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Sunday, August 8, 2010
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Indians catch Bears
August 8, 2010 During a stretch in which the Spokane Indians play Yakima six times in seven days, the Indians are getting used to making life miser able for the Bears. Yakima entered …
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Roseburg stays unbeaten
August 8, 2010 The Roseburg, Ore., Doc Roberts rallied to defeat Missoula 9-7 Sunday afternoon, allowing the Oregon state champs to head into the championship of the Northwest Regional tournament with room for …
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Vargas sparks Mariners
August 8, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE – Jason Vargas is entering rare territory this season for the Seattle Mariners, in both the workload and success he has attained, but don’t suggest to the left-hander that …
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Jetliner aborts takeoff after striking eagle
August 8, 2010 in Region An eagle was sucked into an engine of an Alaska Airlines jet as the aircraft was taking off from a small southeast Alaska town Sunday, causing the flight to be …
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Body recovered from Lake Coeur d’Alene
August 8, 2010 in Idaho The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department says the body of an 82-year-old man has been recovered from Coeur d’Alene Lake. Authorities responded on Saturday after receiving reports the man’s car had …
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Bomb destroys car in Grant County
August 8, 2010 Authorities say a bomb destroyed a car parked at a Grant County food plant Saturday night. Grant County Emergency Management spokesman Kyle Foreman says no injuries were reported. 1
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‘Zero nukes’ push gains momentum
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 HIROSHIMA, Japan – In this place where a fearful age was born in one fiery instant 65 years ago, the Flame of Peace still flickers on, awaiting the day when … 11
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Kennedy key on Prop 8
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy eventually will get his hands on California’s gay marriage ban. That’s when the landmark case will really get interesting.
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Schools adjust to more students new to English language
August 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 When Ehlawlah started school in the United States four years ago, she could barely speak English. “School was hard at first,” said the 9-year-old, who is a refugee from Southeast …
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‘Birthers’ fade after Hawaii law passed
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 HONOLULU – The persistent quest for President Barack Obama’s Hawaii birth certificate has died down since the state passed a law allowing it to ignore repetitive requests for the document. … 3
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BlackBerry ban avoided, but cost may be privacy
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A preliminary agreement between the maker of the popular BlackBerry smart phone and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which government officials say grants them some access …
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Taliban slay 10 aid workers
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban fighters gunned down a 10-member international medical team, including six Americans, in the wilds of northern Afghanistan, the aid group and local officials said Saturday, in … 1
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Castro animated in return to official realm
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 HAVANA – A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to stave off global nuclear war in an emphatic address to parliament Saturday that marked his first …
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Blasts kill 20 Iraqis in Basra
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Explosions killed at least 20 people and wounded as many as 100 Saturday night at a downtown market in Iraq’s second-largest city, a senior official said, coming at …
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More rains drench Pakistan
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 SUKKUR, Pakistan – Authorities evacuated thousands of Pakistanis living along expanding rivers on Saturday as forecasts predicted even more heavy rain could deepen the country’s flood crisis. As the prime …
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Mao’s grandson lambasted
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – For many Chinese, he’s a curious conundrum, an emerging national figure with some serious public relations issues. The only grandson of Mao Zedong, the Great Helmsman himself, Mao …
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Space station cooling system proving balky
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A pair of space station astronauts had to hammer loose a stuck connector during an urgent spacewalk to restore a crucial cooling system Saturday, then an …
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Gulf seafood has image problem
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 NEW ORLEANS – The rich fishing grounds of the Gulf of Mexico are beginning to reopen more than three months after crude oil began gushing from the sea floor. But …
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With swearing in, Kagan becomes high court justice
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice of the Supreme Court on Saturday, just two days after the Senate voted to confirm her nomination by a …
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U.S. carrier welcomed to Vietnam
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON – Cold War enemies the United States and Vietnam demonstrated their blossoming military relations today as a U.S. nuclear supercarrier floated in waters off the …
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Escapees tied to probe of couple’s death
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 PHOENIX – Two men who escaped from a private Arizona prison and a woman thought to have helped them have been linked to the investigation of a couple’s killing in …
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Sauna contest finalist dies
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 HELSINKI – Organizers say a Russian finalist at the annual Sauna World Championships in Finland has collapsed and died, while his Finnish rival was rushed to a hospital. Spokesman Ossi …
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Mayor strong in advocating for mosque
August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 NEW YORK – Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not known for public displays of emotion. So he startled more than a few observers last week in a speech supporting a proposed …
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Spokane Valley house badly damaged in afternoon fire
August 8, 2010 in City on Page B1 The Spokane Valley Fire Department is investigating a house fire Saturday in the 8100 block of South Riverway Avenue. The home was “pretty much” destroyed, but its occupants are all …
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