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Greg Nickels concedes Seattle mayor's race

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In a room packed with supporters, city workers, and media, at 10:00 AM this morning Mayor Greg Nickels strode to the podium to deliver what some had...
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Who will become Seattle's new mayor?

The mayoral race is especially tight for three candidates, Nickels, Mallahan, and McGinn. Who will emerge in the top two after primary ballots are...
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James Donaldson wants us to look up to our potential

James Donaldson is a tall man and he feels that the citizens of Seattle have much to look up to in the future. Yesterday he held a press conference to...
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Judge evicts Nickelsville residents occupying Washington State DOT land

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The homeless encampment, NIckelsville, named for Seattle Mayor Greg NIckels, was forced to move today when U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez...
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Socialism Conference 2009: is this their time?

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Capitalism has collapsed; major banks, brokerage firms, and insurance companies needed a bailout; unemployment is over 9.5%; food banks are...
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Senator Maria Cantwell: Does she support health co-ops or the public option?

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The health care debate is heating up this week as nearly 10,000 people demonstrated in Washington D.C. yesterday.President Obama has asked Congress to...
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Michael McGinn wants to be Seattle's mayor

What does Michael McGinn want to do as mayor? He wants to rebuild the public schools, create a technology infrastructure to plan for the future...
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Susan Hutchison: is she planning to be King County Executive of all the citizens?

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There is a KING 5 poll circulating at the moment which shows that Susan Hutchison, a former KIRO TV news anchor and now a candidate for King Country...
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James Donaldson wants to be your mayor

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James Donaldson is a former Sonics basketball player and likes to say that Seattle should elect a mayor who stands "head and shoulders above the...
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Candidate forums for city attorney, mayor, and king county executive

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Seattle Democrats from the 11th, 36th, 37th,43rd, and 46th districts held a candidate forum at the Seattle Labor Temple last night to all office...
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