Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » election http://newstalk870.am Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Best of 2012 October – Playboy Magazine + Politics = Hot State Legislative Race in Spokane http://newstalk870.am/playboy-magazine-politics-collide-in-spokane-legislative-race-candidate-appeared-in-spread/ http://newstalk870.am/playboy-magazine-politics-collide-in-spokane-legislative-race-candidate-appeared-in-spread/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:00:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=101779 When one side slings mud, they can't expect the other side not to respond.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/playboy-magazine-politics-collide-in-spokane-legislative-race-candidate-appeared-in-spread/feed/ 0 (from Biviano campaign website-amybiviano.com) 'Secession' Movement Begins to Snowball With 675,000 Signatures and Growing http://newstalk870.am/secession-movement-begins-to-snowball-34-of-a-million-signatures-and-growing/ http://newstalk870.am/secession-movement-begins-to-snowball-34-of-a-million-signatures-and-growing/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:26:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=106885 Before you start thinking we're splitting, take a breath.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/secession-movement-begins-to-snowball-34-of-a-million-signatures-and-growing/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jacob Silberberg/Pool/Getty Images) Inslee Lead Widens Over McKenna In Governor's Race http://newstalk870.am/inslee-lead-widens-over-mckenna-in-governors-race/ http://newstalk870.am/inslee-lead-widens-over-mckenna-in-governors-race/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:47:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=106184 According to the latest information, the slim lead Jay Inslee had over Rob McKenna in the race for Governor has widened a bit.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/inslee-lead-widens-over-mckenna-in-governors-race/feed/ 0 (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Breaking News: Preserve Marriage Washington Concedes Passage of R-74 http://newstalk870.am/breaking-news-preserve-marriage-washington-concedes-likely-passage-of-r-74/ http://newstalk870.am/breaking-news-preserve-marriage-washington-concedes-likely-passage-of-r-74/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:59:52 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105907 Preserve Marriage Washington appears to be conceding the fight as of Thursday afternoon.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/breaking-news-preserve-marriage-washington-concedes-likely-passage-of-r-74/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Preserve Marriage Washington website) What Was YOUR Reaction? Here's What Our Facebook Friends Had to Say http://newstalk870.am/what-was-your-reaction-to-decision-2012-obama-re-election-from-our-facebook/ http://newstalk870.am/what-was-your-reaction-to-decision-2012-obama-re-election-from-our-facebook/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:34:30 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105735 Direct from the Newstalk 870 Facebook page,  here are some of your thoughts.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-was-your-reaction-to-decision-2012-obama-re-election-from-our-facebook/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Decision 2012 – Where Do We Go From Here? Obama-R-74-Marijuana-And More http://newstalk870.am/decision-2012-where-do-we-go-from-here-obama-r-74-marijuana-and-more/ http://newstalk870.am/decision-2012-where-do-we-go-from-here-obama-r-74-marijuana-and-more/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:10:46 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105523 Now that Decision 2012 is over, what's ahead?   What does, and what could, it mean? 

