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Powell said he felt especially strongly about the rumors because DB lican, condemned using Muslim as SMIALOWSKI/AP BRENDAN that others did. nizations, and they shy away from a smear — a tactic he said members Former Secretary of State Colin Powell used his Sunday appearance on “Meet the “The correct answer is, he is not any issue that may link them to the of his own party allowed — there Press” to denounce the use of the Muslim faith as a smear in presidential election. a Muslim, he’s a Christian. He’s Muslim community,” said Salam al- was an outpouring of gratitude and always been a Christian. But the Marayati, executive director of the relief from American Muslims. playwright from Fremont, Calif. The retired general made the really right answer is, what if he Muslim Public Affairs Council. “That speech really came out of “The sense is that it’s about time. comments on NBC’s “Meet the is? Is there something wrong with “We’re treated as untouch- left field and really shocked us,” said He said something that needed to Press,” as he broke with his party being a Muslim in this country? The ables in politics,” al-Marayati said. Wajahat Ali, 27, an attorney and be said.” to endorse the Democratic nomi- answer’s no,” Powell said. A0274;I>;;0? Jewish Literature, Culture and Ideas • WASHINGTON DC FALL 2008 David Grossman Until the End of the Land October 29, Noon | FREE American University, Abramson Family Recital Hall Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Co-sponsored with the Center for Israel Studies at American University David Grossman, Israel’s preeminent novelist, is the author of six internationally acclaimed novels, several powerful works of nonfi ction, a collection of short stories, a play and twelve children’s books. His novels include The Smile of the Lamb, See Under: Love and Someone to Run With. His works of nonfi ction include Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with Palestinians in Israel and The Yellow Wind, one of the most controversial and best-selling books in Israel’s history. David Grossman has won 21 Israeli and international literary awards, among them the Prime Minister’s Prize for Hebrew Literature. His latest novel, Until the End of the Land, was released in Israel in April 2008. Coming Up Adam Kirsch | Benjamin Disraeli November 18, 7:30 pm In his new book, Benjamin Disraeli, Kirsch takes an in-depth look at the fi rst–and still only–Jewish Prime Minister of England. Adam Kirsch is a book critic for the New York Sun, frequent contributor for The New Yorker and has authored two poetry collections and two works of nonfi ction on poetry. Tickets: David Grossman, Free with registration; Adam Kirsch $9, Discounted Member Price $6 To register or purchase tickets go to washingtondcjcc.org/nextbook or call (202) 777-3251 5A830Hk !#! 'k4G?A4BBk& 4;8681;410274;>A)Indian zookeepers are making a plea for foreign zoos to provide a mate for India’s only gorilla, Polo, who is still single after an eight-year search. “He is in fine health, but lone- ly,” said Vijay Ranjan Singh, the director of the zoo in Mysore. “After eight years, anyone would be.” F^a[S In Brief 8aP`1[PbcCPaVTcb;PQ^a 1067303kIraq’s labor minister escaped assassination Thursday when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden SUV into his convoy, killing at least nine peo- AP ple in one of the safest areas of the People remove the body of a victim of a capital. fireworks explosion in Deeg, India. The blast came on a day when the U.S. relinquished control of a 908?DA8=380 province that includes much of the 1[PbcPc8[[TVP[5XaTf^aZb area south of Baghdad once known 5PRc^ah:X[[b '?T^_[T as the “triangle of death.” Babil is A huge explosion Thursday at an ille- the 12th of 18 Iraqi provinces to be gal fireworks factory killed 18 people placed under Iraqi control, paving in western India, including 10 chil- the way for U.S. forces eventually to dren, police said. The blast, which go home. Americans will stay in the occurred before dawn, blew apart area to help Iraqis when needed. the workshop set up in a home in a The bomber drove his Toyota slum in the town of Deeg, said police Land Cruiser into the convoy carry- chief Rohit Mahajan. Seventeen peo- ing Labor and Social Affairs Minis- MIZBAN/APHADI ple were wounded. Mahajan said the ter Mahmoud Mohammed al-Radhi A man sweeps debris after a suicide bomb attack targeting Iraq’s labor minister killed nine people in Baghdad on Thursday. force of the blast also brought down as it passed near Tahrir Square in two neighboring homes, leading to the busy Bab al-Sharji market area Abdullah al-Lami said. was among the dead. attacks falling about 80 percent the high death toll. 0? — not far from the U.S.