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 | | One city in particular, Aberdeen, had the distinction of being "the roughest town west of the Mississippi" due to excessive gambling, violence, extreme drug use and prostitution (the city itself changed very little over the years and remained off-limits to military personnel well into the early 1980's). |
 | | The state is literally split down the middle politically, with Eastern Washington firmly in the hands of the Republican Party and Western Washington, especially around Seattle, firmly in Democratic hands. |
 | | Although nationally, Washington state is not usually a major force in politics, in 1994, Washington state was one of the places where the Republican Party gained power in their nationwide landslide. |
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