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Spin Control archive for Nov. 2008

TUESDAY, NOV. 4, 2008



1 reason to like mail balloting

There are lines to vote at the poll sites in the two counties where Washington still has poll site voting.There's a two-hour wait at some polling stations in Pierce County, the Secretary of State's office reports. King County also has long lines.The memo also says…

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Polls close in six states at 4 p.m. PST

Polls will close soon in six states, and the vote-counting and projecting will begin.Those states areIndianaGeorgiaKentuckySouth CarolinaVermontVirginiaWe'll blog the results as we get them. Stick with Spin Control and the other Spokesman-Review blogs as we await the first results from Washington and Idaho.Spokane County will…

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MONDAY, NOV. 3, 2008


Track the vote

Think you can do a better job of predicting the Electoral College results than John King and his magic map?Here's your chance to give it a try. USA Today has compiled results for the last four presidential elections and created an interactive map for everyone…

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SUNDAY, NOV. 2, 2008

Note to drivers: Be careful out there

On your commute Monday and Tuesday, it will be very important to keep an eye out for an extra traffic hazard.Candidates.They will be everywhere, waving signs and trying to convince the remaining voters that have yet to decide how to fill in those little ovals…

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