http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ en-us Copyright 2008 The Seattle Times Company Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:25:49 PST Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:25:49 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008443133_apusindiashooting.html?syndication=rss National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell says the terrorist group U.S. intelligence believes carried out last week's attack in Mumbai is the same one that attacked Mumbai trains in 2006. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008443133_apusindiashooting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:25:35 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457577_govs02.html?syndication=rss When the president-elect meets with 40 governors in Philadelphia today, talk will be about what relief his administration can provide. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457577_govs02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:35:36 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008457585_obama02.html?syndication=rss While his new team may be a bit more centrist — some war opponents might even say hawkish — than many Obama supporters might prefer, he said the withdrawal timetable he emphasized in the presidential campaign is still "the right time frame." Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008457585_obama02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:33:23 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008456355_apwmdstudy.html?syndication=rss A bipartisan commission is asserting the country should expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or biological weapons sometime in the next five years. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008456355_apwmdstudy.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:17:45 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460073_apmeltdownchoosingwar.html?syndication=rss Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460073_apmeltdownchoosingwar.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:25:32 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457584_recession02.html?syndication=rss The economy's yearlong downturn, officially declared a recession Monday, could last well into 2009 or beyond, challenging the federal government to devise new responses as traditional methods show limited results. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457584_recession02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:17:20 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458538_apeubritainricepiano.html?syndication=rss Live from the palace - Condi Rice on piano! Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458538_apeubritainricepiano.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457883_carnegie02.html?syndication=rss Through Jan. 28, musicians can submit entries as they perform two videos: a display of their musical talents and an interpretation of an original work by Tan, who won an original-score Academy Award for 2000's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457883_carnegie02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:59:32 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458540_apmliraqtrial.html?syndication=rss Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid received a second death sentence Tuesday - this time for crushing a Shiite uprising in the wake of Iraq's defeat in the 1991 Gulf War. Iraq http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458540_apmliraqtrial.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457574_conscience02.html?syndication=rss The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health-care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable, including abortion and possibly even artificial insemination and birth control. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457574_conscience02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:17:15 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008456815_apaschinataintedmilk.html?syndication=rss China has dramatically raised the toll from its tainted milk powder scandal, saying six babies likely died and 300,000 were sickened, figures that back up months of complaints from parents and show the government is beginning to acknowledge the scale of the crisis. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008456815_apaschinataintedmilk.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008434597_apobamagovernors.html?syndication=rss President-elect Barack Obama promised swift action Tuesday on an economic plan "to solve this crisis and to ease the burden on our states," and he cast governors as his partners in crafting a recession-rebound strategy. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008434597_apobamagovernors.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:10:28 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008442515_apasthailandpoliticalunrest.html?syndication=rss Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand declared victory Tuesday and said they will end their occupation of the country's two main airports after a court decision forced the country's prime minister from office. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008442515_apasthailandpoliticalunrest.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:30:18 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459028_apemergencylandingwindshield.html?syndication=rss A regional airliner with a cracked windshield was diverted to Kansas City's airport and landed safely Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459028_apemergencylandingwindshield.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457581_mayor02.html?syndication=rss The mayor of Birmingham, Ala., was indicted on federal charges of bribery, fraud and conspiracy Monday, part of a probe into a local financial crisis that has the surrounding county on the brink of one of the largest municipal bankruptcies in American history. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457581_mayor02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:58:23 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008447179_apcanadapoliticalcrisis.html?syndication=rss Canada's governor general cut short a European trip Tuesday to deal with an unprecedented political crisis that could force the second national election in two months or see an opposition coalition take power. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008447179_apcanadapoliticalcrisis.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459410_apcapitolvisitorcenter.html?syndication=rss Hundreds of visitors got their first look at the Capitol Visitor Center - an underground museum and now the first stop for people touring Congress - as it opened Tuesday three years late and $360 million over budget. