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Saturday, October 9, 2004
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Firm hopes to develop Met parcel
October 9, 2004 in City on Page A1 A Kirkland, Wash., investment and development firm has submitted the winning bid for Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co.’s 77-acre Summit property on the Spokane River just north of downtown. Matt …
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City street measure faces a tough sell
October 9, 2004 in City on Page A1 If there is a ground zero in Spokane’s war on potholes, the North Side intersection of Wall and Rowan could be it. A bus bench there screams the pitch of …
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Showdown, Part II
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 ST. LOUIS – A polite but persistent group of Americans grilled President Bush and Sen. John Kerry at a televised town-hall meeting Friday night, challenging Bush on his Iraq policy …
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Process converts small trees to energy
October 9, 2004 in Idaho on Page A1 Millions of scrawny, spindly trees choking Western forests could soon be harnessed as a clean source of renewable energy, according to researchers at the University of Washington. A process has …
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Corporate tax bill bogs down in Senate
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The drive to pass a $136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Friday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules and …
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Kenyan wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 NYERI, Kenya – A Kenyan environmental activist who for 30 years has battled to stop deforestation, empower women and halt government land grabs won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize on …
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Debate produces little movement at AARP gathering at SFCC
October 9, 2004 in City on Page A1 Friday’s presidential debate may have been entertaining, but it didn’t change many minds – at least for a group of seniors who gathered to watch the debate at Spokane Falls …
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Lottery numbers
October 9, 2004 on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 0-9-4. Friday’s Washington Lucky for Life: 7-10-74-82.
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Afghans vote amid threats of violence
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s historic presidential election began today, with people across this ethnically diverse land casting the first ballots in an improbable experiment with democracy and under a Taliban …
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Colombia officials ask for help
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombian government officials said Friday they need support from the international community to assist in the planned demobilization of thousands of right-wing paramilitary fighters. The paramilitary United …
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Bombings point to al Qaeda
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO, Egypt – Rescuers dug through the rubble of a luxury hotel on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday, as Israeli officials said Thursday’s coordinated car bombings at resorts full of …
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Palestinian girl, 10, dies during offensive into Gaza
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Soldiers shot and killed a 10-year-old Palestinian girl and three other Palestinians died in missile strikes Friday during Israel’s massive offensive into the northern Gaza …
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Family confirms Briton’s beheading
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. A U.S. official …
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Presidential nude out of museum
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A cartoonish painting of President Bush in the nude has been taken down from the wall at the City Museum of Washington. The picture, called “Man of Leisure, …
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Pelosi seeks inquiry on DeLay
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The House’s top Democrat called for a special counsel Friday to look into Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s role in an embattled Texas political action committee, ratcheting up an …
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Soldier, his mother buried side by side
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A5 SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – An Army soldier killed in Iraq and his grief-stricken mother, who died a week later, were buried alongside each other Friday, hailed as “both heroes in …
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Fatal retirement home blaze traced to resident’s unattended stove
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A5 PHILADELPHIA – A retirement home fire that killed two women and injured several other residents was sparked by unattended cooking on an apartment stove, officials said Friday. Two elderly residents …
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Man guilty of murdering gang members
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A5 PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A man who admitted ramming a stolen pickup truck into six Outlaws motorcycle gang members, killing two, was convicted of premeditated murder. Jurors recommended a sentence …
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OAS leader resigns amid allegations
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – The head of the Organization of American States resigned Friday, just two weeks into his tenure, after allegations that he participated in a bribery scandal involving a French …
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Sap with mower ruins tree-planting effort at interstate interchange
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A5 PERRYSBURG, Ohio – It was a clear-cut error: A state worker mowed down 28,000 young trees that had been planted as part of a $33,000 highway beautification project. The only …
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U.S. plutonium arrives at French factory
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A6 CHERBOURG, France – A trans-Atlantic shipment of plutonium from the United States arrived by guarded convoy at a factory in southern France Friday, amid protests by environmental groups. French state-run …
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Blacklist of terror groups gets Security Council OK
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A6 UNITED NATIONS – The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday paving the way for the creation of a global blacklist of groups considered to be terrorist organizations and a …
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Interpol declares terrorism priority
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A6 CANCUN, Mexico – The international police agency Interpol ended its annual meeting Friday agreeing terrorism must be its top priority and noting criminals involved in crimes such as prostitution, drugs, …
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New U.N. attack on polio begins
October 9, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A7 GENEVA – The United Nations launched a massive polio immunization campaign across Africa on Friday, aiming to undo the regionwide effects of a vaccine boycott in Nigeria. More than a …
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