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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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G-8 nations haggle over emissions
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 RUSUTSU, Japan – For the first time, the Bush administration on Tuesday joined other wealthy nations in an offer to halve their global warming emissions by mid-century. But the declaration …
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Mutual fund innovator dies
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 NASSAU, Bahamas – Sir John Templeton, an investor and mutual fund pioneer who dedicated much of his fortune to promoting religion and reconciling it with science, has died. He was …
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Czechs sign missile shield pact
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 PRAGUE, Czech Republic – The United States and the Czech Republic signed an initial agreement Tuesday allowing the U.S. military to build a radar station southwest of Prague as part …
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Lottery numbers
July 9, 2008 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 4-6-8 Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 6-12-13- 15-17-21-26-29-30-32-39-42-45- 48-54-61-64-66-76-79
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Officials closer to approving a Golden Gate suicide barrier
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN FRANCISCO – Officials here took another step Tuesday toward approving a suicide prevention barrier for the Golden Gate Bridge, the 71-year-old span that for years has been at the …
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Warnings ordered on antibiotics’ risk
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government’s most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury …
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Dead doctors’ Medicare IDs net millions
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Scammers have found a lucrative source for squeezing money from Medicare: dead doctors. Over seven years, the federal program for the elderly and disabled paid more than $76 million to …
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Nation in brief: Pentagon to decide on contract rebid
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Pentagon is expected to announce today whether the Air Force will rebid a $35 billion contract to build new refueling tankers. Several lawmakers have been told the agency will …
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Army medic in famous Iraq photograph dies
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 PINEHURST, N.C. – A former Army medic made famous by a photograph that showed him carrying an injured Iraqi boy during the first week of the war in March 2003 …
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Iraqi officials press U.S. for troop pullout timeline
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials stepped up pressure on the United States on Tuesday to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw American forces, a sign of the government’s growing confidence …
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U.S. moves carrier to Gulf of Oman
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Worried about increasing insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, the U.S. military says it is sending extra air power there by shifting an aircraft carrier away from the Iraq war. …
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McCain reaches out to Hispanic voters
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – John McCain, angling to win a bigger share of the fast-growing Hispanic voter bloc, is taking the risky step of placing an immigration overhaul at the center of …
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Panel urges remake of War Powers Act
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – A bipartisan commission called Tuesday for a law to require the next president to ask Congress for formal approval of any decision to go to war and force …
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Costly oil hits surfers
July 9, 2008 in Business on Page A6 SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – For years, Chris Mauro took a 10-mile detour on his way to work each morning to check out the swells at his favorite surf break and …
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Housing market slump may last another year
July 9, 2008 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Signs are emerging that the U.S. housing market’s long slump is likely to fester through the summer, and the real estate market may not recover for at least …
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Business in brief: Siemens to cut 16,750 jobs worldwide
July 9, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Tuesday it will cut 16,750 jobs, or 4.2 percent of its global work force, to streamline operations and slice nearly $2 billion in costs in …
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Fed to tighten lending rules
July 9, 2008 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a housing crisis that has …
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County blocks West Plains apartment project
July 9, 2008 in Business on Page A6 The second phase of a West Plains apartment project opposed by Spokane International Airport, Fairchild Air Force Base and local economic development officials has been blocked by Spokane County Hearing …
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Tuesday focus: The workplace
July 9, 2008 in Business on Page A6 As the shortage of nurses threatens to reach crisis proportions, more people are willing to enter the demanding but recession-proof career. So why are nursing schools turning away record numbers? …
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Cheney’s office accused of altering testimony
July 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney’s office worked to alter sworn congressional testimony provided by a federal official in order to play down the threat of global warming and head …
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Accuracy watch
July 9, 2008 in Opinion on Page B1 For 07-09-2008
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In brief: Blaze leads authorities to possible meth lab
July 9, 2008 in City on Page B1 A kitchen fire at an east Spokane home Tuesday morning led authorities to a suspected methamphetamine lab. A resident, 59-year-old Linda J. Mauson, was arrested on suspicion of manufacturing a …
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Man killed in police shootout identified
July 9, 2008 in City on Page B1 The robbery suspect killed during a shootout with deputies in North Idaho was identified Tuesday as 49-year-old Mark Eric Betts, of Hope, Idaho. Betts exchanged gunfire with Bonner County sheriff’s …
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ATV training can help prevent mishaps
July 9, 2008 in City on Page B1 All-terrain vehicles may look fun and relatively harmless, but in the past six weeks three Inland Northwest riders have been killed in ATV accidents. The deaths can’t be attributed to …
