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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to the press after taking an aerial tour of the Oso, Wash., mudslide area at the Arlington Municipal Airport Sunday, March 30, 2014, in Arlington, Wash. (AP Photo/The Herald, Sofia Jaramillo)

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In Oso, Wash., Monday, March 24, 2014,Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and a small entourage walk eastward on a cleared swath of SR 530, toward the first house that lies in a heap across the highway. (AP Photo /The Herald, Dan Bates)

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Barbara Welsh, center, a mudslide victim whose husband is still missing, is comforted by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, following a news conference outside of the Arlington Police Department, Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Arlington, Wash. Over a dozen people are unaccounted for after a massive mudslide killed at least three people and destroyed homes in northwestern Washington state, according to authorities Sunday. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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Sherry Shaver, left, holds a photo of her two daughters, Venus, left, and Telisha, right, as she stands with her husband Roger Shaver, right, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, during a news conference at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Telisha Shaver was murdered and Venus Shaver was beaten in a 1996 attack by Dwayne Woods, who is currently on death row in Washington state. The Shavers and other family members of murder victims were in Olympia to speak in favor of a measure seeking to prohibit Washington Gov. Jay Inslee from issuing a reprieve if a death penalty case comes to his desk. Earlier in February, Inslee announced a moratorium on executions under his watch. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Sherry Shaver, left, holds a photo of her two daughters, Venus, left, and Telisha, right, as her husband Roger Shaver, right, stands near Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, during a news conference at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Telisha Shaver was murdered and Venus Shaver was beaten in a 1996 attack by Dwayne Woods, who is currently on death row in Washington state. The Shavers and other family members of murder victims were in Olympia to speak in favor of a measure seeking to prohibit Washington Gov. Jay Inslee from issuing a reprieve if a death penalty case comes to his desk. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Sherry Shaver holds a photo of her two daughters, Venus, left, and Telisha, right, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, during a press conference at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Telisha Shaver was murdered and Venus Shaver was beaten in a 1996 attack by Dwayne Woods, who is currently on death row in Washington state. Shaver and other family members of murder victims were in Olympia to speak in favor of a measure seeking to prohibit Washington Gov. Jay Inslee from issuing a reprieve if a death penalty case comes to his desk. Earlier in February, Inslee announced a moratorium on executions under his watch. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Sherry Shaver, second from right, holds a photo of her daughters Venus and Telisha, as she stands with her husband Roger Shaver, right, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, during a news conference hosted by Sen. Steve O'Ban, R-University Place, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Telisha Shaver was murdered and Venus Shaver was beaten in a 1996 attack by Dwayne Woods, who is currently on death row in Washington state. The Shavers and other family members of murder victims were in Olympia to speak in favor of a measure seeking to prohibit Washington Gov. Jay Inslee from issuing a reprieve if a death penalty case comes to his desk. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Sherry Shaver, left, holds a photo of her two daughters, Venus, left, and Telisha, right, as she stands with her husband Roger Shaver, right, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, during a news conference at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Telisha Shaver was murdered and Venus Shaver was beaten in a 1996 attack by Dwayne Woods, who is currently on death row in Washington state. The Shavers and other family members of murder victims were in Olympia to speak in favor of a measure seeking to prohibit Washington Gov. Jay Inslee from issuing a reprieve if a death penalty case comes to his desk. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, signs into law a measure that expands state financial aid to students living illegally in the country, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, as lawmakers, students, and other supporters look on, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, poses for a photo with a group of students, after he signed into law a measure that expands state financial aid to students living illegally in the country, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)