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House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy... [More]
By Erica Werner
Associated Press | March 18
V.A. seeks to make getting benefits easier for vets
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department took steps today to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits. To qualify for the new streamlined status, they must have malaria, West Nile Virus or one... [More]
By Kimberly Hefling
Associated Press | March 18
Secretary of State Sam Reed has cancer
OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Sam Reed announced Wednesday he has been diagnosed with kidney cancer and will undergo surgery to remove the organ next week in Seattle. [More]
By Jerry Cornfield
Herald Writer | March 18
Suspects sought in Snohomish shooting
SNOHOMISH — Snohomish County sheriff's detectives are looking for suspects in an early morning shooting Wednesday that sent a Snohomish man, 30, to the hospital with serious injuries to his groin. [More]
By Jackson Holtz
Herald Writer | March 18
Budget office: Dems health care bill cuts deficit
WASHINGTON — Congressional budget scorekeepers say President Barack Obama’s health care bill would reduce the federal deficit by $138 billion over 10 years. [More]
Associated Press | March 18
Cruise liner hit again with illness returns to S.C.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A cruise liner hit by an outbreak of intestinal illness for a third straight trip from South Carolina returned a day early today as operator Celebrity Cruises brought in extra crew to scrub the ship down for three days. [More]
By Bruce Smith
Associated Press | March 18
Crew still sick from N.C. plane with problem, union says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A union representative says eight crew members are still sick from problems on three earlier flights on the same US Airways plane where crew and passengers got sick in North Carolina this week [More]
Associated Press | March 18
Obama's health care plan picks up support
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction today as a liberal lawmaker became the first to switch his opposition and Catholic nuns declared their support in an unusual public break with the... [More]
By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Associated Press | March 17
• Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group: 10:00am - 11:30am, March 18, at Northshore Senior Center. Caring for someone with memory loss? Alzheimer’s Association caregive...
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• New Moms and Babies Group : 11:00am - 1:00pm, March 19, at Due to H1N1 preventative measures, this group has . This program is designed for new moms with babies up to 6 months old. Join ...
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• Preoperative Joint Class: 1:30pm - 3:30pm, March 19, at Stevens Hospital, 4th Floor. This free class is designed for anyone having knee or hip joint surgery. Th...
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