<![CDATA[On Progressive Path, Jeff Merkley Questions Even Obama]]>

1.0 link 114425 <![CDATA[On Progressive Path, Jeff Merkley Questions Even Obama]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/23/on-progressive-path-jeff_n_114425.html Oregon senatorial candidate Jeff Merkley admits that his race against incumbent Gordon Smith will be one of, if not the, closest fought this cycle. But Oregon's Democratic House Speaker isn't venturing toward the political center in an effort to pick up votes or protect himself against potential criticism. Rather, he's sticking to definitively progressive positions, whether on FISA, Iraq, trade, or environmental policy. And on occasion he's digging his party's presumptive presidential nominee for venturing away from those battles.

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