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Second Met payout planned
June 20, 2008 in Business, City A long-awaited cash distribution to investors of bankrupt Metropolitan Mortgage and Securities will be mailed in late July.
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Deal reached on surveillance legislation
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – House and Senate leaders agreed Thursday on surveillance legislation that could shield telecommunications companies from privacy lawsuits, handing President Bush one of the last major legislative victories he …
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County officials still hoping races start at park this season
June 20, 2008 in City on Page A1 Spokane County leaders said Thursday they still might hold races this year at Spokane Raceway Park, despite a judge’s decision that delays the sale of the track indefinitely. County officials, …
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Judge pulls out of track ruling
June 20, 2008 in City on Page A1 Spokane County’s attempt to buy Spokane Raceway Park got a surprise red flag Thursday when Superior Court Judge Robert Austin stepped aside from deciding whether to approve highest-bidder sales from …
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Pentagon: POW buried in China
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 After decades of denials, the Chinese have acknowledged burying an American prisoner of war in China, telling the U.S. that a teenage soldier captured in the Korean War died a …
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More levees give way; Bush visits flooded towns
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WINFIELD, Mo. – Water from the swollen Mississippi River surged over more than 10 levees Thursday, flooding huge swaths of Missouri farmland as thousands of volunteers continued to pile up …
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McCain visits Iowa sites despite governor request
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 DES MOINES, Iowa – An aide to Gov. Chet Culver said Thursday that Republican presidential candidate John McCain ignored the governor’s request to cancel a campaign visit amid a massive …
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Lottery numbers
June 20, 2008 in City on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 5-5-1 Thursday’s Washington Keno: 1-2-19- 20-22-23-32-35-45-46-50-55-57- 64-66-68-70-75-76-77
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House boosts vets’ GI Bill benefits
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House on Thursday approved a new GI Bill, with a significant expansion of veterans’ education benefits, as part of a war-spending measure that will pay for military …
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Oil firms ready to sign Iraq contracts
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Iraq is preparing to award contracts to several Western energy companies to help develop its vast oil resources, allowing them to consolidate their positions in a country that …
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Troops fill city on Iran border
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Iraqi and U.S. troops launched a military operation Thursday in the city of Amarah, a Shiite militia stronghold on the Iranian border, meeting virtually no resistance. In a …
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Court revives age bias lawsuit
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court gave the nation’s older workers stronger protections against age bias Thursday, ruling that employers who are sued must prove their layoff policies are reasonable and …
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Obama spurns spending limit for campaign
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Freed from a serious fundraising constraint, Barack Obama is positioned to mount a general election campaign on a scale the nation has never seen, fueled by hundreds of …
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Judge orders release of list of raceway bidders
June 20, 2008 in City on Page A5 Superior Court Judge Robert Austin ordered the release Thursday of the names of 18 bidders who signed up at a public auction to compete against Spokane County to buy 560 …
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Mars lander might have found ice traces
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 Images from NASA’s Phoenix lander released late Thursday appear to confirm the presence of buried ice on Mars, the first evidence that the spacecraft landed in the right spot last …
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World in brief: Troops, warplanes drive out militants
June 20, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 Afghan and NATO troops backed by warplanes drove Taliban militants from villages within striking distance of southern Afghanistan’s main city on Thursday, killing 56 of them, Afghan officials said. NATO …
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WaMu announces another 1,200 job cuts
June 20, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Washington Mutual Inc., the nation’s largest savings and loan, said Thursday it slashed 1,200 jobs – about 2.6 percent of its work force – as part of a plan to …
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Fund execs charged
June 20, 2008 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were hauled into jail Thursday and charged with lying to investors about the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, perhaps …
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State fund reports first loss in 5 years
June 20, 2008 in Business on Page A8 In a report that might comfort investors discouraged by their own personal losses, the Washington State Investment Board Thursday reported its first quarterly loss in five years – a little …
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Last year-round comedy club now closed down
June 20, 2008 in Business on Page A8 The punch line of the last act at the Brickwall Comedy Club is no laughing matter. The club, Spokane’s sole year-round standup venue, closed its doors last week after succumbing …
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Firm sells Venezuelan gold mine
June 20, 2008 in Idaho on Page A11 Hecla Mining Co. is selling its Venezuelan gold properties for $25 million. The Coeur d’Alene firm’s decision to sell was prompted by rising costs at its Venezuelan mines, as well …
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Hundreds arrested in mortgage fraud cases
June 20, 2008 in Business on Page A11 WASHINGTON – More than 400 real estate industry players have been indicted since March – including dozens in the past two days – in a Justice Department crackdown on incidents …
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CdA education corridor stalls
June 20, 2008 in City on Page B1 Coeur d’Alene’s dream of an education corridor is on hold as the state postponed until September a $1.3 million lease guaranteeing the University of Idaho’s presence in North Idaho for …
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Sex offender, 65, charged with rape
June 20, 2008 in City on Page B1 The Coeur d’Alene Police Department charged a 65-year-old registered sex offender with rape Thursday after he ran out of a house in Coeur d’Alene where a woman was assaulted. Gary …
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