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| For Hillary and Bibi, a long and sometimes fraught relationship |
| JERUSALEM — The phone call between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lasted 45 minutes. For 43 of them, she talked and he listened.The U.S. secretary of state lectured the Israeli leader, accusing him of trying to do an end run around American opposition to settlement-building and embarrassing Vice President Biden during a visit to Israel, according to interviews with people present during the 2010 call or who were briefed on it afterward. She read from a script for part of the lecture, so as not to miss any key points. Read full article » |
| Indian tribes gambling on high-interest loans to raise revenue |
| In the middle of the Ottawa National Forest, there is a Native American reservation where snowdrifts mark the main road into town. At the end of that town, there is a casino with penny slots and a three-story hotel. In back of that hotel, there is a locked, unmarked door with a punch code. And beyond that door is a repurposed ballroom, once used for wedding receptions, where 11 workers — backed by a Wall Street hedge fund, supported by a call center in the Philippines — now sell loans online to credit-constrained Americans at annualized interest rates of 780 percent. Read full article » |
| Six words might decide the fate of Obamacare at the Supreme Court |
| When the Supreme Court takes up the latest challenge to President Obama’s health-care law this week, how the justices interpret a six-word phrase in the bill could determine its fate. The law, adopted in 2010, says the federal government can pay subsidies to help people afford insurance bought through “an Exchange established by the state.” Read full article » |
| GOP infighting in Va. may harm party’s White House bid in 2016 |
| Feuding within Virginia’s state GOP is alarming prominent national Republicans who think the infighting in a crucial swing state threatens the party’s quest to recapture the White House in 2016.The rift pits centrist conservatives against tea party and Libertarian activists, and it is playing out in divisive primaries and causing wrangling for control of the party’s state organization. Read full article » |
| Obama’s claim that Keystone XL oil ‘bypasses the U.S.’ earns Four Pinocchios |
| “I’ve already said I’m happy to look at how we can increase pipeline production for U.S. oil, but Keystone is for Canadian oil to send that down to the Gulf. It bypasses the United States and is estimated to create a little over 250, maybe 300 permanent jobs. We should be focusing more broadly on American infrastructure for American jobs and American producers, and that’s something that we very much support.” Read full article » |
| A rare look inside a Saudi prison that showers terrorists with perks |
| Except for the machine guns and guard towers, the al-Hair high-security prison looks remarkably like a hotel — especially the conjugal-visit wing.Beyond a heavy iron gate, its bars painted a cheerful lavender, a red carpet stretches the length of a long hallway, where each of the 38 private cells has a queen-size bed, a fridge, a television and a shower. Read full article » |
| ‘Downton Abbey’ recap: The season finale |
| Fix yourself a pot of tea or, better yet, pour yourself a stiff drink. This is the recap of “Downton Abbey’s” season finale and we’re going to be here a while.But, as a service to our young readers, let’s start with a near tweet-able summary: Mary sings beautifully. Tom said goodbye. (We’ll believe it when we see it.) Robert is seriously ill. Or not. Edith smiled. Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes, awwww. We still don’t know who killed Green. (I can’t even remember Green.) Denker and Spratt formed a law firm. Lord Sinderby has a secret. Violet stiff-armed Prince Putin. Lord Merton’s sons are arses. Isis is still dead. Done! Read full article » |
| Thousands march to remember slain Putin critic |
| MOSCOW — Russians turned out by the tens of thousands Sunday to mourn an opposition leader who was murdered only a few steps from the Kremlin, amid fears that his death was just the beginning of a new wave of violence. Read full article » |
| Weather-related delays and closings for March 2 |
| The following is a list of weather-related closings and delays for Monday:Federal government Read full article » |
| POLITICS |
| Jeb Bush hopes his Florida record erases doubts of conservatives |
| PALM BEACH, Fla. — As Jeb Bush tells it, he governed this state as “a practicing reform-minded conservative.” He cut taxes here by $19 billion. He slashed the state government payroll. He battled teachers unions to overhaul education. He ended affirmative action. And he vetoed so many spending bills that he earned the nickname “Veto Corleone.” Read full article » |
| Why a DHS shutdown won’t stop Obama’s immigration orders |
