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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20, 2008

Parting Shot -- 8/20/08

David Zalubowski/AP Photo Scott Kwasny, front, joins Duke Austin and Christian Wright in wearing American flag bandanas across their mouths as they join other members of the Alliance for Real Democracy, a coalition of protest groups, to outline their plans for protests at the Democratic…

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HBO Book Club Q-9: 'The Shack' Shortcomings?

In some reviews, "The Shack" by William P. Young is likened to Paul Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." The Young fiction focuses on a grieving Oregonian's return to the site of his daughter's murder, after she is abducted from his camp site in the Northwest. You'll recognize…

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APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 8/20/08

Kathryn Grim/Medill News Services, APRon Paul supporters march down Constitution Avenue to Capitol Hill in Washington July 12 to hold an all-day rally. Paul supporters will hold a second march on Sept. 2 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. When…

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Scanner Traffic -- 8/20/08

10:28 a.m. T-bone accident at M/P 110 on Highway 3 (near Killarney Lake road) involving a dump truck and a Schwanns truck. St. Maries Fire has been called to scene for extrication. Med*Star has launched. One driver is unconcious in vehicle. Update: One driver declared…

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Extra! Meghann's Goin' A Twitterin' Again

SReporter Meghann Cuniff told me just now that she's headed back to Boise Thursday morning to Twitter the Duncan trial again. She guaranteed me that she'll be back posting blow-by-blow accounts of the sentencing hearing by 11 o'clock PDT. Also, she sez that some expect…

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Washington: Gregoire Vs. Rossi, Round 2

Item: Gregoire, Rossi advance in Washington for rematch of controversial 2004 contest/Rich Roesler & Jim Camden, SRMore Info: Gregoire, the incumbent Democrat, took an early lead over Rossi as counties around the state reported their ballots. But she was polling just under 50 percentage points,…

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 8/20/08

Young Kwak/AP PhotoEllreese Daniels, left, his attorney Tina Hunt, center, and an unidentified man arrive at federal court for sentencing in Spokane earlier today. A firefighting crew boss at the time, Daniels was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and seven felony counts for…

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Profiles In Courage -- Natalie du Toit

Chuck Burton/AP, IOPP PoolNatalie du Toit, of South Africa, center, removes her prosthetic leg before the start of the women's marathon swimming during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing earlier today. Portugal's Daniela Inacio, left, and Italy's Martina Grimaldi, right, look on.

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UIdaho Touts Diverse Law School

Item: University of Idaho College of Law touts gains in women, minorities/APMore Info: The University of Idaho College of Law is a lot more diverse than it used to be. Administrators at the college in Moscow report that women made up more than 49 percent…

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Poll: 62% Want Better Prez Choices

Item: Nearly 2 in 3 voters want someone else: Stunning 62.4% of Americans would like to see better choices of candidates, parties in future/WorldNetDailyMore Info: A Zogby International poll commissioned by WND shows a surprisingly low 71.7 percent closely identifying with either of the two…

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Idaho 5th In Nation For Number Of Millionaires

Item: Florida Beats New York for millionaires: Florida has clinched the nation’s No. 2 spot for millionaires/Wall Street Journal.More Info: Just behind New York came Texas, with 108,000 people with a net worth of $1.5 million or more. In fifth place was Idaho. That’s right…

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.