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Most Washington voters have it good and easy
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
The problem is twofold: Only 28 states allow no-excuses absentee voting, and only four of those states (including Washington) allow voters to sign up for ...
Whatcom County turnout looms large in historic election Bellingham Herald
Election Day finally here KING5.com
Ballots in from 56 percent of expected Wash voters The Columbian
all 88 news articles »

Boston Globe
Polling shows Rossi winning over some Obama voters
The Olympian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
But it is clear in results from the Washington Poll, released last week by researchers at a University of Washington social-sciences program. ...
Local vote already in record territory The Columbian
Gov. Gregoire has slight lead in early returns The Spokesman Review
Gregoire packs the house Western Front
Crosscut - KOMO News
all 516 news articles »
Voters can join the line until 8 pm sharp
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
BY MICHAEL ANDERSEN, COLUMBIAN STAFF WRITER If you're reigstered anywhere in Washington and can make it to Clark County's elections office at 1408 Franklin ...

HispanicBusiness.com
Starbucks Gives Away Free Coffee on Election Day
KNDO/KNDU, WA - Nov 4, 2008
The Secretary of State, Sam Reed's Office says he wishes hypercaffeinated Washington voters a double-tall happy election day. "If starbucks which is one of ...
Companies offer free coffee, other perks to voters Bellingham Herald
all 677 news articles »  SBUX
Washington, Spokane turnout expected to be high
KHQ Right Now, WA - Nov 4, 2008
More than 60 percent of registered voters in Spokane County have already cast their ballots as of Tuesday morning, as voters take advantage of the State's ...
SC voters deciding all 6 congressional seats
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
In the 6th District, Clyburn, 68, looked to return to Washington where he is the majority whip. In the past 10 years, Clyburn has beaten his Republican ...
Ferry County voters pick Miller, Health for county commission Omak Okanogan County Chronicle
all 617 news articles »
Last Day to Vote in Person in Washington State
KUOW NPR, WA - Nov 4, 2008
But in Washington state, only a small percentage of voters will actually go to their polling sites to cast their ballot. Most people do it by mail. ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Long lines greet SC voters on Election Day
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Besides the presidential election, voters also were deciding whether to send Republican US Sen. Lindsey Graham back to Washington for a second term, ...
First polls close as Obama holds the edge WA today
John McCain wins solidly red South Carolina The Columbian
Presidential projections begin to flow The Columbian
all 1,903 news articles »
This is the day history is made
The Wenatchee World Online, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Voter turnout is widely predicted to set records, and if old patterns are followed easily will exceed 80 percent in the North Central Washington counties ...
Politicker pundits: see what prominent state ...
PolitickerWA, WA - Nov 4, 2008
WA-8- Reichert wins 53-47. The Burner degree scandal will cost her credibility with Eastside swing voters. Whether she technically has a degree in economics ...
Exit Poll: Economy a Top Concern For US Voters
MyFox Spokane, WA - Nov 4, 2008
More than a third of voters said they most wanted a candidate who would bring change to Washington, and they were voting heavily for Obama. ...
Presidential candidates take last lap
HeraldNet, WA - Nov 4, 2008
The Washington Post and AP WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, seeking a history-making victory in a presidential campaign that has captivated the ...
Voting deadline is 8 pm sharp
The Wenatchee World Online, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By Dan Wheat Voters in North Central Washington and throughout the state have until 8 pm to deliver their ballots to official drop boxes or their county ...
NEW Hastings easily holds onto 4th District House seat
Yakima Herald-Republic, WA - Nov 4, 2008
“I’m very, very pleased that once again the voters have allowed me to represent them,” Hastings said in a telephone interview from Kennewick. ...
Polls show Indians firmly back Obama for president
HeraldNet, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By Krista J. Kapralos TULALIP -- The vast majority of American Indian voters support Sen. Barack Obama for president, according to a poll by Native Vote, ...

