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12:14 PST Boise, Idaho (AP) -- Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to surge in presidential preference polls. Now he's trying to turn his newfound strength into something lasting. Curious Republicans pack his rallies. Supporters have funneled nearly...
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Idaho (AP) — Opposition from House conservatives has ended Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter's plans to use a $20.3 million federal grant for a state-run Idaho insurance exchange required by the federal health care overhaul. Instead, discussions between...
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The mayors of five Idaho cities, as well as Lori Otter, wife of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, appear at a press conference on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Boise, Idaho announcing the host cities for the upcoming Exergy Tour, a women's professional cycling event... View Photo »
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Yesterday I was at Walmart, a couple of weeks ago I was in Boise, Idaho talking to folks there for an upcoming story as much as talking to former presidents
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Tuesday's 26-9 vote sends the measure back to the House. Representatives must vote again because of changes added by the Senate to give protesters 90 days to reclaim property they left behind before it's thrown away. If the House agrees, however, the...
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Davis said he sees overnight stays as going beyond freedom of expression on public property, asking, “Can individuals also declare some of this ground to be their temporary or permanent place of dwelling?” Sen. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, said she sees...
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Santorum's rally tonight at 7 at the Capital High School auditorium is free. His Coeur d'Alene event is kicking off now - it started
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Lori Otter, wife of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, speaks at a press conference on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Boise, Idaho announcing the host cities for the upcoming Exergy Tour, a women's professional cycling event planned for May 24-28. Otter told reporters... View Photo »
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Idaho (AP) -- The Idaho Senate voted to ban camping from state-managed land, a move that would expel a tent encampment erected by Occupy Boise protesters in early November on the old Ada County Courthouse grounds. Today's 26-9 vote sends the measure...
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“I am confident that Mitt Romney will take all of the votes in Idaho,” Risch said. Santorum makes stops today in Coeur d’Alene and Boise, with an eye toward wooing social conservative voters. Idaho – which four years ago held a primary in May –...
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Boise; locally [ˈbɔɪ.si]), is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Idaho. Boise was given its name after French-Canadian trappers first explored the area after crossing the arid desert plains. Finding green trees at the site, primarily cottonwoods along the river, they named it boisé (meaning "wooded"). Boise has consequently... Full Article
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Lori Otter, wife of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, speaks at a press conference on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Boise, Idaho announcing the host cities for the upcoming Exergy Tour, a women's professional cycling event planned for May 24-28. Otter told reporters she imagined that elite teams are...
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Idaho Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill, left, and Senate majority leader Bart Davis, right, listen to testimony during a hearing on a bill to oust Occupy Boise tents from state land near the capitol in Boise, Idaho, Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012. Hill and Davis opened up the measure, which...
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Occupy Boise supporter Rachael Raue prepares for a planned open house for Idaho Legislators on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 at the group's encampment on state land across from the state Capitol in Boise. Earlier in the day, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee had voted 13-5 for a bill to...
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Occupy Boise supporters Katie Fite and Mike Dooley, right, shake out a wet tent on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 at the group's encampment on state land across from the Idaho Capitol in Boise. Minutes earlier, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee had voted 13-5 for a bill to ban camping...
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The National Transportation Safety Board conducts an initial aircraft layout examination of the wreckage of a Lancair experimental aircraft that crashed on Friday, inside a hangar at the Boise Airport on Saturday Feb. 4, 2012, in Boise, Idaho. The crash killed both the pilot and Micron...
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The main entrance to Micron corporate headquarters in Boise, Idaho, February 3, 2012. Micron Technology Inc. Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish computer sales and...
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Flags fly at half-staff at the main entrance to Micron corporate headquarters in Boise, Idaho, February 3, 2012. Micron Technology Inc. Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with...
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The wreckage of the small plane flown by Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton is seen after crashing at Boise airport, February 3, 2012. The 51-year old Appleton, a three-decade industry veteran who performed stunts at airshows, died after the small plane he...
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Rep. Dennis Lake, R-Blackfoot, speaks before the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at the Idaho Capitol in Boise. The 2012 Legislature may be the session where lawmakers trim some elected officials� retirement benefits, if pension reformer Rep. Dennis Lake has his...
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In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene, walks toward the Idaho Capitol in Boise on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. After another Republican representative quit smoking last year, Nonini is the lone open smoker in the Idaho Legislature, a dramatic change from...
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Boise State's Tre' Nichols (10) shoots over the reach of Wyoming's Riley Grabau (12) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Boise, Idaho. Wyoming went on to win 75-64.
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Wyoming's Luke Martinez (25) pulls down a rebound against Boise State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Boise, Idaho. Wyoming went on to win 75-64.
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Boise State's Derrick Marks (2) tries to pass through the reach of Wyoming's Larry Nance Jr. , top, Riley Grabau, second from left, and Luke Martinez (25) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. Wyoming went on to win 75-64.
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Wyoming's JayDee Luster (1) goes after a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Boise State, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Boise, Idaho.
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Wyoming's Leonard Washington, left,shoots over the defense of Boise State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Boise, Idaho. Wyoming went on to win 75-64.
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Michael Cochran, sister of Lance Cpl. Kenneth E. Cochran, wipes tears from her eyes after the casket containing the remains of her brother were lowered to the tarmac at Gowen Field on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. Cochran was assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion,...
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Wyoming's Adam Waddell (15) dunks against Boise State's Kenny Buckner (42) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in Boise, Idaho.
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Marines salute as a plane carrying the casket of Lance Cpl. Kenneth E. Cochran, 20, touches down on the tarmac of Gowen Field on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. Cochran was assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary...
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Marines load the casket of Lance Cpl. Kenneth E. Cochran, 20, into a hearse on the tarmac of Gowen Field on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Boise, Idaho. Cochran was assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force and was killed...
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Idaho governor C.L. "Butch" Otter delivers his State of the State address inside the House chambers at the Idaho Statehouse on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 in Boise, Idaho.
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Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter talks with about 75 reporters at the Capitol building on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. Gov. Otter shared his thoughts on the upcoming 2012 legislative session which starts Monday. (AP Photo / Matt Cilley.
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Boise State's Derrick Marks (2) dunks in front of UNLV's Quintrell Thomas (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in Boise, Idaho.
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UNLV's Oscar Bellfield (0) blocks the shot of Boise State's Westly Perryman (30) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. UNLV went on to win in overtime 77-72.
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Boise State's Derrick Marks, bottom, goes after a loose ball against UNLV's Carlos Lopez (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in Boise, Idaho.
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UNLV's Quintrell Thomas (1) shoots against Boise State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in Boise, Idaho.
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Lori Otter, wife of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, speaks at a press conference on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Boise, Idaho announcing the host cities for the upcoming Exergy Tour, a women's professional cycling event planned for May 24-28. Otter told reporters she imagined that elite teams are...
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