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House suspends debt limit
Senate expected to follow; moves decision to May
Murray: Senate will pass budget
Combative Clinton defiant over Libya attack
GOP lawmakers grill her over administration’s actions
Women to get combat positions
Military will lift ban covering ground troops
Israel elections raise chance of peace talks
Centrist wants process restarted
School district gives officers semiautomatics
Rifles bought before Newtown shootings
Luna calls for 3% budget boost for Idaho schools
For Idaho lawmakers, concealed weapons permits don’t apply
No other state exempts elected officials
UI budget request calls for adding second-year law program in Boise
Washington’s paid family leave law at crossroads
Deaths linked to prescription drugs plunge in Spokane County
County commission to vote on ending casino no-comment deal
Court OKs expansion of St. Mark’s parking lotCombative Clinton defiant over Libya attack
GOP lawmakers grill her over administration’s actions
Women to get combat positions
Military will lift ban covering ground troops
Israel elections raise chance of peace talks
Centrist wants process restarted
School district gives officers semiautomatics
Rifles bought before Newtown shootings
Luna calls for 3% budget boost for Idaho schools
For Idaho lawmakers, concealed weapons permits don’t apply
No other state exempts elected officials
UI budget request calls for adding second-year law program in Boise
Washington’s paid family leave law at crossroads
Deaths linked to prescription drugs plunge in Spokane County
County commission to vote on ending casino no-comment deal
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North Korea threatens to conduct nuclear test
Seoul, South Korea – North Korea is warning that it is prepared to conduct a nuclear test and carry out more long-range rocket launches.
In a statement carried today by state media, the National Defense Commission in Pyongyang threatened to wage a “full-fledged confrontation” against the U.S. for what it calls continued hostility.
The declaration follows the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of North Korea on Tuesday and expanded sanctions against the regime for launching a rocket in December.
North Korea said the launch was a peaceful satellite mission, but the U.S. and others say it was actually a test of long-range missile technology.
New Parliament to have wider powers in Jordan
Amman, Jordan – Jordanians voted Wednesday for a parliament with wider authority, as the king cedes some of his powers to try to prevent simmering dissent from boiling over into a full-blown Arab Spring uprising.
The new legislature will choose the prime minister and run day-to-day affairs, powers that used to reside with King Abdullah II. Foreign policy and security matters remain in the hands of the king.
Abdullah has introduced the reforms in a measured manner, trying to manage the pace of change.
Critics charge that the reforms are too mild and the election is not enough of a change. The main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, boycotted the voting.
Nearly 1,500 candidates, including 191 women, ran for the 150-seat parliament. Unofficial results were expected today.
U.S. ambassador objects to ‘State of Palestine’ sign
United Nations – U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice objected Wednesday to the Palestinians’ latest bid to capitalize on their upgraded U.N. status when their foreign minister spoke at the Security Council while seated behind a nameplate that read “State of Palestine.”
It was the first Palestinian address to the Security Council since the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Nov. 29 to upgrade the Palestinians from U.N. observer to non-voting member state.
Rice said that the United States does not recognize the General Assembly vote in November “as bestowing Palestinian ‘statehood’ or recognition.”
“Only direct negotiations to settle final status issues will lead to this outcome,” Rice said.
Sunshine plans ore production in 2014
KELLOGG – Executives with the Sunshine Silver Mines Corp. say the company intends to begin producing ore in 2014.
Company officials filed documents laying out their timeline with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month.
The company is preparing to sell shares and become a public corporation, the Shoshone News Press reported. The goal of the initial public offering is to raise $250 million – with some of that cash to be used for upgrades at the mine near Kellogg.
The company has 48 employees on-site, but there is no ore being produced.
Historically, the mine has produced more than 360 million ounces of silver in the last 125 years.
Officials say recent and future improvements should enhance potential for extracting more silver ore from the site.
In brief: From Wire Reports:
Seoul, South Korea – North Korea is warning that it is prepared to conduct a nuclear test and carry out more long-range rocket launches.
In a statement carried today by state media, the National Defense Commission in Pyongyang threatened to wage a “full-fledged confrontation” against the U.S. for what it calls continued hostility.
