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• Multnomah County to sue MERS over mortgage recording fee evasion
• A bad night for reactionary sex/gender politics (yay!)
• Comment by on Whoa. Supreme Court candidate Nena Cook was one of the so-called "Democrats for Smith"
• Whoa. Supreme Court candidate Nena Cook was one of the so-called "Democrats for Smith"
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith: A flawed candidate, but a decent man working for the public good
• Comment by on For mayor, the campaign Portland deserved, but didn't get
• Comment by on For mayor, the campaign Portland deserved, but didn't get
• Comment by on For mayor, the campaign Portland deserved, but didn't get
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith? You’ve Got to Be Kidding.
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith? You’ve Got to Be Kidding.
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith? You’ve Got to Be Kidding.
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• Right place, right time: Working America canvasser saves woman from fire
• Comment by on Chicago Strike Showed the Real Value of our Teachers
• Letter of Consent Provides Historic Blueprint for Police Accountability
• Comment by on Gambling on a casino. Part 3: Funding: Who is behind these measures?
• Gambling on a casino. Part 3: Funding: Who is behind these measures?
• Comment by on Social Impact Bonds: Rethinking Government Spending
• Comment by on Social Impact Bonds: Rethinking Government Spending
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith and his driving record: Does it matter? Should it?
• Comment by on Wyden blasts Romney for "talking nonsense" and "making things up"
• Comment by on Wyden blasts Romney for "talking nonsense" and "making things up"
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith & the politics of progressive purity
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith & the politics of progressive purity
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith & the politics of progressive purity
• Oregon Ties for Nation’s Lowest Business Taxes
• About time: Nike drops "Joe Paterno" from name of child care center.
• Comment by on About time: Nike drops "Joe Paterno" from name of child care center.
• Comment by on About time: Nike drops "Joe Paterno" from name of child care center.
• Comment by on About time: Nike drops "Joe Paterno" from name of child care center.
• Comment by on Mixed bag from the SCOTUS today
• Amira's Story | AAPIs Need Permanent Solutions As Well
• Back in 2008, I was wrong about Jeff Merkley
• Merkley Rocks the Dimon Hearing
• An open letter to the DC Dem establishment
• Breaking News: Oregon’s Economic Growth Shines Again
• Comment by on The ALEC 22 in the Oregon Lege
• Comment by on The ALEC 22 in the Oregon Lege
• Comment by on How Jeff Reardon beat Mike Schaufler (and why it matters)
• How Jeff Reardon beat Mike Schaufler (and why it matters)
• Comment by on Portland in Progress: Reflections of a One Percenter
• Comment by on Morning-after reactions
• Comment by on Morning-after reactions
• Comment by on Morning-after reactions
• Comment by on Morning-after reactions
• Big news! Alaska Airlines wins approval for daily nonstop from PDX to DCA
• In wake of $2 billion loss at JPMorgan Chase, Merkley renews call for a strong Volcker Rule
• Comment by on Standing up for pro-choice champions
• Comment by on Standing up for pro-choice champions
• Comment by on Standing up for pro-choice champions
• Holvey: Schaufler is an embarrassment
• Mayoral Race: Over Two Million Dollars, and Counting
• HD-48: The "Labor Candidate" Loses Labor’s Support
• Charlie Hales pulls TV ad after PolitiFact calls claim of helping schools "flat wrong"
• Mike's Not One of Us
• Comment by on Victory! Schaufler caves, will return the $3000 from Koch Industries
• Comment by on Victory! Schaufler caves, will return the $3000 from Koch Industries
• Mike Schaufler takes $3000 from Koch Industries
• Comment by on Caption Contest!
• Comment by on Caption Contest!
• Caption Contest!
• Comment by on For mayor, an environmental champion: Eileen Brady
• Comment by on For mayor, an environmental champion: Eileen Brady
• Comment by on Mayor 2012: One week out
• HD-48: Jeff Reardon endorsed by MoveOn.org and Laborers Union
• Oops! Fact that matters overlooked by ALEC
• Comment by on HD-48: Women throw down for Reardon against Mike Schaufler
• Comment by on HD-48: Women throw down for Reardon against Mike Schaufler
• HD-48: Women throw down for Reardon against Mike Schaufler
• In budget cuts, Portland Public Schools targets programs working on achievement gap
• Comment by on Three from the Campaign Trail
• HD-48: Jeff Reardon picks up legislator endorsements in primary race against Mike Schaufler
• Sadly, this is not an April Fool's Day joke
• Comment by on Nolan-Fritz Race Heats Up
• Michelle Obama to deliver commencement address at Oregon State
• How to Fight Back Against the War on Women
• Comment by on Is Mike Schaufler Losing Labor’s Support?
• Is Mike Schaufler Losing Labor’s Support?
• I Can’t Believe We Have to Do This Again
• Comment by on Taking A Closer Look At the Doubts Raised About Eileen Brady as a New Seasons Co-Founder
• Comment by on The Oregonian and Doonesbury. Really?
