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"A moderate by definition is one of three things; somebody who sits around and waits for a majority to form and then joins it, a conservative who is pro-choice, or a liberal."
-- Rush Limbaugh, June 5, 2001
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- Salem Faces Deficit; All Dept. Budgets to Shrink. (SJ)
- Mayoral Candidate, Dozono, Will Get Public Funding for Race Despite Financing Questions. (Oregonian)
- Key Grant In Drug Fight Shrinks. (Oregonian)
- Elections Loophole Opens Door to Political Chicanery. (It happened to City Council candidate Nick Fish four years ago -- to the benefit of his then-opponent, Sam Adams. (Portland Tribune)
- State Revenue May Take $170-M Hit. (Oregonian)
- OR Economic Slowdown Predicted. (RG)
- McCain In Seattle: "I Will Get Osama." (Oregonian)
- U Of OR: Knight $100-M Contingent On Bond Deal. (Oregonian)
- Obama 68% In WA. (Oregonian)
- Jackson County Legislators Not Surprised, But Dismayed Over New Revenue Forecast. Sen. Jason Atkinson, R-Central Point, said the leadership should have recognized that a downturn was inevitable...Medford Republican Rep. Sal Esquivel said the yo-yo revenue picture — rosy last year, slumping early this year — illustrates the need for a more stable tax structure, one that promotes jobs. That means reductions in personal and corporate taxes, lower property taxes and a 5 percent sales tax locked into the constitution for replacement revenue. "We need to talk seriously about tax reform," he said. (Mail Tribune)
- Prineville Man Faces 164 Sexual Abuse Accusations Involving Young Girl. Coached youth sports. (Oregonian)
- Sheriff Testifies He'll Work to Keep Weapon Carriers Private. Mail Tribune asserts names are public record and papers they sign state as much. (Mail Tribune)
- OR Family Watches As Their Astronaut Goes Into Space. (Oregonian)
- Video: A Look Inside a Democratic Caucus In WA. (Oregonian)
- Obama Wins Maine Caucus. (AP)
- Clinton Replaces Campaign Mgr. (AP)
- Clinton Has Lead With Party Insiders Despite Obama Wins. Both candidates courting Super Delegates which could change everything at the convention. (AP)
- Latest Attention-Getter from Hillary: Blasts MSNBC Over Chelsea "Pimp" Comment. Calling herself a "mother first"... [Awwwwwww.]
- Mass Arrests Show Mafia Down, But Never Out.
- TX Gov. Perry Thinks TX Will Vote for McCain. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who attended the gathering Saturday, said Perry's "surprising" endorsement of Giuliani did not endear him to conservatives. He also disagreed that McCain had things wrapped up in Texas over Huckabee...
- AP Editorial: Romney Bid Was a Crucible for Mormons. The Mormon church, yearning for broad acceptance, also took a beating. Extremists denounced Romney's campaign as a Mormon plot to take over the country. Some Evangelicals feared that a Mormon in the White House would draw more converts to his faith.
- A Mormon Perspective: Romney Campaign a Mixed Blessing for Mormons. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- VA Attn'y Gen'l Endorses McCain. (WA Post)
- Fred Thompson Endorses McCain. The two men were colleagues for years in the Senate and shared what associates called a friendship. But while he was in the race, Thompson had bristled at the idea that he was going to drop out and endorse McCain. (WA Post)
- Conservatives Dismayed By Romney's Quitting Race. "I'm really depressed today because this is the first time that I find myself in a position that I will not work for the nominee (McCain)," said a caller to host Rush Limbaugh's conservative talk-radio show on the verge of tears. (AP)
- Bush Says McCain a True Conservative. (AP) [What! Put this in the "tell 'em anything" category.] Bush said some of the criticism of the Arizona senator was the result of "probably, some personal animosity toward me. You can't please all the people all the time." [No. McCain earned his bad reputation all by himself.]
- McCain Wins Washington. (AP)
- TX RINO Gov. Perry Asks Huckabee to Drop Out. Perry vetoed his legislature's "no" votes on the NAFTA Highway & tried to force parents to inoculate their daughters for HIV. He had previously endorsed Giuliani. (CBS)
- Huckabee Sweeps Kansas, Louisiana. (Bloomberg)
- NY Times Assessment Of Romney: Miscalculations Dogged Romney from the Start.
