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3 hrs ago | CBS News

Washington Sniper Set to Die Tuesday Night

Last Updated at 3:04 p.m. EST Having exhausted all court appeals and after being denied clemency by Virginia's governor, the man convicted in the 2002 sniper attacks that left 10 people dead and terrorized the nation's capital region for weeks, met with his immediate family members on the last day of his life.

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Related Topix: Washington, Virginia, Virginia Government, Maryland Government, Maryland, Greensville Correctional Center, State Prisons, Prison

Mon Nov 09, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Ted Sturdevant named new Wash. ecology director

Gov. Chris Gregoire has named Ted Sturdevant as director of the Washington state Department of Ecology.

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NewsChannel 8

Documentary Shows D.C. in the 1960s

A documentary drawing on the memories of Marion Barry, Ben Bradlee and other Washingtonians about the city in the 1960s is premiering on public television.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Edge San Francisco

Gay Rights Referendum Leads in Washington State

The final tally is not yet in, but--as reported in the Olympian via McClatchy , gay and lesbian families in Washington state are expected to hold onto legal privileges that give them all the same state-level rights and protections of marriage--though not under that name.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, California, Washington

The Daily Courier

House narrowly passes health care bill

In this photo taken from video, the final vote the health care bill 3962 is shown as members of the house attend the vote on Saturday in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Washington, Healthcare Law, Law, Barack Obama, Candice Miller, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Kentucky.com

As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble

Off the coast of Washington state, mysterious algae mixed with sea foam have killed more than 8,000 seabirds, puzzling scientists.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Maria Cantwell, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Washington

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Times of hate, Times of joy

Well well well this is what is called the majority rules--Ref 71. passed in Washington State

Referendum 71 was the item on the ballot asking people to either affirm or deny the bill passed earlier this year here in Washington giving domestic partners basically all the rights of married couples without the word marriage being used.

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Business Pulse of Skagit County

Grain ships asked to stop dumping canisters off Wash. coast

The state Ecology and Agriculture Departments have a request for grain ships off the Washington coast: Hey, stop throwing those pesticide canisters overboard.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Washington, Entomology

Thu Nov 05, 2009

National Politics

Wash. voters approve R-71, expanding rights for gay couples to "everything but marriage"

Washington voters have approved the state's new "everything but marriage" law, expanding rights for domestic partners and marking the first time any state's voters have approved a gay equality measure at the ballot box.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Washington, Gay/Lesbian

MyFoxPhilly

Gay Partnership Measure OKed in Wash.

Washington state voters have approved the state's new "everything but marriage" law, marking a significant expansion of rights for gay couples who are registered as domestic partners.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Wedding, Washington

City Paper

Ask a European About Washington, D.C.: 1) Italy

Washington City Paper : What's your name? Francesco [surname withheld]: Francesco [surname withheld]. How old are you? 28.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Advocate

DP Rights Look Good in Washington

The Approve Ref 71 campaign says final results won't be in until some time tomorrow, but things are looking good in Washington as voters have decided to keep intact the state's latest expansion of domestic-partnership rights.

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Related Topix: Washington, Gay/Lesbian

A1 - HOME - Top Stories

Patrick to meet with Obama during DC visit

He also planned to meet with Massachusetts National Guard and Army members at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

538dotcom

2009 Elections Preview: Washington Referendum 71

"This bill would expand the rights, responsibilities, and obligations accorded state-registered same-sex and senior domestic partners to be equivalent to those of married spouses, except that a domestic partnership is not a marriage.

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KIROTV

New Washington License Plate Plan Revised

The Washington Department of Licensing has modified plans for the new seven-character license plate.

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Examiner.com

Washington's R-71: Referendum on hate

Washington's R-71 is a referendum on hate. A vote in favor of R-71 is a vote to extend legal protection to domestic partners in Washington State.

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Related Topix: Washington, Wedding, Gay/Lesbian

Mon Nov 02, 2009

KOMO

US responds to Wash. man accused in abortion doc threat

Federal prosecutors say statements from a Washington man accused of threatening a Colorado abortion doctor's family should be admitted in court.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Washington

The Seattle Times

Wash. gay-partnership foes challenge campaign laws

Opponents of stronger legal partnerships for gay couples must abide by Washington state's campaign finance laws while a lawsuit challenging those laws' constitutional footing moves ahead, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Washington

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Channelnewsasia.com

US, China huddle for high-level trade talks

HANGZHOU, China: The United States and China huddled on Thursday for key talks on trade disputes, clean energy and climate change less than three weeks before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Travel, China Travel, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Washington

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Associated Content

Washington State Law Concerning Driving Under the Influence and Where to Turn

Very rarely do people believe they are too drunk to drive until it is too late. Unfortunately, they don't realize the consequences of their actions until after they have been arrested for driving under the influence, caused a car accident or worse, injured someone as the result of their drinking and driving.

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