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Health Care
12:03 pm
Mon January 7, 2013

Welcome To The New Health Care Of 2013

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The Affordable Care Act is enacting big changes in the nation’s health care system. Here in Washington state, a health care exchange called HealthPlanFinder is scheduled to open in October. It’s supposed to guarantee everyone can get health insurance. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler talks with Ross Reynolds about the new facets of health insurance reform arriving in 2013.

Presidential Politics
10:01 am
Mon January 7, 2013

Coming Up: Obama To Nominate Hagel For Defense, Brennan For CIA

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The nominees: John Brennan (left), who is President Obama's choice to head the CIA; and former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., who the president has asked to be secretary of defense.
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Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, left, President Obama and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan at today's announcement.
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Originally published on Mon January 7, 2013 10:36 am

President Obama is moving to fill two key posts on his national security team with the nomination of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican, to be secretary of defense and current White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

We're updating this post as he speaks, so be sure to hit your "refresh" button. We've also added an audio player so you can, if you wish, hear NPR's coverage and the president's remarks.

Update at 1:35 p.m. ET. Hagel Pledges To "Always Do My Best":

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Trash Experiment Ends
8:54 am
Mon January 7, 2013

Seattle Ends Biweekly Trash Pickup Pilot Program

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Garbage and Recycling Containers in Wedgewood.
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Many Seattle residents are grateful for the new year because it means that their garbage will be picked up every week. At least for now.

For the past six months, 800 Seattle households participated in a pilot program that experimented with picking up the trash every other week. The affected neighborhoods were roughly in the four corners of the city and included Wedgewood.

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Police Accountability
6:10 pm
Fri January 4, 2013

SPD Confronts Another Inflammatory Video

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Police spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb offers the department's perspective on Isaac Ocak's arrest video.
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The Seattle Police Department is facing another use-of-force lawsuit accompanied by video footage. Friday the department defended its conduct at a press conference.

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