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City • Politics

Hey, Maria! There's a Bunch of People Outside Who Really Want to Talk to You

by Kelly O • Jul 9, 2009 at 4:25 pm

There were about 75 or so people outside Senator Maria Cantwell's downtown Seattle office at lunchtime today, at a rally to support the public option in the upcoming health care bill. I think they meant business.

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