March 15, 2008 in City on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 9-8-8 Friday’s Washington Keno: 3-4-6-10-11- 12-28-30-31-33-35-36-42-60-66-68- 70-71-74-78

March 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 JACKSON, Miss. – Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, the legendary trial lawyer who made big business tremble every time he set foot in court, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to bribe a …

March 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – The Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., the former pastor at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, is no longer affiliated with Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign after coming …

March 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – A man who may have been exposed to toxic ricin in his motel room a month ago has regained consciousness and was being questioned by investigators, authorities …

March 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – A severe storm including a possible tornado ripped through downtown Atlanta on Friday night, injuring several people, causing at least two buildings to collapse and damaging skyscrapers, hotels …

March 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – A high-level al-Qaida operative who helped Osama bin Laden escape from Afghanistan in 2001 during the U.S. military operation has been captured and sent to Guantanamo …

March 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, bathing Lhasa in smoke from tear gas, bonfires and burned shops, and posing a challenge …

March 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Hard-liners allied with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the lead in Iran’s parliamentary elections, according to partial results early today, but reformists showed strength in some cities where the clerical leadership …

March 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Diesel-powered locomotives, ships, ferries and tugboats will have to eliminate 90 percent of the soot and 80 percent of the nitrogen oxides in their exhaust by 2030 under …

March 15, 2008 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – President Bush preached optimism and Republican orthodoxy of minimalist government intervention Friday as the best approach to an increasingly troubled economy. The president chose the nation’s financial …

March 15, 2008 in Business on Page A10 SEATTLE – Moody’s Investors Service cut Washington Mutual Inc.’s credit rating Friday and said the country’s largest savings and loan will need at least $4 billion more than it expected …

March 15, 2008 in Business on Page A10 LUBBOCK, Texas – If you think the cost of gassing up your car is outrageous, wait until you need to restock your pantry. The price of wheat has more than …

March 15, 2008 in Business on Page A10 A man once desribed as one of the world’s top 10 computer spammers has pleaded guilty to federal charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and failure to file a tax …

March 15, 2008 in Business on Page A11 NEW YORK – Wall Street plunged anew Friday after a near meltdown at Bear Stearns Cos. handed investors the unwelcome confirmation that the credit market’s troubles are far from over. …

March 15, 2008 in Business on Page A11 Microsoft Corp. met with Yahoo Inc. to discuss the software maker’s unsolicited takeover bid earlier this week, a breakthrough that could be the first step toward a friendly deal between …

March 15, 2008 in Business on Page A11 NEW YORK – Two of the nation’s biggest airlines boosted round-trip fares by as much as much as $50 heading into the weekend, raising the stakes in their fight against …

March 15, 2008 in City on Page B1 State legislators want Spokane to go it alone this year in enforcing groundbreaking limits on phosphates in dish detergent. The state Senate this week approved a House bill that eliminates …

March 15, 2008 in City on Page B1 The Spokane Art School is having a Looking Back/Moving Forward party tonight as it gets ready to clear out of its longtime home on North Howard. The building was put …

March 15, 2008 in Idaho on Page B1 A 92-year-old Mica man died Friday afternoon in a two-car collision. Porter Ales Kreshel was northbound on Highway 27 when he veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with an …

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March 15, 2008 in City on Page B2 Spokane Valley police say a man is pocketing money that he says he’s collecting for charity. Robert J. Hatch initially operated an enterprise known as “Bikes 4 All Tykes,” police …

March 15, 2008 in City on Page B3 SACRAMENTO – Federal fisheries managers Friday took the initial step toward imposing what could be the strictest limits ever on West Coast salmon fishing amid a precipitous drop in fish …