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Washington Politics Digest

Tuesday, October 10, 2000


Libertarian candidate for president coming
Al Gore, George W. Bush and Ralph Nader have all brought their presidential campaigns to Washington state in recent weeks, and now it's Harry Browne's turn to hit the state.

He's the Libertarian candidate for president, the top of the ticket of the political party that has by far more candidates on Washington's general election ballot than any other minor party.

Browne, a Tennessee-based investment adviser and author, will appear at a rally in downtown Spokane Thursday before campaigning in the Seattle area Friday and Saturday.

Friday at noon, he will meet and take questions from present and former employees of Microsoft -- reputedly a hotbed of Libertarian sentiment -- at a closed event on the Microsoft campus. That evening he will speak at a reception at a private home in Redmond.

The only public event on Browne's announced schedule is a campaign rally and reception in Tukwila Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Southcenter Doubletree Guest Suites, 16500 Southcenter Parkway.


Forces against Dunn gathering for press
Greeners, pro-choicers and gun control advocates will join forces tomorrow with a common purpose in mind: ousting Jennifer Dunn from her 8th District congressional seat.

At a press conference set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Mountaineers, officials from Planned Parenthood, Washington Ceasefire and the Sierra Club will outline what they view as the four-term Republican's abysmal voting record on gun control, environmental and abortion issues.

Special guest of honor will be Democrat Heidi Behrens-Benedict, who has been endorsed by the organizations above. The Bellevue interior designer is campaigning against Dunn for the second time.


Debate on measures tonight in Seattle
Seattle's Eastlake and Portage Bay/Roanoke Park community councils will have a public forum on five statewide and local ballot measures at 7:30 tonight.

Speakers on both sides of the issues will debate two state initiatives: I-722, nullifying tax and fee increases adopted last year after passage of tax-cutting Initiative 695, and I-745, requiring that 90 percent of transportation money be spent on roads.

Three local measures will be aired: King County Proposition 1, increasing the sales tax 0.2 percent for Metro bus operations; Seattle Proposition 1, a $198.2 million property tax levy to finance park, zoo and open space programs, and Seattle Proposition 2 (also known as Initative 53), requiring the city to spend $6 million to develop a plan to expand the monorail system.

The forum will be at the TOPS-Seward School library, 2500 Franklin Ave. E.


Compiled by P-I reporter Neil Modie, who can be reached at 206-448-8321 or neilmodie@seattle-pi.com

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