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Gov.-elect says the voters never got to know herOLYMPIA — After 12 years as attorney general, Christine Gregoire spent more than a year and $6 million to tell voters why she should be their next governor. There was a constant stream of television commercials showing everything from her as a tot on a pony to her position on stem-cell research. But even before the race ended in a dead heat with Republican Dino Rossi, it was clear an important message had been lost. "I don't think in the end voters ever really got to know Chris Gregoire." ... "I'm a...

Friday, January 7, 2005 · Last updated 2:34 p.m. PT Gregoire: 'Healing to be done' By DAVID AMMONS AP POLITICAL WRITER OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov.-elect Christine Gregoire on Friday pledged to tour the state to begin a healing process after an election that deeply divided voters and the political parties. "It's my job to help the state of Washington heal," she told a Capitol news conference called primarily to introduce an initial round of key appointees. She is keeping outgoing Gov. Gary Locke's chief of staff, Tom Fitzsimmons, for at least six months and his budget director, Marty Brown, will...