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• The "utopian enslavement" is coming for you.
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• The fundamental flaw at the heart of the Mohammed Muhammed case
• Merkley wins 62-33 vote on his Afghanistan troop drawdown resolution
• Comment by on The Oregonian's right-wing headline writer strikes again
• Comment by on Shawn Lindsay: It's not me, it's you. And you're stupid.
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• Comment by on Shawn Lindsay: It's not me, it's you. And you're stupid.
• Comment by on Shawn Lindsay: It's not me, it's you. And you're stupid.
• Shawn Lindsay: It's not me, it's you. And you're stupid.
• The Oregonian's right-wing headline writer strikes again
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• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Social Security and the Myth of Longer Lives
• Malpractice Legislation Nearly Ready to See Daylight
• Filibuster reform: Merkley gathers more Senators
• Fixing the US Senate: Will Merkley get another shot at filibuster reform?
• Comment by on Anatomy of A Portland Police Media Campaign
• Comment by on Another Possible Lesson from Vietnam?
• Comment by on UPDATE: KPOJ fires Carl Wolfson, drops political talk radio, and goes all-sports
• Portland Will Get New Taxis for the First Time in 10 Years
• Comment by on A Request from Rural Oregon
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• A Request from Rural Oregon
• Comment by on OBAMA KEEPS JOB: Headline writers at the Oregonian suck
• Comment by on BREAKING: Ballot tampering suspect identified - and she's a right-wing activist
• Comment by on BREAKING: Ballot tampering suspect identified - and she's a right-wing activist
• Comment by on BREAKING: Ballot tampering suspect identified - and she's a right-wing activist
• Our Family and Jefferson Smith
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• It ain't Mittens!
• Comment by on BREAKING: Ballot tampering in Clackamas County? Investigation underway.
• The Jefferson Smith I Know
• Comment by on Lots of new polling numbers!
• Superstorm Sandy, Mitt, and US
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• Comment by on OR Legislature: All your jam packed goodness in one juicy post.
• Comment by on 26-146: Standing up for arts in our schools
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• Comment by on Sorry, Jack Roberts, but you're wrong about Mitt Romney's tax plan
• Comment by on 26-146: Standing up for arts in our schools
• Comment by on 26-146: Standing up for arts in our schools
• Comment by on Whoa. Supreme Court candidate Nena Cook was one of the so-called "Democrats for Smith"
• Comment by on Whoa. Supreme Court candidate Nena Cook was one of the so-called "Democrats for Smith"
• Comment by on Vote No on Portland Arts Tax Measure 26-146
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• Fritz Wants to Pry More Budget Power from Mayor's Claws
• Vote No on Portland Arts Tax Measure 26-146
• Green Merkley
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith: A flawed candidate, but a decent man working for the public good
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith: A flawed candidate, but a decent man working for the public good
• Jefferson Smith: A flawed candidate, but a decent man working for the public good
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• Comment by on Jefferson Smith? You’ve Got to Be Kidding.
• Comment by on For mayor, the campaign Portland deserved, but didn't get
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• Comment by on For mayor, the campaign Portland deserved, but didn't get
• For mayor, the campaign Portland deserved, but didn't get
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• 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
• Ron Frashour and Binding Arbitration
• Comment by on Write-in votes for Mayor?
• 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.
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith? You’ve Got to Be Kidding.
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• Tax Déjà vu All Over Again
• Comment by on In college, Jefferson Smith cited for misdemeanor assault
• Comment by on In college, Jefferson Smith cited for misdemeanor assault
• Comment by on In college, Jefferson Smith cited for misdemeanor assault
• Comment by on Happily paying for some other kids' education
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• Comment by on Chicago Strike Showed the Real Value of our Teachers
• Comment by on Chicago Strike Showed the Real Value of our Teachers
• Comment by on Something I'd Like to Vote For
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• Comment by on Does the Hales campaign's secret OLCV taping fit the character of Portland?
