Monday, October 6, 2008
 | |
 | AP |
| Wall Street takes a tumble | |
| It has been another traumatic day on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points before closing with a loss of about 350. - Lehman sought millions for execs - Officials to move quickly on rescue New - BofA to pay $8B over bad mortgages - Locals to get $200 million in settlement New | |
Gregoire, Rossi differ on minimum wage
Few lines distinguish the two major party candidates for governor as starkly as the state's minimum wage.
Local housing market stabilizes New
Storm to bring early snow to the mountains
Local prostitute gets second chance from federal court New
Abandoned baby now with dad in Auburn
· VIDEO: Abandoned baby reunited with father
· Woman bound and beaten in Kirkland condo
· Snow and Seattle: The bewildered reporter on Stevens Pass
· What Seattle search terms turned up in 2001
 Day in Pictures Blessed pets and more |
 David Horsey Sarah Palin after the debate |
 World news Deadly fire; suicide bomber kills 15 |
 Pierre Cardin Designer presents his 2009 collection |
 MySeattlePix New photos from Pike Place Market |
- Local housing market stabilizes New
- Kirkland intruder photographs sexual assault New
- Abandoned baby now with dad in Auburn
- Police investigate child porn at WSU New
- Spokane author's Muhammad book reaches shelves Monday New
- Once missing, Oregon grandmother found in Italy
- Filmmaker hopes to document Minidoka internment camp
- Supreme Court rejects Oregon circumcision case
- Court again rejects abortion posters case
- Here comes the snow
- Supporters of private animal shelters to rally at noon
- Seattle police officer crashes into utility pole
- Woman bound and beaten in Kirkland condo New
- Algae fueling the green revolution
- Gregoire, Rossi far apart on minimum wage
- Strange Bedfellows: Free press woes in Georgia, the country Updated
- Dateline Earth: NW could lead U.S. on non-carbon energy Updated
- Dateline Earth: Obama, McCain race going to the dogs?
- Traffic Watch: Edmonds-Kingston ferry service curtailed
- Strange Bedfellows: Gallup daily poll: Obama 50, McCain 42
- 3 council members recommend county get out of animal shelter business
- Licata swings at Mercer widening project
- Getting There: Northgate backups irk driver
- Connelly: Eyman's I-985 drives slowly in fast lane
- Tacoma man killed in hit and run
- Tough economy forces cutbacks for area residents
- Walkers worry more cafes will clutter sidewalks
- Evolutionary biologist kicks off 'Lucy's Legacy' talks
- Obituaries and King County deaths
More local news
- Kirkland intruder photographs sexual assault New
- Abandoned baby now with dad in Auburn
- Police investigate child porn at WSU New
- Spokane author's Muhammad book reaches shelves Monday New
- Once missing, Oregon grandmother found in Italy
- Filmmaker hopes to document Minidoka internment camp
- Supreme Court rejects Oregon circumcision case
- Court again rejects abortion posters case
- Here comes the snow
- Supporters of private animal shelters to rally at noon
- Seattle police officer crashes into utility pole
- Woman bound and beaten in Kirkland condo New
- Algae fueling the green revolution
- Gregoire, Rossi far apart on minimum wage
- Strange Bedfellows: Free press woes in Georgia, the country Updated
- Dateline Earth: NW could lead U.S. on non-carbon energy Updated
- Dateline Earth: Obama, McCain race going to the dogs?
