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By Laura Hawkins December 13, 2010

1) A very special Morning Fizz
, in which K-12 budget cuts are approved (and bemoaned).
2) The Tacoma News Tribune
reports: In defiance of the "hiring freeze," state agencies bring more than 1,700 new employees on board.
3)
PubliCola is soliciting your questions for our Ultimate Tunnel Debate.
4) Last Night: Josh's cool friend shows him an unreleased local film. An erotic one.
5) Last Night II: The intern (that's me) goes to the downtown library for a public forum on Wikileaks.
6) From the New York Times: A judge from Virginia declares the new health-care law unconstitutional
.
7) One of the companies that won the contract to build the deep-bore tunnel, as it turns out, has a history riddled with allegations of racketeering and fraud
.
8 ) Erica weighs in on said allegations on KIRO
.
9) Gov. Gregoire proposes an end to automatic pension increases
for state retirees. State Rep. Deb Eddy is not amused by our Nazi analogies on the subject.
10) Daily Kos: U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee argues against Bush-era tax cuts
.
11) Your daily Afternoon Jolt. Murray and Cantwell sign of on Obama compromise
.
12) McGinn's latest sound bite
.
13) City Council member Nick Licata is alarmed by what isn't in the police accountability report.
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