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| 'Spam king' sentenced to 47 months
UPI | July 23, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... A man U.S. officials called the "king of the Internet spammers" began serving a 47-month prison sentence Wednesday on mail fraud and other charges. ... | |
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| Black soldiers to get apology for framing
UPI | July 23, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... The U.S. Army is set to apologize to black soldiers framed for a 1944 riot and the lynching of an Italian POW in Seattle, officials said. ... | |
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| Ex-Microsoft manager ordered to prison
UPI | July 19, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... A former Microsoft program manager who admitted to embezzling nearly $1 million should serve 22 months in prison, a Washington judge has ruled. ... | |
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| Fiber intake linked to preeclampsia risk
UPI | July 17, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... Women who increase their daily intake of dairy and fiber during the first trimester of pregnancy could reduce their risk of preeclampsia, U.S. researchers said. ... | |
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| Boeing machinists take step toward strike
UPI | July 17, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... Boeing Co. machinists voted overwhelmingly in Seattle to authorize a strike in September if a new contract is not in place by then, sources said. ... | |
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| Bird flu vaccine shows promise
UPI | July 17, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... A California company says its early-stage testing of a new bird-flu vaccine for humans looks promising. ... | |
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| Twins assigned separate schools
UPI | July 16, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... A set of Seattle twins will be in separate schools when they start kindergarten this fall unless district officials change their assignments, their mother says. ... | |
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| Seattle unloading its high-tech johns
UPI | July 15, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... Seattle's high-tech, self-cleaning public johns are going the way of other unwanted items -- to an eBay auction. ... | |
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| Alleged ex-Nazi faces loss of citizenship
UPI | July 15, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... U.S. Justice Department officials said Tuesday they asked a court to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a suspected Nazi war criminal living in Washington state. ... | |
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| Experts: Logging puts highways in danger
UPI | July 14, 2008 | 10 | | See Full Article | |
| ... Logging along highways in southwest Washington has made the roadways prone to hill slides, officials say. ... | |
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