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Huckabee, Palin likely to fade as GOP looks for a winner
Mitt Romney and a potential late entrant, New Jersey's tough-guy Gov. Chris Christie, would have much better chances in an election that will be a referendum on Obama.
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For Locke and country, a move to China presents an opportunity
He's poised to join two Northwest legends in serving a critical role as ambassador to the world's second largest economy.
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Health-care lawsuit: The real need is for a wiser approach to reform
Congressional supporters of the health reform act had plenty of warning that, however good its intentions, the bill was venturing into unprecedented legal ground.
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Joe Zarelli brings bipartisan budgeting back to the Senate
In the House, Republicans are content to let majority Democrats take the heat for hard choices. In the Senate, leadership is dealing the Republicans into the big card game. So far, Zarelli isn't showing his trumps.
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GET tuition program: Will it get revised?
A bill passed by the state Senate makes modest changes in the GET tuition program to protect the state against the risks of rapidly rising tuition rates. But how about protecting families and students?