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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 2008



Report: 48% Of Broncos Take Easy Classes

Report: NCAA student-athletes 'beating the system,' former Bronco calls system 'a joke'/USA Today, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Forty-eight percent of players on the 2007 Boise State football team majored in communications, according to a USA Today investigation on how toughening academic requirements for athletes has helped…

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Duncan Doesn't Want Death Sentence Appeal

Killer Joseph Duncan has filed a letter with the federal District Court in Boise addressed to Judge Edward Lodge, regarding the notice of appeal filed for him Monday by his standby attorneys. “Dear Sir,” Duncan wrote. “This is to inform the court that if any…

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How Much Do You Enjoy Chocolate?

Item: On a mission for 'true chocolate': Scientist says most of what we eat is far from real thing/Tom Paulson, Seattle PIMore Info: Andy McShea (pictured) is a Harvard-trained molecular biologist using his scientific talent in Seattle to promote "true chocolate" and steer consumers away…

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Star: Local Boy National Burger Finalist

Here’s this little guy, seven-year-old Charlie Beckett, perched on the verge of national recognition for his Holy-Peno hamburger that just might be featured across the nation in all Red Robin restaurants. It seems Charlie’s culinary delight was selected from 14,000 offerings as one of 10…

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Scanner Traffic -- 11/19/08

1:26 p.m. Suicide threat reported at Sherman Avenue motel.1:13 p.m. R/P reports smoke on Potlatch hill above The Terraces condos.12:36 p.m. Someone is suffering a seizure at the Flying J restaurant.9:25 a.m. R/P reports that young men throw a CD out the window of a…

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Al-Qaida No. 2 Insults Obama w/Racist Epithet

Item: Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama in new message: Zawahiri uses derogatory term to imply president-elect does bidding of whites/Associated PressMore Info: Al-Zawahri also called Obama—along with secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice—"house negroes." Speaking in Arabic, al-Zawahri uses the term "abeed al-beit,"…

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State Sides With Tribe On Rez Hunting

Non-tribal hunters on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation must purchase a tribal hunting license even if they hunt on private land. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s interpretation of a 1988 compact between the state and the tribe requires non-tribal hunters on the reservation to…

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Idaho Blogs -- 11/19/08

George W. Bush was no Conservative -- not by a long shot, but Conservatives were awkwardly duped by their profit seeking leaders into thinking that he was, and they graciously awarded him two terms as one of the worst presidents this country has ever seen.…

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Statesman: Won't Cover All Racist Incidents

At the Statesman, we are exercising restraint in covering these racist incidents (Bonner County Hang-Obama sign, Rexburg kids chanting "assassinate Obama). We will report on legitimate threats and incidents as they are investigated by authorities. Covering all incidents, however, is akin to reporting on bomb…

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Press: Leave Ex-Californians Alone

First, the invasion from the Golden State that you imagine isn't quite as overwhelming as it seems. According to recent research from J.P. Stravens -- some of the most reliable information on local demographics -- about a third of our new arrivals come from Washington…

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APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 11/19/08

Anil Dayal/AP Tibetan Buddhist monks play a game outside a Buddhist Monastery in Shimla, India, earlier today. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. Later, while playing poker, Singh sees his buddy is nearly out of chips, so he hands him one of his, saying "Here's a…

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Reed: Idaho Doesn't Make Nuts Like Used To

This election was already certain to boost the state's reputation simply because Larry Craig was no longer on the ballot. Idaho also got a short-lived boost from voters in Alaska, where convicted incumbent Ted Stevens came close to taking Craig's place as chairman of the…

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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.