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SEATTLE, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The Washington state Democratic Party is trying to force a gubernatorial candidate to list his party preference as "Republican" instead of "GOP."

SEATTLE, June 26 (UPI) -- Democrats in Washington state say they will remove the theme from "The Sopranos" from a video attacking Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi.

SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales may face criminal prosecution, fired former U.S. attorney John McKay said in Spokane, Wash.

SEATTLE, July 19 (UPI) -- The newly resigned head of Safeco, a Seattle property and casualty insurance firm, plans to run for the seat of U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

WENATCHEE, Wash., June 6 (UPI) -- A Washington state judge Monday upheld Gov. Christine Gregoire's 129-vote victory in 2004.

SEATTLE, April 20 (UPI) -- The GOP has produced an analysis of Washington state's election results showing Dino Rossi beat Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire by 100 votes.

SEATTLE, April 1 (UPI) -- Hundreds of provisional ballots cast in Washington state during the 2004 elections were validated without verifying signatures with those on file.

SEATTLE, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Washington State Republicans have given a judge a list of specific irregularities from the November election, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said Wednesday.