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• Even primary election serves up political hash

  August 20, 2009 in City on Page A5 I’m always relieved to get past a primary. The only point of a primary election is to weed out those less-popular candidates who, if elected, might actually do the public … 1

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  Gregoire ekes out lead

  August 20, 2008 in City on Page A1 Washington’s new primary system provided few surprises Tuesday, serving as a warm-up for a gubernatorial rematch between Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi and some other expected matchups in the general …

• Take a drink, hold your nose, mark your ballot

  August 17, 2008 in City on Page B1 On Friday I finally cracked open my primary ballot and began the painstaking process of selecting which liars I’ll choose to represent me. All politicians lie, although most of them …

• Education a key issue for 9th District candidates

  July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S3 Voters in the 9th Legislative District will choose among three new names on their Aug. 19 primary ballots, including one candidate affiliated with the Green Party who wants to guarantee …

• Judge hears arguments on closing GOP primary

  November 16, 2007 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – A federal judge appeared dubious Thursday of a group of dissident Idaho Republicans’ attempt to force the closure of the state’s GOP primary elections to anyone but registered …