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Saturday, June 27, 2009
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Hoopfest brings de facto family together
June 27, 2009 in City Family ties brought one group of Hoopfest court monitors together – they include a father and daughter and two sets of sisters – but it’s the de facto family they’ve …
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Man arrested for making Hoopfest threat
June 27, 2009 in City A man was arrested Saturday afternoon after police said he threatened to “blow up” the U.S. Army recruiting tent set up in Riverfront Park for Hoopfest. 1
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Medical pot a challenge for law enforcement
June 27, 2009 in City A thief kicked in his door, ransacked his kitchen and stole his eight-ounce marijuana stash. So the victim called police. But the difference between this Spokane man’s story and a …
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‘Thriller’-seekers emerge
June 27, 2009 in City on Page A1 Brian Gilden was a teen in the 1980s, during Michael Jackson’s heyday. So on Friday, he went looking for a piece of his past and found it – nabbing the …
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House OKs climate bill
June 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In one of the narrowest votes in its recent history, the House of Representatives on Friday evening passed a sweeping energy and climate-change bill that supporters say could …
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Misguided rescues disturb wildlife
June 27, 2009 in City on Page A1 Wildlife rehabilitator Marilyn Omlor works with youngsters needlessly separated from their mothers. They’re victims of a crime, she said: fawn-napping. Each June, multiple fawns end up at Ponti Veterinary Clinic …
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Jackson’s drug use under investigation
June 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – With initial autopsy results inconclusive, the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death focused Friday on whether the pop icon, who had struggled with painkiller addiction in the past, …
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Sanford’s wife says he asked to visit girlfriend
June 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. – South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the …
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Obama may use executive order for detainees
June 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Stymied by Congress so far, the White House is considering issuing an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees considered too dangerous to …
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Iranian cleric urges hard line
June 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A senior cleric who is close to Iran’s supreme leader said in a prayer sermon Friday that anyone who engaged in violence in protests over …
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Ruth Madoff settles with feds
June 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Ruth Madoff agreed Friday to give up her Manhattan penthouse apartment and Montauk, N.Y., home as well as pricey jewelry and other items to settle a government …
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Jackson’s children could go to mother
June 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Michael Jackson’s ex-wife, the mother of his two older children, is in line to obtain custody of them, even if the pop star designated another person as their guardian after …
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Stimulus having muted effect as Americans increase saving
June 27, 2009 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Consumer spending edged up in May for the first time since February, new data show, as the government stimulus plan boosted incomes. But in a sign that Americans …
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Rain comes out of the blue to benefit Palouse farmers
June 27, 2009 in City on Page A6 PULLMAN – Wheat farmers on the Palouse are delighted by some unexpected rain. Weather experts had predicted a dry spring and summer, but the opposite has occurred, said Washington State …
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General Electric to locate tech center in Michigan
June 27, 2009 in Business on Page A6 Birmingham, Mich. – General Electric Co. said Friday it will build a $100 million manufacturing technology center in Michigan that will eventually employ about 1,200 workers. The Advanced Manufacturing and …
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SBA taking over local fund
June 27, 2009 in Business on Page A6 A federal court has ordered the Small Business Administration to take over operation of Spokane’s largest venture fund. A judge in U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington ruled that the …
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Judge tosses parts of jail fight lawsuit
June 27, 2009 in City on Page B1 A federal judge this week dismissed parts of a multimillion-dollar wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Benites Sichiro against Spokane County and its employees. Sichiro died of complications …
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I-1043 donor appears on hate group list
June 27, 2009 in City on Page B1 Supporters of an initiative to tighten state immigration laws got a significant portion of their funding from a man described by human rights organizations as the driving force behind “immigration … 1
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Governor’s infidelity provides teachable moment for men
June 27, 2009 in City on Page B1 Gather round, fellow husbands. It’s time once again to have a little talk about how not to be a complete jerk. The following is “The Gov. Mark Sanford Guide to …
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Contractors struggle for commercial work
June 27, 2009 in Business on Page B1 Commercial construction activity has reached a low point that many Spokane-area contractors may not outlast, the head of a local industry group said this week. Wayne Brokaw, executive director of …
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Public records
June 27, 2009 in City on Page B2 Police Blotter Coeur d’Alene police
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Cyclist, 16, hurt in crash with truck
June 27, 2009 in City on Page B2 A bicycle rider in Harrington, Lincoln County, was injured Thursday night in a collision with a truck, and a driver involved in the accident faces a charge of driving under …
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Washington records
June 27, 2009 in City on Page B2 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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UI president’s house getting renovations
June 27, 2009 in City on Page B2 MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho is spending just under $100,000 for repairs and asbestos abatement to ready the residence of the school’s new president, Duane Nellis, and his …
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