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Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Some Murray Earmarks Even Rossi Could Support

By Tiffany Vu, Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:55 AM

Dino Rossi’s critique of US Sen. Patty Murray’s knack for scoring earmarks just got trickier.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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GOP Raps Sen. Patty Murray on Anti-Surge Vote. Murray Stands by Her Position.

By Josh Feit, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 12:07 PM

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH A RESPONSE FROM THE MURRAY CAMPAIGN. As the official combat mission comes to an end in Iraq, Republicans call on Murray to “apologize” to troops and Gen. Petraeus and “admit she was wrong” about the Surge.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Ron Paul Endorses Koster

By Tiffany Vu, Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 4:47 PM

Ron Paul has endorsed Tea Partier John Koster for US House, a fact that seems to have gone unnoticed by the press.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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Inslee on Afghanistan

By Josh Feit, Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 12:13 PM

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee stopped by the PubliCola office last week for an interview. Here’s what he said on Afghanistan: “I believe that it’s more important to have police in Lynnwood, Washington, where they’re laying off 25 percent of their cops than spending $4 billion training police officers in Kabul, Afghanistan.”

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Monday, August 23, 2010
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Attorney for Shielding R-71 Signatures, Behind Latest Anti-Murray Attack Ad

By Josh Feit, Monday, August 23, 2010 at 3:46 PM

Another secret independent expenditure group comes after Patty Murray with an attack ad. No wonder she supports the DISCLOSE Act.

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Friday, August 20, 2010
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Inslee in the House

By Josh Feit, Friday, August 20, 2010 at 6:02 PM

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA, 1) stopped by the Cola offices today for a sprawling discussion about the election results, net neutrality, the war in Afghanistan, the recession, earmarks, and more.

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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Election 2010, That Washington

Extra Fizz: Seattle Times Does Some Truth Squading on Rossi Campaign

By Josh Feit, Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 9:09 AM

The Seattle Times busts the Rossi campaign for playing fast and loose with Sen. Murray’s voting record.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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Where Was Gov. Gregoire?

By Josh Feit, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 1:18 PM

A Cola reader wants to know: Why didn’t Gov. Gregoire show up to greet President Obama?

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Tweeting Obama

By Josh Feit, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 12:14 PM

Tacoma News Tribune reporter Jordan Schrader—an “On Other Blogs Today” regular—has got the best tweeting going from the President Obama press pool. We’ll be tweeting later when we hook up with the press for the President’s departure at Boeing field.

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Monday, August 16, 2010
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We Have a Winner! Free Passes to Bumbershoot!

By Josh Feit, Monday, August 16, 2010 at 2:38 PM

PubliCola reader Karen Hedberg wins a pair of tickets to Bumbershoot for her touching essay about Vietnam and all that sad 1970s stuff.

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Friday, August 13, 2010
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Extra Fizz: Josh is Wrong

By Erica C. Barnett, Friday, August 13, 2010 at 1:26 PM

Don’t blame me: Josh wrote today’s Morning Fizz item predicting that Republican David Castillo will beat out Republican Jaime Herrera in the 3rd Congressional District.

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NYT: Sen. Murray’s Biggest Strength May Now Be Her Achilles’ Heel

By Josh Feit, Friday, August 13, 2010 at 11:56 AM

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH COMMENTS FROM THE MURRAY CAMPAIGN.
“Bringing home the bacon,” once the hallmark of a popular legislator, is now—known derisively as an earmark—a bad thing.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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Sen. Murray says She Wants Small Business to Get a Bigger Piece of the Pie

By Bryce McKay, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Sen. Murray promotes small business lending bill. Rossi campaign calls it “Baby TARP.”

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PubliColaTV: Sen. Cantwell on Status of Her Cap and Dividend Proposal

By Bryce McKay, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 1:42 PM

PubliCola changed the subject of the press conference today, asking Sen. Cantwell what was up with the climate change bill.

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House Passes Medicaid Funding. Reichert Votes No.

By Josh Feit, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 1:29 PM

Medicaid bill passes the House.

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