http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld en-us Copyright 2008 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 9 May 2008 17:45:59 PDT Fri, 9 May 2008 17:45:59 PDT MattBase 480 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402372_dems09.html?syndication=rss She's darting across the country like a full-fledged presidential candidate, but the conversation within Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's circle... Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402372_dems09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 17:45:28 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004389949_apmyanmarcyclone.html?syndication=rss More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - but so is the heavy rain. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004389949_apmyanmarcyclone.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 17:41:15 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004404003_webcokebust09m.html?syndication=rss Federal drug agents seized more than 36 pounds of cocaine and $203,000 in cash during overnight raids in Burien, ending a 10-month investigation into a Burien-based cocaine ring with ties to Mexico. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004404003_webcokebust09m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 14:55:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402374_dissolve09.html?syndication=rss Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. A new option is generating interest: dissolving bodies... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402374_dissolve09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 06:46:47 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402382_iraqaida09.html?syndication=rss Iraqi police said they captured Abu Ayyub al-Masri — also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir — the leader of the Sunni insurgent... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402382_iraqaida09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:41:23 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004397589_apisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Gaza attackers sent mortar shells crashing into a border community late Friday, killing an Israeli in his garden and wounding three others, officials said. Israel retaliated with missile strikes that left five Hamas militants dead. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004397589_apisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 16:06:19 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402379_housing09.html?syndication=rss Hoping to throw a rescue line to at least 500,000 families in danger of losing their homes, the House on Thursday approved legislation that... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402379_housing09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:39:22 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402319_califbiofuel09.html?syndication=rss Dave Eck, a Half Moon Bay, Calif., mechanic, had attracted a media spotlight with his fleet of vehicles fueled by used fryer grease from... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402319_califbiofuel09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:13:58 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004387873_apsevereweather.html?syndication=rss Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004387873_apsevereweather.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 16:47:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402327_russia09.html?syndication=rss Former President Vladimir Putin was appointed Russia's prime minister Thursday, securing a new place in power a day after leaving the Kremlin... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402327_russia09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:19:41 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402383_lebanon09.html?syndication=rss The open warfare everyone feared and nobody believed would really happen erupted Thursday in the streets of Beirut, transforming this Mediterranean... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402383_lebanon09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 14:49:32 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402986_apcanadatrainillness.html?syndication=rss Authorities quarantined a train in Ontario Friday after a woman died and several others reported being ill. But a doctor later ruled out a serious infectious disease and said the train would likely soon resume its journey. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402986_apcanadatrainillness.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 15:06:37 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402640_apafghanviolence.html?syndication=rss Coalition troops have killed several militants in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402640_apafghanviolence.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 10:41:24 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402380_hunt09.html?syndication=rss A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child-porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402380_hunt09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:40:41 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402328_macaw09.html?syndication=rss Endangered scarlet macaws born in captivity are reproducing in the wild for the first time on Costa Rica's southern Pacific Coast. The ZooAve Center for... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402328_macaw09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 21:57:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402420_arnoldobit09.html?syndication=rss Eddy Arnold, the gentleman crooner who took country music uptown and sold more than 85 million recordings over seven decades, died Thursday... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402420_arnoldobit09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:48:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402322_fossella09.html?syndication=rss Rep. Vito Fossella, R-N. Y., on Thursday admitted an extramarital affair with a retired Air Force officer and said he has a 3-year-old daughter... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402322_fossella09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:11:37 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402330_rancher09.html?syndication=rss PETATLÁN, Mexico — Somebody wants to kill Rogaciano Alba. Dozens of gunmen attacked the house of the local political boss, killing... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402330_rancher09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:00:29 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402386_mexdrug09.html?syndication=rss Gunmen assassinated Mexico's national police chief Thursday, blasting him with nine bullets outside his home in the capital and dealing... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402386_mexdrug09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:43:00 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402702_apoldestgorilla.html?syndication=rss A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402702_apoldestgorilla.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 14:57:16 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402389_olmert09.html?syndication=rss Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said Thursday that he had taken contributions from a New York businessman starting in the 1990s but... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402389_olmert09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:43:21 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402390_ray09.html?syndication=rss A 1,000-pound manta ray was returned to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after three years as a research subject and tourist attraction at... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402390_ray09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:44:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004402326_watch09.html?syndication=rss The House voted for cheaper change Thursday, the kind that would make pennies and nickels worth more than they cost to make and save the... Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004402326_watch09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:35:32 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004403139_apisraelgaza.html?syndication=rss Palestinian militants fired four mortar shells at Israel from the Gaza Strip late Friday, killing an Israeli man and wounding three other people, police and rescue officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004403139_apisraelgaza.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 15:02:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004393522_apjennabushwedding.html?syndication=rss So close and yet so far: Tiny Crawford is sort of like a bridesmaid at arm's length from Jenna Bush's wedding Saturday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004393522_apjennabushwedding.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 13:40:59 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004401200_apiraqalqaida.html?syndication=rss The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has been not been captured, the U.S. military said Friday, despite a claim by the Iraqi government. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004401200_apiraqalqaida.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 03:20:22 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402388_ndig09.html?syndication=rss Social network Facebook is putting in place 40 safeguards to protect young people from sexual predators and cyberbullies, the company said... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402388_ndig09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 00:47:16 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402395_wdig09.html?syndication=rss President Evo Morales agreed Thursday to stand for election in a nationwide recall vote, gambling that Bolivians will re-elect him after... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402395_wdig09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 9 May 2008 00:37:22 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2004402376_eye09.html?syndication=rss Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2004402376_eye09.html?syndication=rss Thu, 8 May 2008 22:38:00 PDT