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Monday, April 30, 2012
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Chad: NBA playoffs or bust
April 30, 2012 in Sports Frankly, I’m tired of all the buzz around the NHL postseason. “There’s nothing better than playoff hockey.” Oh, really? I’ll tell you what’s better than playoff hockey: April in Paris, …
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M’s squeezed out by Rays
April 30, 2012 in Sports Elliot Johnson hit an RBI single with one out in the 12th inning, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2, comeback victory over the Mariners in St. Petersburg, Fla., on …
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Sheriff: Victims in double homicide killed each other
April 30, 2012 in City, News A fight over an old car near a remote Pend Oreille County lake led to a rare double homicide in which investigators believe the victims killed each other. No arrests … 9
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Idaho town wants gun-themed development
April 30, 2012 in City, Idaho, News Potlatch, Idaho – a former timber town tucked up against the Clearwater National Forest – hopes to use its history and culture to recruit a new kind of business: gun … 6
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Hart paid lawyer with campaign funds
April 30, 2012 in Idaho Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart paid $1,000 in campaign funds in 2011 to Coeur d’Alene attorney Starr Kelso, who’s representing him in his ongoing fight against back state income taxes; … 10
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World Trade Center is back on top in NYC
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — One World Trade Center, the monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, claimed the title of New York City’s tallest … 12
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Natural gas prices up after production report
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — The price of natural gas jumped by nearly 5 percent today after government data showed that producers are making good on promises to cut supplies. 23
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Mitchell signs with Calgary of the CFL
April 30, 2012 in Sports The gunslinger will soon be in the middle of the stampede. Former Eastern Washington quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell confirmed Monday that he has agreed to play this fall for the …
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Federal judge stops Texas law on women’s health
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge today stopped Texas from preventing Planned Parenthood from getting state funds through the Women’s Health Program. 26
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Barnes & Noble, Microsoft team up on e-books
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — An infusion of money from Microsoft Corp. sent Barnes & Noble Inc.’s stock zooming today, as the software giant established a way to get back into the …
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Seattle boy, 6, falls from 3rd-story window
April 30, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — A 6-year-old boy who fell out a third-story window in Seattle suffered head and leg injuries, but is expected to survive.
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Angler drowns in Stevens County lake
April 30, 2012 in Region COLVILLE — An angler died on the opening day of the lowland lakes trout season in Washington when he jumped into a lake in northeast Washington to save his fishing …
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Idaho’s District 3 drawing challenges in GOP
April 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 For the last two elections, one North Idaho legislative district saw few contested races, as popular incumbents were repeatedly re-elected. This year is different, with fourth-term Republican Rep. Frank Henderson … 1
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Drones patrolling Washington state border
April 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – The federal government’s unmanned drones patrolling the U.S.-Canadian border are venturing into Washington’s airspace. In testimony before a U.S. Senate panel last week, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano … 33
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Getting There: Busy North Side intersection getting roundabout
April 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 The popular arterial route on the west side of Whitworth University is going to be closed to through traffic later this spring for major reconstruction, including installation of a roundabout. … 43
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Republican newcomers vying for CdA seat
April 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 With fourth-term Republican Rep. Marge Chadderdon of Coeur d’Alene stepping down, the only contested race in the primary for Idaho’s legislative District 4 this year is between the two young … 1
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Study: Heavy teens have trouble managing diabetes
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you’ll have a very tough time keeping it under control. A major study, released …
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Activist’s backers at risk of arrest
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING – Supporters of human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled house arrest and is reportedly at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, are now facing police detention, activists in the … 1
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White House defends drone attacks
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON — White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan on Sunday defended the administration’s campaign of drone missile attacks against militants while acknowledging that the airstrikes have sometimes killed noncombatants. “Unfortunately, …
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Yacht debris, bodies found off Mexico
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 ENSENADA, Mexico – A 37-foot racing yacht was reduced to debris that looked “like it had gone through a blender,” a searcher said Sunday after the boat apparently collided with …
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In brief: Seven die when SUV plunges into ravine
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Authorities say an out-of-control SUV plunged off a highway into a ravine on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo in New York City, killing seven people aboard, …
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In brief: U.N. observer calls for halt to violence
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIRUT –The head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria on Sunday called on President Bashar Assad and the country’s opposition to stop fighting and allow a cease-fire to take …
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Special forces assist in hunt for warlord
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 OBO, Central African Republic – Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It’s also where three …
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Egyptian military agrees to make changes in Cabinet
April 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO – Egypt’s ruling military leader said Sunday that he would reshuffle the nation’s unpopular Cabinet, according to state media, in an attempt to calm growing anger in the Islamist-controlled …

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