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Thursday, December 15, 2005
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Find puts early man up north
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – Ancient tools found in Britain show that humans lived in northern Europe 200,000 years earlier than was previously known, at a time when England’s climate was warm enough …
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Iraqis vote in historic election
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqis lined up amid tight security today to vote in a historic parliamentary election the U.S. hopes will lay the groundwork for American troops to withdraw, with …
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CdA Resort getting luxury spa treatment
December 15, 2005 in Idaho on Page A1 A $20 million makeover will bring a fresh look to the Coeur d’Alene Resort next year, just in time for the tourism icon’s 20th birthday. The makeover includes construction of …
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Contract hits the highway
December 15, 2005 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho’s Transportation Board agreed Wednesday to rescind its selection of a politically active Boise firm to oversee the largest highway construction project in the state’s history, after federal …
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Charity makes Christmas brighter
December 15, 2005 in City on Page A1 It’s the little things – a voucher for food, toys for the kids, a bag of candy – that can make a world of difference on Christmas. Like others who …
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Health insurers defend cash surpluses
December 15, 2005 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – In recent years, as health insurance premiums charged by the state’s largest health insurers rose steadily, something else continued to grow: how much money the insurers have in …
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Bush takes responsibility for Iraq war
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Bush said Wednesday the responsibility for invading Iraq based in part on faulty weapons intelligence rested solely with him, taking on the issue in his most direct …
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Charities end hard year with near-record donations
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Donor fatigue? Not this year. Even after the outpouring of donations for the Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, holiday giving is robust this season and 2005 …
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Lottery numbers
December 15, 2005 in City on Page A2 Wednesday’s Wash. Daily Game: 4-5-4. Wed. Lotto: 6-19-27-37-40-45.
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President defends Rumsfeld, DeLay
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Bush said Wednesday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has done “a heck of a good job” and there are no plans to replace him. Bush also spoke …
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House backs McCain anti-torture measure
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Putting new pressure on the Bush administration, the House on Wednesday endorsed a measure being pushed by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to outlaw torture and other forms of …
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House OKs renewal of Patriot Act
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House approved a pair of year-end conservative priorities Wednesday, voting to extend the anti-terrorism Patriot Act and to cut spending across a wide swath of social …
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Reservoir breach inundates valley
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 LESTERVILLE, Mo. – Trucker Greg Coleman could barely believe what hit him. He was hauling a load of zinc down a highway in southeast Missouri when a wall of water …
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Last year’s flu killed children quickly, study finds
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 One-third of the 153 American children killed by the flu during the 2003-04 season were dead within three days of getting sick, and many of the youngsters were perfectly healthy …
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Louisiana defends actions after Katrina
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Criticism by GOP lawmakers of Louisiana’s response to Hurricane Katrina may be aimed at denying the state the federal help it’s asking for, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said …
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Distant star may give clues on birth of our solar system
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 PASADENA, Calif. – Astronomers have spotted a swirling debris cloud around a sunlike star where terrestrial planets similar to Earth may be forming in a process that could shed light …
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Restaurant owner an unsung Christmas Bureau hero
December 15, 2005 in City on Page A10 About 30,000 needy people get the fixings of Christmas from the Christmas Bureau each year. It’s a big undertaking to serve these area families, requiring hundreds of volunteers. But there …
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Air marshals help patrol transit stations
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A11 WASHINGTON – An anti-terrorism test program is sending federal air marshals into train, subway and bus stations in six cities as part of a plan to occasionally use the armed …
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Branson sets sights on N.M. spaceport
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A12 Upham, N.M. Space is the place for Virgin founder Richard Branson. But for now he’s thrilled with New Mexico. The international playboy-entrepreneur unveiled plans Wednesday for a commercial space station …
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Pentagon reviewing domestic terrorism database
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A12 WASHINGTON – Pentagon officials said Wednesday that they have ordered a review of a program aimed at countering terrorist attacks that had compiled information about U.S. citizens, after reports that …
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Iranian president calls Nazi Holocaust a ‘myth’
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A13 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s hard-line president lashed out with a new outburst at Israel on Wednesday, calling the Nazi Holocaust a “myth” used as a pretext for carving out a …
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Germany wants CIA to provide details
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A13 Berlin Germany said Wednesday that it still wanted a full explanation of the alleged CIA abduction of a German citizen, as European Parliament members said an investigative committee should determine …
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Thousands in Beirut mourn slain journalist
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A14 BEIRUT, Lebanon – Weeping and cursing Syria, tens of thousands of Lebanese spilled into the streets of Beirut on Wednesday as a funeral march for publisher and politician Gibran Tueni …
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U.N. report focuses on children
December 15, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A14 LONDON – Hundreds of millions of children suffer exploitation and discrimination but are virtually invisible to the eyes of the world, according to a UNICEF report published Wednesday. Millions of …
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