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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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"My immediate gut reaction was, Ron Saxton is doing everything in his power to look like a conservative in his race..." Pete Sorenson.
[Yup, and with no signs of intense nausea yet, either. His RINO good buddy Bob Packwood must be amazed.]
- Senate GOP Office Shuffles Its Staff.
- Two Eco-Sabotage Suspects Face New Charges.
- NAACP Leader Urges Salem Authorities to Track Race Complaints.
- Salem: City Takes Payments By Plastic.
- Tram Deal a Dud with Portland.
- Salem: School Board Offers Four-Year Contract.
- Portland: Public Takes Up Debate on Schools.
- Pendleton: Ceremony Is Sunday for Returned Soldiers.
- Kulongoski, Gregoire -- Usual PC Talk On Funding Education.
- Among those expected at the demobilization ceremony are Gov. Ted Kulongoski, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden and Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, the adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard.
- Development Fight Brews In Damascus.
- Pendleton Voters Reject 3-Cent Tax Aimed at Road Work.
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Wyden Co-Sponsors Campaign Reform Bill with RINO Republican. Senate rule would limit time incumbents can raise funds.
- UO Student Running for State Rep, Dist. 13. Junior Tom Albright, political sci. major running as Republican against the better known Dem. Nancy Nathanson.
- Potter, Linn, Committee Unveil Funding Plan for Portland Schools.
- Three Rivers School District Joins Lawsuit Against OR.
- OREGON LISTENS To Public on ID-Card Controversy.
- PGE Seeks Rate Boost. Overall increase of 8.9%, if approved, would kick in Jan. 1.
- Lawsuit, Against BPA, Aims to Keep Fish Center Open.
- Teens Answer to Police After Pellet Gun Antics.
- Portland: 14-Year-Old Arrested In Shooting Incident.
- Beaverton High Student Held after Threat Alleged. Claim threatened a staff member, then demanded to be shot.
- Portland: Losses from Unsalvaged Timber, Biscuit Fire, Approach $140-M. ..if nothing is done to harvest it. (News Review, may need to do one-time registration).
- Congress Spends Freely After Raising Debt Cap.
- Bomb Materials Slip Through 21 Airports.
- Olympia, WA: Supreme Court Upholds Teachers Union's Political Financing.
- Lone Reporter Says Supreme Court Justice O'Connor Savaged Republican Threats to Punish Court for Its Interpretations of the Law.
- VA Judge Rules Against Lesbian Parents. Civil union custody order cannot be enforced in VA no matter what VT law says. Biological mother loses custody
- TX: Death Row Inmate Appealing to Federal Appeals Court, Claiming Mental Retardation. One past court ruling said the mentally retarded can't be put to death.
- FL: Amendment Aims to Limit Interpretations By Courts. A House committee wants voters to grant sweeping powers to the FL Legislature. In January, the state's highest court struck down the statewide, private-school voucher program that was the centerpiece of Gov. Jeb Bush's ''A-plus'' education reforms, saying it violated Florida's Constitution.
- AZ: Chief Justice Returns Autonomy to County Justices of the Peace.
- Congressman Curt Weldon: Bin Laden Is Dead.
- The Inspiring, True Story of St. Patrick.
- Democrat Strategist to Plead Guilty to Michael Steel Credit Report Crime.
- Senators Near Compromise On Immigration.
- Utah: Newly Signed Abortion Law Requires Parental Permission, Not Just Notification.
- FL: Katherine Harris Won't Be Bullied Into Quitting Campaign. Dumping father's inheritance, & good name, into campaign.
- Schwarzenegger Returns Engineering Donations. Firms could benefit from Gov's recent emergency order to repair fragile levees.
- Schwarzenegger's Bond Effort Fails to Make CA Ballot.
- Senator Calls for 100% Screening of Sea Cargo.
- Sen. John Cornyn: Deport Yale Taliban.
- Gov. Haley Barbour Keeping Grocery Tax, Vetoing Cigarette Taxes.
- MN Politician Caught On Tape 'Embellishing.'
- Chicago: Mayor 'Delusional' for Seeking Gun Ban Says Gun Group.
- Suit Filed In Body-Snatching Case. Ring included funeral homes all around the country. Families of dead and recipients of transplants in shock.
- FDA Reports Two More Women Die from Abortion Pill.
- Idaho Gov. Named Interior Sec'y to Replace Norton.
- New Orleans Now Admits It Seized Firearms from Citizens.
- RINOs Introduce Eavesdropping Bill Restricting Number of Days.