- Traffic Watch: Edmonds-Kingston ferry service curtailed
- Strange Bedfellows: Gallup daily poll: Obama 50, McCain 42
- 3 council members recommend county get out of animal shelter business
- Licata swings at Mercer widening project
- Getting There: Northgate backups irk driver
- Connelly: Eyman's I-985 drives slowly in fast lane
- Tacoma man killed in hit and run
- Tough economy forces cutbacks for area residents
- Walkers worry more cafes will clutter sidewalks
- Evolutionary biologist kicks off 'Lucy's Legacy' talks
- Obituaries and King County deaths
More local news- Italian nuclear waste decision awaiting Congress action
- Strange Bedfellows Blog: Gallup daily poll: Obama 50, McCain 42
- Obama calls them 'smears,' but 'pals' fair game to Palin
- Staph infections add to flu dangers
- High melamine levels found in two Cadbury products
- Candidates share how plans differ on Iraq
- Hedgehogs, lizards and other pets can put children at risk
- Ike's environmental toll still emerging
- Simpson 'melancholy,' focused on appeal
- Taliban reportedly furious over apparent U.S. airstrike
- Egyptian's visit shows support for Iraq
- Superpower military might doesn't faze pirates
- 1 bad connection caused atom smasher shutdown New
- Bush aides win delay for congressional testimony
More nation/world news
- Strange Bedfellows Blog: Gallup daily poll: Obama 50, McCain 42
- Obama calls them 'smears,' but 'pals' fair game to Palin
- Staph infections add to flu dangers
- High melamine levels found in two Cadbury products
- Candidates share how plans differ on Iraq
- Hedgehogs, lizards and other pets can put children at risk
- Ike's environmental toll still emerging
- Simpson 'melancholy,' focused on appeal
- Taliban reportedly furious over apparent U.S. airstrike
- Egyptian's visit shows support for Iraq
- Superpower military might doesn't faze pirates
- 1 bad connection caused atom smasher shutdown New
- Bush aides win delay for congressional testimony
More nation/world news- Giants' 44-6 rout of Seahawks began early
- Talkin' Hawks: Slip slidin' away New
- Notebook: Heel injury could keep Branch out of next game
- Hawks defense puts in very bad day at office
- Hixon seizes opportunity to shine in Burress' spot
- Thiel: Task ahead is bigger than Hawks' defense
- Huskies an awful mess with Ty holding mop
- Huskies Closeup
- Cougs' offense, new QB continue season's struggles
- Danks helps Chicago stave off elimination
- Angels not ready to quit just yet
- Cubs futility covers century
- Phillies find power to match their pitching
- On Tennis: Federer bows out of tournament to focus on health
- No Shocker: Detroit wins third WNBA crown
- Top-ranked Oklahoma braces for Longhorns
More sports news
- Talkin' Hawks: Slip slidin' away New
- Notebook: Heel injury could keep Branch out of next game
- Hawks defense puts in very bad day at office
- Hixon seizes opportunity to shine in Burress' spot
- Thiel: Task ahead is bigger than Hawks' defense
- Huskies an awful mess with Ty holding mop
- Huskies Closeup
- Cougs' offense, new QB continue season's struggles
- Danks helps Chicago stave off elimination
- Angels not ready to quit just yet
- Cubs futility covers century
- Phillies find power to match their pitching
- On Tennis: Federer bows out of tournament to focus on health
- No Shocker: Detroit wins third WNBA crown
- Top-ranked Oklahoma braces for Longhorns
More sports news- Precision Castparts to buy Fatigue Technology
- EBay cutting 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force New
- Aerospace Blog: McNerney -- Boeing will hold firm on strike Updated
- Frugal consumers hurt economy, too
- Countrywide plans $8.7 billion in loan aid as part of settlement
- Microsoft's Mundie takes over college talks from Gates
- The Insider: It's no laughing matter at WaMu
- Airlines ratcheting up 'a la carte' charges
- Workplace Coach: Workers more stressed than ever
- Small Business: There are options for owners who can't pay IRS
- Sleep -- the mother of creativity
- Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown
- Officials pledge to move quickly on rescue
- Europe governments go their own way on crisis
- Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off
- Business Calendar
- People on the Move
- Microsoft Blog: Q & A: Craig Mundie on his college tour Updated
More business news
- EBay cutting 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force New
- Aerospace Blog: McNerney -- Boeing will hold firm on strike Updated
- Frugal consumers hurt economy, too
- Countrywide plans $8.7 billion in loan aid as part of settlement
- Microsoft's Mundie takes over college talks from Gates
- The Insider: It's no laughing matter at WaMu
- Airlines ratcheting up 'a la carte' charges
- Workplace Coach: Workers more stressed than ever
- Small Business: There are options for owners who can't pay IRS
- Sleep -- the mother of creativity
- Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown
- Officials pledge to move quickly on rescue
- Europe governments go their own way on crisis
- Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off
- Business Calendar
- People on the Move
- Microsoft Blog: Q & A: Craig Mundie on his college tour Updated
More business news- Creating 'The Way We Work' was famed illustrator's most daunting challenge
- Ensemble La Rota revives 700-year-old music
- Betty Bowen Award goes to photographer Isaac Layman
- 'Dead Elvis' sets an imaginative season for Northwest Sinfonietta
- Michael Cera's infinite resistance to fame
- Music: Jenny Lewis' 'Acid Tongue'
- Games: 'Hoshi Sage 1, 2 & 3'
- DVDs: 'Bigger, Stronger, Faster*'
- Books: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
- Delta museum is a tribute to bluesman B.B. King
- Audiences adopt 'Chihuahua' with $29M weekend
- Phelps honored by Baltimore with parade and salute
More A&E
- Ensemble La Rota revives 700-year-old music
- Betty Bowen Award goes to photographer Isaac Layman
- 'Dead Elvis' sets an imaginative season for Northwest Sinfonietta
- Michael Cera's infinite resistance to fame
- Music: Jenny Lewis' 'Acid Tongue'
- Games: 'Hoshi Sage 1, 2 & 3'
- DVDs: 'Bigger, Stronger, Faster*'
- Books: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
- Delta museum is a tribute to bluesman B.B. King
- Audiences adopt 'Chihuahua' with $29M weekend
- Phelps honored by Baltimore with parade and salute
More A&E- Working Dad: Survey: third of moms cheated, like dads New
- Devouring sEATtle: Calorie counts no joy in Joy of Cooking
- Devouring sEATtle: Lose a restaurant chef, gain a cookbook
- Devouring sEATtle: The Flavor Bible
- Living Well: All athletic shoes are not alike
- Hax: Throwing things isn't a healthy way to vent
- Natural Medicine: Take healthy snacking on the road
- Reality Check: Does grape juice have the same benefits as red wine?