- In Reversal, Courts Uphold Local Immigration Laws. (NY Times)
- Pro-Abortion Republicans On McCain. (Republicans For Choice)
- Obama Wins Louisiana. (Sac Bee)
- Obama Wins Nebraska and Washington State. (AP)
- Huckabee Wins Kansas. Gets 60% of votes. (Sac Bee)
- Miami Herald Same-Sex Section: Romney Decision a Great Day for Homosexual Republicans. "Log Cabin is proud to have played an important role in sparing the party from a nominee like Mitt Romney."
- Same-Sexers Call Romney Drop-out "Thrilling Thursday." Patrick Sammon of the Log Cabin Republicans (the party group representing gays). Following Romney's exit speech, Sammon sent out a release headlined: "We Did It." (LA Times)
- "State Of the [gay/lesbian] Movement" Address At Convention. "Let me preface my remarks by highlighting one piece of incontrovertible good news: No matter what, in 347 days we will have a new president and the most anti-LGBT, corrupt, lying, disastrous administration in history of our nation will come to an end." -- LGBT Director Matt Foreman (Same-Sex page of the Miami Herald)
- Same-Sexers to Host Martin Luther King Memorial Fundraiser. (Miami Herald, Same-Sex section)
- Dating Workshop for Homosexuals In Fort Lauderdale. (Miami Herald, Same-Sex Section)
- McCain Web Site Uses Bill Clinton Remarks Calling McCain the "Most Electable." [What does that tell you folks. They KNOW they can beat him. Same-Republicans aren't the only ones who thought it was "super Thursday" when McCain won. McCain page is also claiming that he is the one holding together the "Reagan Coalition."]
- Laguna Beach, CA: Log Cabin Republicans Rejoice In City Council Vote Against Anti-Same-Sex Measure. (Queerty)
- No Matter Who Wins Presidential Race, Same-Sexers Encouraged. Gay Republican leaders, who acknowledge that McCain’s positions on gay rights are not as strong as they would like, point out that his expected nomination eliminates from the presidential race any candidate in support of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. (Southern Voice, same-sex publication)
- Same-Sex Democrats Think Same-Sex Republicans Should See "McCain's Gay-Baiting." Angry over McCain's ad scaring anti-same-sex voters over Romney's original pro-same-sex views. (Queerty) [Even liberals don't trust candidates who have it both ways.]
- Same-Sexers Don't Like RINO Gov. Christ's "Pandering to Both Sides" On Gay-Marriage Measure. (Orlando Sentinel)
- CA: Same-sex Advocates Pushing for State-wide Holiday; Harvey Milk Day, May 22nd. Besides the effort to introduce a holiday commemorating Milk, there is currently a film in production, which will recount his life. A-list Hollywood actor Sean Penn is slated to play Milk. (Lifesite)
- Michigan Newspaper Review Of "Passages"... You Do Need "Insight" Into Struggles of Same-Sex Christians, Don't You? (Michigan Live, Kalamazoo Gazette)
- Lost Angeles: Chain-Store Abortion Clinic Raided. Operator charged. Only some of the horror stories are being told. Fierce efforts to keep others secret are being made by defense attn'y. Clinica Medica Para la Mujer de Hoy in Santa Ana...(LA Times)
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- Romney's Criticism's Of McCain Give Dems the Playbook Against McCain? (AP) [The AP thinks this is new after primary campaigns? Geo. Bush's slams against Reagan are STILL used.]
- Huckabee Tells CPAC He Won't Drop Out. (WA Times)
- Liberal Opinion On Illegal Immigration; Cynthia Tucker: Next President will tone down anti-immigration rhetoric....So much for Tancredoism. (AP) [So, they are doing to Tancredo what they did to McCarthy. Enemies become isms. Her false figures on immigration are not, of course, simple liberalism.]
- VA: County Is Training Officers to Focus On Criminals, Not Federal Laws. (WA Post)
- Reuters Reporter Repeat Mantra On Immigration: Immigration Debate Will Soften. [Listen to them. You don't really care anymore about this issue; you don't care -- keep your eye on the swinging watch. You....don't....care.]
