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Thursday, May 5, 2011
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Mariners win, edge closer to .500
May 5, 2011 in Sports Justin Smoak hit his fifth homer, Jason Vargas pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night.
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WSP: Impaired driving caused injury accident
May 5, 2011 in City, News Authorities say a woman was impaired when she struck another vehicle this evening at the Argonne Road exit off Interstate 90. 6
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It may rain on Junior Lilac parade
May 5, 2011 in City, News Bring a raincoat and umbrella if you are planning to watch the 60th running of Spokane’s Junior Lilac Parade on Saturday morning. The 10 a.m. parade begins at Spokane Falls … 1
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Suspicious package causes evacuation of SR
May 5, 2011 in City, News Hundreds of The Spokesman-Review’s employees were evacuated this afternoon after someone brought a suspicious package into the lobby of the downtown building. 12
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Idaho issues wolf hunting tags
May 5, 2011 in News, Outdoors Idaho Department of Fish and Game has started selling wolf tags – $11.50 for resident hunters and $186 for out-of-state hunters. Tags are available at license vendors and Fish and … 8
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Aggravated murder charges filed in Forker Road homicide
May 5, 2011 in City Three suspects in the homicide of a Cheney man whose body was found in the trunk of his burning Thunderbird last month face life in prison without the possibility of …
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Obama visits NYC firehouse, police station
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World, News NEW YORK — President Barack Obama visited a New York City firehouse that suffered grave losses on 9/11, then dropped in on a police station not far from the World … 16
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Edgar Steele guilty on all counts
May 5, 2011 in Idaho, News A jury of 11 women and 1 man convicted Edgar Steele of hiring a hitman-turned-FBI-informant to kill his wife and mother in law. 37
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NW today: Thieves target N. Idaho transfer stations
May 5, 2011 in Region Officials at transfer stations in northern Idaho say they’ve been targeted in recent weeks by thieves seeking valuable metals and other goods. 5
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Top Hat stabbing leads to arrest
May 5, 2011 in City One man was hospitalized and another arrested in connection with a stabbing incident early today outside the Top Hat Tavern on Spokane’s North Side.
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Clouds, showers return through weekend
May 5, 2011 in City, Idaho Clouds and scattered showers return to the Inland Northwest today after a one-day break on Wednesday in what’s been a cool and wet spring.
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Surgery for early prostate cancer helps men under 65, study shows
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 Men under 65 with early prostate cancer had better survival odds if they had surgery right away instead of waiting for treatment only if their cancer got worse, a study … 3
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Bin Laden images won’t be released
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. will not release photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse, saying it would amount to gloating that would only inflame anti-American … 48
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Bonneville Power Administration seeks efficiency gains
May 5, 2011 in Business on Page A1 HANFORD – The Columbia Generating Station is undergoing its most expensive refueling and maintenance shutdown ever as the owner of the nuclear plant tries to improve its reliability and costs. … 1
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DNA from fake beard links man to shooting
May 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 After nearly two decades, Spokane sheriff’s detectives solved a case that had long gone cold: the shooting death of a Spokane Valley business owner that shocked the community. Detectives Lyle … 1
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Last World War I combat vet dies
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 SYDNEY – Claude Stanley Choules, the last known combat veteran of World War I, died today at a nursing home in the Western Australia city of Perth, his family said. …
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Anti-abortion bill approved
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a sweeping anti-abortion package to further distance federal funds from the procedure by solidifying existing measures and imposing new ones. The … 5
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Actor-director Jackie Cooper dies
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Jackie Cooper, the former child movie star who won a best actor Oscar nomination at the age of 9 and grew up to play the Daily Planet … 1
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Feds suing more anti-abortion activists
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Justice Department under President Barack Obama has taken a harder line against anti-abortion activists accused of trying to block access to clinics, suing at least a half-dozen of them … 3
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Palestinians celebrate reconciliation agreement
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO – Thousands of Palestinians rejoiced Wednesday as members of the rival Fatah and Hamas factions formalized their commitment to an Egyptian-brokered reconciliation pact at a ceremony in Cairo. The …
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Officials say ‘enhanced’ techniques helped in bin Laden search
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – An al-Qaida suspect who was subjected to harsh interrogation techniques at a secret CIA prison in early 2004 provided his interrogators with a clue – the nom de … 10
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Jubilant celebrations found disturbing by some
May 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – When Hyojin Jenny Hwang wrote on Facebook that she was saddened by the sight of young Americans like herself jubilantly cheering Osama bin Laden’s death, the angry … 5
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State Senate praises bin Laden mission
May 5, 2011 in City on Page A4 OLYMPIA – With American flags adorning every desk, senators praised the armed forces and the troops’ commander in chief for Monday’s mission that killed Osama bin Laden. Senate Resolution 8661 … 2
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history
May 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago The police court was attempting to protect the rights – and wallets – of drunkards in Spokane’s saloons.

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