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Wall of water washes away roadway, trees
April 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 A 100-foot stretch of road was wiped out and a home and barn destroyed when a creek turned into a wall of water Saturday. “Willms Road is gone,” and left …
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Benedict’s visit comes at time of transition
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – To Pope Benedict XVI, experts say, the U.S. Catholic Church is a bit like an adolescent: young and unpredictable. There are bankrupt dioceses and empty seminaries – yet …
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Kindergarten goes full-day
April 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 The walls of Mrs. Golden’s kindergarten class are covered with the alphabet, with shapes and colors, with drawings of “The Cat in the Hat.” But the Logan Elementary teacher is …
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Seeking alternatives
April 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 Dan Sweetland moved from his parents’ home – and the violence and drug use there – when he was 5. After a year at his grandmother’s, he lived with an …
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Details emerge in probe of frat
April 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 When Washington State University announced in February that it was yanking its recognition of Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity over allegations of drug dealing and other rule violations, it said little …
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Lottery numbers
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday Washington Daily Game: 8-2-0 Saturday Washington Lotto: 2-8-12-27- 29-42. No winner. Next jackpot: $1.9 million.
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Oyster champion scarfs 35 dozen
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW ORLEANS – Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti looked down at the litter of empty oyster shells in front of him and savored the sweet taste of victory. For Crazy Legs …
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Nation in brief: Salmonella prompts puffed-cereal recall
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 At least 23 people in more than a dozen states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food …
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American Airlines jets OK to fly
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 DALLAS – American Airlines on Saturday received clearance from federal aviation officials to return all of its 300 grounded jets to service, an airline spokesman said. After 200 cancellations Saturday …
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Rangers question man accused by girl at ranch
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN ANGELO, Texas – Texas law enforcers met Saturday in Utah with the man accused of abusing the 16-year-old girl whose call for help triggered a raid on the West …
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America facing shortage of doctors
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Congress is under pressure to remedy a national doctor shortage that could worsen on July 1, when physicians who treat Medicare patients get a 10 percent pay cut. …
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Deadly week for U.S. forces
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb killed an American soldier in Baghdad on Saturday, capping the deadliest week for U.S. troops in Iraq this year. Clashes persisted in Shiite areas, even …
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Militiamen disclose mass graves
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Confessions from Shiite militiamen led Saturday to the discovery of 15 more bodies dumped in two graves south of Baghdad, officials said – the second such find this …
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Obama says he regrets remark on ‘bitter’ voters
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 INDIANAPOLIS – Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday expressed regret about the way he phrased a remark describing the plight of Americans who live in small towns, as Sen. Hillary Rodham …
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Trial boycotts create hurdle
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – Defendants at Guantanamo Bay are turning their backs on U.S. war crimes trials, creating complications in the long-stalled effort to prosecute suspected terrorists. Three …
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Mugabe skips summit on Zimbabwe’s crisis
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 LUSAKA, Zambia – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe skipped a regional summit Saturday on the deepening crisis over the country’s contentious presidential election. At the summit, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa urged …
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Haiti’s prime minister dismissed amid unrest
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian lawmakers on Saturday dismissed the country’s prime minister, hoping to defuse widespread anger over rising food prices that led to days of deadly protests and looting. …
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Friends remember Heston
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 LOS ANGELES – Charlton Heston, one of the last lions of Old Hollywood, was remembered at his funeral Saturday as devoutly religious and patriotic – an imposing figure in his …
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In Passing: Patrick Hillery, former president
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 Former Irish President Patrick Hillery died Saturday at age 84 and will receive a full state funeral, the government announced. Hillery died in a Dublin hospice after a short illness, …
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Dropout rates can mislead
April 13, 2008 in City on Page A12 About 11.5 percent of Spokane Public Schools high school students dropped out in 2005-06. In the West Valley School District, it was less than 1 percent.
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Blast at mosque kills 9 in Iran
April 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A13 TEHRAN, Iran – A bomb explosion in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers in Iran killed at least nine people and injured more than 100 Saturday, media reported. The …
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East Valley schools pick new superintendent
April 13, 2008 in City on Page B1 The East Valley School District has picked a new superintendent. The EV board of directors emerged from a five-hour executive session Saturday afternoon to read a statement and quickly take …
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Accuracy watch
April 13, 2008 in City on Page B1 For 04-13-2008
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Winter-weary golfers finally get tee times
April 13, 2008 in City on Page B1 Grounds crews at Indian Canyon Golf Course were raking snow last week, hoping to make it melt. But the drifts that remained Saturday didn’t seem to bother golfers, who have …
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
