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Friday, April 8, 2005
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City was warned of RPS’ dire straits
April 8, 2005 in City The River Park Square mall has been losing between $3. 7 million and $4. 2 million a year since 2000, and bankruptcy by the companies that owned it was “the …
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Pfizer halts sales of Bextra; FDA wants warnings on many painkillers
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Pfizer Inc. reluctantly halted sales of its arthritis painkiller Bextra on Thursday after the Food and Drug Administration concluded it posed too many serious safety risks. It was …
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Pope’s will reflects burdens
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 VATICAN CITY – With final preparations for his funeral under way early today, Pope John Paul II’s voice echoed here once more in the words of his last will and …
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‘He was true to his God’
April 8, 2005 in City on Page A1 They gathered to pray, to mourn and to show gratitude. On the eve of Pope John Paul II’s funeral, Catholics from throughout Spokane came together not only to grieve his …
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Shiite leader named Iraq’s new premier
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – On another day of firsts in Iraq, a devout Muslim doctor who spent exile in Iran and Britain was named Thursday to become the nation’s first Shiite …
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Conference explores intelligent design
April 8, 2005 in City on Page A1 As a microbiologist, Scott Minnich of the University of Idaho continues to be amazed by the complexity of organisms. Take, for instance, bacterial flagellum, a focus of Minnich’s numerous experiments …
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Lottery numbers
April 8, 2005 on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 0-2-7. Thursday’s Washington Lucky for Life: 3-42-44-46.
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Neverland guard tells of sex abuse
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 Santa Maria, Calif. A former security guard at Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch told a lurid story Thursday about seeing the singer kiss, fondle and perform oral sex on a boy …
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Bomber attacks tourists in Egypt
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO, Egypt – An explosion apparently set off by a bomber on a motorcycle hit a tour group shopping in a historic bazaar Thursday, killing at least two people and …
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Texas high school coach shot, wounded on campus
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 CANTON, Texas – The father of a high school football player shot and wounded the team’s coach Thursday, fled in a truck loaded with weapons, and then tried to kill …
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Mexico City mayor may be prosecuted
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – In a move that could ignite a political firestorm, the Congress stripped Mexico City’s leftist mayor of his immunity from prosecution Thursday, possibly eliminating the leading contender …
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U.S. defends Guantanamo military panels
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The U.S. government on Thursday defended the military commissions created to try alleged al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, telling a federal appeals court …
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Authorities say border volunteers didn’t hold Mexican against his will
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A9 TUCSON, Ariz. – Authorities determined Thursday three volunteers involved in a civilian project to watch the border and report illegal crossers may have pulled a prank on an illegal immigrant …
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DeLay: Courts ‘run amok’
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, stepped up his attack on federal judges Thursday, telling a gathering of religious conservatives that the judiciary has “run amok” and demanding …
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Looks not everything, but there is a payoff
April 8, 2005 in Business on Page A10 ST. LOUIS — Why wasn’t I born rich instead of handsome? Or so the lament goes. But the nation’s central bank now says that if you’re gorgeous, chances are better …
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your money
April 8, 2005 in Business on Page A10 Are you happy about that big income tax refund? You shouldn’t be. The problem is that a refund isn’t someone else’s money that you’ve won; it’s your money, something you’ve …
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Tort reform fight intensifies
April 8, 2005 in Business on Page A10 Business and medical groups are continuing their push for malpractice reforms, releasing a report Thursday that claims Washington laws – when compared to those in Idaho – allow big jury …
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No end in sight for high gas prices, feds say
April 8, 2005 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON — There’s pump shock at every corner gas station, with prices well over $2 a gallon and still rising. And the government says you better get used to it. …
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Workers block Hecla mine in Mexico
April 8, 2005 in Business on Page A11 Union members blocked the entrance to a Mexican mine owned by Hecla Mining Co. this week, shutting down production at the non-union silver operation. Hecla is working with the governor …
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Some limits OK’d on Internet gambling
April 8, 2005 in Business on Page A11 GENEVA – The United States can keep some restrictions on Internet gambling, a World Trade Organization appeals panel said Thursday, but also concluded that some U.S. legislation discriminates against foreign …
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Stocks higher as oil prices sink
April 8, 2005 in Business on Page A11 Stocks trekked higher Thursday as the prospect of a good earnings season and lower fuel prices brightened Wall Street’s mood, offsetting mixed retail sales for March and some bad news …
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Dow Jones
April 8, 2005 on Page A11 Dow Jones HighLowCloseChange30Ind10589.9910434.3010546.32+60.3020Trn3741.113669.263719.00+5.3415Utl366.59361.42365.40+3.0565Stk3409.573355.333394.31+16.96
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Bextra taken off market
April 8, 2005 in Business on Page A11 WASHINGTON — Pfizer’s blockbuster painkiller Bextra was yanked off the market Thursday, and the government ordered that 19 other popular prescription competitors — from Celebrex to Mobic to high-dose naproxen …
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Sheriff accesses license records to contact critic
April 8, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A14 ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County’s sheriff used driver’s license records to contact a woman who wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper criticizing his staff’s use of Taser …
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