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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Seattle</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s All Nippon Airways orders 10 Boeing jetliners.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Japan&#8217;s ANA orders 10 Boeing jetliners
SEATTLE — Japan&#8217;s All Nippon Airways has ordered 10 Boeing jetliners.

Boeing said Monday the order is for five 777s and five 767s, both the extended-range models. The deal is worth about $2 billion at list prices, but large customers such as ANA commonly negotiate steep discounts.
Marlin Dailey, Boeing Commercial Airplanes&#8217; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japans-all-nippon-airways-orders-10-boeing-jetliners-247032/">Original article &nbsp;: Japan&#8217;s All Nippon Airways orders 10 Boeing jetliners.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wash. woman gets 15 months for tax evasion, must pay $2.5M in restitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Wash. woman gets 15 months for tax evasion

SEATTLE — As the secretary and treasurer of Falcon Construction, Michelle Bielaski was supposed to turn over to the IRS taxes withheld from employee paychecks.
Instead, the 48-year-old Bellevue, Wash., woman spent the money herself — $2.5 million of it.
Now she&#8217;s been sentenced to 15 months in prison and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wash-woman-gets-15-months-for-tax-evasion-must-pay-25m-in-restitution-246226/" title="Wash. woman gets 15 months for tax evasion, must pay $2.5M in restitution">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon-Google pact makes it easy to link to ads for the retailer&#8217;s products from Google blogs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/amazon-google-pact-makes-it-easy-to-link-to-ads-for-the-retailers-products-from-google-blogs-245069/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Amazon.com makes ad links easy on Google&#8217;s Blogger

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. is making it easier for bloggers using Google Inc.&#8217;s Blogger site to put ads on their blogs.
Bloggers who set up an account with Amazon Associates can quickly make links from their blog to relevant products on Amazon.com and earn referral fees for transactions.
Bloggers just ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amazon-google-pact-makes-it-easy-to-link-to-ads-for-the-retailers-products-from-google-blogs-245069/">Amazon-Google pact makes it easy to link to ads for the retailer&#8217;s products from Google blogs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fans of Reddit Web site join in 4,500-strong Secret Santa network, send joy and bacon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Mintz</dc:creator>
		
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Web site runs elaborate Secret Santa gift exchange

SEATTLE — &#8216;Tis the season for heart-melting tales of spontaneous good will among strangers, which, like the rest of our relationships, has gotten a lot more convenient since the advent of the Internet.
A few weeks ago, a seasonal discussion began on Reddit, where people post links and vote ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fans-of-reddit-web-site-join-in-4500-strong-secret-santa-network-send-joy-and-bacon-245052/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Fans of Reddit Web site join in 4,500-strong Secret Santa network, send joy and bacon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>26 years later, Oregon teen girl&#8217;s remains identified, may be Green River killer victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Oregon teen remains may be Green River victim

PORTLAND, Ore. — Investigators are looking for a possible Oregon link to Seattle&#8217;s Green River serial killer after the remains of a 16-year-old Portland girl were identified 26 years after she was reported missing.
The Oregon State Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office identified the remains of Angela Marie Girdner, the Washington ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/26-years-later-oregon-teen-girls-remains-identified-may-be-green-river-killer-victim-244485/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : 26 years later, Oregon teen girl&#8217;s remains identified, may be Green River killer victim</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing 787 test flight ending sooner than expected as weather closes in on Seattle area</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Weather bringing Boeing 787 test flight in early

EVERETT, Wash. — The first flight of the Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner is over.
The plane landed just after 1:30 p.m. PST at Seattle&#8217;s Boeing Field after about three hours in the air. The flight was cut short by deteriorating weather in the area.
But spokeswoman Lori Gunter says ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeing-787-test-flight-ending-sooner-than-expected-as-weather-closes-in-on-seattle-area-244438/">Boeing 787 test flight ending sooner than expected as weather closes in on Seattle area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After years of delays, Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner takes off on first test flight</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-years-of-delays-boeing-cos-new-787-jetliner-takes-off-on-first-test-flight-244387/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Tibbits</dc:creator>
		
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Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner takes off
EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner is finally taking to the skies, more than two years later than the company planned.

