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TUESDAY, NOV. 27, 2007

Helio Castroneves, Hough Granddaughter Win Star Dance

Carol Kaelson/AP Photo, ABCThis image provided by ABC shows the two-time Indianapolis 500 Champion Helio Castroneves, right, and his professional partner Julianne Hough who were crowned champions on the fifth season of "Dancing with the Stars," during the two-part finale on Tuesday. Julianne Hough, who…

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School Districts Sue Justices Over Funding

Item: Idaho schools sue court justices over funding/Betsy Russell, Eye On BoiseMore Info:What if there were a big lawsuit, one side won, and the losing side refused to go along with the decision? A group of Idaho school districts says that’s what happened after they…

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Wild Card/Tuesday -- 11/27/07

If I can't sleep, I may get up at 3 in the morning to watch the "Good Morning, America" festivities on Sherman Avenue. But I wouldn't count on it. I doubt that I'd blog past 1 tomorrow afternoon if I did. So here's the deal.…

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Eye On Boise: Judge Tosses Closed-Primaries Case

Seventy-one dissident Republicans who sued to try to keep anyone but registered Republicans from voting in Idaho’s GOP primary have lost their case. A federal judge today tossed out the lawsuit, ruling that the dissidents lacked standing to sue. “It is for the Idaho Republican…

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APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 11/27/07

Danny Moloshok/AP PhotoA court side spectator loses his food as Los Angeles Clippers' Ruben Patterson jumps over him and other fans while running for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Monday in Los Angeles. You…

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North Idaho Skinny: Heads, Hides Dumped Here

Courtesy Photo/Bob GibsonAn unofficial collection site has been set up at the intersection, with two garbage cans and a large bucket for deposits and a couple of handmade signs asking hunters to leave their unmounted deer heads and hides. When Robert Gibson saw the buckets…

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530 Pounds Later

T.J. Hamilton/AP PhotoNancy Makin, 51, of Grand Rapids,Mich. is photographed standing behind her 108" waist skirt Friday. Makin is going to be on the Oprah Show next week to talk about how she lost 530 pounds. An agreement with the Oprah show bars her from…

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Online Poll: Level Of Education

Idaho ranks near the bottom of the nation in awarding four-year college degrees, but ranks above the national average in the number of two-year degrees awarded. What is your highest level of education? -- Idaho Statesman. *Diploma*Associate's*Bachelor’s*Master’s*Doctorate*Other None

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Huckleberries Online

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.