Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - Page updated at 11:49 a.m.
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A star on the field, not in her mind
Despite leading the Huskies to the NCAA softball title last year and being named player of the year, Washington's Danielle Lawrie doesn't like to think of herself as a star. Above, Lawrie, center, hugs teammates Ashley Charters and Alyson McWherter during their NCAA championship series game.
Seattle will be first U.S. stop for Picasso exhibit
An exhibit of more than 150 works of art by Picasso is coming to Seattle Art Museum later this year.
UPDATE - 11:32 AM
Olympic Torch makes brief visit to Washington
UPDATE - 10:43 AM
Obama renews call for bipartisanship in D.C.
NEW - 11:37 AM
Alaska Air dropping Jones Soda, going back to Coca-Cola
Belltown boulevard plan moving forward
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Google rolls its own Facebook & Twitter with Gmail "Buzz"
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FBI, local police conduct gang sweep in Tacoma
Man found shot dead in truck near Harborview Medical Center
FDA postpones panel meeting to review Cell Therapeutics drug
UPDATE - 11:24 AM
Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance
Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
Boeing 747-8 soars smoothly on first outing
Chrisceda Clemmons' house wasn't the only casualty | Nicole Brodeur
Mariners' Cliff Lee out about 3 weeks after minor foot surgery
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Series homeExploiting the aged and frail in Washington's adult family homes
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Answers to biggest Olympic TV questions
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Lewis-McChord soldier charged with abusing 4-year-old over alphabet lesson
Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons
Coach Young shares her passion for ice skating | Seattle Sketcher
Dicks next in line for Murtha's chairmanship
UPDATE - 11:43 AM
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UPDATE - 11:02 AM
Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
Republicans may be no-shows at health-plan summit
HHS secretary asks insurer to justify huge rate hike
UPDATE - 10:39 AM
Minn. bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins
UPDATE - 11:29 AM
Russian military calls US missile defense a threat
Study links age of both parents to autism risk
Alabama senator releases holds on Obama nominees
UPDATE - 11:42 AM
Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
UPDATE - 10:44 AM
Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator
Sex, drug rumors swirl about N.Y. Gov. Paterson
UPDATE - 11:19 AM
It's a wrap! Hospitals test new, more modest gown
TV show fined for killing, eating rat — with risotto
NEW - 11:31 AM
To groans, Gibbs mocks Sarah Palin's crib notes
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UPDATE - 10:52 AM
Bill that could help fund Husky Stadium in Executive Session today | Husky Football Blog
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UPDATE - 10:21 AM
Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing
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"American Idol" hopeful from Seattle didn't make it to Hollywood afterall | Idol Confessions
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Tech writer Brier Dudley reported from Apple's invitation-only event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Jan. 25, where the company introduced a single-button, tablet-style iPad.
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UPDATE - 10:56 AM
Google's souped up Vancouver Olympics snowmobile | Brier Dudley's Blog
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Japan Airlines rejects Delta, stays with American
UPDATE - 10:46 AM
Twelve o'clock high: Richard Shelby's attack on Boeing isn't over | Jon Talton
UPDATE - 10:44 AM
Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator
UPDATE - 10:31 AM
Europe searches for way out of debt crisis
UPDATE - 10:34 AM
FAA investigating Southwest Airlines again
Cities like Seattle look abroad for prosperity at home | Neal Peirce / Syndicated columnist
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Special Election
Voters in school districts across the state are being asked to approve levy or bond measures and in King County to approve a measure that would prevent cuts in the county library's budget.
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