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Saturday, February 11, 2012
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Large crowd sees visiting Ams stop Chiefs
February 11, 2012 in Sports It’s hard not to get nostalgic when one gets away, especially with the opportunity the Spokane Chiefs had on Saturday night.
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GSL excels at regional wrestling
February 11, 2012 in Sports Three Greater Spokane League 3A regional champions had separate reasons for their state-qualifying performances Saturday at University.
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Barone powers Vandals to victory
February 11, 2012 in Sports MOSCOW, Idaho – Kyle Barone had 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as Idaho defeated Louisiana Tech 73-64 Saturday night for its fourth straight men’s basketball victory.
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Blanchette: Women’s boxing finally arrives
February 11, 2012 in Sports For the participants in the first U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Women’s Boxing, the view from Spokane rivals the one from atop Everest – with one cruel irony.
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Weber State’s Lillard lights up Eagles
February 11, 2012 in Sports OGDEN, Utah – NCAA scoring leader Damian Lillard scored 22 points and Bryon Fulton added a season-high 16 points off the bench as Weber State held off Eastern Washington for …
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Geiger inmate escapes
February 11, 2012 in News An inmate arrested in December after posting a video to his Facebook page showing what police believe are stolen items escaped today from the Geiger Corrections Center. 9
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Gonzaga powers past Loyola Marymount
February 11, 2012 in Sports What a difference a week makes.
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Oregon pulls away to beat Washington State
February 11, 2012 in Sports EUGENE, Ore. – A different kind of frustration was felt outside Washington State’s locker room at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday afternoon. 1
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Gonzaga women steamroll San Francisco
February 11, 2012 in Sports SAN FRANCISCO — Katelan Redmon scored 18 points, Kayla Standish recorded her third consecutive double-double and No. 19 Gonzaga bounced back from its worst conference loss in a decade to …
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Pop superstar Whitney Houston dies
February 11, 2012 in News Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, … 13
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In Maine, Paul vies to extend Romney losing streak
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World Mitt Romney hoped to avoid a fourth straight election setback today in the GOP presidential nomination race, but feisty Ron Paul could extend that losing streak with a victory in …
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Family, teachers remember Powell boys in Tacoma
February 11, 2012 in Region The family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell is holding a public funeral for her two sons, nearly a week after their father killed them in a gas-fueled blaze. 1
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Killer sought in Spokane triple homicide
February 11, 2012 in City, News A woman and her two children are dead and a killer is at large in what police are considering a triple homicide in north Spokane. 3
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Three dead in possible homicides on North Side
February 11, 2012 in City on Page A1 Two juveniles and an adult woman were found dead Friday evening in what police are considering a triple homicide at a residence in north Spokane. None of the victims had … 5
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Public safety tops mayor’s list
February 11, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor David Condon unveiled his 100-day action plan on Friday with only 58 days left to complete it. He began his list with public safety and returning confidence in … 33
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Idaho senators reject protections for gays
February 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Efforts to prohibit employment and housing discrimination against gay people in Idaho were rejected Friday by a state Senate committee as a shocked crowd of more than 250 … 17
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Obama relents on birth control
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama attempted to quell a political firestorm over health care and religion Friday, saying he would still assure that every woman in America gets free contraception … 46
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Probe renewed into Marines, Nazi symbol
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Marine Corps on Friday to reinvestigate and take appropriate action against the Marine snipers who posed with a logo resembling a notorious … 2
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U.S. blames al-Qaida for Syria bombings
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Iraqi branch of al-Qaida, seeking to exploit the bloody turmoil in Syria to reassert its potency, carried out two recent bombings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and …
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Spain adopts stringent labor market reforms
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MADRID – Spain’s new conservative government approved sweeping labor market reforms Friday as part of a drive to revive a sick economy and solve Europe’s worst unemployment nightmare – a …
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Mexican governor got drug cash, DEA says
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – U.S. drug agents have evidence that cartel leaders paid millions to a Mexican border state governor and other figures in Mexico’s former ruling party in exchange for … 3
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Greece’s premier vows to pass reform
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s future in the eurozone came under renewed threat Friday as popular protests again turned violent and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders demanded deeper … 1
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M.I.A. apologizes for Super Bowl gesture
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 The British hip-hop artist M.I.A. has apologized to Madonna for making an obscene gesture during the Super Bowl halftime show, Madonna’s spokeswoman said. Madonna said in radio interviews on Friday …
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Al-Awlaki led plot by ‘underwear bomber’
February 11, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S. citizen killed last year in a CIA drone strike in Yemen, was instrumental in the failed plot to blow up a Detroit airliner in …

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