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Filings include Pierce County executive, county council seats
The president of the union for Pierce County corrections deputies filed paperwork Thursday to challenge County Executive Pat McCarthy in her bid for a second term.
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New filings for Pierce assessor, governor, U.S. Senate and AG
They won’t get the attention enjoyed by the two frontrunners, but four long-shot candidates for governor have officially entered the race.
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President Obama in Seattle today for 2 fundraisers
Fresh off his endorsement of gay marriage, President Obama swung through Seattle for a pair of fundraisers Thursday.
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OLYMPIA — Republican leaders are bracing for a combative Washington state party convention as supporters of presidential candidate Ron Paul look to seize more delegates from presumptive nominee Mitt Romney.
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McKenna wants new license rules; Inslee unclear
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna wants Washington state to join 48 others in requiring proof of legal residency to get a driver's license. Democratic rival Jay Inslee isn't so sure.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna says Washington will need to ask voters to support a tax package to fund the state's multi-billion dollar transportation needs, but his Democratic counterpart, Jay Inslee, isn't ready to support any specific financing plan.
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High turnover means heavy competition in state's 2012 elections
This is shaping up to be one of the most competitive elections in years with high turnover in statewide offices, the congressional delegation and the Legislature.
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Dale Washam files for re-election as assessor-treasurer
Pierce County Assessor-Treaurer Dale Washam decided to run for a second time, despite a no confidence vote in him by the County Council, an ethics violation against him and numerous legal settlements.
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Campaign to put gay marriage on ballot says it has more than 120,000 signatures
Same-sex marriage opponents are nearing the number of signatures they need to put a referendum on the November ballot to overturn the Legislature’s marriage law.
> read moreCharter school advocates make last-minute attempt to reach 2012 ballot
The chief of staff for the League of Education Voters filed a measure today that would ask voters this November to allow up to 40 charter schools in Washington — if supporters can accumulate 241,153 signatures by July 6 to get it on the ballot.
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A state-by-state look at the road to 270
An analysis of the state-by-state race to 270 electoral votes, the total needed to win the presidency, and where Democratic President Barack Obama and probable Republican nominee Mitt Romney stand now. The numbers reflect electoral votes:
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Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votes
President Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the election even as he benefits nationally from encouraging economic news.
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FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim
The White House is aggressively pushing the idea that, contrary to widespread belief, President Barack Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars. To back it up, the administration cites a media report that claims federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since the Eisenhower years.
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