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Sunday, February 26, 2006
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Evangelical Christians reach out to Israel
February 26, 2006 in City on Page A1 Christians on Chuck Missler’s 10-day tour of Israel do more than just travel to Jerusalem and other biblical sites. They also spend a day volunteering with Israel’s armed forces.
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Greenacres man in court almost daily – to watch
February 26, 2006 in City on Page A1 Tony Fields haunts the halls of justice, silently studying the work of attorneys he yearns to call his peers. The gentle, 75-year-old Greek rides the bus from Greenacres every Monday …
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WSU branches blossom
February 26, 2006 in City on Page A1 For more than a century, when people have thought of Washington State, they’ve thought of Pullman. But over the last 15 years, WSU has been planting its flag all over …
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Actor Knotts dies at 81
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A1 Veteran actor Don Knotts, best-known for his television role as Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Friday of pulmonary and respiratory complications. He was 81. “Don was …
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After surgery, the weight of the world
February 26, 2006 in Idaho on Page A1 Linette Freeman knows what people think. She can see it in the eyes that don’t meet hers. She can hear it in the comments that follow her into restaurant booths.
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9/11 widower’s bike ride will raise funds, awareness
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Thomas Heidenberger was at the controls of a U.S. Airways Airbus 321, climbing out of the Los Angeles basin heading back to the East Coast, when the idea …
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Tests show ricin found at UT dorm
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 AUSTIN, Texas – The FBI sent a team of experts on weapons of mass destruction Saturday to collect samples of a powder found in a University of Texas student dormitory …
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Frist drops opposition to controversial port deal
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 LEXINGTON, Ky. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Saturday night that after recent briefings, he is now comfortable with an Arab-owned company running port operations for six American …
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Accusations of misuse of money roil church
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Allegations of financial misconduct are rocking the Orthodox Church in America, whose former treasurer says top officials misappropriated millions of dollars in donations from agribusiness titan Dwayne Andreas, …
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Study: Prostate cancer in elderly merits fight
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 It is better to treat prostate cancer in elderly people aggressively rather than to wait and watch for signs of progression as is commonly done, according to a new study …
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Mardi Gras parade turnouts good
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 The last big weekend of the annual Carnival season drew healthy crowds to two Mardi Gras parades on Saturday, but a threat of evening showers pushed one of the city’s …
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Actor Darren McGavin dies at 83
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – Darren McGavin, the husky, tough-talking actor who starred in several TV series, played a grouchy dad in the holiday classic “A Christmas Story” and had other strong …
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Palestinians to get some U.S. aid
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 A senior U.S. diplomat told Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday that the Bush administration would provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians even after the radical Islamic group Hamas forms …
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Afghan inmates take over prison wing
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – Hundreds of inmates, including terrorism convicts, clashed with guards in a failed attempt to break out of a high-security prison in Kabul, then took control of parts …
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Al-Qaida vows more oil attacks
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 MANAMA, Bahrain – A day after the first attack on Saudi Arabia’s vital oil infrastructure, the Saudi branch of al-Qaida warned in an Internet statement Saturday that suicide bombers would …
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Likely Clinton candidacy divides Democrats
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A5 MANCHESTER, N.H. – As they ponder how to win back the White House, many Democrats fear that the early front-runner for their party’s 2008 presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, …
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Militias ignore curfews in Iraq
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 BAGHDAD – Until four days ago, the building was a Sunni Muslim mosque called al-Hassan, located on a quiet side street amid a clutch of stone homes with ragged yards …
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Rivals jointly condemn violence
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Leaders of Iraq’s rival factions held an emergency meeting Saturday and agreed to condemn the sectarian violence that has gripped the country over the past four days. …
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Don Knotts dies of lung cancer
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A8 HOLLYWOOD – Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town Deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series “The Andy Griffith Show” …
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In Passing
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A8 Princeton, N.J. Theodore Draper; scholar, critic
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U.S. reviews Russia policy
February 26, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is quietly exploring ways of recalibrating U.S. policy toward Russia in the face of growing concerns about the Kremlin’s crackdown on internal dissent and pressure …
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Group deplores terror, promotes respect
February 26, 2006 in City on Page A9 PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – In final sessions of the World Council of Churches Ninth Assembly Thursday, the 700 delegates agreed by consensus to statements on several issues including terrorism, mutual …
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Energy-savings top draw at annual home show
February 26, 2006 in City on Page B1 A recent snap of cold weather and high heating bills have combined to boost business for Terry Simioni, who installs radiant-heat floors in the Spokane area. His booth at this …
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Bill seeks mental health parity
February 26, 2006 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho is now one of just two states with no requirements that health insurance cover mental illness just as it covers physical ailments. But the state may be …
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