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Gordon Brown publicly rebuked by Pakistani PM as he denies Osama bin Laden is hiding in his country
Gordon Brown was publicly rebuked over terrorism today when the Pakistani Prime Minister denied his claims that Osama Bin Laden is hiding in his country. Raza Gilani used a Downing Street press conference to denounce a high profile interview...
Tags: Gordon Brown, Osama bin Laden, Yousuf Raza Gilani, usa, pakistan, taliban, terrorism, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, obama, Al-Qaeda, Mr Brown, War in Afghanistan, Inter-Services Intelligence, prime minister, Islamic terrorism, Qaeda, September 11 attacks, al qaeda, Islamism, Afghanistan, Politics, Mr Gilani, Raza Gilani, Olympia, Waziristan, Ayman al Zawahiri, Bashar al-Assad, allnews, Bashar al-Assad, Hamid Raza Gilani, Pakistani, Afghan Civil War
Gov. Gregoire eliminates 17 boards and commissions
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
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Gov. Chris Gregoire has eliminated 17 boards and commissions by executive order and she is asking lawmakers to get rid of 78 other boards. Gregoire also wants lawmakers to transfer dozens of small agencies into larger ones. Her proposal comes after she...
Tags: Chris Gregoire, tax hike, tax package, raising tax, Olympia, Christine Gregoire, Social Issues, Politics, Public finance, Deficit, Business Finance, Economic policy, Gregoire, Tax
Southeast region DNR manager appointed
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Laura Ditmer has been appointed the manager of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Southeast Region and will begin work Jan. 4. Ditmer previously was a regional manager of capital programs for the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Tags: southeast region, DNR, Olympia, Environment, Skokomish, Puget Sound, Politics, Olympian, Puget Sound region, Kitsap County Washington
Tahuya park cleanup needs volunteers
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility The state Department of Natural Resources and several outdoor recreation groups seek volunteers for a cleanup at Tahuya State Park near Belfair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers should meet in the state forest at the Oak Patch, at...
Tags: Tahuya, Olympia, Politics, Camping, Belfair Washington, Mason County Washington, Potluck
Five more jobs cut in union budget talks
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Grays Harbor County commissioners cut five more jobs Monday after determining in negotiations with union representatives that possible concessions wouldn't be enough to overcome budget problems next year. Commissioner Al Carter said the executive session...
Tags: Al Carter, Olympia, Labor, Layoff, Employment law, Bargaining unit
Man accused of forging prescriptions
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Lacey police arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of forging or altering a prescription for a controlled substance. Michael Joseph Richardson, 29, was being held Wednesday at the Thurston County Jail with bail set at $2,500, a jail official said. According...
Tags: Michael Joseph Richardson, Olympia, Vicodin, Soma, Pharmacology, Medical prescription, Analgesics, Law Crime
Fire destroys home on Thompson Lane
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility A home at 4831 Thompson Lane S.E. was destroyed by fire early Wednesday, according to Lacey Fire District 3. According to the district: Dispatchers received multiple calls about the fire, with some people saying the flames were shooting up as high as...
Tags: Lacey Fire District, thompson lane, Olympia, Centennial Station, Thurston County Washington, Olympia Washington, Disaster Accident
Shh!!! It's working
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility More than a year after the Olympia City Council passed an ordinance limiting decibel levels downtown, residents aren't making a lot of noise about it. The city reports just a handful of complaints under the new ordinance, and even a skeptical bar owner...
Tags: Ruthie Snyder, Royal Lounge, noise ordinance, Josh Brown, Jeff Kingsbury, bar owners, Olympia, Noise regulation, Noise pollution
High School Report: South's Boddie Co-MVP of Narrows
Bremerton :: WA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility South Kitsap senior soccer player Christina Boddie has been named co-MVP of the Narrows League. Boddie, who helped led the Wolves to the Class 4A state quartefinals, shared the honor with Bellarmine Prep senior Kaitlin Pavlovich. South Kitsap first-year...
Tags: South Kitsap Forward, South Kitsap Defender, Central Kitsap, All Star Lanes Klahowya, North Kitsap High School, Bellarmine Prep, Bainbridge, Olympia, Bremerton Lanes, prep fb, Bremerton, Puget Sound, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, Bremerton Washington, allnews, Kitsap County Washington
Next Eyman initiative: Washington tax limits
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Initiative promoter Tim Eyman says he's found the target for his next direct-democracy campaign. Eyman says next year's initiative will seek to reinforce the two-thirds vote requirement for the Legislature to raise taxes. That rule is already in state...
Tags: Tim Eyman, Washington, Olympia, Initiative, Politics, Taxation in the United States
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