Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 09:18 P.M. Pacific Rossi inches toward victory in governor's race By Ralph Thomas and Keith Ervin Seattle Times staff reporters OLYMPIA — Republican Dino Rossi today inched closer to becoming Washington's next governor after another tally of absentee ballots increased his lead over Democratic Attorney General Christine Gregoire. But with an estimated 85,000 ballots still left to count — including a big stack of provisional ballots in King County — Gregoire could still retake the lead. While elections officials continue to tally the votes, the state's political parties are going to great lengths to get their...