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Sunday, August 26, 2012
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McMorris Rodgers will host GOP convention
August 26, 2012 in City, Nation/World, News U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ role in the Republican National Convention has grown in the revised schedule announced Sunday. 15
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GOP convention expected to dodge Isaac
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World, News Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to cross the Keys by late Sunday, then turn northwest and strike as a Category 2 hurricane somewhere between the New Orleans and the Florida … 2
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Spangle rollover leads to assault charge
August 26, 2012 in City, News A Spokane woman faces a vehicle assault charge after the Jeep Cherokee she was driving rolled off the highway near Spangle, the Washington State Patrol reported late Saturday.
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Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at 82
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 When Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon, on July 20, 1969, he uttered a phrase that has been carved in stone and quoted across … 4
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Grizzly mauls, kills hiker in Denali
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A hiker in Alaska’s Denali National Park photographed a grizzly bear for at least eight minutes before the bear mauled and killed him in the first fatal … 22
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Storm changes GOP’s plans
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 TAMPA, Fla. – An approaching tropical storm, forecast to become a hurricane as it roars into the Gulf of Mexico today, has forced postponement of the first day of the … 17
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Okinawa braces for fierce typhoon
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 TOKYO – The strongest typhoon to approach Okinawa in several years was bearing down on the southern Japanese island today as officials warned residents to stay indoors and take the …
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Militant’s death investigated
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KHAR, Pakistan – Pakistan is investigating whether the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network, which has been blamed for high-profile attacks and kidnappings in Afghanistan, was …
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Mexico investigates shooting at U.S. car
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities are trying to sort out why a U.S. Embassy vehicle was ambushed by federal police on a rural back road in mountains south of the …
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Refinery blast kills 39 in Venezuela
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela – A huge explosion rocked Venezuela’s biggest oil refinery and unleashed a ferocious fire on Saturday, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 80 others … 4
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Philly prepping for Jay-Z megaconcert
August 26, 2012 in Business on Page A4 The city where America was made is gearing up for rapper Jay-Z’s “Made In America” music festival, which officials estimate will attract 100,000 fans to Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend. …
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Smart meter movement stirs debate in Texas
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 DALLAS – Thelma Taormina keeps a pistol at her Houston-area home to protect against intruders. But one of the last times she used it, she said, was to run off … 1
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Apple verdict may realign the market
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A5 SAN JOSE, Calif. – It was the $1 billion question Saturday: What does Apple Inc.’s victory in an epic patent dispute over its fiercest rival mean for the U.S. smartphone … 2
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Obama critiques Romney’s views
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Mitt Romney has locked himself into “extreme positions” on economic and social issues and would surely impose them if elected, trying to discredit his …
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In brief: ICE chief of staff accused of misconduct
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A9 Washington – At least three employees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have made serious complaints alleging inappropriate sexual behavior by a senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide … 1
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Pet seat belt law proposed
August 26, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Fido can fetch, heel and stay. And if a New Jersey lawmaker has her way, it will be dog owners who have to obey a new law requiring … 2
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Doug Clark: Excuse my language; a candidate needs praise
August 26, 2012 in City on Page B1 (COLUMNIST’S WARNING – Attention, kids! Today’s epistle is about a certain word that you hear from sailors on leave or at Vegas parties with naked Prince Harry. But we’ve replaced … 15
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That’s NEWS to you
August 26, 2012 in City on Page B1 If you’ve been following the news, you could do well on our weekly quiz. After testing your news sense with our newspaper edition of That’s News to You, why not …
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Inaugural Plane Pull benefits the Special Olympics
August 26, 2012 in City on Page B1 They huffed and puffed, heaved and hoed. The men and women had a mighty task ahead of them: drag a Boeing 727 aircraft 12 feet down the tarmac.
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
August 26, 2012 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago The Gardner Brothers Saloon in Tekoa, in which four people died, had been a well-known trouble spot for years in the Palouse.
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Sculptures over Freya Street deemed unsafe in high winds
August 26, 2012 in City on Page B1 The future of three colorful sculptures that moved in the wind on the Freya Street Bridge is in limbo as officials debate an unexpected engineering challenge. The artwork by local … 17
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Medical personnel may suffer from PTSD after crashes
August 26, 2012 in Region on Page B2 TACOMA – As her emergency medical helicopter began to plummet after losing power while lifting off with a patient from an Olympia hospital, flight nurse Krista Haugen couldn’t help thinking …
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Three firefighters injured in central Idaho fire
August 26, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – A 187-square-mile wildfire threatening an evacuated central Idaho community made no significant runs Saturday, but three firefighters were injured when a large log rolled down a steep embankment …
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Spin Control: Once-in-a-lifetime vote is a quadrennial event
August 26, 2012 in City on Page B3 If you haven’t heard this yet, you will soon. A politician will proclaim this the Most Important Election in your lifetime. Or in a generation. Or since World War II. … 1

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