Obama administration reviewing Bush plan to save Pacific Northwest salmonWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is reviewing a Bush administration plan for balancing the needs of people and salmon in the Columbia River Basin — a plan that has been criticized by a federal judge as doing too little to help salmon. Wave of Iraq attacks stirs dark memories and worries for future battle against insurgentsBAGHDAD — It’s been a season of jarring flashbacks in Iraq: a spate of major suicide bombings, including more than 145 dead over two days of bloodshed capped by a blast Friday outside a Shiite shrine. |