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• Smith Backs Wyden Health Plan.   Democratic rival Jeff Merkley scoffs, saying the senator's move is just a ploy. (Oregonian)
• Gun-Ban Ruling's Effect In OR Likely to Be Minimal.  Oregon's constitution already guarantees right of individual ownership. (SJ)
• OR Dems Optimistic Can Win a Majority In House.   (OPB)
• Big $$ Group Once Again Hits Smith On TV.   (Jeff Mapes, Oregonian)
• Construction Job Loss:   OR Is Seventh In Nation.   (Daily J. Of Commerce)
• State:   $100-M for Pay Raises; $25-M for Future Needs.   (Oregonian)
• Albany Police Arrest Man On Child-Sex Charges.   (Oregonian)
• Who's Using Who?   Media supporter crediting Obama for working across the isle with Gordon Smith. Read last paragraph. (RTT News)
• Some Same-Sex-Rights Advocates Question Smith's Commitment.   "Gordon Smith has a strong record of supporting gay issues, except when it comes to marriage." (Oregonian) [My, my, my. Where oh where is the gratefulness for all the times Smith has already stabbed his own party in the back? Enough will never be enough for these radical liberals. Many Republicans voted for Smith, in the last election, while trying not to heave. The big sell from the ORGOP hierarchy was to please help our Republican Pres. have a majority in the Congress. Well, Smith is proof that it does no good to have a Republican majority. In fact, with traitors in the midst, like Smith, it is much more helpful, to Dems, to have him there usurping his own party. Destruction of the party can only truly be accomplished from treason within. For that the Dems have Smith. All of the complaining that he still hasn't done enough is pure posturing intended to help him win again.]
• Sen. Smith Prodding Prodding Federal Agencies to Take Stronger Stand In Overseeing Genetic Testing.   (NY Times)
• Smith Co-Sponsoring Amendment By Idaho's Larry Craig.   Amendment seeks extension of county timber payments program already rejected in other bills. The original Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, co-authored by Craig and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden...(Idaho Examiner)
• Real Clear Politics On Smith Ad.   ...if Democrats are in such good shape that even Republican incumbents are touting their work with Barack Obama, the GOP could face a seriously uphill climb to retain even the most marginal of seats this year.
• AZ Central:   Candidates Reach for Obama's Coattails.  "We just saw it as an excellent way to highlight Senator Smith's ability to work across the aisle, even with the Democratic nominee for the White House," said Smith campaign spokeswoman Lindsay Gilbride.
• Merkley:   Smith Ad Using Obama Shows Desperation.   Smith's Obama ad, which began airing Tuesday in Portland and Eugene, has drawn national attention because Republicans usually demonize Obama in their political ads. (The Examiner)
• Down The Ballot:   Upset At Gordon Smith.  His decision to run a TV ad talking up his work with Obama is making it harder for Republicans to make the claim that Obama is bad for Democrats down the ballot. (Domenico Montanaro, MSNBC) [Comments include:   What's the matter Gordon, doesn't McShame have any coattails????? -- Wow. Obama really went out on a limb supporting GOP Senator Gordon by leading the fight for better gas mileage and a cleaner environment. Who really would be opposed to better gas mileage and a cleaner environment? This doesn't prove that Obama is bi-partisan.]
• Katherine Rizzo, Wall St. Journal;   GOP Sen. Smith Makes Grab for Coattails -- Obama's.   If Sen. Smith’s strategy starts looking successful (his Obama ad just went up this week, so it’s too soon to tell) will other endangered Republicans throw their arms around Sen. Obama, too?    Katherine Rizzo, CQ Politics Back On June 12th --   " Obama ’s presidential candidacy will hurt the Democrats’ incumbent senator in Louisiana but help the Democratic challenger for Senate in Oregon, the opposition’s campaign chief predicted Thursday. -- i> “Oregon is going to be a good state for Barack Obama ,” said Sen. John Ensign , chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “I think without Barack Obama , Gordon H. Smith wins going away.”