Pilots Michael Carriker and Randall Neville lifted off at about 10:30 a.m. PST from Everett&#8217;s Paine Field on a four-hour flight over Washington state to perform a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-years-of-delays-boeing-cos-new-787-jetliner-takes-off-on-first-test-flight-244387/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: After years of delays, Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner takes off on first test flight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of police, other customers line up at Wash. coffee shop where officers were ambushed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Hundreds line up as Wash. coffee shop reopens

PARKLAND, Wash. — Hundreds of police officers and other customers lined up early Saturday for the reopening of the Washington state coffee shop where four officers were shot and killed two weeks ago.
Bagpipers played as the Forza Coffee shop opened its doors at 8:14 a.m., the hour on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-of-police-other-customers-line-up-at-wash-coffee-shop-where-officers-were-ambushed-243338/">Read : Hundreds of police, other customers line up at Wash. coffee shop where officers were ambushed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: 18-foot-tall totem pole stolen from Seattle park recovered near Salem, Ore.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Stolen Seattle totem pole found near Salem, Ore.

SEATTLE — Police say an 18-foot-tall totem pole stolen from a West Seattle park has been found about 200 miles away in Oregon.
The Seattle Times reports a 69-year-old West Seattle man led investigators to the pole. Police say he apparently had a crew with a crane help move ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-18-foot-tall-totem-pole-stolen-from-seattle-park-recovered-near-salem-ore-242777/">Police: 18-foot-tall totem pole stolen from Seattle park recovered near Salem, Ore.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing 787: 1st flight could come as soon as next week after 2 key hurdles cleared</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Boeing 787: 1st flight could come Dec. 15
SEATTLE — Boeing Co. says the long-anticipated first flight of its new 787 jetliner could come as early as Tuesday.

Boeing announced Thursday that its window for a first flight would open on Dec. 15 with the actual flight timing dependent on final internal reviews, taxi testing and Federal ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeing-787-1st-flight-could-come-as-soon-as-next-week-after-2-key-hurdles-cleared-242740/">Read : Boeing 787: 1st flight could come as soon as next week after 2 key hurdles cleared</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing: First 787 jetliner clears 2 more hurdles, edges closer to first flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Boeing 787 clears 2 more hurdles
SEATTLE — Boeing Co. says it has completed &#8220;final gauntlet&#8221; testing on its first 787 jetliner and verified the success of fixes it made to a structural problem, two important steps before the new plane makes its first flight.

Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeing-first-787-jetliner-clears-2-more-hurdles-edges-closer-to-first-flight-242736/">Original article &nbsp;: Boeing: First 787 jetliner clears 2 more hurdles, edges closer to first flight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands in Washington state, law enforcement from across US honor 4 slain officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel La Corte</dc:creator>
		
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4 slain Wash. officers honored at memorial

TACOMA, Wash. — A procession of 2,000 cars followed the flag-draped caskets of four slain police officers to a memorial service Tuesday as thousands of mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from across the country, lined the streets.
Lori Lightfoot, a police detective from Fresno, Calif., was among officers who .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-in-washington-state-law-enforcement-from-across-us-honor-4-slain-officers-241749/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands in Washington state line up to remember 4 slain officers at memorial service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Slain Wash. officers to be honored at memorial

TACOMA, Wash. — A procession of 2,000 cars followed the flag-draped caskets of four slain police officers to a memorial service Tuesday as thousands of mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from across the country, lined the streets.
Lori Lightfoot, a police detective from Fresno, Calif., was among officers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-in-washington-state-line-up-to-remember-4-slain-officers-at-memorial-service-241726/">Original article on  : Thousands in Washington state line up to remember 4 slain officers at memorial service</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation commits $12.9 million to improve college learning technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Gates Foundation commits $12.9M to college tech

