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• House approves land swap for tribe

  February 8, 2012 in City on Page A6 The U.S. House of Representatives approved by an overwhelming margin a swap of federal land that will allow a small Northwest tribe to move its school and some homes out …

• Budget, tax credits lead agendas of region’s lawmakers

  December 4, 2011 in City on Page B7 WASHINGTON – With just under a month left in 2011, the federal budget and tax breaks top Inland Northwest lawmakers’ year-end to-do lists. Three of 12 appropriations bills are on …

• Heating assistance at risk in federal bill

  November 20, 2011 in City on Page B1 On a snowy day when temperatures were expected to dip into the teens, Spokane residents learned the state may lose millions in federal funding for heating assistance to southern states … 2

• Easy to be frightened by such eerie electioneering

  October 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 This time of year is such a creepfest. The ghouls. The goblins. 1

• Timber payments have local backing

  October 8, 2011 in City on Page B1 U.S. senators from Washington and Idaho all say they support a plan to extend payments to counties and school districts that have significant amounts of federal land inside their boundaries. …

• Baumgartner says he’ll run for U.S. Senate

  October 1, 2011 in City on Page B1 After less than a year in the state Senate, Michael Baumgartner plans to run for the other Senate in the other Washington by entering the race against Democrat Maria Cantwell. … 15

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  Baumgartner to run for Cantwell’s Senate seat

  September 30, 2011 in City After less than a year in the state Senate, Michael Baumgartner plans to run for the other Senate in the other Washington by entering the race against Democrat Maria Cantwell. … 22

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  Locke confirmed as envoy to China

  July 28, 2011 in City on Page A9 Gary Locke, the former two-term governor of Washington and current U.S. commerce secretary, was confirmed Wednesday as the new U.S. ambassador to China. The Senate unanimously approved the appointment of …

• Cantwell sums up gas hike’s cost

  May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell says Washington state drivers will spend an estimated $672 million more for gas this summer than they did last summer. The Democrat’s office conducted … 3

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  Sixth annual Komen race has Spokane awash in pink

  April 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 About 9,000 people painted downtown Spokane pink Sunday in the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Now in its sixth year, the event will raise roughly $500,000. Seventy-five … 4

• Nomination near for federal judge

  April 16, 2011 in City on Page B3 President Barack Obama is expected to make his nomination soon for the next federal judge for the Eastern District of Washington. The opening became available in mid-2009 when U.S. District …

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  FAA bill touted as local job generator

  February 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 The U.S. Senate’s newly passed bill to modernize airports is being hailed a jobs measure that could create 2,200 jobs in Spokane County over six years. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., … 22

• Editorial: Permanent sales tax deduction fair solution

  February 9, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 As always, the deductibility of sales tax in the seven states that don’t have an income tax came down to the wire, with Congress issuing a temporary reprieve in December. … 18

• Local lawmakers’ reactions to State of the Union vary

  January 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 While they liked some overall themes in President Barack Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the … 14

• NW delegation finds reasons to cheer, jeer in Obama speech

  January 25, 2011 in News, Nation/World, Region While they liked some overall themes in President Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the details. …

• GOP’s anti-Cantwell e-mail at odds with state’s reality

  November 21, 2010 in City on Page B3 After regular missives for months from the folks at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, things had been quiet for two whole weeks. The group in charge of getting Republicans elected … 1

• Senators, Rossi weigh in on tanker bid

  September 22, 2010 in City on Page A8 The nation’s nine-year debate on how to replace Air Force tankers became a talking point in two places Tuesday: the floor of the U.S. Senate and the campaign trail in …

• Largest in U.S., Pacific Northwest smart grid gets funding

  August 22, 2010 in News on Page E6 RICHLAND, Wash. – The check has arrived to pay for the main work phase on the largest and most comprehensive project in the nation to demonstrate how the electric grid … 1

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  Cantwell to back finance reforms

  July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – After meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Thursday that she’ll support a finance regulation bill that was facing a troubled future as Congress … 2

• Split Senate passes financial overhaul bill

  May 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Senate Thursday approved the most sweeping rewrite of financial rules since the Great Depression, a milestone in President Barack Obama’s drive to expand government oversight and safeguard … 13

• Mortgage securities to face new scrutiny

  May 16, 2010 in Business on Page E1 Lawmakers are finally breaking up the cozy, destructive relationship between banks that packaged residential mortgages for resale and the credit-rating agencies that so ill-served investors and, ultimately, taxpayers. Fitch, Standard …

• Funding promises Pend Oreille County Internet speed

  April 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 A $27.3 million federal economic stimulus grant promises cutting-edge fiber optic Internet service for southern Pend Oreille County, if officials accept it. 1

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  Washington state files for federal health care reform aid

  March 30, 2010 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington state may be first in line for one aspect of the new federal health care reform law – submitting a request for some $180 million in federal … 5

• Washington applies for money under health overhaul law

  March 29, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – Washington state may be first in line for one aspect of the new federal health care reform law — submitting a request for some $180 million in federal … 12

• Loan program burdened by success

  February 21, 2010 in Business on Page E1 With President Barack Obama refocusing on the plight of small business, how ironic that one of the administration’s most successful initiatives will expire this week for lack of funding. And …

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  Cantwell seeks aid for small banks

  February 17, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Community banks need the same kind of help from the federal government that Wall Street received, and they need it now, Sen. Maria Cantwell said Tuesday. Cantwell, who met with … 1

• 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

• Cantwell, McCain see chance to rebuild

  December 20, 2009 in Business on Page E1 Sens. Maria Cantwell and John McCain, who as Westerners know good fences make good neighbors, have set about repairing a barrier rashly torn down 10 years ago. The Washington Democrat …

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  Medicare’s shortcomings have some seeking revamp

  October 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 About a month ago, Nita Jensen visited the Rockwood Clinic to make an appointment for a physical. Her physician there had just retired, and she wanted to find a new … 5

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