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10 Things to Do This Weekend, June 7-9 06/06

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This Just In

Five Olympia businesses burglarized since Sunday - suspect sought 06/18

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The Politics Blog

New state revenue report improves climate for budget talks, but will it end all talk of closing tax loopholes? 06/18

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South Sound Sports Blog

Football: Capital QB Derrick Becker will transfer to Olympia High School for his senior year 06/17

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The Business Blog

Capital Medical Center agrees to 3-year contract with union 06/18

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  • Correction: Dish-Sprint story

    In a story June 18 about Dish Network Corp.'s announcement that it will not submit a revised bid to purchase Sprint Nextel Corp., The Associated Press reported erroneously that Softbank's competing bid for Sprint falls short of Dish's. In fact, the two offers are not directly comparable. Softbank is offering $21.6 billion for a 78 percent stake in Sprint. Dish is proposing to buy all of Sprint for $25.5 billion.

  • Fed foresees lower US unemployment rate

    The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. unemployment rate to fall faster this year and next than it did in March.

  • CSX sues truck driver in Baltimore-area derailment

    A trash truck driver caused the explosive derailment of a CSX freight train near Baltimore last month by failing to stop at a railroad crossing, the company contends in a federal lawsuit.

  • Photos Links Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state

    A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise.

  • Links Gehry refines design for Eisenhower Memorial in DC

    Additional stone or bronze carvings depicting Dwight D. Eisenhower's accomplishments as Army general and president mark the latest creative changes architect Frank Gehry has made to his design for a planned memorial park honoring Ike near the National Mall.

  • Photos Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer

    Apparently, Men's Wearhouse Inc. doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore.

  • Photos Ford Flex styling is standout feature

    The bold, boxy exterior of the Ford Flex is such a forceful statement, it can distract from the other notable features of this generously sized, six- to seven-passenger crossover vehicle.

  • Fact sheet: 2013 Ford Flex

    2013 Ford Flex Limited AWD

  • Feds: 2 NY men tried to make X-ray weapon

    Federal authorities on Wednesday accused two upstate New York men of assembling a portable X-ray weapon that they intended to use to secretly sicken opponents of Israel.

  • Links Grand Forks Herald publisher to retire next year

    Mike Jacobs, publisher of the Grand Forks Herald who helped lead the newspaper to a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the historic 1997 Red River flood, plans to retire next year.


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