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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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Salmon plan lets dams remain
April 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Settlements reached Monday with four Northwest Indian tribes would commit federal agencies to spend $900 million over the next decade on improving conditions for endangered salmon but leave …
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Three more Americans die in Iraq fighting
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Three more U.S. troops were killed Monday as Iraqis struggled to bury their dead amid fierce street battles between Shiite Muslim militias and Iraqi and American soldiers. …
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U.S. envoy talks about future for Iraq and himself
April 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 BAGHDAD – On a bright Sunday morning in March, Ambassador Ryan Crocker stepped out of a meeting with top embassy staff, adjusted his silk tie and greeted two visitors from …
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Soldier’s sperm extracted after death
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – A soldier’s widow has succeeded in having sperm taken from his body and frozen four days after he was slain in Iraq, though medical experts said it’s highly …
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Lottery numbers
April 8, 2008 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 7-9-17-28-36-42 No winner. Next jackpot: $1.7 million.
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Eleven-year-old steers runaway school bus to stop
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 CLEVELAND – Rolling downhill in a bus with his screaming classmates and no driver, a fast-acting 11-year-old jumped behind the wheel Monday and steered the bus into a pillar, stopping …
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Weather Extremes
April 8, 2008 in City on Page A2 There were 193 weather records broken or tied in the United States during the week of March 30-April 5. Many of the extremes last week – 102 – were low …
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Protesters scale Golden Gate Bridge
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN FRANCISCO – Three people protesting China’s human rights record and the impending arrival of the Olympic torch climbed up the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday and tied the Tibetan …
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Torch’s tortured trip tarnishes China’s plans
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Laying down an ambitious route around the globe, China planned the torch relay for the 2008 Olympics to go well beyond the event’s normal role as an inoffensive, symbolic reminder …
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Gaining weight? Waist is the worst
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Women who pack weight around their waists instead of on their buttocks and thighs face an increased risk of dying prematurely, according to the largest study yet to look at …
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Jury rules ‘unlawful death’ in Princess Diana case
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – After six months and almost 250 witnesses, the latest multimillion-dollar government investigation into the death of Princess Diana ended Monday with a jury concluding that her death was …
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Nation in brief: Vitter may testify in prostitution case
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Louisiana Sen. David Vitter may be called to testify on behalf of a woman accused of running an upscale Washington prostitution service, attorneys said Monday at the opening of trial. …
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Pa. voter registration surges
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 HARRISBURG, Pa. – Voter registration for Pennsylvania’s April 22 presidential primary is close to setting a a new record, and a surge of Democratic sign-ups has reversed years of Republican …
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Bush moves on Colombia free trade deal
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Facing what are widely seen as long odds, President Bush on Monday began the contentious process of trying to win congressional approval of a free trade agreement with …
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Polygamist compound children in state custody
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 HOUSTON – Texas officials said Monday that they had taken more than 400 children into temporary state custody while they continued investigating allegations that girls at a remote polygamist compound …
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N.Y. lawmakers reject fee aimed at easing traffic
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 ALBANY, N.Y. – Lawmakers rejected a proposal on Monday to charge Manhattan motorists an extra fee to drive in the city, a plan advocates hoped would reduce traffic and curb …
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World in brief: Protests continue over economy
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 Egyptian police attacked protesters who tore down a billboard of President Hosni Mubarak in a northern city Monday in the second day of violence fueled by anger over low wages …
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Australian teens rampage in school
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 SYDNEY, Australia – Five teenagers brandishing baseball bats and machetes rampaged through a suburban Sydney school Monday and hit a teacher over the head, police said. Eighteen students were treated …
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Deaths cause anxiety in Green Zone housing
April 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Shortly after sunrise on Easter Sunday, a mortar shell or rocket crashed into Paul Converse’s trailer inside the Green Zone, the rigorously defended seat of U.S. power …
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Media partners, activities
April 8, 2008 in City on Page A7 KREM-TV: krem.com
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Remembering foster kids
April 8, 2008 in City on Page A7 The pinwheels planted Monday outside the Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare’s office in Coeur d’Alene added color and sparkle to a blustery, gray day. The display features 300 …
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Washington Mutual deal may be sign of easing credit
April 8, 2008 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Investors are hoping that a possible $5 billion cash deal for Washington Mutual Inc., and other recent financing moves, are signals that credit is finally loosening up …
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Business in brief: Recruiters line up for Career Fair
April 8, 2008 in Business on Page A8 More than 50 of the area’s major employers will be ready to recruit new employees Wednesday at the Spokane Convention Center for The Spokesman-Review’s 13th annual Inland Northwest Career Fair. …
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Grace resolves asbestos claims
April 8, 2008 in Business on Page A8 W.R. Grace & Co. said Monday it has reached an agreement to resolve all current and future asbestos claims against the company, which would allow it to emerge from bankruptcy …
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