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On February 24, U.S. President Barack Obama vetoed the contentious Keystone XL Pipeline project. GOP lawmakers are unable to reverse his decision after a long battle with power struggles, interruptions, public protests, and legal challenges.
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Residents of Washington and Oregon are cleaning up a strange white milky residue that fell from the sky during the last rain storm.
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A drone aircraft found on the grounds of the White House in Washington, D.C., prompted new concerns Monday about the quality of protection offered to U.S. President Barack Obama and his family.
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Speculation about a shakeup at the highest levels of the U.S. government security apparatus were rampant Monday after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced his resignation.
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Al Green, Tom Hanks, Patricia McBride, Sting, and Lily Tomlin are the recipients of The 2014 Kennedy Center Honors, which were announced today.
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Seattle -
Washington has a weed shortage but this is not for lack of resources. Shortages here are mostly due to restrictions and a failure to try new sources.
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Cheyenne -
Passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight from Washington DC to Denver probably thought their trip could not get much worse after their plane was diverted to Wyoming because of bad weather.
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Federal Way -
Sometimes courage walks on four tiny feet and then barks. When a fire started in her home, that's what Chloe did — bark to alert her human family to the danger.
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Alberton -
The last of three Boeing 737 fuselages that toppled into a Montana river after a train derailment was expected to be recovered Tuesday.
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Seattle -
Recreational marijuana use will soon become a part of everyday life for residents of Washington, even more so than it already is. This legalization is transforming how we think about drugs using money and public opinion.
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Worldwide banking giant Credit Suisse Group is expected to plead guilty Monday to criminal charges connected to efforts to enable high-income Americans avoid U.S. taxes.
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Arlington -
The death toll from last week's massive mudslide that destroyed part of a rural Washington community rose Monday to 33, authorities said.
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Approximately 200,000 students in the state of Washington will be taking the state’s newly revamped standardized test between now and early June.
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Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, who twice led the American League team to the World Series and posted 370 wins over the past four seasons, has been given a one-year contract extension through 2015.
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On Saturday, a man's body was found in the wheel well of a South African Airways aeroplane after it landed at Dulles International Airport in Washington, United States.
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Gig Harbor -
Dr. Justin Piasecki is a graduate of Stanford University with honors and he subsequently enrolled in Vanderbilt Medical School in Nashville, Tennessee and he completed a five-year plastic surgery residency at the University of Wisconsin.
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Breckenridge -
There were long lines in the Colorado mountains on New Year’s Day, and not just on the ski slopes. People were getting high without lifts. Hundreds bought marijuana at the Breckenridge Cannabis Club.
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Two high periods of stillbirth rates in Washington, D.C. occurred in parallel with two spikes in lead levels in drinking water, according to a new study.
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Hoquiam -
The city of Hoquiam Washington has announced that April 10, 2014 will be "Nirvana Day" in celebration of the Washington rock band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Seattle -
A man had a bizarre reaction after discovering his favorite sub sandwich shop was closed, which resulted in his subsequent arrest.
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Denver -
The city of Denver is preparing to become the marijuana capital of the U.S., working out some loose ends.
Colorado and Washington voted to legalize
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Denver -
The city of Denver is dropping a proposed rule against marijuana smoking on the front porch. Front yards and back yards are fine also.
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Washington -
Illinois took the brunt of the tornado fury Sunday, as shown in five stunning photos taken in Washington, Illinois. Eight people are dead as a result of the tornadoes, and hundreds of buildings and homes were destroyed.
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Seattle -
Union workers employed by Boeing Company in the state of Washington rejected an eight-year contract extension that would have kept the behemoth aircraft company in that state.
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Washington's Initiative 522 was thrown out after 54.8 percent of the state's voters opposed labeling of genetically modified foods while 45.2 percent voted in favor of the labeling.
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Denver -
From the moment voters approved the legalization of marijuana last year, the Colorado government has sought to make it difficult for cannabis users to light up.
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Denver -
A clear majority of Americans now favor legalization of marijuana. A Gallup Poll reported by NBC said 58 percent favored making weed legal, as the state of Colorado and Washington have already done.
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Washington -
USA Today has reported that the unarmed, mentally disturbed woman shot last week in Washington, DC, had exited her car and was attempting to flee on foot when she was shot by police.
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A nine foot (three meter) statue of Nelson Mandela, with his fist raised as it was when he walked out of Victor Verster prison a free man on February 11, 1990, has been unveiled outside South Africa's embassy in Washington, DC on Saturday.
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One of the gunman that took part in today's shooting at Washington Navy Yard has been identified as Aaron Alexis by officials.
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Environmental activists hold a rally in opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline on the sidewalk in front of the White House in Washington March 2, 2014 © Reuters / Jonathan Ernst
President Barack Obama participates in an expanded bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia, during the Nuclear Security Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Pete D'Souza
Washington: Protest of the partial government shutdown Screengrab / Youtube
Pat Nelson looks out over the debris and destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Illinois With permission by Reuters / Jim Young
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner. istolethetv
Pat Nelson looks out over the debris and destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Illinois, November 18, 2013 With permission by Reuters / im Young
Canada's Idle No More movement filmed in an event in Seattle, Washington, USA YouTube
Environmental activists hold a rally in opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline on the sidewalk in front of the White House in Washington March 2, 2014 © Reuters / Jonathan Ernst
A police officer escorts a boy out of the area as he carries belongings through the destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Illinois, November 18, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Jim Young
People are seen in a house going through belongings in the destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Illinois With permission by Reuters / Jim Young
Washington National Guard members join rescue workers from the Everett Fire Dept. to clear the debris field from last month's massive mudslide near Oso that killed dozens. Staff Sgt. Rory Featherston
Washington Irving's two most famous tales, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" & Rip Van Winkle
A Washington Navy Yard NCinDC
A vehicle sits on a pile of debris from the destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Illinois, November 17, 2013 With permission by Reuters / im Young
Man shot in Centralia, Washington
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