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PHILADELPHIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire was not present at the National Governors Association conference this weekend, but her tough re-election battle is on the minds of her Democratic colleagues gathered here.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who earlier today was named chair of the National Governors Association, is scheduled to host a Monday evening fundraiser for Gregoire at the Philadelphia law firm of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews, and Ingersoll. Rendell aides did not provide further details on the event.

Gregoire spokeswoman Deborah Carnes said the governor would not be able to attend the event because she was monitoring the fires in the eastern portion of the state.

WASHINGTON -- The Democratic Governors Association, a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to supporting Democratic incumbent governors and challengers, is one of the main groups behind today’s launch of an independent group attacking Washington State Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi.

The group Evergreen Progress says on its website that the DGA is among its top five contributors. A spokesman for the DGA confirmed that it had given Evergreen Progress $250,000.

As PolitickerWA.com’s Bryan Bissell reports, the three hard-hitting television advertisements Evergreen Progress have begun airing, focusing on Rossi’s record on children's health care, prescription drugs and a patient's bill of rights. Rossi, a former state Senator, is challenging Democratic incumbent Christine Gregoire after a narrow loss in 2004.

WASHINGTON -- When Arizonans opened the pages of the Arizona Republic on Veterans Day in November, there was a good chance they saw a full page advertisement taking aim at Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell for his vote in support of a bill that included a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. The advertisement featured a letter from injured Iraq veteran Andrew Robinson, pictured seated in a wheelchair.

Sheldon was running.

Burner prepared to hit LA.

WEA endorsed Gregoire.

Reichert hit Lifetime.

And at least one Washington Superdelegate was switching.

Democrat Darcy Burner is running for U.S. Congress in Washington State, but she is headed to Los Angeles for a fundraiser.

Burner is scheduled to appear at an April 9 small dollar event. Attendees are being asked to contribute in the amounts of $25 or $100.

WASHINGTON, DC - When Darcy Burner and Chellie Pingree, candidates for U.S. Congress in Washington State and Maine, respectively, presented a plan for Iraq last week they were not in Bellevue or Portland. They were in a conference room at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington, DC, where the heavily progressive Take Back America conference was taking place.  read more »

Burner had a plan for Iraq.

Dems had a mixed reaction to the SCOTS decision.

Roach lashed out at the GOP leadership.

And so did Benton.

And Dems hit Rossi.

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic congressional candidates Donna Edwards, Jared Polis, Darcy Burner, Chellie Pingree, Sam Bennett, and Tom Perriello gathered in Washington, DC Monday evening to unveil a diplomacy-focused plan for bringing the Iraq war to a close.

Abel jumped in the 29th.

And Lantz was out.

Burner was in Red to Blue.

McCain looked to win Washington.

And we took a look at the top political sex scandals.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting Republican Congressman Dave Reichert on the issue of middle class tax cuts.