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• Spin Control: Look at law can calm fuss over ballot waiver

  September 5, 2010 in City on Page B3 Have you heard that lunkheads in Washington state are trying to take away that most precious right of our brave men and women dodging bullets in Iraq and Afghanistan? And … 1

• War recalls past conflict

  December 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 An editorial cartoon in the early 1980s, as the Soviet Union army struggled against the mujahedeen in Afghanistan, featured two shivering soldiers in furry hats in front of a Soviet … 2

• Combat gear’s weight triggers injury spike

  February 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Carrying heavy combat loads is taking a quiet but serious toll on troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, contributing to injuries that are sidelining them in growing numbers, …