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PITTSBURGH – Two protest groups filed a lawsuit Monday asking for an emergency hearing into allegations that Pittsburgh police harassed them in the run-up to the Group of 20 global economic summit

North Seattle Dems endorse Mallahan... and McGinn too   Posted by Jim Brunner   The 46th District Democrats of North Seattle tonight voted for a dual endorsement of both Seattle mayoral candidates, Mike McGinn and Joe Mallahan. That may seem strange in a race with only two people on the ballot, but with neither candidate able to get the requisite 2/3 ...

McGinn makes Mallahan's announcements for him   Posted by Emily Heffter   The Mike McGinn Seattle mayoral campaign is trying to steal Joe Mallahan's thunder this afternoon by ruining a surprise announcement planned for later this week. In a news release, McGinn's campaign says "multiple sources" say Mallahan is preparing to announce that Tayloe Washburn, the chairman of the Greater Seattle ...

UNITED NATIONS – China's ambition to grow quickly but cleanly soon may vault it to "front-runner" status — far ahead of the United States — in taking on global warming, the U.N.

WASHINGTON – The government said Monday it has decided to go to trial against Bank of America Corp. a week after a judge's stinging rejection of its proposed $33 million civil settlement with the bank involving bonuses at Merrill Lynch.

TROY, N.Y. – President Barack Obama called Gov. David Paterson "a wonderful man" Monday, a day after apparently throwing him into a fight for his political career — then praised Paterson's chief rival for the job: state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

ATLANTA – Floodwaters that swept across the rain-soaked Southeast killed at least three people and left five others missing Monday, including a Georgia toddler who disappeared after a mobile home was split apart by a swollen creek.

Seahawks' Matt Hasselbeck has fractured rib Coach Jim Mora confirms the quarterback's status, does not give an estimate for how many games he will miss.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Joseph N. Merlino's construction company has done work at sensitive sites, including two nuclear power plants and a New Jersey State Police building — but so far has been barred from working in the casino industry.

Upset special: UW ranked (No. 24) for first time in 6 years Even the man who had more of a personal stake in Steve Sarkisian becoming a success at Washington didn't really envision it happening this quickly.

Once again, Seahawks face toughest opponent of all — their bodies A roundup: Hasselbeck (ribs), linebacker Lofa Tatupu (hamstring), cornerback Josh Wilson (ankle) and tackle Sean Locklear (ankle) started the game but couldn't finish.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States should focus on training and equipping Afghanistan's security forces as it weighs what troop levels are needed to fight the war there, Democratic Senator Carl Levin said Monday.

Ken Griffey Jr. has his biggest game of the season as Mariners beat the Yankees, 7-1 Griffey hits his 627th career homer and finishes with four runs batted in.

WASHINGTON – Escalate or scale back. The blunt conclusion laid out by the top American commander in Afghanistan — "The status quo will lead to failure" — poses a stark and urgent choice for President Barack Obama: intensify the foundering conflict with more troops or narrow the mission to targeting terrorists instead of protecting Afghans.

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee was revising his sweeping health care bill Monday to address serious concerns from fellow Democrats and a key Republican about insurance costs, part of his ongoing struggle to deliver on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

TROY, N.Y. – President Barack Obama is calling New York's embattled governor a wonderful man even as some Democrats want him to drop out of the 2010 gubernatorial race.

IRS extends amnesty program for tax cheats Procrastinating tax cheats will get a few extra weeks to apply for an amnesty program that has been flooded with applications from people who hid assets overseas. By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Leading economic indicators rise in August A private forecast of economic activity rose in August for the fifth straight month, the latest sign the recession has ended. The Conference's Board leading indicators point to an economy on solid ground early next year, though some analysts caution that a rising unemployment rate will restrain growth. By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer ...

Report: Alzheimer's jumps worldwide An indepth study to be released today takes into account the threat of Alzheimer's in poorer countries, where people are living long enough to face what is mostly a disease of those 65 and older.

Report: More troops needed for Afghan war success President Barack Obama's top commander in Afghanistan has told him that without more troops the United States could lose the war Obama has described as the nation's foremost military priority.