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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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Report suggests prosecutor cut Bunch a break
April 7, 2009 in City An internal affairs investigation into Spokane County sheriff’s Sgt. Pete Bunch indicates prosecutors felt they had enough evidence to charge him with at least two crimes but decided against pursing … 7
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Teen girl still missing after leaving Wal-Mart
April 7, 2009 in News Two Spokane area teenagers are missing, and police are asking for the public’s help finding them. 5
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University tuition could skyrocket 28 percent
April 7, 2009 in City Saying that the state cannot dismantle its colleges and expect to emerge from the recession strong, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday proposed letting the state’s four-year schools hike tuition by …
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Prison could await fake paraplegic
April 7, 2009 in City A financial scandal hatched more than 30 years ago by a man who lied about being paralyzed ended this week with a guilty plea that could send him to prison … 1
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Weatherization gets a federal boost
April 7, 2009 in City Federal stimulus money will double the pace of home weatherization in Spokane, creating jobs and reducing dependence on imported oil in the process, officials said Tuesday. 3
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New Air Force tanker competition slated for summer
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World, Region Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to try again this summer to pick a defense contractor to build a badly needed replacement for the Air Force’s 50-year-old fleet of aerial refueling …
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In trial, man claims deputies beat him unconscious
April 7, 2009 in City The federal bench trial started today involving a former Spokane man who claims that Spokane County deputies roughed him up and later beat him unconscious in 2003 after he disputed … 25
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Lower Snake 3rd most endangered river
April 7, 2009 in Region Four dams that are blamed for damaging salmon runs on the lower Snake River in Washington place the waterway third among the nation’s most endangered rivers, according to an annual … 5
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Criminal probe of lawyers who botched Stevens case
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World A seething federal judge dismissed the corruption conviction of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on Tuesday and took the rare and serious step of ordering a criminal investigation into prosecutors …
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Spokesman.com: A welcome for Bone
April 7, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links from Spokesman.com blogs.
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CdA Lake plan wins Idaho House OK
April 7, 2009 in Idaho All but three North Idaho lawmakers backed the Coeur d’Alene Lake Management Plan this morning, in a House vote on the budget bill for the state Department of Environmental Quality; …
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Bonner County police logs 4/6/2009
April 7, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for April 6, 2009.
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Obama in Baghdad tells troops Iraq must take over
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World Cheered wildly by U.S. troops, President Barack Obama flew unannounced into Iraq on Tuesday and promptly declared it was time for Iraqis to “take responsibility for their country” after America’s …
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Italy quake toll rises amid hunt for victims
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World Relatives of the missing watched in agony Tuesday as rescuers dug desperately by hand for earthquake survivors, jarred by a strong aftershock that drove home the continuing danger in this …
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April warmth climbing to upper 60s today
April 7, 2009 in City, Idaho Highs today of 67 in Spokane and 66 in Coeur d’Alene with mostly sunny skies will put the spring back in April after a snowy start to the month last …
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Loss, revenge often drive mass murders
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 Mass murderers are as different as their killing fields – be it a nursing home or a suburban home – and as diverse as their reasons for killing – whether …
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Local legend makes national Hall of Fame
April 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 John Stockton completed a remarkable journey Monday – from the sometimes vicious driveway games with his brother Steve at the family’s Spokane home on North Superior to the Basketball Hall …
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Concern prompts city to reopen case against officer
April 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 A criminal investigation into the suspicious behavior of a sheriff’s sergeant who quit last week, just before he was to be fired, is being reopened amid growing concerns from a … 5
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GU student using lasers and LEGOs in quest for stable hydrogen production
April 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 Some day, an undergraduate with a LEGO set may save the planet by finding a cheap way to produce hydrogen from water, using sunlight. It could be Thanh Do, an …
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Series of bombings kill 37 in Baghdad
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 BAGHDAD – Anger boiled over in Baghdad streets at Iraqi soldiers and police after they failed to prevent a stunning series of coordinated bombings across the city Monday that left …
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In Turkey, Obama reassures Muslims
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANKARA, Turkey – President Obama made his most direct outreach to Muslims around the world Monday, telling Turkey’s Grand National Assembly that the United States “is not and never will …
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Boeing would take a hit in Gates’ budget
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEATTLE – Boeing would be hit hard if a series of major defense budget cuts proposed Monday by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates are implemented. Gates’ budget recommendations signal the …
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World’s oldest celebrates 115 years
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 The world’s oldest known living person celebrated her 115th birthday Monday. Gertrude Baines was honored at Western Convalescent Hospital with music, a letter from the president, and two cakes.
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Gates wants shift from ‘exquisite’ weapons
April 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates outlined sweeping changes to the defense budget Monday that would shift hundreds of billions of dollars in Pentagon spending away from elaborate weapons toward …
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