Anti-Aryan Nations news conference

Spokane and North Idaho officials and human rights organizers gave a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, about combating the recent distribution of racist fliers in Coeur d'Alene.

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Fri., Aug. 21, 2009

Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick emphasizes her department's commitment to protecting residents from racist harassment at a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line. The event was held in reaction to the recent distribution of racist fliers in Coeur d'Alene.

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Spokane Mayor Mary Verner, center, talks about Spokane official's commitment to protecting residents from racist harassment at a press conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line. Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick stands to her left.

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Holding a sign, former Idaho state legislator Bonnie Douglas listens as Jo Ann Harvey, the head of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, decries racist harassment at a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line.

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Tony Stewart, right, longtime human rights activist in Coeur d'Alene, speaks to the media alongside Sgt. Christie Wood of the Coeur d'Alene Police Department about racist literature and other activities at a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 near the state line.

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Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, center, talks about her department's commitment to protecting residents from racist harassment at a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line.

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Barry McHugh, Kootenai County prosecuting attorney, speaks at a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line about fighting racist propaganda.

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From left, Bonnie Douglas, Spokane Valley City Councilman Ian Robertson, Cathleen O'Connor and Rathdrum Mayor Vic Holmes listen at a news conference about racist propaganda Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line.

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Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Wayne Longo emphasizes his department's commitment to protecting residents from racist harassment at a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line.

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Spokane Mayor Mary Verner in front of Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick speaks against racist propaganda at a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line.

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Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich speaks at a press conference about racist propaganda Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, near the state line.

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Longtime human rights activist Tony Stewart of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations speaks at a news conference Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. Law enforcement officials and human rights organizers held the event near Interstate 90 at the state line to combat the recent distribution of hate literature.

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