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Friday, November 16, 2012
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Cougars squander late lead in loss at Pepperdine
November 16, 2012 in Sports Pepperdine – which has lost at least 20 games in six of the past seven seasons – overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 51/2 minutes of regulation to defeat …
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GU women play better late in victory
November 16, 2012 in Sports The Gonzaga women’s basketball team prevailed 62-53 in a nonconference game with Wisconsin, but there were anxious moments for the 5,758 fans at McCarthey Athletic Center, who came to see …
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Woman found dead in north Spokane house fire
November 16, 2012 in City An elderly woman died in a house fire in north Spokane tonight.
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Eagles have plenty at stake at PSU
November 16, 2012 in Sports If the fifth-ranked Eastern Washington Eagles can put away Portland State Saturday at Jen-Weld Stadium in Portland, the reward will be a first-round bye in the upcoming FCS playoffs, plus …
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Cougars look for momentum at ASU
November 16, 2012 in Sports The Cougars play at Arizona State, hoping to build on the promise of last week’s narrow loss to UCLA. At 2-8, Washington State has a seven-game losing streak with two … 1
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Spokane Airways closing at airport
November 16, 2012 in Business Spokane Airways is closing its hangar doors at Spokane Airport after 25 years in business.
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WSU football operations building approved
November 16, 2012 in Sports The Washington State University Board of Regents gave approval for a $61 million football operation building to be constructed beginning this month, it was announced Friday morning. 14
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WSU sorority house target of pulpy mess
November 16, 2012 in Region Residents of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority at Washington State University are waking up to fresh fruit thrown at their back door. 7
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Thompson now in Seattle federal detention
November 16, 2012 in City Former Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. is in a federal detention center in Seattle, at least temporarily. 51
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Idaho justices reject Brannon’s appeal in election loss
November 16, 2012 in Idaho A Coeur d’Alene man who contested his loss in a 2009 City Council election has lost is appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court.
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Twinkie maker Hostess reaches the end of the line
November 16, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Twinkies may not last forever after all. Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of iconic childhood treats including Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and Drakes, is winding down its … 43
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Idaho Ed Board sets special meeting to repeal online grad requirement
November 16, 2012 in Idaho The Idaho State Board of Education has set a special meeting for Monday, at which it could decide to repeal a rule requiring all Idaho students to take at least … 2
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Huge slaughterhouse settlement reached
November 16, 2012 in Nation/World FRESNO, Calif. — A landmark $500 million settlement was reached in a slaughterhouse abuse case that led to the biggest meat recall in U.S. history in 2008, an animal welfare … 4
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Wet Thanksgiving week forecast in Washington
November 16, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Forecasters expect a series of strong storms will bring wet and windy weather to Washington through Thanksgiving Day with heavy mountain snow and a chance of flooding on …
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Thompson gets 51 months in prison
November 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 After being handed a sentence Thursday of more than four years in federal prison – the culmination of six years of investigations, legal action and community soul-searching – former Spokane … 79
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Murray to lead budget panel
November 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Patty Murray will be the U.S. Senate’s chief budget writer next year when Congress convenes for its new session. The Washington Democrat announced Thursday she will seek the chairmanship of … 27
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Reaction mixed among city leaders
November 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 New Spokane police Chief Frank Straub promised that his department has learned and will continue to learn from the 2006 police confrontation that resulted in the death of Otto Zehm … 36
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Train hits float; four veterans die
November 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 DALLAS – A freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 17 others as the float tried to get through a … 5
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Accuracy watch
November 16, 2012 in City on Page A2 For 11-16-2012
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FDA scrutinizing safety of ‘energy shots’
November 16, 2012 in Health, Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Federal health authorities are investigating reports of 13 deaths possibly linked to so-called energy shots and cautioning consumers to talk to their doctors before they take them or …
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Obama gets look at NYC storm damage
November 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy “until the rebuilding is complete” after getting an up-close look …
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In brief: Postal Service also facing ‘fiscal cliff’
November 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion and forecast more red ink in 2013, capping a tumultuous year in … 1
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Spill’s impact has wide reach
November 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Impacts from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: • Oil: The Macondo wellhead released 210 million gallons of oil during the spill.
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BP fined, charged: ‘Profit over prudence’
November 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Laying the blame for the deaths of 11 rig workers in the Deepwater Horizon explosion and Gulf of Mexico oil spill on BP, federal prosecutors announced Thursday that two BP …
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