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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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Attorneys offer help to July 4 protesters
September 26, 2007 in City on Page A1 A total of 55 attorneys – including a former judge, a former county prosecutor and Gonzaga law professors – have volunteered to help defend protesters arrested in Riverfront Park in …
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Supreme Court will decide constitutionality of voter ID rules
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether states can require voters to show a government-issued photo identification before they cast a ballot. The justices’ ruling, due …
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Homes in harm’s way
September 26, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 Firefighters are increasingly at risk and American taxpayers will face soaring costs to protect the growing number of homes popping up across forested stretches of the West, according to a …
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Moe cleared of bribe charges
September 26, 2007 in City on Page A1 Two federal bribery charges against Orville Moe, the embattled former operator of Spokane Raceway Park, were suddenly dismissed Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Edward Shea, who said he couldn’t …
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Redesign of penny not just small change
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – A penny for your thoughts will have extra meaning in 2009 – the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the …
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Air Force spots Fossett’s possible path
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 CARSON CITY, Nev. – Relying on new leads from Air Force experts, crews looking for famed aviator Steve Fossett plan to comb a rugged area near Death Valley by air …
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Lottery numbers
September 26, 2007 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Wash. Daily Game: 5-5-6. Tuesday’s Keno: 3-13-19-20-22- 26-27-28-31-32-36-37-45-54-56- 63-65-71-77-80.
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Ahmadinejad’s treatment at Columbia offends Iranians
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – Iranians expressed dismay Tuesday at the tough reception given to their president in New York, saying his host was rude and only fueled the image of the …
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Iran leader: N-program closed issue
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 UNITED NATIONS – Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Tuesday that Iran’s disputed nuclear program is closed as a political issue and said Tehran will ignore a U.N. Security Council demand …
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Little Rock Nine return to cheers
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This time around, the Little Rock Nine pulled up at the high school in three white stretch limousines. Five decades ago, they had to walk through …
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Bhutto claims extremism rises under Musharraf
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who’s pledged to end her 10-year exile next month in hopes of returning to power, said Tuesday that the Bush administration had …
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World in brief: New leader wants mission extension
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Yasuo Fukuda took office as Japan’s prime minister today, promising to use his skills as a negotiator to win approval for extending Tokyo’s contentious mission in support of U.S. troops …
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Myanmar imposes curfew
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters ignored the junta’s warnings …
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Episcopal gay policy to ‘exercise restraint’
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 NEW ORLEANS – Episcopal leaders, pressured to roll back their support for gays to keep the world Anglican family from crumbling, affirmed Tuesday that they will “exercise restraint” in approving …
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Polygamist leader guilty of sex charge
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 ST. GEORGE, Utah – The leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group was convicted Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape for forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her 19-year-old …
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Suicide bomber hits Basra
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 BAGHDAD – A suicide car bomber Tuesday attacked a police headquarters in Basra, killing at least three policemen, wounding 20 people and raising fears about security in the oil-rich southern …
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Agencies clash over Blackwater
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 BAGHDAD, Iraq – A confrontation between the U.S. military and the State Department is unfolding over the involvement of Blackwater USA in the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians in a …
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Bush, Iraqi leader discuss tough issues
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 NEW YORK – President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met to discuss a range of thorny issues Tuesday but were unable to avoid the latest irritant in their …
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Poll finds Americans wary of Islam, Mormonism
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Most Americans say they know little to nothing about the practices of Islam and Mormonism but say their own religious beliefs have little in common with either of …
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Nation in brief: Terrorism suspect arraigned
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 A European terrorism suspect accused of planning to teach followers how to make bombs, poison people and slit throats yelled at a judge while proclaiming his innocence during an arraignment …
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Students show greater math improvement
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Math skills among fourth- and eighth-graders are showing steady improvement and fourth-graders’ reading scores are also rising, according to a federal report released Tuesday. But white students are …
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1 in 4 Gulf War vets sick, lawmakers told
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Sixteen years after the Persian Gulf War ended, more than 1 in 4 of those who fought remain seriously ill with medical problems ranging from severe fatigue and …
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Ex-Alaska lawmaker guilty
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former state legislator was convicted Tuesday of trading his legislative influence for bribes from a company that was seeking to profit from a proposed natural gas …
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Marshals protecting Mukasey filed grievance over treatment
September 26, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Emptying the trash, carrying groceries and toting golf clubs were among duties several U.S. marshals say they were assigned while protecting two federal judges in New York over …