- Nat'l Review Columnist: Reports of the Issue's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated.
- Immigration a Hot Topic In Maryland's 1st District Primaries. (IHT)
- OK: Chicago Tribune Reporter Claims No One Available to Clean Up After Storms Because OK Laws Caused Illegals to Leave.
- Campaigns to Teach Christians U.S. NOT Founded In Christian Roots. Targeting the churches for indoctrination. (WA Post)
- Hillary Clinton's Wellesley Thesis Paper. (GOPublis.com)
- Huckabee-Paul W. VA Deal Confirmed. Huckabee camp promised 3 of the 18 W. VA delegates to Ron Paul for His Supporter's Votes...Huckabee Delegate Greg Smith of Wood County, West Virginia confirmed a deal was hatched between the two camps, clarifying that the National Huckabee Campaign was not involved at all. Even with the McCain Camp telling supporters to vote for Huckabee, Huckabee would have had at most 48% of the vote. After the first ballot, Ron Paul was removed from the ballot as the lowest vote getter. At this point the local Huckabee Camp brokered the deal with Paul. Romney took a solid lead in the first round of voting in West Virginia Republican Caucus. He was up 41% to Huckabee’s 33%. (Virginian Federalist)
- NY Times Humanizing Hillary, Canonizing Chelsea. (Brent Bozell, Human Events)
- Hillary Clinton, College Brat. (Paul Hyde, Greenville Online)
- Get to Know Hillary Clinton a la ABC's Charles Gibson. Includes ABC video of interview.
- Mrs. Satan's Letters. (Mrs. Satan, blog)
- Sojourners Indoctrination Camp for Kids. It's only Christian to be pro-same-sex broadminded. (Vinton Courier)
- Bush Calls for $100-M To Expand E-Verify. Becoming a citizen now costs $595, up from $330. The price to get a green card is $1,010, up from $395. Applicants for both pay another $80 each for digital fingerprinting, a $10 increase. (AP)
- Cheney Takes Tougher Stance In Gun Case Before Supreme Court. The filings were made in a case that challenges the District of Columbia's ban on handguns. It was scheduled to be argued on March 18. (AP)
- House, Senate Members Back DC Gun Owners. (AP)
- Rep. Tom Tancredo Asks Bush about Citizenship Safeguards. (Borderfire Report.
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National/International News
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- Oregonian: Sheriff Bernie Giusto to Retire, But Plans to Fight to Keep His Badge.
- Sheriff Giusto Says He'll Be Cleared In Goldschmidt Case. Will be stepping down within the year. (KATU)
- Darlene Hooley Not Running for Congress Again. "Time to move on." (SJ)
- Gordon Smith Crosses Isle Again On Senate Blockage of Stimulus Bill. The vote was actually closer, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., switched to a "no" in a procedural tactic that enables him to revisit the measure...Crossing the aisle to support the Baucus measure were the three Finance Committee Republicans who supported the bill in committee last week:... (The Gate, Nat'l Journal)
- More Kids In OR Schools. Enrollment continues to climb... as more families move to... and Latino students far outpace other population groups, a new state report shows. (Oregonian)
- Voters to Decide Portland Road Tax.
- Multnomah: Maywood Park Says No to New Bridge Fee. (Portland Tribune)
- Portland City Council Votes Unanimously to Repeal Adams' Street Fee. Praises Potter, blasts Adams. (Portland Tribune)
- Jeff Mapes, Oregonian: Key Battle Awaits Just Up I-5. (Written before Romney stepping down). "The presidential campaign circus will blow through WA..."
- Portland: Cold Case Unit Arrests David Mendoza-Navarro In 2002 Murder Case. (Oregonian)
- Salem: New Candidate, Lloyd Chapman, Running for Salem Mayor. (SJ)
- Salem: New Mayoral Candidate, Lloyd Chapman. Retired from Land Conservation Development Commission where he worked as a network computer administrator. Currently member of the Transit Board... (Willamette Live)
- Chapman Member of "Friends of Morningside Hill..." ...who filed in the Court of Appeals in 1998...
