddhist temple members gave illegal donations to the Democratic National Committee, according to new evidence obtained by Republican investigators. In addition...
Most Timely Addition to Culpeper Scene: It's about Thyme for Stylish Accent on Flavorful Fare
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I fancy this little restaurant not because it takes me back almost to my infancy in Virginia, though that's part of the tale, but because it's the first totally promising restaurant to hit Culpeper, Va., in years. Maybe decades. It's called It's...
Movies;movie Mini-Reviews
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OPENING * Diary of a Seducer (1996) (No MPAA rating - adult subject matter) - (TWO STARS). Director Daniele Dubroux, who also plays the role of a woman seduced in her own movie, spoofs the intellectual pretensions of seducers everywhere and gives...
On Way to School, Girl Dies in Crash
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Only one more mile and five more minutes and 16-year-old Miranda Marshall would have been safe at Friendly High School in Fort Washington yesterday morning. Instead, Miranda died, and eight persons, including five of her schoolmates, were hospitalized...
Orioles Limp into the Apple: Injuries and Slump Cast Pall on Showdown with Yankees
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MIAMI - The bullpen is short, the lineup is hobbled from top to bottom, and their armor is showing noticeable cracks. They've lost three consecutive series, seven of nine games and five straight after being swept by the Florida Marlins. Runners are...
OtherStarPeople Sings in Harmony: California Rockers Meld Diverse Genres into a New Sound
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Jennifer Finch sounds more like a bona fide history geek than a veritable rock chick when she starts pontificating about how all the great presidents were great compromisers. But it's a philosophy that the former bassist for the precedent-setting...
Out & About
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THE CAT'S MEOW No, the musical "Cats" is not in town, but these frisky felines may be the next best thing. See the antics of four members of the Friskies Cat Team as they perform tricks at the Friskies/CFA National Capital Cat Show to demonstrate...
Panel Letter Presses Reno for Probe
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The House Judiciary Committee said yesterday there is "overwhelming and widely available" evidence to suggest that President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore violated federal law in their solicitation and receipt of campaign donations during the...
Princess Joins Ranks of the Youthful Dead
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There's a sad and persistent cachet about those who die young. Gone forever. Dead before a line furrows their brows. As the world sorts out the reactions to the death of everyone's golden princess, appalling and poignant in the endless details...
Reaction to Meltdown Will Test Steelers' Mettle on Sunday
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Big Steel played like tin foil, but Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher isn't panicking after the Steelers' worst season-opening loss in eight years. "I've never experienced a 30-point loss, and hopefully I won't again," Cowher said. "Somebody once said...
RFK May Be Host to Spring League
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District officials met yesterday with organizers of the fledgling All-American Football League (AAFL) to discuss plans for a Washington franchise to play at RFK Stadium starting next March. The AAFL is yet another effort to start a professional...
`Riot,' `Blood' and `Revenge': These Flicks Focus More on Martial Arts Than the High Arts
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Vid-stores will be gearing up for action in the next few weeks. Cassette bash-fests spanning the action spectrum are set to arrive. Columbia/TriStar plans an early October launch for Double Team, wherein "Muscles From Brussels" Jean-Claude Van...
Roundup
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Second Maradona test also found positive A new test on a urine sample from Diego Maradona confirmed that the soccer star took drugs before a league game 10 days ago, the Argentine Football Association said yesterday in Buenos Aires. AFA spokesman...
Saving the Throne ... Foiling the Tormentors
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The most important question before Britain in the aftermath of Princess Diana's tragic death is this: Does the monarchy have a future or will 71-year-old Queen Elizabeth II be the last ruler in the constitutional royal succession? Can the British...
Security Council Focuses Efforts on Africa Policy
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NEW YORK - Africa will dominate the agenda of the U.N. Security Council even more than usual this month, culminating in a rare meeting of the foreign ministers of Council countries, according to U.S. Ambassador Bill Richardson. "Our goal is to...
