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Saturday, August 8, 2009
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Two down for the Shock
August 8, 2009 in News, Sports The Spokane Shock are on a roll. The top-ranked Shock handily put out the Boise Burn 59-35 in their quest to return to ArenaCup glory.
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Shakespeare, al fresco
August 8, 2009 in News, City To rain, or not to rain. Lucky for the small crowd assembled for a little “Shakespeare on the Green” Saturday afternoon outside Gonzaga Preparatory School, Mother Nature decided not.
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Magnesium crash victim dies
August 8, 2009 A 57-year-old Mead woman died at an area hospital Saturday from injuries sustained in a head-on crash in northeast Spokane on Friday afternoon. 1
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Man dies after crashing car into Hayden Lake
August 8, 2009 in News, Idaho A 30-year-old North Idaho man died after his car crashed into Hayden Lake early Saturday morning. Whitney R. Clute, of Hayden, was found unconscious in his car after the vehicle …
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Sotomayor sworn in as Supreme Court justice
August 8, 2009 in News, Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) —It’s Justice Sotomayor now. Sonia Sotomayor has been sworn in as the Supreme Court’s first Hispanic justice. She’s only the third female justice in the top U.S. court’s …
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Grant County in the crossfire of a gang war
August 8, 2009 in News, Region on Page A1 GRANT COUNTY, Wash. – More than 10 years ago, “Maniac” moved to Central Washington to escape a Los Angeles street gang. 4
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No surprise: U.S. birth rate contracts along with economy
August 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 ATLANTA – There aren’t just fewer jobs in a recession. There are fewer babies, too. U.S. births fell in 2008, the first full year of the recession, marking the first …
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Struggling family loses mother, wife
August 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 Jerry and Carlene Bonagofski were planning to renew their wedding vows today in a small ceremony before family and friends. Instead the Bonner County man is planning a funeral for …
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Recession’s grip eases
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A surprising dip in the U.S. unemployment rate provides another strong indication the recession has hit bottom, but analysts warned it will take months for the economy to …
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Regional experts wary about trend in unemployment rate
August 8, 2009 in Business on Page A1 Although some economists said slippage in the national July unemployment rate to 9.4 percent might be a sign the recession may have reached bottom, state and local economists were more …
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver gravely ill
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 BARNSTABLE, Mass. – Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a sister of President John F. Kennedy and a longtime champion for the disabled, was in critical condition Friday at a Massachusetts hospital. The …
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Conviction in ’83 killing overturned
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – A federal judge on Friday overturned the conviction of a Los Angeles man serving a life sentence for his mother’s death, saying the man was convicted on …
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Accuracy watch
August 8, 2009 in City on Page A2 For 08-08-2009
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Obama heading to Mexico
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will meet Sunday in Guadalajara, Mexico, with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts for a summit of North American leaders that will be long on vision …
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Cocaine role cited in death of Mays
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TAMPA, Fla. – An official autopsy report released Friday found that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, but his family …
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Governor’s wife moves out
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford moved out of the official governor’s residence with their four sons Friday, a little more than a month after …
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Florida Republican will quit Senate soon
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., who had previously said he would not seek re-election in 2010, announced on Friday that he will resign his seat as soon as a …
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Health reform threat reported
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A North Carolina congressman who supports an overhaul of the health care system had his life threatened by a caller upset that he was not holding a public …
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Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – A suicide truck bomber flattened a Shiite mosque Friday in northern Iraq, and roadside bombs struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, as at least 51 people were killed and …
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Infamous British criminal set free
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – One of Britain’s most notorious criminals was formally released from prison Friday – but will mark his 80th birthday today in a hospital bed. Ronnie Biggs, a member …
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New tack on Afghan opium
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The U.S. and British governments plan to spend millions of dollars over the next two months to try to persuade Afghan farmers not to plant opium poppy, by …
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Indonesian police storm hideout
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEJI, Indonesia – Indonesian police stormed a house today where the regional militant leader suspected in last month’s attacks on hotels in the capital was believed hiding out with several …
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Officials hail apparent killing of key terrorist
August 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Without ever firing a shot at Americans, Baitullah Mehsud had managed to become something of an obsession for the CIA. Over 18 months, the agency tried three times …
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Dispute caused Twitter outage
August 8, 2009 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – The outage that knocked Twitter offline for hours was traced to an attack on a lone blogger in the former Soviet republic of Georgia – but the …
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