Excerpt: | Today, we’re beginning a new series on The Advocate called Flashback to the Bush Error that will feature new installments on Fridays each week through Election Day. The purpose of this series is to document and explore Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney’s support for the failed policies of George W. Bush during the eight years […] |
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Published at: | 1:05 PM on Friday, August 31st, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | Flashback to the Bush Error |
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Flashback to the Bush Error: In 2001, Paul Ryan defended budget-busting tax cuts
Patient Protection Act a start, but U.S. still needs true healthcare reform: Medicare for All
Excerpt: | Along with economic security, the future of Medicare has emerged as a significant issue in the presidential campaign. The Patient Protection Act, passed more than two years ago and recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, provides insurance reform, not healthcare reform. But both are needed. The Patient Protection Act imposed new requirements on health […] |
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Published at: | 9:31 AM on Friday, August 31st, 2012 |
Written by: | Ralph Gorin |
Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Insurance & Coverage |
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RNC Watch: Charter bus fiasco keeps Washington State Republicans up really late
Excerpt: | Today is the third day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Here’s a roundup of some of the goings-on there, as reported by The Seattle Times‘ Jim Brunner, The Stranger‘s Paul Constant, and other journalists who are in town covering the convention from a national perspective. Incompetent central planning by the Republican […] |
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Published at: | 7:28 PM on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Events, Party Politics |
Tags: | Republican National Convention |
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RNC Watch: RGA Chairman says Rob McKenna would govern like Scott Walker
Excerpt: | Today is the second day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Here’s a roundup of some of the goings-on there, as reported by The Seattle Times’ Jim Brunner, The Stranger’s Paul Constant, and other journalists who are in town covering the convention from a national perspective. At the Holiday Inn this morning […] |
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Published at: | 9:14 PM on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
Tags: | Republican National Convention |
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Tim Eyman’s lawsuit over I‑1185 fiscal impact “dimissed in full and with prejudice”
Excerpt: | A baseless lawsuit filed by Tim Eyman against the state’s Office of Financial Management (OFM) has been dismissed in full and with prejudice following a hearing in Thurston County Superior Court earlier today. After listening to arguments by Senior Counsel Steve Dietrich (representing the state) and Tim Eyman (who appeared pro se), Judge James Dixon signed […] |
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Published at: | 3:59 PM on Friday, August 24th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Litigation |
Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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One of six proposed coal terminals in Washington and Oregon abandoned
Excerpt: | Ask a political organizer in Whatcom County, and it trends that they will tell you about how often they hear voters ask about the proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point, right outside of Bellingham. They get frustrated. Train tracks cut right through Bellingham, and run along next to local businesses. Sit for a few hours […] |
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Published at: | 6:32 PM on Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 |
Written by: | Patrick Stickney |
Categories: | Economic Security, Healthcare |
Tags: | Climate Crisis, Common Wealth, Energy & Power |
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Republican Todd Akin’s offensive comments about rape draw widespread condemnation
Excerpt: | Yesterday, Missouri Republican Todd Akin, who currently serves in the U.S. House of Representatives and is the party’s U.S. Senate nominee this year, was interviewed by St. Louis’ local Fox affiliate about his candidacy. During the interview, Akin was asked if he believed that abortion should be available to women who are raped. Akin gave […] |
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Published at: | 8:09 PM on Monday, August 20th, 2012 |
Written by: | Lorrie Sullivan DeKay |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Healthcare, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Privacy |
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WOW! Félix Hernández pitches first perfect game in Mariners history at Safeco Field
Excerpt: | All hail King Félix! The twenty-six year old Mariners pitching phenom solidified his place in baseball history by becoming the first Seattle pitcher to toss a perfect game in front of 21,000+ cheering fans on a sunny summer day at Safeco Field. The Mariners scored just one run against the Tampa Bay Rays, but that was […] |
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Published at: | 3:31 PM on Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Unscheduled Programming |
Tags: | Sports |
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Kathi Goertzen: 1958–2012
Excerpt: | This afternoon, we received the very sad news that one of Seattle’s best known newscasters and community leaders is no longer with us. Kathi Goertzen, who for decades was the face of KOMO 4 News with coanchor Dan Lewis, died around 12:45 PM today after a long, difficult battle with several brain tumors, the station announced. […] |
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Published at: | 5:45 PM on Monday, August 13th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Media & Culture |
Tags: | Obituaries, Television |
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BREAKING: Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan said to be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick
Excerpt: | Breaking news this evening: A number of media outlets are reporting that the 2012 Republican ticket has now been set with presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s selection of U.S. Representative Paul Ryan to be his running mate. Ryan, who represents Wisconsin’s 1st District and chairs the House Committee on Budget, is well-liked by movement and […] |
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Published at: | 11:42 PM on Friday, August 10th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
Tags: | US-Pres |
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Wanted: Women willing to run for office
Excerpt: | At a time when women’s reproductive rights are under attack in state legislatures across the country, there might soon be no female Democratic governors to push back. The only two such governors left in office — Washington’s Chris Gregoire and North Carolina’s Bev Purdue — are leaving office in 2013, and only one state, New […] |
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Published at: | 9:07 AM on Friday, August 10th, 2012 |
Written by: | Kathleen Reynolds |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Elections, Healthcare, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Diversity in Elections, Insurance & Coverage, Privacy |
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Suzan DelBene gets boost from EMILY’s List, DCCC; Roll Call now rates WA-01 “Leans D”
Excerpt: | The last forty-eight hours have been pretty sweet for Suzan DelBene and her campaign team. The good news just keeps rolling in following her big win in this month’s winnowing election, which ended Tuesday. First, the DCCC has confirmed that DelBene will receive priority support over the next three months as she battles John Koster […] |
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Published at: | 4:07 PM on Thursday, August 9th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-01 |
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RNC Postmortem: Republicans head home after last day of convention in Tampa, Florida