• Comment by on Mult. Co. Chair Jeff Cogen raises the alarm against coal exports, directs Multnomah County health and emergency staff to take action
• Comment by on Tuesday at the DNC: Michelle Obama, Julian Castro, Martin O'Malley, Tammy Duckworth, and more...
• Comment by on Yes to Fluoride: A Smart Health Equity tool.
• PERS tax perk for out-of-state retirees has to go
• Yes to Fluoride: A Smart Health Equity tool.
• Comment by on RNC Day 3: Clint Eastwood Day
• Fear & Loathing in North Clackamas
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• Comment by on Social Impact Bonds: Rethinking Government Spending
• Comment by on One theory as to why the Oregonian won't endorse a candidate in the presidential race.
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith and his driving record: Does it matter? Should it?
• Comment by on Two Huge Endorsements for Jefferson Smith: Sierra Club, Mother PAC
• Comment by on One theory as to why the Oregonian won't endorse a candidate in the presidential race.
• Two Huge Endorsements for Jefferson Smith: Sierra Club, Mother PAC
• One theory as to why the Oregonian won't endorse a candidate in the presidential race.
• That feeling of Dread: The Republican War on Women
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith and his driving record: Does it matter? Should it?
• What was Todd Akin thinking...? Really.
• More Than Just Boys-Will-Be-Boys
• Paul Ryan and the Democratic Safety Net Rubicon
• Comment by on The Case for More Direct Representation in the City of Portland
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• Comment by on The Case for More Direct Representation in the City of Portland
• New coalition lobbies to fluoridate Portland's drinking water
• Comment by on Parlor Tricks, Public Policy, and PERS
• Comment by on Parlor Tricks, Public Policy, and PERS
• 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
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith & the politics of progressive purity
• Time to Act on the Climate Crisis
• Comment by on Merkley's plan to fix home ownership
• Comment by on Merkley's plan to fix home ownership
• Comment by on Merkley's plan to fix home ownership
• Why I'm Supporting Jefferson Smith for Mayor of Portland
• Comment by on The Real Reason for the CRC: Supporting Clark County's Exurban Sprawl
• Schrader: Stop funding the war in Afghanistan
• Comment by on The sippy cup war is over! Huzzah!
• The Oregon Estate Tax’s $2 Billion Loophole
• OR-House: GOP Caucus ousts Kevin Cameron from Leader spot
• Irony, thy name is Romney
• The sippy cup war is over! Huzzah!
• Comment by on Spat inside the Oregon Republican Party
• HD-30: Democrat Joe Gallegos to challenge GOPer Shawn Lindsay
• Comment by on Coal trains wreck their way through the Northwest
• Comment by on Should Oregon legalize self-serve gasoline?
• Comment by on PPP: Kitzhaber and Merkley in solid, not great, position looking ahead to 2014
• Affordable Care Act Upheld
• Sen. Edward M. Kennedy finally at Peace
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• Comment by on Mayor Adams to TriMet: No, really, you're not giving up on youth passes.
• Comment by on Mayor Adams to TriMet: No, really, you're not giving up on youth passes.
• Comment by on Mayor Adams to TriMet: No, really, you're not giving up on youth passes.
• Comment by on Mayor Adams to TriMet: No, really, you're not giving up on youth passes.
• Comment by on Mayor Adams to TriMet: No, really, you're not giving up on youth passes.
• Comment by on Mayor Adams to TriMet: No, really, you're not giving up on youth passes.
• Comment by on Mayor Adams to TriMet: No, really, you're not giving up on youth passes.
• Comment by on Mayor Adams to TriMet: No, really, you're not giving up on youth passes.
• Comment by on Mixed bag from the SCOTUS today
• Comment by on Mixed bag from the SCOTUS today
• Comment by on Mixed bag from the SCOTUS today
• Comment by on What happens in Oregon if health care is struck down?
• What happens in Oregon if health care is struck down?
