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Spin Control archive for Sept. 17, 2012

MONDAY, SEPT. 17, 2012

Answer to Constitution Day question 

The marker commemorating the Bicentennial of the Constitution, which would have been in Sept. 17, 1987, can be found on the northwest side of the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse in downtown Spokane, Main and Riverside. It's across the street from the big statue of…

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Today's fun video: SNL's new Obama 

It's only 50 days to election, which means there are about 47 days for Saturday Night Live to find good political material for their opening sketches. They've got a new Obama this year in Jay Pharoah -- Fred Armisen did a good handoff -- but…

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Happy Constitution Day

It's Constitution Day., Did you remember to send a card or flowers to your favorite Amendment? We celebrate the nation's charter because this is the day Constitutional Convention signed the document. This is the 225 anniversary of that vote in 1787. Unfortunately, there's no special…

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