November 14, 2006 in City on Page A1 Get ready to break out your “yahoo!” For the second year in a row, the Inland Northwest ski season is poised for an early launch.

November 14, 2006 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – Voluntary all-day kindergarten. Performance pay for teachers. A cap on college tuition increases. And a flurry of changes to spur math and science learning. After more than a …

November 14, 2006 in Idaho on Page A1 Gov. Jim Risch on Monday unveiled a six-year plan to phase out the sales tax on groceries – even though Gov.-elect Butch Otter favors a different plan. “Gov. Otter will …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 An international team of nearly 250 scientists reported Friday that they had determined the exact order of all 814 million letters of DNA code that carry the instructions for making …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 BALTIMORE – The United States has a moral responsibility to help secure and rebuild Iraq but also should remove its troops “at the earliest opportunity,” leaders of America’s 67 million …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Decades after the civil rights movement, racial disparities in income, education and home ownership persist and, by some measurements, are growing. White households had incomes that were two-thirds …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 A weakened Lebanese government on Monday approved a U.N. plan for an international tribunal for suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri – despite the resignation of …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 The maker of the antiviral flu drug Tamiflu issued a new warning for the drug Monday, saying patients need to be closely monitored for potential psychiatric problems, including delirium and …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Florida Sen. Mel Martinez, a prominent Hispanic who previously served in President Bush’s Cabinet, will assume the high-profile post of Republican National Committee general chairman, GOP officials said …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A5 KINSHASA, Congo – Scores of homeless children and others living on the streets of Congo’s capital have been rounded up and accused of starting a protest that led to violence …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 CHICAGO – Eating red meat may raise a woman’s risk of a common type of breast cancer a new study suggests. Women who ate more than 11/2 servings of red …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, a moderate Republican best known for his stewardship of the city after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has taken the first step in …

November 14, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A8 NAIROBI, Kenya – Sweden, Britain and Denmark are doing the most to protect against climate change, but their efforts are not nearly enough, according to a report released Monday by …

November 14, 2006 in Business on Page A10 Washington’s aerospace industry is working on its ground game. Again resurgent, Boeing Co. and its hundreds of suppliers are organizing to make sure state officials heed their concerns, including taxation …

November 14, 2006 in City on Page A10 If you’re a Spokesman-Review subscriber who’s looking for comprehensive weekly stock and mutual-fund listings, market stories and other information, you can request Investments, a free Saturday supplement to The Spokesman-Review. …

November 14, 2006 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK — In its first ever public education ad campaign, Consumer Reports is telling consumers to just say “no” to warranties pushed by the nation’s retailers. “We think warranties …

November 14, 2006 in Business on Page A10 TOKYO — A leaked copy of Toyota Motor Corp.’s “global master plan” calls for grabbing 15 percent of the world car market by 2010 in the company’s quest to unseat …