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Sunday, September 26, 2010
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Bailout plan
September 26, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE — With the offense not clicking and the defense struggling to stop San Diego’s passing game, the Seahawks needed a spark. Leon Washington gave them two. Washington, who the …
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Rookies provide lift
September 26, 2010 in Sports ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – There were Hooters outfits, a SuperGirl costume and other tight-fitting female garb awaiting Mariners rookies as they entered the clubhouse after a rare road win. But …
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WSU down, not out
September 26, 2010 in Sports PULLMAN – In a season in which victories have been tough to come by, Washington State University football coach Paul Wulff unearthed one this weekend. “As a coach, it was …
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Washington’s two kickoff returns spark Seahawks
September 26, 2010 in Sports Leon Washington returns to kickoffs for scores to lead Seahawks past Chargers.
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Suspected rapist captured in Spokane
September 26, 2010 in City, News A suspected rapist is in custody after authorities were alerted to a sexual assault early today in North Spokane. 7
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Spokane hopes to establish a school-based health clinic
September 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 No workday is the same for Spokane Public Schools nurse Marianne Fischer. But there is one given – she’ll spend it running. By 11 a.m. Wednesday, Fischer had handed out … 51
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Primary costs multiplied by precinct committee officer races
September 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 Local taxpayers shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Aug. 17 primary to help political parties elect their precinct committee officers. The primary would have cost taxpayers in … 2
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Centrist voters ask for options in election
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Galvanized by the lightning-in-a-bottle success of conservative tea party candidates, moderate Republicans and others in the political center are looking for ways to push back against what they … 5
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Lohan spends less than a day in jail
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan was freed from a suburban Los Angeles jail late Friday night, well short of the nearly monthlong stay a judge had intended for the actress … 1
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American singer wins 1 million Russian dumplings
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – A technician for an American telephone company has won the top prize of 1 million Russian dumplings in the Karaoke World Championships. Edward Pimentel won the unusual prize …
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American, Russians return from space
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 ALMATY, Kazakhstan – A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts who lived six months on the International Space Station touched down safely, but one day late, Saturday morning in the …
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U.S. trying to salvage peace talks
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – U.S. officials scrambled Saturday to find a compromise to a dispute threatening new Middle East peace talks, with Israel preparing to resume construction on disputed West Bank land …
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Murkowski ‘can’t win,’ trailing Democrat says
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 JUNEAU, Alaska – The little-known Democrat in Alaska’s Senate race is labeling Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s write-in campaign as a lost cause. Scott McAdams told the Associated Press on Saturday that …
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Democrats ahead in California polls
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – Democrat Jerry Brown has moved into a narrow lead over Republican Meg Whitman in their fractious contest for California governor, while his party colleague Barbara Boxer has … 2
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India to loosen grip on tense Kashmir
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 NEW DELHI, India – India announced a new political initiative for the troubled Kashmir region on Saturday in a bid to address a summer of unrest that has left more …
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Jewish parents fled Nazi persecution
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 Labour Party leaders Ed and David Miliband come from strong left-wing roots, sons of Polish-born Jewish parents who fled mainland Europe in the Nazi era. Their father, Ralph Miliband, who …
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Labour Party favorite upset in Britain
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 LONDON – The fraternal fight to lead Britain’s Labour Party culminated Saturday with Ed Miliband, a 40-year-old pro-union darling, narrowly upsetting his older brother to become the new face of …
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In brief: Call alleging explosives on passenger proves false
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 Stockholm, Sweden – Canadian police are investigating whether a phoned-in hoax caused a Pakistani jet to be diverted to Stockholm for several hours Saturday for fear that one of its …
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TV ads surprise 12-term incumbent
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Even in this anti-Washington political climate, 12-term Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio had not been on anyone’s endangered list. He generally breezes to re-election in his southwestern Oregon district …
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Execution of woman jars norm
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A11 Virginia put to death a 41-year-old woman Thursday night, the first execution of a female in the country in five years and the first in that state for nearly a … 3
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In Passing
September 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A11 Roberto Maestas, Latino leader Seattle – Roberto Maestas, a founder of El Centro de La Raza and a leading advocate for social justice, died of lung cancer Wednesday at the …
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Clark: A fresh infusion of self-image, right to the core
September 26, 2010 in City on Page B1 I’ll admit it. I never thought of my hometown as cool. Spokane? 2
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Campaign ad boasts of Otter’s energy focus
September 26, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s latest campaign commercial focuses on alternative energy, touting Idaho’s moves in that direction. But the Otter campaign could not document Otter’s claim in the …
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Trout fishing one kid-focused Valleyfestivity
September 26, 2010 in City on Page B1 Children donning face paint and clinging to balloon animals lined up and eagerly awaited their turn to cast their lines at Fishing at the Falls Saturday. The Mirabeau Falls pond …
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