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Wednesday, March 27, 2002
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Arafat will miss Arab summit
JERUSALEM -- Yasser Arafat announced Tuesday that he won't attend a key Arab summit, after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ignored U.S. pleas and set near-impossible conditions on the Palestinian Authority president's travel.
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Lack of unity on display at Arab League summit
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Although the empty seat belonging to Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat will be the center of attention at an Arab League summit that opens here today, the absence of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be even more keenly felt.
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State budget crunch hits home; workers, agencies weigh options
LACEY -- After working for the state of Washington for nearly 23 years, Pennie Sherman will retire this summer from her Department of Social and Health Services job.
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City makes plans for mystery May Day
OLYMPIA -- The timing and location of a planned May 1 street celebration remain a mystery this year, police department leaders told the City Council on Tuesday.
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Social Security-Medicare report rekindles concerns about future
WASHINGTON -- The recession caused no damage to the financial health of Social Security and Medicare, trustees reported Tuesday. But they said Congress still needs to act quickly to shore up the programs before baby boomers reach retirement age.
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Afghanistan quake kills hundreds
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful earthquake devastated mountain villages in northern Afghanistan, where officials estimated hundreds had died and thousands more were injured in a region hard-hit by hunger, drought and war.
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Familiar favorites
LACEY -- So Easter's just days away.
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Reserve your spot at an Easter brunch table
THURSTON COUNTY -- Spring is here, and Easter -- if you haven't been paying attention -- is Sunday.
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Pick up eggs, treats and prizes at South Sound hunts
THURSTON COUNTY -- While Easter is the most important religious holiday for Christians, many South Sound children also look forward to another Easter tradition -- the Easter egg hunt.
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Celebrate holiday at Washington Center
OLYMPIA -- Easter, the most important of the Christian holidays, traditionally draws fewer people to church than does Christmas.
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Bush backs Hispanic surgeon general nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush told a wry story Tuesday about his reaction to reports about the Hollywood-style heroics of the Arizona physician he was considering for surgeon general, the nation's top health educator.
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Candidate likely to face gantlet on abortion views
WASHINGTON -- To become the nation's newest surgeon general, President Bush's nominee will have to navigate the choppy political waters of the Senate, where the confirmation process in recent years has become a moral battleground in the acrimonious debate over abortion rights.
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Board cuts retail space from Lacey subdivision
LACEY -- A South Sound developer's plan to build 385 homes near College Street will head to the City Council -- with one change.
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Mason County fights fire with fund-raiser
MASON COUNTY -- When Bill Bruder began trying to raise money a year ago to buy a thermal imaging camera for Mason County's fire departments, some were skeptical.
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No more dark days
PEORIA, Ariz. -- They were the bad old days for the Seattle Mariners, when the owners didn't want to spend money and young prospects often insulted the team.
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