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Shock end AFL season on high note
July 21, 2012 in Sports In an up-and-down season, Spokane was able to count on several things – Adron Tennell’s receiving, Kenny Spencer’s kicking and the offense scoring a lot of points when the Shock …
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Indians rally to down Canadians 8-6
July 21, 2012 in Sports A shaky start wasn’t too much to overcome, thanks to John Kukuruda and Cody Kendall. Kukuruda and Kendall combined for five innings of no-hit baseball on Saturday night and Gonzaga …
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Man dies after being trapped by log in Spokane River
July 21, 2012 in City A rafter died after being trapped underwater by a log in the Spokane River for about an hour while rescue workers used chain saws to free him, officials say. 7
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Vargas’ strong start leads M’s past Rays
July 21, 2012 in Sports ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jason Vargas took a shutout into the seventh inning, Michael Saunders had two RBIs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Saturday …
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Names of victims in Colorado shooting emerge
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World AURORA, Colo. — Ashley Moser drifted in and out of consciousness in the ICU, bullets lodged in her throat and a gunshot wound to her abdomen. In her waking moments, …
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Falling tree during storm kills man at Priest Lake
July 21, 2012 in Idaho A Walla Walla man was killed Friday at Priest Lake in Bonner County when a large tree fell on his pickup truck during stormy weather. 2
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Mount St. Helens passes routinely sold out
July 21, 2012 in Outdoors, Region LONGVIEW, Wash. — Mount St. Helens has become one of the most popular destinations for hikers in Washington state. Every $22 permit to climb Mount St. Helens is sold out …
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‘All you heard was ‘Get down! Get down!’’
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 AURORA, Colo. – As the new Batman movie played on the screen, a gunman dressed in black and wearing a helmet, body armor and a gas mask stepped through a …
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Suspect, 24, was brilliant Ph.D. student
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 DENVER – James Eagen Holmes came from a well-tended San Diego enclave of two-story homes with red-tiled roofs, where neighbors recall him as a clean-cut, studious young man of sparing … 74
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Coeur d’Alene delays hydro races until 2013
July 21, 2012 in City on Page A1 Six weeks after announcing hydroplane racing would return to Lake Coeur d’Alene this summer, organizers said Friday they need more time to line up sponsors for the Diamond Cup and … 1
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Cantwell’s Senate foes facing a tough campaign
July 21, 2012 in City on Page A1 For Michael Baumgartner, the challenge he faces in winning Washington’s U.S. Senate seat could be as formidable as the mountains that bisect the state. Democrat Maria Cantwell is a well-funded, … 60
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Heat, drought making some produce tastier
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 MILWAUKEE — Chef Dan Jacobs expected his recent batch of jalapeño poppers to be tame because peppers grown at this time of the year are generally mild. But he quickly …
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Obama fundraising lags
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s presidential campaign spent more than it raised in June, illustrating both the fierce pace of campaigning during the month and his slightly weaker fundraising position, …
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Romney plans overseas visits
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney auditions on the international stage next week as he travels to England, Israel and Poland looking to establish credibility as a potential commander in chief in … 4
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Judge backs Tennessee Muslims
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is always a joyful time for believers, but a Tennessee congregation was feeling especially blessed this year as they worshipped Friday. …
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‘The Girl from Ipanema’ turns 50
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 “Tall and tan and young and lovely …” You’ve heard of her. The Girl From Ipanema. It’s been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Amy Winehouse , and survived …
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Iraqis fleeing Syria war
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Thousands of Iraqi nationals have fled by land and air from Syria over the last two days to escape an escalating civil war, officials said Friday, as Iraqi …
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Assad’s control weak
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIRUT – The Assad family’s grip on Syria has never looked so tenuous. After 17 months of violence and an estimated 17,000 people killed, a lightning-quick turnaround in the momentum …
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Syrian agent jailed for spying in U.S.
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Virginia man was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison after admitting he spied on U.S.-based Syrian dissidents while working with the government of Syrian President …
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Russia flood stirs volunteer spirit, worry
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 MOSCOW – A stooped woman in her 70s dropped off a kettle and about $600 in cash in Moscow, while a thick-necked businessman unloaded an SUV packed with brand new … 1
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Chinese dissident loses tax lawsuit
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 BEIJING – Activist artist Ai Weiwei believes a tax evasion case was meant to intimidate him, but losing his challenge to the $2.4 million fine Friday did not silence his …
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Israelis mourn victims
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 JERUSALEM – Devastated mourners grasped at dirt atop fresh graves and screamed in agony Friday as they buried the five Israeli victims of a bombing in Bulgaria – an attack …
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Local theaters tighten rules
July 21, 2012 in City on Page A8 Theaters have banned costumes and were poised to search moviegoers’ bags in the wake of Friday’s shootings in Aurora, Colo., that killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens of …
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Candidates suspend political activity
July 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney suspended their increasingly bitter presidential campaign Friday in the wake of the shootings at a movie theater in Colorado. “There are going …
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