-protected “It is the latest in a series of The Babil transfer ceremony was since last year. But he cautioned Green Zone. criminal acts that are targeting held near the ruins of the ancient that “while the enemies of Iraq I06A412A>0C80 The blast left a 15-foot crater in development process in Iraq,” city of Babylon. are down, they are not necessar- 2Pa1^\Q:X[[b?a^\X]T]c the road and the smell of gunpow- al-Lami told Al-Arabiya television. Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, the No. 2 ily defeated.” 9^da]P[XbcP]S7Xb2^[[TPVdT der in the air. The Shiite minister He could not be reached for further U.S. commander in Iraq, said secu- The White House said the han- A car bomb killed Ivo Pukanic, a was unharmed, but three guards comment, but an Iraqi police offi- rity gains in the area have been dover was another example of secu- prominent Croatian journalist, and a were killed, ministry spokesman cial later said al-Radhi’s nephew remarkable, with the number of rity improving. :8<60<4;0? colleague of his in Zagreb on Thurs- day, and the country’s president and premier called it an assassination. State-run Croatian TV showed foot- ! ?T^_[T:X[[TS age of Pukanic’s burned-out Lexus DZaPX]T1aPRTbU^a4R^]^\XR2aXbXb and two covered bodies outside his dollars at exchange offices across 0Ra^bb ended a five-year standoff on Lacking the large foreign cur- EFREM LUKATSKY/AP currency this month alone, bringing officials said Thursday. Thursday by signing an agree- rency reserves of China and Rus- A woman stands near a poster of cur- its reserves down to $34.2 billion, All together, 21 people died dur- ment that calls for EU members sia, Ukraine is being hit harder rency exchange rates in Kiev, Ukraine. according to the central bank. One ing 24 hours across Mexico, which is to send the island $2.6 million in than other former Soviet states by global rating agency after another waging a fierce battle against drug hurricane recovery aid and up to the global financial crisis. a historic low amid a run on banks has downgraded Ukraine’s credit- traffickers and other criminals. $38.8 million more in financing “Ukraine has been exposed as and a frantic rush to convert savings worthiness. In Ciudad Juarez, across the next year. The agreement signed the most vulnerable,” said Jan Ran- into U.S. currency. Ukraine’s hryv- Ukraine is now pinning its hopes border from El Paso, Texas, the by Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe dolph, an emerging markets analyst na plummeted to 6.01 hryvna per for economic help on a loan of up to four men were shot at the Xtreme Perez Roque and EU Commissioner at Global Insight. U.S dollar in trading at Ukraine’s $14 billion from the International amusement park Wednesday night, Louis Michel restarts dialogue and On Thursday, the Ukrainian cur- currency exchange. Monetary Fund. <0A8030=8;>E00=3 according to a spokesman for the cooperation that stalled in 2003. 0? rency plunged against the dollar to Jittery customers lined up to buy HDA0B:0A<0=0D0? local prosecutor’s office. 0? 'k4G?A4BBk !#! 