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Saturday, October 13, 2007
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Met’s Turner gets 2 years
October 13, 2007 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – A federal judge sentenced former Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. executive Thomas Turner to prison for two years, saying that Turner shouldn’t be held solely accountable for the …
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Gore shares Nobel Peace Prize
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Al Gore completed a remarkable political renaissance Friday when he won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his relentless and sometimes controversial crusade against global …
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Project restores safe wetlands
October 13, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 CATALDO, Idaho – On Monday, the swans were swimming and feeding in the marsh. A couple of days later, they were sluggish and barely moving. By Friday, the swans were …
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Wiretap request sought pre-9/11
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A former Qwest Communications International executive, appealing a conviction for insider trading, has alleged that the government withdrew a $200 million contract after Qwest refused to participate in …
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French president, wife may be seeking divorce
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 PARIS – The president’s wife has gone missing. And the question of the day in France on Friday was: Has she gone for good? Cecilia Sarkozy didn’t vote for her …
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Chilean reunited with ‘72 crash survivors
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – The Chilean livestock herder who spotted survivors of a 1972 Andean plane crash made famous by a best-selling book and Hollywood movie was reunited Friday with some …
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Space station has first female leader
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 An American astronaut climbed aboard the International Space Station on Friday for a stint as its first female commander after a two-day trip from Earth. Peggy Whitson, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko …
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Putin stands firm on missile opposition
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – Offering a chilly welcome to a high-level U.S. delegation Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to pull out of a Cold War-era nuclear arms pact and warned Washington …
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Bush promotes free-trade pacts
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 MIAMI – Amid signs that Americans are more skeptical about free trade, President Bush pressed Congress on Friday to act on four commercial pacts with other nations, arguing they would …
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Retired general calls Iraq a ‘nightmare’
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who led U.S. forces in Iraq for a year after the March 2003 invasion, accused the Bush administration Friday of going to war …
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Mother allegedly got guns for son in school plot case
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 NORRISTOWN, Pa. – A troubled teenager accused of plotting a school attack built up a stash of weapons with the help of his mother, authorities said Friday. Michele Cossey, 46, …
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Guards acquitted of teen’s death
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Eight former boot camp workers were acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the death of a 14-year-old boy who was videotaped being punched and kicked. The scene sparked outrage and changes …
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FDA to review lipsticks reported to contain lead
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it would look into claims from an advocacy group that certain lipsticks contain potentially dangerous levels of lead. Similar claims in …
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Kennedy has surgery on blocked neck artery
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Sen. Edward Kennedy, the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts, underwent surgery Friday to clear a partially blocked artery in his neck. Kennedy, 75, had the hour-long procedure at …
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Spiritual leader Chinmoy, 76, dies
October 13, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – As a spiritual guide to followers worldwide, Sri Chinmoy spread a message of peace through his lectures, his writings, his meetings with world leaders like Pope Paul …
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Airbus chief salesman says A380’s problems are in the past
October 13, 2007 in Business on Page A6 TOULOUSE, France – The worst day of John Leahy’s life, Airbus’ chief salesman says, was facing Singapore Airlines executives and telling them that the very first A380 superjumbo – already …
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In Game of Life, cash is out, credit in
October 13, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Paper or plastic? That question is at the center of the controversy over Hasbro’s recently updated The Game of Life: Twists & Turns edition.
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Next wave of ‘wearable computers’ annotates lives with digital data
October 13, 2007 in Business on Page A6 BOSTON – From clothes riddled with sensors to name tags that detect our moods, computing’s next wave could unleash small devices that augment everyday activities with even more digital intelligence. …
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Nations differ on food safety
October 13, 2007 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Early last month, Dole Food sent thousands of pounds of lettuce, picked mostly in California, through its processing plant in Springfield, Ohio, where a company inspector looked for …
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WSU joins anti-sweatshop pact
October 13, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Fair-labor advocates will scrutinize sources of apparel and other goods bearing Washington State University logos in the wake of the school’s decision to join two nonprofit organizations devoted to ending …
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Florida’s orange crop making rebound, feds say
October 13, 2007 in Business on Page A7 BARTOW, Fla. – Florida will rebound from a bad citrus crop last season with a 30 percent increase in orange production this year, the federal government predicted Friday. But major …
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Tech news, economic readings stimulate stocks
October 13, 2007 in Business on Page A7 NEW YORK – Wall Street closed out a bumpy week with a moderate advance Friday as tech stocks charged higher on takeover news and other sectors gained on data that …
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Foreign sales of implants for joints investigated
October 13, 2007 in Business on Page A7 Several leading makers of knee, hip and other orthopedic implants revealed Friday that federal regulators are looking into possibly unlawful sales of their products in foreign countries. Stryker Corp., Zimmer …
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Gookin sees making city accountable as a priority
October 13, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 Dan Gookin wants the Coeur d’Alene City Council to respect residents and become more accountable to taxpayers. Gookin, a technology writer of numerous “Dummies” computer books, has become known recently …
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