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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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Homicide investigation leads police to serve MySpace warrant
January 9, 2008 in City on Page A1 A MySpace.com profile could hold clues to an unsolved November drive-by homicide, and Spokane police want the popular social networking Web site to reveal the identity of the profile’s creator. …
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Clinton, McCain bounce back with big wins in New Hampshire
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton narrowly won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night, a surprise victory for the one-time Democratic front-runner that revived her sagging fortunes and …
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Trouble brewing: Price of hops hits home
January 9, 2008 in City on Page A1 Don’t be surprised if a pint of beer costs a bit more at the local brewpub. Brewers are declaring a state of emergency because of a scarcity of hops, one …
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Coldwater lays off workers at HQ
January 9, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 Coldwater Creek Inc. laid off 51 people at its corporate headquarters in Sandpoint on Tuesday, following a rocky year in the women’s apparel industry that sent the company’s stock price …
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Results mean GOP race still ‘completely wide open’
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sen. John McCain, of Arizona, the early Republican front-runner whose campaign imploded last summer, handily won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, dealing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney …
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Bhutto’s son takes unsteady political stage
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 LAHORE, Pakistan – He might be the world’s only national political party leader who is still a teenage college student. Or whose breathless female fans plead that he not be …
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Lottery numbers
January 9, 2008 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 0-4-3. Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 8-9-12- 13-17-20-22-23-27-29-31-33-41-44-
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World in brief: Sarkozy serious about ex-model
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 The president of France did not say he was going to marry his new love. But he did not rule it out. What President Nicolas Sarkozy did confirm Tuesday was …
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Kibaki reignites protests in Kenya
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 KISUMU, Kenya – In a severe setback for U.S.-backed peace efforts in Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki filled key positions Tuesday in a new government that excluded members of the powerful …
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Rare January tornadoes wreak havoc
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A line of thunderstorms fed by warm weather continued spinning off unusual January tornadoes Tuesday, killing a man in Arkansas and carrying a cow close to …
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U.S. targets al-Qaida stronghold
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 ZAHMM, Iraq – The U.S. military launched a major offensive early Tuesday against one of the largest known redoubts of al-Qaida in Iraq, part of a new nationwide campaign to …
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Obama keeps call for change despite defeat
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 NASHUA, N.H. – After surfing atop poll numbers that showed him with a double-digit lead less than 48 hours earlier, Barack Obama now must try to steady a campaign that …
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Criticism of zoo’s director heats up
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 SAN FRANCISCO – Since the deadly tiger escape at the San Francisco Zoo, its director has come under increasing criticism over his track record and his suggestion that the victims …
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Navy releases video of confrontation
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – “I am coming to you. … You will explode.” The deep, menacing voice and images of tiny boats buzzing around U.S. warships like gnats against elephants painted a …
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Bush signs gun-control measure
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – A rare piece of gun legislation finds the National Rifle Association and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence on the same side, and President Bush signed such …
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Dozens of F-15s to be permanently grounded
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The Air Force likely will order dozens of its F-15 fighter jets permanently grounded because of critical structural flaws, significantly reducing the number of planes available to protect …
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Nation in brief: Contaminated milk blamed for deaths
January 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 At Whittier Farms dairy, the fifth-generation owners brag of the quality of their Holstein cows and still deliver milk right to your door, in glass bottles. Customers like the products …
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Plant will employ 50 by spring
January 9, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Lighthouse for the Blind Inc. will open a Spokane manufacturing plant this spring and plans to employ 50 people in making communication boards for the federal government and a Chicago …
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Housing woes felt at Countrywide
January 9, 2008 in Business on Page A8 LOS ANGELES – Shares of Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation’s largest mortgage lender, sank to an all-time low Tuesday as a major homebuilder offered a grim outlook for the industry …
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At CES, a gadget for every driver
January 9, 2008 in Business on Page A8 LAS VEGAS – The deep bass sound vibrates your breastbone as you meander through a corner of the massive International Consumer Electronics Show. Someone is showing off car audio systems, …
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In brief: Microsoft to buy search company
January 9, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to buy a Norwegian search company for $1.2 billion, aiming to shore up its search technology for businesses against competition from Oracle Corp. and …
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Nike releasing Air Jordan, version XX3
January 9, 2008 in Business on Page A8 BEAVERTON, Ore. – It’s gotta be the shoes, right? No other basketball shoe has changed the face of business, athletics and marketing like the Air Jordan. This month, Nike releases …
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Gold prices soar on rising oil cost
January 9, 2008 in Business on Page A9 NEW YORK – It’s the stuff of Western dramas in which rugged men went looking for it in the mountains. It’s the glittering metal used in fancy jewelry, the highest …
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Wall Street plunges on recession fears
January 9, 2008 in Business on Page A9 NEW YORK – Wall Street skidded lower in another fitful session Tuesday, with investors worried that the tumbling economy may not only cripple mortgage lenders like Countrywide Financial Corp. but …
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