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Will McCain even bother?
OLYMPIA — It's been 24 years since a Republican candidate for president came out on top in Washington state. Given our longtime blue-state status, what chance does John McCain have of beating Barack Obama here? For that matter, will he even try?

So far, the McCain campaign has sent mixed signals. (Ralph Thomas, Seattle Times)

Splitting the differences
Splitting along party lines, the King County Council agreed Monday to present voters in August with an additional version of a proposal to make key county elected offices nonpartisan -- a decision one councilman said would "muddy the waters." (Gregory Roberts, Post-Intelligencer)

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