July 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 Jobs with great pay and excellent benefits can be hard to come by in a recession – but not necessarily at City Hall. The city of Spokane hasn’t stopped filling … 17

July 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder is leaning toward appointing a criminal prosecutor to investigate whether CIA personnel tortured terrorism suspects after Sept. 11, 2001, setting the stage for a … 1

July 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday’s Washington Daily Game: 6-7-5 Saturday’s Washington Lotto: 5-7-8-14-27-28

July 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Dick Cheney directed the CIA eight years ago not to inform Congress about a nascent counterterrorism program that CIA Director Leon Panetta terminated in June, …

July 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden angrily struck back Saturday at assertions the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 surveillance program was more far-reaching than imagined and was largely concealed …

July 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Nearly one-quarter of suicides in the U.S. occur on Wednesdays, about twice as many as almost every other day of the week, a new study has found. The study, published …

July 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 DENVER – Kimberly Spencer’s 9-year-old son went to Audubon Ambulatory Surgery Center last month for what was supposed to be a routine surgery. He’d stuck a BB in his ear, …

July 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – A 15-year-old Los Angeles girl – who navigated a single-engine Cessna through thunderstorms in Texas and took in breathtaking aerial views of Arizona’s sunsets – landed her …

July 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea wants the U.S. to show remorse for the actions of two American journalists convicted of illegally entering the country, and it might free the …

July 12, 2009 in City on Page B1 Recent disturbing events have left me wondering … What’s happened to gumption? What’s become of grit and guts? We’re all turning into big chickens, I tell ya. 1

July 12, 2009 in City on Page B1 A woman who was beaten in Friday’s bizarre home invasion that led to the shooting of the knife-wielding suspect said Saturday she still has no idea why the assailant picked …

July 12, 2009 in City on Page B1 A Harrison, Idaho, man was killed Friday night when his pickup failed to make a curve on state Highway 97 and the vehicle went off the road and down an …

July 12, 2009 in City on Page B2 Most years, Idaho’s congressional races inspire yawns among the nation’s political cognoscenti. It’s likely 2010 will not be one of those years. Idaho’s sprawling 1st District House race is at …

July 12, 2009 in City on Page B2 CINCINNATI — A Bible taken from an Ohio victim who was shot and robbed during a multistate killing spree helped tie an Oregon trucker to the crime. Joseph Daron Jr. …

July 12, 2009 in City on Page B2 TWIN FALLS, Idaho – An Iranian refugee has been sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of her male roommate. Majid Kolestani, 42, must serve at least 18 …

July 12, 2009 in City on Page B3 Spokane County is getting nearly $1.9 million from the state to buy land around Antoine Peak and realign part of the Centennial Trail. About $1.7 million from the state Recreation …