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Friday, August 14, 2009
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STA program teaches Russian speakers bus familiarity
August 14, 2009 in City Friday was Yevgeniy Sirokhin’s first day on a Spokane bus, but the Spokane Transit Authority hopes he becomes a regular rider. 1
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Spokane man who stockpiled weapons gets 4 years
August 14, 2009 in Region SEATTLE — A Spokane man who stockpiled what prosecutors described as a “troubling” arsenal of illegal weapons will spend the next four years in prison. 1
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Glacier park officials to kill aggressive grizzly
August 14, 2009 in Region KALISPELL, Mont. — Glacier National Park’s bear management team has decided to kill a 17-year-old female grizzly bear that has become overly familiar with people and relocate her yearling cubs … 5
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Mother, 2 sons ID’d as Grant Co. fire victims
August 14, 2009 The three people killed in a Grant County house fire have been identified as a mother and her young sons.
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Obama denounces emphasis on health care protests
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World, Region BELGRADE, Mont. — Trying to lower the temperature of the health care fight, President Barack Obama on Friday denounced news media emphasis on angry protesters at town-hall meetings. 2
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Idaho race gears up as Republicans vie to take on Minnick
August 14, 2009 in Idaho A GOP state lawmaker who’s running for Congress now has Idaho’s speaker of the House, Lawerence Denney, as his campaign chairman. Rep. Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, says he’s gearing up his …
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Obama brings town hall campaign to Belgrade, Mont.
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World, Region BELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama brought his town hall tour to Montana on Friday, talking about health care reform in a state where residents pride themselves on their independence …
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WASL, AYP results show little change
August 14, 2009 The state assessment test giant died today as state officials announced the results of the final WASL exams.
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Vilsack calls for renewed emphasis on forests
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World SEATTLE — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday outlined a vision for managing the nation’s forests that placed a high priority on restoration to protect water resources and combat …
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Cooler air sets stage for showers
August 14, 2009 in City, Idaho If it felt a little like autumn this morning, there was a reason. Temperatures plunged into the upper 40s in many locations, and in Spokane, it was the first time …
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Lakeside Elementary considers asking for emergency aid
August 14, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 Two winters of heavy snowfall have made a bad situation worse at Lakeside Elementary School in Worley. Five thick beams supporting the 70-year-old building’s roof have nearly full-length cracks. Dry …
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South Hill group bows out of fight against big retailers
August 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 A neighborhood vote this week smooths the way for the biggest retail center the South Hill has seen in decades, if not ever. The Southgate Neighborhood Council ended its long … 5
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End-of-life cut from Senate health plan
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A Senate panel has decided to scrap the part of its health care bill that has given rise to fears of government “death panels” in recent days, with … 2
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Costly moon visit may be out of reach
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – NASA doesn’t have nearly enough money to meet its goal of putting astronauts back on the moon by 2020 – and it might be the wrong place to …
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Guitar virtuoso, inventor Les Paul dies
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Les Paul, the guitar virtuoso and inventor who revolutionized music and created rock ‘n’ roll as surely as Elvis Presley and the Beatles by developing the solid-body …
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Airport workers placed on leave
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Authorities have removed from duty an air traffic controller who they say was talking on the phone during last week’s deadly midair collision over New York’s Hudson River, …
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Sources: Drugged Jackson left alone
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s personal physician left the performer alone and under the influence of a powerful anesthetic to make telephone calls the morning the pop singer died, according …
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Report won’t ask for more troops in Afghanistan
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – An upcoming assessment of Afghanistan by the top U.S. commander there will not include a request for additional U.S. troops, as has been widely expected, Defense Secretary Robert …
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California wildfires force evacuations
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 DAVENPORT, Calif. – Thousands of firefighters battled wildfires across California on Thursday, including a growing blaze that forced about 2,400 people to evacuate their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains. …
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Dislike of Taliban grows in Pakistan
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD – Pakistanis’ views on the Taliban have shifted dramatically in the past year, with 70 percent now opposing the militants, according to a new poll. The United States doesn’t …
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Mexican gang charged in San Diego murders
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Authorities announced charges Thursday against a Mexican gang that brought Tijuana-style violence to the upscale suburbs of San Diego County, kidnapping, torturing and murdering well-to-do residents, even after some families …
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Nation in brief: Sanford critics eye plane use
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina’s top prosecutor and legislative leaders called Thursday on the State Ethics Commission to investigate Gov. Mark Sanford’s use of state planes and other resources. However, …
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Obama to defend roadless rule
August 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says it will defend a 2001 rule imposed by President Bill Clinton that blocked road construction and other development on tens of millions of acres … 1
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President’s plane in town for checkup
August 14, 2009 in City on Page A7 If you saw Air Force One flying low over the West Plains on Thursday, you weren’t hallucinating. One of two Air Force One planes used by the president landed at …
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