Obama also picked up a boost in Washington with the endorsement of Gov. Christine Gregoire.
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On Monday, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire called for federal help to remove tsunami debris.
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Gregoire also led a delegation of 80 business and community leaders to China last September.
Mrs Gregoire's self-proclaimed penchant for bipartisanship faltered this spring when the legislature passed its budget.
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Despite this, the local Democratic honchos are fighting hard to ensure that Governor Gregoire becomes a fait accompli.
Gregoire has also served at PeopleSoft, also acquired by Oracle, and EDS, which was bought by Hewlett-Packard.
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People like Gregoire Ribordy, the chief executive of ID Quantique, are therefore encouraging the hackers in their activities.
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In Washington state, Christine Gregoire managed to fend off a challenge from her long-standing Republican nemesis, Dino Rossi.
This past spring Mrs Gregoire forced doctors and lawyers to agree on reforms in the state's medical-malpractice laws.
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Republicans contested the results in court for months, even after Gregoire took office.
Washington governor Chris Gregoire signed legislation today making same-sex-marriage legal for Washingtonians.
The spectacle of the bulky, dark-haired Mr Nickels mud-wrestling with the diminutive, honey-haired Ms Gregoire has not been edifying.
Mr Nickels, who adamantly opposes a new viaduct, has countered Ms Gregoire with his last-minute suggestion for a downsized tunnel.
Gregoire, a Democrat, announced a "Clean Shoreline Initiative" to be led by the National Guard and include Washington's Health Department and other agencies.
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This time, with about 48% of the expected ballots counted, Gov. Gregoire had about 53% of the vote, compared to Mr. Rossi's 47%.
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And the record will be even stronger if Mrs Gregoire makes the progress she hopes on education reform, health-care costs and government accountability.
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On the other side of the debate are members of the state legislature and Washington state's governor, Christine Gregoire, who is also a Democrat.
Washington is seeing a re-enactment of its nasty election of four years ago, when Christine Gregoire beat Dino Rossi, the Republican, by only 133 votes.
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Thank you, Governor Gregoire and Governor Heineman, for your outstanding leadership.
During the Washington primaries, where all 10 contenders were on the ballot at the same time, Gregoire edged Rossi as the winner with 48 percent to 46 percent.
Gregoire started on the job at CA. Prior to CA, Gregoire was president and CEO at on-demand talent management software company Taleo, which was acquired by Oracle.
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He and Ms Gregoire continue to run neck and neck.
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The delegation is being led by Washington Governor Christine Gregoire.
Christine Gregoire was inaugurated as Washington state's new governor .
In Washington, Democratic incumbent Christine Gregoire faced Republican opponent Dino Rossi, a former state senator, who she edged out by a national record of 133 votes after a 51-day recount.
But the president could make a more assertive statement by choosing an official who has waged climate battles, such as former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, who signed an emissions-cutting law.
The state faced similar labor shortages last year, when growers persuaded Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire to declare a labor emergency, which allowed farms to hire prisoners to bring in the harvest.
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Believing that Mr Nickels has ignored the tunnel's high price, Ms Gregoire has threatened to withdraw funding for any waterfront roadway if city leaders do not come to their financial senses.
On Election Night in 2004, state election officials certified Rossi as the winner, but a manual recount requested by Gregoire uncovered a number of previously uncounted ballots in heavily Democratic King County.
On the flipside, Referendum 74, on the Washington state ballot, asks voters to repeal a new law that the legislature passed earlier this year and Governor Christine Gregoire signed, legalizing same-sex marriage.
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