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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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STD cases hit new U.S. record
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 ATLANTA – More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year – the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials …
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Park name can be yours for right price
November 14, 2007 in City on Page A1 Ever wonder why Spokane County’s splashy, state-of-the-art water park has a ho-hum name like North Side Aquatics Facility? It turns out the mushy mouthful was a deliberate attempt to make …
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Attorney, law center join up
November 14, 2007 in City on Page A1 It was a lawyer’s peak moment: arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. But Spokane attorney Jeffry Finer was pretty sure he’d lost in 1996 when Chief Justice William …
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Lottery numbers
November 14, 2007 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 6-4-5 Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 1-2-3- 6-17-23-24-29-34-36-37-45-46- 51-58-60-67-68-72-79
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New Orleans aquarium hooked by FEMA rules
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW ORLEANS – In what some see as another bureaucratic absurdity after Hurricane Katrina, FEMA is refusing to pick up the cost of restocking New Orleans’ aquarium because of how …
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Bhutto demands Musharraf resign
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto demanded the resignation of U.S.-backed President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, dashing Western hopes that the two moderate leaders would form an …
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N. Korean premier in Seoul for talks
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s premier arrived today in Seoul for the first prime ministerial talks with South Korea in 15 years, to discuss implementing a wide-ranging reconciliation agreement …
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Blast kills Philippines lawmaker, two others
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 MANILA, Philippines – A bomb exploded outside the House of Representatives late Tuesday, killing a Muslim rebel-turned-congressman who had backed a U.S.-Philippine offensive against Islamic militants. A lawmaker’s driver and …
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Bush aide will meet Musharraf in person
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is sending its No. 2 diplomat to Pakistan to tell President Pervez Musharraf in person to rescind emergency rule and allow free and fair elections. …
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Turkish gunships hit Kurd targets, Iraqis say
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq – Turkish helicopter gunships attacked abandoned villages inside Iraq on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, in the first such strike since border tensions have escalated in recent months. A …
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Fatah says Hamas raids in Gaza target its activists
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 GAZA CITY – Officials of the Fatah faction said Tuesday that scores of its members were detained by Hamas after deadly violence marred a massive rally in the Gaza Strip …
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Justice reopens surveillance inquiry
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department said Tuesday it has reopened an internal investigation of the role played by its lawyers in the administration’s warrantless surveillance program, marking a notable policy …
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U.S. bishops choose conference leader
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 BALTIMORE – The cardinal elected Tuesday to lead the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops’ conference was already one of the most influential men in the American church. Cardinal Francis George, archbishop …
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Bush vetoes spending measure
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW ALBANY, Ind. – Intensifying his battle with Congress over federal spending, President Bush on Tuesday vetoed an appropriations bill for the first time, rejecting $150.7 billion in spending for …
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Winds hampering oil cleanup efforts
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 Fierce winds Tuesday hampered crews struggling to clean up in the wake of a storm that sank at least 11 ships and split an oil tanker in two, spilling tons …
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Mental health problems arise months after troops return
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 CHICAGO – The euphoria of a soldier’s homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a new Pentagon …
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Blackwater killings found unjustified, paper reports
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Federal agents have found that the killings of at least 14 of the 17 Iraqi civilians shot by Blackwater Worldwide security personnel in a September confrontation were unjustified …
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GOP lawmakers blast war cost study
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Senior Republicans on Congress’s Joint Economic Committee called Tuesday for the withdrawal of a report by the committee’s Democratic staff that argues that the wars in Iraq and …
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Drug sentencing plan draws fire
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – A Justice Department representative drew hostile questions from some U.S. Sentencing Commission members Tuesday as she tried to persuade them not to make their recent easing of crack …
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Ex-FBI, CIA agent lied about marriage
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 A former agent for the FBI and CIA pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking a marriage in 1990 to win U.S. citizenship, which later cleared the way to being hired and …
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HIV infections from donated organs raise concerns
November 14, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 CHICAGO – A case in which a high-risk organ donor infected four patients with hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS has led medical ethicists to warn that patients need …
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Local numbers reflect national trend
November 14, 2007 in City on Page A9 Mirroring a national trend, chlamydia cases continued to climb in Spokane last year, although Washington state saw a dip in reports of the most common sexually transmitted disease. Cases of …
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Limits put on milk containers
November 14, 2007 in Business on Page A10 HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania is stopping dairies from stamping milk containers with hormone-free labels in a precedent-setting decision being closely watched by the industry. Synthetic hormones have been used to …
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PAML joins forces with Utah system
November 14, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Spokane-based Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories (PAML) will expand its reach by forming a joint venture with a hospital system operating in Utah. It’s the latest move for rapidly growing PAML, …
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