• Tackling the challenge of affordable housing
• Merkley Rocks the Dimon Hearing
• Comment by on No more excuses on NoPo displacement
• Comment by on No more excuses on NoPo displacement
• Comment by on GPS tax: The terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad idea that just won't die
• Comment by on GPS tax: The terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad idea that just won't die
• Comment by on Could Oregon become a swing state in the presidential?
• Waging a Winning Fight Against Wage Theft
• Breaking News: Oregon’s Economic Growth Shines Again
• Comment by on Susan Castillo resigns as State Supt of Public Instruction
• Comment by on Pondering war, patriotism and fallen soldiers
• Comment by on Pondering war, patriotism and fallen soldiers
• Pondering war, patriotism and fallen soldiers
• Comment by on Advice for an aspiring political leader
• Comment by on Advice for an aspiring political leader
• Comment by on Advice for an aspiring political leader
• Comment by on Punditology 2012: whose primary election crystal ball ruled them all?
• Comment by on In the race for Attorney General, marijuana prohibition loses in a landslide
• Comment by on In the race for Attorney General, marijuana prohibition loses in a landslide
• Comment by on In the race for Attorney General, marijuana prohibition loses in a landslide
• Comment by on Strong finish by Jefferson Smith
• Comment by on Strong finish by Jefferson Smith
• Strong finish by Jefferson Smith
• Thank You, Eileen
• Comment by on Morning-after reactions
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• Big news! Alaska Airlines wins approval for daily nonstop from PDX to DCA
• Comment by on Reid apologizes, says Merkley was right
• Reid apologizes, says Merkley was right
• The Difference on Development Fees
• SurveyUSA has Rosenblum leading 52-27
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• Comment by on Dwight Holton's day job raises questions
• Dwight Holton's day job raises questions
• Comment by on New Poll in Portland Mayoral Race
• Kaboom. Kitzhaber comes home from DC with $1.9 billion for health care in Oregon.
• Vote for Ellen Rosenblum for Attorney General
• Comment by on No More Band Aids
• Comment by on No More Band Aids
• No More Band Aids
• Charlie Hales: You should have put your money where your mouth is.
• Comment by on Charlie Hales: You should have put your money where your mouth is.
• Beyond the Talking Points in the Portland Mayor's Race
• Register to Vote! (or update your registration)
• Comment by on Dwight Holton is backtracking on marijuana. We don't believe him.
• Comment by on Dwight Holton is backtracking on marijuana. We don't believe him.
• Dwight Holton is backtracking on marijuana. We don't believe him.
• June Key Delta: Celebrating Black Environmentalism
• Why I Support Ellen Rosenblum for Attorney General
• Comment by on It's early, but GOP is already targeting Merkley with SuperPAC cash
• Comment by on Holton will be a strong leader and fierce and compassionate advocate for Oregonians
• Comment by on Holton will be a strong leader and fierce and compassionate advocate for Oregonians
• Comment by on Holton will be a strong leader and fierce and compassionate advocate for Oregonians
• Comment by on Caption Contest!
• Comment by on OCN fades to black as BlueOregon stays strong
• Comment by on OCN fades to black as BlueOregon stays strong
• OCN fades to black as BlueOregon stays strong
• The O: Hales for Mayor
• Comment by on Nolan-Fritz Race Heats Up
• Oregon Must Have the Courage to Lead on Universal Health Care
• Comment by on Oregon Must Have the Courage to Lead on Universal Health Care
• Comment by on Oregon Must Have the Courage to Lead on Universal Health Care
• Comment by on We got to get a bat to swing at Obama
• Comment by on Fritz releases poll with 44-10 lead over Nolan
• Comment by on Fritz releases poll with 44-10 lead over Nolan
• Comment by on Fritz releases poll with 44-10 lead over Nolan
• Comment by on AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• Comment by on AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• Comment by on AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• Comment by on AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• Comment by on AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• Comment by on Schadenfreude: Allen Alley strikes out again.
• Comment by on Schadenfreude: Allen Alley strikes out again.
