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UPDATED PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama keeping an eye on Cuba
By Ben Feller Associated Press Writer PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — President Barack Obama says America’s estranged relationship with Cuba…
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New weather tower approved for Hurricane Ridge
The Associated Press SEATTLE — The National Park Service has approved a new 30-foot weather tower at Hurricane…
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Admiralty Inlet spot considered good for tidal electricity generation
The Associated Press KEYSTONE — A small area near the Keystone ferry terminal in Admiralty Inlet could be…
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LaPush-based Coast Guard crew helps stricken fishing boat; 1 fisherman dead
PDN news sources ABERDEEN — The Coast Guard says one man from a capsized fishing boat died and…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Here’s Bo! Obamas show pooch with ‘star quality’
By ANN SANNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — First pooch Bo got star treatment and his first backyard…
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North Olympic Peninsula, state unemployment rates rise
Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press Washington state’s unemployment rate shot up to 9.2 percent last month,…
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Canister warning issued for North Olympic Peninsula beaches
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state Ecology Department says people cleaning up Washington coastal beaches on Saturday…
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WSU stops accepting freshman applicants
The Associated Press PULLMAN — Washington State University has stopped accepting applications for incoming freshmen at the Pullman…
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Kalama school used in ‘Twilight’ becomes tourist draw
The Associated Press KALAMA — Kalama has a new tourist draw — the local high school, which was…
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Ichiro back in Mariners lineup Wednesday
By GREGG BELL AP Sports Writer SEATTLE — Ichiro says he’s playing on Wednesday. The Mariners’ All-Star and…
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Do you drive a 1992 Honda Accord?
The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Northwest Insurance Council says the number of vehicle thefts in Washington declined…
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Navy confirms use of sonar in Strait of Juan de Fuca
The Associated Press SEATTLE — A U.S. Navy spokeswoman says the submarine USS San Francisco used sonar when…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama wins praise from many Muslims
By Lee Keath The Associated Press CAIRO — A “turning point,” a “fresh breeze” — even a “light…
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Senate bill aimed to lure ‘Twilight’ filmmakers
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — The state Senate, miffed because the two movies in the “Twilight”…
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Legislature OKs right to breast-feed in public; bill awaits Gregoire signature
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington moms could gain a civil right to breast-feed in public under a…
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Update: Gregoire would raise Peninsula College tuition 7 percent by 2011
Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire has asked lawmakers to let state…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Pentagon weighs in on missile launch by North Korea
By Pamela Hess The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A top Pentagon official on Monday dismissed North Korea’s rocket…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: North Korea rocket over Japan fizzled into the Pacific (updated)
The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — The rocket launched by nuclear-armed North Korea today appears to have…
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5 children, father found dead in Pierce County
The Associated Press ORTING — Police say five children between 7 and 16 years old and their father…
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Ichiro to miss start of Mariners season with bleeding ulcer
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE — Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki is being treated for a bleeding…