Friday, April 14, 2006
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Monday, April 10, 2006

Oregon News:

• ALASKA AIRLINES TARGETS HISPANIC CUSTOMERS.   adding more Spanish-speaking reservation agents, creating a Spanish Web site and offering Spanish as an option at check-in kiosks. Alaska officials said the increased attention to the Hispanic market "will almost be like doubling our customer base."
• Pete Sorenson Sees Himself As a True Democrat, Progressive.
• Potter Reinstated Abuser to Police Force.   '90s accuser recalls Potter's actions as gut punch.
• Oregonian Special Report On Foxworhty Case.
• Oregonian's Liberal Steve Duin:  "Forfeiting Our Own Moral Authority.   [From Tom Potter to George Bush? Wow.] But, the Foxworhty case takes the cake.
• A Soldier's Dad:   The Meaning of the Cross.
• Panel Approves Killing Cougars In Problem Areas.
• Statesman Journal Report On Jeff Kropf's Minuteman Work On the Border.   No information is reported as to what Kropf has encountered such a the little girl found raped and left to die by illegals in the desert. Nothing about the sudden 40% increase in border crossings because of the legislators talking about making illegals legal.
• Portland:   Acting Police Chief Re-Shuffles Police Force.
• Oregonian's David Reinhard On Borders and Immigration.
• Senate District 13 -- Candidates Offer Strong Opinions, Tout Leadership Skills.   Charles Starr (incumbent) vs. Larry George for GOP seat and Rick Ross, Democrat.
• Accuser's Filing Casts Case as Abuse of Power.
• Citizen Panel Telling Legislators to Phase In Annual Sessions.
• Statesman Journal Puff-Piece on Jim Hill for Gov.
• Portland:   Candidate Emilie Boyles May Face Financial Straits.
• Gubernatorial Candidates Take to the Airwaves.
• Plan Would Thin Cougar Numbers.
• 14 Men Indicted for Smuggling Immigrants.
• Portland:   Four Candidates for Metro Carve Out Distinct Positions.
• Schools to Tap $42-M from Lottery.
• Klamath Basin Irrigators Cost for Electricity Going Up.
• Cornelius Loses Land Appeal.
• Portland Council OKs $43-M for South Waterfront>
• Portland:   Dodds Seeks County Seat as Independent.
• Rogue River:   Board Chairman Steps Down Following Teachers Strike.
• Senate District 17 -- Two Dems Agree On Issues, Focus On Education.
• Will Online Power Transfer Into Votes?
• Oregonian Hawks Three Portlanders for the Oregon House.

National News:

• Illegal Immigration:   The Poison Fruit of Mexican Corruption.   By Michael Reagan. [Yes, somene needs to point a finger at Mexico and call them the 'evil empire' they are.]
• Hundreds of Homosexual/Lesbian Parents Line Up for White House Easter Egg Roll.
• GOP Promising Illegal Immigration Won't Be a Felony.
• Reid, Frist Jockey Over Immigration Bill.
• S.F., CA:   Military Recruiters, Confronted By Crowd, Leave Campus Job Fair.   Anti-war protesters at university block doors to building.
• MTV Pokes Fun At Jesus' Crucifixion.
• Seattle:   ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Air Force Reserves Over Lesbian Discharge.
• AZ Gov. Vetoes Bill Telling Women of Fetal Pain During Abortion.
• Zogby Poll Indicates Illegal Immigrant Protests Are Backfiring.
• Schwarzenegger Opposes Pre-School Tax.
• Illegal Immigrants Subject to Trespassing Law.
• Offshore-Drilling Debate Revived In Coastal States.
• Term Limit Promises Get Left Behind.
• Washington Post Says Democrats In Uphill Battle to Retake U.S. House.
• McCain Courting Conservatives In Iowa.
• Harvard Study Tells Political Parties to Court 'Religious Centrists.'
• AL Ends Tax System Long Called Unfair.
• Judge Scalia Defends Involvement in Cheney Case.
• Some Members of Polygamy Sect Fleeing As Law Closes In.
• Bush To Speak at Four Graduation Ceremonies.

National/International News

MILITARY NEWS SITES

The President's Iraq National Strategy

• Mexicans Rush to U.S. Border Hoping for Passage.
• Russia-U.S. Ties Strained By Trade Issues, Suspicions.

International News:

• Venezuela, Cuba Add Oil Deal to Growing Economic Ties.
• Aksa Brigades Gunmen Storm PA Offices In Ramallah.
• Hamas Issues Calls for Donations.
• China Internet Group Calls for Censorship.

