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Washington one step closer to approving gay marriage
The proposal to legalize same-sex marriage passed through a State House Committee in Olympia without much fanfare on Monday. There appears to be very little chance it will fail.Seattle schools asking to skip making up snow days
The Seattle School District is seeking a waiver to avoid making up two more snow days lost during the winter storm.
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Police involved in standoff in North Seattle
Police are involved in a standoff in North Seattle, after a man allegedly pulled a gun on a cab driver early Tuesday. - Washington one step closer to approving same-sex marriage
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- Standoff in Seattle after taxi driver threatened
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Politicians are always talking about a level playing field, but I wonder if they really mean it. Last night, on 60 Minutes, Steve Kroft examined America's most successful level playing field: the NFL.
NFL: America's best level playing field
Politicians are always talking about a level playing field, but I wonder if they really mean it. Last night, on 60 Minutes, Steve Kroft examined America's most successful level playing field: the NFL. - Boze: Muppets vs. Fox News
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Brandon Weeden? Sure, just not in the first round
Former Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden will be 29 years old during his rookie season. Bob and Groz think that should keep the Seahawks from taking him in the first round. - Don't look now, but UW tied for Pac-12 lead
- Video: Lakes' Banner picks USC over UW
- Blue 42: Who has most to gain in SB XLVI?
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- Red Bryant wants to improve as pass-rusher
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Pastors split on when to go home; 1 lives, 1 dies
Senior pastor Arao Amazonas said he wanted to wait until the next morning to leave Florida after a religious conference. But pastor Jose Carmo Jr. wanted to be back in time for the suburban Atlanta church's Sunday morning service and led two vans up Interstate 75 toward Georgia. - Car slams into Conn. house, lands on sleeping man
- Canadian sentenced in 70K Ecstasy pill border bust
- Al-Qaida in decline, but threats to US multiply
- Ranger uses stun gun on man walking dogs off-leash
- Toy company owners to be sentenced in drug scheme
- Occupy DC tries to stave off eviction in court
- NJ parents see hope after transplant denial outcry
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Tom Kelly: Taking an extra step to help seniors
One common misperception of reverse mortgages is that prospective borrowers can qualify for an amount equal to the value of their home, or at least the FHA loan limit. - Home prices dropped in November in most US cities
- Tom Kelly: Taking an extra step to help seniors
- National home prices to dip 1% in 2012, rebound in 2013
- First-time buyers willing to compromise but avoid 'fixers'
- Five low-cost kitchen updates to attract buyers
- Federal Reserve vows to keep rates low until 2014
- New Issaquah homes promise to eliminate power bill
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T-Mobile starts offering Square credit card reader
T-Mobile USA says it will start offering the Square mobile credit-card reader in selected stores as part of an effort to court small business customers. The company says it’s the first wireless carrier to stock the Square device. Apple, Best Buy, Radio Shack and other retailers also offer the the Square device. The device, which... Read More...- Treemo Labs unveils Appafolio, promising easy way to create iPhone and iPad apps
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- Caradigm? Microsoft and GE signal potential name for health-care initiatives
- Inside Alaska Airlines’ new Boeing Sky Interior
- Ask.com hopes to find the right answer in latest ad campaign
- European leaders aim to create ‘Digital Single Market’ as part of stimulus plan
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GeekWire On-Demand. Weekly look at technology in the Puget SoundRomney confidently eyeing Fla. primary's big prize
Mitt Romney oozed confidence and a defiant Newt Gingrich seemed to acknowledge his momentum had been checked, at least for now, as Florida Republicans voted Tuesday to decide who gets the state's 50 delegates, the biggest prize yet in the Republican presidential nomination contest. - Santorum bristles as Gingrich suggests he quit
- Federal budget deficit to dip to $1.1T, CBO says
- Dems: Fast & Furious just 1 of 4 misguided probes
- Probe: Air Force punished Dover whistleblowers
- AP Sources: Iowa GOP head Strawn to resign
- Gingrich predicts GOP race will last 6 more months
- After endorsing Gingrich, Cain says Romney OK, too
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Consumer confidence falls in January
Consumer confidence fell in January after two straight months of big gains because Americans were less optimistic about their incomes, a private research group reported. - 4 bank employees treated when dye pack explodes
- Calif. salami plant to pay $700K for ammonia leak
- Item at NYC airport prompts scare hours later
- Home prices dropped in November in most US cities
- Oil price up on Europe measures to end debt crisis
- A look at eurozone unemployment rates
- EU: Members must share more military resources
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Man rescued after being stuck in NM mud for 3 days
A homeless man who was stuck in thick mud near the Rio Grande river in Albuquerque for three days was rescued Saturday after some high school students on a field trip heard him yelling for help, authorities said.- NY inmate guilty of seeking $890M in tax refunds
- Museum: Rare coin may be Roman brothel token
- Artist plans to bury 727 jetliner in Calif. desert
- Potty-room pilfering: Auto flushers stolen in Ohio
- Wyoming 19-year-old fined $200 for doughnut theft
- Ohio orangutan gets newer birth control device
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