March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Bush sought Wednesday to convince a skeptical public that the United States is on the cusp of winning the war in Iraq, arguing in a speech at …

March 20, 2008 in City on Page A1 The Washington Department of Licensing says it’s powerless to revoke Clifford Helm’s drivers license even though he claims to suffer from a medical condition that causes him to faint. The …

March 20, 2008 in City on Page A2 Wednesday’s Washington Daily Game: 8-4-1 Wednesday’s Washington Lotto: 16-17-21-26-42-47.

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAIRO, Egypt – Osama bin Laden, in a new audio message posted Wednesday, condemned the publication of drawings that he said insulted the Prophet Muhammad and warned Europeans of a …

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Federal archivists on Wednesday released 11,000 pages of schedules from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s time as first lady, but the material offers little to support her assertion that her …

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – Heart surgery patients were more likely to die or suffer problems if they received transfusions of blood that is more than two weeks old rather than fresher blood, …

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 An out-of-control sport utility vehicle plowed into crowds at a suburban Chicago auto auction Wednesday, injuring 15 people. Five were critically hurt. An employee driving a Range Rover into the …

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Under strong U.S. pressure, Iraq’s presidential council signed off Wednesday on a measure paving the way for provincial elections by fall, a major step toward easing sectarian rifts …

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 BEIJING – China acknowledged for the first time today that anti-government riots that rocked Tibet last week have spread to other provinces, while communist authorities announced the first group of …

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 Israel is suffering its worst drought in a decade and will have to stop pumping from one of its main sources of drinking water, the Sea of Galilee, by the …

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the murder conviction of a black Louisiana death-row inmate on the grounds that racial bias had infected the selection of his jury. …

March 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s announcement Wednesday that low-cost animal cartilage made its way into Baxter International Inc.’s blood thinner provides a clearer picture of what went wrong and …

March 20, 2008 in Business on Page A12 NEW YORK – President Bush once famously spoke of “the Internets” in 2004. Well, they’re here. Since March 13, customers of two large Internet service providers, Cogent Communications Group Inc. …

March 20, 2008 in Business on Page A12 The Transportation Security Administration has chosen Spokane to take part in a new program to reduce the wait and frustration caused by lines of travelers at security checkpoints. Under the …

March 20, 2008 in Business on Page A12 TAMPA, Fla. – Capt. Clint Roberts makes his living cutting accident victims out of hideously mangled vehicles, but even he could hardly believe it when two people in a 2007 …

March 20, 2008 in Business on Page A12 WASHINGTON – Any present optimism may be premature. The sagging economy could keep slumping, despite one-day stock market rallies, aggressive intervention by the Federal Reserve and efforts by Congress and …

March 20, 2008 in Business on Page A12 MINNEAPOLIS – Now that Blu-ray has won the high-definition format war, Best Buy hopes there will be no hard feelings. The retailer said Wednesday that it will hand out more …

March 20, 2008 in Business on Page A12 In 1999, Spokane civic leaders went into panic mode when a national magazine ranked the city 161 out of 162 cities in terms of business climate. Those city leaders had …

March 20, 2008 in Business on Page A13 SAN FRANCISCO — Catapulted by the biggest IPO in U.S. history, Visa Inc. shares soared 28 percent in their stock market debut Wednesday as investors bet an accelerating shift to …

March 20, 2008 in Business on Page A13 Design changes to part of the wing of Boeing Co.’s new 787 jetliner might further delay its first flight, according to the head of an aircraft leasing company that has …