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20080514
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Oregon
- 2008
Election - Music
- Entertainers
- "Steve
Novick: The One-Handed Progressive Candidate Pearl Jam, R.E.M. & Death
Cab Want You to Know About." ... "[2008 Election
Oregon Democratic Senatorial Candidate] Steve
Novick is a 4'9" populist with no time for Big Money, a hook for a
hand, and a beer named for his hook hand. And in this charming campaign
ad [ WATCH],
he happily opens a brew for a pal…using his hook! Oh wait, did we mention
that half of all of indie rock is backing the man’s Senate run?" ... "Novick
is a Democrat running for Senate from Oregon. His supporters include R.E.M.’s
Michael Stipe, Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard, Krist Novoselic, Death Cab for
Cutie’s Chris Walla, Corin Tucker, the Decemberists‘ Colin Meloy, and Rufus
Wainwright." ... "If Novick wins the primary, Pearl
Jam will play four east coast shows and donate the proceeds to Steve’s
campaign." -MTV.com
20080510
-
Barack
Obama - John
McCain - 2008
Election - Oregon
- Energy
- Technology
- US
- Iraq
- Military
- Health
Care - "Obama
eager to campaign with McCain." ... "Acting even
more like he has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, [2008
Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Barack Obama said on Saturday
he would be willing to campaign jointly with Republican [2008 Election
Presidential Candidate] John McCain and acknowledged he needed to better
introduce himself to Americans." ... "After a stop at a solar technology
company in this central Oregon town [Bend, Oregon], Obama was asked if
he supported a suggestion that he campaign with McCain and hold joint town
hall meetings in the run-up to the November [2008] general election." ...
""I think that's a great idea. Obviously we'd have to think through the
logistics on this," Obama said. "Should I be the nominee, if I have the
opportunity to debate substantive issues before the voters with John McCain,
that's something I'm going to welcome."" ... "Obama, who took a commanding
lead in the Democratic race last week, said he looked forward to pointing
out his differences with McCain, including views on the energy crisis,
the Iraq war and health care." ... ""We haven't finished this primary yet
so it's premature to start projecting how the general election's going
to play out," he said at the news conference." (1, 2,
3)
-By Deborah Charles wtih contributions by by Chris
Baltimore and Todd Eastham -Reuters
20080325
-
Home-Prices
- History
- Seattle
- Washington
- Portland
- Ore
- Nevada
- Florida
- Phoenix
- Arizona
- San
Diego - California
- Michigan
- NC
- "U.S.
home prices fall 10.7% in January, Seattle's drop 1.3%."
... "U.S. [United States] home prices fell 10.7 percent in January from
the same month last year, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller
home-price index of 20 cities, which saw the steepest decline in the two-decade
history of the index." ... "Seattle[Washington]-area home prices were among
the decliners, although the annual drop was a slight 1.3 percent. Only
Portland, Ore. [Oregon], posted a smaller annual decline, 0.5 percent."
... "Worst hit were Las Vegas [Nevada] and Miami [Florida], both reporting
19.3 percent drops, as the regions are still paying the price for rampant
speculation and overbuilding during the boom years. Those cities and 14
others — including Phoenix [Arizona], San Diego [California] and Detroit
[Michigan] — posted record lows." ... "Only Charlotte, N.C. [North Carolina],
squeaked by as a gainer in the Case-Shiller index, with a 1.8 percent increase
in January compared with a year earlier." -By Vinnee
Tong with contributions by Dan Caterinicchia
-AP via -SeattleTimes
20080321
-
Barack
Obama
- Bill
Richardson
- New
Mexico - Illinois
- Portland
- Ore
- US
- International
- 2008
Election - "Obama
wins Bill Richardson's endorsement." ... "New Mexico
[Governor] Gov. Bill Richardson, the nation's only Latino governor, is
endorsing [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Illinois
Senator] Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling him a "once-in-a-lifetime
leader" who can unite the nation and restore America's international leadership."
... "Richardson, who dropped out of the Democratic race in January, is
to appear with Obama today at a campaign event in Portland, Ore. [Oregon],
the Associated Press has learned." -By Jim Cole
-AP via -LAtimes
20071231
-
Money
- Politics
- Federal
- Housing
- Legislation
- New
Jersey - Georgia
- California
- Texas
- Utah
- Maryland
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Washington
- 2004
Election - US
- Netherlands
- "Lender
Lobbying Blitz Abetted Mortgage Mess: Ameriquest
Pressed For Changes in Laws; A Battle in New Jersey." ... "During the housing
boom, the subprime industry succeeded at more than just writing mortgages.