| The Department of Homeland Security this week remains on shutdown alert after Congress approved another seven days of funding for the agency on Friday.That leaves Republicans continuing an internal debate over whether to partially close the department to protest President Obama’s controversial immigration actions, which he announced in November. Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| At what price Netanyahu? |
| Do we really need the Israeli prime minister to appear before Congress to explain the dangers and pitfalls of certain prospective deals on Iran’s nuclear weapons programs? Would we not know otherwise? Have the U.S. critics of those prospective deals lost their voice? Are they shy about expressing their concerns? Are they inarticulate or incompetent? Do they lack the wherewithal to get their message out? Read full article » |
| ‘Jihadi John,’ a graduate of my radical university |
| Before traveling to Syria and becoming “Jihadi John,” the masked English-speaker who beheads Islamic State captives on video, Mohammed Emwazi graduated with a computer programming degree from the University of Westminster. I studied international relations there, and although I never met Emwazi, I wasn’t surprised he had attended my alma mater. Read full article » |
| Boris Nemtsov’s murder is another dark sign for Russia |
| BORIS NEMTSOV was a courageous Russian politician who never gave up on the dream that the country could make the transition from dictatorship to liberal democracy. Once an elected governor and a deputy prime minister in the government of Boris Yeltsin, he stubbornly continued to speak out and organize against the regime of Vladimir Putin after other opponents fled the country or lapsed into silence. Most recently, he called on Russians to participate in a protest march Sunday in Moscow. On Friday evening, he was gunned down, gangland-style, on a bridge near the Kremlin — a terrible blow to the cause of human rights and another dark sign of where Russia is headed. Read full article » |
| Jeb Bush, CPAC piñata |
| It happened just as Jeb Bush was about to explain why he thinks conservatives need to stop being perceived as “anti-everything”: Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference let it be known that, as part of their anti-everythingness, they are also anti-Bush. Read full article » |
| LOCAL |
| ‘Mommy was in an accident’: A family tries to heal after a fatal tragedy |
| When Sadie Lawson spots her dad on his computer or phone, the 3-year-old will sometimes hop onto his lap with a simple request: “I want to see Mommy.” Together, she and Neal Lawson scroll through the pictures — Mom at the beach, Mom in her wedding dress, Mom helping her children carve pumpkins — their moods instantly uplifted by the memories. Read full article » |
| Ice storm curtails travel, threatens Monday morning commute |
| A persistent ice storm severely curtailed travel Sunday on the streets and sidewalks of the Washington region and threatened to hamper commuting during Monday’s morning rush. Snow fell early in the morning, but ice formed by the afternoon, creating the day’s true hazard. It forced authorities to close roads and ramps for periods during the afternoon and evening. Cars spun out or crashed. Trees and branches fell. Pedestrians slipped and slid. One crash closed the 11th Street bridge over the Anacostia River for a time Sunday evening. Read full article » |
| Authorities warn of icy side streets, sidewalks — use caution |
| Icy conditions on roads and sidewalks made Monday morning’s commute a challenge.Schools throughout the region were delayed or closed. In the District, public schools were opening two hours late. Montgomery, Fairfax and Arlington county schools were closed. The federal government was opening on a two hour delay. Read full article » |
| What Spock taught me about being human |
| From the time I was seven or eight in the late 1970s, when most other girls my age had crushes on Davy Jones of The Monkees, Donny Osmond or Michael Jackson, I was obsessed with Spock. He was not just my favorite TV character of all time, hands down, ever. He was my first love. Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| Alex Ovechkin scores twice as Capitals throttle Toronto, 4-0 |
| The Washington Capitals looked upon their leaders to patch their latest holes, and Sunday night’s answer came when forward Alex Ovechkin lost his footing, crashed onto his backside and plopped onto the ice with his legs rigid, grinning like a child riding a sled. Only 33 seconds into a 4-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, and already the sparks had been ignited, the problems of a three-game losing streak solved. Read full article » |
| High school students dress in monkey and banana costumes during basketball game |
| Arizona State students have gained a fair amount of notoriety for their “Curtain of Distraction,” which they employ during basketball games to fluster opposing free throw shooters. Some high school students in New Jersey have adopted the practice, but in a recent game, what popped out from behind their curtain has prompted accusations of racial insensitivity. Read full article » |
