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States
Oregon
capital:
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 Salem,
OR
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OR:
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Ore.
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Oregon state is bordered by the states
of Washington (north), Idaho (east), Nevada, and California (south).
Oregon state also borders The Columbia River (north), the Snake
River (east), and the Pacific Ocean (west).
-West
Coast Port Lockout
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| "Beaver State."
Oregon capital: Salem,
Oregon Salem
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OREGON News:
20080910
 Gordon
Smith -  Illegal
- Immigration
-  Business
-  Food
-  Workers
-  Politics
-  Agriculture
-  Property
-  History
-  Oregon
-  Md
-  Hawaii
-  Utah
-  Wash
"Señor
Smith: Low-wage Latino workers keep [Oregon Republican
Senator] Sen. Gordon Smith’s family business humming. Not all of them are
legal." ... "Up on a hill overlooking this Eastern Oregon town of 701 people,
Smith Frozen Foods turns raw produce from the surrounding fields into ready-to-eat
products." ... "Smith’s goods appear in grocery stores under other brand
names. But in tiny Weston [Oregon], a water tank emblazoned with the capital
letters S-M-I-T-H sits like a sentry greeting travelers on nearby Highway
11." ... "Gordon Smith, a United States senator from Oregon and the only
Republican senator representing a West Coast state, has owned the plant
his grandfather founded in 1919 for nearly 30 years." ... "“Son,” father
Milan Smith once said, according to Gordon Smith’s 2006 memoir, “you can
sell ice to Eskimos and coals to Newcastle.”" ... "Today, Smith Frozen
Foods generates millions in income for the senator, according to Smith’s
2007 financial disclosure report." ... "And in this town, Smith’s wealth
looms large, even though the 56-year-old lawmaker seldom visits and calls
nearby Pendleton [Oregon] his home. According to the Center for Responsive
Politics, Smith is the 12th-richest member of the U.S. [United States]
Senate, with an estimated net worth between $8 million and $39 million—wealth
that’s allowed him to buy a $3.5 million mansion in Bethesda, Md. [Maryland],
property on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, a Park City, Utah, condominium
and—more famously—four antique golf clubs worth $1.25 million." ... "The
workers at Smith Frozen Foods, who clean the machinery, monitor production
and pack upward of 50 million pounds of produce each year, earn about $80
a day, four or five days a week, 10 months a year—if they’re lucky." ...
"One other thing—some of them appear to be illegal immigrants." ... "WW
recently spent several days in Weston, and the nearby cities of Milton-Freewater
[Oregon] and Walla Walla, Wash. [Washington], where most of Smith’s employees
live. WW spoke to dozens of current and former Smith workers, Latino advocates,
court personnel, public defenders, educators, police administrators, church
officials, social service agents and business owners and determined that
some portion of Smith’s workforce comprises undocumented immigrants." ...
"It’s a revelation that may not be newsworthy around Weston, where most
people this reporter interviewed knew, or assumed, that the agricultural
processing plant hired illegal immigrants." ... "Additional interviews
and review of public records reveal that Smith’s company appears to have
employed illegal immigrants for decades, stretching back as far as the
1980s." -By Beth
Slovic -WWeek.com
20080729
Homes
-  Nevada
-  Florida
- Phoenix
-  Arizona
- Los
Angeles - San
Diego - San
Francisco -  California
- Florida
-  Michigan
-  Minnesota
-  Illinois
-  Ohio
-  Georgia
-  New
York - Seattle
- Washington
-  Massachusetts
- Portland
- Oregon
-  Colorado
-  Texas
-  North
Carolina
"Home
prices down 15.8% in past year, S&P says: Seven
of 20 cities tally monthly price gains in May, Case-Shiller data show."
... "Prices in 10 cities fell 16.9% in the past year." ... "Prices thus
are at the same levels as they were in the summer of 2004, which means
four years of appreciation have been effectively wiped out. Prices are
down 18.4% from peak levels seen two years ago." ... "Here's a list of
the 20 cities in the Case-Shiller index with the annual decline through
May: Las Vegas [Nevada], down 28.4%; Miami [Florida], down 28.3%; Phoenix
[Arizona], down 26.5%; Los Angeles [California], down 24.5%; San Diego
[California], down 23.2%; San Francisco [California], down 22.9%; Tampa
[Florida], down 20.2%; Detroit [Michigan], down 17.4%; Washington [DC],
down 15.4%; Minneapolis [Minnesota], down 14.8%; Chicago [Illinois], down
9.4%; Cleveland [Ohio], down 8%; Atlanta [Georgia], and New York [City,
New York], both down 7.9%; Seattle [Washington], down 6.3%; Boston [Massachusetts],
down 6.2%; Portland [Oregon], down 5.2%; Denver [Colorado], down 4.8%;
Dallas [Texas], down 3.1%; and Charlotte, N.C. [North Carolina], down 0.2%."
-By Rex Nutting -MarketWatch
20080716
Gordon
Smith - Oregon
- 2008
Election - Politics
"Oregon
Senate: Merkley tops Smith for first time 43% to 41%."
