| This is a selection of recent popular
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| | of 146 electoral votes. “Bills
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| blog articles from SeattleIAM where you
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| | have been introduced in 35 other states
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| will find the best blogs from Seattle,
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| | as well.” If this idea appeals to
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| Washington as well as video uploads,
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| | you, the post encourages you to contact
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| social networking, rumors, and blog
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| | your local State Representative.
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| authoring
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| | RIP: No Depression
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| Dave Niehaus Wins Ford C. Frick Award
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| | Hannah Levin at Reverb announces that
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| A quick post on Buzzer Beater announces
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| | Seattle-based No Depression magazine will
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| that today, “on his 73rd birthday,
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| | cease publishing with it’s 75th
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| Longtime Mariners play-by-play announcer
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| | issue, due out for May-June 2008. No
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| Dave Niehaus won the Ford C. Frick
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| | Depression, established in 1995, is a
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| award.” This is an annual award
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| | “bimonthly magazine covering a
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| that the Baseball Hall of Fame
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| | broad range of American roots
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| “gives to a broadcaster for
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| | music.” They plan to expand the
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| "major contributions to
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| | publication’s website with
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| baseball,” and it comes with
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| | additional content, “though it will
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| “an automatic induction into the
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| | in no way replace the print
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| broadcasters' wing at Cooperstown.”
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| | edition.” The current March-April
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| Our blogger recalls in the post having
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| | issue includes a note from publishers
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| “grown up with Niehaus” and
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| | Grant Alden, Peter Blackstock and Kyla
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| having narrated “innumerable
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| | Fairchild explaining the move, citing a
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| childhood wiffle ball home runs with his
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| | severe drop in advertising revenue, the
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| ‘swung on and belted deep to left
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| | “well-documented and industry wide
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| field...this one will fly away...my oh
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| | reduction in print advertising,”
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| my!’” He sends kudos to
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| | and “the precipitous fall of the
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| Niehaus and writes that “the Hall
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| | music industry” as reasons behind
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| couldn't have selected a more deserving
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| | the decision.
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| candidate.” Next on this list
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| | According to the post, “No
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| would be “his finest color
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| | Depression published its first issue in
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| commentator… Ronald Ray
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| | September 1995 (with Son Volt on the
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| Fairly.”
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| | cover) and continued quarterly for its
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| Will Washington Pass “Popular
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| | first year, switching to bimonthly in
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| Vote” Compact?
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| | September 1996.” It has receive
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| Darryl reports on Horsesass.org that the
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| | numerous awards, including “an
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| Washington state Senate “has
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| | Utne Magazine Award for Arts &
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| passed Eric Omeg’s bill to join the
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| | Literature Coverage in 2001.”
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| National Popular Vote compact.” If
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| | Artists who have graced the cover of the
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| the bill passes in the House and is
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| | magazine include “Johnny Cash
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| signed by Gov. Gregoire, it won’t
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| | (2002), Wilco (1996), Willie Nelson
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| have any immediate affect. However,
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| | (2004), Ryan Adams’ seminal band
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| after enough states have signed up,
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| | Whiskeytown (1997), the Drive-By
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| “so that their combined electoral
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| | Truckers (2003), Ralph Stanley (1998),
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| votes total at least 270,”
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| | Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
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| Washington’s allocation of
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| | (2006), Gillian Welch (2001), Lyle Lovett
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| electoral votes will change from the
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| | (2003), Porter Wagoner (2007), and
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| “winner take all” system
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| | Alejandro Escovedo (1998, as Artist of
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| “to a system where signatory
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| | the Decade).”
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| states select Presidential Electors who
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| | About SeattleIAM
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| are pledged to the winner of the
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| | SeattleIAM is part of a groundbreaking
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| national popular vote.”
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| | network of city-focused blog
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| Currently the only two states that have
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| | aggregation, user generated media and
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| signed the compact into law are Maryland
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| | social networking websites currently
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| and New Jersey. “Illinois and
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| | rolling out across North America. Each
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| Hawaii will likely join soon—there
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| | IAM website filters and organizes blog
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| is a bill on the Governor’s desks
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| | content as well as offering video upload
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| in both states. Washington state joins
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| | capabilities, social networking, blog
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| Arkansas, California, Colorado, and
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| | authoring, favourites lists and rumours.
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| North Carolina as states where the
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| | The IAM Network is a division of SoMedia
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| bill has passed one chamber.” All
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| | Networks Inc which also operates
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| of these nine states combine for a total
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| | Inveslogic.com, Greenedia.
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