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      <excerpt>...could be defeated. And in Washington state, innovative businessman (and millionaire) Paul Akers is likely to run against Patty Murray. The Washington state senator won with only 55 percent of the vote last time, a poor performance for a three-term incum</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...comprehensive studies about how women are affected differently than men in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.  U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a leading VA critic, has called for a study to determine whether a bias toward men makes it more difficult f</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Patty Murray&#8217;s proposal for using leftover TARP funds differs from President Barack Obama&#8217;s, though they have the same goal. &#8226; Previously: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the Main Street Lending Restoration Act in December to use $30 billio</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Norman Dicks (D-Wash.), a moderate with close ties to the Boeing Company and lobbying firms relying on defense contracts, is in line to succeed the late John P. Murtha as the top lawmaker overseeing the Pentagon's more than $700 billion annual</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>State Sen. Don Benton has become the latest, and possibly the strongest, candidate to announce he's running for Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray's seat this fall.
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      <excerpt>...Republican state senator says he will enter the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Patty Murray. A Republican state senator says he will enter the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Patty Murray. The Columbian repor</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...state Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, announced Saturday evening that hes planning a run against Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. Benton made his announcement at the Clark County Republican Partys Lincoln Day Dinner at the Hilton Vancouver Washington be</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> State Sen. Don Benton has become the latest, and possibly the strongest, candidate to announce he&amp;#39;s running for US Sen. Patty Murray&amp;#39;s seat this fall. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and my wallet.  When the groundbreaking for the project took place, Snohomish County councilman John Koster (R), and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D), among others, were there to celebrate the start of the bypass. Both politicos, representing both parties, we</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...was in China in early January as part of the Senate's United States-China Inter-Parliamentary Group, chaired by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.&#160; The three-senator delegation also included Roland Burris, D-Ill. Bond said he heard lots of interest in the crea</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Comment by Peter 14 hours ago: Hi Jamie, I am not familiar with Patty Murray. Who is running against her that you support? I am with you on the fair tax. We need to take our case candidate by candidate and issue by issue to any major GOP  figure who ... It</excerpt>
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