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Saturday, March 10, 2012
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Chiefs play their style in rallying past Kootenay
March 10, 2012 in Sports Spokane’s team game aligned in the Chiefs’ 3-2 Western Hockey League victory over the Kootenay Ice in front of 8,783 fans at the Arena.
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Predictions abound for Gonzaga men’s seeding, site
March 10, 2012 in Sports The Gonzaga men’s basketball team will find out this afternoon its seeding, its opponent and its destination in the NCAA tournament. 1
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Shock’s Williams knows life’s too precious to sweat jeers
March 10, 2012 in Sports Travis Williams was celebrating the start of a new year in his home state of Florida, when a gun was held to his head and he was forced to hand …
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Hard-to-peg Huskies sitting on the bubble for NCAA invitation
March 10, 2012 in Sports Sitting on a podium in front of a room crowded with media, Lorenzo Romar pleaded his case for Washington to receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament.
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Shock set to play with strike called off
March 10, 2012 in Sports With a strike over for now, the Spokane Shock’s Monday night opener will go on with the team intact.
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Colorado nabs NCAA berth by winning Pac-12 tournament
March 10, 2012 in Sports Snubbed by the NCAA selection committee last year, then picked to finish next-to-last as a new member of the Pac-12, Colorado had all kinds of grudges going into its men’s …
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Inslee resigns seat to focus on run for governor
March 10, 2012 in News SEATTLE (AP) — Rep. Jay Inslee is resigning from Congress to focus full-time on running for governor of Washington state this fall, the Democrat announced Saturday. “It was a difficult … 13
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On Japan’s anniversary, west-siders not tsunami ready
March 10, 2012 in News LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Scientists and emergency managers say they’ve learned a lot about earthquakes and tsunamis in the last year, but they fear the public remains woefully unprepared for …
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Sans budget, lawmakers tally session’s accomplishments
March 10, 2012 in News OLYMPIA – For all the criticism heaped on the Washington Legislature for what it didn’t do – fix a yawning gap of more than $1 billion in the state’s main … 6
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Set clocks ahead tonight
March 10, 2012 in News WASHINGTON (AP) — Watch out — it’s that time again; not a minute to spare. Well, actually, there are 60 of them, meaning an earlier-than-usual rise-and-shine time Sunday. 3
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National Spelling Bee brings competitors with diverse backgrounds
March 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 What makes a superior s-p-e-l-l-e-r? There are just a few similarities among a handful of North Idaho kids who have dreams of winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, … 3
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Limits on field burning targeted
March 10, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Idaho officials want to modify a ban that prohibits farmers from burning their fields on weekends and holidays. They also recommend allowing burning when ozone readings are higher than current …
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Natural gas drilling was likely cause of quakes
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The injection of wastewater from natural gas drilling into a disposal well probably caused a dozen earthquakes in Ohio, state officials said Friday, prompting new regulations to deal … 35
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Flash of light over Phoenix puzzling
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 PHOENIX – A large, fleeting flash of light that appeared in the darkened skies over the northwestern edge of metropolitan Phoenix remains a mystery. The ball of light that looked … 9
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Accuracy watch
March 10, 2012 in City on Page A2 For 03-10-2012
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U.S., Afghanistan agree on transfer of detainees
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – More than 3,000 detainees held by the U.S. military will be transferred to Afghan control within six months under an agreement signed Friday between the United States …
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Photo: Odd couple
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Friends in lowland places: The Erie Zoo’s lowland gorilla, Samantha, shares a quiet moment with Panda, a Dutch rabbit, at the zoo in Erie, Pa., on Thursday. Samantha has been … 2
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The few, the proud, the helpers
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN DIEGO – After a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps is tweaking its recruiting pitch to emphasize not just combat prowess but also the Marines’ … 5
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Guam’s nine delegates go Romney
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 TAMUNING, Guam – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked up nine more delegates, winning unanimous backing at the Republican convention on the U.S. territory of Guam. Republicans on the …
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Hiker and cat found after weeks in forest
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Temperatures dropped below freezing almost every night, but somehow, some way, Margaret Page and her cat survived 3 1/2 weeks in an isolated and rugged region of …
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Van Dyke weds makeup artist, 40
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Dick Van Dyke is a happy newlywed at age 86, his spokesman said Friday. Van Dyke and makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40, were married last week in a small Leap … 1
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Flight attendant’s rambling spurs passengers to act
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 DALLAS – Passengers on American Airlines Flight 2332 were settling in for a trip to Chicago on Friday when they say a flight attendant took over the airplane’s public-address system … 1
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Air controller nearly causes disaster – again
March 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – An air traffic controller who nearly caused a midair collision last year has again been relieved of duty after putting two planes on converging courses. Shortly after beginning … 2
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Washington legislature starts special session on Monday
March 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Overtime starts Monday for the Legislature, which failed to pass a general operating budget by midnight Thursday and was called back for a special session. After issuing a … 7

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