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That was the week that was

Highly Dubious News dissects the week

Obama wins N. Carolina by a ton
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Friday's quickie political briefing

Locally
Spokane Republicans have another meeting to attend. They'll need a nominating meeting to decide which would-be GOP candidates get an endorsement. Click here to read more. ( Full post )

Obama campaign plans voter push

The Obama campaign is making a push to sign up new voters around Washington state this weekend. ( Full post )

Another meeting for Spokane Republicans

Loving meetings isn't a requirement for signing up to be a precinct committee officer. But it probably should be mentioned somewhere in the "good to know" info handed to would-be GOP precinct officers. ( Full post )

Update in the gov races

This just in from the uber-gubernatorial campaigns. ( Full post )

Some 411 for N. Idaho voters

Just in time for the upcoming Idaho primary, the Kootenai County League of Women Voters has set up a Web site with information about candidates on the ballot. ( Full post )

Fun video: Gravel woos Obamagirl

Former Sen. Mike Gravel recently switched from being a Democratic presidential candidate to a Libertarian presidential candidate. He wants Obamagirl to switch sides too. ( Full post )

Thursday's quickie political briefing

Today's fun video: McCain does the Daily Show
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Wednesday's quickie political briefing

Today's video: What's ahead in attack ads? Look at the past.

Here are the headlines in the presidential race from The Associated Press: ( Full post )

Keep on keepin' on

Turn on any talking head news show, and it won't be five minutes before some political consultant holds forth on how bad the ongoing Democratic campaign is for the eventual nominee, unity of the party, the body politic and melting the ice in Antarctica. ( Full post )

Tuesday's quickie political briefing

We'll know for sure in a few hours, but here's how the pollsters are calling today's primaries:
Indiana
Survey USA has Clinton by 12
Insider Advantage has Clinton by 4
Zogby has Obama by 2 ( Full post )

Fun video making the rounds

Brought to you by the same folks who did "Baracky"
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Other poll reports on Ind., N.C.

Here's how the pollsters see Tuesday's two primaries, as of this morning: ( Full post )

How much is a councilperson worth?

Do you think Spokane City Council members are underpaid? ( Full post )

Monday's quickie political briefing

Today's videos: With Indiana and North Carolina looming, Obama and Clinton hit the morning talk shows. Here they are on Fox & Friends:
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The week in video laughs

Different attempts at parodies for last week's news:
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Set aside some time to read

The ballot for Washington's upcoming state primary could cause some voters to get out their reading glasses. ( Full post )

What de Mayo?

Gov. Chris Gregoire's office sent word Thursday that she'll be attending the annual Cinco de Mayo reception for "brief remarks." ( Full post )

Friday quickie political briefing

Today's video: Obama does Letterman ( Full post )

Democratic presidential politics, on the quick

If you've got seven minutes, you can jump into the Democratic presidential race, courtesy of Slate magazine, and be up on everything -- even if you've been ignoring everything to date. ( Full post )