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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Cougs rally from 19 down, but Huskies prevail
March 13, 2013 in Sports Scott Suggs scored 19 points, C.J. Wilcox added 11 and Washington held off a furious rally by rival Washington State for a 64-62 win in the first round of the …
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Homeowner chases burglars out with knife
March 13, 2013 in City Gary Dressler said he came home to use the bathroom, but lost the urge when he found two burglars living inside his newly renovated West Central house. 3
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Commission: Firefighter who misused email won’t get job back
March 13, 2013 in City The Spokane Valley Fire Department’s Civil Service Commission denied a request by former Capt. Jon Sprague to get his job back after he was fired last year for sending religious …
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Landers: Prescribed burns becoming hot topic
March 13, 2013 in Sports A growing number of land managers have a burning desire to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. The topic of prescribed fires is hotter than ever following last summer’s major …
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Huerta’s all-around game leads Eastern women
March 13, 2013 in Sports MISSOULA – The smallest Eagle on the court was anything but little on Wednesday evening at Dahlberg Arena.
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Karr’s buzzer-beater sparks Idaho women at WAC tourney
March 13, 2013 in Sports LAS VEGAS – Krissy Karr wasn’t supposed to be the one taking the shot.
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Homeless convicts charged in hatchet attack
March 13, 2013 in City Two homeless convicts have been charged with the attacking a third homeless man with the blunt end of a hatchet, causing a broken skull and broken vertebrae on a man … 14
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Idaho House backs Otter’s exchange
March 13, 2013 in Idaho North Idaho representatives split 7-7 late Wednesday, as the Idaho House, after a feisty seven-hour debate, approved Gov. Butch Otter’s proposal for a state-based health insurance exchange on a 41-29 …
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West gets 50 years for eye gouging case
March 13, 2013 in City A judge today gave convicted killer Michael L. West Jr. another 50 years in prison after he gouged out the eyes of a fellow prison inmate. 7
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Coldwater Creek posts fourth-quarter loss
March 13, 2013 in Business Sandpoint retailer Coldwater Creek reported fourth-quarter losses of $19.9 million and 66 cents a share, compared with a loss of $12 million and 42 cents a share one year earlier. 2
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Spokane Catholic, Jesuit officials look forward to new pope
March 13, 2013 in City A Jesuit pope gives Inland Northwest Catholics a reason to celebrate, especially with the region’s connection to the Society of Jesus through Gonzaga University. 6
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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio selected as new pope; takes name Pope Francis
March 13, 2013 in Nation/World Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday and chose the name Francis, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a … 112
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Charting the costs
March 13, 2013 in City Graphics take a look at the cost of workers’ premiums, the cost as we age and national spending on health care.
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One in custody following seven-hour standoff
March 13, 2013 in City Spokane police brought one man out of a business in Hillyard around 10 a.m. today following a seven-hour standoff. 32
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More black smoke: Cardinals don’t agree on pope
March 13, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals remained divided over who should be pope on Wednesday after three rounds of voting, an indication that disagreements remain about the direction of the Catholic … 6
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For health care’s drive to reform, cost curve looms ahead
March 13, 2013 in City, Health on Page A1 After Congress created Medicare in 1965, the program grew and changed. But since the ’60s, when courtly senators still referred to one another as “gentlemen,” the spirit in Congress has … 38
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Thompson won’t pay for Zehm restitution
March 13, 2013 in City on Page A1 A federal judge rejected demands that former Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson Jr. pay $825,000 in restitution to taxpayers and the family of Otto Zehm. Thompson is imprisoned in Safford, … 38
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Man, nephew face murder charges
March 13, 2013 in City on Page A1 Handcuffed and terrified, 20-year-old Heather Cassel broke free from her abductor early Monday morning and ran toward an apartment complex screaming for help when bullets ended the chase. One bullet … 13
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GOP plan takes aim at budget of Democrats
March 13, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – House Republicans redoubled their efforts to roll back signature accomplishments of President Barack Obama on Tuesday, offering a slashing budget plan that would repeal new health care subsidies … 66
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Accuracy watch
March 13, 2013 in City on Page A2 For 03-13-2013
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Military stops making drone medals
March 13, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The military has stopped production of a new medal for remote warfare troops – drone operators and cyberwarfighters – as it considers complaints from veterans and lawmakers over … 1
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Panel approves gun control bill
March 13, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A bill to expand background check requirements for gun sales cleared its first Senate hurdle Tuesday, with Democrats hoping it could be the vehicle for a compromise measure … 40
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In brief: Ahmadinejad criticized for hug
March 13, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 Tehran, Iran – Senior Iranian clerics have scolded President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for consoling Hugo Chavez’s mother with a hug – a physical contact considered a sin under Iran’s strict Islamic … 3
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Black smoke signals no pope yet
March 13, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 VATICAN CITY – The gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals to pick a new pope began Tuesday with an oath of secrecy and an inaugural vote that produced no quick winner …
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