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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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Widow among guard victims
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD – The woman had turned her car into a taxi service for government employees to make money to raise her three daughters after her husband died during heart surgery. …
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Costs leap up, wages creep up
October 10, 2007 in City on Page A1 In the Northwest, a familiar trend has emerged in the last five years: Wages have failed to keep pace with increases in cost-of-living expenses. With health care costs rapidly rising, …
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Hunting guide scopes out elk
October 10, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 Bill Gregg sat by the fire at a campsite in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest and waited for the client to arrive. By Tuesday afternoon, everything was ready for some …
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CdA considers warming shelters
October 10, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 Betty Jean Horlacher-Bainbridge spent four months sleeping in a tent at a Coeur d’Alene campground before she found a room recently through a local church. “I’ve really not been out …
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Dear Abby says she supports gay marriage
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAN FRANCISCO – For years, rumblings have surfaced on the Internet, conjecture about her casual references to “sexual orientation” and “respect.” Now, Dear Abby is ready to say it flatly: …
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Lottery numbers
October 10, 2007 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Wash. Daily Game: 8-4-5 Tuesday’s Keno: 3-5-7-12-13-20- 25-29-32-33-36-37-45-49-54- 55-60-63-67-72
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High court won’t hear CIA abduction case
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – In a victory for the Bush administration and its use of the “state secrets” defense, the Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear a lawsuit from a German car …
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Banquet pot pie, salmonella link feared
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 OMAHA, Neb. – ConAgra Foods Inc. voluntarily stopped production Tuesday at the Missouri plant that makes its Banquet pot pies after health officials said the pies may be linked to …
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Migraine pill could help alcoholics quit
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – A migraine pill seems to help alcoholics taper off their drinking without detox treatment, researchers report, offering a potential option for a hard-to-treat problem. The drug, Topamax, works …
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Turkey seeks authority to attack Kurds in Iraq
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 SIRNAK, Turkey – Turkey’s ruling party decided Tuesday to seek parliamentary approval for an offensive against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, a move that could open a new front …
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Che’s hair, other items to be auctioned
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 MIAMI – As Cuba marks the 40th anniversary of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s death Tuesday, a Texas auction house has stepped up security for its planned sale of a lock said …
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World in brief: Israel building road; foes see it as threat
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Israel confirmed Tuesday it is building a new road for Palestinians in the West Bank, prompting charges an increasingly separate road system is meant to seal Israeli control over a …
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Judge blocks transfer of detainee
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A federal district judge has ordered the government not to transfer a Tunisian detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to his home country, over fears that he would …
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Hundreds killed in Pakistan clashes
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Up to 250 people, including at least 45 soldiers, have been killed in fierce fighting in northwestern Pakistan over the past four days, with Pakistani military jets …
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Clinton proposes universal 401(k)s
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WEBSTER CITY, Iowa – Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., on Tuesday proposed a new multibillion-dollar retirement plan – billed as a universal 401(k) plan with federal matching funds – to supplement …
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Fiscal fracas outshines Thompson
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 DEARBORN, Mich. – Rudolph Giuliani and Mitt Romney attacked each other’s record of fiscal management Tuesday in a robust back and forth that dominated the Republican debate and took the …
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Democrats skip Michigan vote
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 LANSING, Mich. – Five Democratic candidates have withdrawn from Michigan’s Jan. 15 presidential primary, leaving what amounts to a beauty contest for front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and a handful of …
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Mayor home after disappearance
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The perplexing mystery of this seaside casino resort city’s missing mayor appears near a conclusion. Mayor Bob Levy, who vanished two weeks ago, had been in …
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Democrats say spy bill protects privacy
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a proposed eavesdropping law that they say gives the National Security Agency the power to target suspected foreign terrorists, …
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Nation in brief: Boys’ abductor pleads guilty
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 The horror faced by two boys abducted in rural Missouri was revealed Tuesday in court, where their captor pleaded guilty and prosecutors said a video showing him torture one of …
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Officials give details in shooting rampage
October 10, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 CRANDON, Wis. – The 20-year-old off-duty sheriff’s deputy who gunned down six young people later shot himself three times during a confrontation with law enforcement, once in the right temple, …
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Spokane council asked to condemn half block
October 10, 2007 in Business on Page A10 The board of directors for the Spokane Public Facilities District voted to once again ask the city to initiate eminent domain proceedings on a half block of property south of …
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Business in brief: Reno, Tucson daily flights set
October 10, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Starting Nov. 11, ExpressJet Airlines will add nonstop service from Spokane to Reno and Tucson. A company news release said the new service will provide easier access for skiers from …
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Taco Bell a hard sell in Mexico
October 10, 2007 in Business on Page A10 MEXICO CITY – It sounds like a fast-food grudge match: Taco Bell is taking on the homeland of its namesake by reopening for the first time in 15 years in …
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