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	Dino Rossi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dino Rossi (born October 15, 1959 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a former Washington State Senator and Republican nominee for Governor of Washington in the historically close 2004 election.
		Rossi was raised in Mountlake Terrace and graduated from Woodway High School in Edmonds.
		In 1992, Rossi ran for a Washington State Senate seat in a district in the Seattle suburbs and Cascade foothills.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dino_Rossi (486 words)

	Sen. Rossi steps down, starts governor's bid from scratch
		Rossi had been chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, which crafts the Senate version of the state's budget.
		Rossi, 44, was the breakout Republican star in the 2003 legislative session, linking with Democratic Gov. Gary Locke to produce a no-new-taxes solution to the state's $2.6 billion budget problem.
		Asked about this, Rossi said the issue is one of conscience for a Catholic, that the courts have settled abortion rights and he doesn't expect it to come to the governor's desk.
	www.citizenreviewonline.org /dec_2003/senrossie.htm (1544 words)

	Rossi hopes his American Dream takes him further
		Rossi's mother, whose parents were a Tlingit Indian and an Irish immigrant, fled Alaska with five children to escape an abusive husband.
		Rossi's original budget proposal would have cut thousands from health care and illegal immigrants from prenatal care, but those ideas were rejected in negotiations.
		The Washington Conservative Union gave Rossi a 2003 score of 100 percent for his supporting their agenda, including his opposition to a measure to bolster gay rights and his support for restricting growth in the minimum wage and make it a crime for political demonstrators to disrupt traffic.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/197161_rossi28.html (2017 words)

	Amazon.com: Dino Rossi: Lessons in Leadership, Business, Politics and Life--12 Inspirational Lessons You Can Apply to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Dino Rossi was twice certified Governor-Elect of Washington State in 2004, until the election results switched in a still-controversial hand recount.
		Dino Rossi thought he could stop his daughter's desire to get a dog by telling her the only way he would get a dog would be if President Bush told him to get her a dog.
		Dino Rossi chose to be an effective legislator upon his election to the State Senate by going to the committee chairs of the three committees to which he was appointed.
	amazon.com /Dino-Rossi-Leadership-Business-Inspirational/dp/0977326209 (1711 words)

	Special Report: Tim Eyman and Dino Rossi: Friends & Allies - Permanent Defense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Dino Rossi supported Tim Eyman's original measure, I-695, which slashed road and transit funding, and defended it in the spring of 2000.
		Dino Rossi supported the "direction" of Tim Eyman's I-745, which would have required 90% of transportation funding to be spent on roads.
		Though Dino has supported many of Eyman's initiatives, this year he tried to skirt the issue and refused to comment on supporting either I-864 and I-892 in order to soften his image as he ran for Governor.
	pdarchives.homestead.com /ReleaseArchive/2005/EymanRossi.html (831 words)

	Dino Rossi \| Democracy for Washington
		DINO ROSSI: “She worked as a waitress and went to beauty school and worked her way out of the projects.
		Rossi voted for a bill that would freeze the wage increase when the state unemployment rate is above the federal jobless rate.
		DINO ROSSI: “My dad taught me patience.” Unable to outlaw a woman’s right to choose in 1991 by working against Initiative 120, Rossi has patiently chipped away at women’s rights during his time in the Senate.
	www.democracyforwashington.com /civicspace-0.5/dinorossi (955 words)

	KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington - News Archive - State Senator Dino Rossi To Run For Governor
		Rossi had been weighing three factors before jumping in: Whether it would work for his family, whether he could raise $4 million or more to run the campaign, and lastly, whether he could win.
		Rossi said he's a "fiscal conservative with a social conscience," and that the budget he produced earlier this year showed his stripes.
		Rossi, whose mother raised her five older children in Seattle public housing, received a business degree from Seattle University in 1982.
	www.komotv.com /news/archive/4109156.html (682 words)

	Why support Dino Rossi? Here's why!
		But if you do care about these things, then supporting Dino Rossi may well be the best investment you will ever make.
		The son of an elementary school teacher and grandson of a Black Diamond coal miner, Dino was taught as a child to respect and appreciate our mountains, our waters, our forests, and most of all our people.
		Dino waxed floors and cleaned bathrooms at the Space Needle at night while attending classes by day.
	www.halcyon.com /aga/webworks/rossi/why-dino.html (416 words)

	Dino Rossi: Lessons in Leadership, Business, Politics and Life [LDR2005-1] - $23.95 : Forward Books LLC, Forward Books ...
		Dino Rossi was twice certified the winner of the 2004 Washington state governor's race before a third recount switched the results of the election by the narrowest of margins.
		Dino appealed to a broad base of voters with his straight talk on government reform and accountability, jobs and economic growth, protecting the vulnerable, and the importance of bipartisanship.
		Athough Dino was not successful in his election challenge, a majority of Washingtonians continue to believe he received the most votes.
	www.forwardbooks.com /ecatalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&ref=7&products_id=1&affiliate_banner_id=1 (682 words)

