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Rossi still disputes job-saving measure
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi, in Vancouver to speak to the local Tea Party organization, said he still opposes a $26 billion bill pushed toward passage by his Democratic opponent Wednesday that will save Washington jobs and stave off deep budget cuts over the next 11 months.
Strategies vary in Murray challenge
The summary of the Aug. 17 primary in Washington’s U.S. Senate race can be viewed as: A. Incumbent Democrat Patty Murray against a field of 14 challengers, one of whom gets enough votes to run against her in the fall.
U.S. Senate
To allow readers to compare and contrast the main candidates for the U.S. Senate on several issues, The Spokesman-Review asked the three main Republican challengers and the incumbent Democrat the same five questions: • What changes, if any, would you support for the health care reform that passed this year?
Obama set to help Murray with fundraiser appearance
President Barack Obama is headlining a fundraiser for Sen. Patty Murray on primary day next month.
U.S. Senate candidates, issues
To allow readers to compare and contrast the main candidates for the U.S. Senate on several issues, The Spokesman-Review asked the three main Republican challengers and the incumbent Democrat the same five questions:
Senate run reasoning ranges from pot to God
For sheer variety, it’s hard to beat this year’s U.S. Senate race. And I’m not talking about the candidates you’ve likely heard of. There’s a doctor, a lawyer, a physicist, a retired bank worker, a retired postal worker, a retired iron worker. Some are serious people in a first try for office; others are less serious and have run many times.
Strategies vary in Murray challenge
The summary of the Aug. 17 primary in Washington’s U.S. Senate race can be viewed as: A. Incumbent Democrat Patty Murray against a field of 14 challengers, one of whom gets enough votes to run against her in the fall.
Anti-Rossi video using Joel song dies young
While it may be true, as Billy Joel once said, that only the good die young, campaign videos that improperly use a copyrighted song die quick. Or so Patty Murray’s U.S. Senate campaign learned Friday. Lawyers told the campaign to pull a video that was using Joel’s song to jab Dino Rossi for comments he made about attracting undecided voters.
Murray campaign pulls video with Billy Joel song
While it may be true, as Billy Joel once said, that only the good die young, campaign videos that improperly use a copyrighted song die quick.
Wash. sees risk in sending oil spill ships to Gulf
Two of the Pacific Northwest’s largest oil-spill response vessels may be called to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.