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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Ready For First Flight (VIDEO)

Posted 12.15.2009 | Business


UPDATE: The video below is a generic piece about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. WATCH the Boeing Dreamliner taking off today HERE. The Boeing 787 Dream...

Rare Tree Stolen From Seattle Arboretum, Probably For Christmas Tree

AP | Posted 12.11.2009 | Green


SEATTLE -- Whoever cut down a 7-foot conifer in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle got a lot more than a typical Christmas tree. It was a rare,...

Seattle LIVE On Twitter: Local News, Sports, People

Posted 12.15.2009 | Home


Follow the latest in Seattle LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweeter w...

Amanda Knox Upset, Tired; Gets Family Visit In Prison

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO and MARTA FALCONI | Posted 12.06.2009 | World


PERUGIA, Italy — Amanda Knox sought comfort from visiting family members Saturday on her first day in prison since being convicted of murdering ...

Maurice Clemmons Had Kids On Hit List

McClatchy | Adam Lynn | Posted 12.02.2009 | Home


TACOMA, Wash. -- Maurice Clemmons threatened to kill more than just cops in the days before he massacred four police officers at a coffee shop. Scho...

Would Mike Huckabee Find Mike Huckabee Disgusting?

John R. Bohrer | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

Huckabee is disgusted by some in the pundit business -- many on the right -- who are attacking his clemency decision. One wonders if he should also be disgusted by his own pundit remarks following Ted Kennedy's death.

Maurice Clemmons Alive: Police Say Suspect In Ambush That Killed 4 Cops May Be Staying With Relatives

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 12.01.2009 | Home


SEATTLE — Authorities believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends an...

Huckabee Granted Clemency To Maurice Clemmons, Person Of Interest, In Ambush That Killed 4 Cops

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


A man with an extensive criminal past -- whose 95-year prison sentence was commuted in Arkansas nearly a decade ago by then-Gov. Mike Huckabee-- was b...

Geneva WTO Protests 2009 (PHOTOS): Police Clash With Black Bloc Demonstrators

AP | By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 11.28.2009 | World


GENEVA (AP)-- Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday to separate violent demonstrators from a protest of a meeting of top world trade offic...

Interview: Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Sends a Powerful Message

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.06.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Bialas

Rachel Flotard, the do-it-all frontwoman for power-popping, Seattle-based Visqueen is planning a fundraiser, promoting a record, running her own label, preparing for a trip to Southeast Asia in December and hustling to book a major tour for 2010.

Seattle Teen Gives Rwandan Girls The Gift of Education

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact


You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...

Astoria Characters: The Yoga Guru

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


Nancy Ruhling

Hee Jung works for Astoria's Dahn Yoga center, which has nothing to do with ladies in leotards performing pretzel poses. Its format is monkey posture meets meditation.

Kindle Price Cut: Amazon Launches International Version, Lowering Cost Of U.S. Version To $259

The Associated Press | RACHEL METZ | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology


CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP)-Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in ...

Try a Little Tenderness: Americans Give During Tough Times

Nick Mwaluko | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


Nick Mwaluko

An ear, a meal, a conversation, a strategy, a small but much needed service at the right time--isn't that what we all can give?

Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #5

Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment


Sal Nunziato

This week's picks: Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Corey Harris, Ian Hunter, Kris Kristofferson, Madness, Rod Stewart, Madonna and more.

Glenn Beck Accepts Key To Hometown Of Mount Vernon, Washington; 800 Demonstrate

The Huffington Post | T.J. Ortenzi | Posted 11.26.2009 | Media


Glenn Beck received the key to his hometown of Mount Vernon, Wash. Saturday at a ceremony that drew about 800 protesters, according to the spokeswoman...

Medical Biller Sees Increase In Denied Claims

HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Zach Dorfman | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business


Everyone--including those working in health care profession--is ready for change, Valerie says, but no one sees the light at the end of the tunnel.

Welcome to Pittsburgh: What Can the G-20 Do?

Danny Schechter | Posted 11.24.2009 | World


Danny Schechter

I am sure no right-wing Teabaggers and 9-12ers will be out supporting this anti-government fight for economic justice.

A Near TED Experience

Ann Medlock | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media


Ann Medlock

A few weeks ago I was asked to talk at TEDxPugetSound, one of the many regional "franchises" that are now springing up. I was allotted 10 minutes to talk about "Global Heroes."

Jennifer Aniston is MIA in Love Happens

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 11.22.2009 | Entertainment


Jackie K. Cooper

By the time I left the theater I was grieving, over the time I wasted and the lack of Aniston in the film.

Starbucks Is Pulling Back In The US, But It's Growing In Central Europe

GlobalPost | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


PRAGUE, Czech Republic - In a country where people are used to drinking their unfiltered Turkish coffees in small ceramic cups, Starbucks first 18 mon...

Jason Linkins

Pro-Reform Rally In Seattle Ignored By Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


I have personally never been to Seattle, Washington, but I am reliably informed that it is a major American city that enjoys many of the technological...

Glenn Beck To Get Key To City; Protesters Say "Change The Locks!"

Bill Mann | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


Bill Mann

In what may be one of the most politically tone-deaf moves this year, Bud Norris, mayor of the small farming community just north of Seattle, says he'll hand over the hardware to Glenn Beck on Sept. 26.

The Plastic Bag War Rages On

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green


In the wake of Seattle voters' decisive rejection of a proposed 20 cent fee on paper and plastic bags, opponents of disposable shopping bags have vowe...

Want to See Neighborhoods that Beat the Bust? Take a Walk

John F. Wasik | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business


John F. Wasik

Pedestrian-friendly cities can make huge personal economic sense. If you don't need a car, you can save thousands a year.