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Life & Style Eric Idle gives commencement to Whitman graduates (New) Eric Idle gives commencement to Whitman graduates
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — English entertainer and former Monty Python member Eric Idle delivered the commencement speech Sunday at Whitman College in Walla Walla where his daughter Lily was among the 375 graduates.

The college gave Idle an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree.
Life & Style Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports (New) Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.
Life & Style Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand (New) Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand
WASHINGTON (AP) — The organic industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states.

But that isn't going over well with everyone in Congress.

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Arts & Entertainment

Life & Style VIDEO: fun. does a pretty cool take on the lyric video with 'One Foot' (Video)
fun. has released some pretty cool music videos of late -- like the one in the baggage claim at SeaTac -- but this one is really interesting. It's an interesting approach to the lyric video, which is pretty popular genre of (usually) fan-made videos on YouTube. And do you like how many letter "h"s they put to illustrate Nate Ruess's trademark long vowels?

Food & Wine

Life & Style (New) Chefs cook, raise money for Boston bombing victims
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bombing victims joined hundreds of first responders and well-wishers at Fenway Park as dozens of top chefs served fine food and drinks from concession stands in a project intended to raise money for those killed and wounded in the twin explosions.
Life & Style Inslee signs bills on alcohol at theaters, markets
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a handful of measures making it easier for certain businesses to serve alcohol.

Two of the bills signed Tuesday create licenses that permit theaters to sell wine and beer, or beer wine and hard liquor, to patrons 21 and over.
Life & Style WSU hops researchers take turn at Calif. brewery
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University researchers who focus on production of hops in the state are turning more of their attention to the final product: beer.

Two WSU scientists spent three days in March learning brewing techniques from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, Calif.

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