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Iran on Tuesday threatened to resume uranium enrichment and bar open inspections of its nuclear facilities if an ongoing meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog decides to refer it to the Security Council for ...3.2

Jobs dont get any more hands-on than curator Tessa Langfords By RANDALL BARTON Issue date: Tue, Sep 20, 2005 The Tribune Tessa Langford first came to Fort Vancouver, Wash., when she was 5 years old.2.9

Washington voters, balloting for the first time since election reforms were rushed through the Legislature, chose local government finalists Tuesday amid unusual scrutiny.

From : Asbed Bedrossian Date : Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:44:08 -0700 RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC _____________________________________________________________ RFE/RL Iran ...

When President George W. Bush and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee describe John Roberts Jr.2.7

Posted Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, at 2:31 PM PT Making one perfect Supreme Court pick is hard enough.2

Enlarge image DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune With a mask to cover her face during a smoggy ... Washington cannot only sell apples and wines, but it also can sell environmental technology products and services," says Kent Mao, a Seattle-based businessman who specializes in helping Washington environmental companies do business in China.2.7

Fifteen men pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in an uprising in eastern Uzbekistan in May that led to what human rights groups say was a government crackdown that left more than 700 dead.3.2

News The number of major corporations with written policies protecting the rights of LGBT workers ... In Michigan, for instance, the state Corrections Organization, Michigan State Employees Association, Service Employees International Union, AFSCME and UAW, had successfully bargained for a jobs benefits package.1.3

National security experts were divided Monday over the wisdom of the deal by the Bush administration to provide aid in return for North Korea abandoning its nuclear weapons program, but they were united on one ...2.7

Rep. Steve Chabot says motorists who are being pummeled by sharp increases in fuel prices should get $500 to $1,000 in tax credits to help defray the cost.2.7

Student leaders at Washington University in St. Louis reacted with mixed curiosity, bewilderment and anger this weekend to the news that Emory was declaring "war" on their school.

The reports last week from two respected surveys that health insurance costs are continuing to run well ahead of both wages and general inflation should be a signal to workers to get ready for higher premiums ...2.7

State Attorney General Rob McKenna has scheduled several more open-government forums across the ... In the Seattle area, a forum will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.2

The United States can return to the moon with human explorers by 2018 at a cost of $104 billion by relying on crew capsules similar to those used in the Apollo program and rocketry inherited from the space ...2.7

Tuesday, September 20, 2005; Page A04 President Bush came under withering criticism for his handling of Hurricane Katrina yesterday, with Sen.2.9

Republicans in the state Senate want to do something about the high cost of fuel, but they're stopping short of supporting their colleagues in the House who want a suspension of the gas tax for farmers, ...2.7

John Byrne David Safavian, who oversees $300 billion of annual federal purchasing as director of the Office of Procurement Policy, has been arrested for three criminal charges relating to obstruction of a ...2.7

Opponents of the anti-gas-tax measure, Initiative 912, aren't shy about saying their situation seems pretty desperate.2.7

More Business Stories Farmers who grow grapes for juice and concentrate could be looking at an extra-large harvest this year.2.4

Got a sweet tooth? Let us introduce you to a local doctor who has developed a new artificial sweetener that's all natural, and is actually good.2.9

When the U.S. Trade and Development Agency footed the bill for decision- makers from seaports in nine sub-Saharan African countries to visit the U.S. this summer, it was further proof of Washington's interest ...2.7

Scientists are calling it a prescription drug dilemma with potentially damaging side effects.2.7

Cavalryman fought under Pershing and in the South Pacific From Larry Shaughnessy CNN Washington Bureau Matthews in an undated photo, provided by his family.2.9

REPUBLIC If you were so inclined, you could easily spend every summer weekend visiting the farmers markets of Central Washington.2.7

Seattle Times technology reporter For officials at the University of Washington, Napster offered a ... Dell joined as a third partner, agreeing to pay the fee for 1,500 students in the residence halls as well as providing computer servers to power the system.2.7

While most economists still believe the central bank will nudge rates higher by a quarter-point at Tuesday's meeting, there are some who think the Fed will pause until it can get a better read on how Hurricane ...4

Associated Press Writer Picture combo shows German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, left, and his challenger Angela Merkel, after the parliamentary election in Berlin, Sunday Sept.3.1

Katrina Evacuees Return Home to La. Suburb Kurdish Lawmaker Assassinated in Iraq Tourists Evacuate Fla.3.1

THE INTERNATIONAL FORECASTER editor Bob Chapman writes: At least for now FTAA is still on the backburner, although the elitists are far from giving up.

James Rosen sensed he had found his niche as an ex-New Yorker in his very first job out of journalism school -- at WREX-TV in Rockford, Ill., the country's 137th ranking media market.2.7

Journal Reporter Washington school districts are spending millions of dollars to transport ... * The Bellevue School District spent $62,000 last school year to transport 35 students and has budgeted $75,000 this year for about 50 students.2.7

Seattle Predictions of major backups along Interstate 90, with Eastern Washington and Idaho football fans headed west to Seattle for games, fizzled yesterday, with traffic flowing smoothly over Snoqualmie Pass.2.7

Starbucks Corp. will spend more on health insurance for its employees this year than on raw materials needed to brew its coffee, Chairman Howard Schultz said Wednesday as he decried a health care crisis that ...2.7

Today's Top News Breast and other cancer genes _ There are two main genes identified with breast cancer research that have been so publicized: the BRCA 1 and 2 genes.2

Seattle Times staff reporter If your home is destroyed in a disaster, you can speed up the insurance claim by as much as a month if you spend two or three hours now making a list of what you own.2.7