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Saturday, February 12, 2011
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Whitworth roars back from halftime deficit
February 12, 2011 in Sports In front of another packed gym at the Whitworth Fieldhouse Saturday, the Pirates kept their record perfect with an 89-66 Northwest Conference men’s basketball win over the George Fox Bruins.
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Chiefs down Ams before 10,475
February 12, 2011 in Sports After giving up an easy early goal, the Chiefs took command with a pair of power-play goals and then Tyler Johnson finished with off with a pair of late goals … 1
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Gonzaga men win at Pepperdine
February 12, 2011 in Sports Elias Harris had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Gonzaga defeated Pepperdine 63-44 Saturday night.
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EWU loses to Weber State
February 12, 2011 in Sports Kyle Bullinger and Scott Bamforth each scored 17 points and three other Weber State players finished in double figures as the Wildcats turned back Big Sky Conference basketball rival Eastern …
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Cougars spread scoring around in win
February 12, 2011 in Sports Brock Motum scored 19 points off the bench on Saturday to lead Washington State to a 75-71 victory over California.
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UW men down Stanford
February 12, 2011 in Sports Isaiah Thomas scored 12 of his 22 points in the final three minutes of the first half, Venoy Overton had his best game of the season with 14 off the …
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Hanford downwinder succumbs to illness
February 12, 2011 in City, News, Region Deborah Clark, who was among those suing Hanford contractors over her thyroid cancer, has died.
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Valley officer breaks hand in scuffle with panhandler
February 12, 2011 in City, News A Spokane Valley Police officer suffered a broken hand while arresting an unruly panhandler today near Sprague Avenue and Robie Road. 13
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Lagat breaks American mark in indoor 2-mile
February 12, 2011 in Sports Bernard Lagat has set a new U.S. indoor record in the two-mile run, breaking a 21-year old mark to become the American record-holder at the five distances from 1,500 meters … 2
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Vandersloot reaches milestone in GU women’s win
February 12, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga senior Courtney Vandersloot took the suspense out early in her march to 1,000 career assists but the Bulldogs had a much tougher time with Pepperdine Saturday afternoon. 1
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First megaload reaches Montana border
February 12, 2011 in Idaho, News ConocoPhillips says its first giant truckload of oversized oil refinery equipment has crossed northern Idaho on U.S. Highway 12 and arrived in Montana. 1
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Egypt army commits to power transfer, Israel peace
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World CAIRO (AP) — The ruling military pledged Saturday to eventually hand power to an elected civilian government and reassured allies that Egypt will abide by its peace treaty with Israel … 4
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Revolution
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 CAIRO, Egypt – “Leave!” the protesters chanted for 18 days. And on Friday, he left. Bowing to a popular rebellion that showed no signs of letting up, Egyptian President Hosni … 4
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Mideast will change, but how?
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Egypt’s revolution, a secular popular revolt that used nonviolent means to humble an entrenched autocrat, will remake the Middle East – and could mark the end of the … 4
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Spokane County commissioners pick Baxter for state Senate
February 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane County commissioners unanimously passed over state Rep. Matt Shea on Friday and appointed Spokane Valley businessman Jeff Baxter to a state Senate vacancy. Baxter will immediately take over the … 45
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Unemployment insurance changes signed into law
February 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Changes to the state’s unemployment insurance system that will stop tax increases for businesses and temporarily increase benefits for jobless workers were signed Friday as the first completed … 9
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Liz Taylor, 78, admitted to L.A. hospital
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalized for treatment of congestive heart failure. Her spokeswoman, Sally Morrison, said Friday that the Oscar-winning actress was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center … 1
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Accuracy watch
February 12, 2011 in City on Page A2 For 02-12-2011
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U.S. worker in Pakistan kept in jail
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A standoff between the United States and Pakistan over a jailed American Embassy worker took an ominous turn Friday when police accused the man of “cold-blooded murder” and …
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‘Geezer Bandit’ a new folk hero
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Entrepreneurs are printing surveillance shots of his wrinkled face on T-shirts, thousands of people “Like” him on Facebook and many are wishing him continued success at evading … 1
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GOP specifies proposed cuts
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – House Republicans called for cuts in hundreds of programs across the face of government Friday night in a $61 billion savings package toughened at the last minute at … 2
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Chandra Levy’s killer given 60-year sentence
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy nearly a decade ago was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison, a term that could keep him behind …
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Obama gets good marks on Egypt
February 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – He often appeared one step behind events. He changed his message. He appeared to be flying blind at times. And he still has a long way to go … 3
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Spokane officials looking ahead to bond for next round of street fixing
February 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 With only three summers worth of projects left on the city’s 10-year street bond project, Spokane officials are starting to draw up plans for another round of road reconstruction for … 10

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