SEATTLE — The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation wants to help community colleges use technology to improve and go beyond basic online classes.
The $12.9 million in grants the foundation announced Thursday will support a variety of programs — from using social media to creating virtual learning labs.
The leader of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-foundation-commits-129-million-to-improve-college-learning-technology-239638/" title="Gates Foundation commits $12.9 million to improve college learning technology">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect in US police killing shot dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE - A suspect in the shocking execution-style killings of four police officers over the weekend was shot dead by a Seattle patrolman who was making a routine check of a stolen car, authorities said.

Maurice Clemmons, 37, had been the subject of a massive police manhunt after he allegedly gunned down the officers as they ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-in-us-police-killing-shot-dead-238373/">Suspect in US police killing shot dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lone Seattle police officer shoots, kills suspect in coffee-shop slaying of 4 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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SEATTLE — The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a suburban coffee shop was shot and killed by a lone patrolman investigating a stolen car early Tuesday. Four people were arrested for allegedly helping the suspect elude authorities during a massive two-day manhunt.
Maurice Clemmons was .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lone-seattle-police-officer-shoots-kills-suspect-in-coffee-shop-slaying-of-4-officers-238205/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police in Washington state widen search for wounded _ but alive _ officer shooting suspect</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Police widen search for officer killings suspect

SEATTLE — Dozens of police officers fanned out over two counties, storming homes and canvassing city streets with dogs in an expanded search for a man suspected of gunning down four police officers at a Washington state coffee shop.
Maurice Clemmons has received help since the Sunday morning shooting from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-washington-state-widen-search-for-wounded-_-but-alive-_-officer-shooting-suspect-238030/" title="Police in Washington state widen search for wounded _ but alive _ officer shooting suspect">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Wash. officer shooting suspect alive, getting help from network of family and friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Family helping Washington shooting suspect

SEATTLE — Authorities believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends and family, a police spokesman said Monday night. Officers believe Maurice Clemmons was shot in the abdomen during the attack on the officers at .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-wash-officer-shooting-suspect-alive-getting-help-from-network-of-family-and-friends-237938/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators believe family, friends have helped suspect since police officers&#8217; death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Spokesman: Suspect in officers&#8217; death still alive

SEATTLE — A sheriff&#8217;s spokesman says authorities in Washington state believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends and family.
Pierce County sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Ed Troyer said Monday night that police have questioned several people .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-believe-family-friends-have-helped-suspect-since-police-officers-death-237909/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police storm Seattle home, but find no sign of man wanted in killings of 4 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle

SEATTLE — Authorities believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends and family, a police spokesman said Monday night.
Officers surrounded a house in the Seattle suburb of Renton Monday evening, the second time .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-storm-seattle-home-but-find-no-sign-of-man-wanted-in-killings-of-4-officers-237729/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Police storm Seattle home, but find no sign of man wanted in killings of 4 officers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say suspect in officer slaying not in Seattle house where he was thought to e holed up</title>
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Police: Suspect in deaths of officers not in house

SEATTLE — A heavily armed SWAT team swarmed a Seattle home Monday where they thought they had cornered the suspect in the slaying of four police officers, only to find out that he was not in the house and still on the loose.
The discovery added new urgency ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-suspect-in-officer-slaying-not-in-seattle-house-where-he-was-thought-to-e-holed-up-237698/">Police say suspect in officer slaying not in Seattle house where he was thought to e holed up</a>.]]></description>
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Police: Suspect in police deaths hurt, maybe dead