- Hood River News: Fallout Continues Over Land-Use Planning Decision Made In 2006 In Cascade Locks. (LUBA: Land Use Board of Appeals) The approval by the city council in July 2006 led to a recall of two city councilors that November. Since then, five of the seven councilors representing the city are new to office and their involvement with the saga began in January 2007. At that time, the council voted to recuse itself from hearing an appeal of the case and uphold the planning committee’s decision. Munkhoff and Stan Bowyer, who later moved away, filed the appeal to LUBA following that vote.
- Big Tobacco Case May Go Back to Court. (SJ)
- Patroling Deputy's
AR-15 Rifle Discharges Into Building. (Oregonian)
- Deschutes Sheriff "Embarrassed" By Two Deputies' Incidents. (KTVZ)
- Farmers Float Aquifer Idea. (Oregonian)
- XXX-Rate Page from Willamette Week: OR Business Aims to Offend Sensibilities Regarding Treasured National Monuments. [Don't look unless you are sure you can handle it. Incredibly vile.]
- Environmentalists Win Another Round Against Timber Industry. (RG)
- Panel Backs Bill to Ban Sale of Recalled Toys. (Oregonian)
- OR Democrats Differ Over Proposed LNG Terminals. At a rally Wednesday in Salem, Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley, who is hoping to be his party's U.S. Senate candidate in November, came out against the proposed terminals, which would turn imported hyper-cooled fuel into natural gas. He is the second high-profile Democrat in the last week to publicly oppose the plan, joining Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. (Julia Silverman, AP)
- State Sues Brooks-Based Contractor for Alleged Fraud. (SJ)
- Portland auditor: Unreported poll not apparent problem for mayoral candidate. (Portland Tribune)
- Board Accuses OR Dr. of Inappropriate Conduct. (Oregonian)
- PPS Custodians & Food-Service Workers Win New Contract. (WW)
- ODOT Boosts Construction Contracting Program for Small Businesses. (Portland Tribune)
- Portland School District Reaches Deal with Employees. (Portland Tribune)
- Third Rail Theatre Makes Move to Bigger Auditorium. Taking productions to World Trade Center more than doubles seating capacity. (Portland Tribune)
- Federal Judge: Schools Lawsuit Agaisnt Idaho Supreme Court to Continue. (Oregonian)
- WA Congressman, Norm Dicks Backing Clinton. (Oregonian)
- WA Congressman Reichert, Former Giuliani Supporter, Endorses McCain. (Oregonian)
- Two WA Bills Take Opposite Sides On Issue Of Guns On Campus. (Oregonian)
- Democrats In NY: Enthusiastic & Divided. (NYT)
- Senate Could Act on Stimulus Plan Next Week. (Reuters)
- Google Gives to Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid & Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Microsoft gives to them too and more than 150 other members of Congress. (Forbes)
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Romney Leaves Race with Glorious Reaganesque Speech. (AP) [McCain will fake right while turning further left. It's back to "ha, ha. Where else are you going to go both nationally and in Oregon. The OR Conservative still will not vote for McCain or Gordon Smith.]
- "Euros Accepted" Signs Pop Up In NYC. (AP)
- Southern, CA: Environmentalists Halt Toll Road Prospects. Coastal Commission rejects 241 extension. (ABC-7, Los Angeles)
- Economic Stimulus Plan Divides Democrats. (AP)
- Boston Globe Writes Gloomy, Snide Report On Romney. Mitt Romney, who prides himself on "wallowing in the data" before making tough decisions, now confronts an unforgiving mathematical landscape...
- Obama Raises $7-M Post Super Tuesday. (AP)
- Headlined On 2/6/08: Two Words for Feminists Supporting Hillary Because She's a Woman: Condoleezza Rice. (Op Ed News)
- Huckabee Incites Late-Night Brawl. (Blend TV)
- WHO: Tobacco Could Kill 1-B By 2100. (AP) [And what world-wide taxes will result from this report?]
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National/International News
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- Former Log Cabin Republican President Headed for Colorado for Sexual Assault On a Minor. (KPTV-Fox)
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Oregonian's Harry Esteve, Jeff Mapes Think "The GOP Dust Starting to Settle." [The exact opposite is true. A war, within the GOP, begun in 1964 by liberal Republicans, is only just netting long overdue rebellion in conservative ranks. No dust is settling. It is only just beginning to be kicked up.]
