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Washington News by Alex Isenstadt

Mon, 09/29/2008 - 16:33

Reichert on bailout bill: White House 'tried to shove a bill down our throats'

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2269|title=U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=175|height=214]WASHINGTON – The Bush Administration’s handling of the $700 billion bailout package played no small part in the bill’s demise in the House floor today, U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert said in an interview.

“Each incumbent has to do what they think is right and I just happened to feel that the administration tried to shove a bill down our throats and we weren’t happy with that,” said Reichert, who voted no on the package.

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Wed, 08/20/2008 - 19:09

Analysts weigh in on Reichert-Burner primary matchup

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Both sides were spinning fast in the hours after Tuesday evening’s primary in the hotly contended race for the 8th Congressional District seat.

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Mon, 07/14/2008 - 14:58

Gregoire a focus for Dems at conference

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

PHILADELPHIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire was not present at the National Governors Association conference this weekend, but her tough re-election battle is on the minds of her Democratic colleagues gathered here.

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Fri, 06/27/2008 - 15:52

DGA plays role in anti-Rossi group

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

WASHINGTON -- The Democratic Governors Association, a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to supporting Democratic incumbent governors and challengers, is one of the main groups behind today’s launch of an independent group attacking Washington State Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi.

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Mon, 03/31/2008 - 08:36

Will new 'soft money' groups replace cash-strapped NRCC?

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

WASHINGTON -- When Arizonans opened the pages of the Arizona Republic on Veterans Day in November, there was a good chance they saw a full page advertisement taking aim at Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell for his vote in support of a bill that included a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. The advertisement featured a letter from injured Iraq veteran Andrew Robinson, pictured seated in a wheelchair.

"…Sadly, some in Congress seem more interested in playing politics than achieving victory," it read.

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Fri, 03/28/2008 - 19:17

This Week on PolitickerWA.com

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Sheldon was running.

Burner prepared to hit LA.

WEA endorsed Gregoire.

Reichert hit Lifetime.

And at least one Washington Superdelegate was switching.

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Tue, 03/25/2008 - 08:40

Burner hits Los Angeles

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Democrat Darcy Burner is running for U.S. Congress in Washington State, but she is headed to Los Angeles for a fundraiser.

Burner is scheduled to appear at an April 9 small dollar event. Attendees are being asked to contribute in the amounts of $25 or $100.

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Mon, 03/24/2008 - 08:34

For Burner and Pingree, risks and rewards in courting progressives

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

WASHINGTON, DC - When Darcy Burner and Chellie Pingree, candidates for U.S. Congress in Washington State and Maine, respectively, presented a plan for Iraq last week they were not in Bellevue or Portland. They were in a conference room at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington, DC, where the heavily progressive Take Back America conference was taking place.

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Fri, 03/21/2008 - 17:02

This Week on PolitickerWA.com

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Burner had a plan for Iraq.

Dems had a mixed reaction to the SCOTS decision.

Roach lashed out at the GOP leadership.

And so did Benton.

And Dems hit Rossi.

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Mon, 03/17/2008 - 19:06

UPDATE 2: Burner, addressing activists in DC, offers up a plan for Iraq

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic congressional candidates Donna Edwards, Jared Polis, Darcy Burner, Chellie Pingree, Sam Bennett, and Tom Perriello gathered in Washington, DC Monday evening to unveil a diplomacy-focused plan for bringing the Iraq war to a close.

The event coincides with the heavily progressive Take Back America conference which is being held here this week. The unveiling of the plan, though paid for by the candidates and not officially part of the conference, was clearly geared to the activist crowd gathered here.

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