Local

• Kuna exercises civic muscle
• Wilderness bills will have new allies, new foes next year
• $1.1 million grant will 'green' Special Olympics games
• City OKs higher fees for garbage service
• 2 men plead guilty in drug, sex-abuse case
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Idaho

• Idaho Jonestown survivor remembers brother's death
• Wal-Mart gives $1 million to Special Olympics
• Elderly Idaho man admits to shooting wife
• Mayor sorry for kids' 'Assassinate Obama' chant
• Wash. housing prices drop in 3rd Qtr
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Nation

• Student bonfire blamed for 1 of 3 Calif. wildfires
• Documentary tells ex-Army sergeant's story of pain
• Mass. woman's 1 cent debt paid in full
• Poor safety training blamed for biologist's death
• Mayor sorry for kids' 'assassinate Obama' chant
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World

• Spain: detained Basque militant was top ETA leader
• Islamists' resurgence in Somalia deals setback to U.S. terror fight
• Iran kills Kurd separatists at border
• Rights group: Nepal police beat children
• Diplomats: IAEA to circulate Syria, Iran reports
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• Wolf Pack feasting on opposing defenses
• Eagle set to face Stanford-bound QB
• WAC notebook: Teams vying for bowl eligibility
• Bomersback to return to Steelheads' lineup
• New York guard signs with Boise State
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• Economic turmoil derailed rosy 2008 forecast for Valley
• HP expects a 19% increase in revenues for 4th quarter
• Consumer alert: Businesses beware — awards do not cost $80
• Your business community
• HP predicts strong earnings, revenues
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• Crapo to help determine GOP senators' committee assignments
• Crapo to head committee that decides which Republicans serve on which committees
• Sen. Mike Crapo named Senate Republicans’ Committee on Committees chairman
• Treasure Valley man tapped as deputy chief of staff for Obama
• Ada, N. Idaho split on transportation
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• Tamarack Resort gets snow guns blazing, making snow at night
• Different ducks could add spice to your hunt
• Confessions of an obsessed steelhead fly fisherman
• Natural Wonder: Young mule deer buck
• A night of fun will help kids and Team Tamarack
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• Rascal Flatts, Jessica Simpson to play Idaho Center
• Jerry Seinfeld returning to Boise in January
• Deeds: Lewiston man's jet boats get shaken and stirred in Bond films
• 36th Street Bistro is open for business
• 'Quantum of Solace' might be more Bourne than Bond, but it's still good
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• The You Docs Tip of the Day: Vitamins to build a better memory
• Cook a Thanksgiving spread in one day
• Carolyn Hax: You're not obligated to dis your brother's ex
• Boise Art Museum names executive director
• Recipe: Instant Beef Tenderloin Stew
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• Skull with built-in sauna turns heads in Austria
• Driver loses control after sneeze, hits river
• Iowa zoo recaptures flamingo that flew the coop
• Man nabbed after hitting girlfriend with sandwich
• New constable allows friend to fire gun into air
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