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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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Shippers face sales tax hurdle
June 17, 2008 in City on Page A1 Nearly every Washington-based retail business that ships goods to in-state customers will start charging sales tax differently July 1. Or that’s the goal.
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Gay porn model’s charges dropped
June 17, 2008 in City on Page A1 Prosecutors have dropped all charges against gay porn model Cody Michael Castagna stemming from a sexual encounter in a Spokane hotel last October with a conservative state lawmaker that ended …
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OK expected for airport, Cascade plan
June 17, 2008 in Business on Page A1 A Canadian aircraft maintenance company could employ almost 140 next February if the state of Washington comes through with $2 million to modernize a Spokane International Airport hangar. Within three …
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Midwest flood damage may push food prices higher
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 The flood tides enveloping the Midwest will crest across the nation in the form of higher prices in just the places where households have been hit the hardest – food …
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Lottery numbers
June 17, 2008 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 2-8-13-16-28-49 No winner. Next jackpot: $6.5 million.
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Weather Extremes
June 17, 2008 in City on Page A2 The week of June 8-14, there were 321 weather records broken or tied, as observed at airports and National Weather Service automated stations. Most of the 120 high temperature extremes …
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Gore endorses Obama, attends Detroit rally
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 DETROIT – Al Gore made his debut in the 2008 presidential campaign Monday night, encouraging voters to back Barack Obama because “take it from me, elections matter.” The former vice …
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McCain supports lifting drilling ban
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – John McCain called Monday for lifting a federal moratorium on offshore drilling for oil and gas – a politically sensitive issue in such key states as Florida. States …
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Senate report questions accounts from Pentagon
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A Senate investigation has concluded that top Pentagon officials began assembling lists of harsh interrogation techniques in the summer of 2002 for use on detainees at Guantanamo Bay …
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Gay couples in California race to get legally married
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 In Beverly Hills, the wedding couple wore matching ivory suits as a rabbi officiated on a courthouse plaza. In San Francisco, the brides exchanged vows as Mayor Gavin Newsom presided. …
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Helmsley’s dog has to learn to get by on $2 million
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – Leona Helmsley’s dog isn’t quite as well-heeled as she used to be. Manhattan Surrogate Judge Renee Roth has reduced the trust fund for the little dog, named …
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Study: Brains of gay men and straight women are similar
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 The brains of gay men resemble those of straight women, according to research being published today that provides more evidence of the role of biology in sexual orientation. Using brain …
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Nation in brief: Jury probes political meddling
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 A grand jury is examining possible discrepancies in testimony last year by former Justice Department civil rights division chief Bradley J. Schlozman, people familiar with the investigation said Monday. Federal …
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Mugabe threatens to hold onto power
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 HARARE, Zimbabwe – President Robert Mugabe, campaigning for re-election in a presidential runoff June 27, warned he would not cede power to Western-backed opponents, the state media reported Monday. “We …
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Taliban launches major offensive, seizes villages
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Hundreds of Taliban fighters took control of seven villages in southern Afghanistan Monday in what appeared to be a major offensive near the country’s second-largest city, Kandahar, …
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U.S. companies lagging in Iraq
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – European and Asian companies are beating their American rivals into Iraq now that security has improved the investment climate. “It’s starting to turn, and the people who are …
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Europe pledges support on Iran
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 LONDON – President Bush hit pay dirt Monday in what has been widely billed as his farewell tour of Europe with pledges for new financial sanctions against Iran and a …
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Radio merger could hit bumps
June 17, 2008 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission says he is satisfied the $3.8 billion merger of the nation’s only two satellite radio companies is in the public’s interest, …
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Lenders to announce guidelines
June 17, 2008 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON — Mortgage companies, facing criticism that they aren’t doing enough to stem the housing crisis, are pledging to let troubled borrowers know whether they’re approved for help within 45 …
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Business in brief: Crude oil futures see big fluctuations
June 17, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Crude oil futures swung wildly Monday, rising to a record and then tumbling as investors wrestled with whether they should put stock in Saudi Arabia’s promise to boost production. Retail …
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Weak dollar makes Europeans buy American cars
June 17, 2008 in Business on Page A6 The weak dollar is drawing a new group of Europeans to shop in the U.S. — for European cars. More Europeans are turning to the U.S. to buy luxury cars, …
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Engineers watch 27 levees
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – The federal government predicts that 27 levees could overflow along the Mississippi River if the weather forecast is on the mark and a massive sandbagging effort fails to …
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Supreme Court to hear Ashcroft case
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court came to the aid of former Attorney General John Ashcroft on Monday and agreed to decide whether he and other high-level Bush administration officials …
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Mexican tomato exporters angry about FDA investigation
June 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 MEXICO CITY – Mexican farmers are mad enough to throw, well, rotten tomatoes at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is focusing heavily on Mexico as a potential source …
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