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Turbo-power or higher power? You decide
Seems that some mysterious force has decided to override Oregon's wacky kicker tax [/oregon/9241/] that returns money to residents in flush years instead of saving it for statewide needs.
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Beyond Proposition 1: A new consensus is emerging
A group headed by Norm Rice and John Stanton is gathering allies for a more rational and practical approach to the region's transit needs. Both supporters and opponents of the failed Proposition 1 are part of the effort.
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Seattle's role in inventing new torture techniques
Darius Rejali, a professor of political science at Portland's Reed College, has a new book out, Torture and Democracy. His disturbing thesis is that democracies, not dictators, have done the real innovating in torture devices, including waterboarding. Rejali writes, in an essay in The Boston Globe [
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Disaster aid needed: Please send duct tape!
Just got a note from Gov. Chris Gregoire's new press secretary, Aaron Toso. On Saturday, the governor asked [http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/news-view.asp?pressRelease=723&newsType=1] that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) expand disaster assistance to individuals in Mason, Thurston and Pac
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The governor's Katrina moment
Cleaning up a disaster like this month's storm could get messy for Chris Gregoire in a re-election year.