Canada.com
Voters Approve Initiative 1000 -- Medically Assisted Suicide
KIROtv.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
SEATTLE -- Initiative 1000 -- allowing medically assisted suicide for terminally ill people is approved, reports the Associated Press. ...
Doctor-assisted suicide measure leading HeraldNet
Washington approves lethal meds for terminally ill KING5.com
google news commentComment by Anne Martens spokesperson, Yes on 1000
The Columbian
all 182 news articles »
Presidential election drew huge attention; may be turning point in US
HeraldNet, WA - Nov 4, 2008
... a biographer of President Reagan and a former Washington Post reporter. Cannon pointed out Obama leads in polling because voters perceive he will be ...
A historic day
The Olympian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
There are 148500 voters registered in Thurston County, 8500 more than voted in the primary election in August, and 10500 more than in the 2004 election. ...
Larsen looks to fifth US House term
Bellingham Herald, WA - Nov 4, 2008
... at the Best Western Lakeway Inn in Bellingham, Larsen said he was pleased voters selected him again to "bring the community's values back to Washington. ...
City backs bringing your own grocery bag
The Spokesman Review, WA - Nov 4, 2008
A citizen initiative challenging the 20-cent per bag fee goes to voters next August. Councilman Richard Rush approached the Washington Food Industry, ...
Live blog: Panel discussion at Town Hall Seattle
Crosscut, WA - Nov 4, 2008
He decided he was the change candidate. Some of these voters aren't necessarily party loyalists. In 2004, John Kerry won Washington by 7.2 percent. ...
Update: Governor, House and Senate races
Crosscut, WA - Nov 4, 2008
In California, a majority of voters appear to support Proposition 8, the measure which would ban same-sex marriage in the state. But while current results ...
There’s still time to vote; 80+ percent turnout in NCW?
The Wenatchee World Online, WA - Nov 4, 2008
... for a flurry of ballot returns today, Tuesday and Wednesday to boost voter turnout to more than 80 percent in North Central Washington and statewide. ...

3AW
Neil Mitchell's US diary
3AW, Australia - Nov 4, 2008
The queue of voters stretched around the block for 300 metres. I spoke to the man who was last in line. He was willing to wait all day if necessary. ...

BBC News
Washington voters approve assisted suicide measure
The Spokesman Review, WA - Nov 4, 2008
AP Voters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans of abortion, and Washington became only the ...
Washington voters approve assisted suicide initiative Bellingham Herald
State ballots feature hot-button social issues The Columbian
all 1,221 news articles »
Candidates can’t disown ‘independent’ attacks
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Similarly, but more covertly, voters in the 2nd Legislative District have been treated to a brochure that blames Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen of Eatonville ...
Vote Choices
Sound Politics, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Washington state gives voters many choices. I just voted on a slew of candidates, including judges, and a slew of issues. Not all of the choices are of ...
KXLY: Your source for complete election coverage
KXLY, WA - Nov 4, 2008
SPOKANE -- Today voters from all across the nation will make their mark in one of the most important elections in recent history. ...

ABC News
Up early, voters stand up to be counted
PerthNow, Australia - Nov 4, 2008
At the St Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic church on the outskirts of Washington, several dozen voters waited patiently under grey skies for the polls to ...
Exit poll: Obama wins women, blacks, Hispanics TheNewsTribune.com
Exit poll: Obama wins women, blacks, Hispanics KAPP
AP: Obama wins Vermont, McCain Kentucky HeraldNet
TheNewsTribune.com - TheNewsTribune.com
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Democrats Are Looking For Bigger House Majority
MyFox Spokane, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Annie Bright, elections director in Clayton County, Ga., said that "our plan is to vote every voters that's in line in the time period that's allotted. ...
Republicans allege poll improprieties, King C...
PolitickerWA, WA - Nov 4, 2008
They say a number of voters have told them about a group claiming to be lawyers dressed in black t-shirts have been intimidating some people, and illegally ...
The Ghosts of the 60s and 80s Haunted and Inspired this Campaign
History News Network, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Tomorrow, American voters will find themselves shaped by the 1960s’ revolution as they judge – but also partially try to replicate -- the 1980s revolution. ...
Candidates share top concerns for 41st District at forum
Newcastle News, wa - Nov 4, 2008
Maxwell said it’s time for the 41st District voters to elect someone who doesn’t live on Mercer Island. For the past 20 years, the legislators have all been ...
BC-Voter Poll-WA,0373
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Six in 10 Washington voters said they disapprove of the war in Iraq, more than during the presidential election of 2004, and those who did chose Obama over ...
Franklin finds path between legitimate, pest records requests
Yakima Herald-Republic, WA - Nov 4, 2008
But in the process we cannot lose sight of the spirit of the Public Records Law approved by voters in 1972 -- that public records should be accessible ...