• U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Poll Indicates Gordon Smith Vulnerable.   (Oregonian)
• Jeff Mapes, Oregonian:   Is Smith Stepping On One Of McCain's Key Lines?
• Brand New Party:   Gordon Smith Might Not Be the Only GOP Senate Candidate to Ride Obama's Coattails.   (Nat'l Journal)
• Hitting Obama and Gordon Smith?  While it's not a memo that says it's designed to be a response to Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith's (R) ad touting his work with Obama across the aisle, it certainly reads that way. Smith did not do McCain any favors...clearly some GOP senators running for re-election aren't ready to run against Obama, and that leaves McCain going it alone. Not helpful to the McCain cause. (First Read, MSNBC, [scroll down])
• OR Doc Asks for Free Time Before Extradition to Australia.   (AP)
• OR May Hold $25-M Intended for Pay Raises.   (Julia Silverman, Oregonian)
• OHSU to Buy Pacific Oncology.   (Oregonian)
• Charter School Bookkeeper Gets Prison for Thefts.   (Oregonian)
• Last Shot:   Guns In Nat'l Parks.  Back in Feb., WW reported on a proposal from Sen. Gordon Smith... Their plan aims to ease restrictions on gun laws in National Parks. (Willamette Week)
• Nike Earnings Up 28 Percent.   (Portland Biz. J) [That is more than three time the percent profit that the largest oil companies make.]
• TriMet to Consider 25 Cent Fare Increase.   (Portland Biz J.)
• IRS Increases Mileage Reimbursements.   (Portland Biz J.)

• Smith Loves Me, Smith Loves Me Not.   Well, it appears that Senator Gordon Smith can forget about any potential cabinet post under a McCain administration. His latest ad... (Wally Edge, Politicker OR)
• Sen. Baucus Helps Gordon Smith, Defying His Democratic Leadership.  In the case of the Iran bill, Baucus gave a lift to Smith and irritated business groups, since the legislation could prevent a nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Russia from being implemented, potentially costing General Electric and other companies billions of dollars. (The Hill)
• Julia Silverman Report On Smith's Ties to Obama Ad.   (AP)
• Sen. Gordon Smith Ad Touts Ties to Obama, and Dems Protest.   Strives to emphasize his bipartisan efforts. (Jeff Mapes, Oregonian)
• Smith Ad On YouTube.
• Merkley Camp Say Smith's Obama Ad Trying to Create Illusion.   (Politicker OR)
• 411 Mania Comments On Smith/Obama Ad.  Makes Smith look desperate or incredibly clever?
• Donklephant Discusses Meaning of Smith/Obama Ad.
• Smith Cancels Golf Fundraiser at Bandon Dunes.  A spokeswoman for Smith said the event was canceled because of a scheduling conflict, but Democrats say they think Smith canceled the event because he did not want to be associated with the committee's donations to conservative Republicans such as Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe (in-hoff), a well-known skeptic of global warming. Was $5000 a plate event. (KTVZ)
• Task Force Backs New I-5 Bridge, Light Rail Over Columbia.   (Oregonian)
• Oregonians On Welfare Need More Due to Higher Food Prices Resulting from Higher Gas Prices.   (Michelle Cole, Oregonian)
• OHSU Approves "Bare-Bones" 2009 Budget.   (Oregonian)
• Portland Development Commission Announces Funds Available for Commercial Property Owners In OR Convention Center Urban Renewal Area.   (Portland Business Journal)
• "Ruby Pipeline" Planned for Wyoming to OR.   (Biz Journals)
• Salem:   Rape Victim Tells OR Board:   Keep Him Locked Up. (KTVZ)
• More than 2,400 OR Firefighters Head for CA.   (KAJO 1270)
• Study:   OR Timber Counties Need Breathing Room.   (Jeff Barnard, Forbes)
• Astoria:   Grant Could Help Get Air Service for NW OR.   (Forbes)
• WA, OR Governors Back I-5 Replacement Bridge with Tolls, Transit.   (Columbian) [That's what the economy needs; toll booth hell.]
