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'Spam king' sentenced to 47 months 
UPI | July 23, 2008 | 10
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... 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. ...

Black soldiers to get apology for framing 
UPI | July 23, 2008 | 10
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... 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. ...

Ex-Microsoft manager ordered to prison 
UPI | July 19, 2008 | 10
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... A former Microsoft program manager who admitted to embezzling nearly $1 million should serve 22 months in prison, a Washington judge has ruled. ...

Fiber intake linked to preeclampsia risk 
UPI | July 17, 2008 | 10
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... 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. ...

Boeing machinists take step toward strike 
UPI | July 17, 2008 | 10
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... 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. ...

Bird flu vaccine shows promise 
UPI | July 17, 2008 | 10
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... A California company says its early-stage testing of a new bird-flu vaccine for humans looks promising. ...

Twins assigned separate schools 
UPI | July 16, 2008 | 10
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... 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. ...

Seattle unloading its high-tech johns  
UPI | July 15, 2008 | 10
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... Seattle's high-tech, self-cleaning public johns are going the way of other unwanted items -- to an eBay auction. ...

Alleged ex-Nazi faces loss of citizenship 
UPI | July 15, 2008 | 10
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... 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. ...

Experts: Logging puts highways in danger 
UPI | July 14, 2008 | 10
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... Logging along highways in southwest Washington has made the roadways prone to hill slides, officials say. ...