Facelift ahead for Washington Park
The Record and Herald News - Mon Dec 14, 1:05 am ETWashington Park up next for improvements
Washington Elections
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News Stories
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Big Country delegation votes against tax breaks because of bill's other provisions
Abilene Reporter-News - Wed Dec 9, 10:00 pm ETWASHINGTON — The Big Country’s three Congressmen voted against continuing $31 billion in tax breaks Wednesday because the resolution includes a tax increase, too.“That’s one of those bills that I’m for part of it and against part of it,” said Rep. Mike Conaway , R-Midland. “It’s raising taxes on one group to lower them on another.” H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, passed the House 241 ...
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Tilting elections
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Wed Dec 9, 4:39 pm ETWith voter registration fraud alone no guarantee of Democrat wins, far-left elements are working to elect sympathetic secretaries of state across the nation. So contends Matthew Vadum, senior editor at Washington's Capital Research Center.
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Backers of importing lower-cost drugs worry Obama, a supporter as senator, is scuttling plan
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 10:23 am ETWASHINGTON - A long-running effort to allow the import of lower-cost prescription drugs faces a new twist — President Barack Obama's administration is raising safety concerns that could effectively scuttle it, even though Obama backed the plan as a senator.
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Wash. Rep. Baird says he will not seek re-election
Seattle Times - Wed Dec 9, 8:39 pm ETDemocratic Rep. Brian Baird said Wednesday he will not seek re-election next year so he can spend more time with his family and pursue other ways to serve.
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Baird won't seek re-election
The Columbian - Wed Dec 9, 5:49 pm ETU.S. Rep. Brian Baird said Wednesday he'll leave Congress at the end of his term in 2010 to spend more time with his family, including his 4½-year-old twin sons.
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Hatfield mulls run for Baird seat
The Daily World - Thu Dec 10, 2:22 pm ETState Sen. Brian Hatfield, a Democrat from Raymond, says he very well may jump into what’s expected to be a crowded race to fill the congressional seat being vacated by Brian Baird, who announced Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election because he wants to spend more time with his family.
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Baird's surprise announcement starts congressional battle for southwest Washington
The Oregonian - Wed Dec 9, 9:04 pm ETRep. Brian Baird made the surprise announcement Wednesday that he won't seek a seventh term in Congress. Speculation about who will run for the open Southwest Washington seat started immediately.
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Campaign disclosure workshop scheduled Saturday
The Champaign News-Gazette - Wed Dec 9, 9:20 am ETURBANA – A campaign disclosure workshop for candidates and political committees will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Lyle Shields Meeting Room at the Champaign County Brookens Administrative Center, 1776 E. Washington St., U. The session is sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Elections and Champaign County Clerk Mark Shelden.
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National Report Ranks North Dakota First in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 9:07 am ETWASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Dakota ranks 1st in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. North Dakota's top ranking results from the implementation of Ballot Measure 3, which voters approved in November 2008. It requires that the state use ...
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PAM DZAMA | A 'Miracle' That Shouldn't Happen
The Kitsap Sun - Wed Dec 9, 3:01 am ETU.S. Rep. Jay Inslee , D-Bainbridge Island said he “wouldn’t bet the farm on it.” Rep. Norm Dicks , D-Belfair said passage would be a “miracle.” In this season of miracles, I’m sure President Obama and the Democrats in Congress are hoping for one of their own. I’m wishing for quite the opposite when it comes to passage of the gargantuan health care bill currently being debated and amended in the ...
Local Stories
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON: Former legislator eyes run for Congress
Tacoma News Tribune - Sun Dec 13, 3:28 am ETGov. Gregoire knows her budget is doomed
Everett Herald - Mon Dec 14, 6:00 pm ETWould-be successors to Baird line up
The Olympian - Fri Dec 11, 9:59 am ETTwo challengers declare run for Baird's congressional seat
Seattle Times - Thu Dec 10, 3:52 pm ETWary Dems try to avoid big loss next year
seattlepi.com - Fri Dec 11, 2:15 am ETMany express interest in filling Baird's seat
The Columbian - Fri Dec 11, 4:06 am ETServing was his “highest honor”
The Daily World - Thu Dec 10, 2:23 pm ETWash. Rep. Baird says he will not seek re-election
Seattle Times - Wed Dec 9, 8:39 pm ETBaird won't seek re-election
The Columbian - Wed Dec 9, 5:49 pm ETHatfield mulls run for Baird seat
The Daily World - Thu Dec 10, 2:22 pm ET
