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UPDATE: Critics say Obama abandons science in forest rule
By Jeff Barnard AP Environmental Writer GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Obama administration’s proposed new rules for protecting…
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EYE ON CONGRESS: Measures on oil drilling go to Senate
Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — The House will be in recess this week. The Senate will…
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Port Angeles man faces jail in Victoria for loaded handguns
By Louise Dickson, Victoria Times Colonist (Peninsula Daily News new partner) VICTORIA — A Washington state charter boat…
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Obama shifts to speed oil and gas drilling in U.S.
By John M. Broder The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama, facing voter anger over high gasoline…
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Governor signs bills instituting state park fees; will Fort Worden have exemptions?
OLYMPIA — Visitors to state parks such as Fort Worden and Fort Flagler near Port Townsend, Bogachiel near…
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A chosen few see bin Laden photos as the rest wait
By RICHARD LARDNER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Select members of Congress are making appointments at CIA headquarters…
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Diary: Bin Laden eyed new targets, big body count
By KIMBERLY DOZIER AP Intelligence Writera WASHINGTON — Deep in hiding, his terror organization becoming battered and fragmented,…
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Chinese girls born in single body with 2 heads
BEIJING — A hospital in southwestern China says conjoined twin girls with a single body and two heads…
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Gregoire signs bills preparing for federal health care overhaul
By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire approved several proposals Wednesday to prepare the…
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Cigarettes not THAT hard to quit, CEO of Philip Morris says
The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — The head of cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc. told a cancer…
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Microsoft’s biggest deal: Buying Skype for $8.5 billion
By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer REDMOND — Microsoft Corp. said today that it has agreed to buy…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announce separation
By Adam Nagourney The New York Times LOS ANGELES — One of America’s most unlikely and riveting couples…
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Unusual looking missile defense radar vessel passes up Strait of Juan de Fuca today, Tuesday
PDN news sources The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Sea-Based X-Band, or SBX, radar vessel is entering the Strait…
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Seattle Mariners jettison Milton Bradley
PDN news sources SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners designated mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley for assignment today, recalling outfielder…
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EYE ON CONGRESS: Offshore oil drilling debated on Capitol Hill
Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — This week, the House will debate bills on offshore-oil drilling, while…
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Bin Laden’s death a tough subject for the pulpit
BY: The Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The killing of Osama bin Laden, a man who was…
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Port Townsend mariners brave rain for opening day of boating season; Sequim Bay celebrates, too
By Philip L. Watness For Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND — Landlubbers and sailors alike braved pelting rain…
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Faithful customers clearing Saar’s shelves as supermarket’s closure nears
By Philip L. Watness for Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — The long drive from Forks will be…
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Gas prices expected to drop 50 cents by summer
By CHRIS KAHN The Associated Press NEW YORK — Some relief from suffocating gas prices will likely arrive…
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Delivery of new Port Townsend ferry delayed a week
By Peninsula Daily News staff and news services PORT TOWNSEND — The state ferry service was supposed to…