SEATTLE — A suspect in the slaying of four police officers who were gunned down in a suburban coffee shop was surrounded by police at a Seattle house early Monday, wounded and possibly dead, authorities said.
Negotiators were trying to communicate with Maurice Clemmons, 37, using loudspeakers, explosions and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-suspect-in-police-shootings-is-in-seattle-house-wounded-and-possibly-dead-237567/">Original article on  : Police say suspect in police shootings is in Seattle house, wounded and possibly dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shots fired near house where Seattle police seek &#8216;person of interest&#8217; in deaths of 4 officers</title>
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Shots fired in police shooting investigation

SEATTLE — Shots have been fired at a Seattle house where a man sought in the coffee-shop slayings of four police officers may be holed up.
The widely spaced, deliberate gunfire appeared to be directed toward the house by surrounding police. The shots followed negotiators&#8217; use of loudspeakers and explosions to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shots-fired-near-house-where-seattle-police-seek-person-of-interest-in-deaths-of-4-officers-237506/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Shots fired near house where Seattle police seek &#8216;person of interest&#8217; in deaths of 4 officers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle police use loudspeaker to call out &#8220;person of interest&#8221; in Lakewood police shootings</title>
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Seattle police call to suspect on loudspeaker

SEATTLE — A hostage negotiator is using a loudspeaker to urge a man sought in the coffee-shop slayings of four police officers to leave a Seattle house and give himself up.
Police shone spotlights on the house early Monday morning and used a loudspeaker to call directly to Maurice Clemmons. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seattle-police-use-loudspeaker-to-call-out-person-of-interest-in-lakewood-police-shootings-237467/">Seattle police use loudspeaker to call out &#8220;person of interest&#8221; in Lakewood police shootings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police looking for ex-con in shooting deaths of 4 police officers in Washington coffee house</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Police seek ex-con in Wash. police shootings

SEATTLE — Police say a suspect in the coffee-shop slayings of four officers is holed up at a Seattle house, wounded and possibly dead.
Pierce County Sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Ed Troyer says negotiators are still trying to communicate with Maurice Clemmons.
Authorities have been seeking Clemmons in the deaths of four Lakewood  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-looking-for-ex-con-in-shooting-deaths-of-4-police-officers-in-washington-coffee-house-237406/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police have person of interest in shooting deaths of 4 police officers in WA coffee house</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Police seek person of interest in Wash. shooting

PARKLAND, Wash. — A man with an extensive criminal past — whose 95-year prison sentence was commuted in Arkansas nearly a decade ago — was being sought Sunday as a &#8220;person of interest&#8221; in a deadly ambush on four police officers who were gunned down inside a coffee ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-have-person-of-interest-in-shooting-deaths-of-4-police-officers-in-wa-coffee-house-237392/" title="Police have person of interest in shooting deaths of 4 police officers in WA coffee house">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Names of slain police officers in Washington released; authorities seek &#8216;person of interest&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Names of Wash. officers killed by gunman released

PARKLAND, Wash. — Officials have released the names of four police officers shot to death Sunday at a coffee shop in Washington state.
They are 39-year-old Sgt. Mark Renninger, 37-year-old Ronald Owens, 40-year-old Tina Griswald and 42-year-old Greg Richards.
Pierce County sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Ed Troyer says investigators are looking for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/names-of-slain-police-officers-in-washington-released-authorities-seek-person-of-interest-237390/" title="Names of slain police officers in Washington released; authorities seek &#8216;person of interest&#8217;">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: 1 of 4 police officers shot dead in Wash. state coffee house may have shot suspect</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse

PARKLAND, Wash. — One of four police officers killed in an ambush at a coffee house Sunday fought with the gunman and may have wounded him before the officer died just outside the doorway, a sheriff&#8217;s spokesman said.
Pierce County sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Ed Troyer told reporters that investigators were .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-1-of-4-police-officers-shot-dead-in-wash-state-coffee-house-may-have-shot-suspect-237381/">Police: 1 of 4 police officers shot dead in Wash. state coffee house may have shot suspect</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who killed 4 Lakewood officers may be wounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Man who killed 4 Lakewood officers may be wounded

PARKLAND, Wash. — A gunman who killed four police officers at a coffee shop in Washington may have been wounded by one of the officers.
Pierce County sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Ed Troyer told reporters Sunday afternoon that one of the officers struggled out the door and fired his gun .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-killed-4-lakewood-officers-may-be-wounded-237380/">Man who killed 4 Lakewood officers may be wounded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff&#8217;s official says 4 police officers shot dead in ambush at Wash. state coffee house</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: 4 police officers shot dead in Wash.

