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Spin Control archive for May 2012

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012

OLYMPIA -- Larry Tate of FS Ltd., cleans Winged Victory, the monument to World War I veterans on the Capitol Campus, on Tuesday, May 15. (Jim Camden)

A cleaner Victory

OLYMPIA -- With Memorial Day around the corner, the state Department of Enterprise Services is doing its annual maintenance and restoration of the Capitol Campus grounds and monuments. On Tuesday, Larry Tate of FS Ltd., a company that specializes in art restoration and conservation work,…

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OLYMPIA -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee gives a campaign speech to supporters on the north steps of the state Capitol after filing for office Tuesday morning. (Jim Camden)

Day 2 Filing Week: Inslee draws a crowd 

Inslee gives a campaign speech on the Capitol steps after filing for office. OLYMPIA — In front of a crowd that included babies in arms, senior citizens and union members in hard hats, Democrat Jay Inslee tried to energize his gubernatorial campaign after making it…

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Matthews takes on McMorris Rodgers 

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, was put on the defensive Monday by Chris Matthews of MSNBC's Hardball. McMorris Rodgers, who has become the GOP's chief spokeswoman against attacks on the party related…

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Day 2 Filing Week: As the day starts

OLYMPIA -- Filing week continues today for all the political offices on the Aug. 7 Top 2 primary ballot. Unlike Monday, when there was the traditional rush into the elections offices by anxious candidates, Tuesday started slower. Sen. Mark Schoesler and Rep. Joe Schmick, Republican…

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MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012

Council adopts easier-to-enforce noise law

Testimony at Monday’s Spokane City Council meeting included the sounds of William Cruz on guitar and trumpet as some downtown buskers argued against proposed noise restrictions. But Spokane City Council members said the new rules, which they approved 6-1, protect free speech while making the…

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SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012


FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012


THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012

Obama: Move forward, don't go back

SEATTLE -- Barack Obama acknowledged he hasn't been a perfect president as he asked some , supporters to help him win another term and ask themselves a different question than the tradition standard an incument faces of "are you better off than you were four…

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Obama making rounds in Seattle

SEATTLE -- president Obama's motorcade arrived in downtown about 2 pm where crowds lined the blocked off streets to snap photos and gay rights activists waved supporting signs. Inside the paramount Theater a crowd that paid $1000 per ticket was being treated to music from…

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SEATTLE -- Teri McClain, left, and Mary Beth Brotski wear signs thanking President Barack Obama for supporting gay marriage. (Jim Camden)

Crowds gathering outside Paramount

McClain, left, and Brotski outside the Paramount Theater. SEATTLE -- President Obama's supporters are lining up outside the Paramount Theater and filling the blocked off street in advance of his second fund-raiser of the day in this city. Obama arrived shortly before noon at Boeing…

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Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder, left, and Paul Dillon, legislative aide to state Rep. Andy Billig, greet state Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown at her farewell celebration on Wednesday, May 9, at the Matin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Snyder is running for the state House seat currently held by state Rep. Andy Billig. Brown, who announced last week that she would not seek a new term, has endorsed one of Snyder's opponents in the race, Marcus Riccelli, her senior policy analyst. (Jonathan Brunt)

Waite questions labor's backing of Riccelli

Candidates haven’t even officially signed up to run for office, but the contest for a state House seat representing central Spokane is heating up. The race for the seat held by state Rep. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, already has attracted four candidates, in large part because…

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Obama headed for Seattle

President Barack Obama is headed for Seattle today, to raise campaign money and tie up traffic. Make that tie up traffic even worse than normal in the city. He's due into Boeing Field about 11:45 a.m., has a high-ticket private fundraiser in the city ($17,900…

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012


TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012

Making hay in Eastern Washington

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jay Inslee spent today in Spokane reminding Eastern Washington voters that he's the only candidate with political and professional experience on both sides of the state's Cascade Curtain. "Every race needs one candidate who knows how to buck hay," Inslee joked over…

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New voter cards in the mail

Most Spokane County voters will get cards in the mail updating their voter information. County elections officials said they've mailed out 195,000 cards listing new precinct information, which is roughly three out of four voters in the county. The changes were prompted by the redistricting,…

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Into endorsements

Washington candidates are scrambling to announce endorsements this week as filing week approaches. The gubernatorial candidates are taking turns touting nods from "first responders." Former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, the likely Democratic nominee, is in Spokane today to pick up the endorsement of Fire Fighters…

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MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012


Today's fun video: SuperPACman

The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Spin Control returns after some light days with a fun video for your viewing enjoyment. Why this video? you may ask. Because Colbert "interviews" an old friend and colleague, Kim Barker…

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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012

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