'k5A830H A>2:4C20A)British engineers on Thursday said they plan to break the world’s land speed record with a car that can travel over F^a[S 1,000 miles per hour. They hope to test a model in October 2009. BTg4Sc^B_aTPSX]D: the media about sex,” Schools Min- Only Scotland makes sex educa- Schools in England ister Jim Knight said Thursday, tion voluntary. must teach all ages announcing that sex ed would be The government hasn’t detailed about reproduction added to the national curriculum. what the new curriculum will look English schools now are required like, but schools will be asked to ;>=3>=k It’s a controversial idea in to teach basic lessons on reproduc- provide lessons on relationships and a land known for prudishness about contraception, topics not previously sex — teaching kids as young as 5 required. Lessons will become more about the birds and bees. 8c½beXcP[ sophisticated as kids get older. But with one of the highest Elementary schools can offer teen pregnancy rates in Europe, cWPccWXb lessons in naming body parts, pre- the British government is bring- X]U^a\PcX^] paring for puberty and relationship ing sex education to all schools in S^Tb]½cR^\TUa^\ feelings, Knight said. For the very England — including kindergarten- _[PhV^d]Sad\^a» young, sex ed will mainly be about aged children. self-awareness, he said. While countries like France, Hol- 98<:=867C “We are not talking about 5-year- land and China already require sex 1A8C8B7B27>>;B<8=8BC4A old kids being taught sex,” he said. education, few places demand that it “What we’re talking about for ... be introduced at such a young age. tion as part of the science curricu- [children ages 5-7 is] knowing about “It’s vital that this information lum. Northern Ireland, Scotland themselves, their differences, their doesn’t come from playground and Wales have separate educa- friendships and how to manage rumor or the mixed messages from tion departments and standards. their feelings.” =0=2HID2:4A1A>30? 2H?ADBk<>E8=630H PETROS KARADJIAS/AP 740358ABC50A4F4;;) A worker loads a 33-foot, 11-ton statue of Cyprus’ widely revered first president, Archbishop Makarios, onto a truck in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday. Cyprus’ Orthodox Church had said the bronze statue “clashed” with its surroundings on the grounds of the archbishop’s office. A smaller marble statue will replace the structure. European Parliament bucked Chi- 4D7d\P]AXVWcb?aXiT0]VTab2WX]P nese pressure against giving the 14898=6kChina’s government react- The harsh reaction to Hu’s win- award to Hu, an outspoken advo- ed angrily Thursday to the Euro- ning the Sakharov Prize contrasted cate on human rights. Hu is in a pean Parliament’s decision to give with the friendly face Beijing was try- Beijing jail serving a 3½-year jail its top human rights prize to jailed ing to project as it welcomed Europe- term for sedition. The charge stems Chinese dissident Hu Jia, with Bei- an Union and Asian leaders for talks from police accusations that he had jing calling him a criminal and the on the global economic crisis. planned to work with foreigners to award interference. Adding to Beijing’s fury, the disturb the August Olympics.0? 5A830Hk !#! 'k4G?A4BBk( =>C78=6½B5A44)In the last year, Nepal’s deposed king has lost his throne, his royal palace and annual allow- ance. Now, he’s set to lose his free electricity. The chief of the state-owned utility company said Thursday that former King Gyanendra and his relatives will be forced to pay more than $1 million in bills that date back to 2005. F^a[S 5aP]RT2P_cdaTb BcaXZT:X[[b(PcBRW^^[X]?PZXbcP] (B^\P[X?XaPcTb Suspected U.S. missiles four intelligence officials said. No =08A>18:4=H0kTensions heated students were believed to be at the up on the high seas, as the French target Taliban-linked school at the time. Navy captured nine Somali pirates site on Afghan border Relying on informants and near the Gulf of Aden. agents in the area, two officials said The French Navy intercepted the 8B;0<0103?0:8BC0=kSuspect- nine people were killed, including pirates in two small boats about 115 ed U.S. missiles struck a religious four pulled lifeless from the rubble miles from the nearest coast, find- school linked to the Taliban on hours after the strike. Two others ing assault rifles, grenade-launch- Thursday, killing nine people in the were wounded, officials said. ers, grappling hooks and ladders lawless border region where al-Qae- The religious school belonged to onboard. The nine were handed over da and its Taliban allies are believed a local cleric linked to the veteran Thursday to Somali officials. French to plot attacks on American and Taliban commander Jalaluddin officials received assurances the pris- NATO forces