TACOMA, Wash. — Four police officers were shot and killed Sunday morning in what authorities called a targeted ambush at a coffee house in Washington state, a sheriff&#8217;s official said.
Pierce County Sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Ed Troyer told The News Tribune in Tacoma one or two gunmen burst into the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sheriffs-official-says-4-police-officers-shot-dead-in-ambush-at-wash-state-coffee-house-237317/">Sheriff&#8217;s official says 4 police officers shot dead in ambush at Wash. state coffee house</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American wanted in US on ecoterrorism charges sentenced in China for making illicit drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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US man wanted for ecoterror sentenced in China

BEIJING — An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs.
Justin Franchi Solondz, 30, was given the sentence Friday, said an official at the intermediate court in Dali city, in southwestern ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-wanted-in-us-on-ecoterrorism-charges-sentenced-in-china-for-making-illicit-drugs-237091/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : American wanted in US on ecoterrorism charges sentenced in China for making illicit drugs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington state&#8217;s 2-year colleges report second year of record enrollment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Wash. 2-year colleges report record enrollment

SEATTLE — Washington&#8217;s community and technical colleges are reporting a second straight year of record enrollment.
Fall enrollment is expected to top 146,000, with nearly 10 percent more students enrolling.
Historically, community college enrollments go up during an economic downturn.
The director of the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges says record ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/washington-states-2-year-colleges-report-second-year-of-record-enrollment-235282/">Washington state&#8217;s 2-year colleges report second year of record enrollment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wash. woman, once convicted of killing in jealous rage, charged in attack on boyfriend&#8217;s ex</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Jealous Wash. woman tries to kill again

SEATTLE — A Seattle woman who was convicted of killing a romantic rival is accused of trying to kill again in a jealous rage over a man.
Patricia Crowl was charged with attempted first-degree murder last week. Police say she used text messages to lure her new boyfriend&#8217;s ex ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wash-woman-once-convicted-of-killing-in-jealous-rage-charged-in-attack-on-boyfriends-ex-234803/">Wash. woman, once convicted of killing in jealous rage, charged in attack on boyfriend&#8217;s ex</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle&#8217;s Swedish Medical Center warns it might stop accepting Regence BlueShield as provider</title>
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Seattle hospital says it may not accept insurer

SEATTLE — Seattle&#8217;s Swedish Medical Center says it might stop accepting Regence BlueShield — the region&#8217;s biggest health insurer — as a provider because its reimbursement rates are too low.
Regence said in a news release Thursday that Swedish wants a 32 percent rate increase over a three-year contract. ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seattles-swedish-medical-center-warns-it-might-stop-accepting-regence-blueshield-as-provider-232963/">Seattle&#8217;s Swedish Medical Center warns it might stop accepting Regence BlueShield as provider</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation commits $335 million for teacher quality experiments in 4 states</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Gates Foundation gives $335M for teacher quality

SEATTLE — Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality — from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to letting student test scores affect teacher pay.
In exchange,  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-foundation-commits-335-million-for-teacher-quality-experiments-in-4-states-232722/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Enter the hospital: Would-be ninja impaled while trying to leap metal fence in Seattle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence

SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it.
An officer who was looking for an assault victim nearby Monday night heard the man screaming for help.
Police supported him to prevent further injuries until ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/enter-the-hospital-would-be-ninja-impaled-while-trying-to-leap-metal-fence-in-seattle-231234/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Enter the hospital: Would-be ninja impaled while trying to leap metal fence in Seattle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Closing razor clam season on Washington coast for a year could cost $22 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Study: Razor clam closure could cost $22 million

