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Sunday, December 23, 2012
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Seahawks dominate 49ers
December 23, 2012 in Sports Russell Wilson threw four touchdown passes to move into second place for TD passes by a rookie, Marshawn Lynch scored twice, and led by their rocking crowd the Seattle Seahawks …
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U.S. Sen. Crapo arrested for DUI
December 23, 2012 in City, Idaho, Region Idaho U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said. 18
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Cell tower worker slips, gets rescued by Fire Department
December 23, 2012 in City, Idaho A cell tower worker slipped on Sunday afternoon from a platform more than 100 feet in the air and was dangling by a part of his safety harness before being … 12
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U.S. Highway 2 closed in Cascades due to heavy snow
December 23, 2012 in City U.S. Highway 2 remains closed for the second day in a row because of the danger of heavy snow on trees east of Stevens Pass. 3
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Winter weather returning tonight
December 23, 2012 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service has posted a winter weather advisory for 2 to 4 inches of snow across the Inland Northwest starting tonight. 2
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Christmas Bureau: Receiver prefers to be giver
December 23, 2012 in City on Page A1 In 2009, when Helen Dobbins’ grandson Peyton was 2 years old, he came to live with her. After a death in the family, Dobbins said, the boy’s mom had problems … 4
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Newtown inundated with gifts for its children
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEWTOWN, Conn. – Newtown’s children were showered with gifts Saturday – tens of thousands of teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls and board games – and those are only some … 1
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Booze competition likely to intensify
December 23, 2012 in Business, City, Idaho on Page A1 Fans and critics of the 2012 law that allowed private firms to take over liquor sales can agree on one thing: Like it or not, Washington’s retail spirits industry is … 15
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Idaho stores swimming in sales since Wash. privatized liquor
December 23, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 In the first seven months of Washington’s privatized liquor system, the big winner may be Idaho. Business from Washington already was brisk in Idaho stores before Washington voters’ decision, with … 26
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Spaniards cheer ‘El Gordo’ fortunes
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 MADRID – Winners of Spain’s cherished Christmas lottery – the world’s richest – celebrated Saturday in more than a dozen locations where the top lucky tickets were sold, a moment …
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Constitution wins Egyptians’ favor
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO – Egypt’s Islamist-backed constitution received a “yes” majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout, but the deep divisions it has … 2
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In brief: Pope pardons former butler
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Vatican City – Pope Benedict XVI granted his former butler a Christmas pardon Saturday, forgiving him in person during a jailhouse meeting for stealing and leaking his private papers in …
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Russia says others can give refuge to Assad
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – Russia would welcome any country’s offer of safe haven for Syrian President Bashar Assad, but has no plans to make one of its own, Moscow’s foreign minister said … 2
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Stones’ Wood weds in London ceremony
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two British newspapers say Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has married his fiancée Sally Humphreys at a ceremony at London’s Dorchester Hotel. The Sun and the Daily Mirror carried photographs …
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List of missing roils Mexico
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEXICO CITY – Federal police officer Luis Angel Leon Rodriguez disappeared in 2009 along with six fellow police as they headed to the western state of Michoacan to fight drug …
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Burger King firing up grills in France again
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A5 PARIS – For the first time in 15 years, Burger King served its flame-grilled Whoppers in France, a country better known for its gastronomy than fast food. Burger King Worldwide …
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Rape in India stirs week of protests
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A5 NEW DELHI – Thousands of people demonstrated outside the Indian president’s residence in New Delhi on Saturday, breaching barricades and clashing with police over the brutal rape of a 23-year-old …
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Potatoes help make airline connection
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 CHICAGO – If the wireless Internet connection during your holiday flight seems more reliable than it used to, you could have the humble potato to thank. While major airlines offer … 2
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Boehner weakened by ‘cliff’
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – John Boehner is a bloodied House speaker following the startling setback that his own fractious Republican troops dealt him in their “fiscal cliff” struggle against President Barack Obama. … 6
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Obamas arrive in Hawaii
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 KANEOHE, Hawaii – President Barack Obama began the holiday weekend as far removed as one could be from the stalled “fiscal cliff” talks in Washington: on a golf course in … 5
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Experts offer guidelines for violence risks
December 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A9 CHICAGO – It happened after Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo., and now Sandy Hook: People figure there surely were signs of impending violence. But experts say predicting who will be …
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Sanderson rides the bike husband chose for her
December 23, 2012 in City on Page B1 Liz Sanderson bought the motorcycle her late husband picked out for her before he was killed while riding to attend the funeral of his mother in August. “It’s beautiful,” Sanderson … 2
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That’s NEWS to you
December 23, 2012 in City on Page B1 If you’ve been following the news this week – or even if you haven’t – you could win a prize in That’s News to You. Warm up your news sense …
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Gregoire says she’s not finished with public service
December 23, 2012 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Chris Gregoire entered the governor’s office under a cloud of suspicion in 2005 and took control of a state starting to feel the winds of a strengthening economy … 18
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