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Friday, March 1, 2002
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Downtown safety issues not easily defined, solved
"I've been panhandled increasingly in the past two years. I actually avoid walking through certain parts of downtown because I want to avoid being panhandled."
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WHAT THEY SAID
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State awaits word on Medicaid help from feds
WASHINGTON -- A federal Medicaid payment that Gov. Gary Locke's budget is counting on is not a sure thing.
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Proposal may save State Library
OLYMPIA -- The State Library, facing extinction in the state budget crunch, might be spared under a proposal gaining support in the Legislature.
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Daschle sparks war debate
WASHINGTON -- The United States has failed to break up the al-Qaida network and the continued success of the war on terrorism "is still somewhat in doubt," Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Thursday in remarks that Republicans called divisive and dangerous.
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Doomsday amendment gets hearing
WASHINGTON -- The nightmare scenario has been kicking around Rep. Brian Baird's head for months, ever since the Washington state Democrat and his staff evacuated his office on the morning of Sept. 11 amid reports that a hijacked plane was heading toward the Capitol:
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Turban incident upsets Guantanamo detainees
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- A hunger strike broke out this week among vast numbers of the 300 detainees from the Afghanistan war being held here, triggered when a guard stripped a praying prisoner of his makeshift turban, authorities said Thursday.
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4th-quarter spending jumps
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter at its fastest pace in a year, powered by the biggest jump in consumer spending on cars and other big-ticket goods since 1986, the government reported Thursday.
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Students find their niche with Graduation Project
Since River Ridge's founding, its seniors have had the unique experience of taking a semesterlong class known as Graduation Project.
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Black Hills stalls out in state loss
TACOMA -- Black Hills had scored more than 60 points 11 times over the course of its season, reaching 70-plus points on three separate occasions.
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South Sound market impresses airline boss
OLYMPIA -- Big Sky Airlines executives completed a two-day visit to South Sound on Thursday with a clearer idea of the regional market for passenger flights to Portland and Eastern Washington.
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Righteous Mothers, choir sing for a cause
Seattle's Total Experience Gospel Choir and the Righteous Mothers, both well-known for their celebratory approaches to life and music, will perform separately and together tonight at the Washington Center.
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