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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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M’s pound Rangers, snap five-game skid
May 29, 2012 in Sports ARLINGTON, Texas — John Jaso drove in three runs, Jason Vargas pitched into the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-3 victory over …
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Invasive mussels on the move toward Northwest
May 29, 2012 in Idaho North Idaho Rep. Eric Anderson’s nightmare involves invasive quagga and zebra mussels slipping into Idaho’s waterways and altering the very nature of the state. “It scares me, it really does … 5
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Sex trafficking suspects released as probe continues
May 29, 2012 in News, City Four people arrested in what investigators believe is Spokane County’s first human trafficking case were released this weekend because no charges have been filed. 7
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Idaho calls ’Five Wives Vodka’ offensive to church
May 29, 2012 in Idaho SALT LAKE CITY — Idaho liquor regulators say a Utah liquor named “Five Wives Vodka” is in bad taste and they won’t stock bottles or take special orders at state-owned … 33
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Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients as heroes
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to more than a dozen political and cultural greats today, including rocker Bob … 11
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Children permitted at Washington prison powwows
May 29, 2012 in Region WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Graysun Sherwood lay sprawled across his grandmother’s lap, a red Kool-Aid stain ringing his mouth. A 3-year-old napping amid the sounds of powwow — the drumming, … 16
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Long-awaited car museum opens in Tacoma
May 29, 2012 in Region TACOMA — One of the largest car museums in the country has opened in Tacoma as a tribute to how the automobile has shaped American culture and society. 3
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For-profit schools jump to enroll military spouses
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI — “Unleash the dog trainer inside you,” urges an ad for the online Animal Behavior College, which makes no bones about whom it’s trying to recruit. In television and … 7
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Girl presumed drowned in Columbia at Wenatchee
May 29, 2012 in Region WENATCHEE — A 13-year-old girl is missing and presumed drowned in the Columbia River at Wenatchee.
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WSU police investigate third suspicious fire
May 29, 2012 in City, Region Washington State University police are investigating the third suspicious fire to hit the Pullman campus in the past week. 3
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Returning farmland to a state of nature
May 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 Amanda Parrish and Joe Cannon have been tramping across acres of stream bank this spring planting trees and shrubs in a major watershed restoration along Coulee and Deep creeks in … 5
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Remarks suggest Assad may lose Russia’s support
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 BEIRUT – A weekend massacre of more than 100 people emerged as a potential turning point in the Syrian crisis Monday, galvanizing even staunch ally Russia to take an unusually …
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Giant radioactive fish cross the Pacific Ocean
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles … 4
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MLK Jr. Way opens Thursday
May 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 It may have taken more than four decades, but Spokane drivers will be able to motor down their own Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the first time this week. … 30
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Sub’s sponsor will be first lady
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama is sponsoring a future Navy submarine named after her home state. The White House said Monday that the first lady has accepted an invitation …
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The gray outdoors
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – On a clear day, the view from Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park extends west for 105 miles across the patchwork of crops in California’s … 2
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Obama pledges support
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, pointing to Vietnam veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned group of …
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Romney promises strong military
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN DIEGO – Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, on the brink of clinching the Republican nomination, promised Monday to maintain an American military “with no comparable power anywhere in the … 2
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Fallen Marine’s letter read
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S. Marine Sgt. William Stacey was killed earlier this year by a homemade bomb in southern Afghanistan, a tragedy for which he prepared by writing a letter … 4
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In brief: Pope’s butler will help investigators
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 VATICAN CITY – The biggest scandal to rock the Vatican in decades widened Monday with the pope’s butler, arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home, agreeing to cooperate … 1
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Unrest evident after voting results
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO – A mob set fire late Monday to the campaign headquarters of one of the two Egyptian presidential politicians facing each other in a runoff that will decide a …
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Blair says he avoided confronting British media
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that he couldn’t stand up to Britain’s media tycoons while in power, telling an official media ethics inquiry that doing so …
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Bieber accused of attacking paparazzo
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning by Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators after a photographer complained of being roughed up by the pop star at a shopping center. Sheriff’s Lt. … 5
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In brief: Al-Shabaab thought to be behind blast
May 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 NAIROBI, Kenya – A blast that blew the roof off a downtown building and hurled shards of glass and burned clothing into the streets on Monday apparently was the strongest …
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