• New Seasons Holds Second Anti-Pebble Mine Salmon Eat-Fest.   (Oregonian) [Eat the food and swallow the propaganda.]
• Ex-Oregonian Picked to Lead Small Business Administration.   (Portland Business Journal)
• Gov. K.:   End Field-Burning By 2016.   (GT Connect)
• Medicare Mail Mix-up Upsets Bend Couple.  Frustrated and outraged, the DeBerrys contacted Sen. Gordon Smith and Rep. Greg Walden, all in an effort to get a response from Medicare. (KTVZ)
• No Voters Voted Twice In May, Election Officials Say.   (Dave Hogan, Oregonian)
• Leader of the Motorcycle Pack Sentenced.   (RG)
• Oregonian Editorial On Sentencing of the "Leader Of the Pack."
• Dept. of Agriculture Wants Oregonian to Keep Eye Out for Giant Hogweed.   (KXL)
• EPA Gives Idaho, Alaska, OR, WA Nearly $189,000 for Environmental Education [Indoctrination]   (Idaho Statesman)
• Oregonian Opinion:   Rural Schools Warned to "Prepare for the Worst."  
• Smith Co-sponsored Bipartisan Legislation Would Establish WH Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons.   Would have rank of "Ambassador-at-large." The Coordinator would...(All American Patriots [Not a conservative site in spite of its name.])
• Salem:   Tax Increase, more Logging Proposed to Rescue Counties.   (RG)
• OR Land of the Unchurched.   (RG)
• New OR DEQ Leader Plans Revamp of Environmental Legacy.   (Scott Learn,Oregonian)
• RNC Announces Additional State Victory Directors.   Bryan Watkins is the new Oregon Victory Director, bringing with him experience from various West Coast Republican campaigns. He most recently served as Campaign Manager for Bob Watkins for Congress in San Diego, Calif., before which he served as California Field Representative for the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee. In 2006, Bryan worked with Victory on the re-election campaign of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, then as a Database Coordinator for Nathan Fletcher for State Assembly in California. In addition to this experience, Bryan has interned for Gov. Schwarzenegger, Rep. Edward Royce, and California State Assemblyman Mark Wyland. (GOP PR) [In other words he a typical RINO who will help guarantee the OR GOP continues in the same simpleminded, unrepublican direction it has been going.]
• OR-Based First Pacific Corporation Launches New E-Tools Program for Dentists.   (Fox News Business)
• Lane PR to Partner with American Lung Asso. of OR.   (dBusiness)
• Wyden Opposes FISA Amendments In the Senate.   (Salem-News)
• Adding 4,000 Acres to Cave Monument Proposed.   Four members of the Oregon delegation also announced what they called “two new pieces of legislation that will provide a long-term stewardship plan” for Mt. Hood, Oregon Caves and the Wild Rogue. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio, Darlene Hooley, and David Wu introduced the Oregon Treasures package following several years of extensive negotiations and input from the public and stakeholders.” (Voice of Illinois Valley)
• Weak Dollar Said to Be Boosting OR Tourism.   (News 10)

• David Sarasohn, Oregonian:   Gordon Smith and Iraq.   "Smith, Furse explains firmly, was "one of the first to stand up to George Bush and other Republicans to end this war. Huh? Depending on your viewpoint, Smith's dramatic declaration about the Iraq war -- "That is absurd. It may even be criminal. I cannot support that anymore" -- was either courageous or calculated, or maybe a bit of both. But considering that it came in December 2006 -- after 31/2 years of war, thousands of American casualties and a Republican hosing in the 2006 midterm elections -- "first" seems an odd word." [Poor Gordon. No matter how much he has kissed up to these far-left people they just won't reward him. Well, he's got those ladies in the ad anyway and the Oregon newspapers are talking him up pretty nicely also.]
