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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... and Representative Lynn Woolsey, D (CA) and shepherded through the Oceans Subcommittee by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D (WA), this is a clear victory for far-sighted management of our oceans. If this bill is enacted, one of the most productive marine ecosystems on earth, the exceptional northern California marine ecosystem, will be protected for generations to come from pollution and offshore...
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Seattle Pos (Free subscription) | yesterday
HE HAS APPROPRIATED credit for consumer bills that Warren Magnuson nursed through Congress, and lately for supplying votes in 2000 that elected Sen. Maria Cantwell, but Ralph Nader has been given slack as a groundbreaking whistle-blower.
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
The United States Congress has approved a measure to close the "Enron Loophole." The measure was included in the Farm Bill conference report. This legislation was sponsored by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)...
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Alex Constantine's Blacklist (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... Crown Jewel Mine, galvanized opposition from environmental groups. It also figured in U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell's narrow victory over then-Sen. Slade Gorton in 2000 because Gorton had worked to help promote the mine. The open-pit proposal was eventually scrapped and the mine was sold to a different company. The new plan calls for underground mining in tunnels, rather than an open pit....
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Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
The Hill asked 97 members of the Senate if they'd be willing to serve as Vice-President, and more than a few of them were pretty amusing: Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) “Of course. Big house, big car, not much to do. Why not'” Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) “Does that include any sports picks or anything like that? … I would [...]
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All Spin Zone (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... time in my lifetime where I voted for a president because of the vice presidential nominee.” Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) “Does that include any sports picks or anything like that? … I would certainly consider it.” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) “Other than you and my wife, I’m not sure anyone else has asked me. Obviously, it's a position that I think is critically important, that the right...
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Ridenbaugh Press (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... prospect; Patty Murray of Washington said she would be “honored” but figure the prospect unlikely. Maria Cantwell of Washington: “Does that include any sports picks or anything like that? … I would certainly consider it.” Ron Wyden of Oregon had a more involved answer: “I have a unique perspective on this. I am the only senator to have announced I am not running for president because...
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The Puget Sound Business Journal (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Northrop Grumman Corp., which was selected by the U.S. Air Force to build its new tanker plane, is squaring off against U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) regarding jobs the new plane will reportedly create in the state. (NOC)
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... "and have questions about what types of jobs will be created in the United States," wrote Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.; Patty Murray, D-Wash.; Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich."We feel it is critical for Congress to have accurate and complete information about these U.S. jobs," they wrote.The Air Force chose a team of Airbus' parent, European Aeronautic Defense and...
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Science Sense (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... Those familiar with this blog have heard about the Pelosi Club in several posts, including The Cantwell Club , my Running List of Obama Endorsements , and of course, Former President Jimmy Carter Joins the Pelosi Club . In brief, any superdelegate who has committed to voting for the winner of the pledged delegates (those elected by the voters) is in the Pelosi Club . The group is named after...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
There are a total of 796 superdelegates, including 17 in Washington. That's about 20 percent of the total delegates. In Washington, the superdelegates backing Clinton are U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Reps. Norm Dicks and Jay Inslee, former House Speaker Tom Foley and King County Executive Ron Sims.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
With gasoline prices setting records virtually every day, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has been pushing for the federal government to keep a closer watch on oil and natural gas trading.
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Northwest Progressive Institute (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
... in Washington State include Representative Jay Inslee, Ron Sims, and Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, all of them superdelegates. It doesn't appear that any of them are going to change, although Cantwell, Murray, and Inslee have all hinted they will have no trouble happily supporting Barack Obama if he is the nominee.
