Lack of digital footprint leaves police little to go on

Polio emergency A U.N. agency said an

international response is needed to protect
children amid outbreaks of the disease. A6
Data breach fallout Targets CEO resigned as
the retailer grapples with the theft of millions
of customers payment information. A13
IN THE NEWS
THEWORLD
The Syrian Opposi-
tion Coalitions U.S.
offices have been desig-
nated as a foreign mis-
sion, a symbolic boost
in status. A8
Secretary of State
John F. Kerry said
peace talks between
South Sudans govern-
ment and rebels are the
only way to resolve ris-
ing violence there. A9
THEECONOMY
Attorney General Eric
H. Holder Jr. deflected
criticism of the Justice
Department as it inves-
tigates charges against
two foreign banks. A13
THENATION
Data suggest that
greenhouse gas emis-
sions linked to the Key-
stone XL pipeline would
be minuscule in relation
to total U.S. output. A11
Motorcycle deaths de-
clined slightly last year
because cool, wet
weather kept riders off
roads, a report said. A3
The percentage of
Americans without
health insurance has
dropped to the lowest
point in at least six
years, a poll found. A14
THEREGION
At least 5,000 poor
children in the District
are not receiving the
mental health treatment
they need, according to
a study released Tues-
day. B1
Arlington County po-
lice are pushing to limit
the bar crawls that trig-
ger complaints but also
boost businesses. B1
Prince Georges Coun-
ty warned residents
about a jury duty scam
in which callers demand
that fines be paid us-
ing prepaid cards. B5
The District faces a
year-end deadline to
prove financial self-suf-
ficiency for its health ex-
change Web site. B4
The shooting outside
the National Zoo was
the result of a 14-year-
old gang member tar-
geting members of a
rival Prince Georges
County gang, authori-
ties said. B1
Two men were arrest-
ed in Virginia after car
windows were shot out
with BB guns and more
than 70 vehicles were
damaged. B3
Unstable ground in a
Prince Georges Coun-
ty subdivision resulted
in the evacuation of 28
homes. B5
OBITUARIES
Gary S. Becker, 83, a
Nobel Prize-winning
economist, expanded
the dismal science to
embrace such social is-
sues as crime, discrimi-
nation and family for-
mation. B6
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Justices uphold
legislative prayer
A SPLIT ON FAVORING ONE RELIGION
5-4 ruling sides with town council, citing tradition
BY ROSALIND S. HELDERMAN
conover, n.c. The fliers land-
ed in the mailboxes of Republican
voters here last week with a warn-
ing likely to unnerve many con-
servatives.
Thom Tillis, the Republican
front-runner for aU.S. Senate seat,
once called President Obamas
health-care law a great idea, the
mailer said. The assertion echoed
recent radio ads that also seem to
question Tilliss adherence to the
orthodoxyof apartythat has made
its opposition to the Affordable
Care Act a centerpiece of its mid-
term-election strategy.
But the warnings didnt come
from any of the seven opponents
Tillis will face in Tuesdays GOP
primary, where he has been regu-
larly attacked as not conservative
enough. Instead, they were paid
for bySen. KayHagan, aDemocrat
who will face the eventual GOP
nominee in November.
Hagansupports the health-care
law but she is taking the unusual
step of spending money on adver-
tisements designed to appeal to
Republican voters who are skepti-
cal of the measure. The maneuver
senate continued on A12
In N.C., Hagans attack ad
ips script on health law
ERIC THAYER/REUTERS
If John Wall and the Washington Wizards havent settled their NBAsecond-round
playoff series against the Indiana Pacers before May 15, Game 6 of that series would
conflict with Lady Gagas concert scheduled for that night at Verizon Center. And Gagas
fans arent too happy about it. I want Gaga to go on as scheduled, thats all, said Hunter
Nguyen, 18, fromSilver Spring. Ive been waiting for this tour since forever.
Ukrainian forces suffer setbacks in east
BY DAN STEINBERG
The Little Monsters found themselves
pitted against the Washington Wizards on
Monday, and the results were as surreal as
you would imagine.
I swear yall better not postpone or
cancel the lady gaga concert for a basketball
game or you will have riots, tweeted one
Little Monster, as Lady Gaga fans are
known, when a possible conflict emerged
between a National Basketball Association
playoff game and a Gaga show at Verizon
Center on May 15.
I dont care who you are do not resched-
ule the Lady Gaga concert it will ruin your
reputation trust me, another fan wrote on
Twitter.
Fans are freaking out about it, cussing
about it, screaming about it, said Mark
James, 19, when contacted by telephone.
James was scheduled to fly from North
lady gaga continued on A11
Gaga or the NBA?
