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Friday, July 23, 2010
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Indians take over first place
July 23, 2010 in Sports The first 14 games of the 2010 season might have been a stretch Spokane Indians outfielder Jared Hoying would like to forget. Through the Fourth of July weekend, Hoying was …
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M’s fight in dugout, not on field
July 23, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE — Josh Beckett was in command in his return from two months on the disabled list, and Bill Hall homered in the seventh inning to lift the Boston Red … 1
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Two in satisfactory condition after crash
July 23, 2010 in City Two people were injured in a crash today on Highway 195 about 10 miles south of Spokane. Susan R. Forster, 51, of Cheney, was eastbound on Paradise Road approaching the … 1
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Former Colbert couple plead not guilty to tax evasion
July 23, 2010 in City A former Colbert couple now living in Honduras were arraigned in federal court today after the husband and wife were arrested in Florida on warrants for failing to pay income …
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Wheat yield looks big, thanks to rain
July 23, 2010 in City, Region A cool and moist late spring may have posed problems for some Washington crops, but it looks to be a boon to dryland wheat farmers.
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Gunman robs South Hill pharmacy of OxyContin
July 23, 2010 in City A gunman robbed a South Hill pharmacy of OxyContin this morning. The robber pointed a semi-automatic pistol at employees at the Albertsons at 57th and Regal just after 9 a.m.
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Business update: Obama knocks bank bonuses
July 23, 2010 in Business President Barack Obama says new revelations of big bank bonuses underscore the need for the financial regulation bill he signed into law this week. 3
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Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dead at 93
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World Veteran reporter and commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon’s notorious “enemies list” in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.
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Attorney: ‘Barefoot Bandit’ just an immature kid
July 23, 2010 in Region His attorney says the “Barefoot Bandit,” accused of dozens of thefts from Washington state to the Caribbean, is a likable but immature kid. 3
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Symphony cancels Labor Day concert
July 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Symphony announced Thursday that it is canceling its annual Labor Day concert at Comstock Park this year as part of a series of budget cuts prompted by a … 14
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Impound company reaped when it towed
July 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 Hoopfest Saturday is a bit like a holiday. But it was positively Christmas this year for one local towing company, and Santa’s bag was overflowing. Unfortunately, 42 people who came … 21
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Senate drops climate bill
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic leaders shelved plans for major energy and climate legislation on Thursday, a bow to political reality that ended their hopes for action this year to reduce …
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Fungus infection spreads in West
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 ATLANTA – A fungus usually found in the tropics has taken root in the Pacific Northwest and has been blamed in the deaths of 15 people over the last six … 1
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Study: Radio sports distract drivers
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – We love our professional football, baseball and college teams. But do we love them so much that it’s actually dangerous to listen to them on the … 2
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Nation in brief: Obama signs law restoring benefits
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who lost up to seven weeks of unemployment benefits in a congressional … 3
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Military limiting education grants
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Defense Department will revive an education grant program for military spouses that was suspended after an overwhelming surge of applicants, but new restrictions that exclude families …
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Senate passes war bill, kills House’s domestic spending
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday night passed a $60 billion bill to fund President Barack Obama’s troop surge in Afghanistan after rejecting more than $20 billion in domestic spending … 3
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Rangel faces ethics action
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Democratic Rep. Charles B. Rangel, once among the most powerful members of Congress, will face a hearing on charges of violating House ethics rules after a panel of … 1
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Obama adds personal apology in Sherrod firing
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – He didn’t reach her on the first try, but President Barack Obama phoned former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod on Thursday to apologize for her abrupt firing based …
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Arizona law gets skeptical hearing
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 PHOENIX – A federal judge on Thursday expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of a key part of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, but did not say whether she would prevent the …
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Venezuela breaks off relations with Colombia
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez severed Venezuela’s diplomatic relations with Colombia on Thursday over claims he harbors guerrillas. Chavez said he was forced to break off all relations because … 1
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Pakistan extends chief’s term
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The Pakistani government on Thursday gave the country’s top military official, army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, another three years in his post, a move that analysts …
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Court rules Kosovo independence legal
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The United Nations’ highest court ruled Thursday that Kosovo’s declaration of independence was legal, dealing a blow to Serbia, which vowed never to accept its former …
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Ships ordered out of spill site
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Key ships stationed over BP’s crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico were ordered to evacuate Thursday ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie, and engineers …
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