December 4, 2011 in Sports Play it again, LSU and Alabama. The Crimson Tide edged out Oklahoma State in the final round of voting and will play the top-ranked Tigers in the BCS national championship … 2

December 4, 2011 in Sports EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Green Bay Packers are still perfect and heading to the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers engineered a last minute drive to set up a 30-yard field goal … 1

December 4, 2011 in Sports Everything the Gonzaga Bulldogs have been recently they weren’t Sunday afternoon. A crunch-time dry spell allowed Southern California to go on a 13-0 run that sent Gonzaga, ranked 24th in …

December 4, 2011 in News A Pullman man went to the hospital with stab wounds after an argument with his girlfriend early Sunday morning, police said.

December 4, 2011 Two North Idaho men who police say invaded a home and stabbed two occupants have been taken into custody on suspicion of aggravated battery and robbery. 2

December 4, 2011 in News Spokane police on Saturday arrested four people suspected of stealing a loaded gun, televisions, game systems and other property from a home in North Spokane. 15

December 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 For a child in need, one little book picked up at the Christmas Bureau can make a big difference. That’s because there’s a strong link between poverty and reading trouble …

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December 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – An 85-year-old New York grandmother said Saturday she was injured and humiliated when she was strip searched at an airport after she asked to be patted down …

December 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky maintains he never sexually abused children and portrays himself in a New York Times interview as a fatherlike figure to … 2

December 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Newt Gingrich has surged to the lead in Iowa, according to a survey released by the Des Moines Register on Saturday. The former House speaker has the support of 25 … 5

December 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Osawatomie, Kan. – President Barack Obama plans to head to the Republican stronghold of Kansas this week to deliver an economic speech about how he considers this a “make-or-break moment” … 1

December 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A report given to a high-level advisory group in Saudi Arabia claims that allowing women in the kingdom to drive could encourage premarital sex, a rights … 2

December 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A6 BEIRUT – Violence sweeping across Syria killed 25 people on Saturday, most of them in a battle between troops and a growing force of army defectors who have joined the …

December 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Roughly 3,000 unemployed workers from around the country are expected in the nation’s capital this week for four days of protests with labor, religious and social justice groups … 1