January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 More than 3 million acres of pristine wilderness in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest would be open to logging and road building under a management plan released Friday by the U.S. …

January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton raced through a final day of campaigning in advance of today’s South Carolina primary, after a week of angry bickering …

January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEIRUT – A powerful car bomb killed a key Lebanese terrorism investigator Friday, the latest in a string of bombings targeting prominent politicians and personalities that has kept nerves on …

January 26, 2008 in City on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 8-4-4 Friday’s Washington Keno: 2-4-5-16- 26-28-37-38-47-48-49-51-52-60- 63-69-70-72-73-80

January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday that Iraqi reinforcements have begun moving toward the northern city of Mosul for a “decisive” battle with the Sunni insurgent group …

January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Retirees living off Social Security are frustrated that they won’t get tax rebate checks through a bipartisan economic stimulus package before the House. Senate Democrats on Friday began …

January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Before the Iraq war, Saddam Hussein misjudged the U.S. military strategy and thought the United States would launch only several days of airstrikes and not a full-scale ground …

January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Russia expanded its growing European energy empire Friday, signing two more deals in a drive that is raising fears Moscow could use its vast oil and gas resources to meddle …

January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez on Friday accused neighboring Colombia and the United States of plotting a military “aggression” against Venezuela. “I accuse the government of Colombia of devising …

January 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 The federal government on Friday approved Mississippi’s plan to divert $600 million in hurricane housing funds to a port improvement project, angering critics who say tens of thousands of people …

January 26, 2008 in Business on Page A6 The chairman of women’s clothing retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. bought 397,018 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. In a Form 4 filed with …

January 26, 2008 in Business on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Saying many so-called “foreclosure rescue” companies are unfairly preying on desperate homeowners who’ve fallen behind on their mortgages, some state lawmakers are trying to tighten the rules. “We …

January 26, 2008 in Business on Page A6 A team led by Washington State University professor Cornelius Ivory has begun state-funded research they hope will enable doctors to detect heart attacks before they happen. Ivory is one of …

January 26, 2008 in Business on Page A7 NEW YORK – Wall Street ended a tumultuous week with a sharp decline Friday, backtracking following two days of stunning gains as investors turned cautious and cashed in some of …

January 26, 2008 in Business on Page A7 Harley-Davidson Inc. says riders concerned about the economy are throttling big purchases, like the company’s classic motorcycles, sending its profit down 26.3 percent in the fourth quarter. Sales in the …

January 26, 2008 in City on Page B1 Spokane resident Esther Nolan sobbed as she watched Spokane firefighters pull charred clothing, furniture and keepsakes from her storage unit during a recent fire. But she didn’t have to grieve …