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Obama calls Romney; congratulates him on GOP nod
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called Mitt Romney to congratulate him on winning the Republican nomination on Wednesday, just as the Democrat's campaign opened a new critique of Romney by focusing attention on his economic record as governor of Massachusetts.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Nation & World
GOP Sen. Zarelli to quit Thursday
Republican state Sen. Joseph Zarelli of Ridgefield, who announced two weeks ago he would not seek re-election, has decided to leave office Thursday and not serve out the final six months of his...
Date: 05/29/2012 | The Petri Dish
Romney's VP search enters audition phase
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Romney promotes education agenda, defends Bain
WASHINGTON -- Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, welcoming scrutiny of the private equity firm he co-founded and declaring he’s a far more qualified steward of the economy than President Barack...
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
GOP Sen. Pflug won't return after accepting hearings board post
Sen. Cheryl Pflug, R-Maple Valley, will not be seeking re-election after accepting a new job today with the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board.
Date: 05/21/2012 | The Petri Dish
Sullivan won't drop out of special election
Democratic Snohomish County Councilman Brian Sullivan said today he's not giving up on his dream to serve in Congress.
Date: 05/21/2012 | The Petri Dish
Zarelli, GOP's top budget writer in state Senate, to retire
OLYMPIA -- The top Republican budget writer in the state Senate is retiring.Ridgefield Sen. Joe Zarelli said in a statement Friday evening that he hopes he left state government better than how he found it. He says the last few years have been both wearing and rewarding.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Birther flap: Arizona may not certify Obama for ballot
WASHINGTON -- In a revival of the controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's Hawaii birth certificate, a state official in Arizona says it's "possible" that he'll hold Obama's name off the Arizona ballot if Hawaii officials don't send him confirmation that the president was born...
Date: 05/18/2012 | Nation & World
Special election chaos: DelBene, Ruderman join Burner in contest
UPDATE: Democrats Suzan DelBene and Laura Ruderman announced today they will run in both the special and regular elections in the 1st Congressional District.Both women declared their intentions within minutes of Darcy Burner's announcement that she would vie in both contests.
Date: 05/18/2012 | The Petri Dish
Mitt Romney all but cedes Massachusetts
BELMONT, Mass. -- Don't bet on Mitt Romney winning his home state. Or even trying."That's not been a topic of discussion," Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden said when asked if the Republican former Massachusetts governor would compete in the heavily Democratic state.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Nation & World
Sen. Chase's daughter to run in special election
Carin Chase, chairwoman of the 32nd Legislative District Democrats and daughter of state Sen. Maralyn Chase, said today she wants to be the person elected to serve the final month of U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee's term.
Date: 05/15/2012 | The Petri Dish
Koster 'not inclined' to run in special election
Republican John Koster said this afternoon he isn't making plans to run in the special election to fill the unexpired term of U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.“At this point, I am not inclined to get into the race,” said Koster, a Snohomish County Councilman.
Date: 05/14/2012 | The Petri Dish
Ron Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
WASHINGTON -- Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
County councilman to run for 1-month Congress post
Snohomish County Council Chairman Brian Sullivan said Sunday he's agreed to be the Democratic Party's candidate in this year's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Local News
Mitt Romney courts evangelicals at Liberty University (video)
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Mitt Romney, needing badly to stir momentum among skeptical evangelical Christians vital to his presidential hopes, told a polite audience Saturday at Liberty University, an influential Christian school, that he shares and deeply respects their values.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Nation & World
Mitt Romney defends 'one man, one woman' union (video)
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Mitt Romney's Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical university Saturday.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Nation & World
Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record...
Date: 05/10/2012 | Nation & World
Michele Bachmann gives up her Swiss citizenship
WASHINGTON -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has requested withdrawal of her Swiss citizenship after news that she and her children had recently applied for Swiss papers caused a stir.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Nation & World
GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill Tuesday to preserve low interest rates for millions of college students’ loans, as the two parties engaged in election-year choreography aimed at showing each is the better protector of families in today’s rugged economy.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Nation & World
Romney slowly pulls together GOP support
WASHINGTON -- Republican party leaders are starting to rally around Mitt Romney, but it's not exactly a stampede of support for the expected GOP presidential nominee.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Nation & World
Obama dives into campaign, rips into Romney (video)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Plunging into his campaign for a new term, President Barack Obama tore into Mitt Romney on Saturday as a willing and eager "rubber stamp" for conservative Republicans in Congress and an agenda to cut taxes for the rich, reduce spending on education and Medicare and enhance power...
