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Giant forgotten sign said WELCOME HOME to returning veterans

Giant forgotten sign said WELCOME HOME to returning veterans
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Neighborhood Notes - Where Governors Have Lived around Olympia

Tucked into the back corner of the Capitol campus, the Governor’s Mansion is arguably the most grand home in Olympia. It was built in 1908, just a few

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History of 4 Presidential Visits to Olympia

The first president to visit Olympia came underneath the cloud of a failing presidency. Rutherford B. Hayes arrived in Olympia in October 1880, even

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The origins of the filibuster—and how it came to exasperate the U S Senate

The origins of the filibuster and how it came to exasperate the U.S. Senate Amy McKeever © Photograph by RWT, AP On March 8, 1960, students in New Orleans protest an attempt by U.S. senators to block passage of civil rights legislation through the use of a filibuster. The tactic which involves talking at length to prevent approval of a bill became notorious during the civil rights movement. Appropriately, its name comes from a Dutch word for “pirate” because the filibuster is, in essence, a hijacking of debate in the U.S. Senate. It’s also one of the most controversial traditions in American politics.

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