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On the one hand, the Seattle Times editors have long complained about aggressive panhandlers, some of them mentally deranged, while explicitly praising candidates from Mark Sidran to Joe Mallahan for taking a tough stance on the issue. Yet how d...

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Last year, when an internal labor email surfaced threatening to cut off contributions to Democrats if they failed to pass the Workers Privacy Act, the Democratic Governor, House Speaker and Senate Majority leader literally called the cops on the unio...

topics: committee, democrats, house-speaker, senate, unions

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Will plans for the 520 bridge replacement get Chopped?...

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Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and House Speaker Frank Chopp may have their preferences for replacing the 520 Bridge, but changing the agreement for a six-lane open span open to autos now would send the wrong signal in a bad economy, an Eastside senator s...

topics: house-speaker, mayor, senator

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Teabagger waves Tenther flag in support of Rep. Matt Shea. (Fuse)It s not so surprising to see a Republican introduce far-right-wing legislation, but it is a little stunning to see the entire Republican caucus embrace the fringe constitutional theori...

topics: congress, government, health-care, house-speaker, political

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It s no secret that House Speaker Frank Chopp wasn t too thrilled about the prospect of fighting to retain an open seat in the 41st Legislative District, and now he won t have to after persuading freshman Rep. Marcie Maxwell to pass up an appointment...

topics: activist, bellevue, city-council, house-speaker, representative

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Local Congressman Jay Inslee heads off to Copenhagen as part of congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi....

topics: congressman, house-speaker

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He's a former Republican elected official, the son of a baptist minister, a member of the NRA, and a (recently divorced) family values conservative with three darling kids. He started his own political consulting firm before he left office ( Common S...

topics: committee, conservative, elected, house-speaker, political

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First there was the story of how some unhappy 43rd District constituents labor in particular are threatening to work against House Speaker Frank Chopp when he runs for reelection next year. Then there was the video of Chopp explaining himself to upse...

topics: budget, house-speaker, senate, taxes

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There are two key indicators today in the brewing battle between the House and the administration over health care reform, and while they don't represent any kind of change in position, they indicate progressives are holding their ground.Earlier toda...

topics: congress, democrats, government, health-care, house-speaker