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Sunday, August 27, 2006
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Doug Clark: Ballad of a simple, luckless man
August 27, 2006 in City As with most of my musical endeavors, the decision to write an original song about the death of Otto Zehm at the hands of Spokane police came while strumming a …
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Shorthanded Shock triumphs
August 27, 2006 in City on Page A1 One year, one title. The Spokane Shock won the arenafootball2 league’s ArenaCup 2006 championship Saturday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico, routing the Green Bay Blizzard 57-34.
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City paid cop who kicked suspect
August 27, 2006 in City on Page A1 Last summer, a tight-lipped Spokane City Council voted to pay $43,214 to rehire a police sergeant who was fired after an internal investigation found he’d used excessive force by kicking …
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Amid visit, Obama takes public HIV test
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 KOGELO, Kenya – Sen. Barack Obama pushed through surging crowds and hurtled down roads lined with screaming fans Saturday before settling into the calm of a quiet meal with his …
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New stem cell method opposed
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 A Vatican official on Saturday criticized a new method of making stem cells that does not require the destruction of embryos, calling it a “manipulation” that did not address the …
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Iran expands program as deadline nears
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 KHONDAB, Iran – Iran inaugurated a heavy-water plant Saturday, expanding its nuclear program only days before a U.N. deadline that threatens sanctions unless Tehran curbs activities the West fears are …
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Rumsfeld visits Stryker Brigade wives
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 FAIRBANKS, Alaska – In a lively but polite give-and-take, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fielded questions Saturday from wives and other family members of Alaska-based soldiers whose combat tours in Iraq …
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Release of Sunni leader a win for Iraq government
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq’s Shiite-led government, beset by sectarian violence, fuel shortages and rising prices, received a significant boost Saturday when kidnappers released a Sunni Arab lawmaker whose abduction nearly …
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Protests follow Bush to wedding
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine – At every wedding, it seems, something happens not according to plan. Expect the unexpected, planners warn. But how many brides and grooms expect a peace protest? That …
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Gunman fueled by cocaine and booze
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 A gunman on a cocaine and booze binge killed one man and wounded two others in a series of drive-by shootings in Queens, officials said Saturday. Three other people were …
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Harris backpedals following uproar
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 ORLANDO, Fla. – Rep. Katherine Harris sought Saturday to smother a campaign brushfire stoked by an earlier claim that failure to elect Christians to public office would allow lawmakers to …
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Prize-winning reporter charged with spying in Sudan
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A5 CHICAGO – A Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune was charged in a Sudanese court Saturday with espionage and other crimes. Paul Salopek, 44, was charged in a …
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In Passing
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A5 Dallas Robert K. Hoffman, Lampoon founder
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Oil giants ordered to leave Chad
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 N’DJAMENA, Chad – Chad’s president on Saturday ordered oil companies Chevron Corp. and Petronas to leave the country, saying neither has paid taxes and his country will take responsibility for …
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Pakistan talking peace with Taliban
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistan’s ruling army is forging a peace deal with Islamic militant guerrillas in the country’s border region that probably will free the militants to increase attacks on …
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Israel seeks to include friendly Muslim nations
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 JERUSALEM – The Israeli government said Saturday it is asking friendly Muslim countries to contribute troops to the U.N. force that is to help police the cease-fire in southern Lebanon …
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Lightning puts shuttle on hold
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA officials decided Saturday to delay the launch of space shuttle Atlantis by 24 hours to give engineers more time to determine whether one of the …
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Ancient heat wave studied
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – It was one of the greatest calamities of all time: Something turned up the Earth’s thermostat, touching off a monstrous heat wave that killed many animals and drove …
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Defining childhood obesity
August 27, 2006 in City on Page A9 Childhood obesity is a topic so sensitive, even health and medical experts have trouble talking about it.
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Tackling childhood obesity
August 27, 2006 in City on Page A10 The secret to helping children grapple with obesity is no secret at all, parents and professionals say. Nutritious meals, limited portions, daily exercise and constant vigilance are the keys to …
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Tropical Storm Ernesto gaining strength in Caribbean
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A13 KINGSTON, Jamaica – Tropical Storm Ernesto gathered strength as it steamed through the central Caribbean toward Jamaica on Saturday and threatened to enter the Gulf of Mexico as the first …
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Engineers question strength of levees
August 27, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A13 NEW ORLEANS – Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, it isn’t clear yet whether it could withstand a hurricane with …
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Pulling away from the competition
August 27, 2006 in Idaho on Page B1 A girl doesn’t just roll out of bed one day to become Idaho’s strongest woman. She has to tie a rope to her pickup and pull it around the neighborhood …
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Powwow keeps traditions alive through generations
August 27, 2006 in City on Page B1 Dominic Redfeather Davis stood on a grassy knoll in the hot sun Saturday, fastening intricate beadwork with pictures of buffalo skulls to his waist, ankles and arms. On his head, …
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