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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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Cuba cuts coffee with peas
May 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 HAVANA – Cubans’ morning joe will be a little more bitter and a little less potent as the island returns to mixing coffee with roasted peas in a cost-saving move. … 2
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Levee blast eases threat to town, risks remain
May 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WYATT, Mo. – The dramatic, late-night demolition of a huge earthen levee sent chocolate-colored floodwaters pouring onto thousands of acres of Missouri farmland Tuesday, easing the threat to an Illinois …
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Harper vows no hard right turn
May 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TORONTO – Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday he won’t surprise Canadians with a hidden-right wing agenda after his Conservatives won a coveted majority in what will be a dramatically … 1
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Neo-Nazi leader allegedly killed by son
May 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A 10-year-old Riverside boy charged with fatally shooting his father, a California neo-Nazi leader Jeffrey R. Hall, had past problems with aggression and violence after being caught … 1
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Family care for wounded vets expanded
May 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Reversing itself, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday that it will pay thousands of family members who care for severely wounded soldiers at home under a new …
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history » On the Web: spokesman.com/topics/local-history
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 75 years ago A group of Washington State College students called for a “mass protest” against the school’s “ultra-conservative, dictatorial” policies.
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Coalition to provide swim passes for city, county low-income kids
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 Invoking an image of kids peering through a fence at other children splashing in a public pool on a hot summer day, a Spokane-area coalition announced a plan on Tuesday … 3
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Benewah coalition promotes tolerance
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 A fledgling human rights organization in Benewah County has formed with a goal of promoting better relations between members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and nontribal residents. “If you live …
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Drum roll, please
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A5
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Sacred Heart attacks dangerous bacteria in water system
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 Workers performed a chlorine flush of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center’s water system Tuesday in hopes of killing clusters of bacteria that can cause Legionnaire’s disease. Some patients have gone …
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Shawn Vestal: Small, kind acts bring about greatness
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 Tony Antonucci knows it sounds corny. But he’d like us all to take a moment and do something nice for someone. Something simple. Soup for a neighbor. Help in the …
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Hanford nuclear plant shut down for refueling
May 4, 2011 on Page A6 RICHLAND – Workers at the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant are nearly midway through the longest refueling outage in the 26-year history of the plant, which has come under …
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Ferry farewell
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A6
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Idaho records
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 For 05-04-2011
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Two arrested after crash on South Hill
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 Two men allegedly racing on East 29th Avenue are under investigation for vehicular assault by Spokane police after their vehicles crashed on Monday night. Vyacheslav Bychkov, 23, and Vicktor Larkin, …
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Asbestos risk remains in some Libby homes
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 BILLINGS – A preliminary study of an asbestos-plagued Montana town indicates health dangers remain in some areas already addressed in a federal cleanup that, so far, has cost more than …
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Washington records
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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Lawmakers turn to AG for advice on medical marijuana bill
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – A few days after a Democratic governor vetoed most of a new medical marijuana bill, House Democrats are asking her possible Republican replacement for a little help in … 1
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Judge says he’ll freeze cabin site rents
May 4, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Priest Lake cabin owners scored a surprise win in court Tuesday, as a district judge in Boise indicated he’ll issue an order to freeze the rents they pay …
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Cattle trucks must stay on I-90 or face fine
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – Large cattle trucks coming into Washington from Idaho will have to use Interstate 90 and stay off roads such as East Trent Avenue or face a $1,000 fine … 3
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In brief: Delay sought for Harpham trial
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A8 The man charged with placing a bomb at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in Spokane is seeking a four-month delay in his federal trial for attempted use of …
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County raises building-height restrictions
May 4, 2011 in City on Page A8 County commissioners quickly adopted a building-height increase Tuesday that they hope will bring a large distribution center to the West Plains. Later in the day, commissioners received an unrelated offer … 2
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Suit says chain put spyware in its rental PCs
May 4, 2011 in Business on Page A10 PITTSBURGH – A major furniture rental chain provides its customers with computers that allow the company to track keystrokes, take screenshots and even snap webcam pictures of renters using the …
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U.S. sues bank for fraud
May 4, 2011 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – The federal government sued Deutsche Bank on Tuesday, saying the bank committed fraud and padded its pockets as it repeatedly lied so it could benefit from a … 2

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