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Airborne 787 lifts holiday spirits

by Don C. Brunell<br
| December 31, 2009 8:00 PM

OLYMPIA — With America’s economy in the tank, political rancor in our nation’s capitol, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the senseless killings of five police officers in our state, we needed a bit of good news to jolt us into the Christmas spirit. We got it on Dec. 15 when Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner zipped down the runway and launched into the dreary Washington morning skies on its maiden voyage.

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