Date: 05/05/2012 | Nation & World
Brown's decision may boost GOP chances in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown of Spokane made a stunning announcement today that she will not seek re-election to the state Legislature this fall.
Date: 05/03/2012 | The Petri Dish
Guns won't be banned around GOP convention
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott has rejected a request from the Tampa mayor to prohibit the carrying of guns in downtown during the Republican National Convention this summer because it would infringe upon "sacred constitutional traditions," according to a letter released Wednesday.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Nation & World
Everett governor candidate shut out of debate
What does a guy running for governor have to do to get an invitation to the election's first big debate next month?
Date: 05/03/2012 | Local News
Fundraising in federal races near $2 billion in 2011
Presidential and congressional candidates plus the political forces behind them raised nearly $1.9 billion last year, according to a report released today by the Federal Election Commission.
Date: 05/01/2012 | The Petri Dish
McKenna says lower business costs will spur jobs
OLYMPIA -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna is repeating his call to cut costs to small businesses, something he says will enable them to hire more workers.
Date: 05/01/2012 | Northwest
McKenna pushes jobs plan, plugs work with NASCAR driver
Republican Rob McKenna is taking most of today off from his job as the state's attorney general to campaign for the position he hopes to win this fall which is governor.
Date: 05/01/2012 | The Petri Dish
FCC wants TV stations to post political ad info online
The three-member Federal Communication Commission acted today to make it easier to find out how much candidates are spending on television ads in the biggest media markets, including Seattle.
Date: 04/27/2012 | The Petri Dish
6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money in politics
WASHINGTON -- Sure, there's always handwringing about money in politics. This time really is different, though -- the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash and freeing billionaires and businesses to write multimillion-dollar checks for their...
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
Newt Gingrich to end presidential campaign
Newt Gingrich will suspend his campaign next week and plans to help presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in his fall campaign against President Obama, according to Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
Newt Gingrich to end presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden presidential bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally the GOP behind its apparent nominee.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Nation & World
New report shows missing votes is bipartisan
Four Snohomish County lawmakers – two Republicans and two Democrats – are among those who missed the most votes in this year's regular and special sessions.
Date: 04/24/2012 | The Petri Dish
Another Republican enters race for Pearson's seat
Gregory Lemke of Arlington has become the fourth Republican candidate vying to succeed state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe.
Date: 04/23/2012 | The Petri Dish
Some Dems feel bombarded by Republican cash
WASHINGTON -- "Where's the cavalry?"That's the question some Democrats in Missouri are asking about the wave of outside money flooding the state to unseat Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Nation & World
Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure, coroner says
LOS ANGELES -- Commentator and editor Andrew Breitbart, a polarizing website publisher who once helped edit the Drudge Report and found his way to tea party stardom in recent years, died of heart failure and hardening of the arteries, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Friday.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Nation & World
President Obama: Republicans are wrong on economy
ELYRIA, Ohio -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his Republican rivals are sincere, patriotic and absolutely wrong about how to reinvigorate the economy. He said they "don't seem to remember how America was built."
Date: 04/19/2012 | Nation & World
Sen. Val Stevens never wavered from her views
Val Stevens has left the Capitol.Well, almost.She's started bringing personal effects from her state Senate office to her Arlington home as she serves the final months of a 20-year legislative career.
Date: 04/19/2012 | Local News
Mitt Romney lashes Obama at NRA convention (video)
ST. LOUIS -- Mitt Romney drew a warm reception from the National Rifle Association on Friday as he attacked President Barack Obama for "employing every imaginable ruse and ploy" to restrict gun rights, which Romney pledged not to do if elected in November.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Nation & World
Goodman ends bid for 1st District House seat
State Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, said today he is ending his campaign for the 1st Congressional District seat and instead will seek re-election to the Legislature.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Local News
Goodman ends bid for Congress
State Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, said today he is ending his campaign for the 1st Congressional District seat and will seek re-election to the Legislature instead.
Date: 04/12/2012 | The Petri Dish
Political party platforms are a mystery to many
WASHINGTON -- As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney look to the November election, a new poll from the Pew Research Center finds a sizable share of the public is unsure which side the presidential candidates' political parties take on some of the...
Date: 04/12/2012 | Nation & World
75-plus House Democrats are communists, GOP lawmaker says
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Allen West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a claim that echoed Joe McCarthy's unsubstantiated 1950s charges that communists had infiltrated the top ranks of the U.S. government.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Nation & World
Lawmakers spend one last night together before leaving Olympia
They needed an extra 30 days and seven-and-a-half hours but state lawmakers concluded their work for 2012 early Wednesday then headed home for rest, relaxation and,...
