From the second round of questioning:Rossi was asked if he'd spent any money "on exploring the possibility of running for governor" prior to the date he says he made the decision, Oct. 11, 2007."No," he said. "That's an activity of starting a campaign if you…
Attorney Knoll Lowney has released documentsregarding Rossi's relationship with the BIAW.Among them: One showing the BIAW quietly paying off his 2006 campaign legal debts ($235,000) in 2006. (Rossi was asked about this in the afternoon part of the deposition and said that this was the…
Wow, if there's anything that can make the increasingly sharp-edged race for governor look like puppies playing, it's lawyers.I'm about halfway through the first transcript of attorneys questioning Republican candidate Dino Rossi as part of a lawsuit about a building industry group allegedly raising campaign…
Both sides in the Gregoire/Rossi rematch also seem to be rolling out the rhetorical siege guns in this final week.State Republican Party chairman Luke Esser, for example, sent out a blistering statement yesterday saying flatly that Gov. Chris Gregoire stole the 2004 election."If there's one…
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