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		<title>Idaho GOP certifies 5 presidential candidates for March caucus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Republican Party officials say that five GOP presidential candidates have qualified for the March 6 caucus planned in every county around the state. Party officials confirmed Monday that the five candidates making the ballot include: Texas congressman Ron Paul; former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum; former U.S. House Speaker Newt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho House Speaker calls caucus to explain redistricting position</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/31/idaho-house-speaker-calls-caucus-to-explain-redistricting-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho House Speaker Lawerence Denney faced detractors in his Republican caucus over his handling of a fight over redistricting last week, where he and GOP Chairman Norm Semanko tried unsuccessfully to fire two of their own party&#8217;s commissioners . Denney called a caucus Tuesday over the issue. Lawmakers normally sworn to secrecy about these closed-door [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter opposes moving primary election to August</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/25/otter-opposes-moving-primary-election-to-august/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Governor Butch Otter opposes moving the state&#8217;s primary election to August, largely due to concerns it would result in an even lower turnout than the current primary in May. Otter made the comments Wednesday to reporters from the Idaho Press Club. Rep. Tom Loertscher, an eastern Idaho Republican, has introduced a measure that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals court: WA’s Top 2 primary OK, recall limits not</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/19/appeals-court-wa%e2%80%99s-top-2-primary-ok-recall-limits-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/19/appeals-court-wa%e2%80%99s-top-2-primary-ok-recall-limits-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has upheld Washington&#8217;s top-two primary system, but in a separate ruling it says the state&#8217;s $800 limit on contributions to recall campaigns is likely unconstitutional. Voters adopted the top-two primary system in 2004. Under it, the top two finishers in a primary advance to the general election, regardless of their party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Supreme Court tosses state redistricting map</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/18/idaho-supreme-court-tosses-state-redistricting-map/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/18/idaho-supreme-court-tosses-state-redistricting-map/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Idaho Supreme Court has shot down the state&#8217;s new map for congressional and legislative districts. The justices issued a ruling Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Twin Falls County against the redistricting plan crafted last fall by a bipartisan commission. In its legal challenge, Twin Falls County argued the new boundaries created a disadvantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WA High Court Justice Chambers won&#8217;t seek third term</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/13/wa-high-court-justice-chambers-wont-seek-third-term/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/13/wa-high-court-justice-chambers-wont-seek-third-term/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington State Supreme Court Justice Tom Chambers is retiring at the end of his term this year, and at least two candidates say they&#8217;ll run for the open seat. Chambers was elected to the court in 2000.  He announced Thursday that he would not seek a third term. King County Superior Court Judge Bruce Hilyer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WA guv candidate McKenna holds fundraising lead during freeze</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/12/wa-guv-candidate-mckenna-holds-fundraising-lead-during-freeze/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/12/wa-guv-candidate-mckenna-holds-fundraising-lead-during-freeze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna has more money in the bank than his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, even though McKenna has been subject to a fundraising freeze since the end of November. According to the latest monthly report filed with the state Public Records Commission, McKenna has $2.3 million on hand compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Paul wins Idaho GOP presidential straw poll</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/09/ron-paul-wins-idaho-gop-presidential-straw-poll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/09/ron-paul-wins-idaho-gop-presidential-straw-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Idaho Republican Party says Congressman Ron Paul of Texas has won its first-ever presidential straw poll. The party says nearly 400 people from across the state cast votes in the poll, which took place Friday night at the Riverside Hotel in Boise. Paul came in first with 173 votes. He was followed by Mitt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho defends new legislative map against lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/27/idaho-defends-new-legislative-map-against-lawsuit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/27/idaho-defends-new-legislative-map-against-lawsuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho has delivered arguments to the Idaho Supreme Court on why justices should reject a lawsuit filed by Twin Falls County aiming to have the state&#8217;s new legislative boundaries thrown out. Twin Falls argues the county-splitting map approved Oct. 14 disadvantages its voters. Idaho counters the plan meets the one-person, one-vote requirement, splits counties only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline looming for Washington redistricting commission</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/22/deadline-looming-for-washington-redistricting-commission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/22/deadline-looming-for-washington-redistricting-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panelists tasked with redrawing Washington&#8217;s political districts are entering their final week of work without a compromise. Members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission had hoped to finish their work by November. But they said Thursday there is still more work to do and that a final deal likely wouldn&#8217;t come before next week. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Gov. Otter says he&#8217;ll run for re-election in 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/15/idaho-gov-otter-says-hell-run-for-re-election-in-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/15/idaho-gov-otter-says-hell-run-for-re-election-in-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is telling supporters that he&#8217;ll run for re-election in 2014. His former campaign manager, Debbie Field, told Boise television station KTVB that Otter made the announcement Wednesday night to a crowd of about 200 attending a governor&#8217;s ball in Coeur d&#8217;Alene. Otter was first elected governor in 2006. He&#8217;s been in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McKenna reports pre-freeze campaign contributions</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/12/mckenna-reports-pre-freeze-campaign-contributions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/12/mckenna-reports-pre-freeze-campaign-contributions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna has now raised nearly $3.8 million for his 2012 campaign. McKenna filed documents Monday showing that he raised $1.1 million in November, leaving him with $2.4 million cash on hand. He had to stop collecting donations in the final days of the month because state officials are prohibited from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WA Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers endorses Romney</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/07/wa-rep-cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-endorses-romney/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is endorsing Mitt Romney for president. The 5th District congresswoman from the Spokane area will also serve as the Washington state chair for the Romney for President campaign. McMorris Rodgers is the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress.  (AP)]]></description>