Date: 04/11/2012 | The Petri Dish
Political FYI
State GOP chairman to speak in EverettState GOP chairman Kirby Wilbur is scheduled to speak at the Evergreen Republican Women's Club's April meeting later this month.Wilbur is a conservative activist and radio personality who has been involved in politics for 35 years.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Local News
Gingrich, campaigning in N.C., says he's not going away
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's campaign Monday began morphing into less of a pursuit of the presidency and more into an effort to shape the Republican platform and to influence the discussion in the fall elections.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Nation & World
Romney faces lengthy to-do list as likely GOP pick
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney faces a daunting to-do list as he transitions into the role of likely Republican presidential nominee.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Nation & World
Campaign says Santorum's daughter is recovering
WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's hospitalized daughter could be released Monday, his campaign said.Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley said 3-year-old Bella was doing much better and could be discharged from a northern Virginia hospital by the end of the day.
Date: 04/09/2012 | Nation & World
Gregoire to present 'go-home' budget proposal
Gov. Chris Gregoire will meet with Democratic and Republican leaders of the Legislature at 12:30 p.m. today to present them with a "go-home" proposal she's drawn up.
Date: 04/09/2012 | The Petri Dish
Third Republican enters race for Pearson's seat
Robert Pilgrim, a detective with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, has joined an increasingly crowded field competing to succeed Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe.
Date: 04/09/2012 | The Petri Dish
Mitt Romney faces challenges in reaching female voters
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney is starting to hone his appeal to female voters, acutely aware as he turns to the general election that he has little choice but to narrow President Barack Obama's commanding lead among this critical constituency.
Date: 04/08/2012 | Nation & World
GOP superdelegates: It's over, Mitt Romney is nominee
WASHINGTON — It's over, and Mitt Romney is going to be the GOP nominee for president.That's the growing consensus among Republican National Committee members who will automatically attend the party's national convention this summer and can support any candidate they choose.
Date: 04/07/2012 | Nation & World
Reed seeks nearly $1 million for special congressional election
The price for the special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee is rising.Secretary of State Sam Reed on Thursday asked House and Senate budget writers for another $995,000 to cover costs associated with educating voters and conducting the balloting in August and November.
Date: 04/06/2012 | The Petri Dish
Three in Monroe will run to replace state Rep. Pearson
MONROE -- Three Monroe residents, including Mayor Robert Zimmerman, began campaigning this week to succeed state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, this fall.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Local News
Monroe mayor joins race for Pearson's seat
Republican Robert Zimmerman, the mayor of Monroe since 2009, began campaigning this week to fill the seat of state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, this fall.
Date: 04/05/2012 | The Petri Dish
Don't tell state GOP delegates race is over
Republican presidential candidates are not done fighting for delegates in Washington state.Far from it.And if what happened at Snohomish High School on Saturday is any indication, next month's state Republican Party confab in Tacoma may be a real humdinger.
Date: 04/05/2012 | Local News
Tea Party activist Elizabeth Scott to seek Pearson's seat
Elizabeth Scott of Monroe, a conservative Republican with political roots in the Tea Party movement, launched a campaign Tuesday to succeed state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, in the 39th...
Date: 04/04/2012 | The Petri Dish
Mill Creek councilman challenging Rep. Hans Dunshee
MILL CREEK -- Republican Mark Harmsworth, a councilman for the city of Mill Creek, has begun a campaign to unseat incumbent state Rep. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish.Harmsworth, who is in his second term on the City Council, formally announced his candidacy last week.
Date: 04/04/2012 | Local News
Sheriff's sergeant running for House seat vacated by Barbara Bailey
ISLAND COUNTY -- Dave Hayes, a sergeant in the Snohomish County Sheriff's Department and president of a statewide law enforcement organization, has launched a campaign to succeed state Rep. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor.
Date: 04/04/2012 | Local News
Mitt Romney turns from primaries, toward Obama
MILWAUKEE — Mitt Romney is turning away from his primary opponents and toward Democratic President Barack Obama after sweeping three more Republican contests.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Nation & World
House to put out new budget plan Wednesday
House Democratic leaders said this morning they intend to roll out a new budget proposal Wednesday morning and hold hearings on several reform bills in the afternoon.
Date: 04/03/2012 | The Petri Dish
Police officer to seek Bailey's seat
Dave Hayes, a sergeant in the Snohomish County Sheriff's Department and president of a statewide law enforcement organization, has launched a campaign to succeed state Rep. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor.