Oregon News:

• MUTUAL MEDIA POLITICAL KILL OF MANNIX Intended to Help Saxton or Kulongoski?   (Gullyborg)
• Opponents Seize On Governor's Tax Comment.
• Oregonian Presents Richest Campaign Donor to Mannix As Unlikeliest Fan.   [But, the list of issues where Mannix and Parks agrees is longer.]
• Oregonian Editorial Slamming Mannix.
• Portland:   Mayor Puts Chief Foxworthy On Leave.
• Oregonian Editorial Praises Putting Foxworthy On Leave.
• Oregonian's David Sarasohn Speaks Against Republican Immigration Bill HR4437.   [Like many other he claims running on an anti-immigration stand hurt California's Pete Wilson. That isn't true. It carried him to two victories because CA was, even back then, so fed up with the illegal immigration problem.]
• Atkinson, Westlund Will Be Fined for Late Finance Reports.
• Puff Piece On Cong. Peter DeFazio Courtesy Corvallis Gazette-Times.   [Capitalists on Wall St. to blame for not halting illegal immigration?]
• David Horowitz Spoke to Students At Willamette Univ. Tuesday Night.   Urged enforcement of academic freedom.
• Marion County:   Election Complaint Against Judge Tossed.
• REP. JEFF KROPF LEAVES TO JOIN MINUTEMEN ON THE BORDER.
• Kulongoski Touts His Successes In Hard Times.
• Bend's Housing Boom Not Done Yet.
• Jackie Winters Opponent, Paul Evans, Has Raised $43,554, Spent $26,079.
• Portland:   Candidates Told to Account for Public Money Outlays.
• Rogue River:   TEACHERS GO ON STRIKE.
• Gov. Wants Bill Requiring Check-Cashing Cap.
• Complaint Objects to Portrayal of State Spending Cap Initiative.
• Oregon Non-Profit Directed to Latina Women.   The group is funded by grants and donations.
• Charter School Needs State OK to Relocate Outside District.

National News:

• Seattle, WA:   Catholic Churches Instrumental In Spreading the Word Behind Huge Immigration Rally.
• VA:   Governor's Veto Included Right to Have Gun In Vehicle Without Background Check.
• Alaska's Sen. Ted Stevens Making Good His Threat to Washington's Maria Cantwell.   Arrives in WA to help Cantwell opponent according to threat if she voted against oil drilling in ANWR.
• GOP Leaders Saying They Refuse to Make Entering U.S. Illegally a Felony.
• Young Voters Beat a Path Toward a Politics of Morals.
• Arkansas:   McCain Links With Pal Asa Hutchinson for Campaign Speaking.
• Arkansas Senate Approves Smoking Ban, House Still Arguing.
• NYC Transit Union Leader Ordered to Jail for Strike.
• Clark County, WA:   County Puts Lid On Free Publicity for Officials Seeking Re-Election.
• Race for CA House Seat To Go To Runoff.
• The NH GOP Phone Jamming Scandal:   New News Really New?
• U.S. Trade Deficit Improves In February.
• Immigration Organizers to Promoting May 1st As Day Immigrants Stay Home, Buy No U.S. Products.   "It's great," said Magdalena Schwartz of Immigrants Without Borders in Phoenix,...
• FL:   Father Faces Charges for Allegedly Spanking 12-Year-Old Daughter With Belt.
• CO Republicans Urge State of Emergency On Illegal Immigration.   March angers 8 from GOP.
• MO:   Carnahan Calls for Probe of 2 Immigration Offices.   Allegations of fraud, corruption in fed agency that doles out U.S. visas.
• FROM OUT OF THE SHADOWS:   Thousands of Illegal Alien Sexual Predators Target Kids.   (American Chronicle)
• Boston:   Natalie Rodriguez Pleads Guilty To Slashing Baby's Throat for Revenge.   Baby belonged to friend. Let baby bleed to death in snowbank.
• FL:   Baby Sitter With AIDS Accused Of Molesting More Children.
• Video/Photo Essay:   Viva La Raza In D.C.   Michele Malkin web site.

National/International News

MILITARY NEWS SITES

The President's Iraq National Strategy

• TERRORISM:   Flight 93 Transcript.
• Iraq:   Another Roadside Bomb Kills Two U.S. Soldiers.
• Honolulu:   Agents Arrest Pakistani Men In Major International Arms Sting.
• Seattle:   Stowaways Say Each Paid Out $10,000.

