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Rain cools wildfire near Leavenworth
August 1, 2010 in News People are being allowed to return to their homes after crews worked through the night battling a large wildfire in north-central Washington.
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Sockeye surprise
August 1, 2010 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 BREWSTER, Wash. – A record run of sockeye salmon surging up the Columbia River this summer has delighted folks in this apple-growing region just east of the Cascades. ”We caught … 1
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Harmless hack shows cell phones’ vulnerability
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LAS VEGAS – A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that’s said. The attack …
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Trials stalled for 9/11 planners
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. …
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High-tech Boy Scouts mark 100th
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BOWLING GREEN, Va. – More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scoutmasters gathered Saturday evening for the 2010 National Scout Jamboree as the Boy Scouts of America celebrated its 100th anniversary …
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Kidnapped journalists freed
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – Federal police rescued two kidnapped news cameramen in northern Mexico on Saturday, five days after they were seized by drug traffickers in a bid to get their …
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Man held in Panama killings
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 PANAMA CITY, Panama – A jailed U.S. man has admitted killing five other Americans so he could take over their businesses and other properties in a Panamanian resort area, a …
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In brief: Body recovered from plane
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LUDINGTON, Mich. – Authorities have recovered another victim of a small plane crash in Lake Michigan. The Mason County, Mich., Sheriff’s Office says the victim’s body was recovered Saturday night. …
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Feds say they warned oil pipeline operator
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Saturday it repeatedly warned Enbridge Energy Partners about safety issues along its Lakehead pipeline system, even calling company officials to Washington earlier this year …
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Taking the measure of clean
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 MIAMI – After more than three months, BP appears finally to have gotten a firm grasp on its runaway Deepwater Horizon well. Now the big question in the Gulf of …
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Source says leak suspect had help
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 HAGERSTOWN, Md. – An Army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case said Saturday. The development, first …
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Chelsea Clinton weds in New York
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 RHINEBECK, N.Y. – Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday. Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton announced in a statement …
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BP partnership splits UC Berkeley
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 BERKELEY, Calif. – BP’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley’s research partnership with the British company, with activists and … 1
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Pentagon, media spar over trials’ rules
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Reporters covering trials of accused terrorists at Guantanamo Bay will have their first-ever face-to-face chance Monday to air their complaints about the U.S government’s restrictive rules, which journalists …
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Pakistan flooding toll climbs past 800
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 NOWSHERA, Pakistan – Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees …
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PLO says Abbas warned by Obama
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 RAMALLAH, West Bank – President Barack Obama warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, …
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In brief: Land mines float into South Korea
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 SEOUL, South Korea – Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores in recent days, apparently swept from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man …
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Canadian jets intercept two Russian bombers
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 OTTAWA – Canadian warplanes intercepted two long-range Russian bombers that tried to intrude into Canadian airspace, the defense ministry confirmed on Saturday. The Tupolev-95 planes made several attempts to breach …
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Trio of convicted killers pull off escape
August 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 PHOENIX – Police were using helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semitruck drivers at gunpoint and used …
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Coeur d’Alene triathlete, 60, dies of cardiac arrest
August 1, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 A 60-year-old man died early Saturday when he suffered cardiac arrest while participating in the Hayden View Triathlon. Leslie Chariton, of Coeur d’Alene, was swimming in Hayden Lake just after …
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Winds hamper battles against three wildfires
August 1, 2010 in City on Page B1 CASHMERE, Wash. – Three wildfires were burning in north-central Washington on Saturday as firefighters battled high winds.
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history
August 1, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago The 1910 mania for land – especially on and around the Coeur d’Alene Reservation – was illustrated by the scene in front of the …
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Spokane County commissioner race votes limited to district
August 1, 2010 in City on Page B1 Voters throughout Spokane County eventually will have the chance to vote for Spokane County commissioner. But only those who live in Commissioner Bonnie Mager’s district can vote in the Aug. …
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‘Miss Daisy’ was built to be driven
August 1, 2010 in City on Page B1 In vintage car jargon, “ground-up restoration” refers to that labor-intensive process of transforming a rust bucket or a time-worn vehicle into like-new or even showroom condition. The 1958 MG Magnette … 1