Date: 04/02/2012 | The Petri Dish
McKenna's 15-minute plan to balance the budget
Rob McKenna, the Republican Party's leading man in the contest to be Washington's next governor, is stealing the media limelight again.
Date: 04/02/2012 | The Petri Dish
Romney, Santorum reach out to conservatives
PEWAUKEE, Wis. -- Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum each sought to shore up their standing with religious conservatives Saturday as the two leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination battled for support in the Wisconsin primary.
Date: 04/01/2012 | Nation & World
Recall election set for Wisconsin GOP governor
LOS ANGELES -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, whose campaign to limit the power of public employee unions aroused the ire of labor groups across the country, will face a recall election later this spring, the state's Government Accountability Board ruled Friday.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Nation & World
New law may be needed to fill Inslee's seat this year
A new state law may be required to ensure the winner of a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee is seated in the U.S. House of Representatives this year.
Date: 03/30/2012 | The Petri Dish
Val Stevens to retire after 20 years in Legislature
Republican state Sen. Val Stevens of Arlington, one of the Legislature's most steadfast conservatives who worked tirelessly on improving the state's child welfare system, said Thursday she will not seek re-election this...
Date: 03/29/2012 | Local News
House approves Republican deficit-cutting plan
WASHINGTON — Republicans pushed an election-year, $3.5 trillion budget through the House on Thursday that relies on biting spending cuts and a revamping of Medicare to curb massive federal deficits, drawing a sharp contrast with how President Barack Obama and Democrats would tackle the...
Date: 03/29/2012 | Nation & World
Stevens to retire, Pearson to seek her Senate seat
Republican state Sen. Val Stevens of Arlington will not seek re-election and Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, said today he will run for the seat.
Date: 03/29/2012 | The Petri Dish
Inslee changes mind, agrees to AWB debate
The Association of Washington Business will have its gubernatorial debate after all.Two days after Democratic candidate Jay Inslee said he would not take part in an AWB-sponsored debate in June, the former congressman reversed course and said he will participate.
Date: 03/28/2012 | The Petri Dish
County Democrats endorse all 1st District candidates
Tonight, King County Democrats will consider who to endorse among the six Democratic candidates vying for the seat in the 1st Congressional District.
Date: 03/27/2012 | The Petri Dish
Rep. Bailey to challenge Sen. Haugen for seat
By Jerry CornfieldHerald WriterOAK HARBOR -- Republican state Rep. Barbara Bailey began campaigning Monday to unseat Democratic state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen in a contest that could decide the political control of the Senate.
Date: 03/27/2012 | Local News
Bailey will challenge Haugen for Senate seat
Republican state Rep. Barbara Bailey of Oak Harbor today launched a campaign to unseat Democratic Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen of Camano Island this fall
Date: 03/26/2012 | The Petri Dish
Former U.N. ambassador to speak at GOP event
Island County Republicans are coming to Comcast Arena in Everett next month to raise money and they are bringing a big political name with them to help.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Local News
Santorum takes Louisiana
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in yet another conservative Southern state.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Nation & World
5 ways GOP could finally settle presidential race
WASHINGTON -- Are we there yet? Not quite. Mitt Romney's two steps forward, one flub back campaign continues its tantalizing progress toward a total victory that always seems just ahead.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Nation & World
Republicans offer few details on Afghanistan plans
WASHINGTON -- As Afghanistan seizes more of the political spotlight, the Republican presidential candidates are quick to criticize President Barack Obama's handling of the war but struggle to explain how they would change the strategy they would inherit.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Nation & World
7 candidates try to stand out in 1st District
EVERETT -- A wide-open battle for the 1st Congressional District touched down at the Machinists Union Hall in Everett on Friday as seven candidates swapped views on creating jobs, protecting workers and preserving Social Security.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Local News
Romney marks 2nd anniversary of Obama health law
METAIRIE, La. -- Mitt Romney on Friday looked to pre-empt Supreme Court arguments that will shine a spotlight on a key vulnerability for him in the Republican primary -- health care reform.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Nation & World
Santorum on defensive as race turns to Louisiana
WEST MONROE, La. -- Facing heightened pressure to revive his presidential bid, Rick Santorum was forced to explain another apparent misstep as he courted Louisiana voters Friday, the eve of a critical contest in a Republican nomination battle that increasingly favors Mitt Romney.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Nation & World
Politics puts Etch A Sketch back in the picture
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Pushed to the bottom of the toy box by video games and other high-tech gadgets, Etch A Sketch is suddenly drawing lots of attention, thanks to a gaffe that has shaken up the race for the White House.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Nation & World
Santorum's best shot: Winning caucuses like Iowa -- again
WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum is falling so far behind Mitt Romney in the race for Republican delegates that his best chance might be in states that voted weeks ago.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Nation & World
Medicare rationing? An election-year House vote
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans resurrected the specter of Medicare rationing Thursday in an election-year vote to repeal cost controls in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Nation & World
Inslee to hire ex-Jerry Brown spokesman
A man who helped Democrat Jerry Brown become California's governor in 2010 has been tapped by Democrat Jay Inslee to help him win the Washington governor's race this fall.
