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		<title>Week 4: Let&#8217;s Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday: The House Judiciary committee voted the same-sex marriage legislation out of committee. A Senate committee heard a bill that would tighten up ethical rules for public employees, prompted by a case last year of an ethics claim against a Department of Corrections administrator who worked on behalf of nonprofit groups on state time. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fund Education First budget proposal is &#8220;more symbolism than substance,&#8221; according to Senate Majority Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than hour after the House Republicans unveiled their stand-alone education budget proposal, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown dismissed it as &#8220;more symbolism than substance.&#8221; Brown was responding to a reporter&#8217;s question at her weekly media availability. She said the state has a responsibility to fund not only basic education, but also a &#8220;broad spectrum&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Republicans: &#8220;Break the cycle&#8221; of education under-funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state just got a report card from the Supreme Court, Rep. Bruce Dammeier said, and it&#8217;s not good: &#8220;We got an F&#8221; on fulfilling the state&#8217;s paramount duty, funding basic education. He said House Republicans intend to break the cycle of under-funding education. &#8220;Today, we&#8217;re going to offer to the legislature House Bill 2770. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Same-sex marriage vote: A photo gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<title>Watch the full Senate debate on same-sex marriage here</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state Senate passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Wednesday night with a vote of 28-21. Watch the full debate and vote here.]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED: Senate passes same-sex marriage bill, 28-21</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2012/02/gay-marriage-speeches-emotional/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Same sex marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Murray]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Gov. Chris Gregoire and his partner of 21 years standing behind him in the wings, Sen. Ed Murray asked his fellow lawmakers in the state Senate to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. “I realize this is a difficult personal issue because it is about family, and at the heart of family is marriage,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate runs through amendments on same-sex marriage bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Same sex marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a look at the Senate, where they&#8217;re currently working through the amendments to the same-sex marriage bill. Several amendments have been adopted that are aimed at providing stronger protections for churches and religious organizations. Sen. Swecker asked for an amendment that would have extended those protections to what he described as “blue collar workers,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Ed Murray gears up for &#8220;historic&#8221; night; another senator announces support</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2012/02/sen-ed-murray-gears-up-for-historic-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2012/02/sen-ed-murray-gears-up-for-historic-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Same sex marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Murray]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standing with his partner of 21 years, Sen. Ed Murray said he is prepared for a “very late” night of floor debate in the Senate on the same-sex marriage bill, which he described as “historic&#8221; for gays and lesbians around the country. Murray’s partner Michael Shiosaki said he never thought today would happen when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This week&#8217;s Off the Set interview: Rep. Norma Smith</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2012/02/this-weeks-off-the-set-interview-rep-norma-smith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, Rep. Norma Smith was on The Impact with Sen. Christine Rolfes to talk with host Jessica Gao about ferry funding. After the interview, Smith and I sat down to talk about business-friendly reforms, cutting the red tape in government and jump-starting the economy. Here&#8217;s the interview:]]></description>
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		<title>Senate floor session on gay marriage tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2012/02/senate-floor-session-on-gay-marriage-is-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2012/02/senate-floor-session-on-gay-marriage-is-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate will be in floor session tonight debating the gay marriage bill, and TVW will be live with coverage starting at 6 p.m. The Senate gallery is already filling up with supporters, and we expect it to be a long night. We&#8217;ll have updates here on the blog, and a full segment on Thursday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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