USA Today
Record number of voter expected to deluge polls
KIMA CBS 29, WA - Nov 4, 2008
People wait in line to vote on Election Day morning, in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 By Associated Press Voting problems surfaced in several ...
Glitches mar voting but apparently don't tarnish outcome TheNewsTribune.com
Glitches, machine breakdowns hamper voting in 5 states Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
all 1,979 news articles »
Hagan's change of heart has her Washington-bound
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Chiles earned the nickname "Walkin' Lawton" by walking 1003 miles across the state to introduce himself to voters. Hagan also journeyed around North ...
WSU hate crimes are felt at Western
Western Front, WA - Nov 4, 2008
A few weeks ago, several attacks occurred on Washington State University’s (WSU) campus. Three students were attacked and one of them had to be taken to the ...
Wash. voters defeat Eyman's traffic-focused I-985
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
BY CURT WOODWARD - AP WRITER Washington voters have rejected Initiative 985, which would have opened car pool lanes and diverted a slice of state automobile ...
I-985 to ease traffic jams rejected KING5.com
all 23 news articles »

LIVENEWS.com.au
Survey: Voters worried about economy, health care
Longview Daily News, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By CONNIE CASS WASHINGTON - A scary economy isn't the only fear voters carried to the polls Tuesday. Two-thirds fret about how to pay for health care and at ...
Survey: 6 in 10 say economy most important issue Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
all 640 news articles »
AP says Obama wins Washington
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Obama's win kept alive a 24-year streak of Washington voters picking the Democratic presidential ticket. The last Republican to win the state in a ...
Obama defeats McCain in Wash. state KIMA CBS 29
all 329 news articles »
Neb. voters approve ban on affirmative action
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
California, Michigan and Washington already have similar bans. Colorado voters were deciding another such initiative Tuesday. ...

Canada.com
McCain wins in Kentucky, Obama wins Vermont
KOMO News, WA - Nov 4, 2008
The economy was by far the top Election Day issue, according to an Associated Press survey of voters leaving their polling places. Six in 10 said so, ...
Obama official confident as voting gets under way Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
all 2,261 news articles »

TheNewsTribune.com
The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
For the most part voters who are committed to voting in person rather than by mail were wide-eyed at the numbers, kind of thrilled to be part of it all. ...
The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA TheNewsTribune.com
all 78 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk
Not seen for months, Obama, McCain vie for Wash.
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Washington voters lean Democratic, and haven't voted for a GOP presidential candidate since backing Ronald Reagan's re-election in 1984. ...
Obama elected president in historic victory HeraldNet
all 1,100 news articles »
Obama buoyed by Hispanic voters
The Olympian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
... 2008 WASHINGTON – Democrat Barack Obama gained lopsided support from Hispanics in Tuesday's election, winning solidly among voters with whom President ...
Record voter turnout
The Spokesman Review, WA - Nov 4, 2008
AP WASHINGTON — America voted in record numbers, standing in lines that snaked around blocks and in some places in pouring rain. Voters who queued up ...

Boston Globe
Obama on the ballot: Elation and disbelief
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Millions of voters who swamped churches and schools and community centers Tuesday paused to consider what generations before had been brutalized for, ...
Obama on the ballot: Elation and disbelief The Olympian
all 375 news articles »
Young voters lean heavily toward Obama
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
There were, of course, some young voters who were disappointed with Tuesday's results. They included Joey Yost, a 22-year old Republican in Washington, DC, ...
Democrats Capture House Control
MyFox Spokane, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Thomas M. Davis III in a northern Virginia district that's trending more Democratic because of an influx of new voters. And in a far more conservative ...
Both Parties Expect Democratic Senate Pickups MyFox Spokane
all 1,872 news articles »
Election Day briefs from around the nation
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
(AP) - Wyoming voters overwhelmingly sent their two Republican senators back to Washington on Tuesday, the junior politician winning a special election a ...

