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Rick Warren, Obama Invocation Choice, Causing First Real Rift With Progressives

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Religion, Obama Progressive Rift, Barack Obama, Obama Progressives, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Obama Invocation, Obama Inauguration, Obama Joe Lowery, Rick Warren, Rick Warren Obama, Rick Warren Inauguration, Obama Rick Warren, Obama Warren, Invocation, Warren Obama, Obama and Rick Warren, Rick Warren and Obama, Rick Warren Invocation, Rick Warren Obama Inauguration, Who Is Rick Warren, Oregon, Portland Oregon, Politics News

Ever since Barack Obama was elected president, the media has been pining to write a story about liberal dissatisfaction with his transition efforts. B...

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Mary Schapiro: Chairman Of Securities And Exchange Commission

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 01.17.2009 | Business

Read More: SEC Chief, Sec, Obama SEC Chief, Economy, Christopher Cox, Mary Shapiro Sec, Mary Schapiro Bio, Mary Shapiro Bio, Oregon, Business News

CHICAGO — Nearing completion of his Cabinet, President-elect Barack Obama has selected California Rep. Hilda Solis as his labor secretary and fo...

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Survey Shows Bleak Outlook on Small Business

Tim Berry | Posted 01.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession Fears, Small Business, Economy, Recession, Economic Crisis, Oregon, Business News
Tim Berry

They call this synchronicity. As I write this I'm looking at more than 500 responses to our small business survey that we started two days ago. And I'...

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Two Obsessions, One Dream -- Heidi 4 Paws

Holly Goldberg Sloan | Posted 01.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pbs, Heidi 4 Paws, Angela Landsbury, Heidi, Animals, Dog Movie, Oregon, Entertainment News
Holly Goldberg Sloan

So what happens when you take two obsessions and you combine them into one dream? You get a live-action talking dog movie for kids and a bigger mortgage on your house.

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I-15, I-5 Storm Snarls California Travel

AP | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Yorba Linda Storm, I-5 Storm, Extreme Weather, I-15 Storm, California, Oregon, Portland Oregon, Green News

LOS ANGELES — California took a pounding Monday from a powerful storm that collapsed the roof of a trade school, made roads treacherous and forc...

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What's the GOP's 2010 Pitch to Potential Senate Candidates and Donors?

Senate Guru | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Races, NRSC. 2010 Elections, Republicans, Candidate Recruiting, Senate, Donors, Oregon, Politics News
Senate Guru

Commit 12 to 18 months of your life to an effort that may very well be in vain, and if you win, you get to spend six years where"success" is synonymous with "legislative obstruction."

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Sam Stein

Senate Democrats May Return Thousands In Madoff Contributions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Investments, Dscc, Madoff Campaign Contributions, Madoff, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Investments, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Madoff Contributions, Madoff Schumer, Campaign Contributions, Madoff Lautenberg, Oregon, Politics News

Bernard Madoff built a major investment shop largely on smoke and mirrors -- convincing investors that his fund was a safe and consistent return when ...

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Bank Bomber May Have Used Cell Phones

AP | STEVEN DUBOIS | Posted 01.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Bank Bomber, Oregon Bank Bomber, Bank Bomber Cell Phones, Welding Bank Bomber, Russ Isham, Oregon, Home News

PORTLAND, Ore. — An arrest has been made in the Oregon bank bombing that killed two officers and critically injured the Woodburn police chief. ...

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Elect Hillary's Replacement

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Caroline Kennedy Senate Seat, Blagojevich Obama, Andrew Cuomo, Gov. Blagojevich, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Blagojevich Arrested, Senate Races, Fran Drescher, Obama, Hillary Clinton, The Nanny, Caroline Kennedy, Blagojevich Corruption, David Paterson New York Governor, Pat Quinn, David Paterson, David, New York State Governor, Quinn Blagojevich, Eliot Spitzer, Wiretaps, Rod Blagojevich, Oregon, Politics News
Aaron Zelinsky

There would be the added cost of a special election, but that's a small price to pay for a Senate seat (which, as Governor Blagojevich so eloquently reminded us, is no cheap thing).

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OREGON BANK BOMB

msn.com | Posted 01.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Bank Bombing, Bombing, Oregon Bank Bomb, Oregin Bank Bombing, Oregon, Home News

Police have no suspect or leads in a deadly Oregon bank bombing and are offering a $35,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest, investigat...

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Bank Blast Kills Police Officer In Oregon

AP | BRAD CAIN | Posted 01.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Oregon Bank, Oregon, Oregon Bank Bombing, Oregon Bank Bomb, Oregon Bombing, Home News

WOODBURN, Ore. — A bomb explosion at a bank killed both a police officer and a state bomb disposal technician, and state police do not have any ...

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Politicker Shuts Down 12 State Sites

Colorado Independent | Ernest Luning | Posted 01.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Jared Kushner, Politicker.com, Politicker, Oregon, Media News

Twelve Politicker political news sites around the country, including PolitickerCO.com in Colorado, were shut down and their reporters unexpectedly lai...

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Fifty

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ben Weaver, Casey Shea, mp3s, Nick Drake, Rasmus NøHr, Phil Ramone, Rube Lacy, Danielle Evin, Music, Dog Ears, Honeycut, Oregon, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features Casey Shea, Nick Drake, Rube Lacy, Rasmus Nøhr, Honeycut, and Ben Weaver.

