November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The United States has detained more than 83,000 foreigners in the four years of the war on terror, enough to nearly fill the NFL’s largest stadium. The administration …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 DALLAS – Fresh questions are percolating about the health effects of coffee, this time the decaffeinated variety. One of the first substantial studies to test it like a drug instead …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 Earth’s warming climate is estimated to contribute to more than 150,000 deaths and 5 million illnesses each year, according to the World Health Organization, a toll that could double by …

November 17, 2005 in City on Page A2 Wednesday Washington Daily Game: 8-4-1 Wednesday Washington Lotto: 17-21-28-37-39-49

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – An American businessman living overseas paid at least $630,000 in kickbacks to U.S. occupation authority officials to win reconstruction contracts in Iraq, according to a federal affidavit made …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Nearly half of U.S. college students claim to be politically active, although they participate more via consumer choices, the Internet and politically charged fashion than by working in …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – DuPont Co. hid studies showing the risks of a Teflon-related chemical used to line candy wrappers, pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags and hundreds of other food containers, according …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative agreement Wednesday on revisions to the USA Patriot Act that would limit some of the government’s powers while requiring the Justice …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 Paris Parliament gave final approval Wednesday to extending France’s state of emergency for three months after the government said the powers are still needed to end the country’s worst civil …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Guatemala’s top anti-drug investigators have been arrested on charges they conspired to import and distribute cocaine in the United States after being lured to America for what they …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 NAIROBI, Kenya – The pirates audacious enough to raid an oil tanker off Iraq – where the U.S. military patrols – were anything but the stuff of romance and legend. …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A6 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Five U.S. Marines were killed in fighting with al-Qaida-led insurgents near the Syrian border and an Army soldier died of wounds suffered in Baghdad, making Wednesday the …

November 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 LAS VEGAS – After 84 years of crowning beauties on the Boardwalk, the Miss America pageant is moving to the Las Vegas Strip, organizers announced Wednesday. It will be the …

November 17, 2005 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Hoping to reverse the deterioration of pension plans covering 44 million Americans, the Senate voted Wednesday to force companies to make up underfunding estimated at $450 billion and …

November 17, 2005 in Business on Page A8 How fast are home prices rising in Kootenai County? Here’s some context: the county is included on a national list of metro areas with the most rapidly appreciating home costs. …

November 17, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Replacing tires on trucks the size of a condominium is no small matter, Jack. A set of six costs $300,000, and trucks working in the woods of northern Alberta churn …

November 17, 2005 in Business on Page A8 A new plan to mine gold at Buckhorn Mountain in north-central Washington is receiving its first public airing this week. After scrapping plans for an open-pit mine and settling on …