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Monday, May 25, 2009
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Text of Obama nominating a Supreme Court justice
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World Text of President Barack Obama nominating Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
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Remarks of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World Text of Sonia Sotomayor’s remarks on Tuesday after President Barack Obama announced her nomination to the Supreme Court, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
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Body of second drowned man recovered
May 25, 2009 in City The body of one of two men who drowned Saturday in the Coeur d’Alene River after a rafting accident was recovered this morning, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office. …
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Work begins on first state veterans cemetery
May 25, 2009 in City On a day reserved for remembering fallen service members, around 400 veterans and their family members, plus active service members and dignitaries, turned out to break ground Monday on land … 2
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Californian peaks as oldest on Everest
May 25, 2009 in News, Outdoors Dawes Eddy, 66, of Spokane was very briefly the oldest U.S. citizen to successfully climb Mount Everest.
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Faces of the fallen
May 25, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Inland Northwest has a strong military tradition. For generations it has sent its sons and daughters into harm’s way when the nation is at war, knowing that not all … 1
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Storms in Florida force shuttle detour to California
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday, detouring from stormy Florida to sunsplashed California to end a 13-day …
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Lottery numbers
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Sunday’s Washington Daily Game: 9-1-0 Sunday’s Match 4: 5-13-14-18
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U.S. cites drop in Iraq attacks
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 High-profile attacks in Iraq have fallen nearly 60 percent in the past year, the U.S. military said Sunday, though violence continues to plague the northern city of Mosul, where a …
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Sikhs in Austria fight in temple
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 VIENNA, Austria – Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple in Vienna in a brawl that left one dead today and at least 15 …
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Austrian’s drama takes top honor at Cannes
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CANNES, France – Austrian director Michael Haneke’s somber drama “The White Ribbon” claimed the top prize, the Palme d’Or, Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, where Quentin Tarantino and Lars …
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Thousands mourn South Korea’s Roh
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BONGHA, South Korea – Bowing deeply and laying white chrysanthemums before his portrait, tens of thousands of mourners journeyed Sunday to the southern village where former President Roh Moo-hyun killed …
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Netanyahu won’t halt building
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet on Sunday that construction will continue in existing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite a call by President …
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Pakistan army secures ‘bloody intersection’
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The Taliban left so many mutilated bodies at the crossing – some hanging from trees with threatening notes – that Pakistanis in the Swat Valley’s main town …
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Korea says it tested nuke
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea announced today it successfully carried out a second underground nuclear test, less than two months after launching a rocket widely believed to be a …
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Nation in brief: Two killed, six shot at party
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two people were killed and six others – two of them children – were wounded in a shooting at a high school graduation party, police said Sunday. Brent Matthew Banks, …
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Military in no hurry on gay policy, Mullen says
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s top military adviser said Sunday the Pentagon has enough challenges – including two wars – without rushing to overturn a decade-old policy that bans gays …
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Congress calls for Guantanamo proposal
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Members of Congress from both parties clamored Sunday for President Barack Obama to develop a plan for dealing with the suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay if he intends …
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‘Snowshoe’ wins by a whisker
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – David Traver didn’t expect to win the freestyle category in the World Beard and Moustache Championships. But he did. The Anchorage man certainly didn’t think he’d go …
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Powell tells GOP: ‘Reach out’ or wither
May 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday reaffirmed his allegiance to the Republican Party and called for a “no-holds-barred, candid” debate about the party’s future. “If we …
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Make a great escape
May 25, 2009 in City on Page A5 So, here it is – the recession’s second summer. Last year, all the talk about vacations centered around the “staycation,” and families will no doubt be looking for ways to …
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Frugal Corner: Negotiators have their day
May 25, 2009 in City on Page A5 Haggling – it’s the new black. A recent Consumer Reports survey found that fully two-thirds of Americans have tried to negotiate a better deal on something in the past six …
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In brief: Holiday closes offices, schools
May 25, 2009 in City on Page A6 The following offices and services will be affected by the Memorial Day holiday today. •City, county, state and federal offices will be closed.
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Blaze damages home in West Central
May 25, 2009 in City on Page A6 A suspicious fire displaced two residents of a West Central Spokane home Sunday. The neighborhood, which is northwest of downtown, has been plagued with arsons the past few years.
