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Decision time for 2009 races in Seattle
The mayor's race is narrowing, as Richard Conlin bows out. City Council open seats are attracting good talent
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What Somali pirates can learn from Walla Walla and Wall Street
Washington's death row inmates and corporate fat cats are employing strategies that could come in handy for seagoing brigands.
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Making sense of unprecedented times
Despite all the economic turmoil and the rapid pace of the transition, Obama is inspiring confidence, and the outlines of his first year are taking shape.
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A rarity: an urban President
Obama is a Chicago guy. And cities have figured out how to make a much better case to Congress. Mayor Greg Nickels is in the thick of this new action.