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2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

Yes, there's some Pierce County in there, but Reichert primarily represents King and its Microsoft burbs. 1. Why did US Rep. Brian Baird retire? ...

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Take a closer look at earmarks

2010-12-26T19:00:00Z

One of the items now on hold is $5.5 million for work at the South Jetty, earmarked by departing US Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash. It's probable that really big ...

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In Our View: Baird Worked Hard

2010-12-26T19:00:00Z

...to John McCain: Forget conventional wisdom. Brian Baird was the real maverick. When it came to bucking his own political party on issues such as the surge in Iraq and tougher immigration policies, the six-term Congressman from Southwest Washington remai

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Our readers' views

2010-12-25T19:00:00Z

Space does not permit expanding on Congressman Brian Baird's dissidence and obfuscations regarding his beliefs. But one example should be sufficient to ...

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Congress didn’t get voters’ message

2010-12-25T19:00:00Z

...race to Republican Jaime Herrera, who leads tonight by more than 10,000 votes. She'll replace six-term Democratic Rep. Brian Baird in the sprawling southwest Washington district. Herrera said by phone she thinks the growing national debt was a big facto

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Our readers' views

2010-12-24T19:00:00Z

Take a lesson from your predecessor, Brian Baird. Be your own person, not influenced by party brokers and lobbyists, and remember your promises made to ...

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How your US lawmaker voted

2010-12-24T19:00:00Z

Not voting: Brian Baird, D-3; Doc Hastings, R-4; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5; Adam Smith, D-9. By a vote of 215-144, the House on Tuesday sent President ...

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Letters: Parks worker will be missed

2010-12-24T19:00:00Z

I would like to thank Oregon's David Wu and Washington's Brian Baird for voting against the tax cut extension for the very rich. ...

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Olympia professor Brian Baird became political maverick

2010-12-24T19:00:00Z

...and the Gaza Strip, reports on what he saw WASHINGTON - Just back from a nine-day trip to the world's trouble spots, Rep. Brian Baird said Tuesday that the situation in Iraq remains fragile and that even though the U.S. combat role there has ended, it

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One-sixth of House skips final lame-duck votes

2010-12-21T19:00:00Z

Brian Baird (D-Wash.), Gresham Barrett (RS.C.), Marion Berry (D-Ark.), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.), Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), Bill Delahunt (D-Mass. ...

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3rd District change could paint the area 'red'

2010-12-21T19:00:00Z

“That's what Brian Baird proved.” Indeed, Herrera's Democratic predecessor took 63 percent and 64 percent of the general election vote in 2006 and '08, ...

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2010-12-21T19:00:00Z

Brian Baird (D-Wash.), Gresham Barrett (RS.C.), Marion Berry (D-Ark.), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.), Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), Bill Delahunt (D-Mass. ...

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Jaime Herrera takes husband's name, belatedly

2010-12-21T19:00:00Z

In November, Herrera Beutler, a Republican, defeated Democrat Denny Heck for the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Brian Baird. ...

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One-sixth of House skips final lame-duck votes

2010-12-21T19:00:00Z

...(La.), Parker Griffith (Ala.) and Bob Inglis (S.C.). Also among the no-shows Tuesday were 16 retiring members, including Reps. Brian Baird (D-Wash.), Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.), Marion Berry (D-Ark.), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.), Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), Bill

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Jaime Herrera takes husband's name, belatedly

2010-12-21T19:00:00Z

...Beutler, a Republican, defeated Democrat Denny Heck for the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Brian Baird. Herrera Beutler said she only recently had time to officially adopt her husband's last name. “Now that the dust fro

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Rep.-elect Jaime Herrera adds husband's last name

2010-12-21T19:00:00Z

...to win if they are going to take back control of the U.S. House. And it has drawn a fierce fight to replace Democratic Rep. Brian Baird, who held the seat six terms in a district that has swing tendencies – supporting Barack Obama for president and Re

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US Lawmakers Top Market With Home-District Companies' Stocks, Study Says

2010-12-19T19:00:00Z

... or STOCK Act -- was introduced in the House in January 2009 by Representative Brian Baird, a Democrat from Washington state. His bill attracted only 10 ...

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Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Achieves Milestones in PF Funding, Advocacy ...

2010-12-19T19:00:00Z

Brian Baird (D-WA) and Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE), represents the first legislation specifically seeking congressional funding for PF research. ...

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Rep. Brian Baird wraps up sixth and final term

2010-12-18T19:00:00Z

US Rep. Brian Baird at a ceremony celebrating the completion of the Columbia River Channel Improvements Project. After six terms, Baird leaves Congress ...

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How your member of Congress voted this week

2010-12-17T19:00:00Z

Voting no: Jay Inslee, D-1; Brian Baird, D-3; Jim McDermott, D-7; Adam Smith, D-9. By a vote of 194-233, the House on Thursday defeated an amendment to ...

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