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Thursday, May 24, 2007
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Pole barn contractor sentenced to 19 years
May 24, 2007 in City on Page A1 When one of his hundreds of upset clients called to complain that no work had started on his pole barn, Sam Cover told the caller that he ate guys like …
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High court justice to retire
May 24, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho will lose its only female Supreme Court justice this year, in part because of a judicial election system that has led to increasingly nasty and controversial campaigns. …
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Parents of missing soldier see nightmare become real
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 TORRANCE, Calif. – About a month ago, the family of Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. endured the most frightening of rumors: The soldier was dead in Iraq. After messages were posted …
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Ex-aide: ‘I crossed the line’
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – After three months of congressional hearings into the firing of U.S. attorneys, one thing became clear Wednesday: Partisan politics did play a role in Justice Department personnel decisions. …
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In her words: Idaho Supreme Court Justice Linda Copple Trout
May 24, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 Here’s what Idaho Supreme Court Justice Linda Copple Trout had to say on an array of issues: Women on the court: “I’m very hopeful that minorities will continue to be …
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These hurdles less risky
May 24, 2007 in City on Page A1 Curtis Parrish used to joke with people that he was going to live for the best stories possible. Not that it ever occurred to him that he might turn out …
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Newcomer ‘Idol’ winner also youngest yer
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES _ The big voice overwhelmed the beat box Wednesday night as Jordin Sparks was crowned the newest and youngest “American Idol.” Sparks, 17, of Glendale, Ariz., prevailed over …
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New Taliban leader warns of attacks
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A man identified on tape as the Taliban’s new top field commander warned Wednesday that new recruits were volunteering as suicide bombers and that fighters would continue …
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321 corpses so far this month
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – More than three months into a U.S.-Iraqi security offensive designed to curtail sectarian violence in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq, Health Ministry statistics show that such killings …
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Bush cites plots said to target U.S.
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW LONDON, Conn. – President Bush on Wednesday sought to bolster his argument that terrorism in Iraq poses a threat to the U.S., offering details from previously classified intelligence to …
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Lebanese to militants: Surrender or face attack
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 NAHR EL-BARED REFUGEE CAMP, Lebanon – Lebanon’s defense minister issued an ultimatum Wednesday to Islamic militants barricaded in this Palestinian refugee camp to surrender or face a military onslaught. Fighters …
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Border fence could violate 1970 treaty
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 HARLINGEN, Texas – A planned, much-debated fence along the U.S.-Mexico border designed to keep people from crossing the Rio Grande could exacerbate flooding and skew the national boundary, a binational …
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Senate votes to slash ‘guest worker’ quota
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Senate slashed the size of a proposed guest-worker program for foreign laborers Wednesday, dealing the first real blow to a fragile overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws …
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U.S. stages show of force off Iran’s coast
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Ships packed with 17,000 sailors and Marines moved into the Persian Gulf on Wednesday as the U.S. Navy staged another show of force off Iran’s …
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FDA says gay men still can’t give blood
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place – for now – a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread …
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In brief: Castro says he’s recovering well
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 A statement signed by Fidel Castro sought to reassure Cubans on Wednesday that the 80-year-old Cuban leader was recovering well from several operations, saying his weight was stable and he …
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Palestinians push for new cease-fire
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas made a new push Wednesday to restore a cease-fire with Israel that had …
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Mary Cheney gives birth to son
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Mary Cheney gave birth Wednesday to perhaps the most anticipated baby in contemporary U.S. politics: her first child, Samuel David Cheney, whom she will raise with her longtime …
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Final WTC insurers reach settlement
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 NEW YORK – Ending years of legal wrangling over the multibillion-dollar insurance policy on the World Trade Center, the state and seven insurers reached a settlement Wednesday that secures more …
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Whale rescuers to step up efforts
May 24, 2007 in City on Page A7 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With two wandering humpback whales refusing Wednesday to budge past a bustling steel bridge across the Sacramento River, rescuers announced plans to escalate their tactics today to …
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Pope clarifies Christian colonization remarks
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 ROME – Confronted with continued anger in Latin America, Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday acknowledged that the Christian colonization of Indian populations was not as rosy as he portrayed in …
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12 found guilty in killing of official
May 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 BELGRADE, Serbia – Slobodan Milosevic’s paramilitary commander and 11 other men were convicted and sentenced Wednesday in the assassination of Serbia’s first democratically elected prime minister, Zoran Djindjic. The Special …
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Land-use conflicts come down the pipeline
May 24, 2007 in Business on Page A8 The TransCanada GTN System pipeline disturbed little more than orchards when laid across the Spokane Valley in the early 1960s. But the suburbs spreading across the formerly rural area are …
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Business in briefL Engineering firms combine forces
May 24, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Two North Idaho engineering firms merged to create a 55-person company, which will be known as Inland Northwest Consultants. The merger involved Lake City Engineering and Inland Northwest Consultants, which …
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