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459410_apcapitolvisitorcenter.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:02:36 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458003_apshackledteen.html?syndication=rss A husband and wife have been charged with torture and other counts after a bruised, terrified 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458003_apshackledteen.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:10:10 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457895_japan02.html?syndication=rss While the 65-and-older population has doubled in the past two decades, crime among the elderly has increased fivefold, according to government statistics released this month. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457895_japan02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:16:47 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459957_appotsmokingtoddlers.html?syndication=rss One of two men videotaped coaxing two toddlers into smoking marijuana pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced Tuesday to up to seven years in prison. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459957_appotsmokingtoddlers.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2008456223_apmedmentalhealth.html?syndication=rss Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2008456223_apmedmentalhealth.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:51:33 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457575_fema02.html?syndication=rss A 30-mile scar of debris along the Texas coast stands as a festering testament to what state and local officials say is FEMA's sluggish response to the 2008 hurricane season. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457575_fema02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:50:34 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008454660_apeupolandclimateconference.html?syndication=rss Environmentalists criticized the United States and other rich countries Tuesday for failing so far to make meaningful commitments at a U.N. conference on climate change. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008454660_apeupolandclimateconference.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008436922_apbarbarabushhospitalized.html?syndication=rss Former first lady Barbara Bush was released from a hospital Tuesday, a week after she underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008436922_apbarbarabushhospitalized.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457900_venice02.html?syndication=rss Residents and tourists waded through knee-deep water Monday as they navigated the city's narrow streets and alleys, and its historic St. Mark's Square was inundated. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457900_venice02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:18:23 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008458165_apnixondisclosures.html?syndication=rss In Richard Nixon's time, all the president's men fretted about threats on every front: disquiet out on the streets, disloyalty inside the administration and trouble from political opponents who had to be discredited at any cost. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008458165_apnixondisclosures.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:14:10 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459292_apfundraisersentence.html?syndication=rss A federal judge on Tuesday set a Jan. 6 sentencing for political fundraiser Tony Rezko, who helped bankroll campaigns for Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459292_apfundraisersentence.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459777_apeugermanygestapoclaim.html?syndication=rss Friedrich zu Solms-Baruth was swept up by the Gestapo the day after a failed 1944 bombing attempt on Hitler and thrown into the secret police's notorious Prinz Albrecht Strasse prison in downtown Berlin. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459777_apeugermanygestapoclaim.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:40:23 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458377_apmormonpress.html?syndication=rss It's written by a man many consider a confident and charismatic religious prophet, but Joseph Smith's journal immediately betrays an inkling of self-doubt: His first sentence is scratched out. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458377_apmormonpress.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:51:31 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457896_meetthepress02.html?syndication=rss Speculation about who will be the next moderator of "Meet the Press" ratcheted up another level Monday as the Huffington Post reported that the job was going to NBC chief White House correspondent David Gregory, while the network maintained no announcement was imminent. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457896_meetthepress02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:15:49 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457882_antientteeth02.html?syndication=rss Thanks to poor dental hygiene, researchers are getting a more detailed understanding of what people ate thousands of years ago in what is now Peru. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457882_antientteeth02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:06:38 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458644_apasjapanusnkorea.html?syndication=rss The top U.S. negotiator in talks to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons said Tuesday that Pyongyang must agree to a verification of its disarmament activities and the deal must be put in writing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458644_apasjapanusnkorea.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:30:10 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008454669_apeuitalyvenicehighwater.html?syndication=rss Strong southern winds pushed the Adriatic Sea into Venice again Tuesday, submerging parts of the lagoon city a day after an unusually high tide caused the worst flooding in 20 years. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008454669_apeuitalyvenicehighwater.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008459290_apcandidatesclothing.html?syndication=rss Turns out Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't the only candidate with donor-financed duds. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008459290_apcandidatesclothing.