• Comment by on The Oregonian and Doonesbury. Really?
• Comment by on The Oregonian and Doonesbury. Really?
• The Oregonian and Doonesbury. Really?
• "Suicide By Cop” Means Manslaughter
• Comment by on What We Need from Our Next Mayor: More than Just Lip Service to Equity
• Foreclosure reform passes!
• What We Need from Our Next Mayor: More than Just Lip Service to Equity
• Comment by on Oregon House Republicans could give a rip if you get screwed by big banks
• Comment by on Oregon House Republicans could give a rip if you get screwed by big banks
• Oregon House Republicans could give a rip if you get screwed by big banks
• Comment by on A call to arms for Barack Obama
• Rick Santorum is Un-American
• Oregon Legislature: Some of the news that's fit to print
• HD-48: Two top-tier candidates considering challenges to Mike Schaufler
• Comment by on Schaufler joins Republicans in blowing up the 30-30 House
• Comment by on Senator Betsy Johnson joins Republicans in holding CCOs hostage to tort reform
• Senator Betsy Johnson joins Republicans in holding CCOs hostage to tort reform
• Comment by on Busted! Jim Huffman to pay $30k fine for violating federal election laws
• Busted! Jim Huffman to pay $30k fine for violating federal election laws
• Republican pollster Bob Moore is alive and well, polling in fantasyland
• Comment by on Why is Speaker Bruce Hanna standing with James O'Keefe?
• Now is the time for real sentencing reform
• PolitiFact: Well, here we go again
• Trivial Pursuit: That's Some Har-ible Reporting
• Comment by on Ted Wheeler calls for reforming corporate disclosure of political donations
• Legislature Fares Poorly on Racial Equity Report Card
• Comment by on Willamette Weak: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mr. Nigel J. Jaquiss
• Sorry, PolitiFact Oregon, but you need to check your facts.
• Comment by on OR-1 roundup: Debates, attack ads, endorsements, and the BS championship!
• Comment by on The Tea Party is Losing Steam - Happy New Year!
• The gubernatorial Rose Bowl bet: Scott Walker's a cheap-ass piker
• Topics Go Missing From Oregon Business Plan
• RIP Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
• Oregon progressives and the DPO should repudiate Wyden-Ryan Medicare sell-out
• Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
• OR-1: Cornilles' blame face
• Former Bush White House aide Andrew Card comes to Portland in search of Job-Killing Regulations; Finds None
• Anatomy of a disconnect: The Lariviere firing
• Comment by on OR-1: Rob Cornilles would take away a woman's right to choose
• OR-1: Rob Cornilles would take away a woman's right to choose
• Comment by on Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
• Comment by on Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
• Comment by on Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
• Comment by on Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
• Comment by on Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
• Comment by on Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
• Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
• Comment by on We can't wait for Wall Street or Washington DC to fix themselves. Here's what Oregon is doing.
• Bonamici versus the Chameleon
• Comment by on We can't wait for Wall Street or Washington DC to fix themselves. Here's what Oregon is doing.
• Comment by on We can't wait for Wall Street or Washington DC to fix themselves. Here's what Oregon is doing.
• We can't wait for Wall Street or Washington DC to fix themselves. Here's what Oregon is doing.
• Dear PolitiFact Oregon: Check Out Today’s Oregonian
• Comment by on Oh boy. Is this about to get ugly?
• Comment by on Observations on Occupy Portland & other complicated stuff
• Comment by on Pressure building on Nike to rename "Joe Paterno Child Development Center"
• Comment by on Pressure building on Nike to rename "Joe Paterno Child Development Center"
• Comment by on Pressure building on Nike to rename "Joe Paterno Child Development Center"
• Comment by on Election Night Results: Bonamici (and more)
• In case you missed it: Peter DeFazio at Occupy Portland
• Comment by on The Next Attorney General
• Comment by on Bombshell: Kroger won't run for re-election
• Comment by on House District 48 Deserves New Representation
• House District 48 Deserves New Representation
• OR-1: Is the American Dream Dying in Rural Oregon? (Debate tonight)
• Comment by on Schaufler disciplined by House leadership after allegations he groped woman at AFL-CIO convention
• Comment by on Schaufler disciplined by House leadership after allegations he groped woman at AFL-CIO convention
• Comment by on Les Schwab attempts to block Ballot Initiative Drive
• Comment by on Schaufler disciplined by House leadership after allegations he groped woman at AFL-CIO convention
• Schaufler disciplined by House leadership after allegations he groped woman at AFL-CIO convention
• Message to Governor Kitzhaber: The road to excellence in education begins with poverty reduction
• Comment by on OR-1: Thoughts on the Democratic primary
• Comment by on Doing Democracy Oregon Style (and a special announcement)
• Comment by on Mayor 2012: Portland women show support for Charlie Hales
• The Tea Party Zone
• Americans Elect seeks ballot status in Oregon; it's all so much nonsense
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith is Running for Mayor
• Comment by on HD-47: The fourth open seat of 2012
• Comment by on Attorney General Kroger seeking second term
• Comment by on Corporate-Funded Study Says Oregon Has Nation's Fifth Lowest Biz Taxes
• Comment by on Memo to the media: Who's to blame for the S&P downgrade?
