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Monday, August 27, 2007
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Lunar eclipse coming tonight
August 27, 2007 in City on Page A1 A total eclipse of the moon is possibly the most beautiful phenomenon in the night sky, and Tuesday’s eclipse should be no different. The moon will slowly slip into the …
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Parks not always playgrounds
August 27, 2007 in City on Page A1 Easily accessible 24 hours a day to anyone who wants to enjoy them, parks have always played host to a few people intent on having a little too much fun. …
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Iraq parties reach key deal
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq’s top five political leaders announced an agreement Sunday night to release thousands of prisoners being held without charge and to reform the law that has excluded …
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Hopeful development
August 27, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 DOVER, Idaho – This town was born twice. Seemingly overnight, dozens of buildings popped up in the meadows, marsh and cutover forest on the waterfront where Lake Pend Oreille flows …
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Mild winter seen in West
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 LEWISTON, Maine – Keep your boots, long johns and snow shovels handy this winter if you live in the East, the Farmers’ Almanac’s forecast suggests. Residents of the West, however, …
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One lottery ticket worth $314.3 million
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 RICHMOND, Ind. – There was one winning ticket for the $314.3 million Powerball lottery prize, and it was sold in this city on the Indiana-Ohio state line, lottery officials said …
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Lottery numbers
August 27, 2007 in City on Page A2 Sunday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-5-4. Sunday’s Washington Keno: 01-05-17-18-25-27-42-46-50- 51-52-53-54-56-58-59-63-64-74-80.
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Governor: Ohio floods ‘devastating’
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio residents removed piles of waterlogged carpet, couches and upended refrigerators from their homes Sunday as they began the cleanup from recent flooding that Gov. Ted Strickland …
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New Ben Franklin aims to outsmart counterfeiters
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come. …
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Record-size walrus fossil nets $8,000 at auction
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – It was trapped under the Siberian permafrost for more than 12,000 years, and discovered by fossil hunters who at first mistook it as a mammoth tusk. …
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‘Year of Frog’ will, appropriately, be a leap year
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Up to half of the world’s 6,000 amphibian species are so threatened by disease, pollution and climate change that the globe’s zoos and aquariums plan this week to declare 2008 …
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Surfing protesters block ferry run
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 A dozen surfing protesters blocked the Hawaii Superferry from docking on its inaugural run from Oahu to Kauai with more than 500 passengers and crew Sunday evening, after a successful …
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Search not over, mine officials say
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 HUNTINGTON, Utah – Despite three weeks of drilling and digging that have revealed no signs of life from six men trapped inside a collapsed coal mine, officials said Sunday the …
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Ground glass a sharp idea for beaches
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Picture a beautiful beach spanning miles, gently lapped by aqua-colored water – and sprinkled with glass. Ouch? Think again. It feels like sand, but with granules …
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Lawmaker held on sex charges
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WARSAW, Poland – A Polish lawmaker was arrested Sunday on charges of rape and other sexual misconduct, his lawyer said. A court ordered the arrest of Stanislaw Lyzwinski, a lawmaker …
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Fire halted at edge of ruins
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece – Firefighters backed by aircraft dropped water and foam Sunday on the birthplace of the ancient Olympics to stop wildfires from burning the 2,800-year-old ruins, one of …
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Al-Maliki slams Levin, Clinton
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lashed out Sunday at U.S. and French politicians who have called on him to step down, and accused U.S. forces of committing “big …
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Iraqis say insurgents extort U.S. cash to fund war
August 27, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s deadly insurgent groups have financed their war against U.S. troops in part with hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. rebuilding funds that they’ve extorted from Iraqi …
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Affirming the vote
August 27, 2007 in City on Page A6 About two dozen women and men gathered Sunday at Comstock Park for what’s become an annual observance of the anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the United …
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Accuracy watch
August 27, 2007 in City on Page A6 For 08-27-2007
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Huckleberries: Lawyer can’t get a break – except in her windshield
August 27, 2007 in Idaho on Page A6 Anne McLaughlin practices law in Coeur d’Alene. But she’s not rolling in the dough yet. In fact, she’s a fledgling legal eagle, with a boatload of student debt and a …
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Holiday weekend promises sunny skies
August 27, 2007 in City on Page A6 Labor Day weekend is shaping up to be a warm one, according to the National Weather Service. Highs in the mid- to upper 80s are being forecast for the Spokane …
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Budget draws scant attention
August 27, 2007 in Idaho on Page A6 So far only a Coeur d’Alene skateboarder has shown interest in the city’s proposed $66.6 million budget, which includes a 3 percent property tax increase and enough cash to hire …
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Light rail proponents resurface
August 27, 2007 in City on Page A6 Voters may have thought that light rail was dealt its death blow when two related propositions failed last November, but supporters are hoping it’s a phoenix that can rise from …
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