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Clive Crook: Democrats, wipe that smile off your faces Unspinning the Democratic-victory pundits.
Posted Sat, Nov 7, 3 p.m.
Rep. Brian Baird is opposed to House health-reform bill No, for now, says the Washington Democrat, known for his independent streak.
Posted Sat, Nov 7, 1 p.m.
Peggy Noonan: This White House isn't listening Sensing a hard arrogance setting in with Team Obama, the voters are in a firing mood and so they canned the first available Democrats.
Posted Sat, Nov 7, noon
For the opera world, a good news story New York City Opera's recent history has been, well, operatic, with no home, no money, and no leader. The company is back in its renovated theater at Lincoln Center and a reviewer gives a thumbs up.
Posted Sat, Nov 7, 11 a.m.
Jonathan Raban: Learning how to read the mysterious Northwest An appreciation of the literary critic William Empson leads the writer to slow down and closely read his new home ground, Seattle, no easy city with which to feel at home.
Posted Sat, Nov 7, 10:16 a.m.
What if most economists are wrong about the recovery? The consensus forecast, aided by the latest bleak jobless report, suggests lackluster growth for the next couple years. Take heart. There's a rosier scenario.
Posted Sat, Nov 7, 10 a.m.
Suspect in Seattle police slaying is shot fleeing police He's in critical condition after being shot in the head in Tukwila. The suspect is 41, a UW graduate with no felony record, working most recently as a security guard.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 10:56 p.m.
As humpback whales recover, should they go off the endangered list? Their population has bounced back from 5,000 in the 1960s to 60,000 today, but the science and politics of delisting them is complex.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 3 p.m.
How fares Instant Runoff Voting, once a feature of Pierce County elections? St. Paul, Minn. votes to adopt the system. In Cambridge, Mass., IRV produces a very diverse city council. San Francisco and other cities like the idea. So why did Pierce County opt out?
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 1:30 p.m.
Joel Connelly: GOP's right wing is the party's worst enemy Washington State desperately needs a sensible Republican leader but the party's extremists still exercise a veto.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 1:15 p.m.
Grand plans for rail transit in Denver hit a fiscal wall Voters approved a $4.7 billion, 122-mile rail project in 2004, but with costs nor projected at $7 billion, many of the lines are stalled.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, noon
This week's 'Marketplace Minute' Bill Radke manages to get Constantinople into the weekly business news, and even makes it rhyme.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 10:07 a.m.
David Brooks: Suburban independents are rebelling against both parties They are bearing the brunt of the recession, and they are not turning to government for solutions.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 10 a.m.
Next close election: Replacing Dow Constantine on King County Council The "non-partisan" council is now split along party lines, 4-4. Replacing Constantine could be another drawn-out brawl.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 9:30 a.m.
Big weather, and a rolling thunder review Cliff Mass explains last night's explosive lightning storm, and why more big weather is headed Seattle's way today.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 9 a.m.
McGinn makes tiny vote gain as mayor's race appears headed for recount With 130,000 votes tallied, McGinn holds a 515 vote lead over Mallahan.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 7:12 a.m.
Joel Connelly: Tim Eyman, a big loser in the election, may be fading away Even some of his bastions of support, like Pierce County, didn't like his latest initiative, I-1033. Can he take the hint?
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
Constantine's King County transition team is stacked with political allies Among the notables: Seattle Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis; three public employee union leaders; Eastside rivals Ross Hunter of Bellevue and Fred Jarrett of Mercer Island.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 3:32 a.m.
New study looks at whether social media makes people more social Turns out it does, even while social isolation generally is increasing in America.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 3:28 a.m.
Good financial news at Starbucks, at last It beats the forecast for the last quarter and raises its target for the coming year, as signs of a turnaround finally appear after closing cafes and slashing costs.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 5 p.m.
McGinn maintains slim lead in Seattle mayor vote count Tally of 30,000 new mail-in ballots gives Mike McGinn a 519 vote margin over Joe Mallahan.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 4:50 p.m.
