October 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 A moment in a recent debate between Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Mark Mays illustrated a problem facing voters this election season. When the candidates got to ask each other a …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Stainless-steel netting costing up to $50 million will be placed beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to catch would-be suicide jumpers, San Francisco officials have decided. The decision on Friday by …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 OL PEJETA, Kenya – The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir’s screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms. The huge bull elephant had a long history of …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defied a fragile power-sharing deal with the opposition, giving all key Cabinet posts, including the crucial security ministries, to his own …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration Saturday removed North Korea from its list of countries that sponsor terrorism after North Korea agreed to allow inspectors access to declared nuclear sites, in …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 PORTLAND – Pioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon’s thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide respect for the state’s wines, has …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – A suspected U.S. missile strike killed five tribesmen in a Pakistani town close to the Afghan border, the latest in a series of attacks in …

October 12, 2008 in City on Page A10 Here’s where the presidential candidates stand on some economic issues. John McCain, Republican

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A11 WASHINGTON – After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless …

October 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A11 WASHINGTON – General Motors and Chrysler, bruised by the severe industry downturn, have held preliminary discussions about combining operations, including a full-scale merger, according to people familiar with the talks. …

October 12, 2008 in City on Page B1 So now comes this new and improved cockamamie plan to save the economy. Treasury Secretary Henry J. Paulson Jr. has announced that the U.S. government would buy direct stakes in …

October 12, 2008 in City on Page B1 A year after agreeing to sell at a loss one of the largest undeveloped patches of industrial land in central Spokane, city leaders believe they can turn a profit from …

October 12, 2008 in City on Page B1 Publication of a Spokane author’s novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives has been delayed by a British company after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday. The …

October 12, 2008 in City on Page B2 A state agency and a contractor have settled a dispute over a crane collapse that killed a Microsoft Corp. lawyer in Bellevue. Under a deal announced Friday by the Department …

October 12, 2008 in City on Page B2 PORTLAND – It’s a case of kill or let kill. A Portland parks leader wants to hire a crew of 70, full-time and permanent, to do nothing but kill English …

October 12, 2008 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Several political commercials came out last week in the hot race for North Idaho’s seat in Congress, adding charges and countercharges to the mix that voters must process …