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Will he or won't he?
Momentum is building for Peter Steinbrueck to challenge Seattle mayor Greg Nickels, but the former city council member is going to decide his way.
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Dively gets expanded role in McGinn administration
The knowledgeable and respected finance director will lead a consolidated group of city departments.
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Running King County, Microsoft-style
County Executive candidate Ross Hunter could bring some of the smart, combative, impatient style that was cultivated in Bill Gates' corporate culture.
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Washington Democrats and the GOP commence mud-slinging
The 2008 governor's race might not be official, but it's real.
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Calculating the carbon cost of more lanes of freeway
Environmentalists like those of the Sierra Club aren't happy about the pavement portion of Proposition 1, the $17 billion roads-and-transit measure on the November ballot. So in terms of the carbon footprint, how bad is it?