Because of a quirk in state law, Spokane’s 4th Legislative District will have one senator for the first day of the upcoming special session, and a different senator for the rest of it. Republican Mike Padden is the apparent winner of the race to fill…
Say what you will about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's "oops" moment -- OK, so it was more than a full minute -- but he at least parlayed it into an appearance on David Letterman. He mocks himself by reading the Top 10 list.
Tim Egan of the New York Times profiles Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington in today's edition. It's an overall flattering piece, characterizing her as a populist warrior against Wall Street villains. OK, it has one unflattering jab: "Through two terms, she has been almost an…
It is eleventy-eleven day, and late this morning everything will come up ones, when it is 11:11:11 a.m. on 11-11-11. It is also Washington statehood day. On this day in 1889, Washington became a state. It is also Armistice Day. On this day in 1918…
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