In the news, Friday, October 5, 2012

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THU 04      INDEX      SAT 06

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from The Star:

Fire takes two homes
No containment yet on 4900 acre blaze

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Study: Free birth control leads to fewer abortions
Lauran Neergaard      Associated Press

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Carbon footprints recorded in ancient times, study says
Greenhouse gases produced by heavy toil
Monte Morin      Los Angeles Times

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Meningitis concern grows
It’s not clear how many got tainted injections
Mike Stobbe      Associated Press

Understanding the outbreak of fungal meningitis

Fungus blamed for meningitis rarely causes trouble
Malcolm Ritter      Associated Press

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FBI agents investigate deadly Libya attack site
Troops protect investigators from militants
Ken Dilanian And David S. Cloud      McClatchy-Tribune

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Angered Turkey fires again on Syria
Response OK’d after 5 die in border town
Roy Gutman      McClatchy-Tribune

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Wind farm stirs breeze for ailing town
A boost for Oakesdale; tax revenue for county
Kaitlin Gillespie      Murrow News Service

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This date in history

1947: President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address as he spoke on the world food crisis.

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Tomato feud intensifies
Florida growers want Mexico imports slashed, and Commerce signals it agrees
Tracy Wilkinson      Los Angeles Times

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Salmonella confirmed in peanut butter plant
Mary Clare Jalonick      Associated Press