in Afghanistan. Haqqani, considered a top foe of oners would be treated according to The strike came hours after the United States, they said. international conventions. Parliament warned against any The intelligence officials gave Somali pirate Sugule Ali, a incursions on Pakistani soil and the information on condition of spokesman for those holding a condemned the wave of terrorism anonymity because they were not hijacked Ukrainian arms ship, tearing at the country, while stress- authorized to speak to the media. vowed Thursday to fight back ing the need for dialogue. Militants in the northwest are if attacked. “Either we get the The suspected U.S. missiles hit blamed for rising attacks on U.S. money or hold on to the ship. And the religious school on the outskirts ABDULLAH NOOR/AP and NATO forces in Afghanistan, if attacked, we will fight back to the of Miran Shah, the main town in People look at a building they said was hit by U.S. missiles in Miran Shah, Paki- as well as for surging suicide attacks bitter end,” Ali told the Associated the region of North Waziristan, stan, on Thursday. 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Leaders of the volunteer from residents and the county’s vol- health insurance, and they would organization, who say that charging unteer firefighter organization. not be responsible for a co-pay for service is at odds with their mis- The Public Safety Committee or deductible. Non-residents sion, declared victory Thursday. voted unanimously to postpone could be billed a co-pay. “The council is listening, not only action on the measure, which was to the volunteers, but to the citi- $ intended to raise about $14 million plan was designed to charge health zens,” said Marcine Goodloe, presi- a year to fund fire and emergency insurance companies — not resi- dent of the Montgomery County Vol- services. dents — for ambulance transport. unteer Fire & Rescue Association. 12 Leggett had stressed that his Montgomery’s neighboring juris- 0==4<0A8<>FC74F0B78=6C>=?>BC F0B78=6C>=k8=0D6DA0C8>=?;0=B8=BF8=6 =Tf7^\TU^a BILL O’LEARY/TWP BILL and discuss the path to losing year. Jennifer Freedman, CASA’s belly fat and keeping the stubborn 2>DAB4>502C8>=) Thomas Groppel, right, Director of Ceremonies for the Director of Development, said $13.8 weight off. Armed Services Inaugural Committee, works with his team Thursday on million will go to renovations and With this program I lost ■ logistics for the upcoming inauguration using a gigantic map of downtown. the remainder to operate programs Become a fat-burning body, with 42 pounds in 20 weeks increased energy and better without unnecessary dieting. for the next three years. 0? health! —Denton J.M. Come find out your body type & learn to burn the stubborn weight away The Lotteries <0AH;0=3 4eT]X]V?XRZ#FTS $&'# 5>>310=:)PNC Bank and Giant Food announced an agreement Thursday in which the bank will open branches at supermarket stores in Virginia, Maryland and the District of ;^RP[ Columbia. Initial plans call for 41 in-store branches and 180 ATMs to be in place in 2009. EP]SP[bCPaVTc BP]cPChb^]b C><02<3k Some motorists are sparked public outcry a special touch with children, and spray-painting graffiti on Mont- frazzled parents, that helped turn gomery County roads to express Tysons Corner Center and the long- him into a minor celebrity. their frustration with cameras that time mall Santa whose dumping Hundreds of people whose fami- catch speeding drivers. triggered a local uproar might work lies went to see Graham every year Police said someone recently things out in time for the Christmas called the mall to protest his ouster, painted the word “SCAM” in large shopping season after all. burning up e-mail group lists with letters in front of a River Road Less than 90 minutes before a commentary and threatening to speed camera in an obvious pro- scheduled news conference, Santa’s boycott the shopping center. test against the cameras. publicist e-mailed reporters saying “That’s a devastating move And in least two other instances, “Tysons Corner Center manage- they’ve done over at Tysons Corner the words “GREEDY SCAM” and ment and Pam Deese, attorney for Center,” said Pat Chambers, whose “GOV. 