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Oregon governor's race: Bizarre
In any other year, attention would focus on how strange it is that the Republican candidate is a former NBA player with the slimmest credentials of a contender in recent memory. But in 2010, Republican Chris Dudley, who seems to be in Oregon's moderate mold, may defeat Democrat John Kitzhaber, a former governor.
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The Queen of fist-bumps, New Yorker cover girl Michelle Obama, is in Seattle today to headline a fundraiser for Gov. Chris Gregoire. The event is expected to bring in $400,000 for Gregoire's re-election campaign. Seattle Times chief political reporter David Postman will have live coverage of the event as it develops, while Eli Sanders at the Stranger already has pictures from the WaMu Theater. ...
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