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Crowds of supporters cheer on Ironman competitors
June 27, 2010 After a wet and cold spring, the weather won best in show Sunday for the Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene.
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Arrest of teacher still churns
June 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 Her friends remember Beverly Saruwatari as a model citizen – an honored public school teacher, a goodwill ambassador on Spokane’s Nishinomiya Sister City Committee and a devoted single mother. She … 187
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Shooting hurts three, leads to five arrests
June 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 At least three bystanders were hurt Saturday when a man fired a gun into a crowd after a brawl in the middle of Hoopfest. Five men were arrested in the … 16
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Petraeus to keep war rules intact
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 KABUL, Afghanistan – America’s top military officer assured President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that newly chosen NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus would pursue the policies of his ousted predecessor, whom … 2
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Balancing act
June 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 Michael Felver and his Bomb Squad don’t care if they win any Hoopfest games this weekend. “We’re just here to have fun,” the 23-year-old said.
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Teen sailor reunited with brother
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAINT-DENIS, Reunion – Sixteen-year-old Californian sailor Abby Sunderland got a big hug from her older brother Saturday on the appropriately named Reunion Island, and again defended her family for letting …
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G-8 summit wraps up
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 TORONTO – At odds over how to strengthen the global recovery, top world leaders found common ground on foreign policy Saturday, condemning North Korea for the alleged sinking of a …
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U.S. to re-engage on S. Korea trade
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 TORONTO – President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration will launch talks with South Korea aimed at resolving remaining issues blocking the completion of a South Korea free trade agreement. …
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The $13 trillion question
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 DALLAS – Over coffee at the DeSoto, Texas, library, Janice Buckles, an educator and lifelong Democrat, vents at the angry, shouting activists she sees on TV lately – folks who … 1
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Al-Assad visits with Chavez
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday and called on Latin America and the Arab world to fight what he called America’s …
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‘Lucky cat’ gets prosthetic limbs
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – Oscar the cat may have lost one of his nine lives, but his new prosthetic paws make him one of the world’s few bionic cats. After losing his …
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Storm Alex rains on Belize, Yucatan
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 BELIZE CITY, Belize – Tropical Storm Alex made landfall late Saturday on Belize’s coast, where hundreds of tourists and residents fled low-lying islands ahead of the storm’s arrival. Besides Belize, …
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Hands Across the Sand gets crowd in Florida, elsewhere
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. – Hundreds of people including Florida’s governor joined hands on an oil-stained strip of beach in the Florida Panhandle as part of an international demonstration against offshore …
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Walter H. Shorenstein, Democratic backer, real estate mogul
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 Walter H. Shorenstein, known as a titan of downtown San Francisco real estate development and a highly influential Democratic Party donor and fundraiser, died Thursday. He was 95. Shorenstein, former …
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Prince Harry displays aim on battlefield, ballfield
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 NEW YORK – Britain’s Prince Harry showed he can shoot. On the second day of his U.S. visit, New Yorkers got to see his arm. After firing an M4 rifle …
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Free shopping bags in jeopardy
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California’s supermarket shopping experience is marked by a simple question: Paper or plastic? Soon the answer may be neither.
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Kyrgyzstan votes on constitution
June 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 OSH, Kyrgyzstan – Polls opened in violence-racked Kyrgyzstan for a referendum today to choose a new constitution that the interim government hopes will legitimize its power until new parliamentary elections …
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Dropout rate battles disconnected
June 27, 2010 in City on Page B1 Efforts are mounting to improve Spokane Public Schools’ dropout rate of nearly 29 percent. The school district and its board, community members, elected officials, philanthropists and child advocates all have … 12
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In brief: Urban forest advocate picked for Park Board
June 27, 2010 in City on Page B1 An advocate for improving the city’s urban forest has been nominated by Mayor Mary Verner to serve on the Spokane Park Board. Verner’s pick, Susan M. Ross Traver, is the …
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GOP musters election case
June 27, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 Here’s what the Idaho Republican Party considers proof that the state’s open primaries violate its constitutional rights: Too many conservative Republicans are losing to moderate Republicans. In a stack of …
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Pain? Let me tell hoopsters about pain
June 27, 2010 in City on Page B1 A lot of people (my 87-year-old mother, for one) keep telling me that men of my enhanced age and waistline have no business playing competitive sports. And to this I …
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history
June 27, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago
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WSU school will focus on spread of diseases
June 27, 2010 in City on Page B2 Researchers at Washington State University are working to prevent diseases from moving from animals to humans, and they will soon have a new state-of-the-art facility to help them. The Pullman …
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Blinded Iraqi boy works at adapting
June 27, 2010 in City on Page B2 EVERETT – The Iraqi child doesn’t remember color or light. He was blinded before he arrived in America, the victim of a horrific attack when he was 2.
