<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Delaware</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/states/de?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><description>Delaware</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Laron Profit, Ready To Answer When Opportunity Knocks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28798-2005May1.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28798-2005May1.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Laron Profit woke up at 9 a.m. yesterday, went back to sleep, ate a late breakfast of Cap'N Crunch  --  "I like to come to the game a little hungry"  --  and watched an oldie-but-goodie DVD of Michael Jordan torching the Boston Celtics for 63 points. That was the education part of his morning.]]></description><author> Kevin Merida</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington Area Bestsellers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24377-2005Apr29.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24377-2005Apr29.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <block><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Paperback</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>   Fiction </td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>   THE KITE RUNNER  (Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini<br></br><em>An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country in the hope of atoning for a childhood betrayal.</em></td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>   ANGELS &#38; DEMONS  (Pocket Star, $7.99)<br></br>By Dan Brown. <em>The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.</em></td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>   NIGHTTIME IS MY TIME  (Pocket, $7.99)<br></br>By Mary Higgins Clark. <em>A serial killer using the moniker "the Owl" targets women at a high school reunion.</em></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>   R IS FOR RICOCHET  (Berkley, $7.99). By Sue Grafton<br></br><em>P.I. Kinsey Millhone agree to look after a just-paroled heiress, whose former boss is wanted by the Feds.</em></td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>   THERAPY  (Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman<br></br><em>Alex Delaware's inquiry into a savage double homicide steers him to one victim's celebrity therapist.</em></td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>   THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME  (Vintage, $12). By Mark Haddon. <em>An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death, unearthing some family secrets.</em></td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>   BLIND ALLEY  (Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen<br></br><em>A maniac bent on killing women who resemble an ancient Roman actress threatens Eve Dallas's daughter.</em></td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>   FULL BLOOM  (St. Martin's, $7.99). By Janet Evanovich<br></br><em>Annie, proprietor of a southern B&#38;B, becomes the prime suspect when her long-missing husband turns up dead.</em></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>   THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES  (Penguin, $14)<br></br>By Sue Monk Kidd. <em>Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl both comfort and a safe haven.</em></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington Area Bestsellers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7879-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7879-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Nominee Blocked Over 'Clear Skies' Test]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54697-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54697-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ President Bush's widely praised nomination of Stephen L. Johnson to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency hit a roadblock yesterday when a lone Democratic senator placed a hold on the career scientist's confirmation.]]></description><author> Shankar Vedantam</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrest of Mayor's Wife Is Latest Chapter in Del. Feud]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45363-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45363-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ By Saturday, some citizens of Frederica, Del., (if only the blindly optimistic) might have been fooled into thinking peace was at hand in their distressed little town: Nearly a week had gone by  --  six full days  --  without anyone in the Glanden family being arrested and charged with accosting Christopher Langley.]]></description><author> Paul Duggan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Gets 1-Year Term  For Abducting Md. Grandson]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38797-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38797-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A Delaware woman who admitted abducting her 3 1/2-year-old grandson from her daughter-in-law in Gaithersburg because she feared for the child's safety was sentenced yesterday to a year in jail.]]></description><author> Fredrick Kunkle</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rampage Victims Selected At Random]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37240-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37240-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ SALISBURY, Md.  --  DaVondale M. Peters was an aspiring minister who preached the Gospel at Methodist churches across this quiet town. He didn't have a lot of possessions, his family said, so when he bought a shiny maroon Chevrolet Suburban a few months ago, it became a particular source of pride.]]></description><author> Daniel de Vise and Allison Klein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Mailbag: Peach Trees, Impatiens, Butterfly Bush, Landscape Screen, Topsoil, Boxwoods]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38693-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38693-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Spring has arrived and your questions stimulate my curiosity, get me into the garden to check on the status of our plants and want to learn more about what might be ailing yours.]]></description><author> Joel M. Lerner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Killed in Eastern Shore Shooting Spree]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33892-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33892-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Four others were wounded in a rampage that police say began at a Delaware apartment complex and continued into Maryland.]]></description><author> Daniel de Vise  and Eric Rich</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA and WWE, a Tag Team Again]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26593-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26593-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[World Wrestling Entertainment kissed and made up with USA Network and is moving back in, a sadder but wiser girl.]]></description><author> Lisa de Moraes</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boosters Hit the Road]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26266-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26266-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Members of the Nats Fan Club head by bus to Philadelphia to watch the Nationals play in the season opener Monday.]]></description><author> David A. Fahrenthold and David Nakamura</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ehrlich Renews Push  For Slots Compromise]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17031-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17031-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Anxious lobbyists and a newly energized governor are trying to pressure legislative leaders to end their stalemate over slot machine gambling before the curtain drops on the Maryland General Assembly's session.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairchild Executives Agree to Pay Cuts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8526-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8526-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Jeffrey J. Steiner, chairman and chief executive of Fairchild Corp., has agreed to pay $1.5 million and cut his salary by 20 percent to settle a lawsuit alleging he received excessive compensation and improper payments.]]></description><author> David S. Hilzenrath</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medic Who Twice Dodged Death Is Buried]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38578-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38578-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Not everyone in Iraq is the enemy, Cpl. Stephen Michael McGowan used to say. Especially the kids. But his bright words were little consolation to his mother, Bobbie, who cradled the American flag that had draped his coffin at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday, stroked it against her cheek and, with eyes closed, gently kissed it.]]></description><author> Brigid Schulte</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next Disney CEO Seen as Calm Businessman]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35423-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35423-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Since being named Disney's next CEO, Robert Iger has maintained an even keel and seems determined not to say anything radical -- a different style than the outgoing and outgoing Michael Eisner.]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riggs, PNC Settle Lawsuit Brought by Shareholders]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5771-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5771-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Riggs National Corp. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. agreed to pay $2.7 million to shareholders to settle a class-action lawsuit against Riggs directors for failing to comply with anti-money-laundering laws.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Drops Amendment to Bankruptcy Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2789-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2789-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) -- bowing to pressure from fellow Republicans and to possible retaliation from Democratic Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware -- yesterday said he no longer plans to offer an amendment that threatened to stall bankruptcy legislation being debated in the U.S. Senate.]]></description><author> Kathleen Day</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malpractice  Insurer Says It Can't Go It Alone]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61697-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61697-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NCRIC Group Inc., a District-based medical malpractice insurance company, announced yesterday that it plans to sell itself for $69.6 million in stock to a larger Alabama-based insurer because it can no longer withstand the volatile malpractice legal climate as a free-standing firm.]]></description><author> Dina ElBoghdady</author></item></channel></rss>