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Spin Control archive for Sept. 23, 2010

THURSDAY, SEPT. 23, 2010

Biden to campaign with Murray in Tacoma

Vice President Joe Biden will attend a rally in Tacoma on Oct. 8 with Sen. Patty Murray, her campaign said today.All details of the rally aren't available yet, but it will be at the University of Washington Tacoma campus and registration starts at 9 a.m.First…

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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, center, holds up a copy of the GOP agenda, "A Pledge to America", Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at a lumber yard in Sterling, Va. From left are, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Boehner, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McMorris Rodgers makes GOP 'Pledge'

AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteU.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was among House Republican leaders unveiling their 2010 campaign strategy, the "Pledge to America" at a lumberyard in Virginia.She's the easiest to distinguish person in the photo above, considering she's the only woman. Also in the photo,…

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Knezovich says he wouldn't sign platform

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich won party backing for his current reelection bid last year. Had he waited to seek an endorsement, Knezovich may not have won that endorsement. That's because, he says, he will not sign the party's pledge to support the county platform.…

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