"McCain has an opportunity to wrap up the nomination in the next few weeks if he can smooth over the party's deep divisions and persuade conservatives to accept him..."
[REAL conservatives will NOT accept McCain. Just as they did in 1996, after Bob Dole announced he had never read the party platform, had no intention of reading it and didn't care what it said, they will, at the very least, refrain from voting at all.
However, for the first time in political history there may be some conservatives who will vote for the Democrat candidate just as liberal, Packwood-type Republicans, did in 1964 electing by a landslide socialist Lyndon B. Johnson. Liberal Republicans would rather elect socialists than to support a conservative pro-life Republican.
Ron Saxton donated to Kulongoski when pro-life Kevin Mannix ran for governor. When Saxton ran four years later he had the gall to expect Oregon conservatives to support him. Conservatives who knew the real intentions of Saxton to change the character of the OR GOP knew better than to vote for him. Saxton's, like Schwarzenegger's in California, number one priority was to kill off the truly conservative factions of the party.
In CA, true Reagan conservative, Tom McClintock was headed to be the next GOP governor. The GOP party RINOs went spastic even though Gallop polls showed that ANY Republican would have beat Bustamonte. So-called national conservatives publicly drooled over Schwarzenegger as if HE was the savior of the CA GOP. Only RINOs thought he was.
The dirty little secret, of RINOs, is that they have always existed for the solitary purpose of destroying the Reagan/Goldwater wing of the GOP. That's what Saxton, Schwarzenegger, Florida's Gov. Crist have been there for. While they are doing it they call themselves "Reagan conservatives." Repulsive!
- Oregon's Late Primary May Make a Difference. (Tracy Leow, SJ)
- How OR & WA Primaries Work. Oregon's primary is May 20th. (KOIN)
- Deal Targets Mannix Initiative. Tougher penalties on burglars, drug dealers might persuade the ex-legislator to pull his proposal from the ballot. (Oregonian)
- Dogfighting Bill On Fast Track In Senate & Likely House. (Janie Har, Oregonian)
- State Panel Pushes More Stringent License Rules. (Thelma Guerrero-Huston, SJ)
- Judge Spurns Timber Group's Suit Over Bird. (Oregonian)
- OR Attn'y Gen'l Eyes Flight School Situation. Silver State Helicopters filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Monday. Now, the school's more than 2,700 students at 33 schools nationwide, including McNary Field in Salem, are deep in debt. (Jillian Daley, SJ)
- Contest Collects Tales Of Mexicans' Migrations Across the Globe. (Esmeralda Bermudez, Oregonian) [Isn't it interesting that two of Oregon's major newspapers usually have a Hispanic name writing most articles relating to Mexicans?]
- Legislative Panels Begin Budget Policy Work. (SJ)
- Dogfighting Bill On Fast Track In Senate & Likely House. (Oregonian)
- Legislators Want More Children's Health Care Coverage. ...But those plans have been put on hold after department analysts estimated that adding so many children could cost as much as $65 million in general fund dollars by the 2009-2011 budget -- money legislators are reluctant to commit. (Julia Silverman, SJ)
- Legal Tangles Cloud Land-Use Law. Measure 49 -- Courts are weighing in on cases involving those who have claims under Measure 37. (Oregonian)
- Immigrants Must Follow the Laws Of America. (Letter to ed., SJ)
- Illegal Aliens Steal Our Tax Dollars, Break Laws. I am so tired of the Statesman Journal running articles that condone illegal activity and do not get historical facts correct. (Letter to ed., SJ)
- Driver's Licenses Should Be Reserved for Citizens. (Letter to ed., SJ)
- Novick Claims to Have "Defeated Bill Sizemore." (Jeff Mapes, Oregonian)
- Employers Should Hire Military Vets. (Letter to ed., SJ)
- Log Cabin Republian Arrested for Sex Crimes with Minor. (News With Views)
- Debate On Legislature's Rules Tests Powers Of Majority, Minority Parties. (SJ)
- Immigration Demonstrators Hurl Insults During Two Rallies At Capitol. (Version told by Thelma Guerrero-Huston of the SJ).
