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Spin Control archive for March 18, 2008

TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008


Reax to the Top 2 ruling

Reaction is trickling in on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of the state's Top Two primary.Not surprisingly, Secretary of State Sam Reed, a big supporter of the proposal, is pretty happy:“This is a victory for the voters of Washington because our democracy…

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Discussion topic: Supremes and the Top 2

A huge decision for this year's election came down from the U.S. Supreme Court today.The Top Two primary, which voters approved but the top political parties managed to block in the lower federal courts, is not unconstitutional, the Supremes said. At least, not on its…

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