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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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Rights leader retiring from NIC
May 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 Tony Stewart, a longtime champion of human rights as well as a college instructor and public-television host, is stepping down after 38 years at North Idaho College. Stewart has scheduled …
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School chief race draws spirited field
May 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 SEATAC – The opening-day crowd at the recent Washington State PTA convention was a lively, thousand-strong mass of people. The ballroom swelled with cheers for door prizes, then faded to …
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McCain tackles global warming
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 PORTLAND – In a major environmental speech, Sen. John McCain on Monday said he would combat global warming with a cap-and-trade system to cut carbon emissions and increased use of …
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Lottery numbers
May 13, 2008 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 21-22-33-34-36-37 No winner. Next jackpot: $4.1 million.
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In-flight cell use gets man disorderly conduct charge
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 DALLAS – A 50-year-old Austin businessman was charged with disorderly conduct after he allegedly refused to stop using his mobile phone on a Monday flight from Austin to Dallas Love …
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Weather Extremes
May 13, 2008 in City on Page A2 For the week of May 4-10, there were 58 weather records broken or tied in the United States. Compared to the last two weeks, that number was considerably lower as …
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Main Shiite factions make Sadr City truce official
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Representatives of Iraq’s main Shiite Muslim factions signed a deal Monday clearing the way for Iraqi soldiers to operate throughout Sadr City, a vast Baghdad slum that …
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U.S. flies relief aid into Myanmar
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BANGKOK, Thailand – The head of the U.S. Pacific Command flew into Myanmar on Monday aboard the first U.S. military aid flight, to press for a full-scale international relief operation …
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Poultry killed after bird flu outbreak
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of …
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State Department hid corruption in Iraq, former staffers say
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with …
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New GI bill plan puts GOP on the spot
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats are pushing what could become the most dramatic expansion of college aid for military veterans since World War II with a bill they hope will buoy …
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Wind energy could rival nuclear power, study says
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan …
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Nation in brief: Sect member gives birth in custody
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 A mother taken from a polygamist sect and being held as a minor in state custody gave birth Monday to a baby boy who was immediately taken into child-protective custody. …
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World in brief: Swimmer says he poked shark in eye
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye. The shark, believed to …
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Pakistan coalition unravels over judges dispute
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s fragile governing coalition cracked open Monday as one of its major parties withdrew from the Cabinet, less than three months after elections that had united rival …
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Lebanon governing coalition criticizes U.S. for inaction
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 BEIRUT, Lebanon – Politicians in Lebanon’s Western-backed governing coalition criticized the United States on Monday for not doing enough to counter the opposition Hezbollah movement’s recent takeover of West Beirut. …
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Bolivian president, critics back recall
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 LA PAZ, Bolivia – In a rare point of concurrence, President Evo Morales and his critics have agreed to support a recall election for Morales and all eight sitting state …
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Tornadoes threatened Jenna Bush wedding
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Storms that spawned violent tornadoes over the weekend slammed into President Bush’s Texas ranch and threatened to disrupt wedding plans for Jenna Bush and Henry Hager, first lady …
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Florida governor declares state of emergency amid fires
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Dry, windy weather fueled several wildfires on Florida’s central Atlantic coast Monday, destroying about 50 homes and driving hundreds of residents away as the governor declared …
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Tornado ‘last straw’ for fading town
May 13, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 PICHER, Okla. – A tornado did what the federal government could not. Ellis Jones had been a holdout in the government’s quest to pay everyone to leave Picher, contaminated from …
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In brief: Tribune Co. wraps up sale of newspaper
May 13, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Tribune Co.’s $650 million sale of Newsday is an important step toward alleviating its debt burden – for this year. Now the Chicago company needs to move on its next …
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Old pumps didn’t count on high prices
May 13, 2008 in Business on Page A10 REARDAN, Wash. – Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of pumps can’t register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical …
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Investor activist gets his say on lowering executive pay
May 13, 2008 in Business on Page A10 MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Some of Robert Morse’s ideas are small: Paint a baseball so it’s easier to read a curve. Make a four-colored deck of cards so his wife doesn’t …
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Signs point to next-gen iPhone launch
May 13, 2008 in Business on Page A10 SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the …
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