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Sunday, January 6, 2013
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Oregon man spends $27K on 1 bottle of whisky
January 6, 2013 in Region Some people spend $27,000 on a car or the down payment for a house. A retired Salem businessman spent it all on a bottle of alcohol. 7
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Search for missing skydiver suspended in Wash.
January 6, 2013 in Region A search has been suspended for a skydiver who vanished during a jump above Washington’s Cascade foothills. 6
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Seahawks rally past Redskins
January 6, 2013 in Sports LANDOVER, Md. - The Seattle Seahawks finally won a road playoff game Sunday, taking a 24-14 NFC wild-card victory over the Washington Redskins, who lost Robert Griffin III to another … 9
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Weather week preview: snow, rain, cold
January 6, 2013 in Region New snow will accompany students back to school after the two-week holiday break.
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Second inauguration won’t have same thrill
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World Four years and one re-election after Barack Obama became America’s first black president, some of the thrill is gone. 13
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Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said today, choosing a former Senate colleague and a decorated Vietnam veteran and signaling … 14
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Owner drops gun in store, shoots bed
January 6, 2013 in Region A gun went off inside a Kitsap County store after a man dropped it, but no one was injured. 52
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Looking for the best iPhone apps of 2012? Here’s our list
January 6, 2013 in Features, OurGen Five hot new iOS apps that cover productivity, editing and task management. 2
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NHL, union reach tentative agreement
January 6, 2013 in Green Transportation, News, Sports NEW YORK (AP) — Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice. With the season on the … 7
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Interstate 90 a major route for traffickers heading east
January 6, 2013 in City on Page A1 The buds are potent and fresh, packed gingerly in heat-sealed bags to preserve their form and flavor – and throw off the drug dogs. These aren’t the dense bricks of … 80
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GOP rife with internal fissures
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 BOSTON – The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever. Infighting has penetrated the highest levels of the House GOP leadership. Long-standing geographic tensions have increased, pitting endangered … 68
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Women’s role in combat changing
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – If or when the Pentagon lets women become infantry troops – the country’s front-line war fighters – how many women will want to? The answer is probably not … 10
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Christmas trees help revitalize lake
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 The ghosts of Christmas past can be found in some unusual places. The bottom of Lake Havasu, for instance. There, thousands of Christmas trees sunk by wildlife biologists have found …
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Four dead after standoff in Aurora
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 AURORA, Colo. – A gunman barricaded inside his Colorado home fired shots at police from a second-story window before he was killed as SWAT officers stormed the home Saturday. Once …
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In brief: Pakistan claims Indian forces attacked Kashmir border post
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani military is accusing forces from neighboring India of crossing the boundary between the two sides’ forces in Kashmir and attacking a Pakistani border post, killing a …
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Sick Chavez leaves Venezuela hanging
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 CARACAS, Venezuela – The nerves of Venezuelans are sure to be tested in the coming week as the country seeks answers not only to the mystery of President Hugo Chavez’s …
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Party atmosphere to guide McCarthy
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 Jenny McCarthy says she’s looking to Hugh Hefner’s old “Playboy After Dark” as an inspiration for her new talk show. The actress and former Playboy Playmate will host a late-night …
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Canadian who helped Americans in Iran dies
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 TORONTO – John Sheardown, a former Canadian diplomat who sheltered fugitive American Embassy staffers at his Tehran home at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has died. …
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Pre-princess Diana photo set for auction
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A5 AMHERST, N.H. – A photo marked “not to be published” that shows a teenage Diana Spencer before she became Princess of Wales, with a young friend seated beside her, will …
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In brief: Oldest U.S. citizen dies at 114, daughters say
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A5 Edgefield, S.C. – A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living U.S. citizen has died, two of her daughters said Saturday. Mamie Rearden, of Edgefield, who held the …
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Shell says drill ship can be towed
January 6, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A5 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Royal Dutch Shell PLC will try to move its grounded drill ship out of the worst of the North Pacific’s fury with a towing attempt when conditions …
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Otter facing battles within GOP
January 6, 2013 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter faces a major leadership test when Idaho lawmakers convene their legislative session on Monday: convincing many from his own party that it’s in the … 3
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Sit in 1970 NASA control room, help direct Apollo 13 flight
January 6, 2013 in City on Page B1 “Apollo 13: Mission Control” launches in Spokane on Wednesday. A portion of the Spokane Convention Center will be transformed into a replica of NASA’s 1970 mission control room in an … 2
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Doug Clark: Hey, thief, this topping not on menu
January 6, 2013 in City on Page B1 Considering all the human-on-human crime going on around here of late, it’s doubtful police will spend any time worrying about who snatched the robot head on New Year’s Eve in … 5

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