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		<title>Washington election turnout 53%; Asotin County 54%</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/01/washington-election-turnout-53-asotin-county-54/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/01/washington-election-turnout-53-asotin-county-54/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voter turnout for Washington’s election last month came in at 53 percent &#8211; about 6 percentage points higher than Secretary of State Sam Reed expected. Reed says initiatives drew attention to the off-year ballot, which did not have any statewide races for office. It was the first statewide election conducted entirely by mail. Asotin County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington’s Top 2 primary back in federal court</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/30/washington%e2%80%99s-top-2-primary-back-in-federal-court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington&#8217;s political parties are back in federal court, continuing their six-year challenge of the state&#8217;s popular Top 2 Primary. The Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties of Washington asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to throw out the system, which allows voters to choose their favorite for each office, regardless of party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clearwater, Lewis counties join lawsuit against Idaho redistricting plan</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/29/clearwater-lewis-counties-join-lawsuit-against-idaho-redistricting-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clearwater and Lewis county commissioners have voted to join a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s proposed legislative redistricting plan. The counties join Idaho, Bonner, Boundary, Benewah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties that have hired a Boise attorney to represent them in the lawsuit against how the districts will be recalculated based on population shifts reported in the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington legislator seeks change to fundraising law</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/28/washington-legislator-seeks-change-to-fundraising-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of Monday, Washington Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna&#8217;s ability to raise money for his gubernatorial campaign comes to an end for the next few months because of a voter-approved law that doesn&#8217;t allow elected state officials to fundraise during legislative sessions. His Democratic opponent, U.S. Representative Jay Inslee, doesn&#8217;t face any similar restrictions under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho County commissioners vote to join suit against redistricting plan</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/23/idaho-county-commissioners-vote-to-join-suit-against-redistricting-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho County Commissioners have voted to join a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a proposed legislative redistricting plan. The county joins Clearwater, Bonner, Boundary, Benewah and Shoshone counties that have hired a Boise lawyer to represent them against the state. Lewis County Commissioners have also considered joining the lawsuit. The proposed plan groups Idaho County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Court denies request for injunction on release of WA petitions</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/22/high-court-denies-request-for-injunction-on-release-of-wa-petitions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/22/high-court-denies-request-for-injunction-on-release-of-wa-petitions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected efforts by Protect Marriage Washington to block the state from releasing Referendum 71 petitions while an appeal is pending. The court&#8217;s ruling gave no reasoning for declining to issue an injunction. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle in Tacoma and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had previously declined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho counties join lawsuit against new redistricting plan</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/17/idaho-counties-join-lawsuit-against-new-redistricting-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/17/idaho-counties-join-lawsuit-against-new-redistricting-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twin Falls County and other local governments have filed a lawsuit seeking to dump Idaho&#8217;s new legislative redistricting plan, arguing its division of 11 counties is unconstitutional. The Spokesman-Review reported Wednesday that Twin Falls, Kootenai, Owyhee and Teton counties, as well as several cities, signed onto the case in Idaho Supreme Court. Twin Falls County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inslee, McKenna on opposite sides of gay marriage in WA</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/16/inslee-mckenna-on-opposite-sides-of-gay-marriage-in-wa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee supports an effort to allow civil marriage for same-sex couples in the Evergreen State. An Inslee spokesperson says that the U.S. congressman believes &#8220;it is the next logical step.&#8221; A coalition called Washington United for Marriage announced Monday it would lobby the Legislature to approve a gay marriage law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WA state senator to keep legislative seat warm for extra day</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/14/wa-state-senator-to-keep-legislative-seat-warm-for-extra-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a quirk in Washington state law, Spokane&#8217;s 4th Legislative District will have one senator for the first day of the upcoming special legislative session and a different senator for the rest of it. Republican Mike Padden is the apparent winner of the race to fill a seat that came open earlier this year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delzer narrowly re-elected to Asotin city council</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/11/delzer-narrowly-re-elected-to-asotin-city-council/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/11/delzer-narrowly-re-elected-to-asotin-city-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asotin City Councilor Keith Delzer was elected to another term by a slim margin, according to the latest vote tally in Asotin County. As of Thursday, Delzer had 196 votes to challenger George Tucker’s 190, or 51 percent to 49 percent. The race had been too close to call on Tuesday because Delzer was only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costco offers job interviews to displaced WA state liquor-store workers</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/11/costco-offers-job-interviews-to-displaced-wa-state-liquor-store-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale says it will offer any displaced Washington state liquor-store worker the opportunity to apply for a job at the chain, and make sure that they get an interview. While there is no guarantee of a job, chief legal officer Joel Benoliel says anyone who would like to work at Costco will have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho voters complain about changes to election law</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/10/idaho-voters-complain-about-changes-to-election-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/11/10/idaho-voters-complain-about-changes-to-election-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Secretary of State Ben Ysursa may support changes to a new Idaho election law after residents who wanted to personally cast absentee ballots before this week&#8217;s vote complained they had to drive miles to do so. This angst that preceded Tuesday&#8217;s municipal elections resulted from election reforms passed by the 2009 Idaho Legislature. They [...]]]></description>
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