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Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The state is named after George Washington, the first President of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. In 2006 the Census Bureau estimated the state's population at 6,395,798. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the third syllable, pronounced as tone). Washington is often called Washington state to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the nation's capital.

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Lawmakers in Washington Push Legislation Aimed at Lowering Online Radio Station Royalties

Lawmakers in Washington Push Legislation Aimed at Lowering Online Radio Station Royalties
Online radio station say current royalty rates are unfair and discriminatory
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Assad's Loss Isn't Necessarily America's Gain

Source: Real Clear World

May 23, 2013 To successfully target Assad's air power, one option is to outfit moderate rebel units vetted by the CIA with man-portable antiaircraft missiles, otherwise known as Manpads. Providing more moderate rebels with Manpads is a reasonable cho ...
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Windows 8 Tablet Shipments can Increase while Apple's Dropping Down in 2013
Windows 8 Tablet Shipments can Increase while Apple's Dropping Down in 2013
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Social Security Disability Insurance: Action Needed to Address Finances

Source: PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new brief from the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) on Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) finds that a temporary reallocation of Social Secur ...
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FHFA: Home prices indicate market stability

Source: iStockAnalyst

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. home price index rose 1.9 percent in the first quarter, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Thursday. The agency said home prices rose 6.7 percent on a 12-month basis in the first quarter, which is down from ...
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What The United States Can Do For Egypt Right Now

Source: Council on Foreign Relations

A worker sits amongst bags of Flour at a warehouse in a grain market in Cairo (Nasser Nuri/Courtesy Reuters). “How can the United States help Egypt?” is a common question heard around the Beltway these days. ...
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Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege

Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

VICKSBURG, Miss. — Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg - so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist ...
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Project would carry NY power to Mass. via Vt.

Source: CBS-WGME Portland Maine

COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) -- A Massachusetts developer is hoping to carry renewable electricity from northern New York to the New England power grid via a power line that would run under Lake Champlain. The proposal by the company call ...
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Apple to double spending on Washington lobbying

Source: MacNN

The iPhone maker has found itself more and more in the focus of the government and Congress as it engages in a costly war over patents, fights the Department of Justice over alleged e-book price fixing, and addresses the controve ...
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