As expected, the Senate confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the commander in Afghanistan.Also as expected, Petraeus became a bone of contention in Washington state's U.S. Senate campaign, although not from the candidates themselves.U.S. Sen. Patty Murray voted for Petraeus (as did everyone else in the…
In case you missed it, elsewhere on The Spokesman-Review Web site is a good hard look by Shawn Vestal at the new Idaho Republican state platform approved by the state convention last week."Idaho just turned purple..." Vestal opines. It's a look at what's conservative and…
OLYMPIA -- State Schools Superintendent Randy Dorn is sorry he compared his salary to Mariners' pitcher Cliff Lee's salary last week.Which isn't too surprising, considering he's been taking flak for it for the last week on talk radio and elsewhere. It probably doesn't help that…
OLYMPIA -- Chris Gregoire and other governors from around the country are in Washington, D.C., asking, cajoling, lobbying, pleading (pick one) with Congress to approve more money for Medicaid payments.They held a joint press conference about 11 a.m. PDT, reiterating what they've already repeated, that…
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