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Ovechkin Ejected in Caps' Win ; Varlamov Picks Up the Slack with His First Shutout of the Season

Alex Ovechkin wasn't there to help end his team's string of poor third-period performances Wednesday night, but his countryman had his back. Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves, and the Washington Capitals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres despite playing most of the final period without Ovechkin after his ejection.

Johnson Still Trails Off the Track ; Nascar Star's Low-Key Style Limits Visibility

Jimmie Johnson is a dynamo on four wheels, but his on-track success hasn't made him NASCAR's No. 1 marketer. Despite securing an unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup title, the driver's polite, noncontroversial style has pushed him toward the middle of the pack in popularity and commercial endorsements. He has the championships, but the bulk of marketing money has flowed to less successful drivers, including Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

H1n1 Carries Infection Threat ; Complications 'Worrisome'

Serious cases of respiratory disease have accompanied the H1N1 flu virus in populations not normally vulnerable to such a complication, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. In Denver, one of 10 metropolitan areas under investigation by the CDC, 58 cases of "invasive pneumococcal disease" have occurred, mainly in adults aged 20 to 59, a majority whom had underlying medical conditions that make a person vulnerable to serious flu complications.

West Point Backdrop for Address Evokes Vietnam Pitch

Forty-three years after Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that the war in Vietnam was essential to the stability of Asia, President Obama will use the same venue to pitch his plan to salvage the war in Afghanistan. The president will unveil his new strategy for the Afghanistan war in an 8 p.m. address to Americans on Tuesday. The top general in Afghanistan wants an about additional 40,000 troops, but military officials expect t...

Priest Sex Abuse Study Eyes 'Context'

Last week, at the annual business meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, there was the oddest presentation at their Tuesday morning session. Maggie Smith and Karen Terry from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York were giving an update on a long- awaited "causes and context" study of sexual abuse by priests. The USCCB contributed $1 million to fund it and an additional $915,000 came from donors, foundations and a federal agency - the National Institute of Justice - ...

An Empire in Chinatown

Ted Leonsis is already the most popular team owner in the District, and he's about to become the most powerful. The man who led a turnaround of the Washington Capitals likely will become owner of the city's NBA franchise now that Wizards owner Abe Pollin has died. As part of an agreement granting him the right of first refusal for any sale of the team, he also could purchase Verizon Center and the area's Ticketmaster franchise, giving him a sports empire that would be the envy of executives a...

Seen and Heard at Verizon Center

Mike Knuble skated Wednesday for the first time since suffering "multiple fractures" in his right pinkie Nov. 13 against Minnesota. Knuble had the stitches removed from his finger Tuesday. Knuble is on the long-term injury list, which means he isn't eligible to play until Dec. 9 at Buffalo.

Obama to Take Emissions-Cut Goal to Summit

President Obama will commit the U.S. to dramatic reductions in greenhouse gases by 2050 and will personally travel to a U.N. climate summit next month to drive the pledge, administration officials said Wednesday. Despite not having a consensus in Congress for climate change legislation, the administration says things are progressing enough that it will commit to reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions by about 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050.

Liberals Seek Cabinet Shifts ; Want Ousters From Failing Obama Team

It has taken nearly 10 months for Democrats to face reality, but it's finally dawning on some of President Obama's allies in Congress that his economic policies aren't working. As unemployment rates continue to climb into the double digits and new reports of layoffs appear weekly across the country, Democrats are feeling the heat from angry constituents and party leaders back home and some of them have begun to complain - loudly and publicly.

Real Leaders Learn, Adapt ; Experience Is Ever Their Rigorous Instructor

Courageous leaders are not afraid to change course when what they are doing is not working, and then make alterations until they find what succeeds. Americans might not be celebrating Thanksgiving this week if it had not been for a courageous leader, William Bradford, who was elected governor of the Plymouth Colony in the spring of 1621. Bradford and the other Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Mass., in December 1620 and were ill-equipped for the harsh winter that lay ahead. Half of the Colonists...

Specials From Dawn to Bedtime ; Parade Day and Weekend Full of Marathons, Concerts, Movies

Thanksgiving is the start of TV's annual holiday season blitz, with a bevy of special programs slated to roll out over the next few days and continue through year's end. Parades

Wounded Warriors Rally for Recovery

Dear Sgt. Shaft, On Nov. 6, I attended the second annual Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment Birthday Ball for the

Behind Obama's Overseas Allure

President Obama's popularity abroad is already the stuff of legend. His December trip to Norway to collect the Nobel Peace Prize will doubtless spark a new round of stories about how he turned around negative opinions of America. We'll likely hear the pat explanations for his popularity: Mr. Obama is not George W. Bush. He believes in world peace and advocates causes dear to Europeans. He reaches out to enemies and rivals and apologizes for past American mistakes.

Jews Don Gray, Fight for South ; Men Share Plot in Richmond's Hebrew Cemetery

There are 30 of them, with names such as Adler, Cohen, Hessberg, Wolf and Seldner. They came from Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana. All of them were soldiers, Jews, and they all died in Virginia during the Civil War. Today they lie together in a peaceful plot known as the Soldier's Section of the old Hebrew Cemetery, the oldest Jewish military cemetery in the world, on Richmond's Shockoe Hill.

'Nutcracker's' Zestful Magic Sparks Season ; Some Scenes Too Rehearsed in Lively, Airy Performance

This is the time of year that invites thoughts of a babe in a manger, a jolly red-coated Santa sliding down a chimney, a toy nutcracker that turns into a handsome prince. The Kennedy Center began its celebration of the season last night with what has been the most magical and luminous version of "The Nutcracker," the ballet created by George Balanchine 55 years ago and being danced here for the first time by the Pennsylvania Ballet.

Local Power Rankings: Who's Generating Buzz in the D.C. Area?

ABE POLLIN Every time you see a movie at Gallery Place, have a pizza at Matchbox or a cup of chowder at Legal Sea Foods, thank the late Wizards owner for revitalizing Chinatown.

The Sports Fix Radio Excerpt

On the Thanksgiving Eve edition of "The Sports Fix," we spent much of the show talking about the passing of Wizards owner Abe Pollin. Producer Mark Stern sat in for co-host Kevin Sheehan. Mark and I spoke about Pollin's construction of the arena downtown and how it changed sports in the District. We also discussed how that arena helped bring major league baseball back to the District by showing owners how a sports facility could have a positive impact on the city.

A Call to Prayer and Repentance ; Proclamation by President John Adams, 1798

As t he safety and prosperity of nations ultimately and essentially depend on the protection and the blessing of Almighty God, and the national acknowledgment of this truth is not only an indispensable duty which the people owe to Him, but a duty whose natural influence is favorable to the promotion of that morality and piety without which social happiness can not exist nor the blessings of a free government be enjoyed; and as this duty, at all times incumbent, is so especially in seasons of ...

Army Steps Up Training On How to Handle Stress

More than 100 soldiers in a Philadelphia hotel room are undergoing a different type of military training - Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, or CSF. Workshops like this represent the Army's response to hidden emotional wounds from repeated combat deployments that are thought to lie behind alarming levels of suicide in the military. "You're starting to see some fissures and some holes in our force, and you see it manifested in [post-traumatic stress disorder and] increased suicide rates," said C...