ARTICLES BY MIKE BAKER
Colorado recall elections show continued clout of NRA
DENVER - Democratic voters in Colorado helped remove two state senators of their own party who voted for tighter gun control - an ouster that was both intensely local and a national test of what can happen to lawmakers who support gun restrictions in battleground states.
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No fatalities in I-5 bridge collapse
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping several vehicles into the water as authorities investigated the cause of the collapse that cut off the state's main north-south thruway and sent three people to the hospital.
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A new front for gun background checks: the ballot
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Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries'
GRAHAM, Wash. - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.
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Blast kills missing mom's husband, 2 boys
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Police: Body of gunman found at Rainier park
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Ranger killed at Mount Rainier
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Judge warns Wash. union to halt illegal tactics
TACOMA, Wash. - Union activists aren't backing off demands to work at a new Washington state grain terminal after hundreds of Longshore workers stormed the facility, overwhelmed guards and dumped grain.
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Seeking collaboration from readers
The analysis of Sarah Palin's emails over the past few days may end up teaching us more about the future of journalism than about the former Alaska governor's past.
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Elizabeth Edwards remembered for wit, resolve
RALEIGH, N.C. - With stories that spanned decades and spectrums, family and friends of Elizabeth Edwards recalled her Saturday as an idealistic law student who challenged professors, a political sage who offered advice at every turn and a matriarch who comforted her family even as she was dying of breast …
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