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Whidbey News TimesBy JUSTIN BURNETTJanuary 19, 2012President Barack Obama’s plan to keep a closer eye on Asia may mean good things for Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.At least, it has some elected officials buzzing about what the new defense strategy...

January 18, 2012As Prepared for DeliveryThanks to John Frisbie and Erin Ennis for the opportunity to say a few words today, and thank you all for attending.2012 is going to be a critical year for the U.S.-China relationship. There are...

Washignton Post Blog By Felicia SonmezJanuary 18, 2012House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) acknowledged Wednesday that there’s a lack of agreement among lawmakers on how to progress on the Stop Online Piracy Act, one of two recent anti-piracy bills that have...

Whidbey CrosswindBy: Kathy ReedJanuary 18, 2012Plans to bring the P-8A Poseidon to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island fit perfectly into the defense strategy President Obama unveiled earlier this month, according to U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen.The Second District Democrat sent a...

WASHINGTON—Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today regarding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), which are pending anti-online piracy bills in Congress.“I support strong efforts to curb piracy and protect intellectual property,...

Skagit Valley HeraldBy Whitney PipkinJanuary 14, 2012U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen said Friday that a shift in the country’s defense focus from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region could help confirm the future of the sub-hunting P-8A planes at Whidbey...

Everett HeraldBy Gale FiegeJanuary 13, 2012EVERETT -- Mayor Ray Stephanson believes the Navy's presence in Everett will remain strong in the future, despite major cuts to the Pentagon's budget that seem likely in the coming years.In Oak Harbor, however, Chamber...

WASHINGTON—Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, sent a letter to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert in support of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. In the letter Larsen notes the base’s importance in the administration’s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region...

Western TodayBy Western Today staffJanuary 11, 2012Local children are invited to gather at Village Books in Bellingham to hear stories from throughout the world about tolerance, the civil rights movement and diversity in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.Sponsored...