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Highway crash kills pedestrian near Four Lakes
March 13, 2011 in City A 62-year-old Cheney man was hit and killed by a 16-year-old motorist Sunday in the Four Lakes area.
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Blanchette: Field set, Gonzaga relieved to be in it
March 13, 2011 in Sports Greg Gumbel, the Bert Parks of Selection Sunday, hadn’t even taken his first breath when the yowling began drifting in from Bracket Nation. UAB? Clemson? If the NCAA committee was …
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Gonzaga will open with St. John’s in Denver
March 13, 2011 in Sports The Gonzaga Bulldogs waited so long to see their name to pop up on the television screen on Selection Sunday that junior center Robert Sacre had to do a quick … 1
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Cougars make NIT, host Long Beach on Wednesday
March 13, 2011 in Sports PULLMAN – The National Invitation Tournament may not be the prom, but it’s somewhat akin to homecoming. Especially for Washington State and its first-round opponent Wednesday night. The Cougars (19-12), …
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Huskies head to North Carolina to play Georgia
March 13, 2011 in Sports SEATTLE – Washington will face Georgia on Friday in Charlotte, N.C., in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Huskies are a No. 7 seed, Georgia a No. 10. 1
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Bob McCaslin dies
March 13, 2011 in News Former State Sen. Bob McCaslin, a 30-year veteran of the Legislature known for his quick wit and fiscal conservatism, died today. 13
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Postings reveal bomb suspect’s views
March 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 He grew up in rural Eastern Washington, played football in high school and worked at a fast-food restaurant as a teen. Childhood friends remember him as quiet and normal – … 3
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GU’s Vandersloot leaned on Stockton, elevated star status
March 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 One word that mesmerized fans and vanquished foes wouldn’t expect to be associated with Gonzaga’s record-breaking point guard is “shy.” But when GU coach Kelly Graves suggested Courtney Vandersloot call … 3
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Japan faces nuclear crisis
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 FUKUSHIMA, Japan – The number of missing and feared dead in Japan’s epic earthquake soared early today as a reeling nation struggled to contain a nuclear crisis, pluck people in …
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Diners rescued after eatery floats away
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 COVINGTON, Ky. – Kathy Kinane and her husband walked into the upscale Waterfront restaurant wearing snorkeling gear, a joking reference to the recent rain and rising water levels outside the …
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Casino bus crashes, killing 14
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 HAWTHORNE, N.Y. – A tour bus returning from a casino at daybreak Saturday scraped along a guard rail, tipped on its side and slammed into a pole that sheared it …
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Bachmann flubs quip on Revolutionary War
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NASHUA, N.H. – U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota stood before New Hampshire Republicans with a tea bag clutched in her hand Saturday, but her grasp on Revolutionary War geography … 10
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In brief: East Coast keeping close watch on swollen waterways
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – Anxious officials from Maryland to Maine were closely monitoring swollen rivers and other waterways that had or were poised to overflow their banks on Saturday, causing …
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Al-Jazeera cameraman killed in eastern Libya
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BENGHAZI, Libya – An Al-Jazeera cameraman was killed in an ambush near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday, the first journalist slain in the nearly month-long conflict, the …
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Cuba convicts U.S. contractor
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 HAVANA – A Cuban court on Saturday found U.S. contractor Alan Gross guilty of crimes against the state and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, a verdict that brought …
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A mixed day for Gadhafi
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BENGHAZI, Libya – In a stark rebuke to one of its members, the Arab League urged the United Nations on Saturday to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. The move … 1
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Egypt to lift party rules
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A6 CAIRO, Egypt – Egypt’s military rulers plan to scrap a law that has severely restricted the formation of political parties, a government official said Saturday, the latest liberalization of the …
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Hugh Martin Jr., composer
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A6 Hugh Martin Jr., a composer, lyricist and arranger who created the enduring standards “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “The Trolley Song” sung by Judy Garland in the 1944 …
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Cell calls, texts skirt records law
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A6 COLUMBUS, Ohio – It was 1992 and Ohio Senate President Stanley Aronoff was on the golf course when his cell phone rang. The Republican lawmaker stepped away from his companions, …
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Obama gives union groups vocal support
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Union leaders urged Vice President Joe Biden during a White House meeting last month to go to Wisconsin and rally the faithful in their fight against Gov. Scott … 7
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Japanese politeness unaffected by quake
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A10 TOKYO – She was elderly, alone and in pain. When the massive earthquake struck, a heavy bookshelf toppled onto Hiroko Yamashita, pinning her and shattering her ankle. When paramedics finally …
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U.S. rushes to help Japan
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – The U.S. government, private aid groups and American corporations all mobilized Saturday in support of rescue and recovery efforts in disaster-stricken Japan. U.S. Navy ships and aircraft converged …
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Photo: Jewish family slain in West Bank
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A13 Scene of the crime: Israeli soldiers stand guard at the entrance to a home in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Itamar late Saturday. A Palestinian infiltrated Itamar early Saturday …
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President, antagonists trade ribbing
March 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A13 WASHINGTON – Searching for laughs – and finding them – president Barack Obama spared few targets Saturday night, from Democratic allies to Republican antagonists to the journalists who cover him. … 1
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