Elections

China Blazing Its Own Path for Institutional Reform

Posted November 11th, 2012 by China Daily Op-Ed

The Party of Work

Posted November 11th, 2012 by New York Times

World Congratulates Obama on Victory

Posted November 7th, 2012 by Al Jazeera

Exit Polls 2012: How President Obama Won

Posted November 7th, 2012 by Politico

Democrats Hold Onto U.S. Senate Majority; GOP Keeps Control of U.S. House

Posted November 7th, 2012 by CBS News

Legal Marijuana, Same-Sex Marriage Advanced by U.S. Voters

Posted November 7th, 2012 by Bloomberg Business Week

State by State, Battle for Presidency Goes to Voters

Posted November 6th, 2012 by New York Times

2012 Swing States

Posted November 5th, 2012 by Politico

Mitt Romney: My Vision for America

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by CNN Op-Ed

President Barack Obama: My vision for America

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by CNN Op-Ed

Latest State

Tim Burgess Out of Mayor’s Race, Still Wants McGinn Gone

Filing-Day Shocker! Top-Tier Candidate in Seattle Race Drops Out

By Joel Connelly | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Hererra-Beutler Heads to Afghanistan, Talks Women’s Rights

How Congresswoman Spent Her Spring Vacation

By Stevie Mathieu | The (Vancouver) Columbian
PDC Earns A Grade for PAC Money Disclosure — With Little Help From Legislature This Time Around

Meanwhile, Not Much Happens on Disclosure Legislation

By Brad Shannon | The Olympian
Time for a Comprehensive Transportation Plan

This is the Year for Legislature to Pass Comprehensive Transportation Package

By Editorial | Seattle Times
Two Letters Containing Ricin Found in Spokane

One for the Dead-Letter Office

By Associated Press
Tri-City Tea Party Group Targeted in IRS Debacle

Government Put Foot on Application for Non-Profit Status

By Geoff Folsom | Tri-City Herald
Kings Sold to Sacramento Group for $535 Million

That's the Way the Ball Bounces

By Bob Condotta | Seattle Times

Latest National/World

Hearing on IRS Scandal: Live Updates

Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, delivered a stinging rebuke of the IRS and the Obama administration more broadly in his opening remarks.

By Washington Post
Kathleen Sebelius: What’s At Stake if the Health Law Is Repealed

Because of the law, we're increasing access to affordable care, slowing premium increases, and bringing down health spending growth to its slowest rate in half a century.

By Huffington Post
Watching ObamaCare Unravel

The most obvious difficulty in implementation stems from the unwillingness of many states to participate in its two gargantuan initiatives, even with heavy federal support: the private exchanges (now called “marketplaces”) for individuals, and the Medicaid extension to additional individuals.

By Real Clear Politics
Psychiatry’s Revamped DSM Guidebook Fuels Debate

The new criteria are among the changes that will be released with the publication this weekend of the long-awaited guidebook that psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians use to diagnose mental disorders.

By Washington Post
How Taxpayers Pay for Green Jobs

Each job at Nissan North America cost $1,1133,846 apiece. Jobs at the other manufacturers were much less costly but still averaged more than $250,000.

By Real Clear Energy
Global Profits Built on Bangladesh Deathtraps

After the collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh, among the nearly 30 European and US fashion retailers that dealt with the factory, only a few have signed up to a new agreement called the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.

By China Global Times
Climate Research Nearly Unanimous on Human Causes, Survey Finds

Of more than 4,000 academic papers published over 20 years, 97.1% agreed that climate change is anthropogenic.

By Guardian