"Stay. And of course go to the Nordstrom Annual Sale."

Gov. Gary Locke, in full booster mode, welcoming the nation's governors to this past weekend's National Governors' Association conference in Seattle.
The governor also took pains to point out that Seattle last summer had something like 80 straight days without rain, and, from a park overlooking the city, urged visiting governors to revel in the beauty of Mt. Rainier. It was barely visible through the haze.

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