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Spin Control archive for June 16, 2009

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009

Candidates wanted

While some political races in the city of Spokane are pretty crowded, other positions around the county are not. Some are even candidate-less.In an effort to get candidates for posts that have none, Spokane County Elections Manager Mike McLaughlin has scheduled a special filing period…

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Tues. video: Letterman apologizes

David Letterman apologized Monday night to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family. For those keeping track at home, this is apology No. 2, and it's for the line about going to Yankee Stadium, not for the Top 10 list.So today's discussion questions are:Was this…

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This just in: New reason to celebrate

From Columbia Legal Services, Corporation for Enterprise Development and the Low-Income Housing Alliance comes word that this is -- ta da! -- Manufactured Housing Week.While there are no Manufactured Home carols to sing or Manufactured Home cards to mail, they want you to know certain…

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