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Abrams Tank Pushed By Congress Despite Army's Protests
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| Thousands of fans pack the Playfair grandstand in 1936 |
Playfair: A history in photos
From 1935 to 2000, Playfair Race Course, established on the original Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds, entertained fans from throughout the region. From the starting gate to the stretch run, the sport of kings brought excitement and countless photo opportunities to three generations of racegoers and news photographers.
From 1935 to 2000, Playfair Race Course, established on the original Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds, entertained fans from throughout the region. From the starting gate to the stretch run, the sport of kings brought excitement and countless photo opportunities to three generations of racegoers and news photographers.
Finish line crossed for final time in 2000
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FAA reverses all employee furloughs
Air traffic system should be up to full strength quickly
Justice breaks shoulder
Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, and known for his pragmatic approach to constitutional law, Justice Breyer is generally associated with the more liberal side of the Court.
Old hands set to lead Iceland’s politics
Venezuela charges U.S. documentarian
Authorities also arrested an ex-general
High-in-the-sky plan to track smugglers
Russians monitored bomb suspects’ mom
Tsarnaeva maintains she knew nothing of the attack
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
Flagstaff, Ariz. – The classic “Star Wars” film that launched a science fiction empire is being dubbed in the Navajo language.
A handful of Navajo speakers translated the script for “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.” Now people are being sought to fill some two dozen roles.
Casting calls are scheduled Monday in Burbank, Calif., and next Friday and Saturday at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Ariz.
Potential actors don’t have to sound exactly like Princess Leia or Luke Skywalker but should deliver the lines with character.
Museum Director Manuelito Wheeler said he sees the translation as an entertaining way to preserve the Navajo language.
Italian leaders create coalition
Rome – Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s conservatives, an unusual alliance of bitter rivals that broke a two-month political stalemate from inconclusive elections in the recession-mired country.
The daunting achievement was pulled off by Letta, who will be sworn in as premier along with the new Cabinet at the presidential Quirinal Palace today.
Letta, 46, is a moderate with a reputation as a political bridge-builder. He is also the nephew Berlusconi’s longtime adviser, Gianni Letta, a relationship seen as smoothing over often nasty interaction between the two main coalition partners.
Two bronze heads to return to China
Beijing – The rabbit and the rat are finally coming home.
Two bronze heads that were looted from Beijing’s old Summer Palace in 1860 are to be returned to China this year by a French billionaire who acquired them from Christie’s auction house, Chinese state media reported.
The donation was announced late Friday by Francois-Henri Pinault, heir and chief executive of luxury fashion conglomerate Kering Inc.
“It is not only a friendly gesture to the Chinese people, but will also be conducive to the return of more Chinese relics from overseas,” the State Administration of Cultural Heritage said in a statement published Saturday.
The two heads, as large as beach balls, are part of a set of 12 representing the animals of the Chinese zodiac. Originally fountain ornaments, they are less valued aesthetically than politically, symbolizing for many Chinese their nation’s humiliation during the Opium Wars of the 19th century.
In 2009, Christie’s attempted to auction off the rat and the rabbit, which it had acquired from the estate of the late designer Yves Saint Laurent.
China protested the auction, and when it failed to win an injunction, a Chinese nonprofit group dedicated to repatriating antiques scuttled the sale by submitting a fake high bid of nearly $40 million under an assumed name.
Pinault, the husband of actress Salma Hayek, eventually acquired the two heads from Christie’s, which is owned by his holding company.
The donation is not purely altruistic. Pinault’s brands – Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent and Puma – are chalking up sales in China, the world’s fastest-growing luxury market.
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NYC alley will be searched for human remains
Guantanamo faces checks
Taliban issue call for annual spring offensive
Afghan government taking security lead
Workers pull another 29 survivors to safety
Building’s owners detained by police
Eye on Boise: Two stream gauges escape budget ax
Spin Control: GOP rhetoric can’t derail Democrats’ tax loophole closer
Kendall Yards gets $350,000 earmark from Washington Legislature
Special session will be needed
House, Senate budgets still $1 billion apart
Smart Bombs: Spokane’s Mike Fagan wrestles with alter ego
Gary Crooks
Editorial: Washington Senate GOP’s plan would set back gay rights
Ellen Clark: Courts must remain open
Short hikes are cheap outdoor elixir for mind, body, social well-being
Picking favorite hike difficult choice for author
Vestal’s ‘Stories’ capture dark legacies of the West
South Dakota sanctuary lets nature take its course on open range
On the Money: Parents put teens on pedestal for prom night
Crowdfunding may not offer windfall small businesses seek
BBB Tip of the Week: Airline travel scams
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from The Wenatchee World
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