- Homosexual Men Boost Increase In Syphilis Rate. Soared 81% between 2000 and 2004 primarily among homosexual males.
- Utah: Controversial 'Patriot' Speaks On Illegal Immigration. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups across the nation, has called him an anti-immigrant hate group leader. [The solitary purpose of the SPLC (founded by Morris Dees) is to demonize any and all conservative orgs & leaders.]
- RI: Immigration Authorities Arrest Four Aliens. working illegally for a cleaning company that serves Naval Station Newport.
- Chicago: Workers Claim Immigration Rights Rally Led to Firings.
- Seattle, WA: Unusual Local Alliance Fears Possible Immigration Changes. And staff members at St. Mary's know — they don't need to ask — that many of the 500 or so families and individuals they serve each year are in this country illegally. [Unusual alliance? Not really.]
- 200 Protest Bill that Would Penalize Those Who Support Illegal Immigrants.
- Dutch Immigrants Must Watch Racy Film.
- Anti-Internet Gambling Bill: Legitimate Part of Lobbying Reform?
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"My immediate gut reaction was, Ron Saxton is doing everything in his power to look like a conservative in his race..." Pete Sorenson.
[Yup, and with no signs of intense nausea yet, either. His RINO good buddy Bob Packwood must be amazed.]
- Old News Story, Same Saxton Ethics Today?
- A Lot of Words, But Say Whaaa? ...and Saxton's view on same-sex marriage is? Well, anyway, whatever is said should sound nice and not be personal. That's all he needs to say. Who cares if Saxton actually takes a stand? As they say now in Washington, 'Say Whaa?' May it SHOULD have been Oregon's slogan.
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West Linn: Brokeback High Broke the Rules. High Schooler In Trouble for Lie On Web Site. Same-sex love scene was TMI.
- Tom Potter Dismantling City's Controversial Drug/Prostitution-Fee Exclusions Zones. Says they don't safeguard people's civil liberties. The new city drug- and prostitution-free zone ordinances would require police to write a citation or make an arrest in order to bar a person from a designated neighborhood.
- Senators Wyden, Snowe , Prescription Plan Measure Passes Major Hurdle.
- On All the Candidates, Issues, Question & Answer Briefs... from the Oregonian.
- Only Half Who Qualify Join Medicare Plan. [How sad for those of a socialist mind to think that not everyone would prefer to depend upon the gov't. in spite of all those outreach programs.]
- Portland: City Subpoenas PGE Documents.
- PGE Proposes 8.9% Overall Rate Hike.
- Dist 13: Lone Dem to Run Against Two Republicans.
- Polk County, Not In My Back Yard. Cell Tower Won't be in Upscale Neighborhood. County Councilors are trying to compromise.
- Portland: Schools Draft Major Overhaul.
- House Dist. 17: It Will Be Farmer vs. Farmer -- Lebanon Farmer, Dan Thackaberry, Files to Face Incumbent Rep. Jeff Kropf.
- Portland: Metro Budget Dips to $308-M.
- Salem: Capitol Will Offer Wireless Internet Link for All Visitors. [Yes, and one of the things that Internet users SHOULD be able to look up is instant vote information on the capitol web site as to how each legislator voted on every issue by legislator name, not by bill #. It is time for Oregon to make voting records as easy to obtain as the national roll call on their Internet site.]
- Marion County: Courthouse-Repair Details Announced.
- Come November, Your Ballot Gets Really Taxing.
- Proper Conduct Simple for Writers, Politicians. Commentary, Statesman J.
- Paul Allen Prepares for Possibility He Won't Own Trail Blazers.
- WA County: State Buys Land to Link Trailheads.
- Landowners Band Together to Fight Damascus Plan.
- Portland: City OKs Benefits Despite Doubt In Policeman's Death.
- Outsourcing is Not Unstoppable, Group Says. A fair-trade org talks to 100 Oregonians about losing their jobs to overseas competition.
- Oversight to Anchor Tram Cost Never In Picture.
- Tom Tancredo Being Challenged By Former Colombian Army Member. Yup, the subject is immigration.
- Washington State Flip Flop [and Good Riddance. Let the RINOs leave.]
- CO Senate Votes In Smoking Ban.
- Georgia: Senator Pulls Bill Honoring Jane Fonda Following Furor.
- Dems Denounce New White House Administration Security Rules for Same-Sexers.
- House Leaders Propose New Ethics Rules. Would thwart Soros style billionaires.
- Field Poll: Majority of Californians Favor 'right to Die' for Terminally Ill. Poll conducted in both English and Spanish of 500 adults, 337 of whom were known registered voters.
