Washington in the grip of summer gridlock
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Gridlock has seized control of Washington, from the White House to the white dome of the U.S. Capitol.
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With the coldest weather of the season expected to sweep through the Washington region today, several jurisdictions are extending shelter hours and mobilizing workers to try to provide shelter for everyone who needs it.
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Federal regulation, which usually simmers on the back burner in Washington, seems likely to start boiling in the next few weeks if public interest and labor groups have their way.
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By Alwyn Scott, Seattle Times  Sep. 21--Washington's economy is slowing, but a recession is still considered unlikely until at least 2008, according to the latest state forecast.
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Just because it's September, on autumn's cusp, don't expect cool, crisp air for the Washington area -- not just yet, at least. Today and tomorrow, it's still going to be hot, humid and summerlike.
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One in an occasional series Electric power has already become painfully expensive in Washington and its suburbs. Now, local utilities say, it could become something even worse: scarce.
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While Washington points fingers, the cracks spread.
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By Bill Wilson, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 20--It needs to stop raining soon, or Wichita could find itself with a shortage of new homes available for sale this fall.
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WASHINGTON -- Iraq is a nation gripped by fear and struggling to meet security and political goals by September, US officials cautioned from Baghdad yesterday, dashing hopes in Congress that the country will show more signs of stability this summer.
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 8--Gov.
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By Rich Landers, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  May 24--Assembling camping gear is a pre-Memorial Day weekend ritual for many Inland Northwesters, but don't stop there.
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WASHINGTON Trying to break a deadlock on energy policy, a diverse group of environmentalists, academics and former government officials were to publish a report on Wednesday that presents strategies for making the United States cleaner, more competitive
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The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday, Sept. 12:  Labor Day is gone. The coast is quiet now. Most beachgoers have packed away chairs and umbrellas and turned their thoughts to school and football.
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Washington-area residents can expect to stand in long lines at airports or sit in traffic jams on major highways this week as hundreds of thousands head out of town for Thanksgiving.
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A dangerous winter storm brought a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the Washington area yesterday, and the National Weather Service said that the region  might face severe and disruptive icing by this morning.
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Record-breaking heat and oppressive humidity made people across the eastern half of the country miserable Wednesday and sent tourists in the nation's capital scrambling for relief in the cool marble halls of Capitol Hill.
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By Erik Robinson and Jose Paul Corona, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 8--Just because Southwest Washington is due for a little rain this weekend, don't expect area firefighters to breathe easy.