Jack Poole Chair of Vancouer Olympics Dies

Jack Poole the chair of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics has died.  A prominent businessman, Poole, played a major role in bring the Winter Games to Vancouver. Indeed, he passed away shortly after the the Olympic...

Washington State Capital Stunt Dancer

A random, under the influence, spontaneous day, cruising on, above, and around the Washington state capital would provide for, what I believe to be one of the best pictures ever taken in...

18th confirmed Measles case in Washington State

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A Eighteenth "18th" case of measles has been confirmed in Grant County in Eastern Washington, and "it's possible" some people in King County also may have been exposed. Officials can confirm all...

Olympic torch heads to Asia, bringing security headache

"The torch's round-the-world trip so far is a PR disaster for Olympics host China, and the protests by pro-Tibet and human rights activists are presenting officials from New Delhi to Canberra with a headache.Some have amended the route the torch will take. Others are adding...

Olympic Torch to Arrive in London

Anticipation will be high to see what might happen this Sunday when the Olympic torch makes its controversy-ridden relay stop in London."The Olympic torch is due to arrive in London from St Petersberg as part...

Last Seduction, First Conviction: Woman Gets 99 Years in Murder Plot

Mechele Linehan has been sentenced to almost a century in prison for the murder of her former fiancé  in 1996."A former stripper-turned-soccer-mom convicted of plotting to kill her former fiance 12 years ago...

Greece hands China Olympic torch

"The Olympic torch has been handed over to Chinese officials at a ceremony in Athens, amid scuffles between police and pro-Tibet protesters.A small group of demonstrators tried to stop the torch from reaching the stadium where it was to be transferred.Thousands gathered to...

Olympic 'flame of shame' protest condemned

OLYMPIA, Greece (CNN) -- Greece condemned human rights protesters who disrupted the Olympic torch lighting ceremony Monday....

Chinese cop reported killed as Tibet riots rage, Wikileaks releases photos

Riots continue to rage in various parts of the world, with a Chinese policeman reportedly killed in Beijing. Meanwhile, wikileaks.com has released 120 censored pictures and video of the protests. This follows the...

Tibet protest on Olympic torch ceremony

CNN reports that a lone protester managed to breach the tight security during the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece Monday. "The man rushed behind the podium as China's Olympic chief was speaking....

Romney Wicked Win in Maine

" Romney declared to be victor in Maine Mitt Romney appears to have taken the lightly-contested Maine caucuses today.Per AP, with 57 percent of towns reporting, Romney had 52 percent of the vote to McCain's 22 percent and Ron Paul's 19.Romney's camp has already...

Washington State Declares State of Emergency: Massive Storm Swamps Seattle

"OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a state of emergency Monday authorizing state agencies to assist local governments in their response to massive wind and flooding in Western Washington that left at least...

Historical flooding as rain continues to fall in Washington

"SEATTLE - The largest of three consecutive storms was moving through Western Washington Monday, bringing heavy rain, damaging wind, and major flooding -- both in urban areas and along mountain-fed rivers....

Greek lives scarred by inferno

The fire is gone for some months now but it will probably take years for people and nature to fully recover. "The scorched Hill of Kronos at ancient Olympia stands as a symbol of the inferno that swept across...

Tension in Olympia as war protests escalate

"OLYMPIA — This normally laid-back town is on edge after a week of raucous war protests that have resulted in dozens of arrests, broken windows and police firing pepper-spray projectiles to control restive crowds. "

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