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• Group unveils child trafficking bills

  January 17, 2012 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – A bipartisan group of legislators is pushing a dozen bills to combat human trafficking, particularly among teenage runaways they say are lured into prostitution. Among the targets of …

• Attorney General launches trafficking initiative

  June 23, 2011 in Nation/World, Region Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna launched a national initiative to combat human trafficking today, saying now is the time for states to marshal resources to protect the vulnerable. 2

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  Sold into silent slavery

  January 9, 2010 in Features on Page E1 If you think human trafficking is something that happens only in far-away countries, spend 30 minutes with Azra Grudic, the anti-trafficking specialist for Lutheran Community Services in Spokane. You’ll discover … 4