Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was in Seattle Thursday (Sept 27) to receive the 2007 Columbia Award from the Washington Policy Center. Bush also gave the keynote speech before the Seattle-based think tank's annual dinner, which was attended by more than 1,000 people. Click here to listen to the speech (Large MP3 file, about a 4 minute download on DSL).

Earlier in the evening, Jeb Bush sat down with Executive Editor Leslie Helm and other local media to talk about the tight Republican primary race. He also talked about how he cut health care costs as governor of Florida, offering possible lessons for Washington state. Click here to listen to the interview (Small MP3 file, about a 1 minute download on DSL).