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:30:13 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458318_apaschinaschooldeaths.html?syndication=rss Eleven girls died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a school in northern China's Shaanxi province, an education official said Tuesday evening. A news report said the girls had lit a fire to keep warm. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458318_apaschinaschooldeaths.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:19:14 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458916_apeueuropeslavelabor.html?syndication=rss Europe has a hidden labor market in which migrants and even children are working in "slave-like" situations, a European Union official said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458916_apeueuropeslavelabor.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459704_apvirginiarepublicansobama.html?syndication=rss Virginia's Republican chairman said Tuesday that his remark tying Democrat Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden during the presidential campaign was stupid, but he refused to apologize. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459704_apvirginiarepublicansobama.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008457888_eye02.html?syndication=rss Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008457888_eye02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:13:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457583_ndig02.html?syndication=rss A judge dismissed indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday and told the south Texas prosecutor who brought the case to exercise caution as his term in office ends. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457583_ndig02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:57:51 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008450701_apobamacabinet.html?syndication=rss Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008450701_apobamacabinet.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456369_apchicagobodieshudson.html?syndication=rss Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law was charged with murder Tuesday in the shooting deaths of three of the actress's family members, including the 7-year-old son of his estranged wife. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456369_apchicagobodieshudson.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:00:49 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008455419_apmallshooting.html?syndication=rss An armored truck company is offering $20,000 for information on two gunmen who shot and killed a guard in a busy suburban Miami mall. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008455419_apmallshooting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008455121_apbirminghammayor.html?syndication=rss The always flamboyant and well-dressed mayor of Alabama's largest city told federal investigators last year that he had big debts, in part from buying expensive attire, and he had a buddy who simply helped him pay off the bills. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008455121_apbirminghammayor.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:35:42 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008459199_apscotus9thcircuit.html?syndication=rss The Supreme Court took aim at one of its favorite targets Tuesday, criticizing a California-based federal appeals court for its ruling in favor of a criminal defendant. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008459199_apscotus9thcircuit.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008446995_aptoystoreshooting.html?syndication=rss A 911 recording reveals the sounds of shoppers screaming during a shootout between two men at a toy store in Southern California. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008446995_aptoystoreshooting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:20:31 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458189_apbostoncorruption.html?syndication=rss The meeting appeared routine - a businessman and politician stopped at a sandwich shop to chat about plans to develop a nearby parcel of land. But this get-together had an unusual twist: The state senator allegedly got $10,000 in bribe money and authorities left with more evidence in the most elaborately orchestrated public corruption sting in decades in Massachusetts. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458189_apbostoncorruption.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458145_apmlisraelshardestbattleanalysis.html?syndication=rss Israel's hardest battle may still lie ahead, and it's not against an Arab foe. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458145_apmlisraelshardestbattleanalysis.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:25:11 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459579_apmilitarybiolabs.html?syndication=rss The Army announced additional security training Tuesday for workers handling some of the world's deadliest germs and toxins, part of its response to an FBI finding that an Army scientist was responsible for deadly 2001 anthrax attacks. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459579_apmilitarybiolabs.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:31:29 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460349_apheavenlysecurity.html?syndication=rss A group of atheists filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to remove part of a state anti-terrorism law that requires Kentucky's Office of Homeland Security to acknowledge it can't keep the state safe without God's help. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460349_apheavenlysecurity.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:10:43 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458726_apeuswedenbodyswapping.html?syndication=rss Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much. Both sensations, however, felt real to most participants in a Swedish science project exploring how people can be tricked into the false perception of owning another body. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458726_apeuswedenbodyswapping.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:25:31 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459516_apcasinomarketinggaffe.html?syndication=rss A casino gambled and lost - big time. Now it's asking thousands of customers to give it a break. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459516_apcasinomarketinggaffe.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458330_apaschinajournalistsattacked.html?syndication=rss Chinese authorities are investigating an attack in which assailants allegedly pulled members of a Belgian television crew from their vehicle, beat them and took their notes and money, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458330_apaschinajournalistsattacked.