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AS THE SEEMINGLY ENDLESS SPIDERWEB OF LIES SPUN BY former Ambassador Joseph C ... Valerie Plame + the Soros Connection In fact, Plame blew not only her own cover but that of a CIA front + in order to make a political donation to a leftist Democrat.

Copy of my testimony to be presented on Friday, 22 July 2005 before a joint session of Congressional Democrats.2.7

Microsoft Corp. increased its pace of hiring in the past year, adding nearly 4,400 employees ... The boost in hiring during the past year came as the company ramped up for the upcoming releases of ...2.7

I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard at the movies. For all its raunchiness and, The Wedding Crashers is a goofy comedy about two buddies who have made a successful career of crashing weddings in ...2.7

As stories about identity theft and privacy issues continue to dominate headlines, Attorney General Rob McKenna is working to educate Washington residents, businesses and law enforcement about new legislation ...

Washington state officials estimate it will cost $50 million to comply with a new federal law that requires states to turn their driver's licenses into a national identification card.2.7

Prime Minister leaves for India after Geneva halt Geneva, July 22 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today left for New Delhi after an overnight halt here on his way back from a successful three-day visit to the US ...

Some liquor stores will be open Sunday as Washington's longstanding Blue Law passes into history.3.3

As tunnels go, it was pretty sophisticated, police say. It had wood supports and concrete reinforced with steel.

A couple of weeks ago, when we asked for your two cents' worth on the design of the new Washington ... It is too much Seattle!2.7

Sitting attentively in the front row of a small, pink classroom, Hasbey Koksal, a primary school teacher, learns how to conjugate verbs in his mother tongue.

Washington -- Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the dean of Washington's diplomatic corps and confidant of presidents both Republican and Democratic over the past 22 years, has resigned and will be ...2.7

Leila Getz has two crashed computers, a backlog of phone messages and a festival about to start ... Inspired by Washington's Sitka and Seattle Chamber Music Festivals, the Chamber Music Festival was born in 1986 as a vehicle to present rising stars of the classical scene.

Corrosion starting decades ago in a steel pipe led to a natural-gas explosion last fall that killed a 68-year-old Bellevue woman and destroyed her home, state utility-commission engineers said yesterday.2.7

Environmentalists didn't like John G. Roberts' opinion on protecting California toads.2.7

The University of Washington, Bothell, hopes to begin offering classes at Everett Community ... The campus gets the bulk of its undergraduate transfers from the University of Washington, Seattle and from students who live on the Eastside - a trend that is likely to continue.2.7

Check this out: Libraries are a front in the war on terror and its political aftermath.2.9

Jeff Horobiowski received his pilot's license recently while attending the Washington State University Air Force ROTC program.2.9

Ahead of a critical meeting next week, WTO chief Supachai Panitch... U.S ... USDA seeks 13 pct rise in US meat inspection fees WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) - The Agriculture Department on Wednesday proposed a nearly 13 percent increa.2.7

District drivers who don't have proof of their car insurance on them while driving should plan to fork over big bucks if they get pulled over for even a routine traffic stop.2.9

The University of Washington's controversial proposal to build a regional biocontainment laboratory on its Seattle campus appears dead.2.7

Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 Companies in Oregon and Washington are hiring at a brisk pace.2.7

The U.S.-Soviet experience shows that frank talk about North Korean human rights problems can coexist with nuclear disarmament negotiations, activists, including a former Moscow dissident, said on Tuesday.2.7

Hamlet Inc., an online travel company founded by Oren Etzioni,, a University of Washington computer science professor, today is introducing a new name, Web site and venture capital backer.2.7

Seven Mid-Columbia schools boasted ninth-graders who posted scores at or above the national average in reading, language and math on a multiple-choice test.2.7

Washington -- Chinese military planners have begun to look beyond the simmering crisis in the Taiwan Strait, and China's rapid arms buildup is increasingly aimed at expanding China's military power throughout ...

Scores from the last Iowa Test of Educational Development given to the state's ninth-graders were released Tuesday, and the results were about as predictable as its bell-shaped curve.2.7

Washington, July 20: Seeking to allay apprehensions of its allies about the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation, the US has told them that the deal was not meant to betray decades of nuclear-control policies ...

What appears to be the favored option among three streetscape designs for Yakima would create a delineated path through the central business district, thus alerting pedestrians they are right on top of ...2.7

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Subway riders may face random police checks of their bags under a security measure being considered in the nation's capital, the latest city to look for ways to deter terrorism on rail systems.2.9

SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. Something smells good back there. I'll be quick.2.7

The final analysis of a plan for building a new Cedar River sockeye hatchery has been released just as dismal returns of the salmon are being tabulated at the Ballard Locks.2.7

For many, the homeless are invisible. You look right through them. 18-year-old Beth Graves says the teenagers she knows look the other way.2.9