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Thursday, January 31, 2002
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PSE rate increase criticized
OLYMPIA -- A Puget Sound Energy request to temporarily raise electric rates 21.6 percent was challenged on two fronts Wednesday.
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North Thurston seeks more minority teachers
LACEY -- Teacher Tonja Phillips says that being black hasn't made her a target of discrimination at River Ridge High School.
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No threat seen from Space Needle photo
OLYMPIA -- Washington state faces no credible terrorist threat despite reports Wednesday that a photo of Seattle's Space Needle was among the pictures of U.S. landmarks found in al-Qaida members' possession in Afghanistan, Gov. Gary Locke said.
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Economy shows unexpected growth
WASHINGTON -- Powered by soaring auto sales and a sharp increase in government spending, the U.S. economy resumed growing in the final three months of last year, albeit at a meager 0.2 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
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White House faces lawsuit over Enron
WASHINGTON -- Setting up a historic test of presidential power, the investigative arm of Congress announced plans Wednesday to sue the White House for records of Vice President Dick Cheney's meetings with Enron Corp. and other industry interests that sought to influence the administration's energy policy.
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Afghanistan's interim leader visits World Trade Center, addresses U.N.
NEW YORK -- The terrorists who destroyed the World Trade Center also helped to destroy Afghanistan, the nation's interim leader said Wednesday while visiting ground zero.
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Northwest senators join call for Enron probe
WASHINGTON -- Sens. Maria Cantwell and Ron Wyden wrote federal energy regulators Wednesday to formalize their request for an investigation into allegations that Enron may have manipulated certain long-term energy markets in the West.
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Out of the picture
In the short history of postwar, blended-family patriarchy, no one has outdone Mike Brady: He was a successful architect, an amorous and attentive husband, a capable parent; he was stern when he needed to be, fun-loving ("We're all going to Hawaii!") and a little bit groovy, as stepdads go. He drove a convertible, wore a man-perm, had twinkly blue eyes.
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M's ink vet Baldwin
SEATTLE -- James Baldwin will feel like he's a No. 1 starter whenever he pitches for the Seattle Mariners.
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Transport law may cut rural costs
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Gary Locke signed a transportation efficiency bill into law Wednesday -- approving the first of three major transportation measures he is seeking.
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Logjam poses greater threat to area homes
THURSTON COUNTY -- A large logjam choking the Deschutes River near Waldrick Road is growing larger and forcing the river to cut deeper channels around it.
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