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White House correspondents partiers say Tom Brokaw’s got it wrong
By JEDD ROSCHE
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from The Spokesman-Review
Air traffic furloughs coming to an end
Small airport towers may also get funds
Alan Fram Associated Press
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City settles with Stephens
Pending council approval, departing assistant police chief will get $190,000
By Jonathan Brunt The Spokesman-Review
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Roll models
Event backers hope to boost roller derby’s profile locally
By Jennifer Pignolet The Spokesman-Review
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Feds enter fray over fate of killer whale
Curtis Morgan Miami Herald
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EPA: Mine bad for salmon
Alaska facility could affect several species
Sean Cockerham McClatchy
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O’Connor rethinks Supreme Court role in 2000 election
Dahleen Glanton Chicago Tribune
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In brief: From Staff and Wire Reports:
Obama not convinced Syria has crossed line
WASHINGTON – Proceeding cautiously, President Barack Obama insisted on Friday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his “calculus” about U.S. military involvement in the 2-year-old civil war – but said too little was known about a pair of likely sarin attacks to order aggressive action now.
The president’s public response to the latest intelligence reflected the lack of agreement in Washington over whether to use America’s military to intervene in the civil war – and if so, how.
But lawmakers in both parties expressed concern that inaction could embolden Syrian President Bashar Assad and perhaps other countries including North Korea and Iran.
U.S. officials declared on Thursday that the Syrian government probably had used chemical weapons twice in March, newly provocative acts in the civil war that has killed more than 70,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more.
The U.S. assessment followed similar conclusions from Britain, France, Israel and Qatar – key allies eager for a more aggressive response to the Syrian conflict.
American will be indicted, Korean news agency says
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea says it will soon indict an American detained for alleged hostile acts against the country.
A report from the official Korean Central News Agency today didn’t say when Kenneth Bae’s trial will occur.
Bae is the sixth American detained in North Korea since 2009. U.S. citizens detained in North Korea often have been released following visits by high-profile Americans, including former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.
A North Korean official earlier told the Associated Press that Bae will likely get a harsh punishment – possibly the death penalty – for an alleged attempt to overthrow Pyongyang’s government.
Owners of collapsed garment factories held
SAVAR, Bangladesh – Two owners of garment factories in a Bangladesh building that collapsed into a pile of mangled metal and concrete have been arrested as public fury mounts over the accident that left at least 324 dead.
Authorities updated the death toll, but added that rescuers had pulled seven more survivors from the rubble early today after they found more than 40 survivors inside the collapsed building late Friday.
Strike group’s new leader calls Spokane home
The new commander of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is a veteran naval aviator with Spokane ties.
Rear Adm. Kevin J. “Komrade” Kovacich, 55, took command April 15 of the Norfolk, Va.-based Carrier Strike Group 12, which won international acclaim in 2011 for a high-profile series of successful pirate-hunting excursions off the coast of Africa in the Arabian Sea.
Kovacich was raised in an Air Force family, and though he was already out of high school when his parents, Harriet and Vincent Kovacich, moved to Spokane, he lists the Lilac City as his hometown. Kovacich’s parents still live in Spokane Valley, along with a brother in Liberty Lake and an uncle in Spokane.
A Bronze Star recipient, Kovacich served as an A-6 Intruder pilot after joining the Navy in 1983, and has made more than 800 carrier landings and accumulated more than 4,000 flight hours, according to the Navy. His command postings have included leadership roles in several carrier-based fighter wings, various staff postings at the Pentagon and a year in Baghdad as a deputy director of operations for U.S. forces in Iraq.
The U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, replaced the U.S.S. Enterprise this year as the strike group’s flagship.
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Obama defends abortion rights
He embraces Planned Parenthood, cites ‘assault’
Darlene Superville Associated Press
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Powwow season off to ringing start
Associated Press
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Ruling on royalties a win for Microsoft
Judge sets formula for Motorola payments
Janet I. Tu Seattle Times
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Economy picks up steam
Federal cuts, tax hikes could blunt momentum
Martin Crutsinger, Christopher S. Rugaber Associated Press
HP, Chevron help to buoy Dow
Polya Lesova MarketWatch
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Kings of the mountain
Theme parks pull out all the stops in their VIP packages for visitors
Hugo Martin Los Angeles Times
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Mississippi man charged in poison letters case
Holbrook Mohr Associated Press
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Opening day for fishing draws families
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Lawmakers act quickly with marijuana law fix
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
K-9 trained to ignore pot
Legalization prompts change in repertoire
Josh Farley Kitsap Sun
Rule allows killing of wolves
Lethal force permissible if predators caught attacking domestic animals
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
Common Core topic of schools workshop
Scott Maben The Spokesman-Review
Lawsuits against florist trigger bill
GOP effort would allow denial of services, goods
Rachel La Corte Associated Press
Legalization prompts change in repertoire
Josh Farley Kitsap Sun
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Rule allows killing of wolves
Lethal force permissible if predators caught attacking domestic animals
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
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Common Core topic of schools workshop
Scott Maben The Spokesman-Review
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Lawsuits against florist trigger bill
GOP effort would allow denial of services, goods
Rachel La Corte Associated Press
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Interim chief apologizes for role in training video
‘Misguided’ skit negatively depicted homeless people
Associated Press
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GOP censures chair over vote
Steed supported Moscow’s anti-discrimination policy
Associated Press
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Bassem Mroue Associated Press
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Dusan Stojanovic Associated Press
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opinion:
Froma Harrop
Charles Krauthammer
Kevin Jacka
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Sharing the word
Spokane Islamic Center welcomes knowledge, qualities of its new imam
Tracy Simmons Spokane Faith and Values
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Right words give clues for treating pain
Anthony L. Komaroff Universal Uclick
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