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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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Spokane Indians snap losing streak
June 29, 2011 in Sports The defense returned, the hitters remained hot and starting pitcher Santo Perez owned the Yakima Bears for a second straight start.
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Outdoor plans for holiday depend on lingering snow
June 29, 2011 in Sports Conditions are ripe for heading outdoors during the holiday weekend, but the field is by no means wide open for recreation. 1
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Rare white buffalo calf named
June 29, 2011 in News GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Thousands of people came from miles around Wednesday to see and honor a legend in the flesh — the white buffalo born in a thunderstorm on …
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Inventor of Weed Eater dies at 85
June 29, 2011 in News HOUSTON (AP) — George C. Ballas Sr., a Houston entrepreneur best known for inventing the Weed Eater, has died. He was 85. Ballas’ son, Corky Ballas, told The Associated Press … 2
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Braves get to Felix, sweep Mariners
June 29, 2011 in Sports Freddie Freeman knocked around Felix Hernandez for three hits and two RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves beat Seattle 5-3 on Wednesday to complete an impressive three-game sweep that included victories …
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Rice nominated for federal judgeship
June 29, 2011 in News, City Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Rice was nominated today by President Barack Obama for a federal judgeship in Spokane. 4
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Western governors: States must help returning vets
June 29, 2011 in Idaho Western governors are interested in following Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire’s lead to closely track National Guard members after they return from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan, for everything from health … 4
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Texas dad dumps 4-year-old boy on highway
June 29, 2011 in News SWEETWATER, Texas (AP) — A father abandoned his 4-year-old son along a West Texas highway, and the injured boy spent several hours alone in the dark before a passing motorist … 6
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Spokane killer shot dead in attempted prison escape
June 29, 2011 in City A Spokane man serving 45 years for the murder of a 19-year-old woman in 2006 was shot and killed today in what prison officials describe as an apparent escape attempt. 11
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NYC airport invaded by turtles
June 29, 2011 in News NEW YORK (AP) — About 150 turtles crawled onto the tarmac at New York’s Kennedy airport Wednesday in search of beaches to lay their eggs, delaying dozens of flights, aviation … 2
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FBI joins investigation at Arlington cemetery
June 29, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has joined Army agents investigating possible criminal practices at Arlington National Cemetery that may have led to the burial of eight sets of cremated human …
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CV grad sees opportunity with EWU football program
June 29, 2011 in Sports Branson Schmidt knows his work is cut out for him.
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Obama: Boeing, U.S. companies need freedom to move
June 29, 2011 in Business, Nation/World President Barack Obama says it would defy common sense for Boeing Co. to have to shut down a new aircraft plant or lay off workers as a result of a … 32
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Unusually large avalanches on Mount Rainier
June 29, 2011 in Region Some of the biggest rock avalanches in years have been roaring off Mount Rainier the past several days, kicking up billowing clouds of dust and propelling rivers of muddy debris … 7
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NW today: Defendant could be zapped during testimony
June 29, 2011 in Region A man charged in a brutal rape and stabbing attack on a lesbian couple in Seattle two summers ago is expected to testify today wearing an electroshock device. 3
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Wind gusts more likely than showers today
June 29, 2011 in City, Idaho The chance of showers has been reduced in today’s forecast, but gusty winds are likely by this afternoon from a mostly dry cold front expected to pass through the Inland …
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Bipartisan proposal targets Medicare
June 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A bipartisan team of senators aims to raise the Medicare retirement age to 67 and require the wealthy to pay more for their care as part of the … 4
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High school students explore jobs in flight
June 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 Need a career, kids? Consider the aerospace industry. Spokane educators and industry leaders created a three-week aerospace workshop that gives area high school students a taste of careers in aviation … 1
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Officer’s text message ruled a factor in pedestrian fatality
June 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Spokane police officer who hit and killed an intoxicated pedestrian in his patrol car in January was typing a message into his onboard computer just before the crash. Officer … 90
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Taliban group opens fire inside Afghanistan hotel
June 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban insurgents, some of them dressed in traditional Afghan tunics and playing loud religious music over their cellphones, used the distraction of a suicide blast at a … 5
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EPA readies cleanup rules for coal-fired power plants
June 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – After years of delays and false starts under both Democratic and Republican administrations, the Environmental Protection Agency is close to finishing two measures to reduce pollution from coal-fired … 6
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Dive boat leaves without snorkeler
June 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 SYDNEY – Australian safety officials said today that they were investigating a dive boat company that accidentally left a U.S. tourist behind while he was snorkeling on the Great Barrier … 3
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In brief: California’s budget plan heads to governor
June 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Sacramento, Calif. – Exercising their new majority-vote authority, California Democrats on Tuesday closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit, relying on a combination of deep spending …
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Wildfire’s advance on lab sparks nuclear safety fears
June 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – A wildfire burning near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste Tuesday …
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