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• Man who threatened congressman sentenced

  August 12, 2011 in Region SEATTLE — A California man with a multimillion-dollar trust fund has been sentenced to eight months in prison for threatening U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, and he’ll have to pay the … 9

• Editorial: Tax receipt might dispel common budget myths

  April 15, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 With the nation’s deficit and debt in the headlines and various solutions being debated, it would be helpful to know where tax dollars are spent before deciding where the cuts … 18

• Jobless aid passes House

  September 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to approve a $1.4 billion stopgap extension of jobless benefits, but some states are beginning to seek longer-term solutions to an unemployment …

• House to vote to extend jobless benefits

  September 22, 2009 in Region WASHINGTON — The jobless in those states hardest hit by the recession would get some short-term federal relief under House legislation extending unemployment benefits, already at record levels, for 13 …

• House moves to extend unemployment benefits

  September 21, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see no …

• Plan calls for review of dams

  August 4, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott has called for a scientific analysis of the federal government’s Northwest salmon recovery effort, saying that most wild stocks remain at dangerously low levels despite the … 2

• McDermott calls for review of salmon recovery

  August 3, 2009 in Region U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott has called for a scientific analysis of the federal government’s Northwest salmon recovery effort, saying that most wild stocks remain at dangerously low levels despite the …