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Eye On Olympia archive for Oct. 23, 2006

MONDAY, OCT. 23, 2006

Most devastating Washington campaign ad of the year?

A new website, authored by someone hiding behind a domain registration company's privacy service, points to Rep. Geoff Simpson's family-oriented campaign, particularly a recent family-oriented mailing, then compares it to the contents of Simpson's legal separation file.In an e-mail to us, Simpson, D-Kent, called the…

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A three-year-old vote is resurrected for an attack ad...

As the days count down to November's election, Washington's second-most-expensive state Senate race is turning more ferocious.Since Friday, Spokane residents have been opening their mailboxes to find large postcards that maintain that Sen. Brad Benson "voted to cover up sex crimes against our children."The mailer…

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