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Frank Chopp's advice for Obama
Some lessons in branding health care reform from Washington's Speaker of the House. Apples, anyone?
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Why do people like Medicare and fear health care reform?
A reporter talks to protesters at a Yakima rally and discovers profound disconnects between beliefs and behavior
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Portland Cong. Earl Blumenauer 'stunned' by reaction to his end-of-life-counseling provision
His compassionate proposal passed a House committee without Republican opposition. Then came the political whirlwind, with 'outright lying' that the respected Congressman calls the worst in his 37 years in public life.
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Why Seattle won't grow as fast as planners say
The common claim that the city's population will double by 2040 is bogus. Historic factors and our own failures at building to a broad market are the main reasons.
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Fighting the greens-developers juggernaut
The election draws sharp lines between the density coalition and the neighborhood-populist candidates led by Nick Licata. In the Mayor's race, the former has a champion in Mike McGinn and the latter is most embraced by Joe Mallahan.