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Seattle's failed bid: No NBA, no promises
Seattle TimesSeattle might have had the money. But Sacramento had the power -- specifically, said NBA Commissioner David Stern, the power of incumbency. And it was a reluctance to move the Sacramento Kings, everything else being relatively equal, that led to the...Tags: National Basketball Association, Joint Ventures, Sacramento Kings, Adam Silver, Government
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The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) John McGrath column
The News TribuneThe NBA's Board of Governors meets Wednesday in Dallas to vote on the sale of the Sacramento Kings to a group of Seattle investors led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer. Considering how a seven-person advisory committee put a thumbs-down to the sale...Tags: National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Cy Young Award, Sacramento Kings
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Prizing success in aerospace innovation
The future economic growth and competitiveness of the United States depends on our capacity to innovate. Many ideas have emerged from government, industry and academia regarding how best to inspire and support innovation. But nothing spurs creativity...
Tags: Travel, Science, Engineering, Students, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Head of Clean Energy Trust working to change world
Tribune staff reporterAmy Francetic was at a child's birthday party in 2004 when she decided it was time to leave Silicon Valley. "I was sitting there listening to 6-year-olds talk about IPOs and whose house was bigger and how much a wedding dress cost," she said. By...Tags: Science, Marriage, Business, Energy Saving, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Ballot measure to create charter schools still too close to call
Q13 FOX News OnlineSame-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana (R-74 and I-502) stole the spotlight from other initiatives on the ballot. But here's how the voters weighed in as of 8:29 p.m. Thursday. Initiative 1240: After three previous times on the ballot and...Tags: Politics, Charter Schools, Schools, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Voting
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Initiative 1240: Charter Schools
Q13 Fox News political analystAmong the controversial issues that are on the ballot is the creation of charter schools. It’s attracting millions of dollars from wealthy donors, including Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Charter schools are one of those issues that keeps coming back....Tags: Politics, Students, Voting, Teaching and Learning, Elections
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Mitt Romney: Friend of the rich and selfish
Mitt Romney has a great deal of empathy for people like himself -- rich guys -- and he would serve them well as president. Of course, the wealthy have seldom not been served well by our commander-in-chief. Father and son Bush came from among the affluent,...
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Sampling the laid-back pleasures of Washington state's Lopez Island
LOPEZ ISLAND, Wash. - One hates to define a place by its cliches, but sometimes there's truth to be found.
"On Lopez, everybody does 'The Wave,'" an Orcas Islander told me before I embarked for Lopez.
It's a bit like what you see on the back roads of...Tags: Rentals, Travel, Restaurants, Cycling, Condos and Houses
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Microsoft Unveils Surface Tablet to Rival iPad
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Upending one of the world's most successful business strategies over the past three decades, Microsoft has developed a Windows tablet computer of its own design. The company on Monday unveiled the Surface, a PC tablet that runs a yet-to-be...Tags: Software Industry, Apple iPad, Bill Gates, Hewlett-Packard Co., Gaming
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Potential Orlando Magic general manager candidates
The Orlando Magic and Otis Smith, the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager, have parted ways. The Magic historically have promoted from within, elevating John Weisbrod to the general manager’s job in March 2004 and...Tags: Isiah Thomas, Carmelo Anthony, Detroit Pistons, P.J. Brown, Golden State Warriors
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Seahawks show off new Nike uniforms
Q13 FOX News OnlineNike, the new supplier of the NFL, came out Tuesday morning to show off redesigned uniforms for the 2012 season. Nike is taking over as the official supplier after Reebok’s 10-year deal with the league expired. The Seattle Seahawks, along with all...Tags: Reebok Ltd., Football, Walter Thurmond, Sports, Seattle Seahawks
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