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Sunday, December 30, 2012
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Eagle watching week winds down with Sunday spectating
December 30, 2012 in Idaho Bald eagles fill the viewfinders of birdlovers and photographers 1
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Separate Sunday I-84 fatal crash claims life of N. Idaho man
December 30, 2012 in Idaho North Idaho man dies of rollover injuries 2
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Spokane police investigating Sunday afternoon shooting, homicide
December 30, 2012 in City Police have not identified the shooting victim, said to be a man in his 20s. 9
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Zags up to challenge
December 30, 2012 in Sports Gonzaga sophomore guard Gary Bell Jr. had just finished describing the challenge of defending Baylor standout Pierre Jackson when he was reminded of his next assignment. “You get a real …
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Hillary Clinton admitted to NYC hospital to treat blood clot
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World Sec. of State Hillary Clinton is hospitalized in New York due to a blue clot. 34
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Seahawks playoff-ready
December 30, 2012 in Sports SEATTLE - Russell Wilson tied Peyton Manning’s record for most touchdown passes by a rookie with 26, and his 1-yard TD run with 1:39 left gave Seattle a 20-13 win …
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Nine killed as bus skids off I-84 near Pendleton
December 30, 2012 in News, Region Transport medical aircraft on standby to take injured victims to hospitals 14
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Axe-wielding man robs woman early Sunday morning
December 30, 2012 in City, News Man with axe robs woman in West Central area 28
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‘He got out of that car to kill us’
December 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane County sheriff’s Deputy Mike Northway flipped on his blue lights and the Chevy Tahoe pulled over. Northway parked his cruiser behind the SUV on East Elm Street just off … 84
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Ice melt puts Arctic in play for shipping
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In a twist to the debate over global warming, melting Arctic sea ice is making it easier to transport the fossil fuels that produce the planet-warming gases, which … 23
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Taxes key in ‘cliff’ talks
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Senate leaders worked feverishly behind closed doors Saturday to avert the most painful parts of a looming fiscal crisis, debating which taxpayers could or should pay more as … 44
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Rocket launchers catch eye at weapons buyback
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Two rocket launchers turned in to the Los Angeles Police Department as part of the city’s gun buyback event appear to be antitank weapons from the military, … 2
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In brief: Cough syrup blamed in deaths, illnesses
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistani authorities are investigating reports that cough syrup has killed 33 people over the past three days, a government official said Saturday. The deaths occurred in the …
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Missing Pakistan police killed
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Twenty-one tribal policemen believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban were found shot dead in Pakistan’s troubled northwest tribal region early today, government officials said. Officials …
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India’s leaders urge calm amid protests
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW DELHI – Indian riot police blocked major roads, imposed restrictions on “illegal assembly” and shut down subway stations Saturday as they braced for fresh demonstrations even as politicians appealed …
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Russia says Assad won’t leave post
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister said Saturday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has no intention of stepping down and that it would be impossible to try to persuade him to … 1
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In brief: Bush better, no longer in intensive care unit
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 HOUSTON – Former President George H.W. Bush’s condition continued to improve Saturday, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said. “President Bush’s condition has improved, so …
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Fatal push called hate crime
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 NEW YORK – A woman who told police she shoved a man to his death off a subway platform into the path of a train because she has hated Muslims … 5
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Week’s second storm hits Northeast, Ohio
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 NEW YORK – A widespread winter storm dumped snow over the Northeast and parts of Ohio on Saturday, just days after the regions were hit by another storm moving from …
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Queen bestows royal honors
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain’s record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called “God particle,” are among the hundreds …
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Sandy Hook students will find blizzard of welcome
December 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 HAMDEN, Conn. – Snowflakes made of coiled copy paper, Post-it notes and even Swarovski Crystal pile into a business-park office like an indoor blizzard. They arrive by mail in envelopes …
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That’s NEWS to you
December 30, 2012 in City on Page B1 If you remember some of the big stories of 2012, or even if you don’t, you could be a winner in our end of the year That’s News to You …
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In brief: Deputies say man slashed tires of patrol cruiser
December 30, 2012 in City on Page B1 Spokane County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Friday on suspicion of slashing the tires of a patrol cruiser. Two sheriff’s deputies responded to the 9100 block of East Heroy Avenue … 3
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
December 30, 2012 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Heavy snow and rain arrived in the Inland Northwest, with tragic results.

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