http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/stefan_sharkanskyArticles by STEFAN SHARKANSKY, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 07:01:57 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 07:01:57 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/013524.htmlThere is a rush to link Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, with Islamic extremists and generally defame his faith by association ... Religious and political affiliations make for easy, slanderous links that can be pointedly selective ... ...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:02:20 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/013524.htmlNidal Malik HasanBarack Obamahttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/013420.htmlI've been curious how the Liquor Control Board justifies its monopoly on bottle sales of liquor -- when beer and wine are available at every grocery store and vodka by the glass can be enjoyed at every corner bar. So I recently perused the WSLCB web ...Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:26:59 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/013420.htmlhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012917.htmlPresident Obama's choice for the government's No. 2 housing job is embroiled in the largest fine in U.S. history for "blatant violations" of open records laws after the Washington State Supreme Court chastised his office for withholding documents ...Thu, 07 May 2009 05:37:11 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012917.htmlRon SimsBarack ObamaU.S. Senatehttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012895.htmlConservative blogger says outcome proves Dino Rossi would have wonFor the record, I never said that, and I do not believe that. I believe that it is impossible to ascertain which candidate received the largest number of lawfully cast and counted votes, ...Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:04:12 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012895.htmlDino Rossihttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012885.htmlBut first, some important acknowledgements: * My lawyer, Chip Goss of the Tacey Goss Law Group. He successfully mastered a complex case, boiled down the details into a manageable persuasive argument, and negotiated the final settlement. A healthy share ...Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:04:12 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012885.htmlToby NixonRonald ReaganBob Fergusonhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012881.htmlKing County has now settled my public records lawsuit for $225,000, one of the largest settlements for public records violations in state history. The lawsuit stemmed from my December 2004 request for a list of all voters who voted in the November 2004 ...Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:49:45 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012881.htmlRon SimsChristine GregoireDino RossiBarack Obamahttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012878.htmlPresident Obama's nominee for deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development didn't have to answer any questions at his confirmation hearing this morning. ... None of the nominees faced questions because committee members had to ...Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:22:38 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012878.htmlRon SimsBarack Obamahttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012847.htmlThirteen years after Washington state's environmental agency found a creek severely polluted, the contamination has been traced back to the agency's regional office. If a private business made the same mistake, it would have been blamed on corporate ...Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:51:39 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012847.htmlhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012844.htmlKing County transportation officials retaliated against traffic planners Ho-Chuan Chen and Hossein Barahimi after they challenged a traffic analysis used to approve a large housing development east of Redmond, a federal jury has ruled.King County was ...Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:13:19 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012844.htmlhttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012843.htmlQuestions raised by The Times about the [illegal secret] meetings were "a distraction," Fryer said, adding that the mayor's office encourages people instead to attend several planned open meetings of the full City Council.Previously, Councilmembers ...Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:13:19 GMThttp://soundpolitics.com/archives/012843.html