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Sunday, January 3, 2010
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DOT trying to speed up its Web site
January 3, 2010 in News Clicking on the Washington State Department of Transportation Web site at times may feel like traveling in the slow lane. The site has become so popular that downloading page views …
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Trial is years in the making
January 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 Few court cases have so challenged the Spokane community’s faith in a revered institution as the Morning Star Boys’ Ranch lawsuits, the first of which goes to trial this week. … 15
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Airport pat-downs provide little security
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHICAGO – With all the screening technology at U.S. airports, the last line of defense is still the human hand: the pat-down search. But aviation experts say the pat-down is …
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Fatal Curlew fire leaves only questions
January 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 CURLEW, Wash. – The rubble still smoldered more than week after a devastating fire destroyed an apartment building here, killing a grandmother and two toddlers and leaving the children’s mother … 13
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Disinfectant misuse may be creating superbugs
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 Disinfectants may be a double-edged sword in the fight against hospital-borne diseases, scientists say. According to a study to be published in January’s issue of Microbiology, researchers from the National …
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Pastor’s plea helps raise $2.4 million
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LAKE FOREST, Calif. – Evangelical pastor Rick Warren’s plea for donations to fill a $900,000 deficit at his Southern California megachurch brought in $2.4 million, Warren announced to cheers during …
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Accuracy watch
January 3, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 01-03-2010
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In brief: Tribal elders vow to defy Taliban
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Shah Hasan Khel, Pakistan – Tribal elders in a Pakistani village where a suicide car bomber killed nearly 100 people insisted Saturday that residents will keep defying the Taliban, even …
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Workers keep diesel fuel spill in China river
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING – Workers in northern China dug diversion channels and used floating dams and solidifying agents to stem a diesel fuel leak from flowing into the Yellow River, the water …
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Karzai’s nominees mostly voted down
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – A chastened President Hamid Karzai must submit new Cabinet picks after defiant lawmakers rejected 17 of his 24 nominees Saturday, including a powerful warlord and the country’s …
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In brief: FAA scrutinizes American Airlines
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 Fort Worth, Texas – The Federal Aviation Administration is increasing oversight of American Airlines after three mishaps during landings last month. Jetliners’ wingtips touched the ground during two landings, one …
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Mexican police arrest brother of drug lord
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEXICO CITY – Mexican police have captured alleged drug lord Carlos Beltran Leyva, just two weeks after his even more powerful brother was killed in a shootout with troops – …
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Nurse rests after kidnap ordeal
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 BRIGHTON, Colo. – A nurse who was allegedly kidnapped by her ex-fiance and escaped three days later at a Wyoming hotel was home safe with family Saturday, but she remained …
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Corporate tax breaks being pulled
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CHICAGO – Cash-strapped communities have a message for corporations that promised jobs in return for tax breaks: A deal’s a deal. As the economy sputters along, municipalities struggling to fix … 1
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In Passing
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 Jeanette Trapani, quake survivor San Francisco – Jeanette Scola Trapani, one of the oldest survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, has died at age 107.
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Norway’s MRSA solution
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 OSLO, Norway – Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The floors are streaked and scratched. A light layer of dust coats the blood pressure monitors. A faint … 1
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2009 in pictures: Our photographers’ favorites
January 3, 2010 in City on Page A8 A slice of life. An unscripted moment, captured in a single frame. A turning point in a critical sporting event. These are among the themes selected by members of The …
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Somali man charged in Denmark attack
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A11 COPENHAGEN, Denmark – An ax-wielding Somali man with suspected al-Qaida links was charged Saturday with two counts of attempted murder after breaking into the home of a Danish artist whose …
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Pirates take two more ships despite stepped-up policing
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A11 LONDON – A cargo ship and a chemical tanker have been hijacked by pirates in the perilous waters off the coast of Somalia, bringing to four the number of ships …
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Yemen partnership difficult
January 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A11 WASHINGTON – As the war on terrorism turns toward the al-Qaida threat from Yemen, U.S. intelligence officials say that the country’s strategic location, lawlessness and instability may make it an …
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A look back at the good, the bad and the Dougly
January 3, 2010 in City on Page B1 Here we are, three days into 2010 and yet something feels, well, amiss. Of course things are amiss. We have yet to hand out the Budnick Awards, the only true … 1
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Dedicated to a cause
January 3, 2010 in City on Page B1 The green paint is peeling from the eaves of the Adaptive Snow Sports Chalet, worn by the weather on Mount Spokane. Situated at the base of Chair 5 at the …
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In brief: Snowmobile driver killed in accident
January 3, 2010 in City on Page B1 A 27-year-old man was killed early Friday in a snowmobile accident in Stevens County. Curtis J. Kaufman was transported to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Colville, where he was pronounced dead. …
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Agency’s chief has made kids her life’s work
January 3, 2010 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – After spending more than 40 years working in child-welfare agencies on the East Coast and in the Midwest, Denise Revels Robinson has taken the helm of the state …
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