World news items.
The video footage emerging from surveillance cameras and an army of camera-toting Russian civilians who documented Friday’s close call with a meteor that entered the Earth’s atmosphere are terrifying and[...]
The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest group of Old Testament manuscripts ever found. A project launched by the Israel Museum and Google aims to preserve these historical documents. Too[...]
So, it’s starting to look as if the impossible has been achieved: Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya with an iron fist for just three days shy of 42 years, has[...]
Eleven-term Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) could be packing a steamer trunk for a tour of diplomatic duty in Asia. McDermott is under consideration by the Obama administration for an appointment[...]
Tonight, Pres. Barack Obama will announce a scheduled drawdown of nearly a third of U.S. troops fighting against the Taliban and al Qaeda insurgency in Afghanistan. The President’s announcement comes[...]
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Launching today, The NW Daily Marker becomes a new voice in the local media, reporting and commenting on the important state, local, and national issues for residents of Washington and[...]
When Vice President Biden spoke about the certainty that his new boss would be tested on the world stage only two weeks before Barack Obama’s 2008 election, it may have[...]
There was only a twinkle of presidential ambition in the eye of then-Senator Barack Obama when in the fall of 2002 the young Illinois politico stood before a large crowd[...]
State May Want to Keep Those Death Tax Refunds on HandJune 17, 2013
Do As We Say, Not As We Do: Teachers Union Redoubles Attacks on State Sen. Andy Hill in Second Special SessionJune 15, 2013
U.S. Senate Amesty Bill is a Wasteful Diversion from Making Real Fixes to Immigration and Border SecurityJune 14, 2013
Tweets from Congressional Staffers Describe On-Job Drinking in Office of Congressman LarsenDecember 8, 2011
Democrats in Legislature Introduce Bill To Prohibit Costco From Selling Liquor Under Law Company Helped PassJanuary 13, 2012
J.Z. Knight’s Ramtha School Runs Full-Page Ad in Sunday Seattle Times Touting Group’s Gambling Hot StreakApril 7, 2013
