B001229 1956-03-07 5566 2443 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/baird/IMA/email.shtml 3 202-225-3478 Brian 'd':4 '-3':6 'wa':5 'rep':1 'baird':3,8,10 'brian':2,7,9 M 400011 Baird Brian_Baird N. Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3] 2581 N00007936 10025 Democrat 202-225-3536 Protestant WA Brian Baird 1.75 http://www.baird.house.gov/ 400011 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 10:19:10 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ... entrepreneur and former Vancouver legislator, calls himself a jobs creator and is one of five Democrats seeking retiring US Rep. Brian Baird's seat. ... 'us':19 'job':9 'one':13 'rep':20 'call':6 'five':15 'seat':24 'seek':17 'baird':22 'brian':21 'retir':18 'former':3 'legisl':5 'creator':10 'vancouv':4 'democrat':16 'entrepreneur':1 'thenewstribune.com':25 7526898 true true google news TheNewsTribune.com OK javascript:void(0); 400011 Person democrat Sun Feb 07 21:30:30 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...advertising and marketing seminars, mostly for TV stations. In 1998, Benton unsuccessfully ran against Democratic U.S. Rep. Brian Baird of Vancouver for a seat in the U.S. House. Also running against Murray are: Chris Widener, a motivational writer and 'tv':20 'ran':26 'rep':30 'run':43 'u.s':29,40 '1998':23 'also':42 'hous':41 'most':18 'seat':37 'seek':6 'take':8 'time':55 'baird':32 'brian':31 'chris':47 'motiv':50 'patti':10 'senat':5 'state':4 'widen':48 'benton':2,24 'market':16 'murray':11,45 'novemb':13 'seattl':54 'writer':51 'seminar':17 'station':21 'vancouv':34 'veteran':3 'advertis':14 'democrat':28 'unsuccess':25 7524570 true true daylife The Seattle Times http://www.seattletimes.com/ OK http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011011450_benton08m.html?syndication=rss 400011 Person rep\. Mon Feb 08 21:29:14 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 And Benton's entry into the race means he will not run for an open seat held by Rep. Brian Baird (D); he ran for the seat, unsuccessfully, in '98. 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'us':16 'ran':5 'rep':8 '1998':2 'hous':17 'seat':13 'serv':22 'term':25 'time':29 'baird':10 'brian':9 'third':24 'benton':3 'murray':20 'repres':19 'seattl':28 'democrat':7 'unsuccess':4 7526897 true true google news Seattle Times OK http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011011450_benton08m.html 400011 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 21:29:15 -0600 2010 Sun Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...his fourth term as the state senator from the 17th district, which includes Vancouver. In 1998, Benton unsuccessfully ran against Democratic Rep. Brian Baird for a seat in the House of Representatives. Murray is serving her third term as U.S. a senator. 'us':5 'gop':2 'ran':26 'rep':29 'u.s':47 '17th':17 '1998':23 'hous':37 'race':7 'seat':34 'serv':42 'term':10,45 'time':52 'baird':31 'brian':30 'enter':4 'senat':3,6,14,49 'state':1,13 'third':44 'benton':24 'fourth':9 'includ':20 'murray':40 'repres':39 'seattl':51 'vancouv':21 'democrat':28 'district':18 'unsuccess':25 7529746 true true daylife The Seattle Times http://www.seattletimes.com/ OK http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011008191_apwaxgrbentoncongress.html?syndication=rss 400011 Person congress Mon Feb 08 10:19:10 -0600 2010 Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ... Congressman Dave Reichert, Congressman Norm Dicks, Congressman Jim McDermott, Congressman Jay Inslee, and Congressman Brian Baird, and Congressman Rick ... 