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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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Clean drug tests could net scholarships
February 27, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho teens soon may have another test to worry about if they want the state’s help paying for college. A urine test.
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Bill aims to expand tribal cops’ authority
February 27, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – A bill that would expand some tribal police officers’ power to arrest non-Indian suspects on reservations is moving quickly in the state Legislature. Proponents say the bill would …
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Local home values are up
February 27, 2008 in Business on Page A1 When Debbie Mills put her late mother’s northeast Spokane house up for sale in November, her Realtor suggested she ask just less than market price. Mills received a full-price offer …
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Braille flag will honor blind at Arlington
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Jesus Sanchez Cabral flew his flag until he could no longer see it. He never liked to display his medals from World War II, but the flag was …
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Lane Bryant killer’s voice heard on call
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 TINLEY PARK, Ill. – Police have released 37 seconds of a 911 call made from a suburban Chicago Lane Bryant store, hoping someone will recognize the voice of the man …
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Mortgage relief divides Washington
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders Tuesday gathered support for aggressive changes to bankruptcy laws that would help troubled homeowners, even as the Bush administration threatened to veto the plan and emphasized …
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Florida blackout blamed on ‘cascading effect’
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 MIAMI – Millions of Floridians sweated. Restaurant owners tossed out their food. Motorists battled each other even more than usual. And all for something that should have been just a …
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U.N. report predicts greater urbanization
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 UNITED NATIONS – Half the world’s population will live in urban areas by the end of this year and about 70 percent will be city dwellers by 2050, with cities …
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Pakistani party seeks talks with militants
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The secular party that won last week’s elections in Pakistan’s North West Frontier province plans to open peace talks with al-Qaida-allied Islamic insurgents, a drastic departure from …
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China river running red with pollution
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – Pollution has turned part of a major river system in central China red and bubbly, forcing authorities to cut water supplies to 200,000 people and close schools, a …
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Annan suspends Kenya negotiations
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 NAIROBI, Kenya – Complaining that efforts to resolve Kenya’s political crisis have stalled, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday suspended mediation talks and called upon the nation’s presidential rivals …
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Quake felt across Britain
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 MANCHESTER, England – The strongest earthquake to hit Britain in more than two decades was felt across large parts of the country early today, officials said. Some homes had minor …
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis strain on the rise
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 A dangerous form of drug-resistant tuberculosis has reached its highest levels ever, accounting for at least 5 percent of all new TB cases worldwide and 15 percent to 22 percent …
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World in brief: Raul Castro meets Vatican emissary
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 Raul Castro met behind closed doors with the Vatican’s No. 2 official Tuesday, in his first encounter with a foreign dignitary as Cuba’s president. The talks with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, …
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Senate to debate troop withdrawal bill
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – In a surprise move, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to begin debating a bill that would begin withdrawing troops from Iraq in 120 days and cut funding for …
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Tension in Iraq grows over Turkish incursion
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 IRBIL, Iraq – Lawmakers in northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region authorized their military Tuesday to intervene if Turkish forces pursuing anti-government rebels bring their battle into civilian areas. The move …
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Eroding Alaska town sues oil, power companies
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A tiny Alaska village eroding into the Arctic Ocean sued two dozen oil, power and coal companies Tuesday, claiming that the large amounts of greenhouse gases they …
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Waxman says RNC won’t be retrieving White House e-mails
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – After promising last year to search its computers for tens of thousands of e-mails sent by White House officials, the Republican National Committee has informed a House committee …
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High Court punts on age-bias issue
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided not to decide one of its most closely watched job discrimination cases. The non-decision was unanimous. At issue was whether a laid-off …
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Ethanol has little-known fire risk
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The nation’s drive to use more alternative fuel carries a danger many communities have been slow to recognize: Ethanol fires are harder to put out than …
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Nation in brief: Byrd hospitalized with pain from fall
February 27, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia was hospitalized Tuesday after complaining of back pain following a fall at his home, his spokesman said. Byrd, 90, the Democratic chairman of the …
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In brief: W.R. Grace gets more time for appeal
February 27, 2008 in Business on Page A10 W.R. Grace & Co. has more time to file an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the government’s asbestos case against it. The company is expected to ask the …
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Cross to manage Lee & Hayes
February 27, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Veteran Spokane lawyer Shaun Cross has taken the job of CEO of Spokane’s quickly growing intellectual property law firm Lee & Hayes, pllc. Cross, 57, said he’s excited to work …
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Target, Macy’s shares bounce despite losses
February 27, 2008 in Business on Page A10 MINNEAPOLIS – In a slowing economy, the more upscale the retailer, it seems, the more they’re struggling. Department store operator Macy’s needed a one-time tax benefit to rescue the fourth-quarter …
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