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SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 2011

Wild Card/Weekend -- 12.3-4.11 12 

I've been thinking all week that I'm still cool because I know who Catniss Everdeen is. Catniss? She's the hero of a three-part series by Suzanne Collins, launched by the bestseller, "Hunger Games." It's a book enjoyed by both teens and adults. I surprised a…

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Idaho Ends Season With Lopsided Loss 12 

Backup quarterback Tyler Lantrip passed for 340 yards and four touchdowns as Nevada routed Idaho 56-3 on Saturday in a performance that left Vandals athletic director Rob Spear unhappy with the program. Aaron Bradley had seven catches for 136 yards three touchdowns for the Wolf…

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Gloria Cain, left, blows a kiss to the crowd as she arrives with her husband, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, right, at an event Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Atlanta. Cain announced he is suspending his campaign for president. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

Herman Cain Suspends Campaign 19 

Gloria Cain, left, blows a kiss to the crowd as she arrives with her husband, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, right, at an event Saturday in Atlanta. Cain announced he is suspending his campaign for president. (AP Photo/David Goldman) An unapologetic and defiant Herman Cain…

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Spirit Lake Man Killed In H41 Crash

A 33-year-old Spirit Lake man was killed early this morning when his 1995 BMW left Highway 41 at Mile Post 17 (near Nautical Loop Road), hit several trees, and burst into flames. Daniel M. Davis died from injuries suffered when he was ejected from the…

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Gonzaga Kevin Pangos (4) grabs the ball from Illinois' Mike Shaw (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Champaign, IL.  Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. (Robert O'daniell / Fr57918 Ap)

Illinois 82, Gonzaga 75 

Gonzaga Kevin Pangos (4) grabs the ball from Illinois' Mike Shaw (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Champaign, IL. today. Illinois beat Gonzaga at home today 82-75 in a battle of unbeatens. ESPN boxscore here. Jim Meehan SR story…

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Spencer: RR's Hand Pick Board 

Ron Lahr: “First, Rally Right is a Conservative Organization, not a Republican one and second they do not elect their leadership, and the Reagan Republicans do.” Larry Spencer: I’m going to have to disagree with you here. The board no longer is “elected” the three…

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Edit: Snuff Out Butts, Of Snuff Out Kids 28 

It's been nearly 50 years since the Surgeon General linked cigarette smoking to lung cancer. Forty years ago, cigarette ads on TV disappeared. And the child born when Big Tobacco settled its lawsuits, forfeited billions in profits to the states and curbed advertising geared to…

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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.