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:35:12 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458656_apclintonneighborsshot.html?syndication=rss A man who lived a few doors down from Bill and Hillary Clinton was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison for shooting and killing his wife. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458656_apclintonneighborsshot.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458639_aplibelonline.html?syndication=rss A man accused of making unflattering online comments about his former lover and her attorney on Craigslist has been charged with two counts of criminal libel. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458639_aplibelonline.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:00:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460054_aparmyexecution.html?syndication=rss A federal judge in Kansas has blocked what would be the military's first execution since 1961, giving the condemned prisoner more time to appeal his conviction and sentence. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460054_aparmyexecution.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:40:19 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458447_apafcongo.html?syndication=rss Rebels in Congo have pulled out of a town on the Ugandan border they captured in fighting that forced 10,000 people to flee, the U.N. and a spokesman for the insurgents said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458447_apafcongo.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459604_apattacksprisonstabbing.html?syndication=rss A federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing Tuesday for a former top aide to Osama bin Laden, who was convicted of stabbing a guard in the face with a sharpened comb. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459604_apattacksprisonstabbing.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:05:38 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008459727_apcoxnewspapers.html?syndication=rss Cox Newspapers said Tuesday it will shut its Washington, D.C., office in April, citing a need to limit costs in a tightening economy. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008459727_apcoxnewspapers.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:50:23 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459834_apeumedbritainconjoinedtwins.html?syndication=rss British doctors were conducting surgery to separate twins joined at the chest on Tuesday, hospital officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459834_apeumedbritainconjoinedtwins.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457852_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Israeli settlers and Palestinians hurled stones at each other Tuesday near a disputed home in this West Bank city, injuring two dozen people, including a Jewish teenager with a serious head wound, medics and Israeli officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457852_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460989_apmlegyptsaudijaileddoctors.html?syndication=rss Egypt is again allowing its doctors to work in Saudi Arabia, lifting a ban imposed last month after two Egyptian doctors working there were sentenced to lengthy prison terms and 1,500 lashes each. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460989_apmlegyptsaudijaileddoctors.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:05:46 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460709_aptexasprosecutorsdownfall.html?syndication=rss A former prosecutor in Houston will not face criminal charges over racist, political and pornographic e-mails found on his office computer. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460709_aptexasprosecutorsdownfall.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:10:15 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459660_apgottiarrest.html?syndication=rss A Florida judge ordered the latest prosecution of John A. "Junior" Gotti returned to Manhattan, finding that the government left the "unmistakeable and disquieting impression" it had shopped for a trial location where it might finally win. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459660_apgottiarrest.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:05:25 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460121_apasindiapakistan.html?syndication=rss Demands for action are being heard across India amid the anger over last week's rampage in Mumbai by militants accused of coming from Pakistan, but leaders of the two nuclear-armed neighbors are striving to keep tensions in check. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460121_apasindiapakistan.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008455810_apfortdixplot.html?syndication=rss Jurors in the case of an alleged plot to attack Fort Dix heard recordings on Tuesday in which some of the five defendants talked about buying weapons, sniper training and killing soldiers. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008455810_apfortdixplot.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460554_apmliraqkuwaitnavies.html?syndication=rss The Iraqi and Kuwaiti navies have agreed to patrol their common waterways together to guard against terrorism and smuggling in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460554_apmliraqkuwaitnavies.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:11:01 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458845_apeueuisrael.html?syndication=rss EU lawmakers told Israel's foreign minister on Tuesday that her country has to do more to stop the expansion of West Bank settlements. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458845_apeueuisrael.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460122_apeuitalyjeweltheft.html?syndication=rss Police say they have arrested nine suspects in the dramatic daytime robbery of a Milan jewelry showroom. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460122_apeuitalyjeweltheft.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458944_apeubritainbrazilianshot.html?syndication=rss Jurors weighing evidence in a public inquest into the shooting death of a Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist cannot find that he was unlawfully killed, a judge said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458944_apeubritainbrazilianshot.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459018_apafkenyacorruption.html?syndication=rss A government anti-corruption watchdog said Tuesday it is suing seven current and former Kenyan officials for a total of a quarter of a million dollars, saying they obtained the money dishonestly. