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Spin Control archive for Sept. 5, 2012

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2012

This is a map of Azerbaijan (Captainsjournal.com)

Lisa Brown in Azerbaijan 

Map courtesy of captainsjournal.com Lisa Brown is able to do a bit of travelling these days because she doesn't have to worry about a re-election campaign. So does she go to Disneyland, Hawaii, Cabo, or even Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention? No. She goes…

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Murray: Keep Senate Democratic, too

While voting to re-elect Barack Obama, please help keep Republicans from taking control of the Senate, Patty Murray asked delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Murray, Washington's senior senator who also leads the organization dedicated to electing Democrats to that chamber, got an early evening…

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Democrats plan Obama watch

Loyal Washington Democrats who didn't get to go to Charlotte for their National Convention, but are dying to watch President Obama accept the nomination and make a speech Thursday, are planning parties around the state to make it a shared experience anyway. Some will have…

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Boiling down the 2012 ballot

OLYMPIA -- The Nov. 6 ballot will be long on measures and well-populated by candidates for everything from president to state legislator. The Washington Secretary of State's office has produced a summary that could be considered the Cliff Notes version of a Reader's Digest take.…

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