	WSLC Political Education -- The Truth About Dino Rossi
		Rossi's 6% voting record with the Washington State Labor Council ranks among the worst -- and most partisan -- of any legislator during his 1997-2003 tenure.
		Dino Rossi's 6% voting record with the Washington State Labor Council ranks among the worst and most partisan of any legislator during his 1997-2003 tenure in the State Senate.
		2001 -- Rossi voted against granting unemployment benefits to victims of domestic violence who are forced to quit their jobs to flee their attackers (at an annual estimated cost of just $144,000); against implementation of the state ergonomic safety rule; and against prohibiting public employers from firing or misclassifying employees to avoid providing benefits.
	www.wslc.org /cope/rossi.htm (606 words)

	Dino Buys Big Time (Seattle Weekly) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Despite the fact that former state Sen. Dino Rossi is virtually unopposed for the Republican nomination for governor, he has scheduled nearly $1 million worth of television advertising to run before the Sept. 14 primary election.
		Rossi is a little known state senator from Sammamish who served less than two terms, much of that as a member of a minority party.
		Gregoire spokesperson Morton Brilliant says, "Dino Rossi has one big problem: His record is out of step with Washington's values." The Gregoire campaign cites, as evidence of his conservatism, Rossi's opposition to abortion and his votes to suspend education initiatives that lowered class size and gave annual raises to teachers.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0431/040804_news_rossi.php (950 words)

	KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington - News Archive - Dino Rossi Takes Lead In Gov's Race
		Tuesday was a good day for Rossi, since it included new tallies from 15 counties that he carried election night and no new updates from the counties Gregoire is carrying, including populous King County.
		Rossi, 45, the former state Senate budget chairman and a real estate investor, was the first to publicly talk about putting together a transition team.
		Dino can work on his transition plans, as Chris has, but there's no need to hold a press conference and talk about it.
	www.komotv.com /news/story.asp?ID=33891 (875 words)

	Hominid Views » Blog Archive » Dino Who?
		The centerpiece of Rossi’s 2004 campaign, keyed off of the recession, was his legislative success story of partnering with Democrats to write a state budget that bridged a $1.8 billion gap without raising taxes.
		Rossi, who has been in commercial real estate for about two decades, said the distinction was not a big deal.
		Fred Flinstones pink dog (Dino) is going all over the state speaking to Chambers of commerce, service clubs, republican groups/fundraisers and church organizations all as part of a plan to quietly hit the ground running with an energized base in tact in mid 07.
	hominidviews.com /?p=290 (3240 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Gregoire leads by 10
		Dino Rossi's bid to become Washington's first Republican governor in two decades unraveled in a big way yesterday.
		For the first week of the manual recount, Rossi gained votes in most of the state's smaller counties and at one point was ahead by more than 120 votes.
		She overtook Rossi yesterday when King County -- the last to complete the manual recount -- reported she had gained 47 votes, while Rossi had lost 12.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002128486_recount23m.html (1314 words)

	Sound Politics: Dino Rossi: The Blue State Republican (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Dino Rossi and his victory in the first ballot count for Governor of Washington State is the subject of Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.’s article “Model for Blue State GOP Success?” The short piece is out with today’s edition of OpinionJournal’s Political Diary (pay site).
		According to Jenkins, the key to Rossi’s strong performance was his decision to follow “the Bush 2000 gameplan: Rossi used likeability and a disciplined focus on pro-growth economic issues” Jenkins is spot on here.
		Rossi brilliantly played up his likeability and kept the focus on the importnat economic issues that voters here are most concerned about.
	www.soundpolitics.com /archives/003094.html (2741 words)

	Dino Rossi circles over Gregoire's head
		Rossi is, however, playing the role of surrogate and good soldier -- with an obvious eye to the next battle.
		One of this year's GOP themes is that Rossi would be governor had Republican counties voted in 2004 in the same percentage as solidly Democratic Seattle.
		Rossi is backing GOP state Sen. Steve Johnson in his challenge to Justice Susan Owens.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /connelly/279233_joel28.html (970 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Toss out felon vote, Gregoire still wins
		Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi sued in Chelan County Superior Court in January, seeking to overturn Gov. Christine Gregoire's election.
		Rossi's case is set to go to trial and is expected to last nine days.
		Rossi has said he wouldn't accept victory by court judgment, so the ruling could create a vacancy in the governor's office.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002284078_felons22m.html (2122 words)

	On The Road To 2008: Et Tu, Rossi?
		Yet now that Rossi supporters have turned their anger at losing the election into a reckless, short-sighted initiative to starve this state of critical funding, and to "send a message" to...
		Carl at WSPR has suggested that Rossi participate in a joint advertisement with Governor Christine Gregoire against I-912.
		We shouldn't have to wait for another disaster for people to realize I-912 is a wrong-headed idea, and Rossi has it within his power to remind everyone of that.
	www.kirkdorffer.com /ontheroadto2008/2005/09/et-tu-rossi.shtml (433 words)

