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Saturday, September 29, 2007
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Bush tries to recast his climate image
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Bush assured the rest of the world Friday that he takes the threat of climate change seriously and vowed the United States “will do its part” to …
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Timberwolves prevail over city rivals
September 29, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 For two quarters on Friday, defending 5A state football champion Lake City had its hands full with rival Coeur d’Alene High. In the end, though, the top-ranked Timberwolves had too …
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VA center opens 24-hour department
September 29, 2007 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center will reopen a 24-hour emergency department Sunday. That’s one year to the day since Spokane veteran Clinton “Foxx” Fuller died after arriving at the VA …
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Startup may give free TVs for test of targeted ads
September 29, 2007 in City on Page A1 A startup company wants to give about 200 Spokane-area households free 47-inch high-definition televisions next year. The catch: Channel surfers must accept a built-in device that knows their demographic information …
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Smoking ban good for accordions, too, Irish say
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 Smoking bans save … accordions . The 2004 ban on smoking in Ireland not only has improved the air in pubs but also has improved the quality of music, Dublin …
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Lottery numbers
September 29, 2007 in City on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 1-3-3. Friday’s Wash. Keno: 3-4-24-26-28- 30-33-34-36-45-46-54-61-62-66- 69-71-73-78-80.
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Siberian baby tops 17 lbs.
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 MOSCOW – A small Russian city just got a really big addition: a 17-pound, 1-ounce, baby whose mother had already delivered 11 children. Tatiana Khalina, 42, delivered the girl by …
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Airstrike kills leader of al-Qaida in Iraq
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A senior leader of al-Qaida in Iraq responsible for bringing foreign fighters into the country and seizing and executing U.S. soldiers in 2006 was killed Monday in an …
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College fund comment met with quick criticism
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday proposed giving every newborn a $5,000 bond for college or a new home when they grow up – a gift for critics …
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Panel clears soldier in deaths of two Iraqis
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – A military panel acquitted U.S. Army Spc. Jorge Sandoval of two counts of murder Friday, apparently swayed by testimony from fellow Army snipers that two Iraqi men were …
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World in brief: Lorenzo dissipates after coming ashore
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Hurricane Lorenzo hit Mexico’s central Gulf coast on Friday, flinging roofs and billboards through the air and causing a landslide that claimed three lives. The storm brought steady rain to …
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Myanmar relatively calm
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Soldiers blockaded Buddhist shrines in Myanmar on Friday and authorities restricted phone and Internet access, as the military leadership appeared at least temporarily to repress the democracy movement that has …
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Musharraf gets nod to seek re-election
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf scored a badly needed victory Friday when the Supreme Court cleared the way for him to run for another term, despite a challenge …
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Brain-eating amoeba kills 6
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 PHOENIX – A killer amoeba living in lakes enters the body through the nose and attacks the brain, where it feeds until you die. Even though encounters with the microscopic …
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Nation in brief: Student fires shots inside high school
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 A student fired shots inside a high school Friday and held three students hostage for more than an hour before he was taken into custody, authorities said. No one was …
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Building of border fences accelerates
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 SAN LUIS, Ariz. – The federal government’s border fencing effort has accelerated rapidly in recent weeks with barriers rising in towns from California to New Mexico and workers completing the …
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Thomas book condemns liberals, media
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas settles scores in an angry and vivid forthcoming memoir, scathingly condemning the media, the Democratic senators who opposed his nomination and the “mob” …
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Blackwater investigators threatened
September 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Aides to State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard threatened two investigators with retaliation this week if they cooperate with a congressional probe into Krongard’s office, the chairman of …
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GM vows new U.S. products
September 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 DETROIT – Local union leaders on Friday endorsed a tentative agreement between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers that requires GM to pay out at least $35 billion …
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In brief: Avista’s rate plan criticized
September 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Avista’s pending rate increase requests have been criticized as excessive by the Washington state Attorney General’s Public Counsel Section. Residential electricity customers will see monthly bills rise 17 percent, or …
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Avon finds a new demographic: men
September 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 ORLANDO, Fla. – This Avon rep wears a hard hat and carries a pile of company catalogues to his day job on a construction site, encouraging the men to buy …
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Roaring revenue
September 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Big-ticket events – such as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the “Walking with Dinosaurs” show – have helped boost demand for hotel rooms in Spokane County by 9 percent …
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Owner gears Hit Pit toward mixed martial arts competitors
September 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 The first rule of R.W. Pegau’s fight club: Talk about R.W. Pegau’s fight club. While most gyms have members, clients or customers, anyone stepping into Pegau’s club – The Hit …
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Company files suit against ex-CEO
September 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Spokane technology company NextSentry Corp. sued former CEO Jim Hereford on Wednesday, alleging he knowingly made “false and misleading” statements about the company’s operations and prospects to its board and …
