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Teetering masters of the universe
The falls of Washington Mutual and Lehman Brothers and all the rest are comeuppances that, with any luck, won't trigger economic catastrophe. But it's going to be a rough go for a while.
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I-97 is struck down; a brush with anti-semitism
Wednesday, Sept. 10, was "a sad day for grassroots democracy in Seattle," according to Seattle Divest from War and Occupation [http://divestfromwar.org/] (SDWO). The group — sponsors of Initiative 97, which would have directed the Seattle City Employees' Retirement System (SCERS) to divest "from sto
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The Nuke Building could get nuked
You may have read in late August that Hanford's B reactor [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/376380_reactor26.html] was granted National landmark status by the U.S government. The B reactor was the world's first full-scale nuclear reactor and it helped drive the famed Manhattan Project. It produce
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Sausage Links, e-mails from Eyman edition
The past week must have been exciting for local balloteer Tim Eyman. First, the state Supreme Court appeared to side with Eyman [http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/olympia/archive.asp?postID=8510#more] when it heard arguments from Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown about the consitutionality of Ini
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Women push back on Palin
That Thursday night, Barack Obama rocked the Mile High Stadium. Obama soared, McCain sank. Then the next week came Sarah. Palin, who electrified the Republican convention and soon was the topic of conversation. The Obama campaign was eclipsed by the Palin din. What was at first surprise for many po