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Spin Control archive for June 30, 2010

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010

Murray v. Rossi on Petraeus 

As expected, the Senate confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the commander in Afghanistan.Also as expected, Petraeus became a bone of contention in Washington state's U.S. Senate campaign, although not from the candidates themselves.U.S. Sen. Patty Murray voted for Petraeus (as did everyone else in the…

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Shameless plug: Vestal weighs in on Idaho GOP

In case you missed it, elsewhere on The Spokesman-Review Web site is a good hard look by Shawn Vestal at the new Idaho Republican state platform approved by the state convention last week."Idaho just turned purple..." Vestal opines. It's a look at what's conservative and…

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Gregoire, other govs repeat call for Medicaid money

OLYMPIA -- Chris Gregoire and other governors from around the country are in Washington, D.C., asking, cajoling, lobbying, pleading (pick one) with Congress to approve more money for Medicaid payments.They held a joint press conference about 11 a.m. PDT, reiterating what they've already repeated, that…

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