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Saturday, August 7, 2010
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Valley home burns, occupants all safe
August 7, 2010 in News The Spokane Valley Fire Department is responding to a house fire in the valley, and they have yet to confirm the location of one resident.
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Community celebrates new sports complex
August 7, 2010 in City LauraLi Gilliam sailed over the mounded dirt of Spokane’s new BMX track on her 20-inch tires, christening the track with a herd of others on Saturday. The track is one … 1
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Motorcyclist killed in Stevens County crash
August 7, 2010 in City A motorcycle rider from Kelowna, B.C. was killed this morning in an accident in Stevens County.
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Ex-candidate, aide to Jim West, in legal trouble again
August 7, 2010 in City A former state legislative candidate convicted in a federal fraud case four years ago is back in trouble, this time related to a proposed condo development in North Idaho and … 16
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Officer injured en route to robbery chase
August 7, 2010 in News, City A police officer is in the hospital with a neck injury after another driver struck his car, while en route to help catch robbery suspects. 13
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Wise Words with Randy Barcus
August 7, 2010 in News, Features Randy Barcus, chief economist for Avista, is known for delivering economic forecasts in language everyone can understand. He did just that in a Wise Words interview with Rebecca Nappi of … 7
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Job creation remains slow
August 7, 2010 in Business on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The nation isn’t creating nearly enough jobs to reduce persistently high unemployment. For the third straight month, the private sector hired cautiously in July. And those meager gains … 1
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Holding off homelessness
August 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 Federal stimulus funding not only helped Spokane weather the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, it changed one of the city’s leading social service agencies, which redirected its staff … 13
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Rising wheat prices may pinch consumers
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – The price of America’s daily bread and meat could jump this fall, as surging wheat prices in anticipation of a Russian ban on exports stoked fears about …
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China challenges U.S. naval mobility with carrier missile
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON – Nothing projects U.S. global air and sea power more vividly than supercarriers. Bristling with fighter jets that can reach deep into even landlocked trouble … 7
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By the numbers
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 44.9: Percentage of unemployed out of work six months or longer in July, down from record high of 46 percent in May. 34.2: Weeks, on average, of unemployment in July, …
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Castro may address lawmakers
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 HAVANA – Fidel Castro will attend a special session of parliament today, his first appearance in official government proceedings or in front of lawmakers since falling seriously ill four years …
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Accuracy watch
August 7, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 08-07-2010
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Calif. judge urged to allow weddings
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a surprising court filing, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Friday that gay marriages be allowed to resume immediately in California after a federal ruling that the state’s …
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Flu shot brand not advised for kids
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – A government panel is recommending doctors steer clear of giving one brand of flu vaccine to young children this year because of convulsions and fever in kids who …
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As plug holds, work on relief well resumes
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW ORLEANS – Encouraged by signs that a new cement plug was setting properly, BP on Friday returned to the drilling operation that will spell the ultimate end of its …
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Serial killer suspected in Flint-area knifings
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 FLINT, Mich. – Investigators say a knife-wielding serial killer has been attacking men on Flint-area streets since May, killing five people and wounding eight others in a vicious spate of …
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N.J. city preparing to close all its libraries
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAMDEN, N.J. – The library board in Camden, one of the nation’s poorest cities, is preparing to close all three of its libraries by the end of the year, saying … 4
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In brief: Nichols force-fed in prison, suit says
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 Denver – Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols said prison officials in Colorado inserted IVs into his veins and force-fed him following hunger strikes this year. Nichols recently filed a … 1
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New al-Qaida leader spent 15 years living in America
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 MIAMI – A suspected al-Qaida operative who lived for more than 15 years in the U.S. has become chief of the terror network’s global operations, the FBI says, marking the …
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Fires shroud Moscow in smoke
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 MOSCOW – A miasma of smoke from wildfires cloaked the sweltering Russian capital on Friday, turning the city’s spires into ominous blurs and grounding flights while glum pedestrians trudged the …
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Colombia seeing advance as Uribe exits presidency
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 BOGOTA, Colombia – On his inauguration day eight years ago, leftist guerrillas tried to kill Colombian President Alvaro Uribe with a rocket and mortar attack. The U.S. government had drawn …
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U.S. may ease travel to Cuba
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 MIAMI – The Obama administration will soon ease some restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba and other sanctions following Havana’s promise to free political prisoners, according to growing but unconfirmed …
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Miscarriage wait period best shorter
August 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 After a miscarriage, the time a woman should wait before trying for another pregnancy is controversial. Some practitioners believe that there should be no wait time; the World Health Organization …