- Kids and Health: Don't wait for 'The Sex Talk' with your child
- Dinner: Scram (Salsa, Cheese, Rice and Meat)
- Drinks: Passion Potion
- The You Docs: Which diet works best?
- Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
- Devouring sEATtle: Seattle's "Legendary" Restaurant
- Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West
More lifestyle features
- Devouring sEATtle: Calorie counts no joy in Joy of Cooking
- Devouring sEATtle: Lose a restaurant chef, gain a cookbook
- Devouring sEATtle: The Flavor Bible
- Living Well: All athletic shoes are not alike
- Hax: Throwing things isn't a healthy way to vent
- Natural Medicine: Take healthy snacking on the road
- Reality Check: Does grape juice have the same benefits as red wine?
- Kids and Health: Don't wait for 'The Sex Talk' with your child
- Dinner: Scram (Salsa, Cheese, Rice and Meat)
- Drinks: Passion Potion
- The You Docs: Which diet works best?
- Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
- Devouring sEATtle: Seattle's "Legendary" Restaurant
- Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West
More lifestyle features- Virtual Editorial Board: Presidential race, plus reader comments on Governor's race, federal deficit
- Neither the 'Truman Show' nor Lincolnesque New
- Markets dive at record rates around the world New
- Catchy names in the new economy New
- Democrats should fear the 'boogie man'
- Palin, doggone it, needs a reality check
- A second round for Biden-Palin?
- Pitbull Palin mauls McCain
- Palin's alternate universe
- Our dependency on the world
- Be afraid -- Palin's weaknesses are her strengths
- Sarah's pompom palaver
- Think the surge worked (McCain does). Think again.
- Ending homelessness: A broader effort
- Federal deficits: Thinking long
- First Person: Running the country is not a game
- Letters to the Editor
- Letters to the Editor
- Neither the 'Truman Show' nor Lincolnesque New
- Markets dive at record rates around the world New
- Catchy names in the new economy New
- Democrats should fear the 'boogie man'
- Palin, doggone it, needs a reality check
- A second round for Biden-Palin?
- Pitbull Palin mauls McCain
- Palin's alternate universe
- Our dependency on the world
- Be afraid -- Palin's weaknesses are her strengths
- Sarah's pompom palaver
- Think the surge worked (McCain does). Think again.
- Ending homelessness: A broader effort
- Federal deficits: Thinking long
- First Person: Running the country is not a game
- Letters to the Editor
- Letters to the Editor
News blogs
Now Hear This: Seattle's Military Blog
· State VA central office tries new hours
· Veterans' MS study awaits Bush sign-off
Subscribe
· State VA central office tries new hours
· Veterans' MS study awaits Bush sign-off
Subscribe
Strange Bedfellows
· Free press woes in Georgia, the country
· Gallup daily poll: Obama 50, McCain 42
Subscribe
· Free press woes in Georgia, the country
· Gallup daily poll: Obama 50, McCain 42
Subscribe
Secret Ingredients
· Industry wins. Country of origin must now be listed on food labels, but the new law is riddled with dangerous loopholes.
· A federal court ruled against a city for using an untested procedure for removing asbestos. EPA wants to use it nationwide.
Subscribe
· Industry wins. Country of origin must now be listed on food labels, but the new law is riddled with dangerous loopholes.
· A federal court ruled against a city for using an untested procedure for removing asbestos. EPA wants to use it nationwide.
Subscribe
Seattle Real Estate News
· When is a 'sales event' not a sales event?
· Party like it's 1873
Subscribe
· When is a 'sales event' not a sales event?
