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New law would require military to train veterans for good paying jobs

Posted by: DelilahStarling

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 00:35:21 -0800 2009 | humanitarian-news

Washington – Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) introduced legislation to help ensure that veterans have quality, well-paying job opportunities. The bill, Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act of 2009, will expand job opportunities by creating a 5-year pilot program to enroll...

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Police: Drunk 'ninja' impaled sel

Posted by: afireinside

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 17:21:59 -0800 2009 | odd-news

SEATTLE (UPI) -- Police in Seattle said an intoxicated man overestimated his own ninja skills and impaled himself on a fence post. Investigators said an officer heard screams at about 11:15 p.m. PST Monday and found the man impaled on...

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11th Annual Beer Church Turkey Bowl!

Posted by: Raindropbossyface

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 16:10:02 -0800 2009 | causes-news

Individuals and Groups Welcome. Raffle Prizes Galore. All Skill Levels and Ages Welcome. Food Drive and Fundraiser. We are expecting to sell out the bowling alley again this year. So this year we have a new opportunity to purchase your...

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Galaxy star Donovan honored as MLS MVP

Source: Daily Breeze

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Thu Nov 19 23:48:34 -0800 2009 | sports-news

It's latest individual accolade bestowed upon Western champions. Landon Donovan's spectacular year continued in a big way Thursday, when the Galaxy star was named MVP of Major League Soccer for the first time in his career.

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Victoria Beckham: Yogurtland Mama

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 20:34:12 -0800 2009 | sports-news

She tells, “I’m not going to lie – I’m not one of those people that says, ‘Oh, I eat hamburgers’...Then I get on the running machine and I run like a bat out of hell.” Enjoy the pictures of Victoria...

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I love dance.

Posted by: paradies

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 03:22:41 -0800 2009 | your-story

Re-living Shambhala in my mind. Man, that dreamy place has a hold on my heart and imagination. Last night, I shook and swirled and shimmied in a place called 'Dancechurch', with R from work. A walk through the rain, a...

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Grad rates released, UW fares well

Source: Seattle Times

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Thu Nov 19 22:53:16 -0800 2009 | sports-news

As detailed in this release from the school , UW student-athletes enrolling from the 1999-2000 academic year to 2002-03 graduated at a rate of 84 percent...UW's GSR is six percentage points higher than the overall Division I average; ---UW's student...

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Palliative medicine draws doctors interested in easing suffering

Source: Belleville News-Democrat

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 15:35:42 -0800 2009 | business-news

It was a personal experience that first exposed Dr. Christine Cofer to palliative medicine. During her late teens, when her father was suffering from metastatic kidney cancer and conventional treatments could no longer help him, he started receiving hospice care....

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Feds: 6 illegal immigrants arrested in Wash.

Source: Associated Press

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 10:35:51 -0800 2009 | technology-news

Immigration officials say six illegal immigrants have been arrested in Mount Vernon, Wash., after agents descended on a trailer park...Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lorie Dankers says five men and one woman, ages 19 to 34, were arrested Tuesday.

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AP: Layoff Goals Accomplished [Statements]

Source: Gawker

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated Thu Nov 19 20:16:26 -0800 2009 | business-news

AP spokesman Paul Colford just sent over this statement on the company's layoffs : The 90 news department staffers being notified this week, along with earlier reductions in other departments, a voluntary retirement program last summer, a continuing hiring freeze...

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