Her fans insist the
show must go on.
BY DAN MORSE
P
hilip Welsh rose every
morning to a pot of coffee, a
half-pack of cigarettes anda
seat behind his Smith Corona
typewriter. No Internet and no
cellphone. Just a 65-year-old man
trying to make sense of
the world through his
poems and trying to con-
nect to it through his
letters.
I like your handwrit-
ing a lot, he tapped out
to one of his eight sib-
lings last year. If it isnt
renowned already, let
me now renown it.
By 1 p.m., Philip would leave
the small yellow house in Silver
Spring where he lived alone. He
walked a half-block, waited for
the No. 5 bus, took it to his job as
a taxi dispatcher, returned home,
cooked a late dinner, watched
Charlie Rose and went to sleep.
He never locked his front door
and often left it wide open. Part
was defiance. This is how I live.
Part was warmth. Anyone is wel-
come.
One February night, someone
came inside someone
Philip may have known
and beat himto death.
The case remains Mont-
gomerys only unsolved
killing this year.
Philip seemed to have
no secrets and no en-
emies. And he left be-
hind no electronic foot-
prints the text mes-
sages, e-mails, cellphone logs and
social-media traffic that police
routinely use these days as they
seek out unknown quarrels and
welsh continued on A10
Mans simple life hampers
the search for his killer
Philip Welsh
Election Lab
Our forecasting model for the
2014 congressional elections uses
the past to predict the future. A12
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BY SIMON DENYER,
FREDRICK KUNKLE
AND MICHAEL BIRNBAUM
slovyansk, ukraine Pro-
Russian insurgents shot down a
Ukrainian military helicopter
as heavy fighting re-erupted
around a key rebel stronghold
Monday, leaving at least eight
people dead and dozens wound-
ed.
The fierce fighting in
Slovyansk, a separatist strong-
hold, broke out as the Ukraini-
an government sought to regain
control of the key Black Sea port
of Odessa, dispatching a special
police unit to that city after
checkpoint near the fighting,
Ukraines interior minister,
Arsen Avakov, acknowledged
that after years of neglect, his
countrys military is weak and
lacks basic supplies.
Understand the real situa-
tion, Avakov said, wearing
combat fatigues and a black
bulletproof vest. Our army has
been destroyed methodically
for the past few years. We dont
have a normal army. We dont
have the appropriate special
forces. What is happening now
is a combat shakedown, the
first in the past few years. We
are figuring out who is who,
who imitates and who is really
not afraid.
The militarys struggle to re-
take rebel-held cities in the east
is mirrored by the police forces
inability to maintain law and
order, an impotence that pro-
Russian militants are fully ex-
ploiting.
Mondays clashes came just
as normal life was beginning to
return to Slovyansk, a city of
about 125,000 people, with pe-
ukraine continued on A7
deadly clashes there between
rival mobs supporting Ukraine
and Russia.
The day brought new set-
backs to Ukrainian forces, with
four troops killed and the heli-
copter shot down by rebel forc-
es in clashes near Slovyansk
that spanned several hours.
It was the fourth Ukrainian
helicopter to be shot down in
recent days. In a visit to a
BRENDAN HOFFMAN FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Mourners gather for the funeral of Yulia Izotova, a 21-year-old nurse killed in clashes between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces
in Kramatorsk. Meanwhile, the war of words between Moscowand Kiev escalated. IMore photos at washingtonpost.com/world.
Four troops killed,
helicopter shot down
near rebel stronghold
Fear for the future in Odessa
After clashes that left 46 dead,
many residents in the port city say
attitudes are hardening fast. A7
BY ROBERT BARNES
Adivided Supreme Court ruled
Monday that legislative bodies
such as city councils can begin
their meetings with prayer, even
if it plainly favors a specific reli-
gion.
The court ruled 5 to 4 that
Christian prayers said before
meetings of an Upstate New York
town council did not violate
the constitutional prohibition
against government establish-
ment of religion; the justices
cited history and tradition.
Ceremonial prayer is but a
recognition that, since this Na-
tion was founded and until the
present day, many Americans
deem that their own existence
must be understood by precepts
far beyond the authority of gov-
ernment, Justice Anthony M.
Kennedy wrote for the courts
conservative majority.
The ruling reflected a Supreme
Court that has become more le-
nient on how government may
accommodate religionincivic life
without crossing the line into an
endorsement of a particular faith.
All nine justices endorsed the
concept of legislative prayer, with
the four dissenters agreeing that
the public forum need not be-
prayer continued on A4
HEALTH& SCIENCE
Chop them off!
A woman who spent much of
her teens in a wheelchair enjoys
an active lifestyle after having
her clubfeet amputated. E1