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  Air Force provides different challenge for Zags

  December 22, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 You know how it is during the holidays. Never enough time to buy presents, catch up with relatives, see every bowl game and prepare for a Princeton-style offense. Gonzaga plays …

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  Air Force provides different challenge for Zags

  December 21, 2011 in Sports You know how it is during the holidays. Never enough time to buy presents, catch up with relatives, see every bowl game and prepare for a Princeton-style offense.

• Air Force to award $35 billion tanker contract

  February 24, 2011 in Nation/World, Region After a decade of delays and embarrassing missteps, the Air Force is poised to award one of the biggest contracts in military history — a $35 billion deal to build …

• EADS submits tanker bid

  July 9, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 SEATTLE – Airbus parent company EADS on Thursday submitted its proposal for the U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker to the Pentagon, a day ahead of the deadline for submissions. …

• Jet maker won’t bid too low on tanker, CEO says

  June 4, 2010 in Business on Page A12 The CEO of Boeing said on Thursday that it’s possible his company will be underbid by its European competitor. Boeing Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney told analysts in New York …

• Boeing CEO says he won’t bid too low on tanker

  June 3, 2010 in Business The CEO of Boeing said on Thursday that it’s possible his company will be underbid by its European competitor.

• Pentagon delays tanker award to Nov. 12

  May 4, 2010 in Business, Nation/World The Pentagon is delaying the award of a huge contract for its new tanker jet by almost three months, pushing it past the November elections. 4

• Boeing competitor will bid on Air Force tanker job

  April 21, 2010 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – With the encouragement of the Pentagon, the European parent of Airbus said Tuesday that it will compete for a $35 billion Air Force contract to build aerial refueling …

• EADS goes alone in bid on U.S. tanker contract

  April 20, 2010 in Nation/World, Region A European defense contractor said Tuesday that will make its own bid for the U.S. Air Force’s long-delayed $35 billion contract to build a fleet of new refueling jets after … 4

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  Four service members named persons of year

    April 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 Four military service members were honored Tuesday by Greater Spokane Inc. and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The regional business organization named Senior Airman Joseph Sparks, Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel … 15

• Pentagon extends Air Force tanker bid deadline

  March 31, 2010 in Nation/World The deadline for bids on a $35 billion contract for refueling jets will be extended by 60 days so the European maker of Airbus can compete, the Pentagon said Wednesday. 1

• Editorial: Tanker bid process needs firm conditions

  March 25, 2010 in Opinion on Page A13 Just when we thought the tortuous journey to a new generation of aerial refueling tankers was coming to an end, a new twist emerges. Northrop Grumman-EADS dropped out of the … 2

• Boeing rival drops out of tanker fight

  March 9, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it will not bid on the Air Force refueling tanker contract, leaving Boeing’s Everett-built 767 as the sole airplane competing for the $40 … 3

• Boeing says it will bid on Air Force tanker

  March 4, 2010 in Region Defense contractor Boeing said Thursday that it will bid for the Air Force’s troubled $35 billion refueling plane contract, leaving rival Northrop Grumman to decide if it will make its … 7

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  Aerial tanker contract again up for grabs

  February 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Air Force launched a new competition Wednesday for a contract to begin replacing the nation’s aging fleet of aerial tankers, but it’s not clear whether Northrop Grumman …

• WSU holds off Air Force attack, wins 75-68

    December 12, 2009 in Sports Vince Grippi has this over at the SportsLink blog: Klay Thompson scored 19 and Reggie Moore added 16 as WSU held off the Air Force Academy at the Spokane Arena.

• Military divorces edge up again in 9th year of war

  November 27, 2009 in Nation/World The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs …

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  Air Force won’t consider WTO ruling in tanker bidding

  September 24, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — As it seeks new bids on a $35 billion contract to start replacing its fleet of aging aerial refueling tankers, the U.S. Air Force has decided against considering … 1

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  Iraq veteran earns Bronze Star

  September 17, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Nine Mile Falls area resident Master Sgt. Robert F. Duke of the U.S. Air Force received a Bronze Star for meritorious service during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The medal was presented …

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  Gates restores Air Force authority in tanker deal

  September 16, 2009 in Nation/World, City WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday restored the Air Force’s authority to select the winner of a $35 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers between Boeing Co. and … 1

• Tanker deal closer, general says

  August 22, 2009 in City on Page B1 The selection of a new plane to replace the Air Force’s aging tanker fleet could be finalized within a year, a four-star general said Friday at Fairchild Air Force Base. …

• General says tanker contract should be finalized next year

  August 21, 2009 in City The selection of new plane to replace the Air Force’s aging tanker fleet could be finalized within a year, a four-star general said Friday at Fairchild Air Force Base. 2

• Congressman says tanker contract won’t be split

  May 7, 2009 in City, Region Congressman Norm Dicks says a proposal to split an air tanker contract is dead.

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  The athlete in her helped her reaction to life-altering shot

  April 21, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 The words were chilling. “We were leaving the prison in a two-vehicle convoy,” she said. “I was the driver of the second vehicle. After we exited the outer gate, an … 1

• Our View: Split contract would yield lesser-quality tankers

  March 24, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 The way it’s looking, the country’s next generation of aerial refueling tankers will be in the pipeline for more than a decade before the first plane goes into service. That … 1

• Lawmaker proposes split deal for tanker

  March 23, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Despite opposition from the Pentagon, one of the most powerful members of the House Appropriations Committee is considering including a provision in an upcoming supplemental defense bill that …

• Suspended Air Force nurse’s case to proceed

  December 5, 2008 in City on Page B5 A federal appeals court has denied a government request to reconsider a decision that keeps alive a challenge to the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gay soldiers brought …

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  Housing won’t go to poor

  August 6, 2008 in Business on Page A1 Nearly 250 vacant homes on the West Plains will see new life as rental dwellings, but not as low-income housing as two Spokane nonprofits and an area homebuilder first proposed. …

• What’s happening at Area 51?

  May 21, 2007 in Business on Page A13 Forget for a minute everything you saw on “The X Files.” If you want the real deal on what happens at Area 51, that hush-hush U.S. Air Force base in …

• Lesbian loses suit against Air Force

  July 27, 2006 in City on Page A1 A federal judge on Wednesday refused to stop the Air Force from kicking out a Spokane officer who is a lesbian, saying that the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy … 2