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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Karr ignites WCC champion Gonzaga
March 5, 2013 in SportsLink Among Gonzaga’s three starting guards, Haiden Palmer is tops in scoring and steals and Jazmine Redmon leads the way in assists.
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Cougar youngsters ready to take reins
March 5, 2013 in Sports The players aren’t thinking about next season yet. Not with two more chances this week for Washington State to prove itself capable of ending this losing streak, and not with …
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Shock begin practicing with playoffs in mind
March 5, 2013 in Sports The Spokane Shock players were back in full pads Tuesday morning, but not in their comfort zone. That was stripped away last season, the first one in franchise history that …
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Chiefs, Americans on collision course
March 5, 2013 in Sports Unless the Spokane Chiefs or Tri-City Americans lay an egg in the next two weeks, the teams will meet in the Western Hockey League playoffs for the third consecutive season.
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Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died today … 74
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Karr named WCC women’s player of the year
March 5, 2013 in Sports Gonzaga senior Taelor Karr has been named the West Coast Conference women’s basketball player of the year, headlining a big haul for the GU women’s team.
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Dow closes at all-time high, beating 2007 record
March 5, 2013 in Business, Nation/World NEW YORK — The Dow is closing at a record, beating the previous high it set in October 2007, before the financial crisis and the Great Recession. 21
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Senate panel votes to approve Obama’s CIA nominee
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted today to approve President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access …
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Police: Suspected pipe bomb was actually drug device
March 5, 2013 in City Spokane Police investigated a report today of a possible pipe bomb found in an alley behind 112 E. Wellesley Ave. 23
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Olynyk named WCC player of the year
March 5, 2013 in Sports Gonzaga junior forward Kelly Olynyk has been named WCC player of the year, the conference announced Tuesday. 1
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Lawyer: City wrongly feared Assistant Chief Stephens posed workplace threat
March 5, 2013 in City The decision to place Assistant Spokane Police Chief Scott Stephens on paid administrative leave more than two months ago was based on erroneous assertions that he’d become so upset over … 118
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Report: Suspect in NY crash ready to surrender
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World NEW YORK — The suspected driver who fled the scene of a grisly crash that killed a pregnant woman, her husband and ultimately the child they were expecting is meeting … 8
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Spokane Valley home robbery likely not random
March 5, 2013 in City The Spokane County sheriff’s office is investigating a report of an armed robbery of a home in Spokane Valley this morning. 12
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UN: Colo., Wash. legal pot violates drug treaties
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World DENVER — A United Nations-based drug agency urged the United States government today to challenge the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington, saying the state laws … 40
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Ex-DEA heads: Feds should nullify state pot laws
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World CHICAGO — Eight former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs say the federal government needs to act now or it might lose the chance to nullify Colorado and Washington’s laws legalizing recreational … 47
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Independent investigator hired in Stephens inquiry
March 5, 2013 in City on Page A1 Ten weeks after placing assistant Spokane police Chief Scott Stephens on paid leave, city leaders say they will start an investigation into the “circumstances” that led to his removal from … 22
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Skyfest 2013 canceled after sequester
March 5, 2013 in City on Page A1 The return of Skyfest will have to wait. Fairchild Air Force Base, which had planned to revive the popular air show this year to coincide with the 75th anniversary of … 18
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Miracles co-founder Rogers dies
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Bobby Rogers, a founding member of Motown group The Miracles and a songwriting collaborator with Smokey Robinson, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73. … 1
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Accuracy watch
March 5, 2013 in City on Page A2 For 03-05-2013
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Snow threatens Midwest cities
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 MINNEAPOLIS – A late-season snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Dakotas on Monday was threatening to do the same to cities from Minneapolis to Chicago, which were bracing for as …
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In brief: Band members charged in death
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 ORLANDO, Fla. – Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. Ten of the band members had …
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GOP pushes funding plan
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Republicans controlling the House moved Monday to give the Pentagon more money for military readiness while easing the pain felt by such agencies as the FBI and the … 3
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Bipartisan gun bill floated in Senate
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Gun trafficking and the straw purchasing of firearms would become federal crimes under bipartisan legislation announced by five senators Monday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said … 3
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Obama proposes three for Cabinet positions
March 5, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama turned to experienced political hands Monday to fill his Cabinet, choosing a high-ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency as the nation’s top clean air … 4
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