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Monthly Archives: May 2010

Heck's with Cantwell: Financial reform falls short

After dinging Democratic congressional candidate Denny Heck last week for the lack of an issues page on his campaign website, we want to note that he did weigh in on the Wall Street reform bill recently passed by Congress. Heck

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Pennies for paper clips?

State Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancouver, put out a somewhat plaintive request for money this past week to help fire his campaign for Congress in the 3rd Congressional District. “In the next few days, we’ll be opening up the Pridemore for

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Big week for Probst

State Rep. Tim Probst, D-Vancouver, scored a double coup this week in his campaign for a second term representing the 17th Legislative District. Probst was one of only 10 state legislators to win the endorsement of the League of Education

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Mielke endorses Van Nortwick, but will Franklin run?

Three Republicans have said they’ll run to unseat Clark County Assessor Linda Franklin, but will Franklin, a Democrat, even run? Franklin, who as The Columbian reported in March has been missing work due to medical issues she would not comment

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Rossi will announce via video

His supporters may have been counting on Dino Rossi to make a big splash when he dives into the U.S. Senate race Wednesday. But Rossi notified backers (and the press) by Tweet and Facebook post late Tuesday afternoon that he’ll

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Where's Denny's issues page?

State Sen. Craig Pridemore has been taunting rival Democratic congressional candidate Denny Heck for weeks now over what he characterizes as Heck’s failure to explain to votes his positions on key issues. Specifically, Pridemore has challenged Heck to state his

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New poll due Monday

Can’t wait until after the Aug. 17 to sample the mood of Washington voters? Then you’ll want to check out the results of a new statewide survey by The Washington Poll concerning important public policy issues and voter preferences. Results

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Will he? Won't he?

As the clock ticks toward the June 11 state primary filing deadline, speculation about whether Republican Dino Rossi will leap into the U.S. Senate race is reaching fever pitch. And no one is more disgruntled about the effect of Rossi’s

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Palin's pick in U.S. Senate race

Clint Didier, former Eastern Washington farmboy and NFL player turned U.S. Senate candidate, got an unexpected boost from — wait for it — Sarah Palin on Thursday. “Go to www.ClintDidier.org to be inspired by patriot running for U.S.Senate to serve

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Amphitheater owners, casino opponents big spenders in 18th

Rich Carson, an independent candidate in the 18th Legislative District race, delved into the most recent state Public Disclosure Commission campaign finance filings to find out who is giving who how much money in the district’s hotly contested race for

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