• Doonesbury, Day Two
• Comment by on "Suicide By Cop” Means Manslaughter
• Comment by on "Suicide By Cop” Means Manslaughter
• Ron Wyden fights for consumers & environment on Keystone XL
• Comment by on Mayor 2012: All the latest
• Comment by on "Suicide By Cop” Means Manslaughter
• Comment by on "Suicide By Cop” Means Manslaughter
• Comment by on Filing Day: Looking ahead to the 2012 elections
• Foreclosure reform passes!
• On the eve of filing day, a look at the big board
• Comment by on GOP legislators: Partying at the beach instead of getting their work done
• GOP legislators: Partying at the beach instead of getting their work done
• Comment by on I'm Steve Novick and I'm running for Portland City Council
• Comment by on What We Need from Our Next Mayor: More than Just Lip Service to Equity
• Comment by on Why is Dave Hunt dissing land use policy he voted for?
• Comment by on Why is Dave Hunt dissing land use policy he voted for?
• Comment by on Why is Dave Hunt dissing land use policy he voted for?
• Comment by on Why is Dave Hunt dissing land use policy he voted for?
• Comment by on I'm Steve Novick and I'm running for Portland City Council
• Comment by on Why is Dave Hunt dissing land use policy he voted for?
• Comment by on Why is Dave Hunt dissing land use policy he voted for?
• Insurance Exchange Bill Moves Toward Floor Vote, with Amendment Relating to OEBB Opt-Out
• I'm Steve Novick and I'm running for Portland City Council
• Comment by on Metro wants your opinion except when they don't.
• Lift the blockade: Time for GOP lawmakers to help pass major reforms
• Comment by on Rick Santorum is Un-American
• Rick Santorum is Un-American
• Rick Santorum: Not just a snob, but an arrogant, patronizing snob
• Houses passes Kitzhaber health bill
• Comment by on A call to arms for Barack Obama
• Comment by on A call to arms for Barack Obama
• A call to arms for Barack Obama
• Update: Hostage released! CCO bill moves forward as Senator Johnson changes her mind
• Comment by on Schaufler joins Republicans in blowing up the 30-30 House
• Schaufler joins Republicans in blowing up the 30-30 House
• Comment by on Schaufler joins Republicans in blowing up the 30-30 House
• Lawmakers develop kicker plan
• Comment by on Senator Betsy Johnson joins Republicans in holding CCOs hostage to tort reform
• 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 Matt Wingard blocks child abuse bill
• Comment by on Matt Wingard blocks child abuse bill
• OR-1: Election Night Open Thread - Bonamici Wins!
• PolitiFact: Well, here we go again
• Comment by on Ted Wheeler calls for reforming corporate disclosure of political donations
• Ted Wheeler calls for reforming corporate disclosure of political donations
• Mayor 2012: Brady wins first labor union endorsement
• Kos gives huge props to Ron Wyden
• Comment by on WaCo: Andy Duyck's Enemies List
• Willamette Weak: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mr. Nigel J. Jaquiss
• Why BlueOregon isn't blacked out today
• Comment by on BREAKING: All Democrats in Oregon congressional delegation now oppose SOPA/PIPA. (Paging Greg Walden...)
• BREAKING: All Democrats in Oregon congressional delegation now oppose SOPA/PIPA. (Paging Greg Walden...)
• Comment by on OR-1: Rob Cornilles, climate change, sleeping bags, and cheese
• With streetcar support lost in Lake Oswego, Portland Mayor Sam Adams says project is 'suspended'
• Perspectives on Portland: Earl Blumenauer
• Kitzhaber makes Rolling Stone's top 12 list of "leaders who get things done"
• The top Oregon political stories of 2011
• Comment by on Time to Right-Price Parking
• The Fatal Link Between Indefinite Detainment & Obama's DNA
• If Oregon Capital Gains Income Were a Pizza . . .
