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Pension maneuvers hit state fund hard
By Mike Baker Associated Press
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Frustrated by loitering crowds, building owners turn to technology
Tom Sowa The Spokesman-Review
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Five Americans die in attack on convoy
Afghan doctor also killed in insurgent assault
Mark Magnier Los Angeles Times
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Iran nuclear talks end without an agreement
Paul Richter McClatchy-Tribune
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NASA to capture asteroid, bring near moon, in 2019
Seth Borenstein Associated Press
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Paris employs sheep to cut grass on lawns
Thomas Adamson Associated Press
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North Korea crisis delays missile test
Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press
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Pope Francis makes first appointment
Associated Press
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Clinton backers ask: What’s next?
Ex-secretary of state back in public eye
Ken Thomas Associated Press
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
Kerry lands in Turkey for diplomacy tour
Istanbul – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Turkey early today on the first leg of a 10-day trip to Europe and Asia that would also seek to unlock long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Kerry was expected to encourage Turkish leaders to continue improving ties with Israel. The two countries were once allies, but relations spiraled downward after Israel’s 2010 raid on a Turkish flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip. Eight Turks and one Turkish-American died.
Hopes for rapprochement improved after Obama brokered a telephone conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while President Barack Obama was in Israel last month.
Kerry planned to fly from Turkey to Jerusalem for meetings with the presidents and prime ministers of both Israel and the Palestinians. He had accompanied Obama there and made a solo trip to Israel shortly after.
Though expectations are low for any breakthrough on Kerry’s trip, his diplomacy represents some of the Obama administration’s most sustained efforts for ending more than six decades of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
USS Thresher sub disaster remembered
Portsmouth, N.H. – Family and friends who lost loved ones when the USS Thresher sank 50 years ago joined in tossing wreaths into the water Saturday in an emotional service in remembrance of the 129 Navy crew members and civilian technicians who lost their lives in the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history.
Hundreds gathered for the memorial service at Portsmouth High School that concluded with a small group tossing three wreaths into the Piscataqua River. During the service, a bell tolled 129 times.
The event, along with the dedication of a flagpole today in Kittery, Maine, aims to call attention to the tragedy 220 miles off Cape Cod, which became the impetus for submarine safety improvements.
The USS Thresher, built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and based in Connecticut, was out for a routine deep-diving test when it ran into trouble on April 10, 1963.
The Navy believes the failure of a brazed weld allowed seawater to spray onto an electrical panel, causing an emergency shutdown of the sub’s nuclear reactor. The ballast system also failed, preventing the sub from surfacing.
Filling with water, Thresher descended deeper and disintegrated under the crushing force of the ocean. Its remnants rest on the ocean floor at a depth of 8,500 feet.
Obama says budget brings ‘tough reforms’
Washington – President Barack Obama says his soon-to-be released budget, already criticized by friends and foes, is not his “ideal plan” but offers “tough reforms” for benefit programs and scuttles some tax breaks for the wealthy.
That’s a mix, he contends, that will provide long-term deficit reduction without harming the economy.
In his first comments about the 2014 spending blueprint he’s set to release Wednesday, Obama said he intends to reduce deficits and provide new money for public works projects, early education and job training.
“We don’t have to choose between these goals; we can do both,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address, broadcast Saturday.
Obama’s plan for the budget year that begins Oct. 1 calls for slower growth in government benefits programs for the poor, veterans and the elderly, as well as higher taxes, primarily from the wealthy.
Some details, made public Friday, drew a fierce response from liberals, labor unions and advocates for older Americans. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, was also unimpressed.
“It’s a compromise I’m willing to accept in order to move beyond a cycle of short-term, crisis-driven decision-making and focus on growing our economy and our middle class for the long run,” Obama said.
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Kansas legislation says life starts ‘at fertilization’
Legal implications of language uncertain
John Hanna Associated Press
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Evangelical pastor’s son commits suicide
Associated Press
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Nuclear plant leaks wastewater
Fukushima Dai-ichi stricken by 2011 quake
Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press
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China opening islands to tourism
Chain’s ownership is hotly disputed
Associated Press
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Apple harvesters report record crop
David Lester Yakima Herald-Republic
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Woman leads Mormon prayer
Michelle L. Price Associated Press
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Spin Control: Fight on budget sustains a word
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
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Student sues fraternity after falling
Brandon Macz Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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Mushroom season nears; officials offer advice for hunters
Michelle Naranjo Wenatchee World
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Eye on Boise: Risch knows value of early campaign launch
Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review
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Smart Bombs: Pot paranoia is preposterous
Gary Crooks The Spokesman-Review
Kathleen Parker
Roger Stark M.D.
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San Juan Islands high on everyone’s list, including Obama’s
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Taking on trauma
In response to a body of research linking adult health problems with adverse childhood events, educators and others are revising their methods to help children and families learn and succeed.
Adrian Rogers The Spokesman-Review
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In the Garden: Why your hopes were squashed
Susan Mulvihill The Spokesman-Review
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If you can stand the cold, gigantic icebergs are breathtaking
Ellen Creager Detroit Free Press
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Renting or buying is more than just a tax decision
Tom Kelly
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