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September 13, 2010 | Daily Report Online

By GENE JOHNSON

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March 28, 2008 | Daily Report Online

SEATTLE AP - A woman convicted of arson in an ecoterror attack on a plant research center will not be retried on more serious charges under an agreement with federal prosecutors signed Thursday.The jury that convicted Briana Waters of two counts of arson this month deadlocked on three other counts, including using a destructive device during a crime of violence, which carries a 30-year minimum prison sentence.

By GENE JOHNSON

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April 23, 2008 | Daily Report Online

SEATTLE AP - Former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz filed suit Tuesday to undo his sale of the team to an Oklahoma City-based group led by Clay Bennett, saying Bennett lied to him by insisting he planned to keep the NBA franchise in Seattle.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, seeks to deprive Bennett's group of "the fruits of its deception" by rescinding the sale, and described Bennett's actions as "fraud.

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June 24, 2009 | Daily Report Online

SEATTLE AP - The owner of a Seattle area chain of Thai restaurants pleaded not guilty Tuesday to paying four of her workers to enter into sham marriages allowing three of her relatives and another Thai national to stay in the U.S.Varee Bradford, who operates five Thai Ginger restaurants, was arrested Tuesday on one count of immigration fraud conspiracy and three counts of immigration document fraud.

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July 22, 2009 | Daily Report Online

SEATTLE AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 88,000 workers at Washington state stores who were forced to skip meal and rest breaks or work off the clock.The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer and lawyers for the workers jointly announced Wednesday that a King County Superior Court judge has given final approval to the deal.

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January 31, 2007 | Daily Report Online

SEATTLE AP - A federal jury found the city of Seattle liable Tuesday for the unlawful arrests of a group of protesters during the World Trade Organization meeting in 1999, a ruling that could cost the city millions of dollars.The jury found the city liable for violating the rights of about 175 protesters against unreasonable search and seizure, but did not find a violation against their free speech rights.

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November 19, 2009 | Daily Report Online

SEATTLE AP - Seattle biotechnology firm Cell Therapeutics Inc. can pursue claims for nearly $23 million against a former consultant, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the ruling of a judge in Seattle and created a new interpretation of law surrounding fraud cases brought on behalf of the government.

By GENE JOHNSON

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November 13, 2008 | Daily Report Online

ANCHORAGE, Alaska AP - Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, the titan of Alaska politics convicted of felony charges last month, fell behind by more than 800 votes Wednesday as the count resumed in his re-election bid.Democrat Mark Begich, the two-term mayor of Anchorage, began the day down more than 3,200 votes but went up by 814 as officials resumed their counting of early and absentee ballots.

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May 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online

SEATTLE AP - The military cannot automatically discharge people because they're gay, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in the case of a decorated flight nurse who sued the Air Force over her dismissal.The three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not strike down the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

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September 16, 2008 | Daily Report Online

ANCHORAGE, Alaska AP-Gov. Sarah Palin is unlikely to speak with an independent counsel hired by Alaska lawmakers to review the firing of her public safety commissioner, a spokesman for Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday.Spokesman Ed O'Callaghan said he has not spoken with Palin, but she was "unlikely to cooperate" with the inquiry "as long as it remains tainted.

By GENE JOHNSON

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