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Spin Control archive for Dec. 14, 2009

MONDAY, DEC. 14, 2009

No pardon urged for Goldberg

OLYMPIA – A former Newport, Wash., man should not be pardoned for helping slay his former son-in-law, a state board has recommended.The Clemency and Pardons Board recommended unanimously last week that Gov. Chris Gregoire not grant a pardon and early release to Morris “Mel” Goldberg,…

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McKenna takes on DirecTV

Customers of the nation’s largest satellite television service are being lured into long contracts they don’t understand with fees they don’t know they must pay, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna contends.A spokesman for DirecTV said the company is “disappointed” the suit was filed but predicted…

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