State Dept. ignored requests for guards and safety upgrades in Libya, independent inquiry finds

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The New York Times is reporting tonight that an independent inquiry into the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 places the brunt of the blame on the State Department for ignoring requests for guards and relying on local militias for protection. The panel that conducted the inquiry suggested 29 improvements to… Read more »

President Obama, Chief Investor: Leave Energy Upgrades to the Businesses

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Reading President Obama’s latest Executive Order (EO) on industrial energy efficiency, one would think American companies were not interested in saving money and gaining a competitive advantage: While our manufacturing facilities have made progress in becoming more energy efficient over the past several decades, there is an opportunity to accelerate and expand these efforts with… Read more »

Two polls show Washington governor’s race very close; Daily Kos Elections upgrades to ‘Tossup’

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Cape Disappointment Public Policy Polling (pdf). 6/14-17. Washington voters. MoE ±3.0%. (2/16-19 results): Jay Inslee (D): 40 (42) Rob McKenna (R): 43 (42) Undecided: 17 (16) Public Policy Polling continues to see the Washington gubernatorial race as a tossup, with the numbers moving very little from poll to poll. June’s look at the race finds… Read more »