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- 6 imams removed from US Airways flight
The Council on American-Islamic Relations called today for an investigation into the behavior of airline staff and airport security in the removal of six Muslim scholars from a US Airways flight. - GOP Congress dumps unfinished budget on Dems
Republicans vacating the Capitol are dumping a big spring cleaning job on Democrats moving in. GOP leaders have opted to leave behind almost a half-trillion-dollar clutter of unfinished spending bills. - Old state Capitol in Olympia marred by graffiti
The old state Capitol has been tagged with graffiti that officials believe could cost $10,000 to remove. - Man blames $1.8M embezzlement on Paxil; judge agrees
A federal judge agreed with a Tampa executive's claim that the antidepressant Paxil prompted him to embezzle $1.8 million from a former employer. - Ex-spy may have been poisoned by radioactive substance
Doctors examining a former Russian spy said today that radioactive substances might have been used in the poisoning of Col. Alexander Litvinenko. - Spirit AeroSystems gains after its $1.43 billion IPO
Shares of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, a maker of airplane sections Boeing as well as Airbus, rose as much as 13 percent in the first day of trading. - Another night could've meant death
She was shaking uncontrollably. Her clothes were soaked and her lips, hands and feet had turned blue. She was ready to give up, she later... - Fire damages Seattle pet store
An overnight fire swept through a North Seattle pet store. - Oregon mothers nurse babies as show of support for traveler
Up to 40 mothers nursed their infants near a Delta Air Lines ticket counter at Portland International Airport today, a show of solidarity for a woman ejected... - Lebanese Cabinet minister who opposed Syria assassinated
Prominent anti-Syrian Christian politician Pierre Gemayel was assassinated in a suburb of Beirut today. - Rapid ascent may have killed Coast Guard divers
One of the two Coast Guard divers who perished in the Arctic last summer died of trauma to the lungs, possibly because she and her partner had gone too deep... - "Seinfeld" actor apologizes for racial rampage
Compiled from Seattle Times staff and news services. - Elder Bush defends president in heated exchange with Arab crowd
Former President George H.W. Bush took on Arab critics of his son today during a testy exchange at a leadership conference in the capital of this U.S. ally. - Savvy shoppers dodge post-Thanksgiving crowds
Black Friday ? the day after Thanksgiving ? is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year. But for hardcore bargain hunters, Wednesday is... - Huskies' next jump not so easy
Simple math depicts the progress. Year 1: Two victories. Year 2: Five. That's 2.5 times the improvement, folks. You could consider this... - Director Robert Altman dead at 81
Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind "M-A-S-H," "Nashville" and "The Player" is dead at age 81, his production company said today. - Security guard solves his own mystery
A part-time Washington State University security guard helped solve a $26,000 burglary ? by confessing, police said. - Denise Brown accuses News Corp. of trying to buy family's silence over O.J. book
The O.J. Simpson book saga took another twist today when his former sister-in-law, Denise Brown, accused the media company behind the project of trying to buy her family's silence for "millions of dollars." - Politically motivated attacks in Lebanon in the past two years
Attacks that have targeted Lebanese government officials and the media, most of them opponents of Syria, in the past two years. - Iraq weighs Iran's summit offer, restores relations with Syria
Iraqi leaders said Monday they are seriously considering three-way summit talks with Iran and Syria, responding to an overture from Iran's... - UW president ranks 3rd in total pay
A $100,000 raise University of Washington President Mark Emmert received this fall made him the third-highest-paid president of a public... - Cocaine transported in homemade sub
Seattle Times news services ... - India's economy booms, but you can't get a room
Need a hotel room in India? Better book early and bring big bucks. As the nation's economy booms, foreigners and newly affluent Indians... - GOP fundraiser gets 18-year term
Seattle Times news services ... - KAL orders 25 Boeing jets
Korean Air Lines (KAL), South Korea's biggest carrier, ordered 15 passenger jets and 10 freighters from Boeing in the airline's largest... - Prep stars of the week
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- All systems go for Hasselbeck
Standing on the sideline Sunday at San Francisco, Matt Hasselbeck was in uniform and ready to play. He never did. But this is a new week... - Petro power helps Sonics stop skid
The Sonics finally got solid play from an interior player, using the effort to defeat the New Jersey Nets 99-87 at KeyArena on Monday and... - Where they're biting, where they aren't
- College Basketball Roundup | Oregon rallies for overtime win
Oregon guard Aaron Brooks of Franklin High School scored six of his game-high 30 points in overtime to rally the Ducks to a 79-73 win over... - NBA Notebook | Riley says successor will come from club
While saying he has no timetable to leave the sideline, Miami Heat coach and president Pat Riley announced Monday that the team's next coach... - NW Briefs | UW men place12th at NCAA cross-country meet
Washington's 22nd-ranked men's cross-country team earned its best national finish in more than a decade Monday, placing 12th at the NCAA...