| Postgame: Curtis Glencross arrives in time to watch Capitals finish off Toronto |
| He had expected to find a new home ever since the Calgary Flames approached him about waving his no-trade clause, each day overshadowed by the uncertainty of when the move would come, but forward Curtis Glencross certainly did not anticipate stretching for practice Sunday afternoon, seeing his head coach pull a cell phone from his pocket and spending three hours sitting inside a car on icy Interstate 95. Read full article » |
| TV and radio listings for March 2 |
| NBA7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Miami»NBA TVMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL7 p.m. Virginia at Syracuse»ESPN, WJFK (106.7 FM)7 p.m. Baylor at Texas»ESPNU Read full article » |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| This bill would halt Congress’s pay if Homeland Security shuts down |
| A potential Department of Homeland Security shutdown would directly affect lawmakers’ pocketbooks under a bill introduced in the House this week.The Democratic measure, sponsored by Reps. Brad Ashford (Neb.), Gwen Graham (Fla.), Scott Peters (Calif.) and Ami Bera (Calif.), would halt pay for members of Congress if they don’t agree to a new round of funding for the agency by Friday, in which case DHS would partially close. Read full article » |
| Fiction is fact on ‘House of Cards’: Real-life SCOTUS lawyer plays SCOTUS lawyer |
| The Washington as imagined in “House of Cards” requires some suspension of disbelief — but at least one scene this season will mirror real life.Fans who stayed home Friday to get an early start bingeing on the addictive series may have noticed a rather convincing performance by a character playing a lawyer arguing before the Supreme Court. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| Meet the 91-year-old whose wartime PTSD makes him the perfect guide for today’s veterans |
| They come into our office at the VA hospital in Montrose, N.Y., hesitantly. Eyes filled with doubt, hands restless. They want us to help them file compensation claims for disabilities resulting from their military service. Some have debilitating physical injuries, but almost every one also displays mannerisms — fidgeting in their seats, knees bobbing up and down during interviews, avoiding eye contact — that indicate that they have PTSD. The symptoms jump out at me because I have lived with PTSD for more than 70 years. Read full article » |
| Why shy teachers like shy students |
| The more similar the personalities of teachers and their pupils, the more likely the teachers are to grade them highly, according to new research from Germany. The findings again open up the debate around the subtle biases teachers have about their pupils and how important it is to try to minimize their impact on children’s progress through school. Read full article » |
| How China is exploiting Edward Snowden… or thinks it’s exploiting Edward Snowden |
| Reuters’ Paul Carsten had an exclusive Wednesday on China’s crafty steps to shut out Western technology companies. In essence, China is using the outrage over Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations to kick out Western firms and open up a secure market for indigenous Chinese tech firms: Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| Syrian rebel group that got U.S. aid dissolves |
| BEIRUT — The first Syrian rebel group to be given U.S. weapons collapsed Sunday after losing control of its headquarters to Syria’s main al-Qaeda affiliate, further complicating American-led efforts to counter the rise of extremism in Syria. Read full article » |
| U.S. clemency effort, slow to start, will rely on an army of pro bono lawyers |
| A massive influx of applications from prisoners and a complicated review process have slowed the Obama administration’s highly touted initiative to grant clemency to nonviolent offenders, shifting the burden to an army of pro bono lawyers and specialists willing to help. Read full article » |
| Sweden blocks plan to honor woman who hit a neo-Nazi with a purse |
| When Danuta Danielsson stepped out of a crowd in the Swedish city of Växjö in 1985 and hit a neo-Nazi with her purse, the photo quickly became famous around the world. Danielsson was widely praised back then: Her mother had reportedly survived a German Nazi concentration camp, according to Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. Read full article » |
| Afghanistan’s new leader will attend talks at Camp David next month |
| President Obama will host Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Washington next month, the White House said on Friday, as U.S. officials consider making changes to the administration plan for ending the military mission in Afghanistan. Read full article » |
| BUSINESS |
| Northrop employee reads tea leaves, sees millions, in Keurig coffee machine |
| Why on earth would someone walk away from a $100,000 engineering job at Northrop Grumman to launch an organic tea company called True Honey Teas?That was the first thing that entered my mind when Chris Savage started telling me about his tea pod business. Read full article » |