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'k5A830H company. “You have to be passionate to the point of blindness to certain reali- \^aT ties,” Radfar says. aTPb^]b In the first year, raising money c^aTPS seemed to be the easy part. They $ received $38,000 in grants, start- C74B4BC>A84B0=3<>A4C78BBD=30H ing with $5,000 from Carnegie Mellon to study widgets, self- U^a\^aT 8=BD=30HB>DA24 C^aTPSPQ^dcU^da^cWTaT]caT _aT]TdabP]SW^fcWTh\PST cWTXab\P[[QdbX]TbbTbf^aZ RWTRZ^dccWTBd]SPhB^daRT X]Bd]SPh½b?^bc 0_^RP[h_bT=^f In the Washington D.C. of the highly anticipated game “Fallout 3,” the lob- byists and lawyers are replaced by contained applications designed mutants and monsters. Could be an to run in on a Web browser. Rad- improvement. @play columnist Mike far says he was also fascinated by Musgrove reviews. 1DB8=4BB networks and the “social graphs” that were the precursor to Face- book and MySpace — arcane stuff at the time. D][dRZh1aPZTb When Radfar went to Silicon Warren Brown drives Valley for the first time in 2005 to the Ford Escape and meet with potential investors, he wonders why it has got destroyed. But he says that’s the weakest braking JUANA ARIAS/FTWPJUANA what he wanted to hear. He had to system in its class. B8;82>=BD224BB) Hooman Radfar launched his Web start-up, Clearspring, just after the Internet bubble burst on Wall Street. see the flaws in his business before 20A?064B he could fix them. “Embrace them just tearing you apart,” Radfar says. “You’re wrong 50 percent of the time.” 5^aBWP\T The trip to the Valley also If you live in the nation’s capital, it’s The Starter Life exposed him to the industry’s lat- fine not to follow sports. It’s admirable est buzzword: Web 2.0. That helped to be ignorant of the latest TV hit. But Radfar hone his plans for the com- show an ignorance of politics, and boy Nearly 80 percent expect the grow and 43 percent predict prof- pany that is now Clearspring, which are you in for it. BCH;40ACB FP]cc^bcPach^da economy to be flat or in a recession its will rebound. develops online widgets and dis- ^f]QdbX]Tbb.CWT in the coming year. Almost 70 per- So while today might not seem perses them through the Web’s cX\TXbP[fPhbaXVWc cent are in a hiring freeze, and 38 like the right time for illuminated social networks. Radfar is chief percent say their profits have gone golf balls, the first lesson of Busi- executive and Fath leads new tech- 8=BD=30HB>DA24kThe economy splat over the past year. ness 101 is that there is never really nology and integration. is disintegrating. Credit is tighten- “Even though times are tough, a right time. We picked go inside the Now in its fourth year, the com- ing. Banks are collapsing. times are always tough when you’re brains of five four entrepreneurs to pany recently won $18 million from And you can’t stop thinking a small-business owner,” says gain insight on how to transforming venture capitalists and employs 75 about your sure-fire idea to mar- Molly Brogan, a spokeswoman that business plan you always bring people. AOL co-founder Steve Case ket illuminated golf balls. for the association. “They muddle up after a few beers at the bar into and Washington Capitals owner 5aXVWc5PaT Starting a business can be a through.” a truly million-dollar idea. Ted Leonsis sit on the his board of From the frightening to the fun, a look dicey proposition even in the best Still interested? Here is one of the five: directors. at new Halloween fare worth carving of economic times, and this seems Of course you are. That’s because Hooman Radfar launched his Launching his own company out some time for. CEF44: like the worst of times. Let’s get the one key characteristic that entre- tech start-up just after the Inter- seemed like a risky proposition at grim statistics out of the way first: preneurs share is optimism: some- net bubble had burst. Talk about the beginning, Radfar says. But More than half of small businesses times blind, delusional, fantasy- bad timing. he figured the worst-case scenario listed financial uncertainty as one world optimism. But optimism, The 28-year-old from Arlington was that he would bomb out, move 3^\TbcXR3XePb of the three most significant chal- nonetheless. met fellow student Austin Fath at back in with his parents and listen New books delve into the lives of eti- lenges to their growth and survival, Perhaps that is why in the same grad school. The two became bud- to them say, “I told you so.” quette expert Emily Post, pioneer- according to a recent survey by the survey in which small-business dies and, without ever having held “Best case is that it’s totally ing Italian cookbook author Marcella National Small Business Associa- owners bemoan their fate, more down full-time jobs in the real amazing,” he says. H;0=@ UNITED ?