January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Congressional Republicans, largely silent as President Clinton commanded the limelight for his policy goals earlier this month, spoke up Tuesday for two issues they hope will serve them well in …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Idaho schools are losing teachers to states that offer higher wages, Idaho schools Superintendent Anne Fox said Tuesday. She’s pushing for a 3 percent pay increase that would boost the …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Cheyne Kehoe 2. Chevie Kehoe

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Try planning a building without knowing exactly where to put it. That’s basically what developers are facing along state Highway 41.

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Eastern Washington University officials began talking with Washington State University nearly a year ago about merging Spokane operations. Richard Albrecht, president of WSU’s board of regents, said EWU President Marshall …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Oprah Winfrey leaves federal court in Amarillo, Texas, after jury selection Tuesday. Photo by Associated Press

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 1793: During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine. 1861: Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four others resigned from the U.S. Senate. 1977: President Carter pardoned …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 1. In 1984 President Reagan added a purportedly unknown Vietnam veteran to the solemn crypt at Arlington National Cemetery. Photo by Associated Press 2. The family of Michael Blassie wants …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Triple Choice: 7-7-5.

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: Retin-A got a boost when a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association said the anti-acne drug could also reduce wrinkles caused by exposure …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 James L. Day

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 The federal prison psychiatrist who found Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski competent to stand trial also diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic, The Associated Press learned Tuesday. Meanwhile, other sources close …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Asserting that U.N. sanctions over the past seven years have caused the deaths of more than a million Iraqis, 54 Catholic bishops urged President Clinton on Tuesday to work for …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Hoping to recover more than $107 million in outstanding federal student loans, government officials are withholding Medicare and Medicaid payments to so-called “deadbeat” doctors. Department of Health and Human Services …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Scientists for the first time have cloned genetically engineered calves, a feat they said would help them create herds of identical cows that make medicines in their milk. The three …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr has expanded his investigation of President Clinton to examine whether Clinton and his close friend Vernon Jordan encouraged a 24-year-old former White House intern to …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 President Clinton marked five years in office Tuesday, touting as major accomplishments the impending balanced budget, less joblessness and bringing Americans together on the role of government. “The evidence of …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 Politicians kept striving for a peace settlement Tuesday, despite a key negotiator’s warning that Northern Ireland was “moving closer and closer to all-out violence.” In Belfast’s divided streets, Catholics and …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 President Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met late into the night Tuesday in talks that papered over months of friction but failed to produce any steps to restart …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 A college student was arrested and accused of murder Tuesday for the shooting that killed one man and wounded three children at a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday parade. Brandon …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 If the Cuban revolution has a patron saint, it’s the man known throughout the island simply as “El Che.” The face of Cuban strongman Fidel Castro is a comparatively rare …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 Bishop Eduardo Masvidal Boza gives communion Tuesday to 103-year-old Julia Hernandez, of Havana. Boza was expelled from Cuba in 1961 and is returning because of a papal invitation. Photo by …

January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A7 U.S. companies have donated at least $100,000 to help underwrite Pope John II’s historic visit to Cuba, and one apparently sold the red carpet that will be rolled out for …