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Sunday, September 5, 2010
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Deputy says he struck pastor with baton
September 5, 2010 in City The deputy who shot and killed a Spokane Valley pastor Aug. 25 told investigators that he used a baton on Wayne Scott Creach, and repeatedly ordered him to drop his … 27
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Cougs wonder what went wrong
September 5, 2010 in Sports PULLMAN – It was a confused company of Washington State University players who entered the media room in Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday night. They had just been steamrolled 65-17 by … 5
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Arkansas man dies after hitting I-90 guard rail
September 5, 2010 in City An Arkansas man died early Sunday morning after driving into a median divider on Interstate 90 at Post Falls and crashing into the guard rail, police said. 2
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For Rainbow Family, forest gathering is foretaste of 2011 festival
September 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST – A U.S. Forest Service ranger sat cross-legged on the dusty ground, holding a wildflower as a symbol of his right to speak to the circle of … 25
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Models aim at halting crime before it strikes
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – The future of crime fighting begins with a story about strawberry Pop-Tarts, bad weather and Walmart. With a hurricane bearing down on the Florida coast several years … 2
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Initiative campaigns attract $30 million in state
September 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 Soda pop sellers, liquor distributors and warehouse retailers are pouring millions of dollars into Washington to influence residents’ votes on a slew of statewide ballot measures. Some $30 million so … 2
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JetBlue won’t rehire flight attendant
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Sometimes there’s no going back. JetBlue Airways says there will be no second exits for famed flight attendant Steven Slater – who captured the nation’s imagination with …
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Accuracy watch
September 5, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 09-05-2010
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Political cartoonist Conrad dies at 86
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Paul Conrad used his pencil like a weapon. His long lines and jagged angles seemed to point directly at the leaders he deemed charlatans and fools in …
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Seasonal businesses were hurricane’s biggest victims
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 YARMOUTH, Mass. – In the end, Earl’s worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note. The tropical storm, far less …
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Blair draws angry crowd in Ireland
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 DUBLIN, Ireland – Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland’s capital. Hundreds more people … 1
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Craigslist adult ads ‘censored,’ but permanency in doubt
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 One of the world’s biggest providers of Internet classified advertising abruptly shut down the “adult services” section of its U.S. websites this weekend, apparently in response to criticism from prosecutors …
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N. Korea succession likely topic of upcoming party meetings
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 TOKYO – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will probably use an upcoming meeting of party elites to introduce his heir apparent, initiating the Stalinist dictatorship’s second hereditary power transfer, …
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Dryers not catching on with Chinese
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 SHANGHAI, China – As increasingly affluent Chinese embrace all the accouterments of the modern, middle-class Western lifestyle – big-screen televisions, automobiles, washing machines, double-door refrigerators with automatic icemakers – one … 1
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Thousands decry French crackdown on Gypsies
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 PARIS – Thousands of people marched in Paris and around France on Saturday to protest expulsions of Gypsies and other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy’s government. Protesters …
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Officials struggle to stabilize Kabul Bank
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 KABUL, Afghanistan – With crowds again besieging Afghanistan’s largest private bank after a day’s respite for Friday prayer, Afghan authorities on Saturday grasped for a plan to shore up tottering …
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Troops leave $324 million unclaimed in ‘stop-loss’ back pay
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Uncle Sam wants to give free, no-strings-attached money to about 145,000 troops who were involuntarily kept on duty after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but is having trouble …
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Crane raises blowout preventer, the key evidence of oil spill
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – A crane hoisted a key piece of oil spill evidence to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, giving investigators their first …
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In brief: Two babies killed, mom hurt in crash
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 Phoenix – Two babies were killed Saturday in a three-vehicle collision involving a gas tanker in Phoenix. An Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman said a car slowed on Interstate …
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Palins’ author neighbor moving
September 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sarah Palin can take down the fence. Palin’s neighbor of three months on Wasilla’s Lake Lucille, author Joe McGinniss, is packing his bags and notebooks and leaving …
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Gas tax debate rekindled in Idaho
September 5, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 There’s good reason Washington license plates are such a common sight at Idaho gas stations near the state line – gas is just plain cheaper in Idaho. Among the reasons: … 3
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In brief: Driver killed in crash on Trent Avenue
September 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 A 48-year-old man died after he rolled his car while driving under the influence of intoxicants at 1:15 a.m. Saturday. Donald R. Crum, of Coeur d’Alene, was westbound on Trent …
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history
September 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago A 14-year-old runaway named Oliver Mathews was held two weeks in the juvenile detention room of the Spokane County Courthouse – until he ran …
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Market offerings change as summer wanes
September 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 Susan and Paul Puhek stood proudly Saturday beside their cipollini onions, purple carrots and yellow pear tomatoes, which will be replaced shortly by “crops that like the cooler weather.” These …
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