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"Twilight" is a teen love story without much bite

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Art of the Table restaurant in Wallingford

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Get ready for the new ski season with our in-depth online snow-sports section

Whistler-Blackcomb's new gondola takes lifts to new heights | Best snow-sports gear

A lot to like about E. Washington skiing | No camping like snow camping | More stories

Local news: Mapping the news

FAA worker accused of stealing yacht, plane as perks

Hit-and-run locker room theft ring busted, say feds

NEW - 08:40 PM
DOT offers holiday travel tips

State to pay more than $6M to former foster children of abusive woman

Tribal members plead guilty to selling contraband cigarettes

Couple accused of embezzling $800,000

UPDATE - 06:15 PM
Stevens gives last Senate speech as staffers weep

A Seattle Times Investigation

Culture of resistance

The drug-resistant germ MRSA lurks in Washington hospitals, carried by patients and staff and fueled by inconsistent infection control. This stubborn germ is spreading at an alarming rate, but no one has tracked these cases — until now.

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Q&A | How to deal with MRSA

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Nation/World: Politics | News in a Minute video | Mapping the news: World Edition

UPDATE - 03:42 PM
Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo

UPDATE - 04:45 PM
Gates seen more likely to stay as Pentagon chief

UPDATE - 04:40 PM
U.S. intelligence: grim predictions for year 2025

UPDATE - 03:42 PM
World struggles to stop pirates' plundering spree

Bush on verge of easing endangered species rules

U.N.: Iran has 1 bomb's worth of nuclear fuel

UPDATE - 01:09 PM
Baghdad plans to kill stray dogs

Scientists: DNA could bring mammoths back to life

Photo gallery | Spacewalk at the space station

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Sports: Mariners | Seahawks | Storm | Sports blogs

Six things Huskies, Cougars need to fix their teams

Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik made final call on Don Wakamatsu's hiring

Ex-Seahawk Jim Zorn's approach helps him stand out in coaching role

UW Men's Basketball | Huskies look for right mix with guards

UW Women's Basketball | Huskies women fall to Weber State, 77-66

New gondola at Whistler-Blackcomb takes ski lifts to new heights

Prep Football Notebook | 4A clash between Skyline, Auburn just perfect

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Get in the game and play The Seattle Times' annual football prediction contest by guessing the outcome of 10 college and pro contests. Compete with friends and family for a weekly prize of $100. Note: only one entry per contestant per week.

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Entertainment: Movies | Restaurants | Music | The Arts | Books | Comics

Night Watch | 10 well-documented days in the life of Head Like a Kite

Movie review | "Fuel": A persuasive argument for kicking our addiction to oil

HBO quenches thirst for girl-meets-vampire stories

Joan Baez: Hopeful, haunting new songs and old from a folk legend

Dining Deals | Authentic El Salvadoran food and culture at Mi Chalateca

Movie review | "Bolt" shows a flash of brilliance

Spectrum explores a "Chekhovian Resolution" for the Middle East

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Business/Technology: Personal technology | Northwest companies

Clearwire shareholders approve Sprint Nextel deal

Drugstore.com partners with Medco

Starbucks executive Gass joins Ann Taylor board

Zumiez reports lower third-quarter profit

Who's hiring? WaMu's bankrupt parent company Washington Mutual Inc.

Microsoft's Ballmer: We're done discussing Yahoo acquisition

DHL will cut up to 255 Seattle-area workers

Layoff ledger

Layoffs of 20 employees or more at companies in Washington.
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WaMu job losses in Seattle could total thousands

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Editorials/Opinion: Times' editorials

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Ed Cetera Blog
Petro-pirates, arrgghh NEW - 11/20, 06:27 PM

Northwest Voices | Letters to the Editor
Bailing out the Big Three NEW - 11/20, 03:37 PM

Antagonistic Ink Blog
Cutting the Budget NEW - 11/12, 12:55 PM

Editorial | The MRSA mess: a culture of resistence

Charting the next political stars for local and state office

A secretary of state speaks for the president

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Travel/Outdoors

A lot to like, including price, in Eastern Washington ski vacations

NW slopes get a lift — and lots of other new stuff

Mount Rainier to reopen major entrance after flood repairs

How to plan an escape to Hawaii's sunny Oahu

Airport workers get anti-stress training for holiday travel

How to get deals on hotel rooms

Delta drops preferred seats-for-sale program

Travel Troubleshooter | Extra rental-car charges add up fast

Holiday lights

Will your house — or a neighbor's — be a bright beacon of joy this December? Tell us about it

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Living: Food & Wine | Home & Garden

NEW - 01:58 PM
The Diet Detective | Gobble up a healthier Thanksgiving feast

Building a home away from home for Thanksgiving

eHarmony agrees to provide same-sex matches

Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity

Recipe: Braised Chicken Thighs in Spanish Almond Sauce

Plant Talk | Warming up the garden with shades of orange

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NEW - 11/21, 12:06 AM
Brier Dudley's blog | RealNetworks giving away casual games

NEW - 11/20, 10:08 PM
High School Sports Blog | Trophies for Kennedy, Sumner, M.I.

NEW - 11/20, 09:44 PM
Husky Men's Basketball Blog | Florida International post-game notes

NEW - 11/20, 06:55 PM
Husky Football Blog | More on the coaching search

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Ed cetera | Petro-pirates, arrgghh

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Sounders | Sebastien Le Toux update

NEW - 11/20, 05:15 PM
Olympics | Faltering GM says it's still committed to Olympics

NEW - 11/20, 05:14 PM
Seahawks Blog | Zorn on Holmgren's future

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