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459018_apafkenyacorruption.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459123_apkmartshooting.html?syndication=rss A Kmart worker was shot and critically wounded at a store loading dock Tuesday morning after he intervened in an argument between a co-worker and her boyfriend, police said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459123_apkmartshooting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:55:54 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460575_apkosherslaughterhouse.html?syndication=rss A bankruptcy court in New York has approved funding that will allow the reopening of a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa that was the site of one of the nation's largest immigration raids. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460575_apkosherslaughterhouse.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:45:11 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457060_apparadeaccident.html?syndication=rss An 82-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he accidentally barreled his pickup truck into a Cub Scout troop at a Christmas parade in an east Texas town. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457060_apparadeaccident.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:15:21 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460403_apchurchabusemassachusetts.html?syndication=rss A Catholic diocese in Massachusetts has paid $4.5 million to nearly 60 people who say they were sexually abused by priests as far back as 1948. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460403_apchurchabusemassachusetts.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:15:18 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458765_apeurussiamedvedev.html?syndication=rss Russia must rid its justice system of serious flaws that have driven thousands of its citizens abroad in search of justice, the president said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458765_apeurussiamedvedev.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459198_apsopranosactortrial.html?syndication=rss A juror was AWOL for the murder trial of a former "Sopranos" actor but he has turned up - behind bars. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459198_apsopranosactortrial.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458490_apeubritainabuqatada.html?syndication=rss Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada - once described as Osama bin Laden's ambassador in Europe - was ordered jailed Tuesday by a British judge because of fears he was preparing to abscond. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458490_apeubritainabuqatada.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458438_apeugeorgiaclusterbombs.html?syndication=rss When August's fighting surrounded her cottage in this quiet village, Tamuna Kitiashvili fled to the Georgian capital with her husband and 3-year-old daughter. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458438_apeugeorgiaclusterbombs.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008438666_apafnigeriafatalformula.html?syndication=rss Nigerian food and drug regulators on Tuesday updated the death toll to 34 in an outbreak of fatalities among infants given a locally-made teething formula tainted with a toxic thickening agent. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008438666_apafnigeriafatalformula.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008456358_apbusdriverstabbed.html?syndication=rss New York City police are questioning a man in the killing of an on-duty bus driver who was stabbed in front of horrified passengers. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008456358_apbusdriverstabbed.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460221_apaspakistanshootingsmilitantglee.html?syndication=rss Taliban fighters battling Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border volunteered Tuesday to fight alongside the army if war breaks out with traditional foe India over the Mumbai attacks. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460221_apaspakistanshootingsmilitantglee.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:20:44 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458753_apgeoghanslaying.html?syndication=rss The man convicted of strangling a defrocked pedophile priest in a Massachusetts prison says three guards dragged him out of his cell and beat him on Halloween night. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458753_apgeoghanslaying.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458953_apeuitalyterrorarrests.html?syndication=rss Italian police have arrested two men suspected of planning a terror attack in Milan, officials and news reports said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458953_apeuitalyterrorarrests.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008435440_apdoctorsuicidepact.html?syndication=rss A Long Island doctor who admitted killing his terminally ill wife last month in a botched suicide pact has apparently taken his own life. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008435440_apdoctorsuicidepact.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008433025_apeurussiapolitkovskaya.html?syndication=rss The fugitive accused of shooting Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya offered earlier this year to turn himself in if he were assured of an open trial by jury, a defense lawyer said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008433025_apeurussiapolitkovskaya.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008440307_aprecalls.html?syndication=rss The following recall has been announced: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008440307_aprecalls.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:45:42 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008459084_apbookspublisherquits.html?syndication=rss The senior vice president and publisher of adult trade books at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has quit, effective Dec. 10. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008459084_apbookspublisherquits.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:35:31 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458955_apeuukrainesynagoguethreatened.html?syndication=rss A Jewish leader in Ukraine accused nationalist activists Tuesday of trying to halt construction of a synagogue by erecting crosses on the land. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458955_apeuukrainesynagoguethreatened.