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Detective Cleared in Fatal Shooting; He Gets His Job Back, Won't Be Charged for Killing Man Who Aimed Toy Gun at Him

Vancouver police Detective Greg Raquer will face no criminal charges and has his job back following an investigation into the fatal shooting of Douglas Damon. On Oct. 1, Damon, 64, was fatally wounded in an incident that began when Raquer responded to complaints of homeless people camping in the woods behind the Mill Plain Boulevard Wal-Mart.

Gregoire's Science Project Is a Budget

Gov. Chris Gregoire smiled at the convoluted mix of levers, pulleys and incline ramps used by Covington Middle School students to demonstrate Newton's laws of physics. She prefers blunt force, however, to sell her education reform centerpiece to state legislators starting next month.

State's Revenues On Rise; Gregoire Looks to Surplus for Health Care, Education

OLYMPIA -- Washington's "strong but slowing" economy will produce another windfall of $57 million, driving the state's reserves to nearly $1.9 billion, state revenue officials said Thursday. Gov. Chris Gregoire will use the new projection from the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council to write a new two-year state operating budget next month. She told reporters she wants to use some of the surplus for education and health care improvements.

Dirty Skies Could Shade Us From Sun's Heat ; Deliberately Polluting the Atmosphere Could Help Cool the Planet, Top Scientists Say

NAIROBI, Kenya -- If the sun warms the Earth too dangerously, the time may come to draw the shade. The "shade" would be a layer of pollution deliberately spewed into the atmosphere to help cool the planet. This over-the-top idea comes from prominent scientists, among them a Nobel laureate. The reaction here at the U.N. conference on climate change is a mix of caution, curiosity and some resignation to such "massive and drastic" operations, as the chief U.N. climatologist describes them.