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Thursday, May 10, 2012
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SP’s Weitz runs away with 3,200 at District 8 track
May 10, 2012 in Sports Nathan Weitz was a runner on a mission Thursday. The Shadle Park senior long-distance ace had the school’s coveted 3,200-meter record – 8 minutes, 55.36 seconds, set by Michael Kiter …
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College baseball notes: Cougars seek big finish
May 10, 2012 in Sports Yes, Donnie Marbut says, the Washington State baseball team has to win this weekend’s series against Stanford. And probably each of its next two series after that. “I feel like …
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FCS on verge of expanding playoff field
May 10, 2012 in Sports It has taken college football’s elite more than 100 years to be dragged toward a playoff system that will likely still have only a handful of teams. 2
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Roster revamped for Shock’s first home game in month
May 10, 2012 in Sports It’s been nearly a month since the Spokane Shock played a home game. During that stretch, Spokane put together some of its best football of the Arena Football League season, …
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Two Idaho legislative challengers outraise incumbents
May 10, 2012 in Idaho In the hard-fought GOP primary races in North Idaho’s legislative District 2, campaign finance reports show that challengers have out-raised two of the three incumbents, including tax-protesting Rep. Phil Hart. 2
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Seattle crowds greet Obama during fundraising trip
May 10, 2012 in Region SEATTLE —President Barack Obama asked supporters to stick with him in this year’s election and “keep moving forward.” 45
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Delicate plants could get nipped overnight
May 10, 2012 in City Gardeners will want to cover vulnerable plants and delicate sprouts tonight. The overnight temperature will dip below freezing early in the morning.
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3 Gonzaga students attacked in early-morning robbery
May 10, 2012 in City, News A Gonzaga University graduate student was beaten unconscious when he tried to stop two women from stealing his friend’s purse early today. 16
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Man who vowed to kill Obama sentenced in Spokane
May 10, 2012 in City A man with ties to white supremacists who bragged about wanting to kill President Barack Obama received a 13-year sentence today for a weapons charge, the latest conviction in what … 11
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Wash. students beat national average in science
May 10, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Washington eighth graders did better than the national average on a science test that is given to kids across the country, but two-thirds of the middle school students … 7
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North Cascades Highway opening today
May 10, 2012 in Outdoors, Region MARBLEMOUNT, Wash. — The state Transportation Department is opening the North Cascades Highway at noon today. 1
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Plaster cow stolen from Cd’A flea market recovered
May 10, 2012 in Idaho COEUR d’ALENE — An Idaho man on felony probation for burglary is in a whole herd of trouble after a fiberglass cow taken from outside a Coeur d’Alene flea market … 7
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Spectacular weekend weather forecast in Washington
May 10, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — The National Weather Service forecasts some of the warmest temperatures of the year so far for Mother’s Day weekend in Washington.
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Avista gives cash to oust two N. Idaho incumbents
May 10, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Avista Corp. is spending thousands of dollars trying to unseat two longtime North Idaho legislators, throwing its support behind tea party-backed challengers in next week’s Republican primary. Being … 32
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Obama endorses gay marriage
May 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s decision to endorse same-sex marriage staked out a stance that carries uncertain political risks but one he said was rooted in the biblical admonition “to … 23
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Collaboration offers suggestions for Panhandle Forests
May 10, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A1 For four decades, truckloads of logs rolling out of the woods were Bob Boeh’s primary interest in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. No surprise since his employer, Idaho Forest Group, … 4
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Gregoire lauds Obama’s ‘courageous’ act
May 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – A day after announcing support for same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama today visits a state that recently went through a legislative battle over the issue and faces a … 24
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Russian airliner wreckage found
May 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 CIDAHU, Indonesia – Helicopters spotted the wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane scattered on the green cliff of a mist-shrouded dormant Indonesian volcano today after the demonstration flight disappeared with …
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Hairdressing legend dead at 84
May 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, who undid the beehive with his wash-and-wear cuts and went on to become an international name in hair care, died Wednesday. He was 84. …
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In brief: New coalition talks fall apart in Greece
May 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Athens, Greece – A second round of talks to form a coalition government collapsed Wednesday, with Greece’s future in the euro and commitment to its international bailout deal in the …
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Putin backs out of summit in U.S.
May 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping a planned visit to the United States this month, including an economic summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama, the …
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Bachmann, family have Swiss-U.S. citizenship
May 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann has been granted citizenship in Switzerland. Bachmann’s spokeswoman Becky Rogness said the congresswoman had been eligible for dual citizenship since she married her … 4
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Former beauty queen gets probation for DUI
May 10, 2012 in City on Page A4 Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, avoided jail during sentencing Wednesday in her Michigan drunken driving case, an experience she described as “very humbling.” Fakih received …
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In brief: Feds to file civil rights suit against Arizona sheriff
May 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Phoenix – Federal authorities said Wednesday that they plan to sue Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office over allegations of civil rights violations, including the racial profiling of Latinos. …
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