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12:42pm

Mon October 22, 2012
2012 elections

McKenna, Inslee tied in new poll as ballots reach voters

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington's race for governor is tied.

A survey conducted last week while ballots were going out to voters showed that Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Rob McKenna both had the support of 46 percent of voters. Inslee was faring better among women while McKenna was getting the support of 19 percent of people who voted for President Barack Obama in 2008.

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12:32pm

Mon October 22, 2012
2012 elections

Bloomberg offers $250,000 match for same-sex marriage

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is offering to match up to $250,000 of donations made by the end of the week to the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state.

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12:19pm

Mon October 22, 2012
2012 elections

US attorneys monitor election complaints in Washington

The Justice Department's top officials in Washington state have appointed prosecutors to monitor complaints of election fraud and voting rights abuses.

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7:01am

Mon October 22, 2012
presidential debate

Tonight, Obama, Romney take on foreign policy in final Debate

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 6:55 am

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We've reached an important landmark in the presidential campaign: President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney face off tonight in the third and final presidential debate.

As was the case the last two times, the debate starts at 9 p.m. ET. This time, the venue is Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.

If you believe the snap polls, the first debate went to Romney, the second went to Obama, which means we have a 1-1 tie with just minutes to go in the fourth quarter. That is to say, we're just two weeks away from Nov. 6.

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6:32am

Mon October 22, 2012
presidential debate

5 debate-worthy facts about China

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 4:26 am

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If the last presidential debate was any indication, you'll be hearing a lot about China in tonight's third and final face-off between President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Last week's debate was ostensibly about domestic issues, but that didn't stop China from being mentioned numerous times. Tonight's debate, focused on foreign policy, is sure to see relations with Beijing get a lot of airplay.

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