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Spin Control archive for Aug. 17, 2009

MONDAY, AUG. 17, 2009

Hey! There's an election going on here

Clock is ticking down to the deadline for turning in ballots for primary elections all over Washington state.Most of the primaries are for city or town councils, school or fired district boards. But there's a hot five-way race for an open state representative seat in…

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Separating wheat & chaff on health care reform

There are so many statements about what health care reform will or won't do, it's hard to keep up.Set up death panels?Raise taxes?Mandate sex change operations?Town hall meetings aren't really the best place to get questions answered, or to separate the fact from the fiction.…

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