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Friday, January 25, 2008
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Researchers use chemicals to construct bacterium genome
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 Using off-the-shelf chemical compounds, scientists for the first time have constructed the entire genome of a bacterium, a key step toward their ultimate goal of creating synthetic life forms, researchers …
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Bush, House have a deal
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – House leaders and the Bush administration reached agreement Thursday on a $150 billion economic stimulus package that would quickly send hundreds of dollars to poor and middle-class workers …
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RV lovers brake for show
January 25, 2008 in City on Page A1 Rising gas prices and tides of economic woe didn’t put a damper on the first day of the Inland Northwest RV Show, as crowds began showing up to case the …
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Six quick rebate scenarios: See more examples at spokesmanreview.com
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 1Rebate basics: Most individual taxpayers would receive up to $600 in rebates, working couples $1,200 and those with children an additional $300 per child under the agreement, which still must …
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Mexico City rolls out buses for women only
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 MEXICO CITY – Groping and verbal harassment is an exasperating reality for women using public transportation in this sprawling capital, where 22 million passengers cram subways and buses each day. …
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Lottery numbers
January 25, 2008 in City on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 7-7-2 Thursday’s Washington Keno: 3-4-12-14-15-16-29-33-34-35-38-
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Mosul blast may signal a greater al-Qaida role
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – The abandoned apartment block known as the Pepsi building vanished in seconds, leaving a 30-foot-deep blast crater and a ring of destruction for a quarter mile in every …
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Gates offers U.S. combat aid to Pakistan
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The U.S. military would be willing to undertake joint combat operations with Pakistani forces against Islamic militants if Pakistani leaders request the help, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates …
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Turtle salmonella strikes in 33 states
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 A strain of salmonella carried by small pet turtles has sickened more than 100 people and hospitalized at least 24 nationwide in the largest recorded outbreak of its kind, the …
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Trader’s fraud costs bank billions
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 PARIS – In what appears to be the largest trading fraud ever carried out by a single person, a young trader at French bank Societe Generale is accused of making …
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Kucinich ending run for president
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 CLEVELAND – Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job: U.S. congressman. In …
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Nation in brief: Wolfowitz to head arms control panel
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Former World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz will head a high-level advisory panel on arms control and disarmament, the State Department said Thursday. The move by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice …
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McCain aide helped set up encounter with rich Russian
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A top political adviser in Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign helped arrange an introduction in 2006 between McCain and a Russian billionaire whose suspected links to anti-democratic and …
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Republicans engage in easygoing debate
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BOCA RATON, Fla. – In a debate here Thursday, Republican White House hopefuls called on President Bush to embrace deeper tax cuts to stimulate the economy, as each sought to …
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World in brief: Gaza-Egypt border to be resealed soon
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 Egyptian border guards wielding clubs and electric prods directed throngs of Palestinians as they crossed into Egypt for a second day Thursday but made little attempt to block the flow …
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Italian government falls after 20 months
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 ROME – Twenty months after it came to power, the Italian government fell late Thursday when Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a vote of confidence in parliament and was forced …
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Annan leads talks between Kenyan presidential rivals
January 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 NAIROBI, Kenya – The two presidential rivals at the center of Kenya’s bitter election dispute met Thursday and shook hands, offering a potential breakthrough in the violent political standoff that …
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Wal-Mart looking again at Post Falls
January 25, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Wal-Mart is looking at building a second supercenter in Post Falls but hasn’t settled on a location, a spokeswoman said Thursday. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer, which has a store at …
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Plan to stimulate pricey housing
January 25, 2008 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – A component of the government’s tentative economic stimulus package announced Thursday would give an immediate lift to buyers and sellers in higher-priced housing markets. The package agreed upon …
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Business in brief: Court rules firms can fire pot users
January 25, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Employers can fire workers who use medical marijuana even if it was legally recommended by a doctor, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday, dealing the state another setback in its …
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Golden years and blue chips
January 25, 2008 in Business on Page A8 The temperature in Lea Wait’s home has been falling along with stock prices. Wait, 61, invested the early retirement buyout she took from AT&T Corp. in 1998. As stocks gyrated …
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Microsoft profit keeps rising
January 25, 2008 in Business on Page A9 SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit topped analysts’ expectations and climbed 79 percent, buoyed by rising sales of Windows-based personal computers. For the quarter ended Dec. …
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Wall Street strong for the second day
January 25, 2008 in Business on Page A9 NEW YORK – Wall Street scored its second straight big advance Thursday after economic figures suggested the job market is holding up and as lawmakers agreed on measures that could …
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Pepsi ad speaks to deaf community
January 25, 2008 in Business on Page A9 NEW YORK – Amid the wall-to-wall sound during next Sunday’s Super Bowl, one commercial from PepsiCo could send some viewers grabbing for their remotes to check whether they’d accidentally hit …
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