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Some Late Advise for Patti Blagojevich

Gail Vida Hamburg | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rod Blagojevich, Patti Blagojevich Family, Patti Blagojevich, Bed and Breakfast, Oregon, HGTV, Curb Appeal, Politics News
Gail Vida Hamburg

Mrs. First Lady Patti Blagojevich, when your husband was trying to retract $8 million dollars in funding from Children's Memorial Hospital, it was your duty as a citizen to kick his sorry behind.

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Renewable Businesses Bring The Green To Portland

The Wall Street Journal | Maura Webber Sadovi | Posted 01.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Vestas Americas, Wind Energy, Green News, Alternative Energy, Intel, SolarWorld AG, Portland, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Commercial Real Estate, Green Architecture, Nike, First & Main, Portland Oregon, Wind Turbines, Vestas Wind Systems As, Real Estate, Green Policy, Oregon, Green News

Oregon's bid to cash in on its green appeal has given Portland's weakening commercial-real-estate market an early holiday gift. Denmark-based Vestas ...

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Blogging The Meltdown, Part 2: More HuffPost Readers Share Their Stories

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Financial Crisis, Blogging the Meltdown, Economy, Blogging, Economic Crisis, Oregon, Living News

On December 1st, Arianna wrote a piece about the terrifying state of America's economy. So, just like we did with your election anxiety, we asked you...

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General Motor's VP Bob Lutz's Green Pose

James Hoggan | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Bob Lutz, Bob Lutz Is Full of Shit, General Motors, Climate Change, Global Warming, Big Three Automakers, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, Bailout, Auto Industry Bailout Vote, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Gm, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Auto Industry, Detroit, Oregon, Green News
James Hoggan

I think the U.S. legislators contemplating this auto industry bailout package should demand Bob Lutz's resignation before dribbling a single dollar into GM's leaky pockets.

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Recycling Goes From Boom To Bust As Economy Stalls

AP | P.J. DICKERSCHEID | Posted 01.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Curbside Recycling, Slump Recycling, Recycling, Recycling Market Meltdown, Norm Steenstra, Kanawha County Solid Waste, Oregon, Green News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Norm Steenstra's budgeting worries mount with each new load of cardboard, aluminum cans and plastics jugs dumped at West Vir...

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suburbs, Proposition 8, Latinos, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Same-Sex Marriage, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Margaret Thatcher, West, Walnut Creek, Mississippi, Republican Party, Detroit, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Abortion, Election 2008 Coverage, Citigroup, Alaska, Alabama, Congress, Barack Obama, Idaho, New York, Midwest, Bill Clinton, South, Great Britain, Wyoming, David Cameron, Utah, Hawaii, Nebraska, United Kingdom, Washington, Immigration, Iraq, Arizona, Democratic Party, Dallas, Maine, New Hampshire, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Houston, Long Island, New England, Philadelphia, John McCain, Contra Costa, Peggy Noonan, Louisiana, Chris Shays, Hispanic Issues, Asian-Americans, Ross Perot, Georgia, Environment, San Francisco, Gay Issues, English-Only, Calfironia, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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At Pearl Harbor, US response to raid is acclaimed

AP | HERBERT A. SAMPLE | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: World War II, Pearl Harbor Commemoration, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Anniversary, Oregon, Politics News

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — While smoke still billowed from the torpedoed ruins of the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Thomas Griffin's B-25 group took o...

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Montana: Assisted Suicide Ruled Legal

AP | AMY BETH HANSON | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suicide, Assisted Suicide, Doctor Assisted Suicide, Montana, Montana Judge, Montana Judge Ruling Suicide, Montana Assisted Suicide, Oregon, Politics News

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana judge has ruled that doctor-assisted suicides are legal in the state, a decision likely to be appealed as the state ar...

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Woman Swept To Sea During Marriage Proposal On Oregon Coast

AP | Posted 01.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Scott Napper, Marriage Proposal Death, Marriage Proposal Coast, Proposal Oregon, Swept to Sea, Marriage Proposal Drowning, Leafil Alforque, Oregon, Home News

NESKOWIN, Ore. — A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave swept her out to sea. Scott Napp...

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Can You Be a Virtual Grandparent?

Amy Goyer | Posted 01.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Connections, Traditions, Kids, Marian Robinson, New York Times, Obama Family, Grandparents, Family, Happiness, Oregon, Home News
Amy Goyer

I got an email today from a friend seeking advice for a fellow church-member who has grandchildren literally all over the globe, including in Europe a...

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The Media's Liberal Reverse Bias

J. L. Ballinger | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, The Washington Post, Liberal Media, National Journal, Afp, Associated Press, The AP, Washington Post, Obama Cabinet Picks, Media, Media Bias, Calgary Herald, Oregon, Politics News
J. L. Ballinger

Obama could pick almost anybody for his cabinet and it would represent something new from the current lame ducks.

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Review: My Name Is Bruce (2008)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: My Name Is Bruce, Review, Entertainment, Movies, Bruce Campbell, Oregon, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

My Name Is Bruce 2008 rated R 088 minutes by Scott Mendelson It seems that the tale of the self-depreciating actor is almost becoming a sub-genre a...

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