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WASHINGTON - Republican candidates trying to capture two open House seats in Tennessee have spent an unprecedented $7 million so far, according to the latest campaign finance reports.

MORRISTOWN -- The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps from Plymouth, Mich., will perform at noon Tuesday at Washington's Headquarters at Morristown National Historical Park, 30 Washington Place.

Regulators have shut banks in Florida, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, lifting to 108 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession.

President Barack Obama will host some 120 African youth leaders from 40 African nations in Washington next week, part of a commemoration of 50 years of independence for 17 countries.

The battle will get ugly this fall as Congress debates whether to let the Bush tax cuts expire, and for whom.

Kyle Dye has found a way to combine his love of teaching with his love of motorcycles.

Sarah Palin endorsed Wyoming State Auditor Rita Meyer as a - mama grizzly' Thursday.

According to the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book, a state-by-state study on the well-being of children in America, Washington state ranks No.

I prefer 'the Washington Metropolitan Area,' but I realize that doesn't quite ring well as a lyric, e-mail or text message.

AsA a region, the Pacific Northwest is known far and wideA forA a commitment to environmental responsibility and all things green.A The state of Washington hasA many times been on the leading edge of the fight for the climate, implementing policies to encourage renewable energy, reduce carbon emissions, and generate hundreds of good green jobs.A ...

Carl W. Geary and Paulette J. Warren, both of Post Falls. Joshua J. Stevens and Karen S. Hoover, both of Spokane Valley.

Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.

" The Real Housewives of Washington D.C. " aren't 100 percent real. The show's director will tell them, "That was great what you just said.

Gord MacIntosh comes from Nanaimo to take part in Brigade Days at Fort Langley National Historic Park each year.

Bob , one reason to support candidate Joe Miller? His beard. Speaking for hirsute-Americans, I think it's about time for facial hair to make a comeback in the GOP.

Despite billions in aid from Washington and a shared threat from extremists, Pakistanis have an overwhelmingly negative view of the United States, according to results of a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday.

Cal Coburn Brown, who raped and tortured a woman in a 36-hour ordeal, then took her life, can be executed, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

London, Jul 29 Voices from the other side: An oral history of Terrorism against Cuba is reviewed today by Pluto Press, authored by Keith Bolender, who will be on a book signing tour of the United Kingdom next September.

SEATTLE A new report names the dirtiest beaches in Washington state. The Natural Resource Defense Council's 20th annual beach water quality report says the dirtiest beaches are: But the report says beach closings and advisories due to pollution dropped last year.

Kyle Dye, a teacher at Marcus Whitman Junior High, will ride his motorcycle around Washington's boundary in August.