Wake-Up Call: Monday, October 20, 2008

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Biden praises Washington women

TACOMA - Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) spoke very highly of a handful of women at a rally today in Tacoma's Cheney Stadium better known as some of this state's top political leaders, Gov. Chris Gregoire, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and 8th District Congressional candidate Darcy Burner (D-Carnation). (PolitickerWA)

http://www.politickerwa.com/bryanbissell/2420/biden-praises-washington-women

Connelly: Biden's optimism mixed with worry

As the sky grew darker during his Puget Sound-area visit Sunday, Sen. Joe Biden went from sounding like a yappy warrior to being a happy warrior, then delivering warnings of a worried warrior. (Joel Connelly, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/384070_Joel20.html

State GOP looks to voters for a rebound

Sitting atop a double-barreled majority unseen since the late 1970s, ruling Democrats in the statehouse think they can hold or increase that power in 2008. (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/stategovernment/story/625744.html

Fearing targets Hastings' House seat

U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Pasco, and his opponent George Fearing, a Democrat now from Yakima, don't have much in common politically, but they do share one thing: They're both running campaigns based on Hastings' record. (Pat Muir, Yakima Herald-Republic)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/355306.html

Gregoire calls for the ability for the 'two Washingtons' to work together for change

TACOMA -- Chris Gregoire received a rollicking reception from the crowd of 12,000 at the Cheney Stadium rally for Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden, stopping her speech short at one point to acknowledge a section of the crowd that was frantically waving to her from the right field bleachers. (PolitickerWA)

http://www.politickerwa.com/bryanbissell/2419/gregoire-calls-ability-two-washingtons-work-together-change

Assistance programs being taxed by tough times

Low-income and fixed-income residents on Grays Harbor are just barely holding on, according to a dozen or so private and public officials whose job it is to protect the most vulnerable. (Steven Friederich, The Daily World)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/10/19/local_news/02news.txt

TACOMA - Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Belfair), the hometown congressman here in Tacoma since 1977, stood alongside Darcy Burner (D-Carnation) and Rep. Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) and riled up the crowd at the Sen. Joe Biden rally at Cheney Stadium with chants of "Dar-cy" before leading the assembled Democrats in the pledge of allegiances. (PolitickerWA)

http://www.politickerwa.com/bryanbissell/2417/dicks-sings-praises-burner-gregoire

Bellingham planners aim to limit infill in single-family neighborhoods

BELLINGHAM - The city should automatically allow 13 new housing types -including mother-in-law suites and cottage houses - in areas with apartments and shopping, but not among single-family houses, the city's planning director said. (Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/255/story/614433.html

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