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Delivery of new Port Townsend ferry delayed a week

By Peninsula Daily News staff and news services PORT TOWNSEND — The state ferry service was supposed to take delivery Thursday of its newest 64-car… Continue reading

UPDATED — In school classrooms, discussions about what the death of Osama bin Laden means

By: The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — Please note a related story, "When a terrorist dies, is it OK to gloat?" It can be called… Continue reading

Why Cinco de Mayo is a bigger deal in United States than Mexico

Peninsula Daily News news sources Today is El Cinco de Mayo, a regional holiday in Mexico but a nationwide observance in the United States —… Continue reading

Olympia Democrats explore ways to repeal tax exemptions without two-thirds majority

By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Senate Democrats began exploring a proposal Wednesday that would make it easier for Washington state lawmakers to… Continue reading

UPDATED: Obama won’t release any postmortem photos of Osama bin Laden

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said today he's decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: When a terrorist dies, is it OK to gloat?

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK — When Hyojin Jenny Hwang wrote on Facebook that she was saddened by the sight of young… Continue reading

Beware of bin Laden spam and computer viruses

Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — Malware purporting to contain information on Osama bin Laden is all over the Internet This malicious software can… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama praised from across political spectrum for bin Laden elimination

Peninsula Daily News news sources WASHINGTON — When news of Osama bin Laden’s death broke late Sunday, thousands of people thronged Pennsylvania Avenue to celebrate… Continue reading

A riveting photo, a moment still undefined in the bin Laden story

By: The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Taut and riveting, the photo takes the world inside history: Around a lacquered table in the Situation Room, the… Continue reading

AP sources: bin Laden burial video may be released

By: The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two Pentagon officials say the at-sea burial of Osama bin Laden was videotaped and that it probably will be… Continue reading

U.S. official: Bin Laden skull blown apart

By: The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden was shot above his left eye, blowing away part of his skull.… Continue reading

As Washington begins state parks fees, British Columbia makes its provincial parks free

Peninsula Daily News news sources Coincidentally with Washington State Parks preparing to charge admission to all state parks, British Columbia is launching free admission to… Continue reading

Update: ‘Good day’ for America, Obama says of bin Laden death

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Declaring the killing of Osama bin Laden "a good day for America," President Barack Obama said today the world was… Continue reading

Newseum website with PDN’s, others’ front pages on bin Laden death bogs down

PDN news sources WASHINGTON — When big news breaks, newspapers are a hot commodity despite the immediacy of online news. The website for the Newseum,… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: How bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces

By NAHAL TOOSI The Associated Press ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan — Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 yards from a Pakistani military… Continue reading

Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead, Obama announces

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: What’s behind seniors’ fears of GOP Medicare plan?

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Republican plan to privatize Medicare wouldn’t touch his benefits, but Walter Dotson still doesn’t like the… Continue reading

UPDATED — Gov Gregoire vetoes parts of medical marijuana bill

By MIKE BAKER The Associated Press (EDITOR'S NOTE: This version adds detail on federal law. Corrects that plant maximum is 45, not 99) OLYMPIA —… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Gregoire threatens veto over medical pot bill

Peninsula Daily News and news sources OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire threatened Wednesday to veto most, and possibly all, of a bill that would set… Continue reading

Judge Grants Injunction to End N.F.L. Lockout Pending Appeal

A federal judge gave professional football players a significant victory Monday, granting an injunction to stop the N.F.L.'s six-week lockout Monday. Judge Susan Richard Nelson… Continue reading