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:25:28 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460933_apjiffyluberastafarian.html?syndication=rss A Rastafarian man who refused to shave off his beard or cut his hair to comply with a Jiffy Lube employee grooming policy can take his religious discrimination case to trial, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460933_apjiffyluberastafarian.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:00:33 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460429_apobitlederer.html?syndication=rss Former Congressman Raymond F. Lederer, who resigned his seat in Congress and was imprisoned for taking a bribe in the FBI's Abscam investigation, has died. He was 70. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460429_apobitlederer.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:35:47 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460797_apobamamiddleeast.html?syndication=rss President-elect Barack Obama should shift the main U.S. foreign policy focus in the Middle East from Iraq to curtailing Iran's nuclear program and promoting peace agreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors, analysts at two prominent Washington think tanks proposed Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460797_apobamamiddleeast.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:40:08 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458260_aproadsaltshortage.html?syndication=rss Dave Barber did the math. Now Peoria's public works director is crossing his fingers and hoping his city has enough road salt to ride out the winter. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458260_aproadsaltshortage.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:35:08 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458465_apivorybilledwoodpecker.html?syndication=rss Last year, Allan Mueller thinks he saw the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker. The wildlife biologist wants to make sure of it this winter. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458465_apivorybilledwoodpecker.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:05:19 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460838_apcanadacapsizedship.html?syndication=rss A cargo ship carrying a load of road salt to French-owned islands off eastern Canada capsized and sank Tuesday off Newfoundland, triggering a search for the four crewmen. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460838_apcanadacapsizedship.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:31:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458625_apafsomalia.html?syndication=rss Somalia urgently needs international help to stem an Islamic insurgency and rampant piracy off the coast, the prime minister said in an interview Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008458625_apafsomalia.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460782_apaldermanguns.html?syndication=rss A city alderman frustrated with the police response to rising crime called Tuesday on residents to arm themselves to protect their lives and property. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460782_apaldermanguns.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:31:13 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460488_apschoolsbailoutmoney.html?syndication=rss A financially ailing Ohio school district has joined the ranks of banks and automakers clamoring for a portion of the $700 billion economic bailout package. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460488_apschoolsbailoutmoney.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:50:22 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008439087_apeuromaniaelections.html?syndication=rss Two political parties won almost the same number of parliamentary seats in Romania's national election, and both said they were willing to talk with rivals about forming a coalition government, officials said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008439087_apeuromaniaelections.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:20:30 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008450053_apmlisraelindia.html?syndication=rss Thousands of grief-stricken Orthodox Jews prayed and wept Tuesday before the shrouded bodies of Israelis killed in Mumbai, joining the national mourning in a ceremony broadcast on TV and attended by Israeli leaders. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008450053_apmlisraelindia.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459110_apbulletinhead.html?syndication=rss A teenage suspect with a bullet lodged in his forehead, who made headlines two years ago when authorities sought unsuccessfully to remove it for evidence, has reached a plea deal to settle remaining charges against him. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459110_apbulletinhead.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008447496_apununlebanonhariri.html?syndication=rss A U.N. special commission investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri reported Tuesday that it has uncovered fresh evidence that could lead to more suspects. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008447496_apununlebanonhariri.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:40:35 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460538_apcolumncontroversy.html?syndication=rss The firing of a college administrator over her criticism of gay rights has sparked a debate about free speech and whether universities have the right to regulate what employees say outside of their jobs. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460538_apcolumncontroversy.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:11:10 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459764_apeugermanyussoldier.html?syndication=rss A U.S. soldier who deserted after serving in Iraq declared Tuesday he has applied for asylum in Germany. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459764_apeugermanyussoldier.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459557_apmliraqsunnipolice.html?syndication=rss The U.S. military is urging Iraq's Shiite-led government to boost the number of Sunni volunteers - many of them ex-insurgents - into its security forces, a U.S. officer said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008459557_apmliraqsunnipolice.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460146_apindiashootingmeditationvictims.html?syndication=rss The leader of Virginia meditation group that was in Mumbai, India, during the recent attacks says identifying the remains of two followers was one of the most challenging things he has ever had to do. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460146_apindiashootingmeditationvictims.