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06:41 am December 31st, 2009
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How Not to Keep a Resolution

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/OvC-8zqvomw/

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=23789

Before you commit to those New Year's resolutions, you might want to read Jonah Lehrer's recent article on the limitations of willpower.


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02:31 am December 31st, 2009
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Tiff with Nickels delays McGinn's move to Seattle City Hall

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010643218_mcginn31m.html?syndication=rss

Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn and his aides were supposed to move into their City Hall digs today— one day before he officially takes office. But the long-scheduled Dec. 31 move-in was canceled at the last minute by the departing administration of Mayor Greg Nickels after a spat over health coverage for some Nickels aides.
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06:18 am December 31st, 2009
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Redmond police investigate "suspicious" death

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010641900_webbody31m.html?syndication=rss

Redmond police are investigating the death of a man who was found face down in ivy on Wednesday near the old Group Health campus on Bellevue-Redmond Road.
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01:31 am December 31st, 2009
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Man linked to Honda Pilot vehicle thefts sought

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643391_hondas31m.html?syndication=rss

The State Patrol, FBI and U.S. Marshals Service are looking for a man in connection with the thefts of two vehicles and on felony warrants. The State Patrol says Bradley Steven Robinett is armed and may be living in stolen vehicles.
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01:01 am December 31st, 2009
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How the state lost track of Maurice Clemmons

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643205_clemmonsdoc31m.html?syndication=rss

A review of records shows the state Department of Corrections didn't even know Maurice Clemmons was out of jail until it was too late. He killed four Lakewood police officers on Nov. 29.
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12:17 am December 31st, 2009
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Tiff with Nickels delays McGinn's move to Seattle City Hall

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010643218_mcginn31m.html?syndication=rss

Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn and his aides were supposed to move into their City Hall digs today— one day before he officially takes office. But the long-scheduled Dec. 31 move-in was canceled at the last minute by the departing administration of Mayor Greg Nickels after a spat over health coverage for some Nickels aides.
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12:16 am December 31st, 2009
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Loyola Marymount holds off Seattle 104-89

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643350_apbkcseattleloyolamarymount.html?syndication=rss

Vernon Teel scored 24 points and Jarred DuBois added 21 as Loyola Marymount topped the century mark for the first time since 1998 in a 104-89 victory over Seattle Wednesday night.
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12:01 am December 31st, 2009
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13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010642018_apushealthcaredealstates.html?syndication=rss

Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday.
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11:46 pm December 30th, 2009
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No winners for Wash. Lotto, Hit 5 top prizes

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643252_apwalotto.html?syndication=rss

No winning tickets were sold for the Washington State Lottery's $4.3 million Lotto jackpot or the $130,000 Hit 5 cashpot Wednesday night, so prizes will increase to $4.5 million in Lotto and $170,000 in Hit 5.
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11:31 pm December 30th, 2009
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12:01 am December 31st, 2009
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Some choose spiritual reflections on New Year's Eve

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643151_newyearseve31m.html?syndication=rss

New Year's Eve can be a time of spiritual reflection, with everything from Watch Night services to Burning Bowl ceremonies and an interfaith walking meditation.
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11:31 pm December 30th, 2009
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U.S. grandparents lose custody fight over kids

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643105_custody31m.html?syndication=rss

The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that two orphaned children will remain with their grandmother in Argentina, not with family members in California who also wanted custody.
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11:31 pm December 30th, 2009
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Coho salmon's return to Columbia exceeds expectations

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643091_cohoreturns31.html?syndication=rss

Fisheries biologists are cheering a record return of coho salmon this year to the upper and middle Columbia River basin, where the fish were virtually wiped out 20 years ago.
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11:31 pm December 30th, 2009
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Scientists may have to thin bighorn sheep herds to save them

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642776_bighorns31.html?syndication=rss

Because a pneumonia outbreak is so contagious and fatal, the idea of state wildlife officials killing a herd of Yakima River Canyon bighorn sheep is quickly moving from possible to inevitable.
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12:16 am December 31st, 2009
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Redmond police investigate "suspicious" death

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010641900_webbody31m.html?syndication=rss

Redmond police are investigating the death of a man who was found face down in ivy on Wednesday near the old Group Health campus on Bellevue-Redmond Road.
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11:17 pm December 30th, 2009
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Man linked to Honda Pilot vehicle thefts sought

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643391_hondas31m.html?syndication=rss

The State Patrol, FBI and U.S. Marshals Service are looking for a man in connection with the thefts of two vehicles and on felony warrants. The State Patrol says Bradley Steven Robinett is armed and may be living in stolen vehicles.
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10:52 pm December 30th, 2009
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How the state lost track of Maurice Clemmons

