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Friday, November 9, 2007
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Appeals ruling puts municipal court decisions in legal limbo
November 9, 2007 in City on Page A1 Thousands of petty criminals could have their convictions thrown out and millions of dollars in fines refunded because Spokane County District Court judges overstepped their authority for more than a …
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Druggists don’t have to sell Plan B
November 9, 2007 in City on Page A1 A federal judge on Thursday suspended Washington’s rule requiring state pharmacists to sell the “morning after” birth control pill, cheering druggists who claimed it violated their religious freedoms. A preliminary …
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Transcript: Douglas sought advice from dead man
November 9, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 The lake expert Kootenai County Prosecutor Bill Douglas consulted before joining a lawsuit about Sanders Beach actually died a decade before the alleged interview. Court documents show that the expert, …
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Man shot during clash with deputies
November 9, 2007 in City on Page A1 A man shot by sheriff’s deputies remained in critical condition Thursday after surgery at a Spokane hospital. Details about the “officer-involved shooting” on Day-Mount Spokane Road were still sketchy as …
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Lottery numbers
November 9, 2007 in City on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 5-5-1. Thursday’s Washington Keno: 1-4-6-8 15-21-23-28-30-38-39-55-58-60-
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Senate narrowly confirms Mukasey
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – A divided Senate narrowly confirmed former federal Judge Michael Mukasey on Thursday night as the 81st attorney general, giving the nominee the lowest level of congressional support of …
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Kerik reportedly indicted
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury investigating him for corruption and tax evasion during his years as a …
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Congress overrides water-project veto
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Congress delivered its first override of a veto by President Bush on Thursday, giving final approval to a $23 billion bill that authorizes water projects eagerly sought by …
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Study confirms link between cancer, pill
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 Women who take the birth control pill for 10 years have nearly double the normal risk of developing cervical cancer, but the risk begins falling as soon as they stop …
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Wallace’s attacker set for release
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 Arthur H. Bremer, who has spent the past 35 years behind bars for shooting and paralyzing former Alabama Gov. George Wallace during a presidential campaign stop in Maryland in 1972, …
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Smoking rates no longer dropping
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 After declining for seven years, national smoking rates have remained steady at about 21 percent from 2004 to 2006, prompting concern among federal health officials that progress in curtailing smoking …
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Bay Area oil spill raises concerns about response
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN FRANCISCO – An oil spill fouled miles of fragile coastline Thursday, sending environmentalists scrambling to save tarred marine life and leaving local officials questioning the Coast Guard’s response to …
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Strife threatens U.S. anti-militant plan
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The political turmoil in Pakistan is threatening to undermine a new long-term counterinsurgency plan by the U.S. military aimed at strengthening Pakistani forces fighting Islamic extremists in the …
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Bhutto under house arrest
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – President Gen. Pervez Musharraf yielded to pressure from the United States on Thursday and said Pakistan will hold elections by mid-February. But he showed no sign of …
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N. Korea thanks U.S. for naval help
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 North Korea expressed rare gratitude Thursday for U.S. help in ending a high-seas standoff with Somali pirates, a sign of warming ties between the longtime foes fostered by progress on …
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House approves Peru trade pact
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 In a rare victory for President Bush since Democrats took control of Congress, the House approved a free-trade agreement with Peru on Thursday in a vote that exposed a major …
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Dealer: Simpson stole memorabilia
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson and several other men, including two who had guns, broke into a hotel room and stole hundreds of pieces of memorabilia, a sports dealer testified …
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Cross-U.S. trek raises $11,000
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A11 KEY WEST, Fla. – A Washington state man completed a nearly 5,000-mile cross-country walk Thursday for cancer research in memory of his late mother, who died from the disease. Grinning …
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Karzai reaching out to Taliban militants
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A11 KABUL, Afghanistan – After nearly two years of increased bloodshed, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is reaching out to Taliban militants who have been waging battle against his government, in a …
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Country star Hank Thompson dies at 82
November 9, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A11 Hank Thompson, 82, a singer, guitarist and songwriter who became a prolific western swing hitmaker with upbeat music about beer drinking and broken hearts, died Tuesday at his home in …
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Shopper shortage
November 9, 2007 in Business on Page A12 NEW YORK – The outlook for the holiday shopping season grew bleaker Thursday after retailers announced disappointing October sales results due to consumers’ ongoing worries about housing and higher energy …
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Bernanke sees slower growth
November 9, 2007 in Business on Page A12 WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that economic growth will slow noticeably in coming months while surging oil costs will raise inflation pressures. But he said the …
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NAC Architecture add-on will complement downtown
November 9, 2007 in Business on Page A12 NAC Architecture is building a $2.7 million addition to its headquarters at Riverside Avenue and Jefferson Street in Spokane. The three-story addition will add 10,000 square feet to the company’s …
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Development staff spreading out
November 9, 2007 in Business on Page A12 Washington’s economic development agency is moving staff from Olympia into other regions in an effort to better align state resources with local priorities. But the affected division of the Department …
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