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“Clinicians treating patients who responded to the WTC disaster should be aware that responders with less exposure than first responders have reported respiratory and psychological symptoms.”

Washington, Nov 11: A new study has found that New York State personnel, who worked at the World Trade Center site after the September 11 terrorist attacks have increased rates of physical and mental health ... via Daily India

“Money that then went toward college tuition, home improvement projects, and to help the local economy thrive.”

A tax bill approved Friday by the House extends a law allowing residents of Washington and other states without an income tax to deduct state sales taxes from their federal income tax returns. via Bellingham Herald

“I am pleased to have worked with Senator Landrieu on this critical issue - this victory would not have been possible without her passion and commitment to the people of Louisiana.”

Landrieu Secures $3 Billion Rebuilding funds help cover all Katrina- and Rita-affected Louisiana homeowners with wind or water damage. via Hurricane Katrina

“This isn't something just floating around in the air”

WASHINGTON - Drug-resistant staph infections that have made headlines in recent weeks come from what the nation's top doctor calls "the cockroach of bacteria" - a bad germ that can lurk in lots of places, but ... via News-Messenger

“I am excited that Censeo Consulting Group has been selected among the Washington area's best places to work”

Censeo Consulting Group, a leader in supply chain management and operations, announced today that it has received an honorable mention by Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington, D.C.'s "Great Place to ... via Earth Times

Washington state ranks 12th in the annual national report, America's Health Rankings , released Monday by the United Health Foundation. via KHQ-TV Spokane

“The general principle is very similar to how our eyes work”

More than 10 million members of the photo-sharing Web site Flickr snap pictures of their surroundings and then post those photos on the Internet. via Science Blog

“The president can call on Democrats to follow him in lockstep all he wants, but when it comes to caring for our veterans, we are not about to start taking advice from George Bush”

Patty Murray is accusing President Bush of "hollow talk" in support of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and says the Bush administration has not done nearly enough to provide veterans with the ... via The Oregonian

Washington prisons chief Harold Clarke is resigning to take a comparable post in Massachusetts. via Tacoma News Tribune

She was believed by some to be the first non-human to acquire human language. The female chimpanzee Washoe , born in Africa about 1965, has died of natural causes. via Kndu.com

Paychecks: Gay men shortchanged, poll says Gay men who hold management or blue-collar positions are discriminated against on pay, but their lesbian counterparts are not, a study has found. via IndyStar.com

Washington apple growers have shipped about 12 million boxes of apples so far this season, about the same amount they shipped a year ago. via KPAX

A Muslim inmate says prisoners around the country are regularly mistreated by their jailers because of religious faith. The Supreme Court is considering his case Monday.

The issue in the inmate's lawsuit is whether he can sue prison officials for allegedly confiscating two copies of his Quran and his prayer rug.

Abdus-Shahid M.S. Ali, a convicted murderer, says the books and rug are among the personal items that have been missing since 2003, when he was moved from a federal penitentiary in Atlanta to a facility at Inez, Ky. Read more

“I am thrilled that for the first time the Farm Bill includes specialty crops in a comprehensive and meaningful way”

U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both D-Wash., say they applaud the 2007 Farm Bill approved Thursday by the Senate agriculture committee. via Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

A man suspected in a drug-related murder nearly 20 years ago in Beloit has been arrested in Washington State, police said Saturday. via Chicago Tribune

“I don't endorse giving licenses to people who are not here legally, but federal law does allow states to make that choice”

New York is the fourth state to reach such an agreement, after Arizona, Vermont and Washington. via SF Gate

“While the discussions have been preliminary and have involved a variety of possible collaborations, unfortunately, the 'public' discourse has related only to the possibility that SLU's School of Public Health might move to Washington University”

A letter to Saint Louis University faculty dated Monday from SLU Provost Joe Weixlmann stated the university is no longer in discussions with Washington University to move SLU's School of Public Health to ... via St. Louis Business Journal

“You check to see that things are straight before you head out the door, and the brass is shined up”

It's a look that lead-foot drivers know all too well: the crisp black bow tie and blue "Smokey Bear" hat of a Washington State Patrol trooper. via USA Today

“Forget about 'swing voters' - even die-hard Republicans are running away from their party.”

That was Tweed Roosevelt, Boston businessman and great-grandson of President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, catching the new Sean Penn-directed movie "Into the Wild" on Saturday night with his stepmother, ... via Town Hall

A review by The Associated Press shows 125 teachers lost their Washington teacher's licenses or had their licenses suspended from 2001 to 2005 for sexual misconduct. via KING-TV Seattle