- Sometimes the Terrorists Wear Armani. Let’s start with the fact that Democratic Senators Dick Durbin, Jay Rockefeller and Ron Wyden leaked the existence of a multi-billion dollar, next generation, CIA Satellite surveillance program to the Washington Post (who in turn put it on their front page and exposed this secret to anyone who color co-ordinates their prayer rug with their AK-47) [ALSO AT THIS SITE VOTE IN POLL: "Should the Justice Dept. bring charges against Hillary Clinton for her role in the 2000 senatorial election campaign finance fraud as brought into evidence by the FEC? (On right side of page.)]
- CA: Democrats In Legislative Panel Pass New Proposal to Carve Legislative Districts. Would be a constitutional amendment. Boundaries would be set by a citizens commission, with legislative leaders choosing a majority of its members from a pool of candidates nominated by a panel of retired appellate judges.
- Internet Neutrality "a Phantom Problem," Says Industry Association. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, has introduced a "Internet Non-Discrimination Act of 2006," which promises to stop companies from establishing two-tiered pricing for email and other traffic.
- Judge Scalia Rails Against the 'Judge-Moralist.' Said 'judges are no better qualified than "Joe Sixpack" to decide moral questions such as abortion and gay marriage. "Anyone who thinks the country's most prominent lawyers reflect the views of the people needs a reality check,"
- FL: Armed Prostitutes Aiming To Catch Serial Killer.
- Michael Reagan: Let's Play Ball.
- VT GOP Sends Letter to Sec'y of State Over Rule Change to Accommodate Dumb Republican Voters.
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Rome, GA: Fetus Remains Believed to Be Self-Aborted. By wife of former Indiana women's basketball coach.
- Powerpointing the Truth On Homosexuality. Preventing discrimination has become the fig leaf to cover a naked political agenda.... (Faith and Freedom Foundation)
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- ALERT: Your Senator, Congress Needs to Hear from You: Tell Them HANDS OFF THE INTERNET! See above articles (under OR news) on Sen. Wyden and proposed Internet legislation.
- Dems Seek to Kill Oil Drilling In Budget Bill.
- Catching War Criminals in the U.S.: From Nazi Hunters to Modern Foes. Pro-illegal immigration groups like the ILW see angry red over legislative news like this, but conservatives applaud it.
- Boston Archdiocese Stops Adoption Work Rather than Be Forced to Give Children to Homosexuals.
- WA Ag Groups Praise Lawmakers for Farm-Friendly Session.
- Romney Would Ban Abortion, Gay Adoption.
- FL: Stakes High In Tort Reform Struggle. Crucial legal meaning: "Joint-and-several".
- McCain, Hillary Clinton Attend Rally In Support of 40,000 Illegal Irish Immigrants.
- Same-Sex Orgs Accusing Christians Orgs of Harming Teens With Gay-Prevention Programs.
- Hillary Clinton's Open Socialism.
- NH Voters Oppose Civil Unions, Same-Sex Marriage Law.
- California: Preschool-for-All Initiative, What 'Meathead' Is Not Telling You, Part I.
- CA Salmon and Crab Fishermen Seek Eco-Label.
- CA Congresspersons Introduce Bill Claiming to Boost U.S. Port Security. GOP moderate Dan Lungren & Dem Jane Harmon.
- Utah: Gov. Hunstman Making His Way Through 395 '06 Bills.
- UT: Most of Lobbyists' Money Went for Power Food.
- SCHWARZENEGGER Accused Of Conflict of Interest In Parole Consideration of Sirhan, Sirhan, Murderer of RFK.
- State Legislatures: The Race for Redistricting Starts Now.
- CT Senate: Lieberman Faces Primary Challenge, Criticism from Dem Anti-War Candidate.
- Internet Backlash Stalls Jersey Civility Bill. A New Jersey lawmaker's attempt to legislate civility on an Internet discussion board runs into a wall of opposition from bloggers and others who saw it as an attempt to stifle free speech.
- Some GOP Senators Stepping Back from Bush Budget. GOP-sponsored spending increases pushed Wednesday for next year's budget include $1 billion for port security, $900 million for grants to local law enforcement agencies, $2 billion for immigration enforcement and $1.3 billion for community development block grants. The moves are purely symbolic, however, since it's up to the Appropriations Committee to make funding decisions. (Forbes)
- MD Senate: University Professor Running in Dem Primary. 11 other candidates are in the Dem primary. Seat left open by retiring 5-term Paul Sarbanes.
