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Spin Control archive for Aug. 22, 2011

MONDAY, AUG. 22, 2011

Kucinich: Get up and march, Seattle

U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich might not be thinking of running for Congress in Washington state if he gets redistricted out of his seat in Ohio. Then again, he might. The Ohio Democrat was in Seattle over the weekend, speechifying at a popular progressive venue. Hempfest.…

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Filling an independent seat

OLYMPIA -- The death of a Mason County commissioner has created a wrinkle in the usual process for filling an opening. Jerry Lingle, who died over the weekend, was elected last November after listing his preference as Independent Party. But there's no established Independent Party…

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