	SEIU Local 775 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The report concluded that the cuts were directly related to policy and budget decisions made by the legislature in 2002 and 2003.
		As chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Senator Dino Rossi fought to cut funding for health care for low-income children -- and even proposed more drastic cuts that would have cut tens of thousands more off health care.
		Dino Rossi -- now running for Governor -- was the top budget-writer in the State Senate in 2003.
	www.seiu775.org /dinorossiletter.cfm (297 words)

	KOMOradio.com - Seattle, Washington - News Archive - Dino Rossi Rules Out Senate Bid
		Rossi dismissed speculation that if his bid for a revote doesn't materialize he'll run against Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell next year.
		Rossi has made similar comments before, but the latest interview was his strongest indication yet that he intends to keep his eye on the governor's mansion.
		Rossi said polling shows he could defeat Cantwell, but that he doesn't see circumstances under which he would run.
	www.komoradio.com /news/archive/4151036.html (382 words)

	NFIB.com - Kennewick NFIB Member Hosts Gubernatorial Candidate Dino Rossi
		Rossi discussed his priorities for state government and invited the small-business owners at the meeting to share their thoughts on how Washington state could better accommodate and work with small businesses, the largest job creator in the state.
		"Dino Rossi has signed the front of a paycheck, so his message of leadership change in state agencies and of job creation resonates genuinely with me and others that are trying to grow their businesses and create jobs."
		Among the best received comments was that Rossi, once in the governor's office, plans to create an Office of Regulatory Reform to review, rewrite and/or scrap state agency rules and regulations that are confusing or duplicate.
	www.nfib.com /object/IO_17347.html (300 words)

	Rossi wins Wash. governor recount - Politics - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Rossi had also won the regular count, his 261-vote margin just a tiny fraction of 1 percentage point, triggering an automatic recount.
		She gained 593 votes in the final tally, to Rossi's 348, with the 245-vote gain helping her erase most of the advantage he had built up elsewhere.
		Rossi, 45, a self-made real estate millionaire and former state Senate budget chairman from the Seattle suburb of Sammamish, is hoping to become the first Republican since 1980 to win the governor's mansion.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6577731 (799 words)

	Mad Times: Dino Rossi for Governor
		Pleasing to Remember is holding Senator Rossi's record up to the light, and it's not a pretty sight.
		Prior posts at Pleasing to Remember detail possible positive outcomes of the Dino Rossi for Governor campaign and evidence of the caliber of Rossi's political capabilities.
		Rossi will be our next Govenor of the State of WA.
	tomecat.com /madtimes/archive/000233.html (313 words)

	Amazon.com: "Dino Rossi": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		A Wife for Dino Rossi HIS NAME WAS DWO Rossi, and he was a barber down in North Denver, down there in the Italian quarter...
		Rossi had previously been certified the winner by 261 votes, and the...
		The Republican candidate, Dino Rossi, found himself 261 votes ahead after the initial count and was still a tantalizingly slim 42 votes in the lead...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Dino-Rossi (605 words)

	On The Road To 2008: Dino Rossi's Support Of The Gas Tax
		We're still waiting for Rossi to take a stand, but it looks like we're going to have to replenish our stock of candles.
		Meanwhile, in last Sunday's Seattle PI letters section, Aaron Schwitters, Campaign Coordinator for I-912, reminded us that Dino Rossi, when he was last in the public eye, supported the 5 cent gas tax increase in 2003.
		The irony is that this is the man you and your I-912 supporters were so angry was not elected Governor that you want to "send a message" to Olympia in his name.
	www.kirkdorffer.com /ontheroadto2008/2005/09/dino-rossis-support-of-gas-tax.shtml (349 words)

	Beltway Buzz on National Review Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Rossi has a court case scheduled for Monday in Washington state to examine allegations of voter fraud in King County.
		For those who may not remember, Rossi was the Republican candidate in last year's Washington State gubernatorial race.
		Rossi told me that his side will attempt to establish that either through neglect or direct fraud that enough votes went missing from last year’s election to affect the outcome.
	www.nationalreview.com /beltway/063537.html (138 words)

	Liberty Bell :: Dino Rossi: Governor 2008? :: April :: 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The 2004 race for governor between Dino Rossi (Republican) and Christine Gregoire (Democrat) was the closest in Washington State history and in any governors race in the United States.
		In the governor’s race, Rossi narrowly led the initial count and a machine recount, but lost in the hand recount requested by the Democrat party.
		Rossi is expected to run for Governor in 2008.
	libertybell.blogsome.com /2006/04/11/dino-rossi-governor-2008 (376 words)

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