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Idaho at 3:45 p.m.
CAPTURED US SOLDIER
WASHINGTON — The case of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, held by the Taliban since 2009, has arisen again as the U.S. and other countries engage in diplomatic efforts to free him. But if he is released, will America's only prisoner of the Afghan war be viewed as a hero or a deserter? By Deb Riechmann. SENT: 1,113 words.
LAND EXCHANGE
COEUR D'ALENE — A group of about two dozen retired U.S. Forest Service employees has sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and Natural Resources Committee decrying a proposed northern Idaho land exchange. SENT: 641 words.
IN BRIEF:
BODY RECOVERED-SNAKE RIVER; IDAHO FALLS-LAWSUT; TRAIN DERAILMENT.
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