SEATTLE — A study by NOAA and the University of Washington says a yearlong closure of recreational razor clam digging could result in as much as $22 million in lost revenue to counties on the Washington coast.
The razor clam season normally is open from October through May. But ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-closing-razor-clam-season-on-washington-coast-for-a-year-could-cost-22-million-230714/">Read more : Study: Closing razor clam season on Washington coast for a year could cost $22 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American charities saw giving drop this year; holiday season is not expected to be much better</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Gordon Blankinship</dc:creator>
		
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American charities may not have a happy holiday

SEATTLE — American charities have weathered a significant drop in giving this year, and while they&#8217;re hoping for a holiday miracle, a recent survey shows they will probably see a decrease in year-end generosity.
In light of the economic downturn, only 38 percent of Americans say they are more .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-charities-saw-giving-drop-this-year-holiday-season-is-not-expected-to-be-much-better-230069/">Original article &nbsp;: American charities saw giving drop this year; holiday season is not expected to be much better</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. lawyers reap financial benefits from voting rights law they wrote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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Jackpot: Lawyers earn fees from law they wrote

LOS ANGELES — Every lawsuit filed or even threatened under a California law aimed at electing more minorities to local offices — and all of the roughly $4.3 million from settlements so far — can be traced to just two people: a pair of attorneys who worked together .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-lawyers-reap-financial-benefits-from-voting-rights-law-they-wrote-230043/">Calif. lawyers reap financial benefits from voting rights law they wrote</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation to help Houston charter schools get money to build</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Gates Foundation helps Houston charter schools

SEATTLE — The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates foundation is offering $30 million to help charter schools in Houston get $300 million in tax-exempt bonds to build more schools.
The money will help one charter organizations — KIPP Houston — but the foundation says it is willing to help other groups get  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-foundation-to-help-houston-charter-schools-get-money-to-build-228552/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mariners say Wetteland at home after hospital trip due to elevated heart rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Wetteland at home after hospital trip
DENTON, Texas — Former All-Star closer John Wetteland was resting at home Thursday night after a trip to a hospital, where the Seattle Mariners say he was treated for an elevated heart rate.

Authorities responded to a 911 call from Wetteland&#8217;s home in the afternoon. Wetteland just finished his first season .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mariners-say-wetteland-at-home-after-hospital-trip-due-to-elevated-heart-rate-227819/">Source article &nbsp;: Mariners say Wetteland at home after hospital trip due to elevated heart rate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nordstrom 3rd-qtr profit rose on higher sales but reports higher-than-anticipated costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Nordstrom 3Q profit rises but so do costs
SEATTLE — Department store operator Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday that its profit rose 17 percent in the third quarter even though its costs were higher than expected as shoppers began spending more.

The company raised its 2009 profit outlook to a range of $1.83 to $1.88 per share from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nordstrom-3rd-qtr-profit-rose-on-higher-sales-but-reports-higher-than-anticipated-costs-227554/" title="Nordstrom 3rd-qtr profit rose on higher sales but reports higher-than-anticipated costs">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor files charge in killing of Seattle cop, calls it &#8216;one man war&#8217; against police</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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Prosecutor: Killing of Seattle cop a &#8216;one man war&#8217;

SEATTLE — Christopher Monfort waged a &#8220;one-man war&#8221; against law enforcement starting with the firebombing of four police vehicles and continuing even after the fatal shooting of a Seattle officer on Halloween, a prosecutor said Thursday in charging him with a crime that could bring the death .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-files-charge-in-killing-of-seattle-cop-calls-it-one-man-war-against-police-227501/">Source &nbsp;: Prosecutor files charge in killing of Seattle cop, calls it &#8216;one man war&#8217; against police</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nordstrom says 3rd-qtr profit rose 17 percent on higher sales, co. raises 2009 outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Nordstrom 3Q profit up 17 pct, co. raises outlook

