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Sunday, September 7, 2008
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‘Common knowledge’
September 7, 2008 in City on Page A1 It’s an 87-year-old unsolved robbery and murder – one laced with mystery, gold, racism and, apparently, the power of a badge and judicial robe. Two Chinese brothers – immigrants who …
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Firefighters face greater cancer risk
September 7, 2008 in City on Page A1 Doug Bacon missed the funeral of a fellow Spokane firefighter because the 59-year-old was in treatment for throat cancer – the same illness that had just killed his friend and …
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Candidates hear takeover plans
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The widening housing crisis took center stage on the presidential campaign trail Saturday after the Treasury Department confirmed to the candidates it was preparing a historic seizure of …
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Spice rub, sausage key to this California roll
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 FRESNO, Calif. – A burglar who broke into a home just east of Fresno rubbed spices over the body of one of two men as they slept in their rooms …
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Lottery numbers
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday’s Washington Daily Game: 1-9-5 . Saturday’s Washington Lotto: 8-23-25-29-39-46.
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Relations deteriorating
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – In the aftermath of last month’s war between Russia and U.S.-backed Georgia, Kremlin-watchers in Moscow are worried that Russia and America are closer to direct confrontation than at …
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Ike strengthens, shifts toward Cuba, Florida
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 KEY WEST, Fla. – Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, Louisiana to …
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Rivals plan joint stop at ground zero
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama said Saturday they will put aside partisan politics for a joint appearance at ground zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the …
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Candidates get prickly over economy, change
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Barack Obama on Saturday ridiculed John McCain’s renewed emphasis on his reputation as a government reformer, mocking the Republican presidential nominee in unusually sharp language while …
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Robert Giroux, publishing giant
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 Robert Giroux, a distinguished giant of 20th-century publishing who guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died in …
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Nations approve U.S.-India nuke deal
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 VIENNA, Austria – The U.S. gained key international backing Saturday for a bitterly contested plan to sell peaceful nuclear technology to India – a South Asia powerhouse that has tested …
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Bhutto’s widower elected president of Pakistan
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto once plagued by corruption charges, was elected president of Pakistan on Saturday and now must lead …
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Internet manhunts rouse calls for reform in China
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 BEIJING – Wang Fei’s infidelity deeply upset his wife. She wrote of her distress in a diary and then jumped from their 24th-floor balcony. Her family posted details of Wang …
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Festivities highlight nation’s disparity
September 7, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 MBABANE, Swaziland – The Swazi king, bare-chested and wearing a traditional leopard skin loin cloth, celebrated his 40th birthday and his nation’s 40th independence day in lavish style Saturday – …
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Box seats and Bobby … priceless
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B1 I blew off work Friday afternoon to watch the Spokane Indians play the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at Avista Stadium. I know. My lack of work ethic comes as no surprise, least …
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Spokane Army specialist mourned
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B1 Two days after he would have turned 24, Carlo E. Alfonso was buried Saturday in Spokane as a fallen hero. The Army specialist was killed and two other soldiers were …
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Biker killed after striking deer
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B1 A Puyallup, Wash., man was killed Friday night when his motorcycle struck a deer in Lincoln County. State troopers said Gary A. Askalakson, 54, was southbound on Williams Lake Road, …
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Witnesses recall B-52 collision
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B1 Helen Hodsdon was getting dinner that evening 50 years ago when her husband, Ed, yelled to come outside of their house in Airway Heights. There were two B-52s in the …
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When dog leaves state, few options for bite victim
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B2 BOISE – Lonnie Holloway was checking out a possible construction job a few weeks ago when a large dog at the Boise home lunged and planted its teeth in his …
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Idaho mental health care ranked poorly
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B3 A recent report on mental health care systems shows Idaho is one of the lowest-ranking states for mental health care nationwide. The Idaho Legislature funded the study by the Western …
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Report discounts grazing as tool against fire
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B3 BOISE – A state and federal report concludes that last summer’s lightning- and cheatgrass-stoked Murphy Complex fire that torched 1,000 square miles of Idaho and Nevada backcountry would have overwhelmed …
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California canines find help in Coeur d’Alene
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B3 Fires and foreclosures have been forcing more than people out of their California homes – dogs also have been suffering, with many being abandoned as their owners leave the area …
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Woman says late Jesuit raped her
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B6 PORTLAND – A 62-year-old retired teacher who said she was inspired by the courage of the victims of serial rapist Richard Gillmore has told Jesuit officials that she was raped …
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Scientists test plug-in car efficiency
September 7, 2008 in City on Page B6 IDAHO FALLS – Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory are analyzing whether hybrid vehicles that are converted to be plugged into an electrical outlet for recharging are as efficient in …
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