• Comment by on My abortion didn't make me crazy, Part II
• Comment by on Oregon progressives and the DPO should repudiate Wyden-Ryan Medicare sell-out
• Oregon progressives and the DPO should repudiate Wyden-Ryan Medicare sell-out
• Comment by on Wyden's Twist on Medicare
• Wyden's Twist on Medicare
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• Comment by on Wyden's Twist on Medicare
• Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
• Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
• Hales Calls for Community Credit Portland
• Comment by on SD-14: Gary Coe's "inconceivable" moment
• Comment by on Anatomy of a disconnect: The Lariviere firing
• Anatomy of a disconnect: The Lariviere firing
• Merkley pushes for faster withdrawal from Afghanistan
• An open letter on education reform to Ben Cannon
• Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
• Olbermann breaks media blackout; Wyden goes on-air to talk about threat to the internet
• After Lariviere, a new chance for the University of Oregon
• Comment by on Banking is Now a Political and Social Issue
• Mayor 2012: Chief Reese is out.
• Comment by on Dear PolitiFact Oregon: Check Out Today’s Oregonian
• Comment by on Dear PolitiFact Oregon: Check Out Today’s Oregonian
• Comment by on The right of the people peaceably to assemble...
• Will Congress Vote for Economic Catastrophe By Adopting a Balanced Budget Amendment?
• An Otherwise Good to See News Story in The Oregonian
• Comment by on Rebuild Main Street Oregon. Bring Your Money Home.
• Rebuild Main Street Oregon. Bring Your Money Home.
• Comment by on Rebuild Main Street Oregon. Bring Your Money Home.
• Tidbits from the Trail
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• Comment by on Mayor 2012: Eileen Brady envisions Portland as a "haven for entrepreneurs"
• Comment by on Mayor 2012: Eileen Brady envisions Portland as a "haven for entrepreneurs"
• Comment by on Article of Faith
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• Comment by on Article of Faith
• Comment by on Mission Accomplished: President Obama announces complete withdrawal from Iraq
• Comment by on Give Oregonians Credit for Supporting Public Higher Education
• Comment by on Give Oregonians Credit for Supporting Public Higher Education
• Article of Faith
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• Comment by on The Mayoral Candidates and the Costly, Risky CRC
• A tip of the legislative hat
• The King Memorial: Greatness revealed
• Comment by on The King Memorial: Greatness revealed
• Protestors against Mars Hill Church make things worse
• Comment by on OR-1: Romper Room
• Comment by on Hales Encourages Corporate Responsibility; Supporting B Corporations
• What Was Not Inside Intel’s Economic Report
• Portland, Jefferson Smith would like to be your mayor.
• In DC, Kitzhaber endorses American Jobs Act and talks health transformation
• Cornelius recalls Tea Partyish "Team 3".
• Comment by on OR-1: While Bonamici dithers on trade, Witt and Avakian stake out strong, progressive stands
• Comment by on Portland as a "Resilient Community"
• Comment by on Americans Elect seeks ballot status in Oregon; it's all so much nonsense
• Comment by on Americans Elect seeks ballot status in Oregon; it's all so much nonsense
• Comment by on Americans Elect seeks ballot status in Oregon; it's all so much nonsense
• Comment by on Americans Elect seeks ballot status in Oregon; it's all so much nonsense
• Comment by on Americans Elect seeks ballot status in Oregon; it's all so much nonsense
• Comment by on Jefferson Smith's Campaign Lands with a Splash
• Jefferson Smith's Campaign Lands with a Splash
• Americans Elect seeks ballot status in Oregon; it's all so much nonsense
• In surveys, Oregon government doing better than national leaders
• Comment by on Merkley's "stunningly good idea": CBO scoring on jobs impact
• Comment by on SOS: Kate Brown draws a challenger for 2012
• Comment by on Merkley's "stunningly good idea": CBO scoring on jobs impact
• Merkley's "stunningly good idea": CBO scoring on jobs impact
• Jefferson Smith is Running for Mayor
• Matt Wand: Says "Every time the Legislature 'suspended' the kicker, most recently the corporate kicker in 2007, Salem spent every penny and failed to stabilize the state's revenues."