- WA: Sound Transit May Get $100-M Boost. Would include 3.2-mile light rail extension from Seattle to the U. Of WA. (Seattle PI)
- Mayor Wants Vote On Single Street Fee Plan. (Portland Tribune)
- Statewide Land-use Review Likely to Be Revived. (Portland Tribune)
- Same-Sexers Legalize Partnerships. (Stacey Barchenger, SJ)
- Gordon Smith Criticizes Proposed Health Care Cuts. (Biz Journal)
- Utah Lawmaker Resolution Fights N. American Union. Urges U.S. to withdraw from Security and Prosperity Partnership. (WND)
- McCain Appeals for GOP Unity. ...asked his loudest conservative critics Wednesday to "calm down" and support his Republican presidential candidacy... (AP)
- MD: Bill Would End Civil "Marriage", Create Domestic Partnerships. WOULD TAKE GOD, RELIGION OUT OF MARRIAGE. (WA Post)
- Clinton Takes CA, But Dem Race for Nominee Far from Over. (San Jose Mercury)
- Romney Pledges to Stay In GOP Race. (AP)
- Mitt Romney In Interview with Glen Beck On the NAFTA Super Highway. (YouTube video)
- Huckabee Says He & McCain Now Main Candidates. (AP)
- McCain Wins Most Delegates, Dems Too Close to Call. (AP)
- Republicans for Abortion Endorse McCain. (CNSNews)
- Mike Reagan Calls Hillary Clinton Speech "Reaganesque." (CNSNews)
- Clinton, Romney Take Massachusetts. (Boston Herald)
- Utah Goes for Romney, Obama. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- TX: Several Hundred Turn Out to Oppose NAFTA Highway. (Daily Sentinel)
- Romney's Tough Stance On Immigration Irks Pres. Bush. Crist & Jeb Bush made sure he didn't win FL. (NY Post, Robert Novak)
- A Pastor Says Why Evangelicals Should Support Romney. (Fire Society)
- [Spain owned] Cintra Chicago Skyway January Traffic Down 11.48 pct. yr-on-yr... from a year earlier. (Forbes)
- Once McCain Wins He'll Make [another] Left Turn. (Charles Hurt, NY Post)
- Past NY RINO Governor Endorses McCain In Time for Super Tuesday. (Fox)
- Obama Claims Delegate Lead. (Politico)
- SC: Bill Would Require Drug Tests for Candidates. (WLTX TV)
- McCain Didn't Close the Deal. (Jed Babbin, Townhall)
- Gingrich: No Endorsement, Will Support Whoever Wins. (Jed Babbin, Townhall)
- Albany, NY: Local Businesses Invested In Giuliani, McCain, Richardson & Clinton. (Biz Journals)
- TN Town Netted Most Local Fundraising for Thompson. Murfreesboro Republicans, once for Thompson, are leaning towards Romney. (Daily News Journal) [But, Thompson himself has refrained from endorsements.]
- Voters Favor Indian Tribes Adding Slot Machines. (Mercury News)
- McCain: The Non-Republicans' Republican. (Timothy Carney, Townhall)
- Military Copes With a Shortage Of Chaplains. (USA Today)
- The Gravest Threat Of All. ...since Tom Tancredo bowed out of the presidential race, not one candidate has made planning ahead for this disastrous threat a significant priority in his or her campaign. No one wants to think about the unthinkable...(Joseph Farah)
- U.S. Makes Adoption Harder. (John Stossel, Townhall)
- Court: No Opt-Out Of Homosexual Indoctrination In Class for MA Parents. (Lifesite)
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- Hidden Message As Republican Candidates Fall. (Jayne Carroll, Oregonian) [Excellent!]
- Julia Silverman, Oregonian: In Session Of "Me-too!", Debate Over Mortgage Loans Looms. Westlund's legislation would require creditors to verify that a borrower can repay a loan, and ban any financial incentive to steer borrowers toward higher-cost loans. The bill would also limit prepayment penalties, which force buyers who manage to pay off their entire loan to pay a fine...Republicans, however, smell a rat, pointing out that similar legislation died on the floor of the Democrat-controlled Oregon House during the 2007 session, under heavy industry opposition. The bill is pure politics, they contend, designed to catapult Westlund — the Democrats' candidate for State Treasurer — into the political spotlight.
