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Matter of Opinion archive for Aug. 31, 2007

FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2007


Senator resigns!

No, not Larry Craig. It's John Warner, a Republican from Virginia who just got back from Iraq. He's 80. Would be 88 at the end of another term.His resignation puts another Senate seat into play. The Dems currently hold a 51-49 edge. What do you…

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Letter: S-R missteps

(...) Your front-page article on Wednesday ("Behind barbed wire") tells almost everything that an enemy needs to know if they are determined to hurt our national security programs based here in Spokane. Let's see – a staff of 50-plus people, one technical equipment building that…

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