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Spin Control archive for May 7, 2010

FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010

Law enforcement personnel in full dress uniforms form an honor guard for a ceremony Friday. (Jim Camden, Spokesman-Review)

Law officers honored

OLYMPIA – Washington marked the deadliest year for law enforcement in generations with bag pipes and drums, prayers and speeches, and the posthumous awarding of seven Medals of Honor Friday.Law enforcement officers from cities and counties around Washington joined state troopers and Royal Canadian Mounties…

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Wassup: May 7

OLYMPIA -- State officials will honor slain deputies, police officers and other law enforcement types this afternoon in a ceremony at the state Peace Officers Memorial, which is north of the Temple of Justice overlooking Capitol Lake.The annual ceremony takes on additional significance this year…

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