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Saturday, December 15, 2012
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Chiefs fall shy of Americans
December 15, 2012 in Sports Opposing goaltenders are by nature regarded as Public Enemy No. 1.
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Blanchette: Season finished, but Eagles aren’t
December 15, 2012 in Sports For entertainment purposes only, the godfathers of the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision might well regret that they don’t cast their title game by audition.
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Olynyk leads Zags over K-State
December 15, 2012 in Sports Kelly Olynyk dominated inside with 20 points and No. 14 Gonzaga rebounded from its first loss of the season with an impressive 68-52 win over Kansas State on Saturday night. 1
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Avista lineman rescues plane on a pole
December 15, 2012 The pilot of a model airplane watched emergency crews rescue his kit aircraft tonight after he crashed it into live power lines near Andrew Rypien Field in Hillyard. 2
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Sam Houston St. holds off Eagles
December 15, 2012 in Sports Quarterback Brian Bell ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and Sam Houston State raced to a 35-0 halftime lead but barely held on to beat second-seeded Eastern Washington … 5
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Cougar women hustle past No. 20 Buckeyes
December 15, 2012 in Sports This kind of upset hadn’t happened here in more than a decade.
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Police find ‘very good evidence’ on gunman
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions … 4
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Driver, victim in fatal collision identified
December 15, 2012 in City The Washington State Patrol says alcohol or drugs were involved when a car hit a pedestrian on the shoulder of I-90 west of downtown Spokane.
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Secretary of state faints, sustains concussion
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the State Department … 26
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Vigil held in Riverfront Park
December 15, 2012 in City About 100 people gathered in Riverfront Park on Friday night for a candlelight vigil in memory of those killed in the Connecticut school massacre.
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Police, world wonder about Conn. shooting motive
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions …
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Newtown: A special town shattered by tragedy
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — At the crossroads that marks the center of this three-century-old New England postcard town stands a flagpole that’s a kind of barometer. Every day, says Susan …
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Despite precautions, local schools still feel vulnerability
December 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 The tragedy in Connecticut could happen here. That’s the reality that struck parents, district officials, teachers and law enforcement in the Inland Northwest Friday as the story unfolded in Newtown, … 54
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‘Our hearts are broken today’
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEWTOWN, Conn. – A man killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday inside an elementary school, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in …
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Companies encourage employees to serve Christmas Bureau
December 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 Among the almost 400 volunteers who staff the Christmas Bureau, some are employees taking employer-approved time off to help. Cenex Zip Trip, for example, brought 26 employees to volunteer. “As …
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Famed French mountaineer dies
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 PARIS – French mountaineer Maurice Herzog, who became the first person to scale an 8,000-meter peak but lost all his fingers and toes to frostbite on the way down, died …
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Accuracy watch
December 15, 2012 in City on Page A2 For 12-15-2012
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Poll: Science doubters believe world is warming
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A growing majority of Americans think global warming is occurring, that it will become a serious problem and that the U.S. government should do something about it, a …
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In brief: Group ready to air Fix the Debt ads
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Fix the Debt, a coalition of business executives and policymakers advocating for sweeping deficit reduction, will release its first television ad Sunday, marking a new phase in the …
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EPA: New soot rules should reduce disease, health costs
December 15, 2012 in Health, Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it will set new limits for the airborne microscopic particles known as soot, one of the most deadly forms of air …
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Obama, Leahy open to easing marijuana laws
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and a key Senate Democrat said Friday they are willing to consider relaxing federal enforcement of the laws against marijuana for those who possess small … 4
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Syrian rebels say U.S., British aided training
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 AMMAN, Jordan – Weeks before the Obama administration and other Western nations recognized a new Syrian opposition coalition as “the legitimate representative” of the Syrian people, Syrian rebels were receiving … 1
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Russia backtracks on official’s quote
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – Russia issued a clumsy denial Friday of a statement from its point man on Syria, who said a day earlier that Syrian President Bashar Assad is losing control … 1
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Tempers rise as Egyptians prepare to decide on charter
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO – Waving swords and clubs, Islamist supporters of Egypt’s draft constitution clashed with opponents in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria on Friday as tempers flared on the eve …
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