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Healthcare: Lieberman says he will not vote in favor of the reform bill unless some integral things are dropped.
Bailout: Abu Dhabi to give Dubai $10 billion in order to alleviate debt and the increasing concerns about its financial stability.
Italy: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi [...]
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Money: The U.S. Senate's $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill will move to a full vote today after a 60-34 vote to halt a Republican filibuster.
Victory: Voters in Houston elect an openly gay woman as mayor.
Finally: U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley denounces Uganda's proposed [...]
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Does anyone really give a shit? A sad day for the golfing world: Tiger Woods to take an "indefinite break" from golf.
Sudan is still fucked: Violence surges in an attempt to thwart the independence referendum scheduled for 2011.
But we get to keep our [...]
The Obama doctrine: Conservatives like it, and Palin says it sounds familiar.
Blackwater or the CIA? The lines got very blurry in Iraq.
The secret lives of Amazon employees: Long hours in the warehouse.
The latest from Copehagen: Promises of climate change aid from rich nations to poorer ones.
Retail [...]
President Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize: And says: “We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes."
Going up: The U.S. debt ceiling, by $1,800,000,000,000.
Also going up: New jobless claims, with 474,000 filed last week.
One child: That's all, for everyone on earth, says Canada's national newspaper.
American" [...]
Agreement in the Senate: On the "broad" outlines of a health insurance reform bill.
Defeated: The Senate's version of the anti-abortion Stupak amendment.
Stupak says: "What my amendment won't do."
Hipsters vs. Hasids: Over bike lanes in Brooklyn!
Mark Penn: A $6 million federal stimulus project?
Nobel: Obama will pick' [...]
One of the first in line, waiting since 3:45 in the morning, Katelynne Brown rests as she waits for a Sarah Palin book signing at Legacy Books in Plano on Friday. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Lara Solt)
In the Saturday issue of the S-R, an advertisement said that local residents [...]
Who's making bank now? The government turns a profit on some of its bank bailout funds.
New clashes in Iran: Between students and security forces.
What they're driving to the climate talks: 1,200 limos.
In addition: The Copenhagen prostitutes will be free.
Public option: Being negotiated into non-existence in' [...]
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The Story So Far: A detailed history of Maurice Clemmons, who allegedly killed four Lakewood police officers last week.
Today in Trains: A grain train passing through Sumner struck a car; a body was found nearby.
One of Us: Elliott Bay Books owner Peter Aaron [...]
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Blame Italy: "[N]ational identity is putting a xenophobic twist on support for Amanda Knox," who was sentenced to 26 years in prison yesterday for murder.
Maurice Clemmons's Sister: Taken into custody for allegedly helping suspected cop killer elude police.
Sketchy and Sad: A Moses' [...]
Awfulness in Africa: Suicide bomber kills 19 at medical school graduation ceremony in Somalia.
Still Closed: The Parkland coffee shop where the Lakewood officers were ambushed.
Tangible Results of Tiger Woods Saga: Major internet traffic for the word "transgressions," major sales of physics book photographed on floor of [...]
Let the Destruction of Society and Everything You Hold Dear Commence: Washington State's expanded domestic partnership benefits go live.
Seattle's Most Wanted Photographer: Police still searching for whoever took that photo of a fatally shot Maurice Clemmons.
This Morning in Sports: The general manager of the Seahawks announces plans to [...]
As mention in the Morning News, Seattle's Democratic Congressman, Jim McDermott, was not convinced by the president's speech last night. Here's McDermott's statement:
The President’s speech tonight did not convince me that his policy is worth supporting. Last week, I attended a memorial service for seven servicemen from the same [...]
As Mr. Schmader wrote in The Morning News this morning, Obama is sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next six months, with some expected to land as early as Christmas. You can read about that at the New York Times.
However, it looks like he's also establishing [...]
Suspected Cop Killer: Finally caught, fatally shot.
The Urge to Surge: Obama to expedite deployment of 30,000 more American troops to Afghanistan.
