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Cole school comes down as preservationists look ahead in Boise

Idaho Statesman Local News - November 19, 2009 - 11:00pm
BOISE - Preservation Idaho met for the second time Thursday night to work on an ordinance to protect historic buildings that the group wants to present to the Boise City Council.
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Wolf hunting extended where limits aren't reached

Idaho Statesman Local News - November 19, 2009 - 11:00pm
BOISE - The seasons will be extended to March 31 unless harvest limits are reached in the Panhandle, Palouse-Hells Canyon, Selway, Middle Fork, Salmon, Southern and South Idaho zones.
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Police search for auto theft suspect in Boise

Idaho Statesman Local News - November 19, 2009 - 11:00pm
Boise police searched a Boise Bench neighborhood Thursday for a man who fled from a stolen vehicle.
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Deal with Singapore could help Mountain Home Air Force Base land F-35s

Idaho Statesman Local News - November 19, 2009 - 11:00pm
Pomp and circumstance marked the official beginning of a 20-year agreement between Mountain Home Air Force Base and the Republic of Singapore to train flight and ground crews to operate F-15 fighter jets.
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Fungus Provides Clues To North American Extinctions

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 10:33pm

One of the great mysteries about North America is what killed off woolly mammoths and other exotic animals that roamed the land after the last ice age. Ideas have ranged from a comet impact and climate change to human hunters. A study published Friday in Science Magazine provides new clues about this — cleverly deduced from samples of a fungus that grew on the animal's dung.

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Black Males Hit Extra Hard By Unemployment

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 9:01pm

The country's spiraling unemployment rate continues to take a particular toll on men. The "he-cession," as it's sometimes called, has hit African-American men especially hard, increasing their unemployment rate to more than 17 percent last month.

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Canyon County will pay $190,000 for ACLU attorney fees

Idaho Statesman Local News - November 19, 2009 - 8:08pm
CALDWELL — The sum will compensate the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho for its costs to pursue a class-action suit against the county that alleged inhumane conditions in the county jail.
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Irish Call Foul After Ref Hands Soccer Win To France

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 6:57pm

A blown call by referees cost the luckless Irish a spot in the 2010 World Cup. Within minutes of a shootout, the ball hit the outstretched palm of French striker Thierry Henry, who guided it to his foot then passed it to a teammate for the winning overtime goal.

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House Votes To Cancel Medicare Pay Cuts For Doctors

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 5:56pm

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was able to get the bill passed while the Senate couldn't by appending it to a more popular bill. Republicans complained that the cost of the measure was not offset and also charged that it was repayment to the AMA for endorsing the Democrats' health care bill.

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Army Relents; Allows Limited Media At Palin Event

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 4:28pm

Army officials had said they would prohibit coverage of Palin's on-post event, saying it would turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

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Idaho third quarter exports continue upward trend

Idaho Statesman Local News - November 19, 2009 - 4:14pm
Export sales by Idaho companies experienced a solid increase in the third
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'Oprah Winfrey Show' To Go Off The Air In 2011

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 3:41pm

The talk-show icon will call it a wrap after 25 seasons, her production company said. A formal announcement is expected on Friday's edition of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

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Another Minn. Man Indicted In Missing Somalis Case

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 3:28pm

Another man has been indicted on terrorism charges in a federal investigation into the recruitment of Minnesota Somalis to fight in Somalia.

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European Union Selects Belgian, Briton For Top Posts

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 3:09pm

Trade commissioner Catherine Ashton of Britain was selected as the EU's new foreign policy chief and Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was picked for president. Their appointments suggested the need for compromise outweighed the desire for big names like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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University Of California OKs 30 Percent Fee Hike

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 3:07pm

In Los Angeles, University of California regents adopted a 30-percent increase in tuition in the face of a huge system-wide deficit. The vote came as thousands of angry students converged on the UCLA campus in protest.

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Idaho Steelheads boosters donate scholarships for Treasure Valley youth soccer

Idaho Statesman Local News - November 19, 2009 - 2:32pm
The Idaho Steelhead's Booster Club donated $1,500 last week to help young athletes who want to play hockey but whose family can't afford the cost.
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Pelosi: Abortion Issue Won't Sink Health Care Bill

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 2:30pm

In an NPR interview, the House speaker predicted she can corral enough votes from moderate Democrats to guarantee final passage of health care legislation — even if it contains the less-restrictive rules on abortion contained in the Senate version of the bill.

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Geithner: Use Leftover Bailout Money To Cut Deficit

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 2:18pm

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the government's $700 billion bailout program will end "as soon as we can," and that part of it will be used to lower the record deficit. He urged Congress to move quickly in overhauling the nation's financial rules, which he says is key to a healthy economy.

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Police, Courthouse Targeted In Pakistan Attacks

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 2:13pm

Two police officers were killed by a suicide bomber a day after 19 people were killed outside a courthouse in Peshawar. The bombings brought to eight the number of militant attacks in less than two weeks in the city on the Afghan border.

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Karzai Sees Afghan Security Control Within 5 Years

NPR Top Stories - November 19, 2009 - 1:16pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday to prosecute corrupt officials, and said the country would control it own security within five years. Karzai's comments came in an inauguration speech that kicked off his second term of office amid a growing Taliban insurgency and a cloud of corruption allegations.

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