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Brian Baird's seat in 2010, after the six-term Vancouver Democrat retires. âI havenât thought about it enough to rule it out,â DeB 'r':18 'â':57 'deb':58 'gym':3 'rep':32 'run':29 'say':20 'sex':9 'six':42 'u.s':31 'yet':23 'âi':47 '2010':38 'abus':10 'hous':12 'rule':54 'seat':36 'term':43 'baird':34 'brian':33 'charg':7 'decid':25 'idaho':2 'retir':46 'state':11 'debolt':16 'enough':52 'leader':14 'spokan':6 'chehali':19 'richard':15 'teacher':4 'thought':49 'vancouv':44 'whether':26 'democrat':45 'havenât':48 'northern':1 'six-term':41 'r-chehali':17 'republican':13 'thenewstribune.com':59 7491947 true true daylife TheNewsTribune.com http://www.thenewstribune.com/ OK http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/crime/story/1056723.html?storylink=rss 400011 Person congress Sat Jan 30 21:29:14 -0600 2010 Sat Jan 30 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Doug Ericksen; all of the Republican candidates running for the seat being vacated by Congressman Brian Baird and those against US Sen. Patty Murray. ... 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They aren't rele 'm':43 'wa':28 '-03':29 '2/8':7 'isn':48 'ssp':4 'way':36 '1998':39 'aren':52 'back':37 'fact':18,41 'fame':23 'look':50 'lose':26 'mani':15 'open':30 'race':32 'rele':54 'seat':31 'year':16 'baird':35 'brian':34 'claim':21 'daili':5 'littl':45 'state':2,56 'swing':1,55 'benton':8 'digest':6 'repres':10 'suburb':13 'biggest':20 'project':3,57 'surpris':46 'vancouv':12 'narrowli':25 7529741 false true google blog Swing State Project http://www.swingstateproject.com/ OK http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/6369/ssp-daily-digest-28 400011 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 10:19:39 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 You can more or less tell from the numbers that Benton hasn't been a towering vote-getter, and his run of wins isn't unbroken: He was the Republican that Democrat Brian Baird beat in 1998 (55%-45%) to win the 3rd U.S. House seat he's ... 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'ran':29 'rep':32 '17th':20 '1998':26 'hous':40 'seat':37 'serv':10 'term':13 'baird':34 'brian':33 'patti':4 'senat':17 'state':2,16 'benton':7,27 'fourth':12 'includ':23 'murray':5 'repres':42 'current':9 'vancouv':24 'democrat':31 'district':21 'unsuccess':28 'washington':1 'point/counterpoint':6,43 7529742 false true google blog Point/Counterpoint http://ynative77.wordpress.com/ OK http://ynative77.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/washington-state-for-patty-murray-voters-need-to-get-the-vote-out-for-her/ 400011 Person republican Sun Feb 07 21:30:25 -0600 2010 Sun Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Benton, by the way, once ran against Brian Baird for U.S. Representative and lost. This year, has lent his name to be used as a cosponsor of Tim Eyman's Initiative 1053, as have fellow senators Janea Holmquist and Pam Roach. ... 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'1':51,53 '4':39 '8':37 '9':42 '02':40 '04':52 '12':54 'dem':13,33 'got':28 'rid':29 'see':15 '2010':38 'done':35 'hate':58 'onï':55 'quit':26 'ring':48 'tone':49 'wall':20 'baird':22 'brian':21 'creat':45 'final':27 'frank':2 'obama':8,59 'smart':12 'woman':4 'write':17 'barney':1 'compar':7 'hitler':10 'person':47 'townhal':6 'confront':3 'februari':36 'avstonisk':43 'congressman':24 7524568 false true google blog Do you Hate Obama? http://hateobama.com/ OK http://hateobama.com/barney-frank-confronts-woman-at-townhall-comparing-obama-to-hitler 400011 Person democrat Sun Feb 07 21:30:24 -0600 2010 Sun Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Benton is currently serving his fourth term as the state senator from the 17th district, which includes Vancouver. In 1998, Benton unsuccessfully ran against Democratic Rep. Brian Baird for a seat in the House of Representatives. ... 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