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Sunday, February 5, 2012
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Eli, Giants do it again
February 5, 2012 in Sports Just as he did four years ago, Eli Manning guided the New York Giants to a decisive touchdown in the final minute and the result Sunday was a 21-17 victory … 1
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Mac Engel meet Mac Engel
February 5, 2012 in Sports Chiefs goalie Mac Engel and veteran Texas sportswriter Mac Engel have formed a bond over the uncommon name they have in common.
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DSHS official explains visitation schedule that brought sons to Powell’s home
February 5, 2012 in GoGolf News DSHS officials offer an explanation on how Powell’s sons were brought to father’s home 12
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West Side blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys
February 5, 2012 in News, Region GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — A powerful house explosion killed the husband of a Utah woman who has been missing for two years, and his two young sons Sunday, moments after … 12
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In victory, Romney hones focus on Obama
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 LAS VEGAS – Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals struggling … 30
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Panel will review police policies, procedures
February 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 To understand why the Spokane Police Department’s use-of-force training is under a microscope, consider this disconnect: Although the state’s top police trainer concluded that the fatal 2006 confrontation with unarmed … 52
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Interim police chief inherits challenge
February 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 Scott Stephens was taught by his father to respect everyone and never to lay hands on someone in anger, Spokane’s interim police chief said. That’s why it was hard for … 32
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Nebraska feels snowstorm’s punch
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 OMAHA, Neb. – A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains on Saturday, knocking out electricity to …
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Taliban cited for upsurge in civilian deaths
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said a U.N. report …
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Russians rally again to protest Putin rule
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister …
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Russia, China back Syria
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council failed again Saturday to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution backing an …
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Storm leaves 3 feet of snow on Sarajevo
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Bosnia’s government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, while in Rome residents dug out from the city’s …
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Iran launches military exercises
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to “hostile” European nations as tensions rise over suggestions that military …
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Sam plays it again at new D.C. theater
February 5, 2012 in City on Page A4 That famous movie line “Here’s looking at you, kid” echoed in the halls of the Smithsonian this weekend as Stephen Bogart, the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, opened …
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In brief: Canadian officials to talk oil with China
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Toronto – Canada’s prime minister heads to China this week where he’ll discuss Canada’s vast oil reserves in a visit that’s being viewed as an “open warning” to the United … 2
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From the Spokane police chief
February 5, 2012 in City on Page A6 Interim Spokane police Chief Scott Stephens weighs in on some issues facing the department. 13
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Quake rumbles off coast of B.C.
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 SEATTLE – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 105 miles west of Ucluelet off the coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. A National Earthquake Information Center geophysicist in Golden, …
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Beach sand may be health hazard
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 Take warning, beachgoers: That carefully built sand castle could turn out to be a real pain in the gut. Digging and playing in beach sand puts people at higher risk … 5
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Forest plan change rankles
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Back in the 1980s, when conservation advocates were trying to stop logging in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, they relied on a 1982 regulation that required the … 2
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Police arrest 8 at Occupy D.C. site
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Federal authorities moved into an Occupy D.C. site before dawn Saturday, clearing out a number of tents and arresting eight people but stopping short of putting an end …
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Despite rules, reporter booted from caucus
February 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 HENDERSON, Nev. – I got kicked out of a Nevada caucus. Having been assigned to report on a random GOP presidential caucus, I chose precinct 1721 at a community center … 4
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More seeking property tax exemptions
February 5, 2012 in City on Page B1 When Rose Fanger reached retirement age, the Spokane resident began looking for ways to save. “It’s scary going on a fixed income,” she said. 22
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Liberty Lake dealership rolls out new Porsche 911
February 5, 2012 in City on Page B1 A bit of automotive past and present came together Saturday at an area dealership. Porsche aficionados – some call themselves “addicts” – ogled a collection of every generation of the … 50
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