Both candidates took liberties with truth

Facts occasionally went adrift Thursday in the vice-presidential debate.

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TSA at the Airport: too much beaurocracy, too little accountability

An airline pilot speaks out: "If TSA wants respect, it can start with a radical overhaul of its policies, replacing the rules we have with ones that are sensible and effective."

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Your Brain Lies to You

An interesting piece on how we process information.

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Putting the "rapid" in 520 transit

Sound Transit is asking for input on a potential ballot measure for November of this year to fund major transit improvements all over the three-county region, including light-rail extensions further south, north, and east.

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What bananas can teach us about market forces

Is there a parable for our times in this odd milkshake of banana, blood and fungus? For a hundred years, a handful of corporations were given a gorgeous fruit, set free from regulation, and allowed to do what they wanted with it.

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Afganistan-- the Canadian way

"Our intent really is to stop the kids from throwing rocks at our vehicles....we're conducting this patrol in an effort to gain positive face-time with the kids and to ask them to stop throwing the rocks."

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Even McCain Will End the War Early- New York Times

"in January we'll have a new policy that includes serious withdrawals and serious conversations with Mr.

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After the Writers' Strike: Will the TV Profits return?

An excellent, well-written summary of the how the television industry is affected by the writers' strike. The scary part: people kept watching when the writers were no longer contributing.

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Why ex-couples should not steer ferries

A former couple steering a ferry were apparently distracted by conversation as their ship was about to run aground, Canada's Transportation...

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Samantha Power explains self after 'monster' mistake

An interview with the woman who called Hillary "a monster."

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March 1: Tin Foil Hats at the Space Needle

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Marines Learn to Hunt Human beings

"These are primal skills that we all have but that we evolved out of," he added. "We are going back in time. The Marines who go through this program will never be the same. They'll never look at the world the same again."

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Misrepresentations fly in Clinton-Obama dustup over NAFTA

This AP story has some interesting history on the Democratic candidates' support of NAFTA

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Is Obama Campaign Financially Clean of Influence?

The word "lobbyist" seems to have a particular meaning in Obama's campaign vocabulary. His stump speeches imply that he is not taking money from people who want things from the government and push for them. The Columbia School of Journalism Review concludes that he has.

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WA Democrats set national caucus attendance record

"we haven't been able to find a caucus in the history of this country that has been as large as this state's last Saturday," Washington State Democratic Party spokesman Kelly Steele said.

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Romeo Dallaire's Wife Talks About the Rwandan Ordeal

You have perhaps heard of Romeo Dallaire, who, after returning from the Rwanda massacre, had a severe breakdown and ended up writing "Shake Hands With The Devil" as part of his therapy.

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Homeland Security Fiddles While New York burns

Overzealous border guard keeps a Québec fire crew from assisting in a ravaging fire in US New York.

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Top 100 Mac Apps

I've compiled a list of my top 100 Mac apps for your perusal, since so many people have been asking for it.

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Counting Americans

For the founding fathers, the census was not to be trifled with. We wish we could say the same for the Bush administration and Congress.

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Clinton Moves Ahead

Judith Warner explains how Maslow's hirearchy of needs puts Hillary Clinton ahead of the Democratic field with 51 percent of the vote.

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Stupid Boy Tricks

Four Mount Si High School students did not choose the best targets to shoot with pellet guns Tuesday,-- the daughter of a former Navy Seal?

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Transit debate in a time warp

Here is a tale of two local megaprojects. Both cost $11 billion. Both take 20 years to build. Both will help people move around the region...

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