SEATTLE, Wash.-KIRO 7 is proud to present “KIRO 7 Insight: The Senate Race” on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. In this thirty-minute special you will meet the leading candidates in this year’s Senate race, explore the crucial issues surrounding this statewide election and hear from three of our region’s top political journalists.

KIRO 7’s Senior Political Reporter Essex Porter will sit down one-on-one with Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell and Republican candidate Mike McGavick to discuss the issues surrounding the War in Iraq, the War on Terror and the North Korean threat as well as the issues surrounding immigration and social security benefits.

Political Columnist Jerry Cornfield of The Herald of Snohomish County and Political Reporter Paul Sand of The News Tribune will join KIRO 7’s Senior Political Reporter Essex Porter for a roundtable discussion and analysis of this year’s Senate race.

“KIRO 7 Insight: The Senate Race” is hosted by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Senior Political Reporter Essex Porter.

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