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Spin Control archive for July 18, 2012

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012

McKenna adviser out for tweets

OLYMPIA -- A policy adviser for Rob McKenna's gubernatorial campaign resigned today after apologizing for making derogatory remarks about Asians and the elderly on the Internet. Kathlyn Ehls submitted her resignation, which campaign manager Randy Pepples said in a press release he accepted after she…

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Ballots in the mail

Today is the day for county elections offices in Washington to begin mailing out ballots for the Aug. 7 state primary. Spokane County will start its mail "drop" of about 265,000 ballots, finishing it on Thursday. All registered voters should receive their ballots by early…

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