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State budget and 331 bills passed in 60 days
March 14, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – After a 60-day sprint that included more than 1,700 bills and hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending, Washington state lawmakers on Thursday approved a $390 million …
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Senate rejects measure to freeze earmarking
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Even the entreaties of the three senators running for president were not enough to persuade their colleagues Thursday to curb their appetite for earmarks – the practice of …
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Deputy takes burglary personally
March 14, 2008 in City on Page A1 Posing as a Craigslist buyer to get a better look at the suspects. Driving by their home. Questioning store clerks. Tracking down surveillance footage and possible witnesses. A Spokane County …
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Judge ready to give up gavel
March 14, 2008 in City on Page A1 A veteran Spokane County Superior Court judge won’t seek re-election and will leave his courtroom at the end of the year. In an interview, 63-year-old Robert D. Austin said his …
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Federal Reserve unveils colorful, high-tech $5 bill
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Sprinkled with pastel colors and armed with new features to thwart counterfeiters, the latest version of the $5 bill went into circulation Thursday with a gift shop purchase …
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Lottery numbers
March 14, 2008 in City on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 1-1-7 Thursday’s Washington Keno: 2-3-11- 14-15-25-37-38-40-41-42-43-45- 48-50-51-62-69-73-75
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Florida lawmakers target low-riding pants wearers
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – This will teach a lesson to those kids with droopy drawers: State lawmakers want to crack down on butt cracks.
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Petraeus criticizes Iraqis’ progress
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Iraqi leaders have failed to take advantage of a reduction in violence to make adequate progress toward resolving their political differences, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander …
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Blast in central Baghdad kills nine
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – An explosion tore through a men’s garment district Thursday afternoon in central Baghdad, killing at least nine people, wounding 50 more and adding to worries that the relative …
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Former GOP treasurer took money for himself
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The former treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars – and possibly as much as $1 million – of the organization’s funds …
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Spitzer leaving office under legal cloud
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – As Gov. Eliot Spitzer prepares to leave office, the disgraced politician faces a tangled battle with prosecutors that will send lawyers into murky legal territory. A law …
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Michigan Democrats in talks to hold new primary election
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Democrats are close to an agreement with presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to hold a do-over primary. Party officials and the campaigns …
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Penthouse and Hustler want Spitzer call girl
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – The woman at the center of the Eliot Spitzer call girl scandal will have no problem cashing in on her notoriety: Penthouse and Hustler are already knocking …
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Sudan, Chad sign peace deal
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 DAKAR, Senegal – The presidents of Sudan and Chad signed a peace agreement Thursday to suppress attacks by armed groups operating along their shared border, a move toward stability in …
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World in brief: Cuba, Mexico restore relations
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 Cuba and Mexico declared their once-chilly relations fully restored on Thursday, and Cuba’s foreign minister said he will soon deliver a formal invitation for Mexico’s president to visit the island. …
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Lutheran panel issues statement on sex, marriage
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 NEW YORK – A task force drafting a statement on sexuality for the nation’s largest Lutheran group said Thursday that the church should continue defining marriage as the union of …
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Pope plans to address U.S. Catholic colleges
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – After years of Vatican frustration over what it views as the failure of many U.S. Catholic colleges to adhere to church teachings, school leaders are intently watching for …
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Boyfriend may be charged for woman’s bathroom stay
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 NESS CITY, Kan. – A man should be charged for allowing his girlfriend to sit on their toilet so long that her body became stuck to the seat, the sheriff …
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Comic details ‘smear campaign’
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 LOS ANGELES – Comedian Garry Shandling offered a somber and sometimes pained account Thursday of a “smear campaign” he said Anthony Pellicano orchestrated against him while the private eye was …
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Nation in brief: House OKs guns on campuses
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 The state House agreed Thursday to allow people with specialized firearms training, such as military personnel, to carry concealed weapons on the state’s college campuses, despite opponents who said it …
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Man forced daughter to kill family cat with knife, police say
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 MUNCIE, Ind. – A man was jailed Thursday on charges he forced his 7-year-old daughter to kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her …
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Bush intervened in EPA’s ozone rules
March 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency weakened one part of its new limits on smog-forming ozone after an unusual, last-minute intervention by President Bush, according to documents released by the …
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Here’s the dirt : Riverwalk II begun
March 14, 2008 in Business on Page A12 Low-income renters, including those with disabilities and large families, will have more available housing after the expansion of a Spokane County apartment complex designed to be both affordable and sustainable. …
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Oil at record high, while dollar and retail sales fall
March 14, 2008 in Business on Page A12 WASHINGTON – Oil hit a record high, the dollar sank again and consumers stopped buying pretty much everything. Stocks kept gyrating, too, on Thursday, swinging between gloomy recession evidence and …
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