Emergency repairs to dam make major Green River flood this winter much less likely The Army Corps of Engineers now puts odds of a serious flood in the Kent Valley at 25 to 1. Before the summer repairs, the flood odds were 4 to 1.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 3 p.m.
No climate accord expected at Copenhagen summit Negotiators concede it will take another year to reach a binding agreement.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 2 p.m.
Holiday sales will be crucial test for Kindle and e-books Retailers will be pushing the new gadgets hard, but it's not clear whether this business will be more than a sliver of the book market.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 1 p.m.
Daniel Henninger: Independent voters are a restless herd looking for a leader Independents don't like either party and they're happy to trample on incumbents until they find a unifying cause and a trusted leader.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 11 a.m.
Dramatic lowering of economic expectations at B.C. Olympics Officials had projected a $10 billion economic impact. Make that more like $4 billion, they now say, quietly.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 10:30 a.m.
Seattle's commercial real estate market is plunging fast In 2008, Seattle was rated tops in the nation. Now it's dropped to 8th. It's as steep a drop as any commercial real estate market in the nation.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 10 a.m.
Mallahan optimistic as McGinn's lead shrinks to 462 Roughly half the ballots in the Seattle mayor's race have been counted. "If this trend continues, we're solid," says Mallahan.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 9:15 a.m.
Stunning county vote split on R-71 It's like a gay Mason-Dixon line wrapping around Puget Sound. All counties bordering Puget Sound (except Pierce and Mason) voted "yes" on same-sex marriage rights. All other counties voted "no."
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 8:10 a.m.
Deadly foam off Washington coast killed thousands of seabirds The algal foam has subsided, with an estimated 10,000 birds killed.
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 6 a.m.
Hutchison concedes defeat in King County Exec race Losing by a surprisingly large 15% margin, the former TV news anchor officially tossed in the towel.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 9:22 p.m.
Danny Westneat: Gay rights win in Washington is historic Courts and legislatures have ruled for gay and lesbian equality but approval of R-71 would be the first ballot box victory in any state.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 9:10 p.m.
Joel Connelly: Washington State voters are strange political animals Too confusing, perhaps, for cliche-driven East Coast pundits.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6:38 p.m.
Erica Barnett: Post-election observations Among the surprises of election night: Relatively weak support in Seattle for R-71; the issue that united losing candidates Jessie Israel and Tom Carr; the size of Dow Constantine's rout of Susan Hutchison.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 4:36 p.m.
Billionaire Paul Allen asks for bankruptcy protection for company Allen filed Chapter 11 for a small holding company that contains the remaining assets of Diego, a large company most of whose assets were sold off earlier.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 3 p.m.
Election highlights for the Mountain West The economic pinch defeats an open-space measure in Boulder, lots of newcomers are voted in, and pot does well in some ski resort towns.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 1 p.m.
Anti-tolls candidate unseats mayor of Vancouver, WA Tim Leavitt ran against tolling on the new Columbia River bridge, toppling 14-year incumbent, Royce Pollard
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 12:30 p.m.
Ruth Marcus: Ignore pundits who say election was referendum on Obama It was no such thing, as a quick look at electoral history will show.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 12:01 p.m.
John Dickerson: Election was bad news for Obama Independents are swinging strongly to Republicans, even as the party is at a low ebb.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, noon
80 cities have proposals for expanded streetcars They sniff stimulus money, but they are also part of an intense revival of this nostalgic mode of urban transportation.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 11:17 a.m.
Republicans get their groove back, but it's a new one Social issues have receded, with economic fears and attacks on big government deficits taking the spotlight. It recalls Ross Perot or the GOP during the New Deal, argues Peter Beinart.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 9:30 a.m.
Seattle Schools issue revised boundaries for school assignments The district responds to public complaints with numerous alterations of the new assignment plan.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 8:19 a.m.
Constantine handily beats Hutchison in King County Executive race The incumbent county council member from West Seattle engineered a decisive, double-digit win over the political neophyte. Hutchison says she's not conceding.
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 3:20 a.m.
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