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Thursday, October 30, 2008
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Teacher back on job after gun arrest
October 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 A second-grade teacher facing a criminal charge after Kellogg police say he waved a loaded gun at a man outside a bar returned to the classroom this week. Protests over …
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shoppers not spooked
October 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 Sarah Palin has been flying out the door, with nurses and police officers in hot pursuit. Tombstones and bats are popular, too. When it comes to spending on Halloween costumes, …
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Gun issue key for many Idaho voters
October 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 BOISE – Democratic candidate Walt Minnick leads Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Sali by a seven-to-five margin in one of the most telling polls of Idaho’s 1st Congressional District race: a …
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Homeowner help in the works
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Negotiators for the Treasury and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are nearing agreement on a plan to have the government guarantee the mortgages of millions of distressed homeowners in …
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Guns play role in Idaho House race
October 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 BOISE – Democratic candidate Walt Minnick leads Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Sali by a seven-to-five margin in one of the most telling polls of Idaho’s 1st Congressional District race: a …
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Vehicle-animal crash fatalities are on the rise
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Fatalities from vehicle crashes with deer and other animals have more than doubled over the last 15 years, according to a new study by an auto insurance-funded highway …
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Palin says she’s not leaving national scene
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 TOLEDO, Ohio – Facing the unhappy prospect of defeat, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin indicated Wednesday that she will not disappear from the national political scene if the GOP …
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Obama airs nationwide infomercial
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SUNRISE, Fla. – Eager to cement his case for the presidency in voters’ minds before the campaign’s final frenetic weekend, Sen. Barack Obama blitzed the television airwaves and deployed one …
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Peruvian shamans back Obama
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LIMA, Peru – Barack Obama apparently can count on the support of a majority of Peruvian faith healers. Each of the 11 shamans in a Peruvian faith-healing organization said Wednesday …
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Analysts divided over accuracy of election polls
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Could the polls be wrong? Sen. John McCain and his allies say that they are. The country, they say, could be headed to a 2008 version of the …
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McCain links U.S. economy, security
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain on Wednesday sharpened his critique on Sen. Barack Obama’s ability to serve as commander in chief, arguing that the Democratic nominee’s economic policies would “undermine …
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Pakistan quake leaves thousands homeless
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WAM, Pakistan – Desperate villagers clawed through piles of mud and timber looking for victims of an earthquake that collapsed thousands of homes in southwestern Pakistan before dawn Wednesday, killing …
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Congolese rebels declare unilateral cease-fire
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 NAIROBI, Kenya – Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo announced Wednesday a unilateral cease-fire that should stem violence that has displaced 200,000 people since August. Earlier in the day, …
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Colombian officers fired over killings
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BOGOTA, Colombia – President Alvaro Uribe fired 20 army officers, including three generals and four colonels, on Wednesday for neglect that allowed the killing of civilians to inflate rebel casualty …
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31 killed in multiple blasts in Somalia
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 NAIROBI, Kenya – Five suicide blasts rocked government and international targets in northern Somalia on Wednesday, killing at least 31 people, according to international security officials, in the most highly …
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Turning back the clock may be good for heart
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 NEW YORK – Turning your clock back on Sunday may be good for your heart. Swedish researchers looked at 20 years of records and discovered that the number of heart …
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Leader says hatred of U.S. runs deep
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 Iran’s supreme leader said Wednesday that his country’s hatred for the United States runs deep and differences between the two nations go beyond a “few political issues.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s …
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Bush confident about U.S.-Iraq deal
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – President Bush said Wednesday he is confident he can work out a new security pact with the Iraqis before year’s end. But time is running out and the …
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Economic crisis could make college costs jump
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 A report released Wednesday by the College Board showed that the average price of attending college rose more than 5 percent this fall, but education officials warned that the widening …
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Despite economy, college costs may accelerate
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 A report released Wednesday by the College Board showed that the average price of attending college rose more than 5 percent this fall, but education officials warned that the widening …
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Nebraska governor urges remake of ‘Safe Haven’ law
October 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 LINCOLN, Neb. – Deciding he could wait no longer to address what has become a state embarrassment, Gov. Dave Heineman said Wednesday he will call a special legislative session to …
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Comcast sees earnings rise
October 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Comcast Corp., the nation’s largest cable operator, on Wednesday reported a 38 percent increase in third-quarter earnings as a sharp drop in capital spending and higher cable TV rates buoyed …
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Itron reports strong growth for Q3, year
October 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Utility metering company Itron Inc. on Wednesday reported strong earnings and revenue growth for the third quarter and first nine months of the year, and reduced by pennies the top …
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SHOPPING LIFE
October 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 With a big pullback evident in consumer spending, candy makers were a bit spooked about this year’s Halloween season. They introduced fewer new Halloween-themed products for their third-biggest selling season …
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