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Trying to promote her image as a champion of education, state Democrats are distributing a campaign flier that boasts Sen. Patty Murray as “the only teacher in the U.S. Senate.” On the back of the campaign literature, authorized by Murray’s campaign, is another statement: “There are 100 U.S. Senators. But only one has experience as a teacher.” In fact, at least three U.S. senators have teaching experience, according to their biographical information: Sen. Zell Miller (D-Georgia) taught political science and history at the University of Georgia; Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) taught at Kansas State University law school; and Sen. Jeff...

Nethercutt is airing a tough new campaign ad that features one of Patty Murray's most appalling quotes: "He's been out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building day-care facilities, building health-care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. He's made their lives better." Who was she talking about, Jimmy Carter? No, Osama bin Laden. If Murray loses, it may not be Kerry who brings her down. Click on the website to see the ad.

U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, R-5th District, who recently returned from a tour of Iraq, delivered an optimistic account yesterday of reconstruction efforts in the country. Nethercutt and 16 other members of Congress went to Iraq in late September. “I think we are making tremendous progress in [Iraq],” said Nethercutt. “The story of what we have done in the post-war period … has been remarkable. … The story is better than we might be led to believe in the news.” Nethercutt portrayed an Iraqi population with optimism similar to his. Although helicopters have been in the skies above Iraq for months,...

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer supported blame-America-first Sen. Patty "Osama Mama" Murray after her praise of mass-murdering terrorist Osama bin Laden, who, in her sick fantasy world, built "day-care centers" for those liberated career gals of Afghanistan, which "we haven't done." Now her challenger, Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Wash., has taken out ads noting the paper "deliberately distorted" and "massacred" a comment he made about American efforts in Iraq. At a forum at the University of Washington on Oct. 13, the GOP Senate candidate said the reconstruction of Iraq was "a bigger and better and more important story than losing a couple of...

<p>SEATTLE (AP) -- Rep. George Nethercutt has taken out advertisements in three of the state's biggest newspapers, saying the Seattle Post-Intelligencer "deliberately distorted" and even "massacred" a comment he made about American efforts in Iraq.</p> <p>The dispute stems from remarks the Republican congressman and U.S. Senate candidate made at a forum at the University of Washington on Oct. 13. He said the reconstruction of Iraq is "a bigger and better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day which, which heaven forbid is awful," according to a transcript from his speech.</p>

U.S. Senate candidate George Nethercutt has bought newspaper advertisements to lambaste the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for a news story he called "the equivalent of a negative political commercial against me." In ads appearing today in the P-I and The Seattle Times, the Republican congressman from Spokane accused the P-I of publishing a story that "deliberately distorted" remarks he made about Iraq in a speech at the University of Washington Oct. 13. The P-I reported Oct. 14 that Nethercutt said Iraq's reconstruction was going better than news media portrayed it and that he added, "The story of what we've done in the...

WASHINGTON — George Nethercutt is contemplating the seemingly impossible as he considers a run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Patty Murray. But he has handled the seemingly impossible before. In 1994, the Republican from Spokane toppled House Speaker Tom Foley, the first time a sitting speaker was sent home since 1860. Now, with a possible run in 2004, Nethercutt is toying with the idea of piercing the Cascade Curtain, the barrier splitting Washington politically and geographically. No Senate candidate from Eastern Washington has done it in 70 years. No matter, Nethercutt says: "Voting is an emotional act. And the...