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Wednesday, February 20, 2002
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State budget shortfall grows to $1.6 billion
OLYMPIA -- Job security was on the minds of state workers Tuesday after state officials announced that Washington's budget shortfall could reach $1.6 billion.
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Tax increases, pay freezes, spending cuts all on table
OLYMPIA -- The state's budget shortfall has grown, officials said Tuesday, as a new forecast showed a $247 million decline in revenue from November's estimate.
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Local unemployment hits 6-year high
THURSTON COUNTY -- South Sound's unemployment reached a six-year high in January, reflecting Washington state's slide into a deeper recession.
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Budget shortfall likely to be felt in cities throughout South Sound
THURSTON COUNTY -- The state's estimated shortfall of $1.6 billion is bound to affect cities, especially if the state lays off South Sound workers, business and city officials said Tuesday.
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Real estate developers cautious
THURSTON COUNTY -- The state's deepening budget crisis will discourage many developers from building state offices but will have little effect on residential building, real estate experts say.
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Salmon hatchery changes recommended
SEATTLE -- A study released Tuesday would change the way salmon hatcheries are operated -- and could mean closing two local hatcheries.
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Bush studies new nuclear weapons
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is studying the development of a new generation of nuclear weapons and strategic delivery systems at the same time it has announced its intention to sharply reduce the number of operationally deployed U.S. nuclear warheads.
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Mideast violence kills scores over 2 days
JERUSALEM -- Israel attacked Yasser Arafat's Gaza office by air and sea and fired on Palestinian police compounds, killing 12 security officials early today, a day after violence by both sides left 15 dead in one of the bloodiest periods of the Palestinian uprising.
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All about potatoes
WILTON, Conn. -- Roy Finamore is a leading editor of cookbook and lifestyle books written by well-knowns including Martha Stewart, Anne Willan and Diana Kennedy.
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