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Party line vote on Health Care for Oregon delegation
The debate on the Affordable Health Care for American Act went late into the night Saturday.
Small businesses in Oregon need health care reform
Small businesses in Oregon need health care reform guest column by Nancie Koerber of Central Point.
Most black school kids, he says, view entertainment -- being a professional athlete or a performer -- as the only form of success available to them.
Wu Introduces Resolution Supporting Chinese Quake Activists
U.S. Rep. David Wu , no stranger to raising awareness in Congress of China's dismal human-rights record, has introduced a resolution supporting two activists prosecuted for their activities following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake .
Bi-partisan bill aims to end Hepatitis epidemic in America
Yesterday I introduced the bi-partisan Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009, in order to address a silent, deadly, national Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C epidemic impacting America.
Southwest Community Connection
Transportation advocates shrug, support Hoot Owl funding
Though no one is quite sure how the redesign of Hoot Owl Corner, a project that has no visible neighborhood champion, got elevated to federal funding status, the majority of transportation advocates at an Oct.
At last, here comes the streetcar
Streetcars are a true test of patience. If you're in a hurry and just can't wait to get from here to there, Portlanders can tell you: This might not be your ride.
E is for Everyone who needs it. The public option, according to Oregon Congressman David Wu , would provide health care coverage to an additional 10 to 12 million Americans, "The proposal is to have a public option and I think it is fair to call it Medicare Part E, that might be more familiar to a lot of folks." Some Democrats like the conservative ...
Country singer Justin Moore to be first-time dad
Justin Moore is riding high with his first No. 1 song, "Small Town USA," and early next year, he'll have another first to celebrate.
U.S. inks deal for millions for Portland Streetcar, pledges more nationwide
The Portland Streetcar runs along Northwest Lovejoy Street in Northwest Portland.
Oregon helped by Medicare change in House bill
Democrats constructing final health care legislation in the House have added language that would funnel more Medicare payments to Oregon and other states that have historically have been shortchanged by the program's complex formula.
House Dems Say They Have Votes For Public Plan
House leaders say they have at least 218 votes for liberals' preferred public option in the wake of an agreement to address regional disparities in Medicare reimbursement rates, Democrats said Wednesday.
Tea Party Folks Protest Media: Stop Ignoring Us
Starting with the guy at the back, doing the rock hands, who has an INCREDIBLE business card: REYNOLDS: IS GOING TO SMOKE THAT CIGAR LIKE BIG GOVERNMENT, RIGHT DOWN TO THE STUMP First, let me say: I love conservative Oregonians.
Oregon Democratic Summit in Sunriver
Oregon Democrats were in Sunriver this weekend for their Fifth Biennial Oregon Summit.
Jobs issue looms as Ore. Democrats plan for 2010
Jobs and Oregon's struggling economy were front and center as Democrats gathered in Central Oregon for their "Summit" conference to plan for next year's election.
Gubernatorial candidates to keynote Washington County Democrats banquet
The 26th anniversary of the Washington County Democrats' premier fundraiser, the annual Maurine Neuberger Banquet, will be held Saturday, Nov.
Proposed tax credit raises bar for energy efficiency
POSTED: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 04:07 PM PT BY: Nathalie Weinstein Tags: Gerding Edlen Development , H.R. 3659 , Oregon Sustainability Center , Rep.
Now Hanging: Tim Roda @ Greg Kucera
A case can be made that Beck is to Mormonism what Father Charles Coughlin was to Catholicism in the 1930s, when the "radio priest" peddled nasty, faith-based opposition to another ambitious Democratic president.
Tax on medical device makers will hurt jobs, patients
By JOHN W. MORGAN The U.S. Senate is considering a $4 billion-a-year tax on manufacturers of medical devices and diagnostics that would have enormous implications for the future of medical innovation in America and for the local economy in Oregon.
The National Republican Congressional Committee has released Youtube footage of Oregon Congressman David Wu driving a huge GMC Yukon truck, despite promising to be a champion for the environment: From Politico: WTOP reports Wu's camp defended their boss : "Wu, who is married and has two children, bought the black GMC Yukon eight years ago so that ...
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