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Slade Gorton

October 29, 2008 - 12:41pm
NEWS: Washington

Gorton, McKay respond to deposition

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Former U.S Senator and Washington State Attorney General Slade Gorton joined with former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay Tuesday afternoon to speak out against the decision by King County Judge Paris Kallas requiring Dino Rossi to testify in the case alleging that the Republican gubernatorial candidate aided in an illegal fundraising plan by the Building Industry Association of Washington.

They call the lawsuit overly partisan, and suggest that there is no precedent for creating such a hardship for a non-principal player in the case.

See their full statement below.

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September 4, 2008 - 12:53pm

Lott honors Gorton, challenges Washington to vote McCain

By Bryan Bissell
Category: Local
Tags: Trent Lott, Slade Gorton, Republican National Convention

U.S. Sen. Trent Lott: Getty Images PhotoMINNEAPOLIS - Trent Lott, the former Senate Majority Leader from Mississippi, spoke to the Washington delegation this morning with an address full of jokes, old Senate stories, southern military history and recollections of the good times he has spend in Washington state.

He also complimented the Washington delegation on their organization for all getting together in the same room for breakfast.

"We Mississippians just kind of wander around the hotel lobby hung over," he joked.

Lott also touched on the idea of friendship and working together. He told stories of his camaraderie with former Sen. Slade Gorton, and the accomplishments that their friendship, which he said was very true, allowed them to achieve.

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September 1, 2008 - 12:33pm

Gorton predicts good week, year for GOP

By Bryan Bissell
Category: President
Tags: Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Slade Gorton, Luke Esser, Republican National Convention, Ralph Munro

MINNEAPOLIS - Kicking off today's delegate luncheon was a who's who of Washington state Republicans from the past two decades, constituting the party's past and its future.

Long time Secretary of State Ralph Munro, U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Spokane) and Party Chair Luke Esser all gave thanks to the party staff and delegates for their hard work and commitment to coming out to Minnesota to make the convention work.

Gorton, who represented the state from 1981-1987 and 1989-2001, went further than that and predicted great things for Republicans in the week ahead.

State Republican leaders greet delegates: Politicker photo

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April 25, 2008 - 2:05pm

Friday political trivia: The Class of '86

By Wally Edge
Category: US Senate
Tags: John McCain, George McGovern, Harry Reid, Barbara Mikulski, Tom Daschle, Richard Shelby, Gary Hart, Bob Graham, Barry Goldwater, Slade Gorton, Kent Conrad, Brock Adams, Kit Bond, Thomas Eagleton, John Breaux, Russell Long, Tim Wirth, Terry Sanford

Who were the newly elected Senators of 1986? And How many of Barbara Mikulski's freshman colleagues are still there today?

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  • Jason Horowitz - National
    Is Rahm Emanuel good for New York?

    Just about every story written about Rahm Emanuel since Barack Obama selected him to serve as White House chief of staff has described him as the tough Chicago operative who became the consummate Washington insider. But how sensitive will the bulldog at Mr. Obama’s gate be to New York interests?

  • Joe Conason - National
    Who's afraid of a filibuster?

    Nobody can doubt that the Republicans in the Senate will obstruct as soon as that seems politically safe. Right-wing pundits, from Rush Limbaugh to the Wall Street Journal editorial page are already egging them on furiously. But is there enough muscle behind that filibuster threat to block Mr. Obama’s mandate?

  • Steve Kornacki - National
    Democrats still can't win the South, but it doesn't matter

    Something funny happened last week: A liberal Democrat from Chicago, running on a ticket with a liberal from Delaware, won the White House by a comfortable margin. And while Barack Obama did actually win three states in the South, his triumph should do away with the notion that a “Southern strategy” is essential to the Democratic Party’s long-term viability at the presidential level.

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