SEATTLE — Department store operator Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday that its profit rose 17 percent in its fiscal third quarter as affluent shoppers started spending again.
The company raised its 2009 profit outlook to a range of $1.83 to $1.88 per share from a previous estimate of $1.50 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nordstrom-says-3rd-qtr-profit-rose-17-percent-on-higher-sales-co-raises-2009-outlook-227444/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Nordstrom says 3rd-qtr profit rose 17 percent on higher sales, co. raises 2009 outlook</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect in Halloween Seattle police killing faces potential death penalty charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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Suspect in Seattle police killing charged
SEATTLE — A man accused of fatally shooting a Seattle police officer on Halloween was charged Thursday with aggravated first-degree murder, a charge that could carry the death penalty.

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced the charge against 41-year-old Christopher Monfort accusing him of carrying out &#8220;a one man war against ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-in-halloween-seattle-police-killing-faces-potential-death-penalty-charge-227300/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Suspect in Halloween Seattle police killing faces potential death penalty charge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington state Supreme Court says uneven school pay is not a constitutional problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Gordon Blankinship</dc:creator>
		
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Wash. Supreme Court overturns school salary ruling

SEATTLE — Variation in the way Washington teachers and other school staff are paid does not pose a constitutional problem, the Washington Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
In overturning a King County Superior Court ruling in a case brought three years ago by the Federal Way School District, the court ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/washington-state-supreme-court-says-uneven-school-pay-is-not-a-constitutional-problem-227293/">Washington state Supreme Court says uneven school pay is not a constitutional problem</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect in Halloween Seattle cop killing faces potential death penalty charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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Suspect in Seattle cop killing charged
SEATTLE — A man accused of shooting and killing a Seattle police officer on Halloween has been charged with aggravated first-degree murder, a charge that could carry the death penalty.

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced the charge against 41-year-old Christopher Monfort on Thursday. Satterberg has 30 days to decide whether ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-in-halloween-seattle-cop-killing-faces-potential-death-penalty-charge-227287/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Suspect in Halloween Seattle cop killing faces potential death penalty charge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon expands Web-based business services into Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Amazon expands Web-based business services to Asia

SEATTLE — Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it&#8217;s going to offer Web-based services to businesses in Asia starting next year.
Amazon Web Services LLC provides cloud computing, storage, database and other services to businesses. The company will open locations in Singapore in the first half of 2010, with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amazon-expands-web-based-business-services-into-asia-227069/" title="Amazon expands Web-based business services into Asia">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who shot Washington Lt. Gov&#8217;s son dies after shooting self in the head</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Man who shot Washington Lt. Gov&#8217;s son dies

SEATTLE — The man who shot the son of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen&#8217;s has died.
Carlos Fernandez died Wednesday afternoon at Harborview Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson said.
Fernandez was accused of shooting 37-year-old Mark Owen, who was discharged Tuesday. Owen was a partner with Fernandez in a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-shot-washington-lt-govs-son-dies-after-shooting-self-in-the-head-226518/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Man who shot Washington Lt. Gov&#8217;s son dies after shooting self in the head</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington lt. gov&#8217;s son released from Seattle hospital; shooter still in critical condition</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/washington-lt-govs-son-released-from-seattle-hospital-shooter-still-in-critical-condition-225387/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Washington lt. gov&#8217;s son released from hospital

SEATTLE — The 37-year-old son of Washington state&#8217;s lieutenant governor has been released from a Seattle hospital, while the man accused of shooting him remains in critical condition.
Mark Owen was discharged from Harborview Medical Center on Tuesday.
Hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson says 63-year-old Carlos Fernandez is still in the intensive .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/washington-lt-govs-son-released-from-seattle-hospital-shooter-still-in-critical-condition-225387/">here</a>.]]></description>
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