Rape Doesn't Pay: Roman Polanski remains in jail while trying to come up with $4.5 million bail.
Neither Does Crazy On-Court Cussing: Serena Williams fined $82,500 for' [...]
Forgive the pre-dawn Morning News, but I can't sleep, mostly because of...
Maurice Clemmons: He may be the man who fatally shot four police officers yesterday in Lakewood, and he may be dead. Not dead, not caught, stay tuned.
Meanwhile: Pierce County is considering charges against KING-5 over the station's [...]
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Purple Is the New Crimson: The Huskies beat the Cougars at the Apple Cup 30-0.
If You Were at Westlake Center Yesterday, and You Saw People Being Thrown to the Ground by Soldiers and Handcuffed...Relax: It was an anti-war demonstration.
'Twas the Night Before...a Major' [...]
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More Shootings: Man fatally shot in Seattle last night near St. James Cathedral.
Speaking of Guns: The guy who brought his gun into the Southwest Community Center, and was promptly turned away, is suing the City of Seattle and Mayor Nickels.
Easy on [...]
When Dubai Is Begging for a Payment Plan: The rest of the wobbly world freaks out.
Save the Washington Budget: Play Keno.
Obama Administration: Kicking lobbyists off of influential panels.
Coma [...]
Homedinner Security Department Needed!: Reality TV hopefuls crashed the state dinner.
Chris Rumble and Warren McGaw: Australia's first legally viable same-sex union.
Man Dies: After Day Stuck Upside-Down in Cave.
Suspect Held in Philippines Killings: He's a powerful politician.
Gregoire's Proposal to Slash Health Care for Poor: Doesn't go' [...]
How to 'Finish the Job'?: Obama may add 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
Obama Will Speak in Copenhagen After All: Promising US greenhouse gas emission reduction.
Still More Bodies: In the Philippines.
19-Year-Old Pimp: First in the state to go down for human trafficking.
As noted in yesterday's Morning News, King County will avoid cutting much bus service over the next two years. This is good, considering Metro was forecast a few months ago to cut nine percent of service overall (fewer buses and less service at fewer times of day). Instead, nearly [...]
The Recession Has Eased: So why is the "problem list" of banks longer than it has been in the last 16 years?
The Decision About Troops in Afghanistan: Expected within days.
Washington's Basic Health Plan: More people on waiting list than enrolled.
Drive-by Shooting in Sunnyside (Yakima County): Nobody [...]
In The Morning News today, Jen linked to a story about a new iPhone worm making the rounds in the Netherlands.
As with most stories like this, the BBC headline and subhead make no mention of the fact that this exploit only affects iPhones that have already been massively [...]
40 Kidnapped, At Least 21 Killed: Election violence in the Philippines.
Local Conservative Talk Radio Host's Illegal Workers: Being let go quietly to keep company from getting in trouble.
Getting Tattooed at the Altar: Evangelicals in Mill Creek.
Insurance Vs. Cash: Profile of a two-tier clinic.
No Bus Cuts: [...]
Sixty: Senate Democrats put together enough votes to open debate on health care reform. That doesn't guarantee whatever bill the Senate comes up with will pass though.
Jesus Is Mean: An orthodox Catholic bishop has banned U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving communion—which is important to those guys—in' [...]
The Battle Continues: The Senate votes on whether to begin debate on health care reform today. Democrats were close to reaching the 60 vote threshhold last night. Every fucking Republican still pledged to vote against it.
Shooting on Capitol Hill: A man was shot in the chest last night, [...]
16 Killed, 23 Injured: A suicide bomber hit a busy city square in western Afghanistan.
No More Oprah: Oprah Winfrey will end her talk show after 25 years.
And Sadder Still: A man has been charged with raping and killing the five-year-old North Carolina girl. Her mother's still being [...]
Afghanistan Gets a New President: Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Thursday, "after a fraud-marred election left his image in ruins."
You're Winning (Sort Of): A New York court rejected a Christian legal group's challenge to government benefits provided to same-sex couples legally married and now living in New' [...]
