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To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (687866)	6/28/2005 11:11:59 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 769670

Gotta love it. "GOP pays $15,000 to settle governor election court cost dispute THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE -- The Washington state Republican Party has paid the Democratic Party $15,000 to cover court costs in the GOP's unsuccessful challenge to the election of Gov. Christine O. Gregoire. Officials said the check was cut Friday as Chelan County Superior Court Judge E. Bridges signed a final order in Wenatchee to dismiss the Republican challenge, affirming a ruling he issued June 6 that upheld the election results. Democrats had asked the judge to award nearly $48,000 in court costs for the challenge to the election of Gregoire, a Democrat who won by 129 votes in a hand recount after Republican Dino Rossi finished ahead in the initial tally and again in a machine recount. Rossi and party officials have said they will not appeal Bridges' decision. "It's nice to have one final document because that is likely to be the last word on election contests and the standards for governing election contests for a long time," said Kevin Hamilton, a Democratic Party lawyer." seattlepi.nwsource.com