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Nation's capital: An ever-changing American mirror

By TED ANTHONY and RON FOURNIER

Published: Jul 03, 2008

The 32nd president stares resolutely from his wheelchair, cast in the kind of immortal bronze reserved for the leaders we remember as distant paragons of national virtue. Yet something seems ... amiss.

First of all, he is at eye level: man, not god; among us, not above. Then there are the thighs, their metal worn down to a shade lighter than the rest of the statue. A schoolgirl runs up and reveals why. She clambers onto the statue and, ready for a photo op, takes a seat.

These days in Washington, D.C. - the carefully planned capital of grand avenues and stone giants named Lincoln and Jefferson and Washington - you can sit on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's lap. Anyone can.

When the nation was new, its founders designed their capital as a blank canvas that would become America's formal foyer - physical embodiment of the lofty principles that had been deployed to unite a new kind of country. More

Jul 03, 2008

• American workers brace for thousands of job cuts

Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's biggest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs.

Jul 01, 2008

• Lawsuit filed over Atlanta airport barring guns

The nation's busiest airport dueled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Jul 01, 2008

• Fed judge temporarily blocks new Cuban travel law

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law that would have imposed a stiff bond and other restrictions on travel agencies and charter companies booking trips to Cuba.

Jul 01, 2008

• Airlines try to hedge against soaring fuel costs

The computer screen on Scott Topping's desk at Southwest Airlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but they had nothing to do with arrivals and departures.

Jun 30, 2008

• Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered

Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate.

Jun 28, 2008

• Northwest pilot leaders approve deal with Delta

Leaders in the pilot union at Northwest Airlines Corp. approved a tentative joint contract with Delta Air Lines Inc. to take effect after the two airlines combine.

Jun 27, 2008

• Airlines pay $504M to settle price-fixing scam

Four international airlines have agreed to pay $504 million in fines to settle charges they conspired to fleece consumers by driving up cargo shipping prices.

Jun 24, 2008

• American Airlines set to test in-flight Web access

American Airlines says customers will be able to test in-flight Internet access on two flights beginning Wednesday, with broader service expected to begin in the following couple weeks.

Jun 24, 2008

• Delta, Northwest pilots agree on joint contract

Delta and Northwest pilot negotiators say they have a tentative agreement with Delta management on a joint contract to cover both pilot groups when the companies combine later this year.

Jun 24, 2008

• Branson says airlines should pay tax on emissions

Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson told a forum on climate change Tuesday that aviation is a dirty business and that airlines should be willing to pay for the damage they cause to the environment.