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Tuesday, January 29, 2002
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Highway bill OK'd by House
OLYMPIA -- The state House approved a package of highway efficiency measures Monday, sending the first major transportation bill of the year to Gov. Gary Locke for his signature.
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Taxpayers send a message with bills
OLYMPIA -- Feel like you don't pay enough in taxes? Well, you could join 435 Washington residents who mailed cash directly to government agencies.
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Logjam's effect stretches out
THURSTON COUNTY -- It wasn't a great deal of rain, but it was enough to cost Bill Pendergast and his family two nights' sleep.
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Grenades end hospital standoff
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan troops backed by U.S. Special Forces wearing "I love New York" buttons lobbed grenades into a hospital Monday, killing six al-Qaida gunmen who had been holed up for two months.
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President pledges 'lasting partnership'
WASHINGTON -- President Bush promised Afghan leader Hamid Karzai a "lasting partnership" including economic aid and training for a national military Monday but turned aside a request for U.S. troops as part of a peacekeeping force.
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Locke embraces regulation study
OLYMPIA -- When a special panel of business and community leaders issued a report to Gov. Gary Locke last month on how the state can maintain a competitive economic edge, 35 of the 100 recommendations involved streamlining environmental regulations.
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Downtown brims with hope
OLYMPIA -- Last year was a triple whammy for downtown Olympia -- the Nisqually Earthquake, the Sept. 11 attacks and a recession all rocked the city's economic foundation.
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Bush expected to make defending nation top priority
WASHINGTON -- Smallpox. "Dirty bombs." Unguarded water supplies. Porous borders.
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Mason County regulates debris burning
MASON COUNTY -- Open burning is becoming increasingly regulated here, and the alternatives are becoming more attractive.
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Safety on the slopes
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN -- Though it happened outside the boundaries of the ski area, a recent fatal snowboarding accident has focused attention on safety at local ski areas.
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Sonics court playoffs this season
SEATTLE -- All-Star point guard Gary Payton is playing better than ever.
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