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Sunday, May 27, 2012
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Angels sweep Mariners
May 27, 2012 in Sports The Mariners finished a lost weekend Sunday at Safeco Field, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Los Angeles Angels, who completed a sweep of the four-game series. 1
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Franchitti and friends win for Wheldon
May 27, 2012 in Sports Dario Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, sailing away to the checkered flag when Takuma Sato spun out trying to make one last pass … 1
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Motorcyclist injured in crash with deer
May 27, 2012 in City, News A 65-year-old man was injured Sunday when his motorcycle struck a deer on Highway 395.
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Whitworth advances at DIII baseball
May 27, 2012 in Sports Freshman Nick Scourey threw four innings of scoreless ball to get the save on Sunday as Whitworth scored a 7-2 win over Christopher Newport in a rain-delayed game at the …
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Moose head smashes through Cadillac driven by boy, 14
May 27, 2012 in Idaho, News A 14-year-old motorist crashed into a moose on Interstate 90 in Shoshone County, Idaho, on Saturday, sending the animal’s head into the vehicle. 8
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Unique artifacts confirm indelible link between Idaho, Lincoln
May 27, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – As a newly elected president, Abraham Lincoln sat for hours with plaster drying on his face to create a life mask that was used to fashion statues of … 1
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Eloquence a fading art in Congress
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved into those of teenagers, it’s because they have. Discourse in the House and Senate has dropped a full … 25
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Fights brewing over coal shipments
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – With the Northwest poised to become the country’s leading coal-export region, fights are emerging on several fronts. On the table are proposals to capitalize on Asia’s thirst for … 21
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Recalling mission time with Romney
May 27, 2012 in City on Page A1 Mulloy Hansen had been a Mormon missionary in France for just a few months in early 1967 when he got word he was getting a new roommate and partner to … 67
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‘Patriotic’ stamp would support vets
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – During World War II, Americans of all ages shelled out dimes and dollars for the war effort. As Memorial Day approaches, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sought …
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Winners in Egypt start appeal for runoff votes
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO – Egypt’s presidential candidates were busy Saturday polishing sound bites and stretching the facts a bit as they re-marketed themselves as guardians of the uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak …
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Drunk grad enters home, gets shot
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BOULDER, Colo. – A 21-year-old woman who was shot in the hip by a Colorado homeowner after police said she drunkenly wandered into a house now faces a felony trespassing … 2
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Dead in Syria town top 90
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – The blood-spattered children lay on a patterned rug, their wounds graphic proof that youth offers no protection from the dark forces unleashed in Syria. An unidentified man picks …
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Battleship Iowa to become museum
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAN FRANCISCO – The USS Iowa has left San Francisco and is on its way to its new home in Southern California. The battleship was surrounded by pleasure boats and …
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Pope’s butler arrested over leaked documents
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 VATICAN CITY – An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope’s own butler had been arrested after documents he had … 4
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Loreen captures Eurovision contest
May 27, 2012 in City on Page A4 BAKU, Azerbaijan – Sweden’s Loreen has clinched the top spot at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her dance hit “Euphoria,” pushing aside competition from a sextet of Russian grannies …
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In brief: Storms to hit Southeast, dampen beach holiday
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 Savannah, Ga. – A cluster of thunderstorms that stalled off the southeastern U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in …
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More criminal illegals being sought by ICE
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – In an aggressive effort to boost deportations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun to increase by nearly 25 percent the number of agents tasked with finding and … 3
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Astronauts unload Dragon
May 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 Less than 24 hours after a historic docking, astronauts aboard the International Space Station clambered into SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon spacecraft and began unloading supplies that were packed inside. Wearing oxygen … 4
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That’s NEWS to you
May 27, 2012 in City on Page B1 Did you follow the news last week? How well? Here’s your chance to find out. For an interactive online challenge, try the quiz on our website at spokesman.com/ newsquiz, where …
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White House honoree boasts roots in Colville
May 27, 2012 in City on Page B1 William Foege is a giant. It’s not his 6-foot-7 frame that earns him this distinction. Rather, it’s his role in stamping out smallpox and helping to set a global agenda … 2
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Doug Clark: Roskelley’s candidacy is all downhill from here
May 27, 2012 in City on Page B1 Welcome to Clark Knows It All. I will now provide answers to the pressing problems that nag at us like a stage mother at a recital. 15
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Civil War re-enactment reverberates with camaraderie, cannons
May 27, 2012 in City on Page B1 By the time the firing ceased, bodies littered the ground. Puffs of smoke and the acrid odor of sulfur lingered in the air, and the cavalries’ restless horses whinnied. 6
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
May 27, 2012 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Moses Brinkerhoff, one of the first conductors on the Northern Pacific railroad and oldest continuously serving railroad man in the U.S., died at his …
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