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:16:18 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460539_apafzimbabwewatercrisis.html?syndication=rss As children played near cesspools, their parents shook their heads at a public service announcement drifting over the radio Tuesday: It urged people to boil water before drinking it. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008460539_apafzimbabwewatercrisis.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:06:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008449139_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss The U.S. military is investigating whether two of its soldiers abused a detainee in Afghanistan, a military statement said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008449139_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457370_apastaiwanearthquake.html?syndication=rss A powerful earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Tuesday, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457370_apastaiwanearthquake.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008438080_apinternetsuicide.html?syndication=rss The jury leader in the trial of a Missouri woman accused of an Internet hoax that ended in a teenage neighbor's suicide said most panelists favored convicting the defendant of felony conspiracy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008438080_apinternetsuicide.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008441821_aptvanchorattacked.html?syndication=rss A television anchorwoman killed in her home had been sexually assaulted and beaten so badly in a suspected burglary that her jaw shattered and she broke a hand while trying to fend off her attacker's blows, her parents said Monday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008441821_aptvanchorattacked.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008455026_apdetroitmayorbeatty.html?syndication=rss Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall fought tears Monday as she pleaded guilty and admitted to lying under oath. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008455026_apdetroitmayorbeatty.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008431155_apasnkoreakimjongil.html?syndication=rss North Korean leader Kim Jong Il went to the Pyongyang zoo and visited the tigers, bears and aquarium, state-run media said Tuesday, the latest in a spate of reports depicting Kim as fit three months after his reported stroke. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008431155_apasnkoreakimjongil.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008454277_apkennedyharvard.html?syndication=rss Saying he has "lived a blessed time," Sen. Edward Kennedy smiled broadly and flashed a thumbs up as he accepted an honorary degree Monday from his alma mater during a rare special convocation at Harvard University. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008454277_apkennedyharvard.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457237_applanediverted.html?syndication=rss Nearly 200 passengers on a flight from El Salvador landed Monday in Los Angeles after spending nine hours aboard a grounded plane at a smaller airport as the airline and customs officials tried to work through apparent confusion. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457237_applanediverted.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457128_apbodiesfound.html?syndication=rss Authorities say four apparent family members were found shot to death in a house near Sacramento, Calif. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457128_apbodiesfound.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457217_apashongkongclintonconference.html?syndication=rss Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after he agreed to greater oversight of his foundation to pave the way for his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton's appointment by President-elect Barack Obama as secretary of state. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457217_apashongkongclintonconference.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008454131_apempirestatestunt.html?syndication=rss A man who tried to parachute off the Empire State Building says he was afraid guards would cause his death when they grabbed him at the top. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008454131_apempirestatestunt.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457514_apeufinlandferryfire.html?syndication=rss Helicopters evacuated ferry passengers traveling from Finland to Stockholm in the Baltic Sea early Tuesday after a fire broke out in the engine room, rescue officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457514_apeufinlandferryfire.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457037_apcheneyindicted.html?syndication=rss A judge dismissed indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday and told the southern Texas prosecutor who brought the case to exercise caution as his term in office ends. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457037_apcheneyindicted.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457974_apmlisraelsettlers.html?syndication=rss The Israeli military says hundreds of Israeli settlers rioted in the predominantly Palestinian city of Hebron in reaction to a court ruling. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457974_apmlisraelsettlers.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008453363_apdeaths.html?syndication=rss Hubert "Pit" Martin Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008453363_apdeaths.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457177_apoddstolenearringsswallowed.html?syndication=rss An X-ray marked the spot for southwest Florida police who say a teenager swallowed a $16 pair of earrings after taking them from a JCPenney store at a mall. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457177_apoddstolenearringsswallowed.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457559_apeuworldmigrationreport.html?syndication=rss An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457559_apeuworldmigrationreport.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008436402_apiraqusdeaths.html?syndication=rss As of Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at least 4,207 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008436402_apiraqusdeaths.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457208_apbusstopcrash.html?syndication=rss A 14-year-old boy is dead after a van jumped a curb and crashed into several students at a bus stop in Southern California. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008457208_apbusstopcrash.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST