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Thursday headlines: Corpse plant opens, McKenna for gov, Bandit pleads not guilty

Jun 9, 2011, 11:21 AM | Updated: 11:22 am

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Visitors face waves of nausea as corpse flower opens

Rob McKenna on Seattle’s Morning News: “I think voters are pretty clearly ready for a change”

Barefoot Bandit pleads not guilty to charges

“Federal Way OKs spending $25K more on sand-sculpting event,” from The News Tribune.

UW sees jump in suicide rate

Court says Microsoft must pay in patent case

Gennette Cordova, Seattle woman in Weiner scandal, talks to NYTimes.

Thursday news digest:

A Seattle woman was on the stand yesterday describing the night her and her partner were attacked in their South Park home. KIRO’s Tim Haeck is following the trial. Our state’s Attorneys General, Rob McKenna, announced he is going to run for governor. He joined us this morning to talk about his campaign and how he isn’t worried about who he is running against. Linda has one woman’s story about an incident that happened on a Metro bus last year, that she still can’t get over. LISTEN NOW – Seattle Morning News.

 

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Thursday headlines: Corpse plant opens, McKenna for gov, Bandit pleads not guilty