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Matter of Opinion archive for July 20, 2010

TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010


Kagan moves on 10 

The conservative website GOPUSA called on South Carolinians to hang their heads in shame over Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham's decision to vote in favor of confirming Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Graham, the ranking Republican of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was the only…

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City will do the heavy lifting 

The Spokane City Council voted 5-2 last night to retain responsibility for inspecting elevators here. The alternative was to turn the statutorily mandated work over to the state, which every other city in Washington except Seattle has already done.Either way, under current practices, the work…

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