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Friday, April 4, 2008
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1 in 50 infants neglected or abused, study finds
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 ATLANTA – About 1 in 50 infants in the U.S. have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. Nearly a …
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A city marked by tragedy
April 4, 2008 in City on Page A1 It’s not always my first thought anymore. But it used to be. When I’d hear that some truly prominent public figure was coming to Spokane, I’d make a wish: Please …
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Toddler’s killing leads to updated caregiver policies
April 4, 2008 in City on Page A1 Devon Miller never should have been allowed to live with the man now in prison for killing him. But misunderstood policies and miscommunication between the Washington state Department of Social …
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Lottery numbers
April 4, 2008 in City on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 3-0-4 Thursday’s Washington Keno: 2-14-20- 21-25-29-30-34-35-37-48-50-51- 53-57-60-68-70-75-78
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Spitzer scandal boosts tourist stops, hotel sales
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Sometimes, a little scandal can be good for business. Ever since news of then-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s purported $4,300 tryst broke last month, the Mayflower Hotel – …
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Iraqi prime minister vows to widen militia crackdown
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s prime minister pledged Thursday to expand his crackdown on Shiite militias to Baghdad, despite a mixed performance so far against militants in the southern city of Basra. …
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Carter hints he backs Obama
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Former President Carter left little doubt this week about whom he’d like to see in the White House next year. Speaking to local reporters Wednesday on a trip …
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World in brief: Mugabe considers another vote
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Robert Mugabe’s fractured inner circle called an emergency meeting for today to debate whether the president should step down or stand for a second round of voting against opposition …
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Bush garners NATO OK for missile shield
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BUCHAREST, Romania – President Bush advanced his plans Thursday to build a controversial missile defense shield in Eastern Europe by winning the unanimous backing of NATO allies and sealing a …
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Clinton lags badly in fundraising
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Hillary Rodham Clinton’s financial troubles returned to the forefront of the Democrats’ White House marathon on Thursday as Barack Obama reported raising $40 million last month – double what the …
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Results of drawing contest go on display at River Park Square
April 4, 2008 in City on Page A4 Poster-sized children’s drawings of houses, people, princesses and at least one tree will be hanging on the second level of River Park Square for the next three weeks. They are …
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Gonzaga joins campaign with film, photo event
April 4, 2008 in City on Page A5 One photo showed a swim instructor and his student. A short film featured footage of an elementary school, emphasizing the pint-sized furnishings. Several photos combined to make a collage of …
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FAA inspectors say agency hampered oversight protests
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Federal aviation safety inspectors told members of Congress Thursday that they repeatedly ran into roadblocks when trying to report oversight lapses that allowed Southwest Airlines last year to …
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Census Bureau abandons high-tech plans for 2010
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Stumbling over its multibillion-dollar plans for a high-tech census, the government says it will go back to counting the nation’s 300 million people the old-fashioned way – with …
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Nation in brief: GOP senators call for earmark reform
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 Republican senators unveiled an earmark revision plan Thursday as part of an effort to counter their reputations as pork-happy spenders who ran up a deficit while in power and lost …
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Peace symbol hits half-century mark
April 4, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – The peace symbol – three simple lines within a circle – turns 50 today. It’s had a colorful and often turbulent life, which is odd considering that it’s …
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Expensive corn will increase food bills
April 4, 2008 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – Corn prices jumped to a record $6 a bushel Thursday, driven up by an expected supply shortfall that will only add to Americans’ growing grocery bills and …
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Horizon Air will endure, leader says
April 4, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Regional ties and a reservoir of customer goodwill keep Horizon Air flying while competitors fall from the skies, President Jeff Pinneo said Thursday, a day when a second airline this …
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Business in brief: U.S. unemployment at 2-year high
April 4, 2008 in Business on Page A10 The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits last week shot to the highest level in more than two years, fresh evidence of the damage to a national …
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Work begins on new eye clinic
April 4, 2008 in Business on Page A10 The vision of a new Spokane Eye Clinic PS building is taking shape on South Bernard Street. Earth-moving equipment and towering mounds of dirt at the site are visible from …
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Small air carriers’ failures are no threat to majors, yet
April 4, 2008 in Business on Page A10 A slowing economy and high fuel prices appear to have killed off tiny ATA Airlines, Aloha Airlines, and Champion Air. A big pile of cash will keep the big airlines …
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Bernanke defends salvage job
April 4, 2008 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and the Bush administration Thursday defended the decision to rescue Bear Stearns amid questions by lawmakers about why the government was helping Wall …
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Newly confident markets pull off small gain ahead of jobs report
April 4, 2008 in City on Page A11 NEW YORK – Stocks managed to notch a modest gain Thursday, with Wall Street cautious ahead of today’s jobs report but hopeful that the global financial system is on the …
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Dell cutting 900 jobs in Texas
April 4, 2008 in Business on Page A11 Dell Inc. is committed to reducing costs and will cut more jobs than the 8,800 previously announced as it tries to become more competitive, Michael Dell, founder and CEO of …
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