April 3, 2011 in Sports OAKLAND, Calif. — Somewhat short on obvious talent, the Mariners knew they would have to spend the 2011 season limiting the mistakes that cost teams ballgames. In fact, for the …

April 3, 2011 in Sports INDIANAPOLIS — Texas A&M’s defense was good enough to upset two No. 1 seeds. They will find out Tuesday night if it is good enough to win a national championship. …

April 3, 2011 in Sports HOUSTON — Butler coach Brad Stevens loves an underdog, whether it’s his team back in the Final Four or Connecticut making an unprecedented five-games-in-five-nights run through the Big East tournament. …

April 3, 2011 in City About 300 people marched peacefully through downtown Spokane today commemorating the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1

April 3, 2011 in City, News A suspected burglar armed with a knife was apprehended Saturday by police investigating reports of a break-in at the Spokane Club. 4

April 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Southwest Airlines grounded 79 of its Boeing 737-300 aircraft Saturday after a harrowing incident in which a hole tore open in the fuselage of a 15-year-old plane … 3

April 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 DETROIT – Charlie Sheen took the stage to thunderous applause Saturday night for the first leg of his “Torpedo of Truth” tour. The 70-minute show hadn’t even ended when the … 2

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April 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN FRANCISCO – Transocean Ltd. gave its top executives bonuses for achieving the “best year in safety performance in our company’s history” – despite the explosion of its oil rig … 3

April 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – As forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s rival presidents fought pitched battles in the country’s biggest city, the Red Cross reported an ominous development in the increasingly …

April 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 New York – Manning Marable, an influential historian whose forthcoming Malcolm X biography could revise perceptions of the slain civil rights leader, died Friday, just days before the book described …

April 3, 2011 in City on Page A6 None of the 79 airplanes Southwest Airlines pulled from service Saturday flew routes to or from Spokane, said Spokane International Airport spokesman Todd Woodard. Still, passengers in Spokane were experiencing … 1

April 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Republicans in Congress are eager to stuff any budget deal with a host of conservative social policies, such as dismantling the new health care law and barring federal … 4

April 3, 2011 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago It was a busy day for police, to be sure. From the front page we have one story about a man who shot at …

April 3, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Coeur d’Alene is interested in all things Hagadone. Even dated things. So I browsed the 20-page, color-photo, online spread in the Robb Report that named Duane Hagadone’s Palm Desert hilltop …

April 3, 2011 in City on Page B1 Several high-profile experts in combating hate will address racism, violence based on religion and similar topics at a Gonzaga University-sponsored conference this week. The Second International Conference on Hate Studies … 7