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• Obama re-election now constitutional

  December 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Forget what the news media told you six weeks ago: Barack Obama was elected to his second term as president Monday. His election was finalized through a process … 29

• Spin Control: Secessionists miss mark wide right

  November 25, 2012 in City on Page B2 After spending the Apple Cup as a Cougar fan in the midst of Huskies, it strikes me that would-be secessionists could learn a lot from the annual intrastate rivalry. That’s … 8

• Pollster: Latino voters boosted Inslee

  November 24, 2012 in Region If pollster Matt Barreto is right, then Latino voters in Washington were one of the key factors in Gov.-elect Jay Inslee’s win over Republican candidate Rob McKenna. 1

• Obama, Boehner look to compromise

  November 8, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts … 27

• Republicans wonder where party is headed

  November 8, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, Republicans plunged Wednesday into an intense period of self-examination, blame-setting and testy debate over whether … 110

• ELECTION 2012: Key national races

  November 6, 2012 in Nation/World Get the latest developments on the presidential race and control of Congress. 63

• Suspense to the end, Obama, Romney yield to voters

  November 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Two fierce competitors who’ve given their all, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney now yield center stage to voters today for an Election Day choice that will … 28

• Pro-Proposition 1, 2, 3 ad uses Romney anti-teachers union quote

  October 28, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – A new TV commercial in Idaho’s school reform fight makes it appear that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has weighed in on Idaho’s ballot propositions. The commercial uses … 2

• Ad suggests Romney weighs in on Idaho measures

  October 26, 2012 in Idaho A new TV commercial in Idaho’s school reform fight makes it appear that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has weighed in on Idaho’s ballot propositions. 9

• Abortion re-enters discussion after awkward remark

  October 25, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats’ advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate’s awkward remark – that if rape leads … 68

• Obama energized in second debate

  October 16, 2012 in Nation/World HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — An aggressive President Barack Obama accused challenger Mitt Romney of favoring a “one-point plan” to help the rich in America and playing politics with the deadly terrorist … 40

• Ryan, Biden interrupt one another

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World DANVILLE, Ky. — At odds early and often, Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan squabbled over the economy, taxes, Medicare and more Thursday night in a contentious, interruption-filled debate. “That … 52

• Romney, Obama come out swinging

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 DENVER – In a showdown at close quarters, an aggressive Mitt Romney sparred with President Barack Obama in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps … 86

• No zingers as debate dealt with big issues

  October 4, 2012 in City on Page A1 Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was more passionate in Wednesday night’s debate than some Republicans expected. President Barack Obama was more reserved than some Democrats expected. Neither produced a signature … 40

• Debate claims a bit sketchy

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – As President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney rhetorically sparred in Wednesday night’s televised debate, both candidates exhibited a propensity toward misstatements, falsehoods and exaggerations. From the …

• Obama, Romney clash in first debate

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER — In a showdown at close quarters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred aggressively in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps …

• Eastwood whips up RNC crowd

  August 30, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. — Clint Eastwood whipped up the crowd at the Republican National Convention ahead of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech. 38

• Republican convention is in full-throated roar

  August 29, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. — With the Republican National Convention at last in full-throated roar, nominee Mitt Romney and his team reached out today to connect with critical voting groups — veterans, … 50

• Ann Romney, Christie on deck at GOP convention

  August 28, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. — Republicans eagerly looked to showcase Mitt Romney as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy, with GOP National Convention speeches … 59

• McMorris Rodgers now listed as gathering’s host

  August 27, 2012 in City on Page A3 U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ role in the Republican National Convention has grown significantly in the revised schedule announced Sunday. McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., was expected to give a seven-minute speech … 8

• McMorris Rodgers will host GOP convention

  August 26, 2012 in City, Nation/World, News U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ role in the Republican National Convention has grown in the revised schedule announced Sunday. 15

• GOP scraps first day of convention

  August 25, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. — Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday night to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac as it bore … 14

• Romney to be on fall ballot

  August 24, 2012 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will be on Washington’s presidential ballot this fall because the Republican Party meets the rules for being a major party in the state, …

• Romney to be on Washington ballot, judge rules

  August 23, 2012 in City OLYMPIA — A judge rejected an effort to keep Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan off Washington’s general election ballot. 17

• Spin Control: Libertarian Party says GOP shouldn’t be on fall ballot

  August 19, 2012 in City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – A political party wants to keep Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan off Washington’s Nov. 6 general election ballot. And it’s not the Democratic Party. The Libertarian Party of … 4

• Libertarian candidate sees route to White House

  August 19, 2012 in City on Page B1 Jim Gray has a strategy that results in neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney occupying the White House next year. It goes like this: 2

• Romney comments at fundraiser outrage Palestinians

  July 30, 2012 in Nation/World JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney told Jewish donors today that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who … 50

• Romney faces NAACP, booed for hitting ’Obamacare’

  July 11, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON — Unflinching before the NAACP, Mitt Romney declared today he’d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. He drew jeers when he lambasted the … 34

• GOP plots 2013 strategy on health care repeal

  June 29, 2012 in Health, Nation/World WASHINGTON — Turned away at the Supreme Court, congressional Republicans sketched a strategy today to repeal the nation’s health care law in 2013 that requires a sweeping election victory carrying … 24

• Obama win could cost Romney $5M in personal taxes

  June 4, 2012 in Nation/World To see where the presidential candidates stand on taxing the rich, just look at how they’d tax themselves. Under his own proposal, Mitt Romney would pay half what he would … 72

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