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Why Cinco de Mayo is a bigger deal in United States than Mexico
Peninsula Daily News news sources Today is El Cinco de Mayo, a regional holiday in Mexico but a…
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UPDATED — In school classrooms, discussions about what the death of Osama bin Laden means
By: The Associated Press EDITOR’S NOTE — Please note a related story, “When a terrorist dies, is it…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Native Americans say bin Laden’s code name ‘Geronimo’ is offensive
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Geronimo. The U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee didn’t know when it scheduled a…
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Olympia Democrats explore ways to repeal tax exemptions without two-thirds majority
By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Senate Democrats began exploring a proposal Wednesday that would make…
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Beware of bin Laden spam and computer viruses
Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — Malware purporting to contain information on Osama bin Laden is all…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: When a terrorist dies, is it OK to gloat?
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK — When Hyojin Jenny Hwang wrote on Facebook that she…
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UPDATED: Obama won’t release any postmortem photos of Osama bin Laden
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said today he’s decided not to release death photos of…
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A riveting photo, a moment still undefined in the bin Laden story
By: The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Taut and riveting, the photo takes the world inside history: Around a…
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AP sources: bin Laden burial video may be released
By: The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two Pentagon officials say the at-sea burial of Osama bin Laden was…
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U.S. official: Bin Laden skull blown apart
By: The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden was shot above his left…
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As Washington begins state parks fees, British Columbia makes its provincial parks free
Peninsula Daily News news sources Coincidentally with Washington State Parks preparing to charge admission to all state parks,…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama praised from across political spectrum for bin Laden elimination
Peninsula Daily News news sources WASHINGTON — When news of Osama bin Laden’s death broke late Sunday, thousands…
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Newseum website with PDN’s, others’ front pages on bin Laden death bogs down
PDN news sources WASHINGTON — When big news breaks, newspapers are a hot commodity despite the immediacy of…
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Update: ‘Good day’ for America, Obama says of bin Laden death
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Declaring the killing of Osama bin Laden “a good day for America,” President…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: How bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces
By NAHAL TOOSI The Associated Press ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan — Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story…
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Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead, Obama announces
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11,…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: What’s behind seniors’ fears of GOP Medicare plan?
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Republican plan to privatize Medicare wouldn’t touch his benefits,…
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UPDATED — Gov Gregoire vetoes parts of medical marijuana bill
By MIKE BAKER The Associated Press (EDITOR’S NOTE: This version adds detail on federal law. Corrects that plant…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Gregoire threatens veto over medical pot bill
Peninsula Daily News and news sources OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire threatened Wednesday to veto most, and possibly…
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Judge Grants Injunction to End N.F.L. Lockout Pending Appeal
A federal judge gave professional football players a significant victory Monday, granting an injunction to stop the N.F.L.’s…