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/decision-2012-where-do-we-go-from-here-obama-r-74-marijuana-and-more/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) McKenna, Inslee Race Part Of Costliest Election In Washington State History http://newstalk870.am/mckenna-inslee-race-part-of-costliest-election-in-washington-state-history/ http://newstalk870.am/mckenna-inslee-race-part-of-costliest-election-in-washington-state-history/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:10:45 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105438 The most expensive, and possibly one of the closest, races in state history could do down to the wire-and beyond.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/mckenna-inslee-race-part-of-costliest-election-in-washington-state-history/feed/ 0 (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Party for Socialism and Liberation Makes Obama Look Conservative http://newstalk870.am/party-for-socialism-and-liberation-makes-obama-look-conservative/ http://newstalk870.am/party-for-socialism-and-liberation-makes-obama-look-conservative/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:00:38 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105370 You might have missed them; they were near the bottom of the Washington State ballot. But they were there.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/party-for-socialism-and-liberation-makes-obama-look-conservative/feed/ 0 GOP Poll Observers 'Tossed' From Sites in Philly http://newstalk870.am/election-day-hijinks-begin-gop-poll-observers-tossed-from-sites-in-philly/ http://newstalk870.am/election-day-hijinks-begin-gop-poll-observers-tossed-from-sites-in-philly/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:06:54 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105269 I guess being a court-appointed observer doesn't mean anything to Philadelphia Democrats.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/election-day-hijinks-begin-gop-poll-observers-tossed-from-sites-in-philly/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) How Close Do You Think Presidential Race Will Be? [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/how-close-do-you-think-presidential-race-will-be-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/how-close-do-you-think-presidential-race-will-be-poll/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:30:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105131 It's almost impossible to follow all the polls!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/how-close-do-you-think-presidential-race-will-be-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Ballots Must Be Postmarked No Later Than Election Day http://newstalk870.am/ballots-must-be-postmarked-no-later-than-election-day/ http://newstalk870.am/ballots-must-be-postmarked-no-later-than-election-day/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:00:55 +0000 Paul Drake http://1027kord.com/?p=115879 If you haven't voted yet you better hurry. Your ballot must be postmarked no later than Nov. 6, Election Day, or deposited at an official ballot drop off location by 8 p.m.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/ballots-must-be-postmarked-no-later-than-election-day/feed/ 0 Is 3rd Party Voting 'Wasting' Your Vote? Some Claim It Is [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/is-3rd-party-voting-wasting-your-vote-some-claim-it-is-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/is-3rd-party-voting-wasting-your-vote-some-claim-it-is-poll/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:48:08 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105005 Most voters believe third-party voting doesn't work.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/is-3rd-party-voting-wasting-your-vote-some-claim-it-is-poll/feed/ 0 Bryson Photo Voting Machines 'Picking' Wrong Candidate in Some Battleground States http://newstalk870.am/voting-machines-picking-wrong-candidate-in-some-battleground-states/ http://newstalk870.am/voting-machines-picking-wrong-candidate-in-some-battleground-states/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:00:45 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=104718 Although it's not considered widespread, increasing reports are filtering in about voter machines that select the "wrong" candidate when the voter pushes the button or touches the screen.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/voting-machines-picking-wrong-candidate-in-some-battleground-states/feed/ 0 (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) Unemployment Rate Now Higher Than Day Obama Took Office http://newstalk870.am/unemployment-rate-now-higher-than-day-obama-took-office/ http://newstalk870.am/unemployment-rate-now-higher-than-day-obama-took-office/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:30:39 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=104743 On the eve of the 2012 election, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is 7.9 percent.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/unemployment-rate-now-higher-than-day-obama-took-office/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Obama Wants Chinese-Built Wind Turbines Here – Was It a Biden-Style Goof or the Truth? http://newstalk870.am/obama-wants-chinese-built-wind-turbines-running-here-biden-style-goof-or-truth/ http://newstalk870.am/obama-wants-chinese-built-wind-turbines-running-here-biden-style-goof-or-truth/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:00:32 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=102912 In a very Joe Biden-like gaffe, President Obama said something very interesting.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/obama-wants-chinese-built-wind-turbines-running-here-biden-style-goof-or-truth/feed/ 0 Obama Calls Romney a "Bullsh***er" in Rolling Stone Interview http://newstalk870.am/obama-calls-romney-a-bullser-in-rolling-stone-interview/ http://newstalk870.am/obama-calls-romney-a-bullser-in-rolling-stone-interview/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:34:21 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=102863 As he sat down for an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Obama had some "kind words" for his GOP challenger.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/obama-calls-romney-a-bullser-in-rolling-stone-interview/feed/ 0 (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) Secret Service Is 'Aware' of Death Threats Against Romney – Will Act 'If Necessary' http://newstalk870.am/secret-service-aware-of-romney-death-threats-will-act-if-necessary/ http://newstalk870.am/secret-service-aware-of-romney-death-threats-will-act-if-necessary/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:28:28 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=102108 We thought just making threats against the president, a major party's  nominee, or any other public official these days is at least worthy of an investigation and/or criminal charges. But I guess it depends on which nominee gets threatened.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/secret-service-aware-of-romney-death-threats-will-act-if-necessary/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Congrats to Bill – Our Latest 'Nobama Button' Contest Winner! http://newstalk870.am/congrats-to-our-latest-nobama-button-contest-winner/ http://newstalk870.am/congrats-to-our-latest-nobama-button-contest-winner/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:00:39 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=101959 Bill  is our latest, proud owner of a new "Nobama Button!"

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/congrats-to-our-latest-nobama-button-contest-winner/feed/ 0 Confused About Washington Ballot Measures? Here's What You Need to Know http://newstalk870.am/confused-about-washington-ballot-measures-get-the-information/ http://newstalk870.am/confused-about-washington-ballot-measures-get-the-information/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:00:04 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=100990 Some important issues are being decided this November. Do you know enough about all of them? 

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/confused-about-washington-ballot-measures-get-the-information/feed/ 0 Convicted Terrorist Speaking at Hofstra University Prior to Presidential Debate Tuesday http://newstalk870.am/shocker-convicted-terrorist-speaking-at-hofstra-prior-to-presidential-debate-tuesday/ http://newstalk870.am/shocker-convicted-terrorist-speaking-at-hofstra-prior-to-presidential-debate-tuesday/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:02:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=100285 I doubt this will make it into the media coverage of the second presidential debate, but if you were to hear the words of Andrew Stepanian at Hofstra University Tuesday evening, you would be listening to a convicted terrorist.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/shocker-convicted-terrorist-speaking-at-hofstra-prior-to-presidential-debate-tuesday/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)