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• U.S. rep. gives budget warning

  February 19, 2010 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington state should not use federal stimulus money to fill its budget gap, a Republican congresswoman said this week. Instead, it should make tough choices to cut or … 1

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  Stimulus to spur work on corridor

  February 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s long-sought North Side freeway got a boost on Wednesday with the announcement of a $35 million federal economic stimulus grant to pay for a 3.7-mile extension of the southbound … 5

• Both sides praise emphasis on jobs, small businesses

  January 28, 2010 in City on Page A10 Northwest Republicans and Democrats applauded President Barack Obama’s emphasis on jobs, particularly on creating them in small businesses, but wondered about the details of other proposals in the State of …

• Delegation finds some room for agreement on Obama speech

  January 27, 2010 in News Northwest Republicans and Democrats applauded President Barack Obama’s emphasis on jobs, particularly on creating them in small businesses, but wondered about the details of other proposals in the State of … 2

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  Fairchild replacing fitness facility

  December 19, 2009 in City on Page B2 Fairchild Air Force Base will get an extra $28 million next year from the federal budget to build a new fitness and water training facility for the Survival School. The …

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  Washington, Idaho delegations back Obama’s strategy

  December 2, 2009 in City on Page A4 Vietnam War veteran Rep. Walt Minnick sat in the auditorium at West Point on Tuesday surrounded by men and women in cadet gray uniforms being told by a president they …

• Obama wins bipartisan support from local delegation

  December 1, 2009 in News Vietnam War veteran Rep. Walt Minnick sat in the auditorium at West Point on Tuesday surrounded by men and women in cadet gray uniforms being told by a president they … 2

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  GOP women say study augurs perils

  November 19, 2009 in City on Page A1 Illustrating the continuing political fallout from controversial new recommendations on breast cancer screening, GOP congresswomen condemned a government-funded study Wednesday and suggested it was a preview of what to expect … 8

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  Wounded in war, vets receive Purple Hearts in ceremony

  November 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 Staff Sgt. Lawrence Jefferson remembers the morning last November in Herat, Afghanistan, when “the whole world just went crazy.” It was 7:30, and he was in a line of Humvees … 2

• Military families gain advocate

  November 5, 2009 in City on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Members of Congress launched a bipartisan caucus Wednesday to advocate for families of service members. Led by U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., the …

• Smart Bombs: Is leadership women’s work?

  October 21, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Living magazine recently published its “best of” lists, and Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin was chosen “Best Politician.” Runners-up were Spokane Mayor Mary Verner and U.S. Rep. Cathy … 3

• McMorris Rodgers hosting town hall meeting tonight

  October 12, 2009 in City U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers will hold a town hall meeting on seniors’ issues Monday afternoon in the Spokane Valley.

• McMorris Rodgers leery of health reform

  September 20, 2009 in City on Page B7 WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers warned this week that health care reform could limit treatment for disabled children, but people who advocate for the disabled say it will expand … 8

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  Reform talk draws protest

  August 20, 2009 in City on Page A5 While U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers travels across Eastern Washington discussing health care reform, one of her only stops in Spokane was a closed affair Wednesday in a Browne’s Addition … 4

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  Public excluded from McMorris Rodgers meeting

  August 19, 2009 in City While U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers travels across Eastern Washington discussing health care reform, one of her only stops in Spokane was a closed affair Wednesday in a Browne’s Addition … 19

• Health care dominating McMorris Rodgers’ talks

  August 19, 2009 in City Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is getting an earful from constituents over the health care debate this summer. 2

• Obama citizenship ‘settled’ for McMorris Rodgers

  August 16, 2009 in City on Page B3 Bad news for “birthers,” those people who think Barack Obama isn’t legally president because he wasn’t born in the United States: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers isn’t on your side. Birthers …

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  Proposed care reforms elicit fears, support aired at Colville meetings

  August 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 COLVILLE – Some Eastern Washington residents at a pair of town hall meetings Wednesday said they don’t trust the government to run their health care in the future. Others said … 2

• Town hall crowd keeps it respectful in Colville

  August 12, 2009 in News, Region COLVILLE, Wash. – Some Eastern Washington residents at a pair of town hall meetings Wednesday said they don’t trust the government to run their health care in the future. Others … 2

• All atwitter over the governor’s random thoughts

  June 28, 2009 in City on Page B2 Word came last week from Gov. Chris Gregoire’s office that she is now on Twitter. In truth, she’s been tweeting for a few weeks. But with the revolution in Iran …

• Tea Parties to host tax protesters

  April 15, 2009 in City on Page A5 From the Spokane Convention Center to Coeur d’Alene’s Independence Point to Colfax’s Codger Pole, tax protesters around the Northwest will gather today at Tea Parties. There are no plans to … 7

• McMorris Rodgers to take questions

  April 15, 2009 in City on Page A8 U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers will field questions by phone and by e-mail during a live show on KSPS-TV Thursday evening. “Talk to Your Congresswoman” will air for an hour … 1

• Projects aplenty funded for area

  March 15, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Inland Northwest is in line for some share of about $285 million in earmarks in the massive spending bill Congress passed and President Obama signed last week. From tens … 1

• Stimulus plan falls short, McMorris says

  February 21, 2009 in City on Page A6 Although she voted against the federal stimulus package last week and still disagrees with many things in it, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said she wouldn’t tell governors to refuse …

• McMorris Rodgers says stimulus has benefits for state

  February 20, 2009 in City Although she voted against the federal stimulus package last week and still disagrees with many things in it, Cathy McMorris Rodgers said she wouldn’t tell governors to refuse money from … 1

• For region, upshot of stimulus funds uncertain

  February 18, 2009 in Business on Page A1 White House officials are predicting the massive $787 billion stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday will create or save 8,000 jobs in Eastern Washington and another 9,000 …

• Region’s lawmakers vote no on stimulus plan

  January 29, 2009 in City on Page A1 Inland Northwest members of the U.S. House voted against the proposed stimulus package Wednesday, saying it would spend too much on pet government programs and too little to help the … 1

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  In 5th, challenger faces an uphill battle

  October 11, 2008 in City on Page A1 Under the best of circumstances, Mark Mays would face Cathy McMorris Rodgers with two strikes against him. Strike one: He’s a Democrat, and voting patterns in Eastern Washington’s 5th Congressional …

• Candidates differ over bailout

  October 1, 2008 in City on Page A11 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ Democratic opponent Mark Mays called her vote against the bailout package short-sighted and “reckless,” but the Republican defended her decision Tuesday. Like Washington’s two other Republicans …

• Rescue helicopters to stay at Fairchild

  September 26, 2008 in City on Page A1 A squadron of helicopters and their crews will remain at Fairchild Air Force Base for the foreseeable future, the Pentagon says. After objections from Inland Northwest law enforcement officials and …

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