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Monday | The Lake Stevens Journal Online

Cantwell Announces $88 Million for Landmark Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Project

" Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell announced that Battelle Memorial Institute will receive a federal investment of $88,821,251 to develop smart grid technologies that will create jobs and lead to lower electricity bills for consumers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Patty Murray

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Cantwell aims to rein in Wall Street with gambling rules

WASHINGTON Sen. Maria Cantwell wants to use state gambling laws to regulate parts of Wall Street, saying someone needs to police financial markets where "casino capitalism" involving highly speculative trades she likens to sophisticated betting continue unabated and threaten to create yet another financial crisis.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

Sat Nov 28, 2009

The Columbian

Region will help in smart-grid test

Starting next spring, up to 60,000 utility customers in five Pacific Northwest states will have the chance to help regional utilities test smart grid technology - also called the Internet for the electric power grid.

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Related Topix: Department of Energy, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Richland, WA, Richland Metro, Washington State University

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Tri-cityherald.com

Smart Grid: $178 million project designed to improve NW power system

A team from Battelle Institute will manage a landmark regional smart grid demonstration project that's designed to expand existing electric infrastructure and test new smart grid technology for up to 60,000 customers in five states, officials said today.

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Related Topix: Department of Energy, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Cantwell on health reform: Empower states

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., predicts health care reform will pass out of the Senate this year, with a provision to allow states to negotiate with health insurance providers for affordable coverage.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Health Insurance, Health, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

SYS-CON MEDIA

Avista to Lead $38 Million Smart Grid Project in Pullman

Avista will lead a smart grid demonstration project that will create the first "smart community" in the Pacific Northwest.

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Related Topix: Avista, Energy, Pullman, WA, Department of Energy, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Washington State University, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Wind Power

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Seattle Times

Big demand, grim outlook for state Basic Health Plan

Washington's popular - but financially pinched - Basic Health Plan now has the dubious distinction of having more people on the waiting list than are enrolled.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, International District (Seattle, WA), Waterfront (Seattle, WA), First Hill (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Seattle Times

Al Gore answers questions about climate change

Former Vice President Al Gore was in Seattle Tuesday to speak at Town Hall and promote his new book, "Our Choice: Creating a Green Future." He sat down briefly with The Seattle Times.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Seattle Metro, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Bothell, WA

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Washington Post

Rep. Brady to Geithner: 'Will you step down?'

Rep. Kevin Brady just gave a severe tongue-lashing to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner moments ago in the Joint Economic committee, concluding with a surprising call for Geithner to resign.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Kevin Brady, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat

Fri Nov 20, 2009

NewsBusters.org

CBSa s 'Early Show' Skips Grilling of Geithner, Lawmakers Calling for Resignation

CBSa s Early Show on Friday completely ignored the grilling Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner received on Capitol Hill on Thursday and the calls for his resignation by members of Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, Washington, DC, Peter DeFazio, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Kevin Brady, Republican, Michael Burgess, US Senate

The Spokesman-Review

Cartels stretching tribal police

Matt Haney, police chief of the Colville Confederated Tribes, has two officers by day and three by night to patrol the 2,275 square miles of reservation under his jurisdiction.

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Related Topix: Colville, WA, Drugs, US Politics, US News, Democrat, Spokane County, WA

Kansas City InfoZine

Lawmakers Call on Pentagon to Accept Fair Bids for New Aircraft

"I don't know about you, but I don't think our European friends should be rewarded with U.S. contracts for products they illegally subsidize," said Sen.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US Politics, Christopher Bond, US News, US Senate, Republican, Washington, KS, Jay Inslee, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sam Brownback

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Spokesman-Review

GOP women say study augurs perils 1

Illustrating the continuing political fallout from controversial new recommendations on breast cancer screening, GOP congresswomen condemned a government-funded study Wednesday and suggested it was a preview of what to expect from Democratic health care reform.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, US Politics, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Cathy McMorris, Jean Schmidt, Representative Michele Bachmann, US Senate, Democrat

Bloomberg

Climate-Bill Delay in Senate May Doom Passage as Obama Focuses on Economy

The U.S. Senate wona t try to pass a bill limiting U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions for months, clouding the prospects for final legislation as the Obama administration focuses on health care and the economy.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Claire McCaskill, Missouri

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Congress members call on Air Force to consider WTO ruling

A group of U.S. senators and representatives from Washington and other Boeing-heavy states Wednesday called on the Pentagon to consider a recent World Trade Organization ruling in the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker contract.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Jay Inslee, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Patty Murray, US Military, US Air Force, Department of Defense

Wed Nov 18, 2009

About.com

Stock Market Not a Casino, Senator Says

Derivatives trading , a super risky stock market investment practice often used by hedge funds , those lovely things that helped our nation's economy collapse, are nothing more than gambling and should be regulated just like casinos , according to U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Games, Blackjack

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Herald

Cost control still a key goal

Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor.

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Related Topix: Everett, WA, Seattle Metro, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Health Insurance, Opinion

Sat Nov 14, 2009

CBC News

Shamelessness on Wall Street, who knew?

Big surprise on all the cable newscasts this week: Carrie Prejean, the Christian, family-values beauty queen who's made a name by opposing gay marriage, once made a video of herself masturbating.

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Related Topix: California, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services, Home, Mortgage, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Forthright: Who's Watching the Water?

We recently traveled to northern New Jersey for a family memorial service. My father was born and raised in Vauxhall, NJ.

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Related Topix: Vauxhall, NJ, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Secaucus, NJ

Tue Nov 10, 2009

MediLexicon

Washington Insurance Program May Be A National Model, Massachusetts May Expand Autism Services

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health News outlets report on health issues at the state level including a health insurance program in Washington State and a bill to increase coverage for autism services in Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Autism, Health, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Health Insurance

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