It also shot down efforts by some states to curtail risky lending to borrowers
with spotty credit." ... "Ameriquest Mortgage Co. [ACC Capital Holdings],
until recently one of the nation's largest subprime lenders, was at the
center of those battles. Working with a husband-and-wife team of Washington
lobbyists, it handed out more than $20 million in political donations and
played a big role in persuading legislators in New Jersey and Georgia to
relax tough new laws. Those victories, in turn, helped blunt efforts by
other states to crack down on reckless lending, critics of the industry
contend." ... "Home loans made by Ameriquest and other subprime lenders
are defaulting now in large numbers, roiling global credit markets and
sparking debate about whether regulators and lawmakers should have anticipated
the mess and taken action. A close look at Ameriquest's lobbying and political
donations shows how the subprime industry maneuvered to defeat legislation
that might have contained some of the damage." ... "Data from federal and
state campaign-finance records, Internal Revenue Service filings, and the
National Institute on Money in State Politics show that from 2002 through
2006, Ameriquest, its executives and their spouses and business associates
donated at least $20.5 million to state and federal political groups. In
comparison, over the same time period, Countrywide Financial, another large
subprime lender, gave about $2 million in campaign gifts, and spent an
additional $6.7 million lobbying in Washington, records indicate." ...
"Some of the giving by Ameriquest executives and associates was high-profile.
[Republican] President Bush received more than $200,000 for his 2004 re-election
campaign, and Ameriquest founder Roland Arnall and his wife, Dawn, contributed
more than $5 million to political organizations that backed the president.
Last year, [Republican] President Bush appointed Mr. Arnall ambassador
to the Netherlands, and his wife took over as chairman of Ameriquest's
parent company. California [Republican Governor] Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's
campaigns received at least $1.4 million, along with stacks of tickets
to a Rolling Stones concert that were used to lure big donors." ... "Last
year, ACC Capital, its [Ameriquest Mortgage Company] parent company, agreed
to pay $325 million to settle regulators' claims that it charged excessively
high mortgage rates and didn't adequately disclose loan risks. Some of
the state attorneys general who signed the settlement, including Greg Abbott
of Texas, received campaign donations from the firm. Utah's attorney general,
Mark Shurtleff, received a $1,000 contribution and Rolling Stones tickets."
... "Ameriquest also handed out Rolling Stones tickets to state legislators
in Georgia, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and California,
according to ethics records and local news accounts." ... "Federal lawmakers
didn't pose much of a threat to the subprime industry in recent years.
Members of Congress received at least $645,000 in donations from Ameriquest
and large sums from other big subprime lenders, Federal Election Commission
records indicate." ... "ACC Capital, Ameriquest's parent company, and its
executives gave more than $350,000 to Texas politicians in 2006, including
$100,000 to [Republican Governor] Gov. Rick Perry, according to state records."
-By Glenn R. Simpson -WSJ.com
20071226
-
US
- Iraq
- Military
- Family
- Poll
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Afghanistan
- "Military
family members share public's division on Iraq war, Bush:
Polls: Almost half say invasion was a mistake." ... "Close family members
of U.S. [United States] troops are split on whether the Iraq invasion was
a mistake, and 55% disapprove of [Republican] President Bush's job performance,
according to USA TODAY/Gallup Polls focusing on immediate relatives of
servicemembers." ... ""They've maxed out on the troops. You've got guys
who are over there on their fourth or fifth tours. It's ridiculous," says
Jeanette Knowles, 40, of Mountain Home, Idaho, whose brother, Jeff, served
a tour in Iraq with the Oregon National Guard." ... "More than 1.5 million
servicemembers have been sent to Iraq or Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001,
and Army combat tours last up to 15 months." -By Gregg
Zoroya -USATODAY
20071218
-
Wave
- Technology
- Company
- Canada
- San
Francisco - California
- Oregon
- US
- Global
- Climate
- "PG&E
agrees to buy power from Canadian firm's proposed 'wave park'."
... "The dream of generating electricity from the ocean's waves will take
a major step forward today when Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announces
its support for plans to build the nation's first commercial wave power
plant off the coast of Northern California, the latest step in the state's
efforts to combat global warming." ... "The plant will consist of eight
buoys bobbing in the water 2 1/2 miles offshore, each buoy generating electricity
as it rises and falls with the waves. If all goes as planned, the "wave
park" will begin operating in 2012." ... "The power it generates won't
be much - enough to light 1,500 homes at most. But it represents another
potential front in the fight against climate change. California has ordered
utilities such as PG&E to buy more power from renewable sources that
don't spew greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and heat the planet. The
utilities are turning to the sun, the wind and now the ocean as a result."
