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Chiefs lose Western Conference finals to Winterhawks
May 2, 2011 in Sports After jumping to a quick 2-0 lead, Spokane showed very little spark as the Portland Winterhawks rallied for a convincing 6-3 victory Monday night at the Arena to wrap up … 2
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Clark: Thanks to all who helped stop monster bin Laden
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World, City There are those who say it’s always wrong to revel in another’s misfortune. There are those who say the old “eye-for-an-eye” philosophy has no place in a civilized society. There … 16
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Spokane Public Schools issues 238 layoff notices
May 2, 2011 in News Spokane Public Schools administrators issued an unprecedented 238 layoff notices Tuesday in preparation for a “worst-case scenario” state budget. On the list: 72 elementary school teachers, 42 high school and … 54
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Obama keeps poker face after bin Laden order
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World In a remarkable 36 hours of his presidency, Barack Obama carried a momentous secret and gave no hint of it as he consoled tornado victims, delivered a college commencement address … 1
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Tension as White House Situation Room watched raid
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World From halfway around the world, President Barack Obama and his national security team monitored the strike on Osama bin Laden’s compound in real time, watching and listening to the firefight … 6
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Teacher shaves for first time since 9/11
May 2, 2011 in News EPHRATA, Wash. (AP) — A middle school teacher vowed after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that he would not shave his beard until Osama bin Laden was caught. … 1
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East Valley to close middle school, lay off teachers
May 2, 2011 in News, City The East Valley School Board has decided to close Mountain View Middle School and lay off 25 teachers as part of budget cuts totaling more than $1 million. 15
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Face Time: North Idaho AIDS Coalition gets large grant
May 2, 2011 in News, City, Idaho The North Idaho AIDS Coalition recently received one of the largest grants in the nonprofit organization’s history, a $72,000 award through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program that’s likely to be … 1
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Wash. school in final 3 for presidential visit
May 2, 2011 in News Bridgeport High School in north central Washington is one of three finalists that could host President Barack Obama as a commencement speaker. 8
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Obama says bin Laden’s death leaves world a safer place
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World Joyous at the release of a decade’s frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and smaller but no less jubilant … 28
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DNA testing confirms bin Laden death
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World The Obama administration used DNA testing and other means to confirm that elite American forces in Pakistan had in fact killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, … 42
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Whitworth settles on Logie as new basketball coach
May 2, 2011 in Sports, City Whitworth University has scheduled a press conference for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday to introduce Matt Logie as its new head men’s basketball coach. Logie, who recently finished his second season …
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Islamic scholars question bin Laden’s sea burial
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World Muslim clerics said today that Osama bin Laden’s burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets. 22
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Vitamin D fuels Bloomsday masses
May 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 A clear, blue sky appeared from out of the blue Sunday, giving nearly 57,000 people crowded into downtown Spokane for the 35th annual Bloomsday race another reason to cheer. For … 1
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U.S. kills Bin Laden
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in a firefight Sunday with U.S. forces in … 6
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Born wealthy, bin Laden died as the face of terrorism
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 The tall, lean, rich man’s son could have spent his life lounging about Saudi Arabia in luxury. Instead, Osama bin Laden chose to kill. As a young man, he shot … 36
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Shuttle launch on hold for at least a week
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA was still undecided Sunday when the space shuttle Endeavour might be launched on its final mission. That decision will be made today or Tuesday, with …
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In brief: Yemeni leader rejects deal
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SANAA, Yemen – A deal to end Yemen’s political crisis neared collapse Sunday after the country’s embattled president refused to personally sign it, leaving a deadlock that threatens to plunge …
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Libyan mobs attack Western, U.N. posts
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TRIPOLI, Libya – Angry mobs attacked Western embassies and U.N. offices in Tripoli Sunday after Moammar Gadhafi claimed a NATO strike hit a family compound, killing the leader’s second-youngest son …
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John Paul II is put closer to sainthood
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 VATICAN CITY – Before hundreds of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, the late Pope John Paul II was beatified Sunday in a ceremony that declared him “blessed” and …
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NATO doubts Libyan claims
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BENGHAZI, Libya – NATO has found no evidence to support claims by the Libyan government that an airstrike in Tripoli killed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s youngest son and three grandchildren, …
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In brief: Officer, suspect die in shootout
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 PHOENIX – A police officer from the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye was killed and a second officer critically wounded Sunday in an early morning shootout that also left a suspect … 4
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Court declines to block levee blast
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO, Ill. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday refused to halt a plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to blast open a levee to relieve the rain-swollen Mississippi …
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Storm victims find comfort in faith
May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Macolee Muhammed accepted the prayer of a relief worker who stopped at what was left of her Birmingham home. It didn’t matter that she was Muslim and …
