$14 billion auto bailout bill clears the House

The House has passed legislation to speed $14 billion in emergency loans to the imperiled U.S. auto industry. Democrats and the White House hope the bill can be enacted by week's end, but it's still in jeopardy from Republican senators who are strongly opposed.

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Wife's nude pics on lost phone end up online

Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.

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Should presidential debate be postponed

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Vandals smash car windows at Lynnwood park-and-ride

Imagine getting off the bus after a long shift at work over the holiday weekend only to find your car windows smashed out. That's what is happening to nearly a couple dozen people at a Lynnwood park-and-ride.�

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Texas truants to be tracked by GPS anklets

Court authorities here will be able to track students with a history of skipping school under a new program requiring them to wear ankle bracelets with Global Positioning System monitoring.

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Ferry terminals test license plate camera system

A new security camera system at Colman Dock and the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal will take pictures of every vehicle license plate.

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Fannie-Freddie rescues could cost taxpayers

Now that the federal government has thrown a lifeline to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers could be on the hook for billions more if the crisis of confidence spreads.

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Gregoire: Countrywide used predatory lending practices

Gov. Chris Gregoire said today that Washington state will seek to pull the mortgage lender's license and recoup more than $6 million.

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Boeing wins a key round in tanker protest

Congressional investigators have granted Boeing's protest of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent EADS.

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G-8 raises alarm over rising oil prices

Finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations urged oil producers Saturday to boost output to help stabilize record-high oil and food prices.

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UW student hospitalized after falling from frat house

A man who police say fell roughly 30 feet from a window of a University of Washington fraternity house and landed on concrete was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Saturday.

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Anheuser-Busch gets unsolicited bid

Brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos. confirmed it received an unsolicited takeover offer from European beer maker InBev worth about $46.9 billion.

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