... "San Francisco's [California] PG&E won't build or own the proposed
wave park, near Eureka [California], which will be designed and built by
Canadian company Finavera. Instead, PG&E has agreed to buy the plant's
power." ... "That promise will help Finavera get financing for the project
by showing potential investors that it already has a customer. It's an
unusual step for a technology that, until now, has existed more in the
lab than in the water." ... "There's no guarantee that the project will
work. Finavera's prototype buoy sank off the Oregon coast earlier this
year, for reasons the company hasn't completely nailed down." -By
David R. Baker -SFGate.com
20071109
-
Dennis
Hastert - Politics
- Ill
- Ore
- "Short
of cash, NRCC seeks millionaires." ... "Faced with
lingering debt and a losing fundraising battle, House Republicans are recruiting
a slew of self-funding candidates to run in many of their top races this
election cycle." ... "At least seven candidates with the ability to self-fund
millions have stepped forward in key districts for the GOP so far, and
more could be on the way." ... "Most of the wealthy candidates were recruited
by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), but some have
stepped forward on their own and gotten the attention of a committee that
could use the aid of their pocketbooks in its attempt to recoup its 2006
losses." ... "Five are running against members of the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) Frontline program for vulnerable members, while
one [Republican Mike Erickson] is running against perennial target Rep.
Darlene Hooley (D-Ore. [Oregon]). Another is running for retiring Rep.
Dennis Hastert’s (R-Ill. [Illinois]) seat in a race that could become a
battleground."
-By Aaron Blake -TheHill.com
20070905
-
Larry
E Craig
- Ted
Stevens - David
Vitter - Idaho
- Alaska
- Louisiana
- Oregon
- Law
- "Craig
Moves to Block Senate Ethics Panel Complaint." ...
"Lawyers for [Idaho Republican] Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho delivered
a letter to the Senate ethics committee today asking the committee to reject
a complaint relating to his guilty plea in an airport sex sting operation."
... "Mr. Craig stunned Washington late yesterday with an announcement through
his spokesman that he may return to the Senate despite announcing Saturday
“my intent to resign from the Senate effective September 30.”" ... "A nonprofit
group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington [DC], also
said it filed a complaint last week against Mr. Craig. In that filing,
Melanie Sloan, the group’s executive director, said the Senate ethics rules
broadly cover “improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate.”" ...
"Ms. Sloan also called on the Senate to investigate [Senator] Ted Stevens,
Republican of Alaska, who is under criminal investigation for financial
dealings, and [Senator] David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana, whose name
appeared in phone records of a Washington prostitution ring." ... "The
[U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics] committee conducted a three-year
investigation into alleged sexual harassment, abuse and assault by Senator
Bob Packwood, Republican of Oregon, ending in his resignation under threat
of expulsion in 1995." -By Duff Wilson
-NYTimes
20070801
-
US
- Iran
- Military
- Aircraft
- Technology
- Legislation
- Politics
- Oregon
- "GAO:
Pentagon Improperly Sold F-14 Parts." ... "The Pentagon
sold more than a thousand aircraft parts that could be used on ["Tomcat"]
F-14 fighter jets — a plane flown only by Iran — after announcing it had
halted sales of such surplus, government investigators say." ... "A Democratic
senator said the investigation shows why legislation he proposed that would
ban the sale of all F-14 parts is needed." ... ""The Pentagon's system
is still riddled with holes," Oregon [Democratic Senator] Sen. Ron Wyden
said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "These are the
very parts that they said they wouldn't be selling and they still are and
so you've got to make sure the changes are going to actually have teeth
and work." -By Sharon Theimer
-AP via -SFGate.com
20070724
-
Portland
- Oregon
- River
- Animal
- Electric
- Company
- History
- "Utility
blasts its Oregon dam to make way for fish." ...
"The largest dam removal in the Pacific Northwest in 40 years began on
Tuesday with blasts of 4,000 pounds of explosives, the dam's owner, Portland
General Electric, said." ... "The Marmot Dam on the Sandy River about 40
miles east of Portland [Oregon] was built almost 100 years ago along with
the nearby 16-foot-high Little Sandy Dam, which will be destroyed next
summer, the utility said." ... "Removing the two dams will allow the Sandy
to flow freely from Mt. Hood to the Columbia River." ... "When the dams
were built, they ruined a natural fish run that biologists say the fish
will rediscover and repopulate once the dams are removed, [Portland General
Electric spokesman Mark] Fryburg said." (1, 2)
-By Bernie Woodall -Reuters
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