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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Pit bulls get new home
June 18, 2008 in City on Page A1 Call it a bon voyage party. Rita, Chewie, Zita, Fatty, Gorda, Callie, Hope and Justice – the group of fighting pit bulls dubbed the Great Eight by animal welfare advocates …
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Survivors struggle forward (DUI deaths)
June 18, 2008 in City on Page A1 Every night, thousands of drivers hit the roads with too much alcohol in their systems. Sometimes they get away with it; other times the result is a tragedy. Pat Frisbie …
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Prognosis for health care reform is good
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – From Capitol Hill to K Street, Washington is gearing up for another run at health care reform. The Congressional Budget Office has nearly doubled its health policy team, …
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State jobless rate tops 5 percent
June 18, 2008 in Business on Page A1 Slowing home construction and a weakened retail sector last month pushed Washington’s unemployment rate above 5 percent for the first time since October 2005. The 0.6 percent increase to 5.3 …
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Lottery numbers
June 18, 2008 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 8-5-9 Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 1-2-7-23- 32-33-34-37-41-42-43-44-45-52- 58-60-64-65-69-73
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Speeding tickets to come with surcharge
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. – The surging price of gasoline has come to this: a “fuel surcharge” on your next speeding ticket. Drivers caught speeding in this north Atlanta suburb soon …
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Mexico amends justice system to require more open trials
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – Mexico threw open the doors to its judicial system Tuesday, allowing U.S.-style public trials and creating a presumption of innocence. Under the long-awaited constitutional amendment signed by …
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Vehicle bomb kills dozens in Baghdad
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – A vehicle packed with explosives detonated in a crowded Baghdad marketplace Tuesday, killing 51 people and wounding another 75 in the deadliest bombing in the capital in months, …
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Thousands of Afghans flee as Taliban take over area
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Thousands of frightened villagers fled a district in southern Afghanistan that was overrun by Taliban fighters, as Afghan and NATO forces flew in hundreds of reinforcements on …
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Group says Iran executes minors
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Iran has sentenced 177 people under the age of 18 to death over the past decade and has executed nearly three dozen of them, a human rights group said Tuesday. …
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Israel, Hamas agree to Gaza truce
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – Israel and the armed Islamist group Hamas agreed in principle Tuesday to a truce in and around the Gaza Strip, officials on both sides said, capping months of …
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Girl, 12, puts the squeeze on lemonade stand robber
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Call it a lemonade standoff. A girl whose lemonade stand was robbed of $17.50 chased the suspect into a nearby home and called police, who spent …
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CIA played larger role in interrogations
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A senior CIA lawyer advised Pentagon officials about the use of harsh interrogation techniques on detainees at Guantanamo Bay in a meeting in late 2002, defending waterboarding and …
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Judge approves settlement in Virginia Tech shootings
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 RICHMOND, Va. – A judge on Tuesday approved an $11 million state settlement with families of most of the victims in last year’s Virginia Tech slayings that will avoid a …
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Updated SAT is a better predictor
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 The addition of a mandatory writing section to the SAT three years ago slightly improved the exam’s ability to predict academic success for college freshmen, according to a new report …
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Workers rush to fortify threatened river levees
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 IOWA CITY, Iowa – With floodwaters receding in much of Iowa, the destruction moved downstream Tuesday as emergency crews and residents raced to bolster the levees that protect dozens of …
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Gay couples line up across Golden State
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 LOS ANGELES – Setting a new record in at least one large county, more than 1,601 marriage licenses were issued as of 5 p.m. Tuesday in California – more than …
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Convictions tossed in Abramoff case
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 A federal appeals court overturned the conviction of a former White House official Tuesday in a significant defeat for prosecutors who are overseeing the investigation into the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling …
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Senators deny knowing details of mortgage deals
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Senate banking committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Tuesday that he knew he was part of a “VIP” mortgage program offered by Countrywide Financial, but said he was not …
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Candidates square off on fight against terrorism
June 18, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 TAYLOR, Mich. – The campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on Tuesday engaged in a heated exchange over the rights of terrorism suspects, with each side accusing the …
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Business in brief: Kellogg shrinks cereal boxes
June 18, 2008 in Business on Page A8 It’s a little less cereal for the same amount of money. Kellogg Co. is using smaller packaging while charging the same prices for five of its cereals sold in the …
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Honda producing hydrogen fueled car
June 18, 2008 in Business on Page A8 TAKANEZAWA, Japan – Honda’s new zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell car is rolling off a Japanese production line and heading to Southern California, where Hollywood is abuzz over the latest in …
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Bottled water drinkers are turning to the tap
June 18, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Tap water is making a comeback. With a day’s worth of bottled water – the recommended 64 ounces – costing hundreds to thousands of dollars a year depending on the …
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Fed ‘in a box’ over economy
June 18, 2008 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Wholesale prices barreled ahead while housing and industrial activity faltered – a blend of high-costs and slow growth that ensures the Federal Reserve’s most likely move on interest …
