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Monday, November 5, 2007
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A good night’s sleep reduces likelihood of obesity in children
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHICAGO – Here’s another reason to get the kids to bed early: More sleep may lower their risk of becoming obese. Researchers have found that every additional hour per night …
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Musharraf detains opponents as crackdown expands
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Hundreds of opponents of President Pervez Musharraf, including venerable judges, human rights activists and rival politicians, were rounded up Sunday by Pakistani police, signaling the start of …
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Gay policy challenged
November 5, 2007 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Today, nearly three years to the day after Maj. Margaret Witt was told she was being forced out of the Air Force for being a lesbian, she will …
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Schools reject dropout risk study
November 5, 2007 in City on Page A1 Cusick High School senior Ryan Garner will graduate in June and head off to college, where he may study criminal justice in order become a game warden. Garner’s classmate, Danny …
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Supplies run low in flooded areas
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico – Residents began running perilously short of food and water in Mexico’s southern Gulf coast Sunday after a week of devastating floods that destroyed or damaged the homes …
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Lottery numbers
November 5, 2007 in City on Page A2 Sunday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-5-3. Sunday’s Washington Keno: 1-2-4- 11-12-17-27-29-31-32-34-45-56- 67-69-70-75-78-79-80.
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King Tut’s face unveiled
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 LUXOR, Egypt – King Tut’s buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public – more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule …
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Iranians mark anniversary of takeover
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 Thousands of Iranians demonstrated Sunday to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy by militant students, state television reported. Demonstrators in the capital, Tehran, including elementary …
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Rubin will take helm at Citgroup
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Citigroup Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince, beset by the company’s billions of dollars in losses from investing in bad debt, resigned Sunday and is being …
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11 detainees released from Guantanamo
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Eleven detainees at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay – eight Afghans and three Jordanians – have been transferred to the custody of their home …
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Blood thinner shows promise
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 ORLANDO, Fla. – A new blood thinner proved better than Plavix, one of the world’s top-selling drugs, at preventing heart problems after procedures to open clogged arteries, doctors reported Sunday. …
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Plane slams into Brazil neighborhood
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAO PAULO, Brazil – An executive jet crashed in a heavily populated neighborhood of Sao Paulo on Sunday, killing at least eight people and turning homes into a pile of …
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Guatemala elects Colom
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 GUATEMALA CITY – Alvaro Colom, a center-left businessman, won Guatemala’s presidential election Sunday in a vote that in many ways was a referendum on this country’s fragile democracy. Colom, 56, …
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Russians rally against foreigners
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – A white supremacist from Texas lifted his black cowboy hat into the air as he stepped forward to address thousands of Russian nationalists at a rally Sunday in …
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Kurds say release is ‘step toward peace’
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq on Sunday freed eight Turkish soldiers captured during a cross-border ambush last month. The guerrillas from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, …
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Guilty pleas in immigrant case
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The co-owners of a nationwide janitorial service that authorities say provided cleaning crews staffed with illegal immigrants to a northern Michigan resort have pleaded guilty to …
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LCDC foes stick out by sitting down for Reid ovation
November 5, 2007 in Idaho on Page A7 Coeur d’Alene’s anti-urban renewal gang huffed and puffed, but it couldn’t spoil the standing ovation Councilwoman Dixie Reid received from Rotarians on Friday. The anti-Lake City Development Corp. fanatics – …
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Fasten your seat belts for cell-phone turbulence
November 5, 2007 in City on Page A7 Most people don’t want to listen to endless chatter about how cute Billy is or Aunt Mabel’s goiter while strapped into a cramped airline seat. You may soon have no …
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Cabela’s traffic may stress bridge
November 5, 2007 in City on Page A7 The Appleway Bridge over the Spokane River, to be replaced over the next several years, is in worse shape than Spokane County engineers thought. They’re worried about traffic the new …
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Workers’ illness leads to evacuation of store
November 5, 2007 in City on Page A7 A north Spokane Wal-Mart store was evacuated Sunday morning after employees became ill from an unknown substance in the bathroom. The Spokane Fire Department was called to the store, 9212 …
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Idaho calendar
November 5, 2007 in Idaho on Page A8 For 11-05-2007
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Snail hated by farmers turns up on West Side
November 5, 2007 in City on Page A8 TACOMA – A tiny snail loathed by Australian grain growers has invaded Tacoma’s Tideflats area. Agriculture officials worry that some of the thousands of Mediterranean snails that have been found …
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Local control proposed for Idaho liquor licenses
November 5, 2007 in City on Page A8 TWIN FALLS, Idaho – A draft rewrite of Idaho’s alcohol laws would eliminate the practice of allowing just one liquor license for every 1,500 people, an official said. The plan, …
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Tips for helping children sleep
November 5, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A10 Experts offer these ideas for promoting good sleep habits in elementary school children: •Wake time: The biological clock resets in the morning, so it’s just as important to have a …
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