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      <excerpt>...to the arena for the service, the station reported. Officials in attendance included Gov. Chris Gregoire, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and former Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, who now serves in the Obama administration. Officers fr</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...coverage or charging higher premiums to women who may have been victims of sexual abuse. That measure, introduced by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., may be worked into the health bill, Mr. Schumer said. Jefferson County&#8217;s high rate of domestic violence st</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...a new records management system for the Vancouver Police Department passed the Senate Thursday on a 71-28 vote. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray announced the federal grant Thursday after it was included in the 2010 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriat</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of hundreds of cars with lights flashing through the city.  Officials in attendance included Gov. Chris Gregoire, Sen. Patty Murray, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and former police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.  Honor guards with bagpipes, drums and flags took pa</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of hundreds of cars with lights flashing through the city. Officials in attendance included Gov. Chris Gregoire, Sen. Patty Murray, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and former police Chief Gil Kerlikowske (ker-lih-KOW'-skee). Honor guards with bagpipes, drums</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state, introduced a literacy bill into the U.S. Congress that would provide $2.35 billion in funding for literacy programs from kindergarten to 12th grade. The bill would replace federal reading program</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...are currently in office and have already received campaign endorsements.&#160; Incumbent Catholic politicians such as Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.),&#160; Sen Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Sen Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have had over $700,000 distributed to them </excerpt>
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