- Gore Campaign Softening Liar Accusations Against Bush. "I'm not calling it a lie. I'm not. I'm not," he said. "We got what turned out to be the false impression.... [Could it be because more and more proof is coming out of WMDs in Iraq and he know full well more info is pending?]
- How Much Does Charlotte, NC Care About It's Rape Victims? Report of Sexual Assault at H.S. Wasn't Filed for 10 Days. Sexual assaulter merely suspended with pay.
- Teen Kidnapped from Charlotte Bus Stop, Raped. Neighbors aren't surprised. No culprits victimizing at bus stop have been caught.
- What Rape? St Louis Dispatch, 1/17/2005. St. Louis police report far fewer rapes than other cities. Why? Officers write memos instead of incident reports...
- IL: 29-Year-Old Barak Obama Protege Vying for State Treasurer Spot.
- Ford vs. the Religious Right, Round 2. Once again, conservative groups are boycotting the carmaker because it advertises in same-sex-related media. Ford says it isn't budging.
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National/International News
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- ALERT: Your Senator, Congress Needs to Hear from You: Tell Them HANDS OFF THE INTERNET! See above articles (under OR news) on Sen. Wyden and proposed Internet legislation.
- Dems Seek to Kill Oil Drilling In Budget Bill.
- Catching War Criminals in the U.S.: From Nazi Hunters to Modern Foes. Pro-illegal immigration groups like the ILW see angry red over legislative news like this, but conservatives applaud it.
- Boston Archdiocese Stops Adoption Work Rather than Be Forced to Give Children to Homosexuals.
- WA Ag Groups Praise Lawmakers for Farm-Friendly Session.
- Romney Would Ban Abortion, Gay Adoption.
- FL: Stakes High In Tort Reform Struggle. Crucial legal meaning: "Joint-and-several".
- McCain, Hillary Clinton Attend Rally In Support of 40,000 Illegal Irish Immigrants.
- Same-Sex Orgs Accusing Christians Orgs of Harming Teens With Gay-Prevention Programs.
- Hillary Clinton's Open Socialism.
- NH Voters Oppose Civil Unions, Same-Sex Marriage Law.
- California: Preschool-for-All Initiative, What 'Meathead' Is Not Telling You, Part I.
- CA Salmon and Crab Fishermen Seek Eco-Label.
- CA Congresspersons Introduce Bill Claiming to Boost U.S. Port Security. GOP moderate Dan Lungren & Dem Jane Harmon.
- Utah: Gov. Hunstman Making His Way Through 395 '06 Bills.
- UT: Most of Lobbyists' Money Went for Power Food.
- SCHWARZENEGGER Accused Of Conflict of Interest In Parole Consideration of Sirhan, Sirhan, Murderer of RFK.
- State Legislatures: The Race for Redistricting Starts Now.
- CT Senate: Lieberman Faces Primary Challenge, Criticism from Dem Anti-War Candidate.
- Internet Backlash Stalls Jersey Civility Bill. A New Jersey lawmaker's attempt to legislate civility on an Internet discussion board runs into a wall of opposition from bloggers and others who saw it as an attempt to stifle free speech.
- Some GOP Senators Stepping Back from Bush Budget. GOP-sponsored spending increases pushed Wednesday for next year's budget include $1 billion for port security, $900 million for grants to local law enforcement agencies, $2 billion for immigration enforcement and $1.3 billion for community development block grants. The moves are purely symbolic, however, since it's up to the Appropriations Committee to make funding decisions. (Forbes)
- MD Senate: University Professor Running in Dem Primary. 11 other candidates are in the Dem primary. Seat left open by retiring 5-term Paul Sarbanes.
- Gore Campaign Softening Liar Accusations Against Bush. "I'm not calling it a lie. I'm not. I'm not," he said. "We got what turned out to be the false impression.... [Could it be because more and more proof is coming out of WMDs in Iraq and he know full well more info is pending?]
- How Much Does Charlotte, NC Care About It's Rape Victims? Report of Sexual Assault at H.S. Wasn't Filed for 10 Days. Sexual assaulter merely suspended with pay.
- Teen Kidnapped from Charlotte Bus Stop, Raped. Neighbors aren't surprised. No culprits victimizing at bus stop have been caught.
- What Rape? St Louis Dispatch, 1/17/2005. St. Louis police report far fewer rapes than other cities. Why? Officers write memos instead of incident reports...
- IL: 29-Year-Old Barak Obama Protege Vying for State Treasurer Spot.
- Ford vs. the Religious Right, Round 2. Once again, conservative groups are boycotting the carmaker because it advertises in same-sex-related media. Ford says it isn't budging.
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