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Saturday, November 29, 2008
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Shut-ins get fund’s first wave of help
November 29, 2008 in City on Page A1 More than 350 people will get the means to buy holiday dinners next week, thanks to generous donors to The Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund and its partnership with Catholic Charities. Food …
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A bargain hunter’s day
November 29, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 Shoppers thronged local retail stores Friday morning, snapping up bargains on electronics, toys and jewelry. Parking lots were crowded and checkout lines were long. But while Inland Northwest consumers turned …
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Atheists will post own display
November 29, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – On Monday in the Washington state Capitol, Christians on one side of the rotunda will erect a Nativity scene, with a 3 1/2-foot-tall Joseph and Mary and a …
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Only Nativity scene, atheist sign sought this year
November 29, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – On Monday in the Washington state Capitol, Christians on one side of the rotunda will erect a Nativity scene, with a 3 1/2-foot-tall Joseph and Mary and a …
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Three-day siege ends
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 MUMBAI, India – Indian commandos killed the last remaining gunmen holed up at a luxury Mumbai hotel today, ending a 60-hour rampage through India’s financial capital by suspected Islamic militants …
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Deadly siege ends in India
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 MUMBAI, India – Mumbai’s nightmare ended early today, nearly 60 hours after the start of a terrorist attack that left south Asia’s financial capital badly shaken and resulted in the …
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Buyout brings bonuses
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – Even though employees at the Peer Bearing Co. no longer work for the Spungen family that recently sold the Waukegan-based ball bearings maker, they still received a turkey …
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Lottery numbers
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 3-2-2 Friday’s Washington Keno: 3-7-16-19-22-24-28-31-38-52-57-
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Court says sales of Sarkozy dolls OK, stabbing isn’t
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 PARIS – A French appeals court said voodoo dolls of President Nicolas Sarkozy may remain on sale but must carry a notice saying that pricking them harms the president’s dignity. …
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EPA, Interior face changes
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Few federal agencies are expected to undergo as radical a transformation under President-elect Barack Obama as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department, which have been at …
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Wal-Mart worker dies in stampede by early birds
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. – Hundreds of bargain-hungry shoppers stepped on a fallen Wal-Mart worker, who died Friday morning, after the crowd knocked down the Long Island store’s front doors – …
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Melamine limit set for infant formula
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Federal regulators set a safety threshold Friday for the industrial chemical melamine that is greater than the amount of contamination found so far in U.S.-made infant formula. Food and Drug …
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Restoration complete of Donatello’s ‘David’
November 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 FLORENCE, Italy – Donatello’s “David” was returned to its original splendor as restorers completed the first cleanup in a century of the bronze statue that is a symbol of the …
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OPEC assessing oil output cuts
November 29, 2008 in Business on Page A8 CAIRO, Egypt – OPEC oil ministers on Friday downplayed expectations of, but didn’t dismiss outright, an immediate output cut as they faced a third test in as many months of …
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Icahn adds to Yahoo holdings as CEO search continues
November 29, 2008 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – In a move likely to fuel speculation over Yahoo Inc.’s search for a new chief executive, activist investor Carl Icahn has bought up close to 7 million …
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Federal Reserve increases lending
November 29, 2008 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve boosted its lending to commercial banks and investment firms over the past week, indicating that a severe credit crisis was still squeezing the financial system. …
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WHEELS
November 29, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Right now could be the best time ever to buy a vehicle, if you aren’t worried the maker will go out of business, shutting off parts and service and ruining …
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Call center work moving to homes
November 29, 2008 in Business on Page A8 CINCINNATI – An operator is standing by – at home. Companies that supply customer service agents to businesses around the world say they are saving money and attracting better employees …
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CdA holds merry parade
November 29, 2008 in City on Page B1 Merry Christmas to the children peeking out of their parkas. Merry Christmas to the parents smiling under hooded sweat shirts while clutching the hands of curious toddlers. And Merry Christmas …
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Union taking contract fight with grocers public
November 29, 2008 in City on Page B1 Area grocery workers are putting up yard signs, renting billboards and running radio and television ads in an unprecedented effort to convince consumers they should shop at Rosauers, and not …
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Two crashes deadly as snow coats roads
November 29, 2008 in City on Page B1 Slick roads led to two deadly crashes that killed three people Friday in the Inland Northwest as rain turned to snow. “Welcome to winter,” said Paul Bos, a meteorologist with …
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EWU professor digs up ancient history in Cyprus
November 29, 2008 in City on Page B1 It helps to record a conversation with Georgia Bonny Bazemore so you can listen to it later with the benefit of Google. Because you may have forgotten that Adonis was …
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Feds may remove wolves’ protection quickly
November 29, 2008 in City on Page B3 BOISE – Federal wildlife managers hope to remove wolves from the endangered species list in Idaho and Montana before President-elect Barack Obama takes office. But environmentalists say a decision before …
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Woman hit by bus on Monroe Street
November 29, 2008 in City on Page B3 A woman hit by a bus Friday in downtown Spokane is expected to live, police said. But the extent of her injuries is unknown, said Spokane police Detective William Drollinger, …
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