• Comment by on Obama proposes American Jobs Act
• Comment by on Before a big crowd, Eileen Brady launches her campaign for Mayor
• Comment by on Before a big crowd, Eileen Brady launches her campaign for Mayor
• Before a big crowd, Eileen Brady launches her campaign for Mayor
• Comment by on AP: Avakian "trumpeting solidly liberal positions"
• Comment by on On the value of public education
• Comment by on On the value of public education
• Comment by on Sen Jason Atkinson: coincidence or calculated?
• On Democracy & Progressive Change
• Comment by on Chamberlain: Jobs are job one.
• Comment by on Sen Jason Atkinson: coincidence or calculated?
• Sen Jason Atkinson: coincidence or calculated?
• Chamberlain: Jobs are job one.
• Group wants Measure 66 tax hikes renewed
• Portland mayoral candidates report in
• Comment by on Mary Nolan wins world peace and gives away free chocolate
• Comment by on Paul Evans: Not your usual progressive tirade
• Paul Evans: Not your usual progressive tirade
• Comment by on OR-1: Democrats pledge to focus on issues and experience
• Comment by on OR-1: Democrats pledge to focus on issues and experience
• Comment by on In 2012, Oregon will be a battleground state, says Gallup
• Comment by on In 2012, Oregon will be a battleground state, says Gallup
• In 2012, Oregon will be a battleground state, says Gallup
• Cannon Leaving Legislature to Serve as Governor's Education Advisor
• AAA credit: Oregon could save millions by gaining 1 little letter
• Comment by on Corporate-Funded Study Says Oregon Has Nation's Fifth Lowest Biz Taxes
• Comment by on Time to Lead on the CRC – Yes, This Means You
• Comment by on Memo to the media: Who's to blame for the S&P downgrade?
• Comment by on Memo to the media: Who's to blame for the S&P downgrade?
• Comment by on Memo to the media: Who's to blame for the S&P downgrade?
• Comment by on Could Mark Hatfield start in Oregon politics today?
• Could Mark Hatfield start in Oregon politics today?
• Memo to the media: Who's to blame for the S&P downgrade?
• Sorry, Oregon Business Council and ECONorthwest, but the rich stay put despite tax increases
• Comment by on Debt ceiling deal is a defeat -- what next?
• Comment by on Debt deal passes: Wyden votes yes, Merkley votes no.
• Debt deal passes: Wyden votes yes, Merkley votes no.
• Comment by on House passes debt ceiling vote
• Comment by on Debt Deal Reached
• Comment by on Debt Deal Reached
• Comment by on On candidates, policy and women.
• Comment by on Sam Adams bows out of 2012 re-election campaign
• Comment by on Sam Adams bows out of 2012 re-election campaign
• Comment by on Functional and Dysfunctional Government: Two Examples
• Comment by on Sam Adams bows out of 2012 re-election campaign
• Sam Adams bows out of 2012 re-election campaign
• Comment by on Sam Adams bows out of 2012 re-election campaign
• Comment by on Sam Adams bows out of 2012 re-election campaign
• Comment by on Functional and Dysfunctional Government: Two Examples
• Comment by on Functional and Dysfunctional Government: Two Examples
• Functional and Dysfunctional Government: Two Examples
• Universally disgusted with debt ceiling insanity
• Comment by on David Wu accused of "aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior"
• Comment by on Roseburg Tea Party is afraid. VERY afraid.
• CRC: A Toxic Mortgage, and a Half-Billion Dollar Hole
• Eileen Brady: Serious Passion for Portland
• Comment by on Eileen Brady: Serious Passion for Portland
• Comment by on Matt Wand taking heat for legal actions against gay couple
• Comment by on Jeff Cogen: I'm not running for Mayor. Here's why.
• Comment by on Stand for Children's Jonah Edelman under fire for videotaped comments that reveal hardball tactics
• Why Oregon and Washington Republicans find it harder to run for Senate than governor
• Where is Dr. No when we need him?