Date: 03/22/2012 | The Petri Dish
Mukilteo Republican to run against Larsen for Congress
A former military man from Mukilteo launched his campaign Wednesday to unseat U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Local News
Many senators collect per diem in special session
Updated Thurs. March 22, 2012:The number of state senators receiving per diem checks for the first week of special session is dropping.On Wednesday, I wrote about the senators who would be getting "session subsistence" checks for the entire week.
Date: 03/21/2012 | The Petri Dish
Romney picks up support
WASHINGTON -- The Republican establishment started to coalesce around Mitt Romney in earnest on Wednesday, with Jeb Bush and other leading Republicans pressuring Rick Santorum to leave the race after a thumping in the Illinois primary.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Nation & World
Romney faces tough race in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Mitt Romney faces another likely Southern setback -- this time in Louisiana.Rival Rick Santorum is pushing for a strong showing in Saturday's primary, driven largely by the conservative religious voters who have propelled him to victory elsewhere.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Nation & World
Former Air Force pilot to launch campaign against Larsen
An ex-military man from Mukilteo is gearing up to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen.
Date: 03/20/2012 | The Petri Dish
Rick Santorum rips Mitt Romney as clone of Obama
EFFINGHAM, Ill. -- Rick Santorum on Saturday morphed his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination into the incumbent Democrat both are fighting to unseat, calling the two indistinguishable on key issues of the day.
Date: 03/18/2012 | Nation & World
Gingrich seeking donations in increments of $2.50
NEW ORLEANS -- Newt Gingrich is asking supporters for donations as small as $2.50 to keep his GOP presidential campaign going.
Date: 03/17/2012 | Nation & World
Inslee exit may make it possible to serve in Congress for a month
The pending resignation of U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee from Congress is causing an unanticipated headache for state election...
Date: 03/15/2012 | The Petri Dish
Republican delegate fight stretches to Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON — An upbeat Rick Santorum barreled into Puerto Rico on Wednesday in pursuit of another campaign-bending victory in a Republican presidential race where suddenly no primary is too minor and no delegate is conceded. Mitt Romney put nearly $1 million into television advertising in...
Date: 03/15/2012 | Nation & World
The other candidate
Snohomish's Shahram Hadian is running for governor
Date: 03/15/2012 | Local News
Rick Santorum wins don't slow Mitt Romney delegate march
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Republican presidential contest rumbled into Puerto Rico Wednesday as a two-man race, with Rick Santorum nipping more aggressively at Mitt Romney's heels after again frustrating the front-runner in Southern primaries.
Date: 03/13/2012 | Nation & World
Businessman making run against McAuliffe
Guy Palumbo, the owner of Roscoe's Ranch boarding facility for dogs, is off to a quick start in fund raising for his campaign to unseat state Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell.
Date: 03/13/2012 | The Petri Dish
McKenna rakes in $250,000 for campaign
Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna hauled in $250,000 for his gubernatorial campaign in the three-day thaw in fundraising between the regular and special sessions of the Legislature.
Date: 03/12/2012 | The Petri Dish
Rick Santorum wins in Kansas; Mitt Romney captures Wyoming
WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout on Saturday and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney countered in Wyoming, a weekend prelude to suddenly pivotal Southern primary showdowns in the week ahead.
Date: 03/11/2012 | Nation & World
Rick Santorum takes Kansas, Mitt Romney counters in Wyoming
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout on Saturday and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney countered in Wyoming, a weekend prelude to suddenly pivotal Southern primary showdowns in the week ahead.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Nation & World
McKenna can raise money for governor's race before special session
SEATTLE -- Attorney General Rob McKenna is temporarily able to raise money again for his gubernatorial bid.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Northwest
Gregoire: Special session to begin Monday
A special session to deal with a state budget deficit will begin at noon Monday.
Date: 03/09/2012 | The Petri Dish
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