Senate Boosts Funding to Fight Teen Smoking
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Tobacco manufacturers tried to save their proposed 25-year, $368.5 billion liability settlement from collapse yesterday even as the Senate dealt them a major blow by approving $34 million to crack down on underage smoking. "This is the first victory...
Sinn Fein Leader Mixes Talk of Compromise, Irish Unity
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A confident, unapologetic Gerry Adams pledged to work for a united Ireland in his lifetime in a speech at the National Press Club yesterday. Later Mr. Adams, the president of Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican Army's political wing, met with National...
Stars' Complaint about Fame Rings Hollow
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Tom Cruise is one of the many Hollywood types attacking the media since Princess Diana's death. Mr. Cruise made his comments to CNN on the night of the accident. Mr. Cruise, as so many others after him, chastised the paparazzi and the tabloid...
States to Split $1 Billion to Help Problem Cases Escape Welfare: Private Groups to Handle Grants for Those Hard to Employ
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More than $1 billion soon will be available for states to help their most troubled welfare recipients find and keep jobs, the Clinton administration announced yesterday. "These funds represent a dramatic commitment to help break the cycle of poverty...
Sunny, Warm and Sue: Fox 5's Always Cheerful Forecaster
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Sue Palka says her celebrity as WTTG Fox 5's weather forecaster comes from just being around for more than 10 years. "People would say, `You look like someone I know,' " she says, seated before a variety of video screens. "Or they'd say, `Did...
Theater;theater Mini-Reviews
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OPENING * The Belle of Amherst - Round House Theatre. Tana Hicken stars as Emily Dickinson in William Luce's one-woman play. Through Sept. 14; 301/933-1644. Not reviewed. * Comedy of Errors - Washington Shakespeare Company. Shakespeare's...
The Grief of a Motherless Child
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After the mourning, after the public recollections and eulogies, after the royal grief and the glow of the embers of millions of broken hearts has faded, the irrevocable misfortune of Diana's death will hang heaviest over William and Harry. The...
The Jokers Are Wild in Clubs: Comics Brighten Local Nightlife
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With his dimpled, Chip Douglas good looks and authentic referee's stripes, Jeff Menkin stands confidently before his captive audience on the small stage in Alexandria's Fun Factory. A whistle dangling from his neck, he peers into the dark, seeking...
This Fact Remains: Homosexuality Is Not a Carcinogen
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In attempting to mask a homophobic agenda as concern for the well-being of American men, Reed Irvine and Joe Goulden have done a disservice to the public health situation in the United States ("Deadlier habit than smoking," Commentary, Aug. 27). ...
This Time, Cavaliers Will Try to Overachieve
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When you assess what Virginia's football team failed to accomplish last season, when it packed more power than Pepco, the 1997 outlook looks downright questionable. Virginia showed flashes of brawn and blunder last year while plodding to a 7-5...
Undeterred by Inquiry, Gore Helps Raise Funds for Beyer
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Vice President Al Gore, under scrutiny for his own political fund raising, stepped into Virginia's race for governor last night, helping Democrat Donald S. Beyer Jr. raise $500,000. Mr. Gore headlined a $10,000-per-couple dinner at the McLean...
UPS Protests Federal Delay in Dumping Carey Re-Election
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Package-delivery giant United Parcel Service yesterday accused a federal election officer of improperly withholding a report that nullified the re-election of Teamsters President Ron Carey until after the union's strike against UPS was settled. ...
Wizards' Strickland Enters Not-Guilty Pleas
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Washington Wizards point guard Rod Strickland pleaded not guilty to drunken driving and disorderly conduct charges after being stopped early yesterday for making an illegal U-turn near the Third Street tunnel in Northwest. D.C. Police said Strickland,...
Women's Game Has Undergone Incredible Changes at the Top
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It was a late-arriving crowd at the U.S. Open for an early arriving era already in progress. Almost as quickly as the weather here has shifted from hot, humid summer to cool, breezy fall, the pecking order of women's tennis has changed. Yesterday...
