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13 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

Visitors spent $14 billion in last year in Washington

The start of a recession apparently didn't faze tourists heading into Walla Walla last year.

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Related Topix: Walla Walla, WA, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Whatcom County, WA, Medicine, Influenza, Pierce County, WA

21 hrs ago | Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Washington man wants tapeworm on state seal

An Orting man, apparently upset over the state's taxes, has proposed some major changes to the Washington state seal.

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Mon Feb 08, 2010

The San Diego Union-Tribune

New federal climate change agency forming

Monday, February 8, 2010 at 8 a.m. WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate.

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Related Topix: Washington Government, Global Warming, Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Wind Power

Tri-cityherald.com

First ladies' causes: Dolley's orphanage and more

Shawn Helbig, 27, who has Fragile X syndrome, visits Emory University's Department of Human Genetics, where he is taking part in a clinical trial to find a treatment for the genetic condition, Thursday, Jan.

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Related Topix: Emory University, Home Listing, Home

Sun Feb 07, 2010

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

'At hope' bill dies in Washington state committee

The idea of changing Washington state law to refer to poor kids as "at hope" instead of "at-risk" has died in a legislative committee.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Sat Feb 06, 2010

The Independent

Hitchens Has No Clothes: A response to a Vidal Locoa

In his February Vanity Fair hitpiece , Christopher Hitchens argues that the post-9/11 world has driven Gore Vidal 'Loco' the signs, he says, were always there, but 9/11 and events thereafter 'accentuated a crackpot strain that gradually asserted itself as dominant.' Hitchens begins his missive with Gore's take on 9/11 itself, in which he ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jim McDermott, Prison

The Age

Star US pandas head for China as goodwill ambassadors

Two US-born pandas flew off in a giant cargo plane Thursday for a new life in China as goodwill ambassadors to brighten moody US-China relations.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Washington Government,

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

Budget woes lead Wash., other states, to weigh getting out of the booze business

Thousands of cases of whiskey, vodka and rum zip along three miles of conveyor belts inside a massive distribution center in industrial south Seattle, the sole location for shipping booze to liquor stores across Washington state.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro

KIMA

No early release for NW missionaries in Haiti

Ten U.S. Baptist missionaries charged with child kidnapping returned to jail Friday after failing to persuade a judge to grant them provisional release pending the outcome of their case, their lawyer said.

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Related Topix: Haiti, World News, Central America, Prison, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Dominican Republic

Fri Feb 05, 2010

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Judge rejects Seattle's high school math program

Seattle's so-called "Discovery" math curriculum doesn't add up for a King County Superior Court judge, who rejected the style of instruction Thursday and ordered the district to try again.

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Related Topix: University of Washington

The Victoria Star

Deal reached on Buy American, sources say

Canada and the United States will announce Friday that the year-long dispute over protectionist Buy American provisions has finally been resolved after efforts that involved the highest levels of government.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Washington Government, Stephen Harper

Rod And Custom Magazine RSS Feed

Pro-Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicle Bill Reintroduced in Washington State - Urgent Legislative Alert

A version of SEMA model legislation has been reintroduced in the Washington State Legislature by Senator Mike Carrell S.B. 5246 would prohibit cities or towns from enforcing an ordinance, development regulation, zoning regulation, or administrative practice that prevents automobile collectors from pursuing their hobby.

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Related Topix: Washington Government

Thu Feb 04, 2010

KREM-TV Spokane

Fuel-efficient cars affecting Washington gas tax

To the list of woes facing a cash-strapped Washington state government, now add fuel efficiency.

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KOMOradio

Judge: State failing to pay for basic education

The state of Washington is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to fully pay for basic public education, a King County judge ruled Thursday.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Bellingham Herald

Plan proposed to further track cold medicines

A South Sound lawmaker wants to further regulate and track sales of over-the-counter cold medicines this time through an electronic database.

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Related Topix: Roy, WA, Drugs, Sudafed, Afrin, Pseudoephedrine (generic), Medicine, Medication, ACLU, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Athens Banner-Herald

Obama prescribes election plan to Democrats: Lead

In a blunt election prescription for his own skittish party, President Barack Obama on Wednesday implored Democratic leaders to swing big, be honest with an angry public and expose any obstructionism by Republicans.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Patty Murray, Washington Government

Wed Feb 03, 2010

The Olympian

West offers skeptical reaction to Iran nuke plan

Iran on Wednesday described its latest offer to send uranium abroad for enrichment as a way to ease suspicions about his country's nuclear ambitions, but skeptical Western officials demanded concrete actions from Tehran instead of just words.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iran, World News

Seattle's WB

Spanish PM visits US amid flap over Obama's pass on Madrid summit, doubts over EU role

President Barack Obama's decision not to participate in an annual summit with European Union leaders is feeding doubts about whether Washington views Europe as a strong player on the international stage.

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Related Topix: Europe, Spain, World News, George Bush, US News, State of the Union

Statesman Journal

Boat-hauler faces charges in Washington over invasive mussels

An arrest warrant has been issued for a commercial trucker from Michigan who is being charged with transporting invasive zebra mussels into Washington state aboard a 50-foot cabin cruiser.

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Related Topix: Kittitas County, WA, Cle Elum, WA, Blaine, WA

Tue Feb 02, 2010

Seattle Times

Wash. stimulus update shows about $2B spent

About $2 billion in federal stimulus money has been spent in Washington state, creating or retaining tens of thousands of jobs in the state, state officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Washington Government, Healthcare Law, Law

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