Vancouver Sun
Democrats expected to deepen majority in Congress
The Spokesman Review, WA - Nov 4, 2008
The final pre-election poll by Gallup indicated that Americans generally favor Democrats in Congress by a 12 percentage point lead among likely voters, ...
Democrats pick up Senate seats, but may fall short of 60 The Olympian
google news commentComment by Michael Franc V.P. for Gov't Relations, The Heritage Foundation
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Survey: Economy top concern for US voters
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
More than a third of voters said they most wanted a candidate who would bring change to Washington, and they were voting heavily for Obama. ...
Reed Wins Third Term As WA Secretary Of State
KIROtv.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Reed says he wants to bring more transparency to state government, deliver more useful election information to voters, and provide better access to the ...
Decision day: US voters go to the polls
PerthNow, Australia - Nov 4, 2008
By John Whitesides in Washington Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain faced the verdict of US voters today after a long and bitter struggle for ...
Obama leads McCain as early vote tallies arrive KAPP
all 257 news articles »
Seattle Voters React to Obama's Acceptance Speech
KUOW NPR, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Washington voter John Kerr praises Barack Obama's decency toward McCain and his genuine appeal to people. He says the speech reminded him of his mother who ...
Essay: Obama's transcendence is beyond race
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
And maybe, just maybe, something new has arrived: a post-partisan approach to governing, founded on the Obama Coalition, fueled by young and minority voters ...
Bush wishes Obama well on a 'great journey'
KVEW, WA - Nov 4, 2008
AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush congratulated Barack Obama, whose dominant White House win was built on presenting himself as a change from the ...

