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Sunday, January 27, 2002
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SPECIAL REPORT: SCHOOL LEVIES
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Educating voters, kids
OLYMPIA -- Paying for teacher training, textbooks, classroom materials and programs for students with special needs might seem like the primary duty of state government.
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Three districts hope bond measures will allow construction, expansion
SHELTON -- It will be hard to recognize Pioneer Intermediate-Middle School in a couple of years if voters approve an $11 million bond Feb. 5.
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Senate mends fences, passes transportation bill
OLYMPIA -- One day after partisan squabbles killed a vote on transportation efficiencies, the state Senate on Saturday passed the measure unanimously.
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ON TV: STATE OF THE UNION 6 P.M. TUESDAY
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War is far from finished
WASHINGTON -- The war in Afghanistan is over -- we won! -- but the war on terrorism is just beginning.
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Pocketbook issues, not war, top Americans' agenda
WASHINGTON -- The state of the political union is tenuous: Unity in Washington, D.C., is fading, but America's appetite for getting along has grown.
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STATE OF THE UNION TRIVIA
A new tradition: When the founding fathers wrote the Constitution, they included a requirement that the president send an annual message to Congress outlining his assessment of the country and his priorities for the coming year. George Washington issued the first State of the Union speech in 1790.
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Congressional immunity in Enron case could be costly
WASHINGTON -- Congress wants answers fast about the stunning collapse of Enron Corp., and could offer immunity to get them. Former prosecutors warn, however, that deals made to get people to speak freely at the Capitol could wreck criminal investigations.
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Enron whistle-blower learned to speak her mind
HOUSTON -- She was Texas' best: homegrown, church-schooled, smart, the next hope of an influential family in a small town outside Houston. But she wanted to be somebody beyond the oil wells and scrubby plains.
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Exec's death ruled suicide
HOUSTON -- A former Enron Corp. vice chairman who died of a gunshot wound to the head committed suicide, a coroner confirmed Saturday.
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Sonics slow Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Seattle SuperSonics not only took away the Indiana Pacers' shooting, they also stole their spirit.
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More than 6,000 turn out for fun with M's
SEATTLE -- The power of the Seattle Mariners is so strong, even a snow squall couldn't stop thousands from turning out to see their baseball heroes.
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Legislation would limit credit scoring by insurers
OLYMPIA -- State lawmakers are being asked to decide if insurance companies should be allowed to cancel policies or double insurance rates based on a person's credit history.
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Swantown Boatworks fully leased
OLYMPIA -- Amid paint fumes and the hiss of spray guns, Ron DeShields wanders through his shop, pausing to peek through a glass wall at the sailboats docked at Swantown Marina.
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