Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, left, an attorney with the Seattle office of K & L Gates, talks to reporters Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 in Seattle about a lawsuit filed Monday by the city of Seattle to keep the Seattle SuperSonics NBA basketball team from leaving town. The lawsuit was a counter move to a recent Sonics' attempt to be released from their lease on KeyArena. AP Photo logo AP Photo 26 months ago

Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, left, an attorney with the Seattle office of K & L Gates, talks to reporters Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 in Seattle about a lawsuit filed Monday by the city of Seattle to keep the Seattle SuperSonics NBA basketball team from leaving town. The lawsuit was a counter move to a recent Sonics' attempt to be released from their lease on KeyArena.

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