BBC News
Race too close to call as polls close after massive turnout
The Olympian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By STEVEN THOMMA | McClatchy Newspapers • Published November 04, 2008 WASHINGTON – Americans stormed to the polls Tuesday in what could be record numbers, ...
US Election: Barack Obama elected president Donnybrook Bridgetown Mail
all 1,200 news articles »
Democrats Battle For Senate Majority
KIROtv.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Begich, calling Tuesday's election "historic," said he appeals to voters from both parties who are sick of the partisan politics that typifies Washington, ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer
Close gov races in NC, Wash., among 11 contests
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS AP Writer Voters in 11 states were choosing governors Tuesday, deciding close contests in North Carolina and Washington as ...
Dems gain 1 gov seat; NC elects 1st woman gov The Columbian
all 682 news articles »
Obama saw an opportunity — and positioned himself to take it
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
First: That a backlash against President Bush would be sufficient to drive white swing voters into the arms of a first-term, biracial senator with liberal ...
Americans flock to polls to decide historic election
Bellingham Herald, WA - Nov 4, 2008
In states from coast to coast, voters lined up even before polls opened. More than 130 million people were expected to vote, a turnout rate that could ...
Analysis: Next up after Obama win, governing
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Voters got an early glimpse of his style last month when Wall Street collapsed, stocks fluctuated and the government intervened. He struck a cautious stance ...
President-elect Obama inherits a world of troubles
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By DAVID LIGHTMAN ; McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama will face some of the most daunting challenges that any new president ...
Measure to boost caregiver training approved
KIMA CBS 29, WA - Nov 4, 2008
(AP) - Washington voters have approved a ballot measure that would require long-term care workers to complete more training, pass a certification exam and ...
Help shape community by voting today
The Olympian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
... Thurston County Auditor Kim Wyman predicting an 85 percent voter turnout. Washington has been listed among the states expected to go for Democratic Sen. ...
Polls Open For Historic Election Day
KIROtv.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
The first voter, following tradition established in 1948, was picked ahead of the midnight voting and the rest of the town's registered voters followed suit ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Bush stays out of sight on Election Day
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
4, 2008 in Washington. Today's election will determine the next occupant of the White House. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) Even before one vote was counted, ...
Bush out of sight until after election Longview Daily News
all 931 news articles »
Get your free starbucks today
The Olympian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
The secretary of state's office is pleased with this decision, and wishes hypercaffeinated Washington voters a double-tall Happy Election Day.SBUX
Voting the old fashioned way
The Wenatchee World Online, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Lurie, an attorney for the Northwest Justice Project, was observing voting at the office as a volunteer for the Washington State Democrat Voter Protection ...
New Hampshire's Shaheen achieves another first
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA - Nov 4, 2008
While undeclared voters still outnumber those registered with either party, Democrats have increased their voter registrations by 20 percent in the last two ...
Morning News Digest: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
PolitickerWA, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Print out updated rundowns and keep track of races as the polls close and ballots are counted: OLYMPIA — More than half of the state's expected voters had ...
Downbeat Economic News Expected On Election Day
MyFox Spokane, WA - Nov 4, 2008
And the day before voters set out to elect the 44th president, economic reports brought more bad news Monday. The widely watched Institute of Supply ...
CONGRESS: Doc Hastings wins 8th term
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By Annette Cary, Herald staff writer Voters are sending Republican Rep. Doc Hastings back to the other Washington to represent the 4th District for an ...
Obama elected president
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
AP WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, the first African-American elevated to the White House. ...
Optimism plentiful on election day
The Spokesman Review, WA - Nov 4, 2008
At union halls, coffee shops and a college campus on Tuesday, voters expressed a sense of optimism, a belief that America has never been so down that it ...
Obama, McCain still campaign as votes cast
KOMO News, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Obama, bidding to become the first black president, greeted voters in Indiana. McCain held rallies in Colorado and New Mexico. The White House was the main ...
Obama wins presidency; Democrats widen majority in Congress
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
There as everywhere, the faltering economy dominated voters' minds and tilted the political landscape solidly against the Republicans as the party of power ...
Obama, McCain storm battlegrounds on election eve
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Democratic volunteers in Maryland, a state safe for Obama, called voters in next-door Virginia, where McCain trailed in the polls. ...
Dems take over GOP Senate seat in Virginia
KOMO News, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By TOM RAUM AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner breezed to victory in his bid for the Senate on Tuesday, snagging a southern ...
Burner, Reichert battle in competitive House race
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
BY MANUEL VALDES - AP WRITER After a bruising and expensive campaign rematch, voters decided Tuesday whether to return two-term Republican US Rep. ...
Obama and McCain vote, prepare their final pitch
The Olympian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
WASHINGTON – Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama joined voters eager to cast ballots on Tuesday before making one last pitch for supporters to ...
Jefferson hopes to continue surviving scandal
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Moreno hoped to make inroads in Jefferson's voter base by arguing that Jefferson's once formidable clout in Washington is gone amid corruption charges, ...
Obama first Democrat to take Virginia in 44 years
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
... dissatisfaction with President Bush, deep concern over the nation's faltering economy and an enthusiastic turnout by black and young, first-time voters. ...
Bright leads in Ala. congressional race
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
One of 14 children in a sharecropper's family, he promised to be an independent voice in Washington. Troy University political scientist Steven Taylor ...
Obama wins
KXLY, WA - Nov 4, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, becoming the first African-American elevated to the White House. ...
America confronts a stark choice
Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate, Australia - Nov 4, 2008
His final pitch to voters centred on his experience and readiness to lead. "Our country faces enormous challenges and our next president must be ready to ...
History and high anxiety as Campaign '08 closes Longview Daily News
all 446 news articles »
Race for Sarasota congressional seat is a rematch
The Columbian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
The final report from the Government Accountability Office said that voters likely skipped the race, either intentionally or by mistake, on the ballot. ...
Whatever the outcome, we should be proud
The Wenatchee World Online, WA - Nov 4, 2008
By Eugene Robinson WASHINGTON — Whoever wins this election, I understand what Barack Obama meant when he said his faith in the American people had been ...
McCain has history on his side in Wyo.
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Nov 4, 2008
Republican John McCain has history on his side when it comes to Wyoming, as the state's voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots for ...
McCain was swamped by bad luck, some of his own making
The Olympian, WA - Nov 4, 2008
But Tuesday night, McCain couldn't survive Barack Obama's well-oiled campaign and the tide of history, as voters elected America's first African-American ...

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