| Warren Buffett has some pretty questionable eating habits |
| Warren Buffett drinks his first Coke of the day for breakfast. The second comes sometime not too long after. And the third he downs before heading out from work.But that's not all: He actually has another two once he's home. Read full article » |
| Don’t let emotions lead you to an unaffordable choice of college |
| It’s that time of year when parents and high school seniors are struggling with college choices. For many, the decision isn’t easy and can lead to family feuds.A dad from Virginia wrote to me asking for my thoughts on his family’s decision about where his daughter should go to college. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| The epic quest to become the first $1 trillion company |
| There are plenty of reasons why Apple could become the first $1 trillion company. First of all, there’s the iPhone, still the best business on the planet ever. Then, there’s the company’s unprecedented ability, Steve Jobs or no Steve Jobs, to bring new high-end products to market each year, and make them all part of a networked mega-ecosystem. In just the past year, Apple has introduced the Apple Watch, Apple Pay, Apple HealthKit and Apple HomeKit — four potentially big innovations with the ability to invent (or re-invent) huge industries. Read full article » |
| YouTube Kids: For families, a video collection with controls |
| YouTubeKidsFor families,a video collection with controlsYouTube can be a great way to kick back, learn and explore with your children. But for some parents it can also feel dangerous, as if you’re always just a click or “recommended video” away from having to shield some eyes. Google has a new app for careful parents who want their children to use a version of YouTube made for young minds. The videos are in four categories — Shows, Music, Leaning and Explore — and have been pulled from the site’s more professional video producers such as Sesame Street, Khan Academy and the Vlogbrothers. Read full article » |
| If you thought the llama and dress memes were silly, this will make you feel worse |
| On Thursday and Friday, the Internet went gaga, first over a pair of llamas loose in Arizona, then over a dress that appeared either white-and-gold or black-and-blue depending on who was looking at it. Here at Wonkblog, we enjoyed the opportunity to shed some light on both memes, with stories on where llamas live and why there are so many in the United States, as well as a piece on the optical illusions that show color is in the eye of the beholder. Read full article » |
| Why Silicon Valley is the new revolving door for Obama staffers |
| In 2004, when Barack Obama was running for the U.S. Senate, he made his first visit to Google’s campus and saw firsthand how a search on the Internet worked. It left such a strong impression that he returned during his first presidential run vowing to protect the industry. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| Rep. Terri Sewell, a daughter of Selma, rues her city’s lost promise |
| SELMA, Ala. — It’s a Sunday afternoon in the midst of a season of remembering here. Rep. Terri A. Sewell is back in her home church, her home district. One by one, senior citizens step forward, and she places medal after medal around their aged necks. Fifty years ago, they marched from this little church to the state capitol in Montgomery, a tense, dangerous journey in the face of segregationist opposition to their right to vote. Read full article » |
| Civilities: ‘Hello, are you calling from 1952?’ Dealing with dated stereotypes |
| Dear Civilities: Recently I received a telemarketing call asking for “the lady of the house,” which surprised me, as I’m a gay man. I was too flummoxed to respond so I just hung up. Had I had my wits about me what could I have said that was pointed and yet not rude? — Name withheld Read full article » |
| William Shatner remembers Leonard Nimoy as ‘precious gem of a man’ |
| William Shatner on Saturday tweeted that he couldn’t attend the funeral of Leonard Nimoy, his “Star Trek” co-star. Nimoy died Friday at age 83, and Shatner was at a charity function in Florida, across the country, this weekend. Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: How to tell whether a new love is a potential long-term partner |
| Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn:My former fiancee and I broke up four months ago, and I’ve been slowly starting to feel better, but I realized I don’t know how far I should go in overlooking the differences between me and a partner. I’m pretty good at compromising on most things, but I’m not sure if that’s necessarily a good thing for me to do. I keep thinking that since we love each other, things will work themselves out or at least be tolerable. And we were able to make things work for over five years — until we weren’t. Read full article » |
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