Realtors spend big to advance their own

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When you’re working the halls of the capital in Olympia to get something done — or perhaps killed — it helps to run into friendly faces. To that end, the Washington Association of Realtors — one of the state’s most aggressive political players — is running a series of independent campaigns to boost candidates with roots in the real estate business.