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| Washingtonians are slowly drifting back into town this week, chatting about where they went for a break from the elite East Coast establishment. Many just vacation at nearby beaches -- Ocean City, Duck, etc. Others get a chance to go to niftier venues.

 

By Al Kamen

Report Says Fraud, Abuse Are Possible Under Iraqi Visa Law

A new law that permits up to 5,000 Iraqis who previously worked for the U.S. government or its contractors to resettle in the United States annually over the next five years "is at high risk for fraud and abuse," according to consular officials interviewed by the State Department inspector general.

 

By Walter Pincus

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| You might not have noticed, but the contest between Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is not the only presidential race underway. At the 30th biennial National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association convention in Louisville next month, incumbent Margaret L. Baptiste...

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The Regulators by Cindy Skrzycki

Purging Ancient Decrees From the Books Isn't Easy

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The Regulators

 

| It's been almost a half-century since U.S. Justice Department antitrust regulators and True Temper, one of the world's largest makers of golf club shafts, settled a case in which the company agreed not to fix prices and carve up sales territories.

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Around the World (Sept. 4, 2008; Page A11)
Help on the Way for Lawmakers Cut Off by Gustav (By Mary Ann Akers And Paul Kane, Sept. 4, 2008; Page A13)
Louisiana Postpones Primary (By Ben Pershing and Jonathan Weisman , Sept. 4, 2008; Page A13)
Grassley Seeks Information About Hospital With Ties to the Obamas (By Joe Stephens, Sept. 3, 2008; Page A13)
Picking Palin: Loop Fans' Fearless Prognostications (By Al Kamen, Sept. 3, 2008; Page A13)
Rail-Riding Biden Is a Strong Backer Of Amtrak in Senate (By Ben Pershing, Sept. 2, 2008; Page A13)
Raid's Outcome May Signal a Retreat In Immigration Strategy, Critics Say (By Spencer S. Hsu, Sept. 2, 2008; Page A13)
Help Wanted: War-Zone Contractors (By Walter Pincus, Sept. 1, 2008; Page A11)
This Time, There Won't Be Cake (By Dan Eggen, Sept. 1, 2008; Page A11)
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