Northwest Ruling Sought
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Northwest flight attendants asked a judge to rule quickly on whether they could stage random, unannounced walkouts.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A federal judge issued a   preliminary ruling on Thursday that temporarily blocks the U.S.   administration's plan to allow oil development in the sensitive   wetlands near vast Teshekpuk Lake in Arctic Alaska.
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Australian's government says it is to appeal a court ruling granting native title rights over Perth to Aborigines.
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A New York federal judge on Friday  issued a temporary injunction preventing Northwest Airlines  Corp.  flight attendants from striking, and said he  needed more time before ruling on the matter.
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KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A Benton County judge has ordered a hearing next month to determine if baseball manager Wally Backman violated his probation three years ago.
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The pilots of Northwest Airlines Corp  said on Thursday they would support a Northwest merger with another carrier but, in return, want a stake in the combined airline.
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A judge Friday granted a state Republican Party request to block the counting of hundreds of recently discovered King County ballots in Washington's extremely close governor's race.
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The state Supreme Court today promised a speedy decision after hearing arguments over the fate of hundreds of mistakenly rejected ballots in Washington&#39;s incredibly close governor&#39;s race.
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U.S. will appeal trade organization's recommendation that Washington let Americans place bets in online casinos.
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The city of Washington is asking the US Supreme Court to uphold a three-decade ban on handguns in the nation&#39;s capital in a case that could have ramifications on gun control laws in other states.
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By Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Mar. 9--BELLINGHAM -- National builder D.R. Horton's project to construct a major housing development on 72 acres in north Bellingham may stall over a disagreement with the city on fixing roads.
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. - After a review prompted by a timber industry lawsuit, the federal government announced Thursday that the northern spotted owl, the icon of logging wars in the Northwest, will remain on the threatened species list.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement from Mike Daulton, the director of conservation policy, National Audubon Society:   "The court's preliminary decision gives a reprieve to some of the most sensitive habitat in Alaska.
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WASHINGTON -- In a case that could yield a bonanza for Washington state&#39;s expanding wine industry, the Supreme Court yesterday was asked to dismantle Depression-era laws that prohibit consumers from buying wine directly from out-of-state producers.
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By Dean Baker, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep.
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A federal judge on Friday  blocked a threatened strike by flight attendants at bankrupt  Northwest Airlines Corp. , saying he needs more time  to consider the matter.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Jun. 26--Controversy continued Monday at the second land-use hearing in as many weeks on a proposed development near Henderson Inlet.