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For those of you still bummed you missed out on a political announcement via text message, you have a second chance. GOP gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi and his campaign have launched a text message network to update Rossi supporters. If you text the word DINO (in charming all-caps) to 99222, you too can get updates on the Rossi campaign and the candidate's whereabouts. Be the first on your block to know when Dino Rossi is stumping in your neighborhood or when he finally figures out how to "not let Seattle steal another election." We wonder if his text network will have different messages for Western and Eastern voters. We imagine Rossi's Eastern Washington billboard slogan doesn't work quite as well with the remaining Seattle Republicans.

Ali versus Frasier, Coke vs. Pepsi, Good vs. Evil, Gregoire vs. Rossi: the opposing sides in the great battles of our time. The latter, Gregoire vs. Rossi, is all geared up for an ugly rematch set to unfold this November. The candidates have announced that a duel err, debate will be taking place on October 1st in Yakima. The sure to be scintilatting, or at least mud-slinging, discussion will be shown statewide on PBS stations.

Not only will you be voting for a new president in November (finally!), but a few new measures have been added to the local ballot.