Local News - 8/29/07

As Dulles Rail Staggers, Players Share in Blame
Delays, Cost Run-Ups and a Threatened Loss of Funds Combine to Cloud the Project's Future
By Amy Gardner
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082801675.html

Metro Blames Mechanical Failures
By Lena H. Sun
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082800667.html

Maimed for Life, Yet Merciful
'I Have to Forgive Him,' Bowie Woman Says of Man Who Burned Her
By Keith L. Alexander
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082801755.html?nav=hcmoduletmv

U.S. Poverty Rate Drops; Ranks of Uninsured Grow
Census Data Show Mixed View of Post-Recession Economy
By N.C. Aizenman and Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082800779.html

SAT Scores Decline in the District
Drop Reflects National Trend After Recent Changes to College Entrance Exam
By Daniel de Vise
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082801698.html