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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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War costs exceed estimates
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The boost in troop levels in Iraq has increased the cost of war there and in Afghanistan to $12 billion a month, and the total for Iraq alone …
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Tribe ends suit by white employee
July 10, 2007 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Ending a case that threatened to test tribal sovereignty before the nation’s highest court, two construction companies affiliated with Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have settled a …
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Family, school in Hell of a quarrel
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 MELBOURNE, Australia – The Hell family has protested to a Catholic school in Australia after it objected to enrolling their son because of his name. Officials said the boy had …
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Lottery numbers
July 10, 2007 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 9-16-21-35-36-38 No winner. Next jackpot: $6.5 million.
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Pill that helps smokers may also aid drinkers
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – A single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges to both smoke and drink, according to researchers trying to help people overcome addiction by targeting pleasure …
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Afghan soldier kills American
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 An Afghan soldier opened fire inside a military base Monday, killing an American and four Afghans, while a U.S.-led coalition raid in the east killed a Taliban leader and two …
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Gonzales knew of FBI abuses, documents say
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – As he sought to renew the USA Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new …
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Troops storm Pakistan mosque
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Government troops stormed the compound of Islamabad’s Red Mosque before dawn today, prompting a fierce firefight with militants accused of holding about 150 hostages inside, officials said. …
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Canada upping Arctic presence
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 TORONTO – Canada announced plans Monday to increase its Arctic military presence in an effort to assert sovereignty over the Northwest Passage – a potentially oil-rich region the United States …
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Bush denies Congress access to aides
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON - President Bush’s decision to defy congressional demands for documents and testimony in the U.S. attorneys case leaves Democrats with a difficult choice of lowering their sights in the …
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Senator’s phone on escort list
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Sen. David Vitter, R-La., apologized Monday night for “a very serious sin in my past” after his telephone number appeared among those associated with an escort service operated …
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NAACP holds funeral for racial slur
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 DETROIT – There was no mourning at this funeral. Hundreds of onlookers cheered Monday afternoon as the NAACP put to rest a long-standing expression of racism by holding a public …
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Embattled hurricane center chief put on leave
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 MIAMI – The embattled director of the National Hurricane Center was replaced here Monday after a brief but turbulent tenure in which he publicly criticized his bosses and then lost …
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Trial starts for man in al-Qaida scheme
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 A man who once tried to blow up his parents’ house went on trial Monday on federal charges alleging he offered to help al-Qaida destroy pipelines and refineries to help …
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Four guilty in 2005 London bomb plot
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 LONDON – Four of six men accused in a failed attempt to blow up portions of London’s public transit system in 2005 were convicted Monday of conspiracy to commit murder. …
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Progress doesn’t end barter of Afghan girls
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 JALALABAD, Afghanistan – Unable to scrounge together the $165 he needed to repay a loan to buy sheep, Nazir Ahmad made good on his debt by offering his 16-year-old daughter …
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Official: Report to say no benchmarks met
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – A progress report on Iraq will conclude that the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad has not met any of its targets for political, economic and other reform, speeding up …
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Chaos certain if U.S. leaves too soon, Iraqi official says
July 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s foreign minister Monday predicted that his country would splinter into warring fragments and the conflict could spread across its borders if U.S. troops pull out before Iraqi …
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NO HEADLINE
July 10, 2007 in Features on Page A6 DOW13,649.97Up 38.29DOW YEAR Up 1,186.82NASDAQ2,670.02Up 3.51SILVER12.714Up 0.066S&P 5001,531.85Up 1.41OIL72.19Down 0.62AMEX2,391.20Up 6.58GOLD660.50Up 7.80
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Idaho Avista users to see bill changes
July 10, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Avista Utilities customers in North Idaho may pay extra or receive a credit on their monthly power bills starting this fall as the utility begins a new program designed to …
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Buyout by Merc moves forward
July 10, 2007 in Business on Page A6 CHICAGO – The Chicago Board of Trade got the final go-ahead from shareholders Monday to join forces with its longtime rival in an $11.9 billion deal that will end its …
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Utility will put Ford’s plug-in hybrid to test
July 10, 2007 in Business on Page A6 DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. and Southern California Edison will team up to test rechargeable hybrid vehicles and hasten mass production of the new technology. The California utility, which serves …
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Amtrak adds chic option
July 10, 2007 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Mahogany interiors, five-course meals and personal butler service will be available on several Amtrak routes starting this fall, as the national passenger railroad embarks on a new partnership …
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Start-up banking on keyless keyboard
July 10, 2007 in Business on Page A6 This spring, business partners Jim Schlosser and Cody Peterson quit their jobs at tech companies and set out to develop a keyboard without keys. The men, founders of Spokane-based Pacinian …