International News:

• Italy:   Berlusconi, After Election Loss, Still Has Money, Media Power.
• UK:   Woman Wins Court Appeal To Continuing Receiving Cancer Treatments Paid By Gov't.
• Japan's March Bank Lending Rises for the Second Month.   Adding fuel to the central bank's case that interest rates will need to rise as the economy expands.
• Australia:   PM Howard To Appear at Inquiry Over Iraq Kickback Claims.  Howard, 66, will become the first prime minister in 23 years to give evidence to a public hearing.
• UK:   Teachers' Union Demanding Student Assaults On Teachers Must Stop.
• China Unicom Introduces E-Mail Service Similar to BlackBerry's.
• Iran Vows to Expand Uranium Enrichment.
• Canada's Harper Plans to Limit Campaign Contributions In Ethics Plan.   Would ban companies from making political donations and restrict their access to public servants.   [And this guy is supposed to be a conservative?]
• Egypt Frees Hundreds of Militants.
• MX Army Finds 5-1/2 Tons of Cocaine On Plane.
• Iraqi Death Squads Not Police?

Oregon News:

• Oregon Conservatives, Set Up and Sold Out.   What you may not know about some of Oregon's trusted conservative 'single-issue' organizations. (Part One).
• Oregonian Editorial Supports Illegal Immigrants.
• Kulongoski Calls for a State Sales Tax During Debate.
• Wyden Calls for Vote On Continued Involvement In Iraq.
• Sales Tax Idea Revs Up Candidate Debate.
• Salem:   Immigration Protest Crowd Achieved Through Emptying Five Schools Of Children.
• Kulongoski, Saxton Lead In Fundraising.
• Mannix, Saxton Receive Most Campaign Funds.
• PGE Proposes Acquisition of One of Largest Wind Power Sites In The Nation.
• Three Supreme Court Hopefuls To Speak.   Luncheon, Friday in Salem. Includes Lane County's Jack Roberts.
• Civilian Workers Want Foxworth Put On Leave During Investigation.
• Statesman Journal Online Chat With Candidates.
• Smith, Kerry Introduce Bill Aimed to Aid Military Families With Death Gratuity.
• Democratic Candidates for Gov. Have First Debate.
• Dalto Opponent To Speak at DomoForum.   Wednesday...
• Portland:   Loopholes Trip Up Campaign Financing.
• Legislative Panels Scheduled To Meet.   Sole issue is a recommendation for limited annual sessions of the Legislature, which now meets every other year for an open-ended session.
• Multnomah County Sales Tax Supposed to Boost Student Achievement.  
• Proposed Textbooks Available for Review.   [Parents SHOULD take the opportunity to review these books, especially the ones under so-called 'health.' They might be surprised what point of views are advanced under that subject.]
• Mexican Protesters Take to Portland Sale and Hood River on Monday.   Evoke images of MLK, Cesar Chavez and Gandhi.
• Letter to Editor Wonders Where The Marion Republican County GOP Is.
• Letter to Editor:   Legal Immigrants Should March Too.
• Sen. Ginny Burdick Coffers Post Uninspired Tally.

National News:

• Oh Horrors! Border Wall Would Hurt Animal Migrants.
• VA:   Sen. Allen Launches Re-Election Drive.
• Google Hosts 'Boy Love' Site.
• McCain Backs Immigration Opponent In Ohio.
• Illegal Immigrant Rally Organizer Tied to Marxist Party.
• 18 Vie for Vacant House Seat In CA.
• NY RINO, Bloomberg, Supports RINO Schwarzenegger.
• FL:   Harris' Senate Campaign Marked by Turmoil.   Hearsay is some can't managed her being a micromanager.
• PA:   Hillary Raises Funds for Pro-Life Democrat.   Running against fairly conservative Rick Santorum.
• Bush Touts Newest Medicare Drug Benefit.
• MA:   Mitt Romney Pushes for Marriage Amendment.
• Colin Powell Criticizes Rumsfeld On Iraq.
• Mary Bono Getting First Challenge for Congressional Seat.   Said to be a tight race as opponent has hired campaign staff who got Loretta Sanchez elected ousting B-1 Bob Dornan. (With votes from illegals and dead people].
• Illegals Creating Social Security Windfall with Fake SS Cards.   [So says Standard & Poors. A lot of questions aren't answered here. No comparison, whatsoever, is made between the claimed gains in $ and the costs per illegal to Americans.]
• B-! Bob Dornan Running Against Fellow GOPer Dana Rohrabacher.   Says Rohrabacher soft on terrorists. (Interview by Frontpage Magazine).
• Tacoma, WA:   Siblings Plead Guilty In Immigration Scam.
• Controversial Language Likely to Be Cut from Immigration Bill.
• Jeb Bush Endorses Ken Blackwell for Ohio Gov. in Contentious GOP Primary.   A list of national political personalities have gone to Ohio in support. Opponent's campaign questioned the importance of all the out-of-state support.

