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FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 2008

TGIF Wild Card -- 11/14/08

The stock market fell back into the crapper this afternoon, falling almost 340 points here. "Quantum of Solace" is expected to make a $70M debut this weekend here. Ann E. Dunwoody becomes the first woman to be elevated to four-star general here. And HBO After…

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Hate-Obama Sign Make Surprised By Fuss

A Bonner County man has attracted national media attention for a sign which advocated a "free public hanging" of President-elect Barack Obama and other high-profile Democrats. "I think it's a big to-do over nothing," Ken Germana said after greeting a throng of television reporters and…

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HBO's Headlines @ Closin' Time -- 11/14/08

Courtesy: Spokane Police DepartmentPhoto taken by a security camera of a robbery at Zip Trip @ Monroe & Wellesley/Spokane that happened Wednesday. Jody Lawrence-Turner story here.David Horsey 'toon*Court overturns North Idaho parents drug tests/AP*North Idaho retailers unsure of holiday prospects/CDA Press*Coroner IDs man who died…

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Community Comment: Who Is Bill Ayers?

Yesterday morning, in an ABC news interview with Chris Cuomo on Good Morning America, Bill Ayers (pictured) attempted to set the record straight –about his relationship to Barack Obama, about his involvement with the violent Weather Underground of the 60's, about his relationship to Bernadine…

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Star: The House That Jack Built

Jack, so tells it, onto his little bit of Heaven some eight years ago and has been building his home ever since. The rather rustic structure started as a two-room cabin and since has grown to three stories and no less than 10 rooms. His…

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CDA Lawyer Odegaard Sent To Prison

A Coeur d’Alene attorney who paid cash for a new Corvette shortly after declaring bankruptcy has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Craig Odegaard, 49, has repaid his creditors; he pleaded guilty to one count of bankruptcy fraud in July for concealing assets…

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Idaho Blogs -- 11/14/08

Nationwide protests are scheduled tomorrow in 175 cities around the nation, including four in Idaho, to protest the decision by California voters to put protection for natural marriage in their state constitution. This is further evidence that many on the far left hate actually democracy,…

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APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 11/14/08

Jeffrey M. Boan/APVictoria's Secret models arrive by yacht to the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla., earlier today You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. Frenchman to crew: "Bonjour, mi ami 'beaches'" -- John Austin.2. The girls salute smartly as they are about to jump into the…

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Shuler: Idaho Will Remain Red For Awhile

New York Times columnist Tim Egan told a City Club of Boise forum this summer about changes in political behavior in the Intermountain West. Eight years ago, all of the region's governors were Republican. Today Montana, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico have Democratic chief…

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HBO's AM Headlines -- 11/14/08

Barry Kough/Lewiston Tribune, APIdaho State Sens. Joe Stegner of Lewiston, left, and Brad Little of Emmett, center, participate in a North Idaho legislative tour in Lewiston this week, during a stop at the Port of Lewiston. Story here.*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Shoshone County jobless rate rises…

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In The News: Hillary For Secretary of State?

Jason DeCrow/APSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks after being honored at the Glamour Women of the Year awards Monday in New York.Question: Hillary Clinton is rumored to be one of the leading candidates to be Secretary of State in Barack Obama's cabinet. Would you like…

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Idaho Govt. Way Less Open Than Washington's

Item: Washington, Idaho rank far apart on openness/Betsy Z. Russell, SRMore Info: A new national survey ranks Washington fourth in the nation for governmental integrity, openness and accountability – and Idaho 44th. The survey, conducted by the Chicago-based Better Government Association, compared open records laws,…

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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.