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Spin Control archive for June 28, 2011

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee talks to David Allen, executive vice president of McKinstry, on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, soon after Inslee made his first public appearance in Spokane as a Democratic candidate for governor.

Inslee says 'new blood' needed in Olympia

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee appeared to criticize his fellow Democrats when introducing his campaign for governor to Spokane on Tuesday. "Frankly, we need some new blood in Olympia," Inslee said in his speech. "Having not been in Olympia, I think I'm in pretty good shape…

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Secretary of State Sam Reed announces he won't run for re-election in 2012 and is retiring at the end of this term, his third in that office. (Jim Camden)

Sam Reed to retire after 2012

Sam Reed says he won't run for re-election at a press conference today. OLYMPIA -- Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed is calling it quits after three terms in that office and more than 34 as an elected official. Reed, a Spokane native and a…

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