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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - Page updated at 12:35 p.m.
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Written by chief political reporter David Postman, On Politics includes analysis of local, regional and national politics and campaign news. It appears Saturdays in The Seattle Times and is updated occasionally on seattletimes.com. Send tips or comments to onpolitics@seattletimes.com. |
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