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WEEK IN REVIEW
Saturday
Fears over commercial air service at Paine Fiel...
Gift charity draws Snohomish County families in...
Donated safe gives Marysville museum a mystery
Friday


From behind bars, pal tells Colton Harris-Moore...
Commercial airlines would cause few problems at...
Fund set up to benefit children of couple kille...
Thursday


5 die of swine flu in Snohomish County
Red Cross honors acts of heroism, many by ordin...
Barista clothing rules delayed by County Council
Wednesday


Father gets 13 years in 6-year-old's fatal shoo...
‘One bad choice' blamed in death of 4 fri...
Reps. Larsen, Inslee split on Obama's plans for...
Tuesday


Lynnwood swimmer turns therapy into competitive...
Highway 9 crash is worst alcohol-related accide...
Crash victim warned his students against DUI
Monday


Victims of Highway 9 crash ID'd; suspect booked...
Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle
New laws for Snohomish County bikini baristas?
Sunday


Extended lack of work takes its toll on Snohomi...
Four die in car crash near Marysville
Gathering in Tacoma mourns slain Lakewood officers
 

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Nation & World
Obama pushes health care reform in Capitol visit

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama appealed directly to senators’ desire for history-making change and their short-term political fears today in urging them to stand together and overhaul the nation’s health care system. [More]





Bin Laden could be sneaking into Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden may be slipping back and forth from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Or the U.S. might not have a clue, more than eight years after the al-Qaida leader masterminded the terrorist attacks on America. [More]





Deal reached in Iraq over elections

BAGHDAD — Iraqi leaders reached agreement today to clear the way for parliament elections early next year that are seen as an important step toward political reconciliation and easing the withdrawal of U.S. troops, an official said. [More]






Chuck Liddy / Raleigh News & Observer
Bell-Boeing Osprey chopper makes Afghan combat debut

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — When a couple of Bell-Boeing VM-22 Osprey tilt rotors joined a fleet of CH-53 helicopters, dropping out of the predawn darkness Friday in the northern end of the Now Zad valley in Helmand Province to deliver the... [More]






Associated Press
N. Koreans burn bills in anger over currency reform

SEOUL, South Korea — North Koreans set piles of old bills alight in anger over their government’s surprise move to redenominate the national currency, a report said, a sign of growing frustration among citizens left with hoards of... [More]





Tennessee mayor rips into Obama for preempting ‘Peanuts' special

In the opinion of Arlington, Tenn., Mayor Russell Wiseman, President Barack Obama's speech this week on the war in Afghanistan was deliberately timed to block the Christian message of the “Peanuts” television Christmas... [More]






Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press
Sen. Baucus defends his decision to nominate girlfriend for U.S. post

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana’s U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is “highly... [More]





State may ban devices that fool drug tests

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker has filed legislation to outlaw special devices designed to fake urine samples and fool drug tests in the state. [More]





 
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Barn fire at fair kills 2 people, 43 horses
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Episcopal Church selects lesbian as 2nd gay bishop
Manufacturing areas lead surprise comeback in jobs
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Hope for deal on climate gets a boost
Senate retains long-term care in reform plan
Swine flu widespread in only 25 states
Guilty plea entered in lottery scam
British hang up on their UFO hotline
Nation, World Briefs: Panda born in U.S. will return to China

Ex-Files: British military ends its UFO hot line
Tom Brokaw unhurt in highway wreck that kills 1
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Va. Tech report details new fumbles in shooting
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Beloved panda born at National Zoo headed to China
Irish film star Richard Todd dies at 90
Roman Polanski begins house arrest in Gstaad
‘It’s Now or Never’ songwriter dies
Cat cams track kitties during the day
Ex-Sen. Paula Hawkins of Florida dies at 82
North Korea-made designer jeans launched in Sweden
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Guinea’s wounded president flown to Morocco
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Dutch navy captures 13 pirates
Moderates seek greater health care cost controls
Fort Hood cop says injuries may cut her career short
Americans move toward isolationism
‘Sexting’ is common among young people, poll finds
Rolling Stones’ guitarist arrested in assault
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