In Brief - April 18, 2008
Around the Northwest
- Follow the money: yhe Washington State Public Disclosure Commission has just unveiled a new clickable county map which allows voters to see where candidates for Governor are getting their money.
- After two decades, an agreement between environmental groups and a Canadian mining company has paved the way to open a gold mine in Okanogan County.
- Gas consumption in the Northwest is as low as it was in 1966.
- Salmon season in Idaho looks to be a big one.
- A weak dollar and wheat shortage have benefited Oregon wheat farmers, pushing exports to record levels.
- Pope Benedict XVI arrived in New York to address the UN General Assembly.
- A 5.2 earthquake struck in Illinois this morning, and was felt in Chicago, Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
- Citigroup reported $5.1 billion in losses in the first quarter and will cut 9,000 jobs.
- With tax rebates from the economic stimulus package on the way to consumers, stores are stepping up promotions in order to convince you to buy big ticket items.
- NATO mistakenly supplied the Taliban.
- Another election in South America, this time in Paraguay, looks to end decades of oneparty rule and install another leftist.
- An imprisoned Chinese human rights activist lost his chance to appeal his case when prison guards refused to allow him to meet with his lawyer.
- 1506 - construction on the current St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City began.
- 1980 - Zimbabwe Independence Day
- 1983 - a suicide car bombing destroyed the U.S. embassy in Beirut.
Comments:
Post a Comment