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Do not underestimate the power of the blog. Check out the scorecard:

Federal:

U.S. Senate:
WIB endorsed: Cantwell Winner: Cantwell

U.S. Rep, Districts 1:
WIB endorsed: Inslee Winner: Inslee

U.S. Rep, Districts 7:
WIB endorsed: McDermott Winner: McDermott

U.S. Rep, District 8
WIB endorsed: Reichert Winning: Reichert*

Are we seeing a trend here?

State of Washington:

Initiative 920: State estate tax repeal
WIB said: No The public voted: No

Initiative 937: Requires utilities to use renewable energy
WIB said: Yes The public voted: Yes

House Joint Resolution 4223: Tax exemption for small businesses
WIB said: Yes The public voted: Yes

King County:

Proposition 1: Allows county to sell land purchased in 1910
WIB said: Yes The public voted: Yes

Proposition 2: Sales tax increase for buses
WIB said: Yes The public voted: Yes

City of Seattle:

Proposition 1: Tax increase for road, bridge and bike lane maintenance
WIB said: Yes The public voted: No

Referendum 1: Upholds new strip club regulations
WIB said: No The public voted: No

* Too close to call

10/11**. Not bad. Not bad at all.

** Assuming Reichert is victorious.

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Breaking news: The AP reports Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down. This comes on the day Americans learn that Democrats, riding the wave of GOP disapproval, have taken the House -- the Senate majority has yet to be decided. Rumsfeld was a focus of much of the criticism of the Iraq war, a deciding factor for many voters. Last week, W. told media that he encouraged both Rumsfeld and Cheney to stay for the two remaining years of his presidency.

Coming soon: State and local election recaps.

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"Do you remember when everyone was shouting my name, and I used my strength to rip my blouse?"

Would you like to watch my band focuspoint summon our eagle powers and kick some ass Lucha Libre-style?

Date: Thursday, Nov. 9
Place: Jillian's
Time: 8:30
Cost: $5

We'll have some demo CDs to hand out at the battle, too. They're fantastic!

Hug hug, kiss kiss, hug hug, big kiss, little hug, kiss kiss, little kiss,
- Paolo

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Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death.

W. says it's "a milestone in the Iraqi people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law."

According the AP, "The former Iraqi dictator and six subordinates were convicted and sentenced for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shiite town after an attempt on his life there."