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Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Zag women open home schedule against Wisconsin Friday
November 15, 2012 in Sports California proved fertile ground for the Gonzaga women’s basketball team, which now shifts its attention to more familiar territory.
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Eastern trustees to see Gateway Project presentation
November 15, 2012 in Sports Details of the Gateway Project, Eastern Washington University’s vision for a multimillion-dollar, multi-use athletic-cultural facility, will be shared Friday morning with the school’s Board of Trustees.
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Gesser wants to stay at Idaho
November 15, 2012 in Sports Jason Gesser insists the Idaho football program can reach a level of consistency where bowl appearances become the norm, not a once-in-a-decade anomaly. He’s also sure he wants to be …
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WSU football attrition rate unremarkable
November 15, 2012 in Sports A post-spring meeting with defensive coaches spelled the end of Ian Knight’s career at Washington State. If there is ill will on Knight’s part, it is undetectable during a Wednesday … 2
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Thompson sentenced to 4 years in prison
November 15, 2012 in City A federal judge today sentenced former Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to 4 years and 3 months in prison. 85
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WSP has possible suspect in deadly hit and run
November 15, 2012 The Washington State Patrol has impounded a vehicle that may be connected to a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian this week. 1
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Prosecutors push case for Thompson sentence
November 15, 2012 in City Federal prosecutors today asked a judge to put himself in the shoes of Otto Zehm, the mentally disabled man who had not committed a crime but looked up to see … 138
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Farragut shooting range will reopen in 2013
November 15, 2012 in Idaho In a victory for sport shooters, the Idaho Supreme Court today lifted a court injunction that has kept the Farragut State Park shooting range closed for almost six years. 8
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Diabetes rates rocket in Oklahoma, South
November 15, 2012 in Health, Nation/World NEW YORK — The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma, according to a new federal report issued today. 13
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BP settles with US for $4.5 billion in Gulf spill
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS — Oil giant BP says it has agreed to pay $4.5 billion in a wide-ranging settlement with the U.S. government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf … 1
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November rain storms heading toward Washington
November 15, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — The National Weather Service says a series of strong Pacific frontal systems are heading toward the Northwest and will bring heavy rains at times this weekend and into … 9
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Facebook deletes page defaming Spokane teens
November 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 Rumor has it one girl cheats on her boyfriend with older boys and a boy texts naked pictures of himself to every girl he meets. These are the tamer examples … 15
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Cyrus O’Leary’s tear-down puts Louis Ray on familiar ground
November 15, 2012 in Business on Page A1 For the past two weeks, it’s been déjà vu all over again for Louis Ray. The owner of Ray’s Demolition is tearing down Cyrus O’Leary’s, the longtime downtown Spokane eatery. 5
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Spokane County won’t take legal action on pot cases
November 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane County prosecutors are following colleagues from King, Pierce and Clark counties in saying they will no longer prosecute adults 21 and older for possession of less than an ounce … 30
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McMorris Rodgers makes conference chair
November 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 Eastern Washington’s clout in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives appears to be growing. U.S Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Spokane Republican, was chosen by her colleagues Wednesday to serve … 35
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Myanmar orders prisoner amnesty
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s reformist government ordered more than 450 prisoners freed today in an amnesty apparently intended as a goodwill gesture ahead of a historic visit by President Barack …
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Like soda pop, booze concerns
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, …
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Three Republicans seek probe of Benghazi attacks
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Three Republican senators on Wednesday demanded the creation of a special panel to investigate the September attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador …
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Obama: Avoid civilian casualties
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Barack Obama spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday night about rocket attacks being launched from Gaza into Israel and escalating violence …
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China’s new leader named
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING – Xi Jinping became China’s new leader today, assuming the top posts in the Communist Party and the powerful military in a political transition unbowed by scandals, a slower …
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McAfee founder hiding from police
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN PEDRO, Belize – Software company founder John McAfee said Wednesday he is in hiding, unarmed and accompanied only by a young woman, changing locations and telephones frequently to stay …
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Gaza raid kills Hamas leader
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – Israeli aircraft and warships struck dozens of targets across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in the opening hours of what military officials in Jerusalem said could be a …
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Obama defends diplomat
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – In his first news conference since winning re-election, President Barack Obama on Wednesday showed himself ready to go toe-to-toe with Republicans over fallout from the deadly attack on … 2
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People picks Tatum as year’s sexiest man
November 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Channing Tatum is People magazine’s “sexiest man alive” for 2012. The 32-year-old actor said his first thought on hearing the news was: “Y’all are messing with me.”

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