National/International News

MILITARY NEWS SITES

The President's Iraq National Strategy

• Gingrich Tells SD College Student U.S. Should Pull Out of Iraq, Leave Small Force.   Says was "an enormous mistake for us to try to occupy that country after June of 2003."
• Women, Jobless Armed By Chavez To resist 'U.S. Invasion.'

International News:

• Italy:   U.S. Ally, Berlusconi, Narrowly Loses PM Race.
• Italian Election Results Could Mean Troop Withdrawal from Iraq.
• China Accused of Prolonging Sudan Bloodshed Because of Oil.
• Iran Hits Milestone In Nuclear Technology.
• Indonesia:   Church Forced to Close By Mob.

Oregon News:

• Oregon Conservatives, Set Up and Sold Out.   Part One.
• Oregonian Report On Sunday's Pro-Illegal Immigration Rally.
• Several Thousand Latinos Rally for Illegal Immigration In Salem.   Chanted in Mexican.(Statesman J)
• Oregonian Report Claim:   Mannix Freely Mixes Business, Politicking.
• NW Republican On Kevin Mannix Story.
• Gullyborg Believes There is More to Come Regarding Mannix.
• Immigrant Birthplace Rule Puts Hospitals In a Bind.
• Special Session Smells of Politics.   Old bills resurfacing.
• County Worker Seeks Seat On Commission.
• Judge Candidate Criticized for Trying to Get Out of Jury Duty.
• OR Farm Sales in 2005 Generate More Than $4-B.
• Rural Areas Closing Schools.
• DeFazio, Hooley, Kulongoski Attend Fisheries Rally.   [The answer is more gov't money? Pitting fishermen against farmers?]
• State Offers to Help Create Rogue River Recreation Corridor.
• Portland Commissioner Sam Adams Plugs Same-Sex-Partners Benefits.

National News:

• Boise, ID:   Congressional Candidate Escorted Away from Immigration Protest.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger Trying To Be On Both Sides of Immigration Issue.   Uses Ronald Reagan's name. His own words on Oregon Catalyst.
• Illegal Immigrants:   Follow the Money.
• Targeting the Wrong Illegals?
• Interesting Hispanic-Business Blog On Tom Tancredo.
• Hillary Clinton:  Hard Right Killed Illegal Immigration.
• No Jessica's Law for Illegals.
• Zogby Poll Indicates Liberals Will Lose If Campaigns Based On Pro-Choice Issue.
• Analysis:   The President, The Leak, The Hypocrisy Problem.
• Latinos Not United on Immigration.
• Congressional Bill Would Legalize Unlimited Abortion, Overturn Pro-Life Laws.
• SD Abortion Ban Will Likely Go On November Ballot for Vote.
• Slouching Towards France.   Michael Barone.
• Oliver North's Freedom Alliance, Launching Movement On Immigration:   "I'm Mad as Hell and I'm Not Gonna Take It Anymore!"
• "Who Are You Calling Immigrant, Pilgrim?"
• Illegal-Alien Advocates Tone Down Mexican Flag Waving.
• Maine:   Counter Protester Assaulted.
• Churchgoers Seen As Untapped Market for Christian Music.
• AL:   Arrival of Mexicans Ousts U.S. Workers.
• Central FL Neighborhood On Edge After Bear Sightings.
• Christian Coalition Shrinks As Debt Grows.
• DNA Testing Finds No Match In Duke Lacrosse Case.
• Army Service Numbers Indicate Iraq War "Not Causing People To Leave."   Soldiers continue to re-enlist.
• NC:   3 Guard Dogs Kill Man Who Jumps Business' Fence.
• Cyclops the One-Eyed Kitty Sold to Creationism Museum.

National/International News

MILITARY NEWS SITES

The President's Iraq National Strategy

• Democracy and Islamic Law Don't Mix, Iraqi Offcial Says.

International News:

• France:   Protesters Win, Chirac Drops Labor Law.
• UK:   Sham Marriage Law Breaches Rights of Immigrants, High Court Rules.
• 8 Murder, In Canada, Linked to Biker Gang, Police Say.   BANDITOS MOTORCYCLE GANG.
• Venezuela:   Chavez Accuses U.S. Envoy, Threatened to Expel.
• Official:   Al-Zarqawi Group Responsible for 90% of Suicide Attacks In Iraq.
• China:   Blast of Unknown Cause Kills 19 At Hospital.
• Imams Vow to Preach Values of Islam, West.
• Italy:   Election Cliffhanger Could End Conservative Leader's PM Career.   Will the U.S. still have their friend PM Berlusconi?
• UK:   Number of Rapists Merely Given Caution, Not Prison, Nearly Doubled In Last Decade.