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Olivo’s two homers power Mariners past Tigers
June 12, 2011 in Sports DETROIT — Miguel Olivo took some shots while standing at the plate, then another while crouched behind it. The blows delivered with his bat in his first two-homer game in … 5
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U.S. bishops gathering in Bellevue for policy debates
June 12, 2011 in News The U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are meeting in Bellevue this week to vote on a document opposing physician-assisted suicide and on changes to policies adopted in response to the clergy …
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‘Sovereigns’ gaining attention in Spokane area
June 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Deputies were prepared for the worst as they stood by in a Spokane County courtroom earlier this month during routine hearings for mostly low-level felonies. Their focus was on one … 64
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Suspect in embassy blasts gunned down in Somalia
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 NAIROBI, Kenya – The al-Qaida mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu by Somali forces …
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Embattled lawmaker will seek treatment
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Under fierce pressure from fellow Democrats to resign in a “sexting” scandal, Rep. Anthony Weiner announced Saturday he was entering professional treatment at an undisclosed location and will … 8
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Guinness confirms world’s shortest man
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 SINDANGAN, Philippines – In this sleepy town by the sea, a new international celebrity is crowned. Junrey Balawing was confirmed today by Guinness World Records as the world’s shortest man.
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Fatah nominates leader
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 RAMALLAH, West Bank – The Fatah movement nominated Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to head a transitional Palestinian government Saturday as part of a unity deal with their rivals in the …
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Peace panel has its first meeting
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A joint Afghanistan-Pakistan peace commission met for the first time Saturday, an initiative to try to settle the near-decade-long insurgency in Afghanistan. But analysts are skeptical of …
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Formaldehyde raises cancer risk, NIH says
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The strong-smelling chemical formaldehyde causes cancer, while styrene, a second industrial chemical that’s used worldwide in the manufacture of fiberglass and food containers, may cause cancer, the National …
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Wildfire poses health threat
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. – An eye-stinging, throat-burning haze of smoke spewing from a gigantic wildfire in eastern Arizona is beginning to stretch as far east as central New Mexico, prompting health …
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In brief: F-15s guide plane away from retreat
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – NORAD says two F-15 fighters had to intercept a small aircraft that had no radio communication and was flying near the presidential retreat at Camp David, Md. A …
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Prep meets drug lord in Mexico trend
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 MEXICO CITY – “Narco Polo” is the new fashion trend sweeping lower-class neighborhoods in Mexico, inspired by seven high-ranking drug traffickers who were arrested over a three-month stretch wearing short-sleeved …
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Nuclear power draws protests across Japan
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A6 TOKYO – Protesters held mass demonstrations against nuclear power across Japan on Saturday, the three-month anniversary of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 23,000 and triggered one …
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War balloons get a proper send-up
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The National Mall on Saturday was the place to be for Civil War balloon enthusiasts John DePerro, 68, and David DePerro, 39, of Warrenton, Va. The father and …
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Flaming dessert injures four
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Fire officials say a bananas Foster dessert caught fire at a Florida restaurant and four people were burned, including a woman who had severe injuries. Officials …
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Irish official, dead at 52, transcended politics
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 DUBLIN, Ireland – To understand how the Irish felt about former finance minister Brian Lenihan, who died Friday at 52 after an 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer, consider this: In …
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Rebels back in Libya port
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A8 ZAWIYA, Libya – Libyan rebels battled their way back into a major oil port just 30 miles west of Tripoli on Saturday, forcing Moammar Gadhafi’s troops to close the vital …
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Cop killer gets 60 years
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A9 MEXICO CITY – A judge sentenced a man to 60 years in prison for the 2008 murder of Mexico’s acting federal police chief Edgar Millan Gomez, federal prosecutors said Saturday. …
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Sudan violence imperils gains
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A9 JUBA, Sudan – The closer Sudan’s big divide gets, the more precarious it appears. With only one month to go until the new nation of South Sudan is born, events …
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‘Fierce’ border region proves thorn for Syria
June 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A9 BEIRUT, Lebanon – A border region with a history of hostility toward the Syrian regime is posing the biggest challenge yet for President Bashar Assad’s struggle to crush the revolt …
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history
June 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago When dawn broke on Mica Peak, a 30-member sheriff’s posse thought they had triple murderer William Byrd surrounded in an overgrown thicket. But he …
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Marchers mark progress in gay rights, but hurdles ahead
June 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 Some say gay rights have come a long way, and some say there is still a long way to go. Many at Spokane’s annual Pride Parade & Rainbow Festival on … 94
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Clark: Protest of Hindu idol artfully depicts idle minds
June 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 I’m so glad that crazy prophet was wrong and the world didn’t end last month. It would have been a damned shame to miss out on the sight of some … 9
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In brief: Warmer, drier week expected for region
June 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 The coming week is expected to be warmer and drier in the Inland Northwest. “In general, our temperatures in town through the week will look to be mainly in the …
