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 Hillary Clinton goes to sub-Saharan Africa: a counterpoise to China’s sway? The Secretary of State was in Senegal Wednesday, kicking off a seven-nation trip to sub-Saharan Africa. Hillary Clinton will highlight Africa’s economic and political progress – and try to define what Obama means by ‘partnership, not patronage.’ By Howard LaFranchi | Christian Science Monitor […]

City Council wants traffic help from Sodo arena tax The Seattle City Council on Monday told arena investor Chris Hansen that it wants some of the tax revenue generated by a new arena to be used for improvements to traffic and freight mobility in Sodo.  By Lynn Thompson and Bob Young Seattle Times   Hours […]

Argentina, Venezuela ink oil cooperation deal Xinhua BRASILIA– The presidents of Argentina and Venezuela signed here Tuesday an agreement between their state-owned oil companies, to strengthen cooperation in oil exploration and refinement. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the bilateral agreement will allow Argentina’s YPF and Venezuela’s Petroleos De Venezuela SA to operate in both countries. […]