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It's all a plot: The Sonics and Storm will stay in Seattle
The worse things look, the better the chances of a hairbreadth rescue for the team. Here's how the play is diagrammed.
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Mossback updates: Poet Roethke, surveillance, and more obesity
Exploring bipolar brilliance, Big Brother's guinea pigs, and the deep-fried Twinkies diet.
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Seattle police oversight: Don't get your hopes up
The mayor's panel gets a few glimpses into how Seattle's system, impressive on paper, can be gamed. But the chances for a real fix are small.
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Some significant signs in a little-noticed election
Dialing for more dollars, Jane Hague's poor showing, how to read the Seattle results, liberal bias, how to spin your win, the dangers of a low-key approach: In an evolving thread, Crosscut's writers analyze Washington's first August primary, an election that was on almost no normal person's radar.
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Washington and the presidential election
The state is unlikely to be more than a source of campaign cash during primary season. But Washington could be in play in the general election of 2008, because prospects for the GOP in the Northwest and nationally aren't as bleak as one might think.