[Ph^UUb. Jaime Moreno and D.C. B_^acb United are hoping to have something to play for by the time their season finale rolls around on Sunday. k % FTTZT]S Swengali 07TP[cWh?Tab_TRcXeT A43B:8=Bk1H<0CCBF4=B>= ATSbZX]b½BW^cc^ ?<k5>G Bd]SPh Ad]D_cWTBR^aT 85C74018;8CH to win close games is the measure of a good team, then Rogers returns from the Redskins surely qualify. last year’s injury as a With an average margin of vic- tory of 4.6 points, Washington has smarter, better player scraped by to a 5-2 record. But, as A43B:8=BkIt wasn’t a stellar they say, the end result is all that start. matters. Carlos Rogers didn’t build an Yet there is something to be said instant reputation like fellow Red- for a blowout. Flexing your muscles skins first-round defensive backs as one of the NFL’s elite every once LaRon Landry and the late Sean in a while never hurt a top-notch Taylor. He heard it from the fans, squad. too, getting an earful about getting This Sunday’s game against the beaten — even during open practices. woeful Detroit Lions offers a per- And just when Washington fans fect opportunity for the Redskins were waiting for him to make a to pile up a huge victory. move toward the role of the team’s top cover guy, Rogers tore his ACL seven games into last season. 8UFPbWX]Vc^] Exactly one year later, Rogers is S^Tb]½cWP]S well on his way to being the cover corner Washington expected him cWTVP\Tc^ to be when they took him 9th over- JOHN MCDONNELL/TWP 3Tca^XcXcRP]½c all in the 2005 draft. Redskins cornerback Carlos Rogers tackles the Browns’ Braylon Edwards. His play has reached new heights after knee surgery. [^bT How’d he do it? He watched more TV. “I think it’s a combination mentioned the hard work required plenty of time against Lions emerg- of being able to study, being healthy to rebuild his leg strength, the corner ing star Calvin Johnson. Name someone on the Lions not and just having a lot of confidence,” credited his success this season to his The second-year receiver is phys- named Calvin Johnson. I dare you. Rogers said. new diligence in the film room. ical and averages 21.2 yards per Remember Jon Kitna is on injured Whether it was his TV-timeout “It’s changed a lot. [You] don’t catch. It’s a match-up that would reserve and Roy Williams is now in inducing hit on Cleveland’s Joshua just see a big hit or see a tough normally go to Springs, who at 33 Dallas. Can’t do it? Cribbs last weekend or his 42-yard catch. Learn what [the player] appeared to be the Redskins’ best That’s exactly my point. interception return in a Week 3 win did,” Rogers said. “I understand corner entering the season. He now The great thing about Jason over Arizona, Rogers has been an the game more.” has some competition. Campbell is that he won’t inadver- important part of the Redskins’ With veteran cornerback Shawn “I look forward to going at their tently sabotage the Redskins. The 5-2 start. Springs sidelined for Sunday’s game top guy each and every week,” Rog- quarterback is on a historic streak After having surgery to repair with a calf injury, Rogers should get ers said. 4A821A0=3=4A — 332 passes at this point — with- his knee, the cornerback said he out throwing an interception. got to work on the six-month rehab >?4=F834)CWTATSbZX]b\dbcQTbP[XePcX]V^eTacWXbfTTZ½bbcPc If Washington doesn’t hand the process in Alabama with fellow for- bWTTcW^_X]V3Tca^XcWPb]½cUXgTSb^\TVP_X]VW^[TbX]XcbSTUT]bXeTUa^]c) game to Detroit, it can’t lose. Of mer Auburn player Ronnie Brown course, the same thing was said Washington’s new-look offense is third in the league in rushing (158.1 — who is also enjoying a resurgence yards per game), and the Lions are the second-worst club in the NFL about the Rams two weeks ago. in Miami after a similar injury against the run, giving up 4.8 yards per carry and 167.5 yards a contest. So Jim Zorn, who called the knocked him out last season. Redskins tailback Clinton Portis is leading the league with 818 rushing Lions “the most dangerous” 0-6 The mending time gave Rog- IMAGES CENTOFANTI/GETTY DOMENIC yards. “You can implement the West Coast and it is working great, but we team in the league this week, Camp- ers the chance to reassess how he Lions receiver Calvin Johnson is aver- are still a running team,” fullback Mike Sellers said. “I don’t care what you bell and Clinton Portis should aim approached the game. While he aging 21.2 yards per catch this season. want to do. If it is working, you can’t get away from it.” 41 to run up the score. The Redskins are good team. Now, they need to prove that they A43B:8=Bk G5PRc^ab ;X^]bA1AdSX9^W]b^] Johnson, who had three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in Cincinnati, has struggled so far this year. He has run for only 168 yards on 46 carries and no rushing touchdowns, and has been RONALD MARTINEZ/GETTY IMAGES used sparingly — rookie Kevin Smith Cory Redding anchors a defense that is starts. But while Johnson may not be among the NFL’s worst against the run. able to handle a full workload, he still has the potential to be an explosive C74A43B:8=B70E4C7410;; back. The only question is if the Lions’ 3C2^ahATSSX]V coaching staff will use him. Eb22PbThAPQPRW The Lions are even worse defend- ing the run than they are running the ball themselves. The second-to-last place team in the league against the run will have to rely heavily on tackle Cory Red- EVAN VUCCI/AP EVAN ding to break through Washington’s A bust so far with the Redskins, Jason Taylor hopes to get on track on Sunday against rookie tackle Gosder Cherlis and the Lions. strong offensive line, which has pro- TONI L. SANDYS/TWP duced the NFL’s third-ranked rush- Chris Cooley has only one TD this year. ing offense and the league-leader in rushing yards. Redding, a six-year ATSbZX]bC42WaXb2^^[Th veteran on the Lions’ line with 16 Tight end Chris Cooley has 377 FWPcc^FPcRW5^a tackles so far this year, will try to yards so far this year. Of those, far, his presence has been muted any weakness in Taylor. Cherilus pressure Redskins center Casey 109 yards and his only touchdown Is this the week Jason by injury. lost his starting job last week, but is Rabach to stop the run and get to came three weeks ago against Taylor finds his old He missed two games after atop the depth chart for this week’s quarterback Jason Campbell. Philadelphia. “Captain Chaos,” as undergoing an emergency operation game. The rookie’s extra motivation Though Rabach had a bad snap Cooley has dubbed himself, should form in Washington? to treat compartmental syndrome. to keep his job could be a problem against the Rams that resulted look to have a similar performance He returned to play against the for a Redskins team hoping to stuff in a turnover, the 288-pounder this week against the 0-6 Lions. But C74;8>=B70E4C7410;; Rams and Browns, but did not earn the Lions. held his own last week against the even when he doesn’t have an explo- AC6^bSTa2WTaX[db a tackle last Sunday and has said his Yet even without a 100-percent Browns’ 350-pound Shaun Rog- sive performance himself, Cooley’s Eb349Pb^]CPh[^a injury is still not fully healed. healthy Taylor, the Redskins are the ers last week, which should give willingness to block for his offensive Jason Taylor was expected to Detroit tackle Gosder Cherilus, seventh in the league against the him confidence in the consider- teammates when he doesn’t have the make a big impact after coming to a 2008 first-round draft pick out of run, while the Lions are 30th in ably more equal matchup with the ball makes him invaluable in every Washington from Miami. But so Boston College, will look to exploit rushing yards. :0C4H0=27D;8B 295-pound Redding. :H game. :H IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE... 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