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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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Room-tax revenue rises
July 10, 2008 in Business on Page A1 Room-tax collections in Spokane County have increased more than 7 percent this year, defying expectations that tourism driven by the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 2007 would be hard to …
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Just another show about cops and ruminants
July 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 Spokane is recognized for many things: lilacs, downtown waterfalls, the world’s largest outdoor 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Soon, it’ll be able to add moose pursuits to that list.
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Milfoil facts
July 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 Milfoil was introduced to North America at least 60 years ago. It appeared in the Inland Northwest in the 1970s and ‘80s.
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Attacking a noxious enemy
July 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 HEYBURN STATE PARK, Idaho – The battle for Lake Coeur d’Alene is being waged on its southern shores against an alien invader. Eurasian milfoil, a nonnative weed introduced to local …
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Defense to oversee new tanker selection
July 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 The Pentagon will try, yet again, to buy the Air Force new tankers to replace its aging KC-135s. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday his office will oversee the rewriting …
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Study finds obese men have poorer semen quality
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 BARCELONA, Spain – Too many fatty foods are dangerous not only to men’s waistlines, but to their sperm production. In research presented Wednesday at a meeting of the European Society …
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Lottery numbers
July 10, 2008 in City on Page A2 Wednesday’s Washington Daily Game: 8-2-0. Wednesday’s Washington Lotto: 01-03-16-29-37-40.
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Iran missile test seen as a warning
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Iran simultaneously test-fired at least nine medium- and long-range missiles early Wednesday, a fiery warning to the United States and Israel against attacking the country over its suspected …
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Related news
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Bombs and bullets took a bloody toll Wednesday, killing 20 Iraqis and a U.S. soldier, even as military officials reported a sharp fall in attacks over the past …
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DNA clears JonBenet Ramsey’s family
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BOULDER, Colo. – JonBenet Ramsey, the 6-year-old beauty queen whose slaying has stymied investigators in this college town for more than a decade, did not die at the hands of …
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Moon may have had water since formation
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – One of the biggest lunar discoveries of the decade – proof that the moon may have had water since its formation – was announced Wednesday by a team …
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Push on to rebuild Sadr City
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Hundreds of women in black abayas crowd outdoor food markets, snapping up groceries and fresh vegetables. Stores are open again. Children play soccer on dirt fields until dusk …
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Wiretapping bill sails through Senate
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Senate overwhelmingly approved a foreign intelligence surveillance bill Wednesday that sets new terms for how the government can spy on suspected terrorists and provides retroactive immunity to …
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Panel chides Mukasey over politics, profiling
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Democratic senators cited concerns Wednesday about political meddling and policies likened to racial and ethnic profiling in urging Attorney General Michael Mukasey to ensure the Justice Department abides …
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Senate approves Medicare safeguard
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – In a floor session highlighted by the appearance of Sen. Edward Kennedy, the critically ill Massachusetts Democrat, the Senate voted Wednesday to stave off a cut in Medicare …
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Polygamist leader out of hospital
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was released from a Nevada hospital Wednesday, a day after he was found “convulsive,” weak and feverish in an Arizona jail cell, a sheriff’s spokeswoman …
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Castro to lift Cuba’s ban on new private taxis
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 HAVANA – Cuba says it will lift a nine-year ban on new private taxis, approving a dash of private enterprise on the communist-run island and potentially legalizing thousands of unauthorized …
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U.S. consulate attack leaves six dead
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 ISTANBUL, Turkey – Gunmen believed inspired by al-Qaida stormed a guard post at the U.S. consulate Wednesday, touching off a firefight that killed three police and three assailants in the …
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Zoos fight over polar bear profits
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 A German zoo that claims ownership of Knut the polar bear said Wednesday it’s going to court to force the Berlin Zoo to disclose how much Knut has generated in …
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Peacekeepers killed in ambush in Sudan
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 NAIROBI, Kenya – Seven peacekeepers were killed and 22 were wounded, seven critically, in a militia ambush on their convoy in Darfur, the largest hit on a struggling, joint U.N.-African …
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Workers, police clash over rising costs in Peru
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 LIMA, Peru – Tens of thousands of union workers took to the streets across Peru on Wednesday to protest rising food and fuel prices they blame on the free market …
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Big Easy leads nation in growth, data show
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans was the fastest-growing large city in the nation last year, but its population is still about half what it was before Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. …
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Katrina trailer talk gets partisan
July 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Trailer manufacturers defended themselves Wednesday on Capitol Hill, insisting they’re not responsible for FEMA trailers that had toxic levels of formaldehyde, despite Democrats’ claims the companies knew the …
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Weak economy hurting festivals
July 10, 2008 in Business on Page A10 MILWAUKEE – For the first time in more than 20 years, the organizers of the Harbor Fest musical festival in Racine, Wis., were forced to cancel their seminal summertime event …
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