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On December 12 six United States Army soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when a truck loaded with explosives was driven into a building they were in. One of those heroes was Sgt. Sean M. Collins, of Washington State. He was a member of the 101st Airbourne Division and 2004 graduate of Yelm high school. The pain of losing a man such as Sgt Collins is something that should be felt by all Americans but honesty requires acknowledgement that not everyone feels this pain. For some his passing is merely an opportunity to pretend to be patriotic. As we have been...

An upcoming speech on health care was touted last week by Sen. Maria Cantwell's press office. It was then delayed by a few hours. Then, the speech was deep-sixed as Cantwell flew to Spokane for the weekend. No mention of the speech has come this week, as the Senate wrapped up its work before the August recess. Has Washington's junior senator adopted a long-ago motto of Virginia Sen. Harry Byrd: Silence is golden? Cantwell is a member of the Senate Finance Committee. A bipartisan group of six committee members - not including Cantwell - is trying to hammer out a...

Chris HalsneKIRO 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERAn exclusive KIRO Team 7 Investigation exposes a border security breakdown. You're paying millions more than you should for a high-tech security system along the Washington-British Columbia border that doesn't work very well. Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne reveals what the federal government wants to keep a secret. We've discovered a series of computers and cameras that are supposed to stop terrorists, drug smugglers, and other illegals from entering the US malfunction on a regular basis. What we've uncovered has grabbed the attention of both Congress and the Department of Justice. In theory, the...