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Saturday, January 12, 2008
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Deal lets field burning restart
January 12, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Field burning could resume in Idaho as soon as this summer under an agreement announced Friday among the state, growers and a clean-air group. Safe Air For Everyone, …
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Envelope, please – region’s mail No. 1
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A1 The U.S. Postal Service district that encompasses most of Eastern Washington and all of Idaho is best in the nation. Karen Fairlee, acting postmaster for Spokane, said the Spokane-based district …
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Safety concerns surround embassy in Iraq
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The firefighting system in the massive $736 million embassy complex in Baghdad has potential safety problems that top U.S. officials dismissed in their rush to declare construction largely …
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DNA suggests pattern of ancient migration
January 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 Brian Kemp learned a lot from one 10,300-year-old tooth. The Washington State University researcher has identified a previously unknown pattern of relationships among Native Americans – suggesting that humans arrived …
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Lottery numbers
January 12, 2008 in City on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 8-6-9 Friday’s Washington Keno: 1-3-6-9- 11-14-16-19-22-26-30-33-41-44-46- 51-65-75-78-80
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Clinton rolls out proposal for stimulating economy
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. – Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called for Congress to pass an economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $110 billion to help low-income …
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Top Giuliani aides working without pay
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – For more than a month, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been in self-imposed political exile, a virtual sideshow as he all but sat out the early …
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O.J. jailed in Las Vegas on bail charge
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson returned to jail Friday, where he will spend several days before a judge hears allegations that he violated terms of his bail in an armed …
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Nation In brief: Court rejects torture lawsuit
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 A federal appeals court Friday threw out a lawsuit by four British Muslims who say they were tortured and subjected to religious abuse in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo …
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President gets an emotional tour
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAPERNAUM, Israel – President Bush speaks freely about the importance of religion in his life. He also has made it clear that he does not favor playing the tourist. On …
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Mysterious crowd stopped Bhutto’s car after rally
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Two new reports on the assassination last month of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto suggest that the killing may have been an ambitious plot rather than an …
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BofA will pay $4.1 billion for Countrywide Financial
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A6 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bank of America said Friday it will buy Countrywide Financial for $4.1 billion in stock, a deal that rescues the country’s biggest mortgage lender and expands the …
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Business In brief: Web site lists biodiesel pumps
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Drivers looking for new regional biodiesel pumps recently announced by Blue Sun Biodiesel LLC can check out the company’s Web site. The site, www.gobluesun.com, lists tentative locations in several Inland …
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ID showdown in the works
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Residents of Washington, Idaho, Montana and at least 14 states are suddenly stuck in the middle of a fight between the Bush administration and state governments over post-Sept. …
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BPA’s wind power tops 1,000 megawatts
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A6 The Bonneville Power Administration periodically delivered more than 1,000 megawatts of wind energy to the storm-tossed Northwest in November and December, spokesman Doug Johnson said Friday. At its peak, on …
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Financial sector troubles drive down stocks
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A7 NEW YORK – Wall Street plunged again Friday amid renewed fears that the financial sector’s troubles with bad credit won’t soon end and that some consumers are buckling under the …
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Delta execs tightlipped on merger talks
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A7 Delta Air Lines Inc. officials were mum Friday on the outcome of a board meeting at which executives could get the green light to enter formal talks with two competitors …
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Treasure details to be shared with Spain
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A7 TAMPA, Fla. – The Spanish government will receive detailed information about a shipwreck site where a Florida company found $500 million worth of coins and artifacts last year, a federal …
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Jobs hard-pressed to top ‘Macworld of Macworlds’
January 12, 2008 in Business on Page A7 SAN JOSE, Calif. – Steve Jobs has a tough act to follow at the Macworld Conference & Expo on Tuesday: himself. At last year’s trade show, Apple Inc.’s charismatic CEO …
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Shiite leader appeals for unity with Sunnis
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 BAGHDAD – One of Iraq’s most powerful Shiite political and religious figures Friday issued a stunning call for the government to set aside differences with Sunni Muslim politicians and entice …
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Rare snow showers delight the war-weary in Baghdad
January 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 BAGHDAD – The flakes melted quickly. But the smiles, wonder and excited story-swapping went on throughout the day: It snowed in Baghdad. The morning flurry Friday was the first in …
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Accuracy watch
January 12, 2008 in City on Page B1 For 01-12-2008
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Judge gives go-ahead for auction of raceway
January 12, 2008 in City on Page B1 Spokane Raceway Park will be sold at public auction within 90 days, capping a five-year legal fight by more than 500 limited partners who say they’ve seen no return on …
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Region in brief: Illegal dam removed from wetland
January 12, 2008 in City on Page B1 A small concrete dam that county and state officials say was illegally constructed last month in a wetland east of Spokane has been removed. Developer Lanzce Douglass had been threatened …
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