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Spin Control archive for July 29, 2011

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011

WA gov race goes nuclear

OLYMPIA -- The likely leaders in Washington's 2012 governor's race "went nuclear" today, although on slightly different aspects of the nuke waste issue. Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, the likely Republican nominee for the job, announced in Seattle that he was filing new court action…

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Local reps get some air time on the debt

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is often behind House Speaker John Boehner at public statements, was out front on CNN Thursday night being interviewed on the GOP plan by Piers Morgan. Who? You know, the guy with the British accent who replaced Larry King. (He…

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WA gov race: We're No. 1?

Although the election is still 15 months away, Washington's gubernatorial race has a lofty ranking of No. 1. On the Politico list of top governor's races in the country. The political website put the match between Attorney General Rob McKenna and U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee…

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