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Sunday, February 24, 2008
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For love of flying
February 24, 2008 in City Retired Lt. Col. Bryant Smick is often reminded of the time he spent flying B-24 bombers over Europe during World War II and of the time he spent as a …
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Mentally ill inmates number in thousands
February 24, 2008 in City on Page A1 When 19-year-old Bryan Kim goes to prison for life for murdering his parents, he’ll join 2,300 other seriously mentally ill inmates in the Washington state prison system – and about …
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Exxon Valdez case outliving many victims
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – When a federal jury in Alaska in 1994 ordered Exxon to pay $5 billion to thousands of people who had their lives disrupted by the massive Exxon Valdez …
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Lottery numbers
February 24, 2008 in City on Page A2 Saturday’s Washington Daily Game: 8-1-8 Saturday’s Washington Lotto: 14-17-25-31-38-42
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Marlins seek ‘Manatees’ cheerleading squad
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 MIAMI – The Florida Marlins are looking for some footloose fat men. The National League team is creating an all-male, plus-size cheerleading squad to be dubbed the Manatees. Tryouts were …
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There will be ketchup
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 SOUTHGATE, Mich. – A Detroit-area restaurant owner believes he has broken the world record for “largest hamburger commercially available.” After 12 hours of preparation and baking, the 134-pound burger emerged …
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Turkish strikes angering Iraqi Kurdish soldiers
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BALINDA, Iraq – The Iraqi Kurdish soldiers stood at the edge of the collapsed steel bridge and looked down into the teal waters rushing below. The last sign of the …
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Clinton blasts Obama campaign’s tactics
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio – In perhaps her sharpest attack of the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused her Democratic rival Saturday of “using tactics that are right out …
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Nation in brief: Spears gets short visit with sons
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Britney Spears was reunited briefly with her sons Saturday, spending about three hours with the two little boys nearly two months after the troubled pop star last saw them. Spears’ …
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‘Juno’ a favorite at Spirit Awards
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The quirky coming-of-age comedy “Juno” cleaned up Saturday at the Film Independent Spirit Awards as it continues its Cinderella season going into Sunday night’s Academy Awards. …
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Lohan’s latest sets Razzies record
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Two films that featured their stars in multiple roles – Lindsay Lohan’s “I Know Who Killed Me” and Eddie Murphy’s “Norbit” – combined Saturday for a …
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Bush’s timber czar could face jail
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – He overhauled federal forest policy to cut more trees – and became a lightning rod for environmentalists who say he is intent on logging every tree in his …
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Word watcher says English is near million-word mark
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 NEW YORK – Are you a locavore who decries the tapafication of restaurants or a latte liberal on the fence about Billary? No matter, the explosion of new words in …
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Saudi men arrested for flirting
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia began questioning 57 men Saturday who were arrested after allegedly flirting with women in front of a shopping mall in the holy city of …
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In Passing
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 Phoenix Evan Mecham, Arizona governor
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World in brief: Mugabe celebrates 84th birthday
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 President Robert Mugabe vowed Saturday that “there will never be regime change” as he celebrated his 84th birthday at a rally ahead of elections next month. Opponents blame Mugabe for …
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Japanese man arrested in wife’s 1981 shooting
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 LOS ANGELES – A Japanese businessman has been arrested on suspicion of murder more than a quarter-century after an infamous downtown shooting that left his wife dead and sparked an …
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Miami zoo’s amnesty draws gamut of exotic animals
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 MIAMI – With alternately tearful goodbyes and barely contained impatience, more than 100 South Floridians surrendered their exotic animals Saturday at a zoo event designed to give owners an alternative …
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Clinton, Obama promises sidestep budget realities
February 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A11 HOUSTON – Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama champion fiscal responsibility on the campaign trail, but both Democratic presidential hopefuls are promising massive new spending without providing details on how they’d …
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Hospital closure riles residents
February 24, 2008 in City on Page B1 Residents worried about plans to close Deer Park Hospital next month picketed Providence Health Care on Saturday afternoon, but they faced waning odds that executives will change course. “We know …
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Homeowners taking on tax burden
February 24, 2008 in City on Page B1 The biggest property owners in Spokane County will pay fewer taxes in 2008 as the tax burden continues to shift to homeowners. Companies including Avista, The Spokesman-Review and NorthTown mall …
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In brief: Meningitis vaccines reduced
February 24, 2008 in City on Page B1 The number of required inoculations to protect young children from bacterial meningitis in Washington state has been reduced because a recall has left supplies of the vaccine tight nationwide. The …
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State proposes public ‘digital repository’
February 24, 2008 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Despite a 1972 law that requires them all to be saved, official Idaho state publications have been vanishing left and right. The reason: Idaho’s state repository system is …
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Doug Clark: Smile: You’re on tattletale camera
February 24, 2008 in City on Page B1 On Monday, the City Council will take an important vote on whether to turn Spokane into Spy Land. This would happen by paying an Arizona company to operate sneaky intersection …
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