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Washington News by Jamie Klatell

Tue, 11/04/2008 - 23:19

Obama the projected winner in Washington

By Jamie Klatell, Politicker.com Editor

Barack Obama is the projected winner of Washington's 11 electoral votes, according to the television networks.

With no precincts reporting, the Democrat was far enough ahead of John McCain in the exit polls for the networks to call the race right as the voting period ended.

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Wed, 04/02/2008 - 13:04

Pig Book: Washington ranks 25th in pork barrel spending

By Jamie Klatell, Politicker.com Editor

$268,294,892: That’s total value of the 269 pork barrel projects secured from the federal government by Washington’s Congressional delegation, according to the 2008 Pig Book.

It's a small number compared to the $17.2 billion national total that Citizens Against Government Waste found in FY 2008’s 12 appropriation bills.

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