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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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Shooter linked to Aryans
May 23, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 Jason Kenneth Hamilton, the man responsible for the deadly shooting spree in Moscow, Idaho, was a card-carrying Aryan Nations member licensed by the federal government to possess fully automatic weapons, …
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State rejects marina expansion
May 23, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Developer Bob Holland’s plans for a big marina expansion in Bayview have been rejected by the Idaho Department of Lands, which ruled that the project would damage an …
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Class offers little refuge
May 23, 2007 in City on Page A1 Over the years, Spokane has become home to thousands of refugees from some of the most politically repressive nations on earth. Few native-born Americans have any idea what they had …
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NYC yellow cab fleet will be green by 2012
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Every yellow cab in this city will be a fuel-efficient hybrid by 2012, and stricter emissions and gas mileage standards for taxis will be phased in starting …
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Shark reproduces asexually
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 A team of American and Irish researchers have discovered that some female sharks can reproduce without having sex, the first time scientists have found the unusual capacity in such an …
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Airport auction offers an eclectic mix
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 MADRID, Spain – More than 20,000 things people left on planes and at airports, including a wedding dress and a pair of rudimentary stilts, were auctioned off Tuesday as Madrid’s …
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Britain seeks Russian’s extradition in poisoning death
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – Britain made a bold extradition request Tuesday for a former KGB bodyguard in the poisoning death of an ex-Soviet spy turned Kremlin critic. Russia immediately refused the request, …
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Lebanese stop bombing camp
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon – The Lebanese military stopped its bombardment of a Palestinian refugee camp Tuesday in an unofficial cease-fire with Islamic radicals inside, giving the camp’s trapped families their …
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Worker program remains part of immigration bill
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Senate turned back an early attack on a broad bipartisan immigration overhaul Tuesday, keeping alive a temporary worker provision that could bring in as many as 600,000 …
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FDA approves new birth control pill
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first birth control pill designed to eliminate women’s monthly period. The new pill, called Lybrel, uses a combination of low-dose synthetic …
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Does Bush regularly use seat belts?
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Bush encourages people to wear seat belts. Whether he routinely does so himself is not as clear. The question arose Tuesday, Bush’s first full day back in …
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Bomb kills 25 in Baghdad market
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – A car bomb ripped through a crowded market in a Shiite-dominated neighborhood Tuesday, killing 25 people and injuring 60, in another blow to U.S. and Iraqi efforts to …
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New Iraq strategy stresses politics
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Top U.S. commanders and diplomats in Iraq are completing a far-reaching campaign plan for a new U.S. strategy, laying out military and political goals and endorsing the selective …
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P&G to roll out extra-strength Tide detergent
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A6 CINCINNATI – Procter & Gamble Co. will try to convince consumers that less is better when it comes to laundry detergent. The company Tuesday detailed its plans for the rollout …
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For 100 years, plastic has been the real deal
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A6 LONDON — Strap on your PVC boots, hike up your nylon stockings. It’s time to celebrate the 100th birthday of the world’s first entirely synthetic material, one that revolutionized manufacturing, …
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Success, right on cue
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Whether you watch national or cable TV, see movies or play video games, chances are you’ve heard music made by the artists at Spokane’s Cue 11. The sound-recording studio a …
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It’s not a magic pill, Glaxo says
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A6 NEW YORK — You won’t lose weight in your sleep or shed pounds while eating anything you want — that’s the sobering message from the maker of a weight-loss pill …
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Sometimes, refunds fall from the sky
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Have you ever bought an airline ticket only to see the price fall and your anger rise? Now there is something you can do about it. Few customers realize it, …
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Leak cuts oil production at Prudhoe Bay
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A7 JUNEAU, Alaska — BP officials said Tuesday it was too early to determine what caused a water pipe leak that led to the second partial shutdown in 10 months of …
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Company News: Halliburton to shift more investments abroad
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A7 Halliburton will shift some 70 percent of its capital investment over the next five years to the Eastern Hemisphere, which includes oil and gas zones in the Middle East, Russia, …
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Stocks flat as investors await results
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A7 Wall Street ended an erratic session little changed Tuesday as investors upbeat about the latest round of takeover activity remained hesitant to take the market higher ahead of new economic …
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Americans living larger
May 23, 2007 in Business on Page A7 WASHINGTON — McMansions are sprouting in the suburbs of Washington and Atlanta, in southern Connecticut and out West in Utah as an appetite for bigger homes just keeps on growing. …
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Moscow shootings test new blood supply system
May 23, 2007 in City on Page A9 When Jason Hamilton’s weekend rage sent three of his five shooting victims to Moscow’s Gritman Medical Center, it was the first test of a new arrangement that provides more blood …
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Survey: U.S. Muslims reject extremism
May 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Unlike Muslim minorities in many European countries, U.S. Muslims are highly assimilated, close to parity with other Americans in income and overwhelmingly opposed to Islamic extremism, according to …
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