• Blue Oregon and OR Dems Making Sure Greg Walden Gets Punished.   Publish video with grim music and big "big oil" accusations. (Blue Oregon) [Gee, I guess Blumenauer failed to keep control of Walden the way Wyden has kept control of Smith. Walden won't be a Smith maverick after all; in spite of that 4-day hike with Blumenauer in Aug. 2005 all around Mt. Hood. The bloom is off the rose and Walden is GOING TO GET IT NOW. Perhaps Walden noticed that Smith isn't being treated all that well for his maverick behavior. Blue Oregon, etc. is still calling Smith a conservative even after all thos melodramitic speechs for their causes on the Senate floor. How ungrateful. Maybe Walden remember he IS a Republican in a Republican district.]
• Recent Quotes By Greg Walden.   (Google)
• OR City Woman Details Abortion Relationship with Mike Erickson.   Now a "pro-life" congressional candidate, he gave her $300 and took her to the clinic in NE Portland, Tawnya says. (Oregonian)
• Merkley Addresses Democratic State Convention.   (Politicker OR)
• OR Dems Elect Final 19 Delegates to Nat'l Convention.   (Politicker OR)
• "Jogger Rapist" Up for Parole Tuesday.   Victim does not want his release to half-way house. (SJ)
• Oregonian Puff-piece On Six-Hour Ban On Cars In N. Portland.   Cyclist, walkers, in-line skaters and joggers only. [Isn't being environmentally whacko wonderful?]
• A Nebraska Lesson for Kulongoski?   (Jeff Mapes, Oregonian)
• Salem:   Man Charged after Robbery On Bus.   Demanded an MP3 Player with gun. (SJ)
• OR Attn'y Gen'l Myers Receives Top Career Award from Colleagues.   (SJ)
• Salem:   Want a Pro-Environmental-Whacko T-Shirt?   Join the bike-riders 15-minute demand for federal global warming funding. (SJ)
• Multnomah:   Council Eyes Army Reserve Center for Mixed-Income Housing.   Residents favor emergency response center instead. (Portland Tribune)
• Coburn:   Monaco Coach Looks to RV Parks.  Monaco Coach CEO Kay Toolson promised changes, including layoffs and a refocusing of corporate energy. -- In a similar move, Oregon-based RV manufacturer Fleetwood announced recently it would be laying off 60 Oregon workers due to weak sales caused by high gas prices...SJ)
• Lane County:   OR "Mongols" Motorcycle Club Leader Faces Sentencing.  Although they could not win a felony conviction against him, prosecutors in a case against an Oregon motorcycle club leader want to keep him from associating with his members. (SJ)
• West Linn Mayor Will Not Seek Re-election.   (Portland Tribune)
• Corvallis:   New Area Code Coming.   (SJ)
• Portland City Project Might Give Eastside MAX Stations a Facelift.   (Portland Tribune)
• TMP Election Central Calls Smith's Claim In Campaign Ad "Dubious."
• Salem:   Interim Leader Offered City Mgr. Job.   (SJ)
• Giusto Has 18 More Days To Decide Whether to Accept Rule, or Appeal to State Administrative Law Judge.   (Portland Tribune)
• DeFazio Votes No On Wiretap Bill.   (Albany Democrat Herald)
• Smith Attends Bush Fundraiser.   McCain in TX. (Willamette Week)
• Oregon's Pacific Green Party Votes for Cynthia McKinney to Lead Peace Slate.   In the 4th District, the PGP nominated Mike Beilstein to challenge incumbent Peter DeFazio, whose inconsistent record on Iraq includes votes to fund the war. Beilstein is a sitting member of the Corvallis City Council, and is the architect of the PGP’s Peace Slate strategy. He devotes a month of every summer to travel to Cuba with "Pastors for Peace" to defy the US trade and travel embargo. [One can't be far-left wing-nut enough for these people.]