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Saturday, August 4, 2012
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Boise takes over first alone by beating Spokane
August 4, 2012 in Sports So far, the Spokane Indians are showing what it means to be a second-half team.
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JC transfer Sale bolsters WSU’s offensive line
August 4, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – Most newcomers at the Division-1 level enter their first season of college football with the knowledge that it might be a while until they get on the field.
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Spokane Olympian Furrer places 15th
August 4, 2012 in Sports LONDON – Spokane’s Amanda Furrer may not be leaving the Royal Artillery Barracks in London with a medal, but the Olympic shooter will go home with a lot of great … 2
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Starting QB question dogs Seahawks
August 4, 2012 in Sports RENTON, Wash. — Every day since the start of training camp, either Matt Flynn, Russell Wilson or Tarvaris Jackson have cycled to the podium in front of a Seahawks backdrop …
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M’s Hernandez dominates Yanks with 2-hitter
August 4, 2012 in Sports NEW YORK – Every five days, Felix Hernandez makes Seattle just so much better.
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EWU’s Baldwin expects prepared team
August 4, 2012 in Sports The worst is over. That’s the idea, at least, as Eastern Washington opens fall football camp this week.
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Victim in downtown fire will go to Harborview
August 4, 2012 in City One person was severely burned in a downtown apartment fire Saturday, Spokane Fire Department officials say. 1
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Wal-Mart to sell genetically modified sweet corn
August 4, 2012 in Health Rejecting entreaties from consumers and activists, Wal-Mart says it plans to sell a new crop of genetically modified sweet corn created by biotech giant Monsanto.
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Indians strike late to clip Hawks
August 4, 2012 in Sports As a college senior at Samford University, baseball wasn’t something over which Joseph Burns was going to lose his hair. He couldn’t.
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Archery: Four things to know
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 • The distance: Olympic competitors shoot arrows from a line 70 meters — about 230 feet or 76 yards — from the target. • The top country: South Korea has …
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N.Y. Fed audits its cache of gold bars
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – For decades, the U.S. government has stashed gold five stories beneath Manhattan in a vault under the Federal Reserve’s fortress near Wall Street. Or has it? 13
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State parks on their own
August 4, 2012 in City on Page A1 Changes are in store for Riverside State Park as officials scramble to adopt a more self-supporting funding model by 2013. Lawmakers have ordered the Parks and Recreation Commission to function … 24
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Archery hits its mark in London
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – Maybe it’s the effect of “The Hunger Games” and bow-and-arrow-toting heroine Katniss Everdeen, or the lure of competing at a 200-year-old venue. Or maybe it’s the Robin Hood …
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Photo: Perusing by parasol
August 4, 2012 in City on Page A1 CdA art scene: Kylee Kennedy, 12, of Shelton, Wash., takes in the sights at Coeur d’Alene’s Street Fair and Art on the Green on Friday. Sponsored by Citizens’ Council for …
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Reclaiming an old hobby along with an old bike
August 4, 2012 in City on Page A1 When Don Arndt’s motorcycle was stolen from the backyard of his old Spokane Valley home in 1975, he quickly lost hope of ever seeing it, but he never gave up … 1
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Adelson prostitution claim retracted
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LAS VEGAS – A Democratic party group retracted statements and apologized to billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson for what it called unsubstantiated claims that he encouraged and profited … 11
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Accuracy watch
August 4, 2012 in City on Page A2 For 08-04-2012
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In brief: U.S. admonishes China over contested reef
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – The Obama administration on Friday warned China against further moves to tighten control over a disputed section of the South China Sea, as tensions rose in the flash-point …
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Stewart-Pattinson breakup fells Ferrell
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Kristen Stewart is a “trampire.” So says comedian Will Ferrell, who broke down in (crocodile) tears over the breakup between Stewart and her “Twilight” co-star and real-life boyfriend Robert Pattinson …
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Attack fails on eve of Clinton’s visit
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NAIROBI, Kenya – On the eve of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s arrival in Nairobi, a man blew himself up Friday apparently while trying to toss a grenade at Kenyan …
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U.N. vote condemns crackdown by Syria
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to condemn the Syrian government’s latest attacks on its rebellious citizens, and criticized big powers on the Security Council for failing to take …
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Wildfires claim several homes
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 NOBLE, Okla. – Wildfires whipped by gusty, southerly winds swept through rural woodlands north and south of Oklahoma City on Friday, burning dozens of homes as firefighters struggled to contain …
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Tennessee Dems disavow nominee
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Democratic Party is disavowing the man who won the party’s nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Bob Corker in November, saying the little-known candidate belongs to … 3
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Tax ruling deals blow to pot business
August 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – A once-thriving San Francisco pot shop forced to close this week is also on the hook for a serious IRS bill, following a new U.S. Tax Court decision … 4

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