· Party like it's 1873
Subscribe
Seattle 911
· VIDEO: Abandoned baby reunited with father
· Woman bound and beaten in Kirkland condo
Subscribe
· VIDEO: Abandoned baby reunited with father
· Woman bound and beaten in Kirkland condo
Subscribe
The Big Blog
· Snow and Seattle: The bewildered reporter on Stevens Pass
· What Seattle search terms turned up in 2001
Subscribe
· Snow and Seattle: The bewildered reporter on Stevens Pass
· What Seattle search terms turned up in 2001
Subscribe
School Zone
· How the economy is impacting higher education
· Student's painting-a-day plan makes statement about "art"
Subscribe
· How the economy is impacting higher education
· Student's painting-a-day plan makes statement about "art"
Subscribe
Seattle Neighborhood Buzz
· Watch the sidewalk cafe vote
· More on the sidewalk cafe debate
Subscribe
· Watch the sidewalk cafe vote
· More on the sidewalk cafe debate
Subscribe
Seattle Traffic Watch
· Edmonds-Kingston ferry service curtailed
· Puget Sound train service expands Monday
Subscribe
· Edmonds-Kingston ferry service curtailed
· Puget Sound train service expands Monday
Subscribe
Dateline Earth
· NW could lead U.S. on non-carbon energy, report says
· Obama, McCain race going to the dogs?
Subscribe
· NW could lead U.S. on non-carbon energy, report says
· Obama, McCain race going to the dogs?
Subscribe
Business blogs
Andrea on Amazon (Online retail)
· Amazon, Microsoft to square off in the cloud?
· Bezos backs online health care system
Subscribe
· Amazon, Microsoft to square off in the cloud?
· Bezos backs online health care system
Subscribe
Microsoft Blog
· Q & A: Craig Mundie on his college tour
· Microsoft boy band dances for Windows 7
Subscribe
· Q & A: Craig Mundie on his college tour
· Microsoft boy band dances for Windows 7
Subscribe
James Wallace on Aerospace
· McNerney -- Boeing will hold firm on strike
· Boeing's McNerney on financial crisis
Subscribe
· McNerney -- Boeing will hold firm on strike
· Boeing's McNerney on financial crisis
Subscribe
Sports blogs
Mariners Blog
· New positions for minor league prospect Triunfel
· Top GM names look to be unavailable to Mariners
Subscribe
· New positions for minor league prospect Triunfel
· Top GM names look to be unavailable to Mariners
Subscribe
Opinion blogs
Features blogs
Devouring sEATtle
· Calorie counts no joy in Joy of Cooking
· Lose a restaurant chef, gain a cookbook
Subscribe
· Calorie counts no joy in Joy of Cooking
· Lose a restaurant chef, gain a cookbook
Subscribe
Art to Go
· Art exhibits opening this month or closing soon
· Top of the list Seattle galleries
Subscribe
· Art exhibits opening this month or closing soon
· Top of the list Seattle galleries
Subscribe
Today's picks
· Northwest Law: Guilt by Association
· Travel talk: Wine, Women and Wandering
· Urban Fashion Network: Moss-Tastic Jewelry
· Ear Candy: Photo gallery: REVERBfest 2008 in Ballard (part 1)
· Monastic Moments: Ten Minute Mediation
New Reader blogs
Recently updated
Dementia Care
· Do you someone with dementia in long term care?
· Caregivers be alert. Do not let this happen to you
Subscribe
· Do you someone with dementia in long term care?
· Caregivers be alert. Do not let this happen to you
Subscribe
Ear Candy
· Rolling Stone to Katy Perry: "No."
· REVERBfest 2008: Brothers of the Sonic Cloth (feat. Tad Doyle)
Subscribe
· Rolling Stone to Katy Perry: "No."
· REVERBfest 2008: Brothers of the Sonic Cloth (feat. Tad Doyle)
Subscribe
| • NWSOURCE SHOPPING | Sales ArticlesStore guides |
Revive your decor simply and inexpensively with color, texture and fun from local designer April Pride Allison.
|
We scoured local shops and consignment stores for 10 affordable essentials.
|
DOW INDUSTRIAL INTRADAY CHART
 | People in the News Rachael Ray's vocal cord cyst is bening ... Shemar Moore says he has a crush on Jennifer Anniston ... and more. |
VIDEO
Tonight in prime time
| HOMES | News | Blog | Search Homes |
Local housing market stabilizes
The Seattle area's real estate market showed signs of stabilization in September ...
· Real Estate Pros (Reader blog): Good News From a Rough Week
· Real Estate Pros (Reader blog): September Buying 'Way Down
· New faces at foreclosures
| CARS | News | Search Cars |
Toyota may expand Prius hybrid brand
Toyota Motor Corp. expects gas-electric hybrids to form the majority of its alternative-technology ...
· Car Talk: If you drive till gas is low, will sediment in tank get in system?
· Here come the new 2009 models
· Auto Biography: 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria
| JOBS | News | Search Jobs |
Workplace Coach: Workers more stressed than ever
Now more than ever, there is a need for organizations to proactively address workplace ...
OUR AFFILIATES
101 Elliott Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 448-8000
Home Delivery: (206) 464-2121 or (800) 542-0820
seattlepi.com serves about 4 million unique visitors
and 40 million page views each month.
Send comments to newmedia@seattlepi.com
Send investigative tips to iteam@seattlepi.com
©1996-2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Terms of Use/Privacy Policy
