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Sunday, March 22, 2009
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Rail line owners struggle to keep pace
March 22, 2009 in News OLYMPIA – Two years after the state signed an agreement with an Illinois company to run trains on 110 miles of taxpayer-owned rail lines west of Spokane, the deal is …
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Getting there: Hwy. 95 plan sparks controversy
March 22, 2009 in News, Idaho U.S. Highway 95 through north Coeur d’Alene and Hayden can be a frustrating, congested drive virtually any day.
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Everyday Economy: Mechanics see uptick
March 22, 2009 in News Car sales may be down, but car repairs have been a growth industry in the past year. Drivers are sticking with their cars longer – putting off trade-ins and trying …
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Plane crashes in Montana; 14 to 17 dead
March 22, 2009 in News BUTTE, Mont. — A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says 17 people are dead in a plane crash in Montana.
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66-year-old’s Everest pursuit a team endeavour
March 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 When Dawes Eddy stands atop the world’s highest peak, his euphoria will be brief. As he lingers, his muscles will begin to shrink as his body consumes the last cache … 1
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Predator strikes increase, al-Qaida’s strength erodes
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – An intense, six-month campaign of Predator strikes in Pakistan has taken such a toll on al-Qaida that militants have begun turning violently on each other out of confusion …
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Zags double their pleasure
March 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 It took an unlikely hero and an unlikely upset to make Gonzaga University a double winner Saturday in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The GU men, on the …
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Busload of protesters visit AIG execs’ homes
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A busload of activists representing working- and middle-class families paid visits Saturday to the lavish homes of American International Group executives to protest the tens of millions …
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Biden jokes about his boss
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden poked fun at Barack Obama’s do-no-wrong reputation as he spoke at an annual white-tie gathering of journalists and top administration officials Saturday night. Obama, …
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Three Oakland police officers slain
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 OAKLAND, Calif. – In one of the deadliest police shootings in California history, three Oakland officers were killed and a fourth gravely wounded in two incidents Saturday that began with …
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Nation in brief: Obama criticizes detention efforts
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Barack Obama says in a broadcast interview that the U.S. hasn’t done a good job sorting out who should be released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Obama said …
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Ex-WaMu holding firm sues FDIC
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Washington Mutual’s former holding company is suing federal regulators for billions of dollars, saying the fire sale of the bank’s assets to JPMorgan Chase violated its rights. The … 1
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U.S. steps up fight against drug cartels
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Obama is finalizing plans to move federal agents, equipment and other resources to the border with Mexico to support Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s campaign against violent drug …
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World in brief: Prime minister resigns suddenly
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Hungary’s prime minister stunned the country Saturday by announcing his resignation because he had become an “obstacle” to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worst financial …
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Pope’s Angola visit marred by stampede
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LUANDA, Angola – Tens of thousands of Angola’s Catholics lined the streets of the capital Saturday for a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI, who urged the country’s faithful to reach …
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Madagascar swears in military-chosen leader
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – The new president of Madagascar was sworn in at a ceremony Saturday that was shunned by the international community after the ousting of the elected leader. Thousands …
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Venezuelan feds seize ports
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s government seized seaports and airstrips in at least four states on Saturday, a move critics say is meant to limit the powers of mayors and governors …
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Iran’s Khamenei rebuffs Obama’s New Year gesture
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s most powerful figure dismissed President Barack Obama’s extraordinary Persian New Year gesture, insisting Saturday that the U.S. administration’s actions must match its rhetoric before Iran would …
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Octuplets’ mom won’t name dad
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 LA HABRA, Calif. – The Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets apologized in a video posted Saturday to the father of all 14 of her children and promised …
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Enrichment programs keeping zoo animals fit
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 BOSTON – A lion rips open a paper bag stuffed with hay and meat. Giraffes chew up old Christmas trees. Asian black bears claw on empty beer kegs. It’s been …
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Spacewalkers install pin on station upside down
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spacewalking astronauts accidentally inserted a pin upside down and jammed an equipment storage platform at the International Space Station on Saturday, prompting NASA to assemble a …
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Northrop engineers craft electric laser
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 LOS ANGELES – Northrop Grumman Corp. engineers have developed an electric laser capable of producing a deadly 100-kilowatt ray of light, a major milestone that is expected to help transform …
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Fuller Brush Man going strong at 90
March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 BURIEN, Wash. – He knows you know how to get the grunge off your stove top. Everybody does. But do you know the best way? Probably, he says, you use …
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Doug Clark: This Eagle Scout project rocks
March 22, 2009 in City on Page B1 No bad news today. After a week of writing about the disgraceful Olsen verdict, I went looking for a topic to refresh my faith in humanity.
