http://en.redtram.com/ seattlepi.nwsource.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:03:42 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 162820 | AP source: Canadian doctor probed in doping case http://en.redtram.com/go/236293172/top100/ 236293172 WASHINGTON -- A Canadian doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods and many other pro athletes is under a joint U.S.-Canadian investigation for possibly providing performance-enhancing drugs, a U.S. official said. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:08:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236293172/top100/ 162820 | Taliban sneak past Marines in southern Afghanistan http://en.redtram.com/go/236290577/top100/ 236290577 KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan -- Only a few hundred American troops are policing the southern border of one of Afghanistan's major smuggling areas, leaving open a vast expanse of desert that the Taliban use to shuttle in weapons and fighters from Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:32:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290577/top100/ 162820 | Boeing 787 could lift off for 1st time Dec. 15 http://en.redtram.com/go/236290560/top100/ 236290560 SEATTLE -- After two years of delays, Boeing Co. says the long-anticipated first flight of its new 787 jetliner could come as early as Tuesday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:31:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290560/top100/ 162820 | AP source: Obama writes letter to NKorean leader http://en.redtram.com/go/236290549/top100/ 236290549 WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has written a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as part of an intense effort to draw the reclusive nation back to nuclear disarmament talks, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:30:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290549/top100/ 162820 | Bail hearing for Pa. police accused of cover-up http://en.redtram.com/go/236290543/top100/ 236290543 SHENANDOAH, Pa. -- After taking part in a fight that left a Mexican immigrant mortally wounded on the street, teenagers Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak fled. They didn't get very far before running into two police officers responding to a Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:30:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290543/top100/ 162820 | Japan enters high-speed train sales race http://en.redtram.com/go/236290531/top100/ 236290531 NAGOYA, Japan -- On a desolate stretch of track just before midnight, when all passenger lines have been put to bed, a juiced-up Japanese bullet train goes online and accelerates to over 200 miles per hour. The 700-ton train, about Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:30:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290531/top100/ 162820 | Halladay, Lee deal could be completed Wednesday http://en.redtram.com/go/236290524/top100/ 236290524 NEW YORK -- The blockbuster trade sending Roy Halladay to Philadelphia and Cliff Lee to Seattle could be completed Wednesday, and it's become a four-team swap that involves Toronto shipping a prospect to Oakland. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:29:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290524/top100/ 162820 | AP sources: Ill. prison to get Gitmo detainees http://en.redtram.com/go/236260929/top100/ 236260929 WASHINGTON -- Taking an important step on the thorny path to closing the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the White House plans to announce Tuesday that the government will acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:13:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236260929/top100/ 162820 | Obama touting home energy efficiency program http://en.redtram.com/go/236260921/top100/ 236260921 WASHINGTON -- Hoping to jump-start his plans for job growth, President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to pass incentives for homeowners who retrofit their homes to make them more energy-efficient. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:13:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236260921/top100/ 162820 | Aussie scientists find coconut-carrying octopus http://en.redtram.com/go/236260913/top100/ 236260913 SYDNEY -- Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter - unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:13:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236260913/top100/ 162820 | The buddy cop genre lives again on 'NCIS' spinoff http://en.redtram.com/go/236260906/top100/ 236260906 LOS ANGELES -- If any series has a shot at single-handedly reviving the buddy cop genre, it's "NCIS: Los Angeles." Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:12:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236260906/top100/ 162820 | 49ers deny sloppy Cardinals NFC West crown http://en.redtram.com/go/236260898/top100/ 236260898 SAN FRANCISCO -- The Arizona Cardinals threw away a chance to clinch a second straight NFC West crown. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:12:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236260898/top100/ 162820 | Axelrod: Obama to lecture banks on accountability http://en.redtram.com/go/236230401/top100/ 236230401 A top adviser to President Barack Obama says the White House is telling the banking industry it helped create last year's near economic meltdown and it has to be "part of the solution." Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:20:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236230401/top100/ 162820 | Top US officer fears Taliban-Pakistan militants http://en.redtram.com/go/236230398/top100/ 236230398 America's top military officer is expressing concern about the "growing level of collusion" between Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and al-Qaida and other militants across the border in Pakistan. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:20:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236230398/top100/ 162820 | Iran to try 3 Americans who crossed Iraqi border http://en.redtram.com/go/236230396/top100/ 236230396 TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Monday it would try three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate the U.S. at a time when Tehran is locked in a standoff with the West Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:20:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236230396/top100/ 162820 | Back from combat, women struggle for acceptance http://en.redtram.com/go/236230393/top100/ 236230393 WASHINGTON -- Nobody wants to buy them a beer. Even near military bases, female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan aren't often offered a drink on the house as a welcome home. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:20:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236230393/top100/ 162820 | Citigroup to repay $20 billion in bailout money http://en.redtram.com/go/236230391/top100/ 236230391 NEW YORK -- Citigroup Inc. said Monday it is repaying $20 billion in bailout money it received from the Treasury Department, in an effort to reduce government influence over the banking giant. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:20:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236230391/top100/ 162820 | Accenture marks 1st sponsor to cut ties with Woods http://en.redtram.com/go/236230387/top100/ 236230387 For six years, global consulting firm Accenture PLC featured Tiger Woods in ads designed to highlight the company's claimed attributes of integrity and high performance. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:20:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236230387/top100/ 162820 | Senate to vote on $1.1 trillion spending bill http://en.redtram.com/go/236214341/top100/ 236214341 WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats overcame a Republican filibuster to clear the way for a vote Sunday on a huge end-of-year $1.1 trillion spending bill that includes money to run much of the government and pay for Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:55:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236214341/top100/ 162820 | Kremlin cites progress on weapons treaty http://en.redtram.com/go/236214337/top100/ 236214337 WASHINGTON -- Russia and the United States are making "substantial progress" on negotiations for a successor to an expired nuclear weapons treaty, according to a Kremlin statement. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:55:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236214337/top100/