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643205_clemmonsdoc31m.html?syndication=rss

A review of records shows the state Department of Corrections didn't even know Maurice Clemmons was out of jail until it was too late. He killed four Lakewood police officers on Nov. 29.
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11:07 pm December 30th, 2009
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New ovarian cancer findings small but significant step toward early detection

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010641840_ovariancancer31m.html?syndication=rss

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have taken a small but potentially significant step toward early detection of ovarian cancer, finding that protein "biomarkers" released by tumors show up in women's bloodstreams years before symptoms appear, though not necessarily early enough to save lives.
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10:43 pm December 30th, 2009
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Tiff with Nickels delays McGinn's move to Seattle City Hall

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010643218_mcginn31m.html?syndication=rss

Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn and his aides were supposed to move into their City Hall digs Thursday— one day before he officially takes office. But the long-scheduled Dec. 31 move-in was canceled at the last minute by the departing administration of Mayor Greg Nickels after a spat over health coverage for some Nickels aides.
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10:36 pm December 30th, 2009
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Man linked to vehicle thefts sought

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643391_hondas31m.html?syndication=rss

The State Patrol, FBI and U.S. Marshals Service are looking for a man in connection with the thefts of two vehicles and on felony warrants. The State Patrol says Bradley Steven Robinett is armed and may be living in stolen vehicles.
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10:14 pm December 30th, 2009
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Loyola Marymount holds off Seattle 104-89

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643350_apbkcseattleloyolamarymount.html?syndication=rss

Vernon Teel scored 24 points and Jarred DuBois added 21 as Loyola Marymount topped the century mark for the first time since 1998 in a 104-89 victory over Seattle Wednesday night.
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10:26 pm December 30th, 2009
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How the state lost track of Maurice Clemmons

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643205_clemmonsdoc31m.html?syndication=rss

A review of records shows how the state Department of Corrections lost track of Maurice Clemmons, the man who killed four Lakewood police officers on Nov. 29.
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10:16 pm December 30th, 2009
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Redmond police: man's death suspicious

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643019_apwaredmondmandead.html?syndication=rss

Redmond police have labeled as suspicious the death of a man whose body was found lying face down in some foliage in an area formerly occupied by Group Health.
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10:31 pm December 30th, 2009
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Kirkland cancels New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642570_polarbear31m.html?syndication=rss

The city of Kirkland canceled its New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge this year because of budget cuts. Other cities including Seattle and Renton are still holding plunges on the shores of Lake Washington.
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10:16 pm December 30th, 2009
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Cop killer's driver likely to face criminal charges, prosecution says

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642626_driver31m.html?syndication=rss

A Pierce County deputy prosecutor said Wednesday he expects criminal charges to be brought against Darcus D. Allen, who allegedly drove the killer of four Lakewood police officers to the business area where the Nov. 29 slayings occurred.
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10:31 pm December 30th, 2009
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Online service to match students with scholarships

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642835_scholarships31m.html?syndication=rss

Touted as the eHarmony for scholarships, thewashboard.org, an online service set to launch this month will custom match state-based scholarship providers with student-scholarship seekers who either plan to attend college in the state or who are Washington residents planning to go to college elsewhere.
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10:31 pm December 30th, 2009
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What's open, closed on New Year's Day
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10:31 pm December 30th, 2009
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Sound Transit light rail to run extra hour on New Year's Eve

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642886_newyearstrains31m.html?syndication=rss

Sound Transit light rail will run an extra hour on New Year's Eve, to help people return home from midnight revelry.
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09:40 pm December 30th, 2009
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DOC late to learn of Clemmons' release on bail

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643205_clemmonsdoc31m.html?syndication=rss

A review of records shows how the state Department of Corrections lost track of Maurice Clemmons, the man who killed four Lakewood police officers on Nov. 29.
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09:46 pm December 30th, 2009
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13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010642018_apushealthcaredealstates.html?syndication=rss

Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday.
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09:36 pm December 30th, 2009
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No winners for Wash. Lotto, Hit 5 top prizes

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643252_apwalotto.html?syndication=rss

No winning tickets were sold for the Washington State Lottery's $4.3 million Lotto jackpot or the $130,000 Hit 5 cashpot Wednesday night, so prizes will increase to $4.5 million in Lotto and $170,000 in Hit 5.
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09:47 pm December 30th, 2009
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Mike McGinn's move to City Hall delayed over health-coverage tiff

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010643218_mcginn31m.html?syndication=rss

Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn and his aides were supposed to move into their City Hall digs today — one day before he officially takes office. But the long-scheduled Dec. 31 move-in was canceled at the last minute by the departing administration of Mayor Greg Nickels after a spat over health coverage for some Nickels aides.
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09:30 pm December 30th, 2009
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09:20 pm December 30th, 2009
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Scientists may have to thin bighorn sheep herds to save them

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642776_bighorns31.html?syndication=rss

Because a pneumonia outbreak is so contagious and fatal, the idea of state wildlife officials killing a herd of Yakima River Canyon bighorn sheep is quickly moving from possible to inevitable.
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09:16 pm December 30th, 2009
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Some choose spiritual reflections on New Year's Eve

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643151_newyearseve31m.html?syndication=rss

New Year's Eve can be a time of spiritual reflection, with everything from Watch Night services to Burning Bowl ceremonies and an interfaith walking meditation.
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09:19 pm December 30th, 2009
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U.S. grandparents lose custody fight over kids

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643105_custody31m.html?syndication=rss

The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that two orphaned children will remain with their grandmother in Argentina, not with family members in California who also wanted custody.
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08:48 pm December 30th, 2009
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New ovarian cancer findings small but significant step toward early detection

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010641840_ovariancancer31m.html?syndication=rss

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have taken a small but potentially significant step toward early detection of ovarian cancer, finding that protein "biomarkers" released by tumors show up in women's bloodstreams years before symptoms appear, though not necessarily early enough to save lives.
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09:20 pm December 30th, 2009
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Coho salmon's return to Columbia exceeds expectations

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643091_cohoreturns31.html?syndication=rss

Fisheries biologists are cheering a record return of coho salmon this year to the upper and middle Columbia River basin, where the fish were virtually wiped out 20 years ago.
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08:37 pm December 30th, 2009
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Scientists may have to thin bighorn sheep herds to save them

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642776_bighorns31.html?syndication=rss

Because a pneumonia outbreak is so contagious and fatal, the idea of state wildlife officials killing a herd of Yakima River Canyon bighorn sheep is quickly moving from possible to inevitable.
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08:11 pm December 30th, 2009
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Redmond police: man's death suspicious

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010643019_apwaredmondmandead.html?syndication=rss

Redmond police have labeled as suspicious the death of a man whose body was found lying face down in some foliage in an area formerly occupied by Group Health.
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08:23 pm December 30th, 2009
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Kirkland cancels New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642570_polarbear31m.html?syndication=rss

The city of Kirkland canceled its New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge this year because of budget cuts. Other cities including Seattle and Renton are still holding plunges on the shores of Lake Washington.
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07:59 pm December 30th, 2009
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13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010642018_apushealthcaredealstates.html?syndication=rss

Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday.
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08:24 pm December 30th, 2009
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Online service to match students with scholarships

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642835_scholarships31m.html?syndication=rss

Touted as the eHarmony for scholarships, thewashboard.org, an online service set to launch this month will custom match state-based scholarship providers with student-scholarship seekers who either plan to attend college in the state or who are Washington residents planning to go to college elsewhere.
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08:26 pm December 30th, 2009
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What's open, closed on New Year's Day
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08:26 pm December 30th, 2009
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Sound Transit light rail to run extra hour on New Year's Eve

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642886_newyearstrains31m.html?syndication=rss

Sound Transit light rail will run an extra hour on New Year's Eve, to help people return home from midnight revelry.
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08:01 pm December 30th, 2009
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Redmond police investigate "suspicious" death

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010641900_webbody31m.html?syndication=rss

Redmond police are investigating the death of a man who was found face down in ivy on Wednesday near the old Group Health campus on Bellevue-Redmond Road.
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07:57 pm December 30th, 2009
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Wash. proposes lifting groundwater well moratorium

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642520_apwakittitaswells2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss

The state Department of Ecology is proposing to allow new groundwater withdrawals in central Washington's upper Kittitas County, a move that would enable developers to move forward on projects that have been on hold for months.
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07:36 pm December 30th, 2009
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Cop killer's driver likely to face criminal charges, prosecution says

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642626_driver31m.html?syndication=rss

A Pierce County deputy prosecutor said Wednesday he expects criminal charges to be brought against Darcus D. Allen, who allegedly drove the killer of four Lakewood police officers to the business area where the Nov. 29 slayings occurred.
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07:36 pm December 30th, 2009
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the washboard.org: Online service to match students with scholarships

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010642835_scholarships31m.html?syndication=rss

Touted as the eHarmony for scholarships, thewashboard.org, an online service set to launch this month will custom match state-based scholarship providers with student-scholarship seekers who either plan to attend college in the state or who are Washington residents planning to go to college elsewhere.
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