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Today, May 31, 2012
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Some costs may rise when private retailers sell hard alcohol
May 31, 2012 in Business on Page A1 If Washington voters thought that letting private retailers take over liquor sales would make life simpler, they might have been wrong. Come Friday, prices for thousands of different libations will … 4
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Judge rules against two-thirds tax law
May 31, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Requiring a supermajority for the Legislature to approve tax increases, as Washington voters have required several times over the past two decades, is unconstitutional, a King County Superior … 8
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Five dead after two shootings in Seattle
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – A gunman killed five people in Seattle on Wednesday – four at a cafe and another in a carjacking – before he apparently shot himself as officers closed … 1
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Idaho tax protester Hart files for bankruptcy
May 31, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart, who lost his bid for a fifth term in the GOP primary two weeks ago, has filed for bankruptcy. In Hart’s petition … 3
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Community rallies around mascot
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Blue the dog doesn’t have a home. And he apparently doesn’t want one. But the blue-eyed Australian cattle dog has $1,800 in savings, a Facebook page and …
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Gila wildfire in New Mexico breaks record set last year
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A massive wildfire that has burned more than 265 square miles in the Gila National Forest has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, fire officials …
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Suspected pedophile priests paid to leave priesthood in Wisconsin
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MILWAUKEE – The Archdiocese of Milwaukee confirmed Wednesday that it had a policy to pay suspected pedophile priests to leave the ministry. The acknowledgement was prompted by a document made … 3
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Porno scenes filmed on field of Coliseum weekend after 9/11
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – As stadiums went quiet around the country the weekend after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, there was plenty of action on the field at historic Memorial Coliseum …
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In brief: New York may ban large soft drinks
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 New York – New York City plans to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to combat obesity. The proposed first-in-the-nation ban would impose … 1
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Obama right chiding court, says Stevens
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama ruffled some feathers two years ago when he lambasted the Supreme Court for its Citizens United decision during a State of the Union speech. It … 1
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Photo: Final voyage
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Boatload of memories: Former crew members Bryan Moss, left, and Dick Blair look at the USS Iowa as it is towed to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, …
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U.S. tightens sanctions on Syria
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration added new sanctions on a Syrian bank Wednesday as a top White House official said the U.S. wants to economically throttle the regime of Syrian …
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Bono will present award to Suu Kyi
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Bono will present Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Amnesty International’s highest honor when she visits Dublin next month as part of her first international tour in 24 …
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In brief: Pakistan conviction wasn’t for treason
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Islamabad – In a twist to a case that has angered Washington, the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA hunt Osama bin Laden was convicted and jailed last week for …
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Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment Wednesday for arming and supporting murderous rebels in Sierra Leone in return for “blood diamonds,” a … 1
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U.N. uncovers another massacre
May 31, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIRUT – U.N. monitors in Syria reported a new massacre Wednesday as diplomats at U.N. headquarters in New York scrambled to revive the faltering peace plan devised by special envoy …
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In brief: South Hill McDonald’s robbers sought
May 31, 2012 in City on Page A5 Four masked robbers took over a McDonald’s on the South Hill at gunpoint Friday night, and police are asking for help identifying them. Police today released three surveillance photos of …
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Doug Clark: Idaho vodka ban cocktail of bad judgment
May 31, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A5 I was appalled to read that Idaho has banned an alcoholic beverage not for tasting bad, but for supposedly being in bad taste. Five Wives Vodka. 4
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
May 31, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago In a move that shocked observers, the Spokane prosecutor charged Della Olds, 29, with first-degree murder in the shooting of her husband, Dr. W.H. …
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Trial begins in 1992 robbery, homicide
May 31, 2012 in City on Page A5 The lengthy trial of a convicted robber began this week after DNA linked the registered sex offender to a fake beard worn during the killing of a Spokane Valley business …
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Caribou habitat costs studied
May 31, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Protecting old-growth habitat for endangered woodland caribou will cost about $1.5 million over the next 20 years, according to a draft economic analysis prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife …
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Photo: Quilter’s block
May 31, 2012 in City on Page A5 A piece-full hobby: Phoebe Daniels, of Spokane, sets up her 47-year-old Singer sewing machine during the Square Dance quilt block class on Wednesday at the Corbin Senior Center. The students …
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Two home-invasion robberies reported
May 31, 2012 in City on Page A6 A man was shot in the leg late Tuesday in what Spokane police are investigating as a possible home-invasion robbery. The 11 p.m. shooting in the 900 block of East …
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Idaho records
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