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Saturday, October 3, 2009
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Vandals hold on to beat CSU
October 3, 2009 in Sports Playing in front of 16,000 fans packed in like sardines at the Kibbie Dome – and a nationally televised audience – Idaho staged a momentous rally to eke out a …
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Ducks roll over Cougars
October 3, 2009 in Sports Jeremiah Masoli threw for 116 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score before sitting out the second half in No. 16 Oregon’s 52-6 victory over Washington State on …
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Valley coffee stand robbed at knife point
October 3, 2009 in City A man robbed a Spokane Valley coffee stand at knife point Saturday.
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Possible homicide reported in Stevens Co.
October 3, 2009 Detectives are investigating a possible homicide in Stevens County.
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Crash on Highway 21 kills Malo man
October 3, 2009 in City A man died on Highway 21 in Ferry County Friday night after another driver crossed the center line and struck his car.
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EWU routs Idaho State
October 3, 2009 in Sports Behind the rushing of Taiwan Jones and the passing of Matt Nichols, Eastern Washington remained undefeated in the Big Sky by defeating winless Idaho State 38-3 Saturday. 1
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Huskies lose thriller in OT
October 3, 2009 in Sports Robert Hughes scored on a 1-yard run in overtime and Notre Dame broke up a fourth-down pass near the end zone on the final play to help the Fighting Irish …
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Windy evening forecast as storm moves through
October 3, 2009 in City A hazardous weather outlook was in effect today for gusty winds this evening from the second of two storm systems to cross the Inland Northwest since Friday. Rain was being …
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Wise Words with Jeff Philipps
October 3, 2009 in Features In this fifth installment of “Wise Words in Troubled Times,” Rosauers president and CEO, Jeff Philipps, talks about the company’s year of counterintuitive, wise decisions.
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A play for safety
October 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 During football practice a few weeks ago C.J. Pier took a helmet-to-helmet hit to the head. The seventh-grade quarterback and wide receiver at Greenacres Middle School went down. He remembers … 2
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U.S. mayors sign accord targeting emissions
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – When Greg Nickels became Seattle’s mayor in 2002, global warming was hardly at the top of the municipal agenda. The World Trade Center had been attacked, and officials … 1
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Brazil thrilled to take big stage
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAO PAULO, Brazil – The weight of a troubled history has taught Brazilians not to expect too much. Their country, it is often said, is the “nation of the future … 1
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Llama rescued from Pikes Peak
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A lone llama wandering near the summit of Pikes Peak for a month has been captured and is heading to a new home. Tracy Ducharme and …
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Polanski agreed to pay victim $500,000
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Film director Roman Polanski agreed to pay his sexual assault victim $500,000 to settle a lawsuit 15 years after he fled the United States, according to court …
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Thousands missing in Indonesia
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 PADANG, Indonesia – Power is out in many parts of town and some hospitals have collapsed. Cell phone networks are brittle or broken. And across the earthquake-flattened Indonesian port city …
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Samoans begin burying victims
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LALOMANU, Samoa – The relief effort in the tsunami-stricken Samoas entered its fourth day Friday as medical teams gave tetanus shots and antibiotics to survivors with infected wounds, and some …
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Letterman suspect arraigned
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – A CBS newsman who prosecutors said was desperate and deep in debt was charged Friday with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot …
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Obama confers with McChrystal
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – At a pivotal point in the administration’s Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One on Friday for a …
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Video-for-prisoners swap stirs Middle East emotions
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 JERUSALEM – On a day of high emotion for both sides in the Middle East conflict, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza joyously welcomed home 19 female prisoners, exchanged …
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Honduras closer to deal on Zelaya return
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – An international plan to return deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to power suddenly gained new life Friday after interim President Roberto Micheletti reversed course and moved close …
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‘Guilty but mentally ill’ might be costly
October 3, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Changing Washington law to allow criminal defendants to be found guilty but mentally ill probably wouldn’t have much effect on the state mental hospital system, a state official …
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Clean-energy investments off 22 percent
October 3, 2009 in Business on Page A8 DENVER – New global investment in clean-energy companies fell 22 percent in the third quarter as government financing was offset by tight credit markets, according to new research released Friday. … 1
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Unemployment at 26-year high
October 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The September unemployment numbers announced Friday were a reality check for anyone who was thinking that strong economic growth was just around the corner. The nation’s unemployment rate …
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Bad candy eerily familiar
October 3, 2009 in City on Page B1 Here’s a cautionary tale for those tempted to dip into the Halloween candy early. Not one to wait until the last minute, Violet Bishop has already purchased goodies to dispense … 1

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