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Spin Control archive for July 19, 2012

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012

Another big Seattle payday for Obama?

President Barack Obama is scheduled to stop in Seattle next week, the third time in seven months he will visit the state's largest city to raise money. His re-election campaign hasn't released many details of the trip yet. It’s a stop with two campaign fundraisers…

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Today's fun video: Newt meets Snooki

A long way from the presidential campaign trail. Last night on the Tonight show: Leno: I never thought I'd say this. Newt meet Snooki. Snooki, Newt. Snooki: Whatup? Some things have to be true, because if you made them up, no one would believe them.

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Stuckart: I support Billig 

Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart said Thursday that he didn't give City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin permission to use a picture of him on a campaign mailer for state Senate. McLaughlin, a Repbulican, is running for state Senate seat that represents central Spokane against Democratic…

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Obama coming to Seattle next week

OLYMPIA -- President Obama will hit the Washington state campaign ATM again next week. He's scheduled to attend two fundraisers in Seattle. A press release this morning from the Obama campaign said Washington is on a list of stops the president will make to raise…

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