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Tuesday, March 5, 2002
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Senate budget cuts 1,500 jobs
OLYMPIA -- About $654 million in state programs and a net 1,500 state jobs would be cut under the Senate Democrats' proposal to plug a $1.6 billion gap in the state budget.
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Proposal taps tobacco settlement
OLYMPIA -- A proposal to trade part of the state's future tobacco settlement dollars for $535 million in cash drew sharp criticism Monday as Senate Democrats outlined their plan to plug a $1.6 billion budget gap.
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Seven U.S. troops killed in fierce fighting
SURMAD, Afghanistan -- U.S. warplanes hit al-Qaida and Taliban mountain strongholds in eastern Afghanistan on Monday while hundreds of coalition ground troops scoured the rugged, snow-covered terrain for pockets of enemy fighters.
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Administration decides to assume greater risks
WASHINGTON -- In launching a ground offensive in the dead of winter in some of the harshest terrain in Afghanistan, the U.S. military seems bent not only on crushing a pocket of al-Qaida fighters but also on sending a broader message: That it is willing to put troops in harm's way as it prosecutes the war on terrorism.
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Public weighs in on future of Olympic National Park
SHELTON -- Improve access, maintain popular trails, but preserve the wild nature of the park.
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Back to the big dance
SAN DIEGO -- The Gonzaga Bulldogs are going back to the NCAA tournament on an all-time high, thanks to a breathtaking shooting display by Dan Dickau.
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Lacey lays claim to Web domain names
LACEY -- Lacey has taken a pre-emptive strike against Web sites misusing the city's name.
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Join the crew!
OLYMPIA -- With a few friends and a couple of bags of groceries on board, Mike Carlson unplugged the heavy yellow power cable from the dock, slipped his mooring lines and quietly motored out into Budd Inlet for a day of sailing.
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Good news kindles rally
NEW YORK -- Showing a determination to buy not seen in months, investors bid stocks sharply higher Monday with a broad advance that propelled the Dow Jones industrials up more than 200 points for a second straight session.
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Airline industry might be on track for comeback
NEW YORK -- It's taken nearly half a year, but the stock prices of the nation's largest airlines are finally reaching heights not attained since before the Sept. 11 attacks.
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THURSTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES
TUESDAY, 8 P.M. - Location information supplied by the parties
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Politicking begins at caucuses
OLYMPIA -- Close to 2,400 people are expected to gather tonight at 200 political caucus sites in Thurston County.
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Oakland outlasts M's
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Luis Lopez homered on the first pitch of the 10th inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.
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