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Saturday, May 3, 2008
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Wildlife habitat nearly in hand
May 3, 2008 in City on Page A1 The public is on the verge of owning a $9.1 million stretch of wildlife-rich wetlands between Horseshoe and Fan lakes, about 18 miles southwest of Newport. The Washington Department of …
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Sole-enhancing opportunities
May 3, 2008 in City on Page A1 Andrew Coleman had narrowed his choice of running shoes to two styles of Brooks - Adrenalines and Trances. The 17-year-old goes through two or three pairs a year. Coleman was …
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Ballot pits county’s needs against calls for wiser budget
May 3, 2008 in City on Page A1 A few weeks ago Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich got a cell phone call at home from a woman in her 80s. She told the sheriff that her friend was …
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Economy steadying
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Coupled with better-than-expected first-quarter growth numbers, new government employment statistics point to an economy that’s not robust but appears safe from deep contraction. Employers shed jobs in April …
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Lottery numbers
May 3, 2008 in City on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 4-0-9 Friday’s Washington Keno: 2-4-5-9- 11-17-23-26-33-40-42-46-48-54- 60-64-66-70-72-76
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Thirty years after its debut, World Wide spam thrives
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Happy birthday, spam. P.S.: Now go away.
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Democrats heat up gas tax rhetoric
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 RALEIGH, N.C. - Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama escalated their debate Friday over rolling back gasoline taxes, with Obama criticizing her plan to suspend the tax …
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Water outlook dismal in California
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 California communities face a strong possibility of water shortages and even mandatory rationing this summer because of record dry weather in March and April, a fast-shrinking snowpack and below-normal reservoir …
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Twisters pound 4 states, kill seven in Arkansas
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 DAMASCUS, Ark. – Violent storms unleashed tornadoes, high winds and hail in four central states and killed seven people in Arkansas, including a teenager who died when a tree fell …
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Brash challenger elected London mayor
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – Londoners threw out their liberal two-term mayor Friday in favor of colorful Conservative politician Boris Johnson in an election that handed the nation’s governing Labor Party its worst …
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Chinese officials to meet with Dalai Lama delegates
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – With unrest in Tibet casting a shadow over the Summer Olympics, Chinese officials will hold an emergency meeting today with the Dalai Lama’s negotiators, the office of the …
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World in brief: Castro ends ban on desktop PCs
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Cubans are getting wired. The island’s communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised …
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Nation in brief: Defiant Methodists support gay couple
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 More than 200 Methodists attended a lesbian couple’s commitment ceremony Friday in defiance of a vote to uphold a church law that says gay relationships are “incompatible with Christian teaching.” …
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Bush details $70 billion war request
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON - President Bush sent lawmakers a $70 billion request Friday to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring, which would give the next president breathing room …
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He may have figured it was worth a shot
May 3, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 FORT WORTH, Texas – Charles Ray Fuller must have been planning one big record company. The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 …
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Lydig to help finish Richland facility
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A10 A joint venture that includes a Spokane construction company won a $106 million contract to finish a nearly 200,000-square-foot research facility at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland – …
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Production firm buys art school building
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A10 A small film and video production company has purchased the Spokane Art School building for $1.1 million. ILF Media intends to make minor renovations to the three-story brick building, 920 …
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Immigrants stocking up on rice
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A10 RICHMOND, Calif. – Shoppers surveyed shelves loaded with rice at the Ranch 99 Asian supermarket, chatting in languages from Mandarin to Portuguese as they hunted for their favorite varieties, checked …
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Mining firm awaits word on Venezuela
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A10 A Spokane firm is waiting for an official letter from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s administration explaining the status of the company’s proposed gold mine in the South American country. The …
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Linens ‘n Things files Chapter 11
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Linens ‘n Things is the latest sign that the retail sector is becoming leaner and meaner amid a difficult consumer environment. …
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Lionel LLC pulls out of bankruptcy
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A11 An iconic American toy company has emerged from bankruptcy protection, ending more than three years of restructuring. Chief executive Gerald Calabrese, a former Marvel Comics executive who shepherded 108-year-old Lionel …
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Business in brief: Airport boardings up for month, quarter
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A11 Passenger traffic at Spokane International Airport rose in March, and during the first quarter of 2008. The increase for March over the prior year was 6.3 percent based on 156,083 …
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Profit-takers have their day; blue chips inch up
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A11 NEW YORK – Wall Street turned in a mixed performance Friday as investors set aside some initial enthusiasm over a stronger-than-expected jobs report to lock in some of their recent …
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Microsoft sweetens its offer for Yahoo
May 3, 2008 in Business on Page A11 SAN FRANCISCO â Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. Friday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling. The Redmond, …
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