House passes $643 billion defense bill

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Secret, illegal trSecret, illegal treehouse becomes famouseehouse becomes famous | Seattle's Big Blog - seattlepi.com

Want to visit this elegant treehouse, featured recently on the glossy pages of the trendy design magazine Dwell? It’s open to the public, but you’ll have to figure out the location yourself. That’s because the location of this egg-shaped, sylvan abode north of  …

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Cat Tests Positive for Meth

  At Catoosa Small Animal Hospital, beneath the portrait of the comfortable cat family, is the latest issue of Cat Fancy, with articles on deciphering body language, and sailing with your cat. Nothing in here though, about cats on drugs.

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The Band’s Levon Helm “in the Final Stages” of Cancer Battle - ABC News

Levon, of course, was the most recognizable vocalist in the influential Americana group The Band, singing lead on such enduring tunes as “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down” and “Up on Cripple Creek.”

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Secretive 'Grassroots' political group -- vehicle for the very rich - seattlepi.com

A secretive Washington, D.C.-based  "social welfare organization" -- as the IRS defines it -- spent $5.5 million here in 2010 trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, with Washington's  voters never learning where a penny of its donations came from. The non-profit …

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Pedaling Mantis

Macro photographer Eco Suparman was shocked when a praying mantis he was photographing jumped up onto a curled plant and looked just like he was pedaling away on a bicycle. (Eco Suparman/Caters News)

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Gates: No more $$ to rightist legislative group | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News - seattlepi.com

ALEC has specialized in hosting all-expenses-paid conferences that bring together conservative legislators — almost, but not all, Republicans — and representatives of corporations. They have combined to draft legislation in a varied of fields. Arizona’s controv …

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The propaganda campaigns Big Oil -- Misleading America - seattlepi.com

the American Petroleum Institute cranked up TV commercials decrying the President's proposal to end $2.5 billion a year in industry subsidies, and to redirect dollars toward developing nascent technologies.  The propaganda line:  "Another bad idea from Washington -- hig …

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North Bend homeowner shoots and kills intruder - Local News - Seattle, WA - msnbc.com

This is how you protect yourself. This guy did it Right.

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Energy: When Mitt Romney sounded like Al Gore | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News - seattlepi.com

Mitt Romney is beating the drums about gasoline prices and mocking President Obama on alternative energy — playing pander bear to conservative Republican voters –  but just five years ago Romney sounded a lot like Al Gore.

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Deon Cole Reacts To Racist Anti-Obama Sticker - Video @ Teamcoco.com

To dam funny

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Report: Extremist organizations on the rise in WA, nationally - Local News - Seattle, WA - msnbc.com

Well S^&# there goes the Neighborhood ! Hate groups in Western Washington: Seattle: Nation of Islam (Black Separatist) National Black Foot Soldier Network (Black Separatist) Crew 38 (Racist Skinhead) Northwest Front (White Nationalist)

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"Alfred" the Law-Loving Crow

Here is a story to start your Monday off with. Enjoy. Everyone knows that Washoe County has a helicopter they've dubbed "Raven" to help fight crime from the sky, but have you heard about the crow that's adopted local police as one of its own?

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Could Hollywood Solve the Republican Enthusiasm Gap? - ABC News

At a time when Republican voters seem less-than-enthused about their presidential options, it may be time for the candidates to call in some reinforcements -- celebrity reinforcements, that is. Some high-profile, high-energy rock stars and movie stars that could fill stadiums wi …

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Fact-checking Gingrich's charge Obama voted in favor of 'infanticide' - CNN.com

In 2008, Christian Broadcast Network Correspondent and CNN contributor David Brody asked then-presidential candidate Obama about the allegations that he supported infanticide. Obama responded by saying, "here's a situation where folks are lying.

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Lakewood Police officer charged with embezzling from Fallen Officers' Fund | KING5.com Seattle

A Lakewood Police officer who served as the treasurer of the Lakewood Police Independent Guild has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $120,000 from the Fallen Officers’ Fund.The fund is intended to benefit the families of four Lakewood Police Officers who were …

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Democrats Reluctantly Support Stock Act, Scold GOP for Weakening Bill - ABC News

As the House prepares to pass its  version of the Stock Act Thursday, Democrats said that even though the changes House Republicans made to the Senate-passed bill  had weakened it, they’d  support it anyway. Democrats criticized the House vers …

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Radcliffe ‘disgusted, amazed’ at U.S. Republicans | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News - seattlepi.com

Fox News, informal media voice of the Republican Party, headlined a story on Radcliffe’s remarks:  “Harry Potter Hates Republicans.” LOL, A Fictitious character is now hating the GOP! WOW can't get any better than that.

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Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit - seattlepi.com

Here is something to make your Monday and maybe get you to smile too. Happy Monday everyone.

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Scumbags: Our nastiest, most relentlessly negative political voices - seattlepi.com

Let pretentious news organizations do Factcheck meters.  Out of many Monday rituals comes one reporter's Scumbag List, a bipartisan dishonor roll of our most relentlessly negative political voices.  The grimace-inducing gallery: --The National Republican Congressi …

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Congressman Regrets First Lady Weight Remarks

Rep.

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Trump and Gingrich are top stars of GOP unreality TV

Given the urgent, if not downright frightening, economic challenges Americans are facing, the 2012 presidential campaign should be centered on finding serious, comprehensive solutions.

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Adam Carolla's epic bleeping anti-Occupy Wall Street rant [Audio] - latimes.com

It's about dam time this has been said. George Carlin said it first, It's the Pussofacation of America. Well Done Adam. (by the way this is work safe they have beep out the cuss words.)

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