Members of the water rescue team from Fire Station 2 get a hold of the canoe which was damaged when it hit an abutment under the Sandifur Memorial Bridge Sunday. A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition after being held under water for 20 minutes/Liz Kishimoto/SR. See first starred item.

A Chelan County Superior Court judge today said that despite evidence of numerous election errors, Republicans failed to prove those errors cost their candidate the race. Gov. Christine Gregoire’s narrow win over Republican Dino Rossi stands, the judge ruled. “Irregularity ... is not sufficient to invalidate an election,” Judge John Bridges, reports Richard Roesler/SR, here.

1. David Horsey/PI looks at global warming "girly man" George W. Bush (?!) here.

2. 12 in Seattle-to-Vegas road rally ticketed, some for driving as fast as 120 mph, here.

3. Demo Poohbah Howard Dean, at Seattle fundraiser, tells crowd that the Dems can win 2008 prez race by copying Repubs' '70s playbook here.

4. A dozen years ago, Bobbi Frank told her first graders that she'd pay them $100 apiece if they finished in the top 10 in their high school graduating class. That promise has cost her $400, according to the Missoulian, here.

5. Toni Hardesty/Idaho environmental director, showed she was up to the task when she forced BNSF Railway to shut down and fix its leak problem shortly after starting her new job here.

6. IMHO-NW: Joel Connelly/PI (Dean needs to get act together), Dan Popkey/Idaho Statesman (House Speaker on wrong side of hospital fight), Idaho Statesman (Save wild salmon), Gary Crooks/SR (Patient West backers could use some help), and D.F. Oliveria/SR (Pushing for Idaho property tax relief).

*7-year-old boy critically injured after being submerged 20 minutes in canoe accident on the Spokane River here.

*BNSF to explain depot fixes to Kootenai County commissioners here.

*Teresa Heinz-Kerry urges Albertson grads to fight for causes they believe in here.

Orbusmax presents the rest of the Northwest here.

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