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    Politics Among the Stars
    Politics Among the Stars
    By Knute Berger • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Some boondoggles can still be worth doing.

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    Please, no tears.
    News Clips— Grateful/Hateful
    October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    GRATEFUL HATEFUL Washington legislators who want to ban drivers from making cell phone calls at the wheel are delighted that…

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    Crazy for you or just plain crazy?
    Crazy for you or just plain crazy?
    By Judy McGuire • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    It’s not easy being me. Sure, I’m pretty good at telling other people how to run their lives, but where…

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    Special ♥ Issue
    Special ♥ Issue
    October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Valentine’s Day advice for singles, couples, and even cynics.

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    Outing the Amazonians
    Outing the Amazonians
    By Mark D. Fefer • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Last week, our friends over at Amazon.com came up with yet another e-commerce innovation, one that got them in a…

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    Prison coffee
    Prison coffee
    By Erica C. Barnett • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Starbucks admits its contractor uses prison labor.

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    Police, Politics
    Police, Politics
    October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Police Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske has been all over local and national TV lately. Last week, the chief volunteered…

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    June 14 - 20, 2006
    June 14 – 20, 2006
    October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Cover photo by Pete Kuhns

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    Argyros: Spreading goodwill overseas?
    News Clips— Ever the diplomat
    By Rick Anderson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    AMBASSADOR GEORGE ARGYROS? Sounds as peculiar as Peacemaker bin Laden. But the word is that the reviled former Seattle Mariners…

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    Redneck Renegade
    Redneck Renegade
    By Knute Berger • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Forget Iraq. Merle Haggard says it’s America that needs freeing.

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    At Large
    At Large
    By Kate Shuster • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Everyone’s got to have a hobby. Some collect stamps, some quilt. Maybe they watch birds, for God’s sake, exhibiting the…

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    The poor communicator
    The poor communicator
    By Knute Berger • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    George Bush Junior’s selling a kinder, gentler GOP. Will you buy it?

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    Dysfunction Junction
    Dysfunction Junction
    By Judy McGuire • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Dategirl, I enjoy your column; it’s often helpful and almost always funny. That said, I’ve been a bit depressed lately…

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    Letter perfect
    Letter perfect
    By Angela Gunn • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Just a month into the new year and already we, the true keepers of the Net flame (oh, come on,…

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    Dusan and Alison Balic get close to their future neighbors.
    City on a Hill
    By Mark D. Fefer • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    In the middle of nowhere, Redmond Ridge is a hugely popular master-planned development. Is it a model for living lightly on the land or a traffic-snarling mistake?

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    Ambrotoons
    Ambrotoons
    By John Ambrosavage • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

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    In Stanford We Trust
    In Stanford We Trust
    By Nina Shapiro • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The charismatic chief brings vision and energy to Seattle’s schools. But has he done what he claims? And will he see the job through?

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    Real IDiocy
    Real IDiocy
    By Knute Berger • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    A national identity card issued by the state Department of Licensing? Yes, it’s the law—and a dumb, expensive one.

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    Around the World
    Around the World
    By Judy McGuire • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    I met this girl on New Year’s who’s only in the country for a year. She’s working as a nanny…

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    Scoop’s Last White House Bid
    Scoop’s Last White House Bid
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

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