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Now we are supposed to court Stern and plead for an NBA franchise. I have news for Steve Kelley: The NBA needs Seattle far more than Seattle needs the NBA. Perhaps the number of NBA teams looking to relocate escaped his notice. Seattle was one of the...
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Quy Nguyen admitted "a long-term pattern of violence that was designed to maintain the profitability of his marijuana and gambling enterprises." Kenneth Hines, special agent in charge of the Internal Revenue Service's Seattle Field Office, said in a...
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Washington coach Lorenzo Romar cheers the student section after the team defeated Arizona in an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70. View Photo »
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Every great thing that has happened to him ... has resulted from him taking a big chance.
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Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, and has been covering fishing and outdoors for more than 19 years for The Seattle Times. Read his...
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He recorded the address while visiting a massive Boeing Co. manufacturing plant near Seattle on Friday. He toured a modern factory floor and the inside of one of the aircraft maker's new flagship Dreamliner passenger jets. Delivering the Republican...
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Both of Kyle Sylvester's cars were hit just after 2 a.m. Surveillance video shows the car coming wide around the corner, nearly hitting a car on the other side of the street, before crashing into one of Sylvester's cars, pushing it into the other. A...
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Washington's C.J. Wilcox, left, drives past Arizona's Solomon Hill, right, and Jesse Perry to score in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70. View Photo »
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Researcher Michael Luca at Harvard Business School analyzed data from Yelp and the Washington State Department of Revenue to see how the online database affected Seattle restaurants. He found that Yelp had rated 70 percent of all operational restaurants in 2009, while the city’s largest newspaper had on...
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Now, with the session more than halfway gone, gay marriage has been signed into law — and is likely on its way to the November ballot. "Historically, this will be viewed as a significant moment of accepting and recognizing a group of citizens in this...
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Production was idled at BP Cherry Point refinery near Blaine, Wash. , on Saturday, a day after a large fire broke out at the refinery, which is the third-largest plant on the West Coast. The 225,000 barrel-per-day refinery supplies the majority of jet...
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Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located in the U.S. state of Washington between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, nearly 108 miles (174 km) south of the United States–Canadian border, in King County, of which it is the county seat. Full Article
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King County executive Dow Constantine, left, and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn speak during a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Seattle City Hall where they announced a possible deal on a new arena for an NBA team and NHL team to be built in Seattle.
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Washington coach Lorenzo Romar cheers the student section after the team defeated Arizona in an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70.
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Washington's C.J. Wilcox, left, drives past Arizona's Solomon Hill, right, and Jesse Perry to score in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70.
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Players on Washington's bench cheer after a dunk by teammate Tony Wroten against Arizona in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70.
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Washington's Tony Wroten, right, drives over Arizona's Solomon Hill in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70.
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Arizona's Jesse Perry, left, makes a pass in front of Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70.
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Arizona's Nick Johnson, right, leaps to save a ball headed out of bounds as Washington's C.J. Wilcox (23) and Terrence Ross look on in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington got possession of the ball on the play. Washington...
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Arizona coach Sean Miller tries to direct officials to a call in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70.
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Arizona's Brendon Lavender waits for officials to sort out a call in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70.
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Arizona's Kyle Fogg, center, crashes into Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins as Washington's Terrence Ross (31) follows in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Fogg and Seferian-Jenkins were called for a double foul on the play. ...
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Arizona's Kyle Fogg (21) leaps above Washington's Abdul Gaddy on a shot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Washington won 79-70.
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Arizona's Kyle Fogg (21) shrugs off Washington's Tony Wroten on a drive in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle.
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Arizona's Angelo Chol, center, tries to muscle past Washington's Aziz N'Diaye (5) and Terrence Ross in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle.
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Washington's Terrence Ross scores against Arizona in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle. Ross led all scorers with 25 points. Washington won 79-70.
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Arizona's Jesse Perry, top, defends as Washington's Tony Wroten shoots in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle.
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Arizona's Jesse Perry, right, and Washington's Terrence Ross tangle on the tip-off to begin the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Seattle.
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Rep. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla, center, playfully throws her arms around Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, left, and Rep. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, moments before Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. ...
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US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One prior to departing San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, February 17, 2012, en route to Seattle, Washington to speak about the economy at Boeing.
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Washington's Abdul Gaddy, left, and Arizona State's Carrick Felix, right, battle for a loose ball on the floor in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Seattle. Washington beat Arizona State 77-69.
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Washington players from left, Desmond Simmons, C.J. Wilcox (23), and Aziz N'Diaye, celebrate on the bench in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Seattle. Washington beat Arizona State 77-69.
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This land near Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, seen February 16, 2012, is the site for a potential $500 million arena with the ability to host an NBA and NHL team it was announced at a news conference on Thursday by Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and King County Executive Dow Constantine.
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Washington's Darnell Gant (44) shoots over Arizona State's Trent Lockett (24) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Seattle.
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Washington's Darnell Gant dunks against Arizona State as Washington's Aziz N'Diaye looks on at left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Seattle.
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Washington's Tony Wroten (14) encourages the crowd as Arizona State's Chris Colvin (2) brings the ball up in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Seattle.
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Arizona State's Felix Carrick, left, looks up from the floor as Washington's Abdul Gaddy (0) takes off with the ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Seattle.
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King County executive Dow Constantine, left, and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn speak during a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Seattle City Hall where they announced a possible deal on a new arena for an NBA team and NHL team to be built in Seattle.
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