Originally published Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 1:05 PM
Print8th District congressional race turns on degrees
The race for a congressional seat in a suburban Seattle district has come down to sparring over the candidates' college degrees.
The race for a congressional seat in a suburban Seattle district has come down to sparring over the candidates' college degrees.
Eight District Republican incumbent Dave Reichert's camp is questioning Democratic challenger Darcy Burner's claim that she got a degree from Harvard University in computer science and economics.
Harvard officials say that Burner's degree doesn't "indicate anything for economics."
Burner's camp says Reichert's congressional biography states he got a bachelor's degree from Concordia Lutheran College in Oregon.
The college says Reichert obtained a two-year associate's degree.
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