Clinton gains nod from Washington's Murray

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is joining her colleague, Sen. Maria Cantwell, also D-Wash., in endorsing Hillary Clinton. That leaves Gov. Chris Gregoire as the last of the powerful triumvirate of women atop Washington politics to make an endorsement.

But Gregoire says she will announce her choice before the state's Feb. 9 presidential caucuses. In the past, she had said she was staying neutral out of respect for her fellow governor in the race, Bill Richardson of New Mexico. That gave her a nice safe parking space. I bet Clinton will push hard to get the governor join the two senators on stage with her before the caucuses. That's a photo that could get good play nationally.

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