February 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 Most of Washington state’s 17 superdelegates to the Democratic convention have yet to announce who they will back for president, but the ones who have are an almost opposite image …

February 13, 2008 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-4-2. Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 4-10-12- 16-17-23-25-37-39-43-49-50-51- 54-61-64-65-70-73-75

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Older men with early-stage prostate cancer are not taking a big risk if they keep an eye on the disease instead of treating it right away, suggests the largest study …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A Russian bomber made a low-altitude pass over a U.S. carrier battle group that was conducting exercises in international waters near Japan last weekend, an incident reminiscent of …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s state oil company said Tuesday that it has stopped selling crude to Exxon Mobil Corp. in response to the U.S. oil company’s drive to use the …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 ROME – Cereal stockpiles are expected to hit their lowest level in over two decades, contributing to keeping their prices high, a U.N. food agency said. The low stocks combined …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Tens of thousands of troops fanned out across Pakistan on Tuesday to bolster security ahead of next week’s parliamentary elections, but senior military officials say they would not try to …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Some of the thousands of trailers sitting unused since they were purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2005 for Gulf Coast hurricane victims may …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 A 15-year-old boy was shot and wounded in a junior high school computer lab Tuesday and another eighth-grader was taken into custody, authorities said. Worried parents gathered outside the 1,150-student …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – The Senate on Tuesday approved a sweeping measure that would expand the government’s clandestine surveillance powers, delivering a key victory to the White House by approving immunity from …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. – Specialists arrived Tuesday to help extinguish a five-day-old sugar-refinery fire burning too intensely and deeply for standard firefighting to douse, and officials feared the deadly blaze …

February 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Texas evangelicals are planning a big push to help Mike Huckabee in the March 4 primary, and the former Arkansas governor said Tuesday he’s counting on Texas to …

February 13, 2008 in Idaho on Page A10 Hecla Mining Co. will buy the world’s fifth-largest silver mine for $750 million. The purchase of the Greens Creek Mine near Juneau, Alaska, will nearly double Hecla’s annual silver output, …

February 13, 2008 in City on Page A10 New branches and staff slightly depressed 2007 annual and fourth-quarter earnings at Northwest Bancorporation, President Randall Fewel said Tuesday. The Spokane parent of Inland Northwest Bank reported $738,337 in net …

February 13, 2008 in Business on Page A10 DETROIT – General Motors’ new Chevrolet Malibu sedan is so popular dealers can barely keep it in stock. Even with boosted production, it will likely be April or May before …

February 13, 2008 in Business on Page A10 SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. and other technology companies are asking for tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks as a condition for building more data centers in Eastern Washington. …

February 13, 2008 in Business on Page A11 NEW YORK – Wall Street finished mostly higher Tuesday after billionaire investor Warren Buffett offered to help out troubled bond insurers, easing some of the market’s concerns about further deterioration …

February 13, 2008 in Business on Page A11 Bain Capital Partners on Tuesday disclosed it has offered the U.S. government several concessions to get national security approval for a proposed $2.2 billion buyout of 3Com Corp. “We have …