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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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Gregoire visit draws 600
October 31, 2007 in City on Page A1 Washington residents who oppose the war in Iraq shouldn’t let that spill over into disrespect for the troops, Gov. Chris Gregoire said at a town hall meeting Tuesday in Spokane …
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Comprehending contact
October 31, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 CATALDO, Idaho – No longer will the Coeur d’Alene Tribe keep the history of its intersection with Jesuit missionaries in storage, out of view of tribal youth and the world. …
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Robert Goulet, launched by ‘Camelot,’ dies at 73
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in “Camelot” sparked an award-winning stage and recording career, has died. He was 73. The singer died Tuesday …
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Lottery numbers
October 31, 2007 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-9-1. Tuesday’s Wash. Keno: 1-2-3-15-17-27- 28-29-30-34-35-41-49-51-61-68- 69-70-73-77.
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Freed sheiks say they’ll keep fighting al-Qaida
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – It had to be done quickly. Rogue Shiite militiamen were holding hostage a group of Sunni and Shiite tribal sheiks who had joined a revolt against al-Qaida. For …
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GAO says U.S. isn’t using dropoff in Iraq violence
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Iraqi governments have failed to take advantage of a dramatic drop in violence in Iraq, according to a report issued Tuesday by a U.S. watchdog …
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Iraqis move to repeal guards’ immunity
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – The Iraqi Cabinet approved draft legislation Tuesday that would repeal a law granting immunity to foreign security firms working in Iraq. The draft, which still requires the approval …
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Bomber attacks near Musharraf office
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A bomber blew himself up about a quarter-mile from President Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s office Tuesday, killing seven people and deepening Pakistan’s insecurity ahead of crucial elections. Officials …
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U.S. officials reach oversight accord
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Pentagon and State Department officials have reached a general understanding that U.S. military commanders in Baghdad should have more oversight of the government’s private security contractors in Iraq …
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Dr. James Peake
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Age: 63 Experience: Chief medical director and chief operating officer, OTC Management Inc., 2006 to present; chief operating officer and executive vice president, Project Hope, 2005-06; army surgeon general and …
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Nation in brief: Boy with matches started huge fire
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 A boy playing with matches started a fire in north Los Angeles County that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week, authorities said Tuesday. The boy, …
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Physician, veteran tapped to lead VA
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – President Bush on Tuesday nominated retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is struggling to make the changes needed to care …
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Rivals home in on Clinton during Democratic debate
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 PHILADELPHIA – With just over two months until the first primary contest, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Democratic rivals aggressively challenged their party’s front-runner here Tuesday night, accusing her of being …
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World in brief: Military allegedly recruiting children
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 Myanmar’s military government, already under criticism, is recruiting children as young as 10 into its armed forces, a U.S. group says in a report released today. “Military recruiters and civilian …
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Charity accused of kidnapping
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 N’DJAMENA, Chad – Chad charged six French citizens with kidnapping after they tried to fly out 103 African children from the remote border region with Sudan, bandaging them up to …
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U.S. aids sailors who fought pirates
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 NAIROBI, Kenya – A U.S. Navy destroyer helped sailors who retook control of their vessel Tuesday in a deadly battle with pirates after the North Korean-flagged ship was hijacked in …
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Space station solar wing ripped during deployment
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A giant solar wing ripped as it was being unfurled by astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, creating another problem for NASA at the …
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Calif. sheriff faces charges of corruption
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County’s sheriff has been charged with accepting bribes in exchange for political favors and pressing a witness to lie as authorities investigated whether he used …
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Mukasey letter frustrates senators
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – President Bush’s nominee for attorney general told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that an interrogation technique called waterboarding is repugnant but that he did not know if …
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Bill would end expiration of Do Not Call list
October 31, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Congress took the first steps Tuesday to ensure that people who registered for the national Do Not Call list won’t be inundated next year with telemarketing calls at …
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Merrill Lynch chief forced out
October 31, 2007 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – Stan O’Neal was known as one of the most ruthless men on Wall Street – clawing his way up from an impoverished upbringing in Alabama to run …
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Idaho Trust offers service to all customers
October 31, 2007 in Business on Page A10 When she needs her newspaper stopped, or even someone to intercept a manuscript shipped to her house while she’s traveling, author Ann Louise Gittleman contacts her bank. Not the institution …
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In brief: Church building $8.4 million facility
October 31, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Real Life Ministries is building an $8.4 million church with a sanctuary that doubles as a gym on 48 acres on Barker Road in Spokane County. The church, an offshoot …
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Commercial real estate market still doing well
October 31, 2007 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – The excesses that led to a bust in the housing boom haven’t spread to the commercial real estate market, where the outlook is cautious but decidedly upbeat. Led …
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