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Friday, September 18, 2009
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Some Olympics-bound planes will stop in Spokane first
September 18, 2009 in Business, City Private airplanes headed for Vancouver, B.C., during the Winter Olympics next February will have to land in Spokane, Boise or Reno for a security check, a spokesman for the Transportation … 2
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Fair officials say they’ll pre-screen future group visits
September 18, 2009 in City A killer escaping a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair has not affected attendance, but it was a wakeup call for fair officials, who say they plan to … 3
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State plans to launch investigation
September 18, 2009 in City, News A judge ruled earlier this month that a paranoid schizophrenic killer who remained at large Friday after walking away from a supervised outing was a threat to public safety because … 31
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Former Sandpoint cop won’t face sexting charges
September 18, 2009 in Idaho No criminal charges will be filed against a former Sandpoint police detective who authorities say sent sexually explicit photos and video to a woman he had arrested during a methamphetamine … 2
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Bonner County police logs 9/17/2009
September 18, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Sept. 17, 2009.
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Sunny weather today, showers Saturday
September 18, 2009 in City, Idaho Another day of warm September weather is forecast for today, but a Pacific cold front is going to cool the region for Saturday and Sunday.
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Patient with violent past escapes at fair
September 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 The day after a mental hospital patient who brutally killed an elderly woman 22 years ago escaped from a group outing to the Spokane County Interstate Fair, local officials still … 15
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House approves college aid reform
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Democratic-led House approved a bill Thursday that would overhaul college lending and spend tens of billions of dollars on student grants, community colleges, school construction and early … 2
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House votes to curb funding for ACORN
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the …
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Obama revamps shield
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s decision to abandon a Bush-era missile defense system in Europe and establish a partly ship-based shield against Iranian rockets could tighten U.S. pressure on the …
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Fossil hunters in China find ‘tiny’ T. rex
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – About 125 million years ago a tiny version of Tyrannosaurus rex roamed what is now northeastern China. Tiny, that is, by T. rex standards – you still wouldn’t …
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In brief: Dogs find scent in Garridos’ yard
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 ANTIOCH, Calif. – Authorities investigating two missing girl cases said cadaver dogs have picked up a scent that may indicate there are buried remains in the backyard of a Northern …
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Tech charged in Yale killing
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW HAVEN, Conn. – As police charged a Yale animal lab technician with murdering a graduate student who worked in his building, a portrait began to emerge Thursday of an …
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Space station snags cargo ship
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A brand new Japanese space station cargo ship arrived at its destination Thursday, expertly plucked from orbit by an astronaut who toasted the first-ever event with …
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Obama honors soldier killed in Afghanistan
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a U.S. soldier who three times left cover for an attempted rescue while Taliban bullets and grenades rained around him, ultimately losing …
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Baucus bill cost questioned
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Lawmakers in both parties raised concerns Thursday that the health care reform bill offered by Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus a day earlier would impose too high a …
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Moon’s craters are coldest in system
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Astronomers have found the coldest spot in our solar system and it may be a little close for comfort. It’s on our moon, right nearby. NASA’s new Lunar …
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Bomber kills 16 in Kabul
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL – A suicide car bomber killed six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan civilians Thursday in the heavily guarded capital of Kabul – a grim reminder of the Taliban’s reach …
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Terror leader killed in Indonesia
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 SOLO, Indonesia – Special forces raided a hide-out Thursday and killed militant mastermind Noordin Muhammed Top, striking at the heart of the terrorist network behind a deadly campaign of suicide …
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In brief: Insurgents attack peacekeeper base
September 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOGADISHU, Somalia – Islamic insurgents posing as U.N. personnel detonated suicide car bombs in an African Union peacekeeping base Thursday to avenge a U.S. commando raid that killed an al-Qaida …
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Woman impaled by tree limb
September 18, 2009 in City on Page A7 KAMIAH, Idaho – A northern Idaho woman who was skewered in the neck by a tree limb during a recreational drive along the Lochsa River earlier this month said she …
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Gregoire predicts a slow rebound
September 18, 2009 in City on Page A7 Gov. Chris Gregoire got her seasonal flu shot Thursday. Yet there’s no such protection against the recession that continues to afflict the state budget. State economists predict shoppers will remain …
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Small-government backers rally
September 18, 2009 in City on Page A7 The people who gathered in the breezeway of the Spokane Center got a smorgasbord of national and local issues to cheer or jeer Thursday afternoon, and they clearly knew what … 2
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In brief: Court rejects fraternity’s appeal
September 18, 2009 in City on Page A7 A Washington State University fraternity lost its appeal of a school decision to suspend the chapter due to alleged drug use and sales, under-age drinking and other violations of university …
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