• Cage-free eggs measure shelved in Oregon after national agreement reached
• Comment by on Mayor 2012: Charlie Hales residency question - serious issue or cheap shot?
• Comment by on HD-36: The first open seat of 2012
• Oregon Leads in Craft Beer Consumption
• Hey Yamhill County, you deserve better
• Comment by on Hey Yamhill County, you deserve better
• Comment by on For our students, please veto HB 2301
• Responsibly Confront the National Deficit
• HB2301: Veto this bad bill & do online education right
• Comment by on For our students, please veto HB 2301
• Comment by on For our students, please veto HB 2301
• Comment by on Portland City Council: Steve Novick is in.
• Redistricting: In a stunner, bipartisan agreement on congressional map
• Comment by on Randy Leonard to retire from City Council
• Randy Leonard: Civil Rights Champion
• It's all a health care problem
• More Handouts For Millionaire Investors? Let’s Get Our Priorities Straight
• Comment by on More Handouts For Millionaire Investors? Let’s Get Our Priorities Straight
• Comment by on Mitch Greenlick is a bad-ass
• Poll: 48% of Oregon voters support same-sex marriage
• Happily Watching History
• Alan Simpson: Eliminating tax expenditures is NOT a tax increase
• Comment by on Mitch Greenlick is a bad-ass
• Mitch Greenlick is a bad-ass
• Comment by on A progressive answer to the Tea Party
• Controversial Education Bills Begin To Move In Ore. Legislature
• Comment by on Pay up (and) the wolf gets it!
• Comment by on Hurry and make money by grabbing your share of leaking subsidy
• Comment by on The Four Flaws of a Capital Gains Income Tax Cut
• Comment by on Hurry and make money by grabbing your share of leaking subsidy
• Comment by on Hurry and make money by grabbing your share of leaking subsidy
• Hurry and make money by grabbing your share of leaking subsidy
• Comment by on Is the Oregonian newsroom tilting to the right?
• Income Tax Expenditures and the Great State Budget Crunch
• Putting More Teeth Into Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
• Bipartisan redistricting plan passes House and Senate; Kitzhaber to sign Monday
• Comment by on Bipartisan redistricting plan passes House and Senate; Kitzhaber to sign Monday
• Health exchange bill heads to Kitzhaber
• Comment by on June 7: A Date That Will Live in Fiscal and Economic Infamy
• Redistricting: Wow! Ds and Rs produce compromise legislative map
• Dembrow: It's time for an up-or-down vote on tuition equity
• Comment by on The GOP's situational concern about deficits
• The GOP's situational concern about deficits
• Comment by on Saving Oregon’s Solar Industry
• Comment by on Mayor 2012: Eileen Brady is in.
• Mayor 2012: Eileen Brady is in.
• Comment by on The BPA ban and the lame excuses of Julie Parrish
• Comment by on Farm-to-School: A Closer Look at HB 2800
• Comment by on We're Not Broke
• Kicker reform, Rainy Day Fund & Capital Gains cuts: an unholy alliance
• Comment by on Kicker reform, Rainy Day Fund & Capital Gains cuts: an unholy alliance
• Senate approves 'kicker' change
• Comment by on Will Lawmakers Prioritize Oregon’s Middle Class?
• Portland physician planning all-products ban on Bisphenol-A if SB 695 fails
• Kurt Schrader to hold online town hall at 6 p.m.
• Comment by on Ban on toxic baby bottles appears dead - killed by the Speaker from Coca-Cola?
• Comment by on Why Tuition Equity Matters
• Why Tuition Equity Matters
• Comment by on What do we make of the Sellwood Bridge vote?
• Comment by on What do we make of the Sellwood Bridge vote?
• Comment by on What do we make of the Sellwood Bridge vote?
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• Redistricting: A new Democratic map addresses objections
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• Finally! Oregon Senate votes to ban toxic Bisphenol-A from baby bottles and sippy-cups
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• Why does the Oregon GOP tolerate Dennis Oliver Woods?
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• Maybe Lars will have these folks on his show, too.
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