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    1. Washington + Barack Obama

      West Virginians choose Clinton, as race plays a larger role - International Herald Tribune

      LOUD3R Score: 116260

      • Quality: 7600
      • Community: 72
      • Buzz: 108588

      Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided victory over Senator Barack Obama in the West Virginia ... More

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      McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments

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      • Quality: 625
      • Community: 14
      • Buzz: 9730

      The Associated Press McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments The Associated Press - 3 hours ago Among them were Democrats Barack Obama and John Edwards and Republicans ... More

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    3. Election + Washington

      Cooperative attitude rare in election-year Congress - Columbus Dispatch

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      • Quality: 113
      • Community: 9
      • Buzz: 7624

      WASHINGTON -- There were lighthearted jokes, friendly smiles and soothing pledges to work together in January as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House ... More

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    4. Primary + Vice President + Democratic + Washington + Mississippi + Liberal + Jimmy Carter

      Cheney campaigns for Mississippi candidate - Houma Courier

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      • Buzz: 7056

      SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - A Republican congressional candidate who's focused on trying to paint his Democratic opponent as a friend of ... More

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    5. Washington + Republican Party

      Boehner says change agenda belongs to GOP - The Washington Times

      LOUD3R Score: 5883

      • Quality: 56
      • Community: 8
      • Buzz: 5819

      House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is interviewed by The Washington Times in his Capitol office in Washington, D.C. The top House ... More

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      Indiana's Carson calls on U.S. to take action in Darfur

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      WASHINGTON - Congress' two Muslim members urged the U.S. government to lead efforts to bring an end to the violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, where more than 200,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been displaced. Reps. Andre Carson of ... More

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      Obama Passes Clinton In Crucial Superdelegate Count - Tampa Bay Online

      LOUD3R Score: 27305

      • Quality: 2000
      • Community: 23
      • Buzz: 25282

      WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack Obama erased Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements... More

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    8. Hillary Clinton + Barack Obama + Washington

      Michelle Obama Vetoes Hillary Clinton as Obama Vice President - National Ledger

      LOUD3R Score: 16392

      • Quality: 2569
      • Community: 28
      • Buzz: 13795

      WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Close-in supporters of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign are convinced he never will offer the vice presidential nomination to Sen. ... More

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    9. Washington + Barack Obama

      Obama's American spirit could use some idealism - Seattle Post Intelligencer

      LOUD3R Score: 10000

      • Quality: 856
      • Community: 0
      • Buzz: 9144

      WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a city full of people who can claim part of the "Reagan legacy," Peggy Noonan has a piece to herself. While others played roles in President Reagan's tax cuts or defense buildup, Noonan understood better than anyone the Gipper... More

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      Congress moves to halt deliveries to oil reserve - Buffalo News

      LOUD3R Score: 5823

      • Quality: 256
      • Community: 0
      • Buzz: 5567

      Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N. Y., joined by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., center, and Robert P. Casey Jr., D-Pa., critiques Bush administration ... More

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    11. Senate + Washington + Voting

      U.S. Congress votes to stop stockpiling oil - International Herald Tribune

      LOUD3R Score: 5741

      • Quality: 56
      • Community: 13
      • Buzz: 5672

      WASHINGTON : The House and Senate demanded on Tuesday that President George W. Bush halt the shipment of oil to the country's strategic petroleum... More

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    12. Republican Party + Washington + Voting

      GOP: Merida plan likely to fail in House - Political Gateway

      LOUD3R Score: 5627

      • Quality: 0
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      • Buzz: 5627

      WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Ranking Republicans predict a $500 million measure to combat drug violence in Latin America will fail when the House votes on it Wednesday. GOP lawmakers told the... More

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      In the fight for U.S. Senate, two loyal Democrats square off - Newark Star-Ledger

      LOUD3R Score: 14427

      • Quality: 200
      • Community: 5
      • Buzz: 14222

      WASHINGTON -- It took Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) roughly a nanosecond to attack Rob Andrews, the veteran South Jersey congressman who last month mounted an unexpected June ... More

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    14. Democratic + Hillary Clinton + Indiana + North Carolina + Barack Obama + Washington + Election + Veterans + Democratic Party

      Brian Howey: Enduring the Rev. Wright trials helps Obama to win - Elkhart Truth

      LOUD3R Score: 9788

      • Quality: 600
      • Community: 0
      • Buzz: 9188

      Obama ended the worst two weeks of his presidential run with a razor-thin loss to Hillary Clinton in Indiana. His salve came earlier in the... More

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    15. Democratic + Barack Obama + Washington + Superdelegate

      Previously undecided Wisconsin superdelegate endorses Obama, says he ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

      LOUD3R Score: 14227

      • Quality: 856
      • Community: 22
      • Buzz: 13349

      MADISON, Wis. - A previously undecided superdelegate from Wisconsin is endorsing Illinois Sen. ... More

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      U.S. House OK's cheaper change - Miami Herald

      LOUD3R Score: 9156

      • Quality: 0
      • Community: 5
      • Buzz: 9151

      The House voted for cheaper change Thursday, the kind that would make pennies and nickels worth more than they cost to make and save the country $100 million a year. The unanimous vote advances the legislation to the ... More

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      Obama leads in superdelegates - Knoxville News Sentinel

      LOUD3R Score: 10026

      • Quality: 800
      • Community: 0
      • Buzz: 9226

      Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama shake hands April 13 as they participate in a Compassion Forum... More

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    18. Democratic + Barack Obama + Republican Party + Washington

      Election loss in conservative Mississippi shakes Republican, raises ... - International Herald Tribune

      LOUD3R Score: 4423

      • Quality: 400
      • Community: 0
      • Buzz: 4023

      WASHINGTON : Stunned House Republicans vowed campaign changes Wednesday and debated the wisdom of attacking Democratic presidential front-runner ... More

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    19. Democratic + Washington + Republican Party

      McCain, Huckabee and the Evangelicals - Mexia Daily News

      LOUD3R Score: 2235

      • Quality: 200
      • Community: 0
      • Buzz: 2035

      WASHINGTON, D.C. — John McCain, who has spent the last two months trying to consolidate right-wing support as the Republican candidate... More

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    20. Democratic + Barack Obama + Senate + John McCain + Washington + Ohio

      Dean: McCain Speech Highlights Hypocritical, Flawed Agenda

      LOUD3R Score: 2209

      • Quality: 200
      • Community: 0
      • Buzz: 2009

      Source: [b]PRNewswire[/b] Dean: McCain Speech Highlights Hypocritical, Flawed Agenda WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During his remarks in Ohio this morning, Senator ... More

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Washington (

) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The state is named after George Washington, the first President of the United States. It is the only U.S. state named after a president.

Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. In 2006, the Census Bureau estimated the state's population at 6,395,798. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the third syllable, pronounced as tone). Washington is sometimes called Washington state or The state of Washington to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital.

Geography

Washington is the northwestern-most state of the contiguous United States. Its northern border lies mainly along the 49th parallel, with the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. Washington borders Oregon to the south, with the Columbia River forming most of the...More Washington @ wikipedia


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