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Sunday, September 4, 2011
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Cougars, 1-0 for first time since ’05, prepare for UNLV
September 4, 2011 in Sports For the first time in six years, Washington State will take a 1-0 record into the football season’s second game. The Cougars will also not take their usual starting quarterback. …
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Seahawks claim four players off waivers, cut four more
September 4, 2011 in Sports As far as oxymorons go, an NFL team’s final 53-man roster ranks right up there with jumbo shrimp. There’s not much final about it. Especially not in Seattle, which went …
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Clock management may have cost Eagles
September 4, 2011 in Sports There was certainly no shortage of key decisions and key plays in Saturday afternoon’s Husky Stadium showdown between visiting Eastern Washington University and the Washington Huskies. From the two well-documented … 1
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Mariners lose game, outfielder Gutierrez
September 4, 2011 in Sports A trying season for Franklin Gutierrez that was initially delayed by a mysterious stomach ailment has now ended with a freak injury.
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Investigators believe neighbor killed woman
September 4, 2011 in City, News A 20-year-old woman was shot multiple times and killed Saturday night at a North Spokane four-plex apartment, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office reported.
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Main Event: Policy injection
September 4, 2011 Main Event for week of Sept. 5
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Community Snapshot: Vehicle miles traveled
September 4, 2011 in Business Community Snapshot for Sept. 4 1
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Corridor funding may hit dead end
September 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 As the northern half of the north Spokane freeway nears completion, state transportation officials say there is no clear route to financing the hugely expensive southern half. Nearly $600 million … 26
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Natural disasters adding up
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes. Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Massive rivers overflowing. A billion-dollar blizzard. And now, … 18
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That’s NEWS to you
September 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 1. As the United States cleaned up from Hurricane Irene, the season’s second named hurricane was forming in the Atlantic. What’s this one called? A. Jack
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Dog nurses offspring, then adds 14 piglets
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAMAGUEY, Cuba – Yeti the dog already had a litter of pups to care for when the piglets adopted her as a second mom. Ever since then, the Cuban farm … 1
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Obama needs Congress’ help on jobs
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s own job may be on the line as he presents his plan for job creation this week, with the nation’s unemployment rate mired at 9.1 … 1
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Small-aircraft threat part of security alert
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The FBI and the Homeland Security Department are warning about small-airplane terror threats just days before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, but authorities say there … 4
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Deeply unpopular, partisan Congress heads back to D.C.
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Congress returns to work this week, divided over measures to create jobs and scorned by the nation it was elected to help lead. After a five-week break, Republican and Democratic … 4
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Lutz returns to GM
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Robert Lutz, who has worked for all the major American car companies and retired from General Motors Co. in May, is going back to GM to work as a part-time … 1
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In brief: Plane crash off Chile kills all aboard
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 SANTIAGO, Chile – All 21 people aboard a military plane that crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Chile’s remote Juan Fernandez islands are dead, the government said Saturday. The Chilean …
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Man gets life term in killing of eight
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 CARTHAGE, N.C. – Robert Stewart showed the same lack of emotion when a jury found him guilty of murder Saturday as witnesses say he displayed when he gunned down eight …
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Evacuations lifted in California fire
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 HESPERIA, Calif. – Officials lifted evacuation orders for 1,500 homes Saturday as firefighters gained the upper hand on a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in dry grass along the main interstate …
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Debates will put GOP race in sharp profile
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – The Republican race for the White House is about to accelerate dramatically, with a series of debates and events testing whether Rick Perry has staying power and Mitt … 8
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That’s News to you answers
September 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 Here are the answers to this week’s That’s News to You quiz. 1 D. Katia. Storm names repeat every six years, so Katia should have been Katrina, but when a …
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In brief: Cuban official dies of heart attack
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 HAVANA – Cuban Defense Minister Julio Casas Regueiro died in Havana at age 75 from a heart attack on Saturday, state television reported. The three-star general, who was born in …
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Lee drifts just off Louisiana coast
September 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 JEAN LAFITTE, La. – Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi on Saturday and prompted evacuations …
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In brief: Post Falls woman dies in I-90 crash
September 4, 2011 in City on Page B1 A 21-year-old Post Falls woman died Saturday morning after rolling her car on Interstate 90 in Coeur d’Alene. Brittany Chapman was eastbound on the freeway about 1 a.m. near the …
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Forest worker coordinates volunteers, and they swear by her
September 4, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 Pat Hart relishes the selfless enthusiasm that volunteer trail crews bring to the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. She seldom hears volunteers grumbling, even when they’re filthy, cold and wet. “You …
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