- Feds Give OR Child Welfare Failing Grade. (Oregonian)
- New Driver's License Rules Go Into Effect Monday. (KOIN)
- Campaigns Try for YouTube Fame. Two Democrats post offbeat ads, one of which the state GOP chairman says is offensive. (Oregonian)
- Romney, Obama, To Presidential Fundraising In NW. (SJ)
- Oregonian's Jeff Mapes On Legislative Session: "...think of it as a modest upgrade, like when software makers put the new number after the decimal point."
- Galen Barnett, Oregonian: Don't Underestimate Oregon's Primary Votes.
- OR Residents Voted Against Annual Sessions. (SJ, letter to ed.)
- Michelle Cole, Oregonian: Next 26 Days, Of Legislature, Will Tell If Sessions Become Annual.
- Rep. Vic Gilliam: Session Puts Cart Before Horse with Vague Agenda. (SJ)
- Kevin Love's Father Slams OR Fans' Behavior. (Daily Breeze)
- Joe Baessler, OR AFSCME: Wants Judicial Review to Be Moved to the Front End Of Petition Process. (SJ) [Slams political bravehearts, Kevin Mannix and Bill Sizemore.]
- Peter Courtney, Pres. of OR Senate: State Issues Too Complex to Address Every Other Year. (SJ)
- Sec'y Of State Candidate, Vicki Walker, Swings Through (East Oregonian)
- Tualatin: Cops On Lookout for Seat Belt Offenders. (KOIN)
- Phone Lines to OR Caves Stolen. (KOIN)
- Fed Judge In OR Says Petition Signers Have No Right to Have Their Signatures Counted. (Richard Winger, Ballot Access News)
- Eugene: Churchill High Graduate Killed In Iraq. (RG)
- WA Senate Panel Backs OR, Idaho Deals. (Seattle PI)
- Environmentalist Whackos Revel In Green, Anti-Sprawl Changes In OR. (Mother Earth News)
- Oregonians Give $2.2-M to Pres. Candidates. (Jeff Mapes, Oregonian)
- Emerald City Science Teacher Posts Global Climate Change Internet Video. LA Times Blogger applauds success of film.
- OR Boy Parks Bike Inside Goodwill Store, Which Sells It for $6.99. (Canadian Press)
- Salem: Julio Salcido-Dominguez Arrested After Four-Vehicle Collision; Collision Closed I-5 for 30 Min. (SJ)
- Bradbury Opposes LNG Terminals In OR. (KTVZ)
- Eagle Point: Ethics Panel Will Probe Uses Of State Vehicle. (Mail Tribune)
- "Crime Spree" Couple Began In OR. (Aspen Times)
- Recession Will Expose State's Gaming Habit. (RG Editorial)
- For-Profit Bail Booming In U.S. But moneymaking practice is illegal in most of world... Although the system is remarkably effective at what it does, four states - Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon and Wisconsin - have abolished commercial bail bonds, relying instead on systems that require deposits to courts instead of payments to private businesses, or that simply trust defendants to return for trial.
Most of the legal establishment, including the American Bar Association and the National District Attorneys Association, hates the bail-bond business,
- SMITH'S BILL, ALONG WITH JOHN KERRY, WANTS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HOMEOWNERS TO REFINANCE THEIR SUBPRIME MORTGAGES. (Oregonian)
- Lane County Gets Its Own Medical Examiner Again. Won't need Portland coroner anymore. (RG)
- OR Man Sentenced By Federal Judge... ...conspiracy to distribute, possess with intent to distribute crack...(Media Newswire)
- Portland Oral Surgeon Withdraws Name for Dentistry Board. Malmquist fought a 14-month legal battle with the state when he resisted an April 2006 subpoena...(Oregonian)
- N. Portland Shooting May Be Gang Related. (KOIN)
- OR Editor Charged With Sex Abuse Out On Bail. (Editor & Publisher)
- Liberal Blogger Calls Gordon Smith "Weak GOP Candidate."
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