• Comment by on Bill Sizemore pleads guilty, goes directly to jail
• Avakian and Witt call on Wu to resign
• Comment by on Karl Rove's BS Anti-Kurt Schrader ad
• Comment by on David Wu accused of "aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior"
• Comment by on Roseburg Tea Party is afraid. VERY afraid.
• The showdown between consumers and Wall Street
• Merkley calls for end of "Bluegrass Boondoggle"
• Comment by on A progressive answer to the Tea Party
• SB 817: Will Wall Street Score an End-of-Session Win?
• Ban on toxic baby bottles appears dead - killed by the Speaker from Coca-Cola?
• Comment by on Stop the madness
• U.S. Bank Gets a Thumbs Down for Charging Unemployed Oregonians Excessive Fees
• Comment by on An experiment in journalism goes off the rails, on the first day.
• Comment by on An experiment in journalism goes off the rails, on the first day.
• An experiment in journalism goes off the rails, on the first day.
• Dosha Salon Spa: Tranquility, relaxation, calm... and Bob Tiernan?!
• Comment by on Will Lee Beyer, Chris Edwards, and Ginny Burdick Stand Up for Democratic Values Next Week?
• Comment by on Will Lee Beyer, Chris Edwards, and Ginny Burdick Stand Up for Democratic Values Next Week?
• OR-1: Everything old is new again
• Comment by on Osama Bin Laden killed by U.S. special forces
• Comment by on The Canadian election and what we can learn from it
• Do the math: How Kitzhaber’s plan adds up to throwing poor kids out into the street
• Apologists for the plutocrats lay an egg
• Some corporate lobbyists' bad kicker deal for the middle class.
• Comment by on Let's not forget why we got rid of the double majority requirement
• Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
• Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
• Intel’s Message on Higher Education Does Not Compute
• Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
• Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
• Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
• Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
• Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
• Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
• Local Wells Fargo branches seemingly unaware of federal law
• Kurt Schrader's legislative malpractice
• A Deal is Made. On the Backs of Women.
• The legislative rickroll: the back story
• Can't We Do Better Than Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Budget Cuts for Poor Kids?
• Fillings in his Teeth
• Comment by on Get Your Facts Straight, Oregonian Editorial Board
• Get Your Facts Straight, Oregonian Editorial Board
• The $134 million tax cut for Oregon’s wealthy that you probably haven’t heard of
• Comment by on Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
• Oregon adds 9,800 jobs in February. If only we could do as well as Washington State! (Not.)
• Resorts attempt to get around land use law by making payoffs
• Comment by on Are AG Kroger's Hardball Tactics Over the Line?
• Comment by on Are AG Kroger's Hardball Tactics Over the Line?
• Comment by on Are AG Kroger's Hardball Tactics Over the Line?
• Comment by on Are AG Kroger's Hardball Tactics Over the Line?
• Comment by on Are AG Kroger's Hardball Tactics Over the Line?
• It’s National Consumer Protection Week, except on Capitol Hill
• "The Oregon Committee"
• From Oregon to D.C.: Out of whack spending priorities
• Questions I would have asked President Obama and Intel CEO Paul Otellini
• Comment by on Here’s to some great investigative reporting
• Comment by on Here’s to some great investigative reporting
• Barbara Dudley on a State Bank
• Comment by on The other terrorism-and pondering Portland
• The other terrorism-and pondering Portland
• Comment by on FBI thwarts terrorist bomb attempt: world is officially crazy
• Comment by on FBI thwarts terrorist bomb attempt: world is officially crazy
• Comment by on The movie - "Inside Job"
• Comment by on Merkley takes another strong, principled stand
• It's a matter of priorities
• Comment by on What is Bigotry?
• Homeowners Offered New Tool in Battling Fraudulent Banks
• OR-4: Anonymous DeFazio Attack-Ad Funder Revealed
• Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
• Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
• Foreign money in our elections?
• Comment by on Why does the Oregon GOP tolerate Dennis Oliver Woods?
• If you bank at Wells Fargo....
• Comment by on The Gathering of Eagles prepares to fly off a cliff
• Why I support Voter Owned Elections
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Dudley's story begins to unravel
• Bring Baseball Back
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on OR-Sen: NRSC says Wyden has lost touch with "Evergreen State". Uh...what?
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Merkley: Don't blame friends for acts of enemies
• The Oregon Business Association (OBA) Embraces Father of Dangerous Budget Agenda
• Why we need the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Comment by on Independent Party primary election results
• OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?
• Yes, Tax Expenditures Can Be Cut to Meet Spending Priorities
• Reset Tax Code Spending
• Comment by on The Oregonian - some thoughts
• Power Dynamics Over Coffee