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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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Abuse numbers down; citizens ready to help
April 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 Child abuse and neglect can’t be reduced solely to a discussion of numbers, because one case can be considered one case too many. If the discussion were just about numbers, …
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I-1000 advocates raking it in
April 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – If there’s any doubt that Washington’s about to be a national battleground in the fight over assisted suicide, just take a look at the checks. With months to …
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Clearinghouse of ideas to fight abuse
April 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 Spokane agencies seeking solutions to child abuse and neglect have designated the Spokane County Community Network as the organization that will track ideas and proposals to address the problem. Leaders …
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Chemist who accidentally discovered LSD dies at 102
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered LSD and thereby gave the psychedelic generation the pharmaceutical vehicle to turn on, tune in and drop out, has died. He was 102. …
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Lottery numbers
April 30, 2008 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 6-2-8 Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 1-9-12- 13-17-18-22-30-31-36-40-49-53- 55-58-65-66-73-75-76
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U.S. must decide if polar bear endangered
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 A federal judge in Oakland, Calif., has ordered the Interior Department to decide by May 15 if the polar bear should be protected as an endangered species because of melting …
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Bush calls for Alaska drilling, less regulation to ease fuel crunch
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Soaring gasoline prices spilled over into Washington and the presidential race Tuesday, as Congress moved toward a showdown with President Bush over legislation aimed at forcing oil companies …
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Militiamen ambush U.S. patrol
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Dozens of fighters ambushed a U.S. patrol in Baghdad’s main Shiite militia stronghold Tuesday, firing rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun bursts as the American push into Sadr City …
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Nation in brief: Measure tightens bisphenol A rules
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Senate Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban a controversial chemical found in plastics from all products made for infants and children up to age 7 and would direct …
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Obama disavows former pastor
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Barack Obama essentially severed his friendship with his former pastor Tuesday, calling the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s speech a day earlier at the National Press Club “a show of …
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McCain says market is best fix for health care
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 TAMPA, Fla. – Sen. John McCain on Tuesday rejected calls by his Democratic opponents for universal health coverage, instead offering a market-based solution with an approach similar to a proposal …
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Media partners
April 30, 2008 in City on Page A6 KREM-TV: krem.com
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Scientists thawing out half-ton, 26-foot squid
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Marine scientists in New Zealand on Tuesday were thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught to try to unlock the secrets of one of …
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World in brief: Federal troops protecting hospital
April 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 Soldiers held Tijuana’s main hospital in a virtual lockdown Tuesday as doctors treated eight drug traffickers wounded in running shootouts in this border city. Even in Mexico’s most violent city, …
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ISM hangs by a thread
April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 The Institute for Systems Medicine has laid off all but one employee in a bid to keep the organization viable until new funding arrives and a scaled-down business plan can …
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BlueRay selling top two floors
April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Less than a year after BlueRay Technologies Inc. displaced nearly 50 poor tenants from apartments on the top two floors of the downtown Commercial Building – sparking a lawsuit by …
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Sheltered from the storm
April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Recession or not, Coeur d’Alene should survive the economic slowdown without too many bruises, according to a study based on how well communities have weathered past downturns. And the city …
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Business in brief: Key Tronic posts quarterly gain
April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Spokane Valley-based electronics contract manufacturer Key Tronic Corp. had revenue of $51.5 million for the quarter ending March 29, a 9 percent increase from the first quarter last year. Key …
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Rising demand for coal boosting electricity rates
April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – Consumers struggling with high gas prices, rising food costs and falling home values have something new to worry about: sharply rising electricity rates due to a surge …
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Fed set to cut key rate again
April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A11 WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is poised to deliver another interest rate cut to millions of people and businesses this week, although that could be the last break they get …
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Countrywide’s losses mount
April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A11 Countrywide Financial Corp. said Tuesday it lost $893 million in the first quarter, as rising loan defaults amid a deepening housing downturn forced the nation’s largest mortgage lender and servicer …
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Stocks mixed before Fed rate decision
April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A11 NEW YORK – Wall Street turned in a mixed performance Tuesday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision today on interest rates. The Fed, facing a faltering …
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Push for ethanol is grounding aircraft
April 30, 2008 in City on Page B1 Scientists are calling for a moratorium on biofuels to stabilize the rising price of food, and motorists are noticing a distinct drop in their vehicles’ gas mileage. But North Idaho …
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Accuracy watch
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