The declaration follows the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of North Korea on Tuesday and expanded sanctions against the regime for launching a rocket in December.
North Korea said the launch was a peaceful satellite mission, but the U.S. and others say it was actually a test of long-range missile technology.
New Parliament to have wider powers in Jordan
Amman, Jordan – Jordanians voted Wednesday for a parliament with wider authority, as the king cedes some of his powers to try to prevent simmering dissent from boiling over into a full-blown Arab Spring uprising.
The new legislature will choose the prime minister and run day-to-day affairs, powers that used to reside with King Abdullah II. Foreign policy and security matters remain in the hands of the king.
Abdullah has introduced the reforms in a measured manner, trying to manage the pace of change.
Critics charge that the reforms are too mild and the election is not enough of a change. The main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, boycotted the voting.
Nearly 1,500 candidates, including 191 women, ran for the 150-seat parliament. Unofficial results were expected today.
U.S. ambassador objects to ‘State of Palestine’ sign
United Nations – U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice objected Wednesday to the Palestinians’ latest bid to capitalize on their upgraded U.N. status when their foreign minister spoke at the Security Council while seated behind a nameplate that read “State of Palestine.”
It was the first Palestinian address to the Security Council since the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Nov. 29 to upgrade the Palestinians from U.N. observer to non-voting member state.
Rice said that the United States does not recognize the General Assembly vote in November “as bestowing Palestinian ‘statehood’ or recognition.”
“Only direct negotiations to settle final status issues will lead to this outcome,” Rice said.
Sunshine plans ore production in 2014
KELLOGG – Executives with the Sunshine Silver Mines Corp. say the company intends to begin producing ore in 2014.
Company officials filed documents laying out their timeline with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month.
The company is preparing to sell shares and become a public corporation, the Shoshone News Press reported. The goal of the initial public offering is to raise $250 million – with some of that cash to be used for upgrades at the mine near Kellogg.
The company has 48 employees on-site, but there is no ore being produced.
Historically, the mine has produced more than 360 million ounces of silver in the last 125 years.
Officials say recent and future improvements should enhance potential for extracting more silver ore from the site.
County jobless rate at 8.6 percent last month
Spokane County’s unemployment rate was 8.6 percent in December, nearly a full percentage point higher than the statewide 7.7 percent.
The 8.6 percent compares to a 9.1 percent county jobless rate in December 2011.
Unemployment varies across Washington counties. Whitman County, for example, had December’s lowest jobless rate at 5.4 percent, while Ferry County had the most people out of work: 13 percent. King County’s unemployment rate was 6.1 percent.
Economists say the state economy added 42,100 jobs over the past year.
Spokane County data reflect modest year-over-year jobs gains in natural resources, business and professional services.
Japan trade deficit grows to record high
TOKYO – Japan’s trade deficit in 2012 rose to a record $78.3 billion, as fuel imports surged and a bitter territorial dispute with China hammered its exports.
The provisional figures reported by the Finance Ministry today showed the trade deficit narrowed, however, in December, to 641.5 billion yen ($7.25 billion) from the 954.8 billion yen shortfall in November. That’s despite a 5.8 percent drop in exports for the month.
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Obama to pick new SEC chief
Mary Jo White experience in white-collar prosecution
Inaugural tone too political
Dana Milbank Washington Post columnist
Mary Jo White experience in white-collar prosecution
Unemployment news pushes S&P index to five-year high
Stocks rise to five-year high
Union membership dropped sharply last year
Editorial: Hanford construction needs to slow down
Stocks rise to five-year high
Union membership dropped sharply last year
Editorial: Hanford construction needs to slow down
Inaugural tone too political
Dana Milbank Washington Post columnist
Bird watching an activity worth feeding - responsibly
Rich Landers
DNA could become digital storage solution
Study finds code could handle need for information cache
Young or old, quitting smoking can add years, new study shows
Rich Landers
Study finds code could handle need for information cache
Young or old, quitting smoking can add years, new study shows
Moving youth program to All Saints would allow it to grow
Millwood history buffs get beyond talk, start collecting stories
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