... "Democratic challenger Jeff Merkley for the first time has edged ahead
of Republican Senator Gordon Smith 43% to 41% in Oregon, according to the
latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. While the advantage is not statistically
significant, it is noteworthy for an incumbent senator to receive such
low levels of support at this point in a campaign."
-RasmussenReports
20080715
Gordon
Smith - Oregon
- Politics
-2008
Election
"Merkley
surpasses Smith in quarterly fundraising." ... "Republican
[Oregon Senator] Sen. Gordon Smith still has millions more than does his
[2008 Election] Democratic challenger, Jeff Merkley. But for the most recent
quarter, it was Merkley who came out ahead." ... "Merkley reported Monday
that he raked in $1.42 million from April 1 through June 30. That is by
far the most Merkley has raised in a three-month stretch and represents
more than half his fundraising since getting into the race last summer.
And it surpasses the $1.38 million Smith raised in the same quarter." ...
"In all, Smith still holds a sizable lead: $9.73 million raised and $4.47
million cash on hand for the entire election, compared with Merkley’s $2.5
million total raised and $569,435 on hand." -By David
Steves -RegisterGuard
20080623
Abortion
- Money
-  Medical
- Law
- 2008
Election - Portland
- Oregon
-  Woman
"Oregon
City woman details abortion, relationship with Mike Erickson:
Now a "pro-life" congressional candidate, he gave her $300 and took her
to the clinic in Northeast Portland, Tawnya says." ... "An Oregon City
[Oregon] woman who dated [Republican] congressional candidate Mike Erickson
seven years ago said she asked him directly whether he wanted to have a
baby. He shook his head no, she said, and paid for her abortion." ... "In
interviews with The Oregonian, the woman said she met Erickson in September
2000, and she had the abortion in January 2001. They saw each other afterward,
she said, even going on a trip to Mexico in March, before the relationship
ended. She spoke on the condition that only her first name, Tawnya, be
used." ... "Her story is backed up by medical and other records, and the
accounts of two friends, one of whom was with her at the abortion. Their
story conflicts directly with Erickson's version." ... "He agrees that
he gave Tawnya $300 for medical help, and a ride to a doctor's office near
Lloyd Center [in Portland, Oregon], but said he didn't know she was pregnant
or planned to get an abortion. He said he doesn't think he saw her again
after that day." ... "Erickson, a Lake Oswego [Oregon] businessman, is
the Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District and is running
on a "pro-life" platform. The charge that he provided money to Tawnya nearly
derailed his campaign for the May 20 primary and could hobble his chances
in the [2008 Election November] Nov. 4 general election against state [Oregon
Democratic Senator] Sen. Kurt Schrader, D[Democratic]-Canby [Oregon]."
... "Erickson has campaigned on a strict anti-abortion platform that favors
abstinence education and adoption over abortion." (1, 2,
3,
4,
5,
6)
-By Janie Har and Steve Mayes
-Oregonian
20080613
Gordon
Smith -  Oil
- Money
-  Auto
-  Makers
- Oregon
-  Television
- Ad
- 2008
Election
"Political
ads try to tie Smith to gas prices." ... "An independent
Democratic group launched two television ads today that try to tie [Oregon]
Republican Senator Gordon Smith to skyrocketing gasoline prices." ... "Both
contend that Smith has accepted huge contributions from oil companies and
automakers, and that he had voted against higher fuel mileage standards
while supporting tax breaks for oil companies."
-AP via KTVZ
 WATCH
Ad on Gordon Smith oil corporation "Billions"
WATCH
Ad on Gordon Smith gasoline "Dollars"
20080602
 Education
- Consumer
- Poor
-  People
- Oregon
- Calif
-  Federal
"Student
Loans Start to Bypass 2-Year Colleges." ... "Some
of the nation’s biggest banks have closed their doors to students at community
colleges, for-profit universities and other less competitive institutions,
even as they continue to extend federally backed loans to students at the
nation’s top universities." ... "Citibank has been among the most aggressive
in paring the list of colleges it serves. JPMorgan Chase, PNC and SunTrust
say they have not dropped whole categories, but are cutting colleges as
well. Some less-selective four-year colleges, like Eastern Oregon University
[Oregon] and William Jessup University in Rocklin, Calif. [California],
say they have been summarily dropped by some lenders." ... "The practice
suggests that if the credit crisis and the ensuing turmoil in the student
loan business persist, some of the nation’s neediest students will be hurt
the most. The difficulty borrowing may deter them from attending school
or prompt them to take a semester off. When they get student loans, they
will wind up with less attractive terms and may run a greater risk of default
if they have to switch lenders in the middle of their college years." ...
"Tuition and loan amounts can be quite small at community colleges. But
these institutions, which are a stepping stone to other educational programs
or to better jobs, often draw students from the lower rungs of the economic
ladder. More than 6.2 million of the nation’s 14.8 million undergraduates
— over 40 percent — attend community colleges. According to the most recent
data from the College Board, about a third of their graduates took out
loans, a majority of them federally guaranteed." ... "“If we put too many
hurdles in their way to get a loan, they’ll take a third job or use a credit
card,” said Jacqueline K. Bradley, assistant dean for financial aid at
Mendocino College in California. “That almost guarantees that they won’t
be as successful in their college career.”" (1, 2)
-By Jonathan
D. Glater -NYTimes
20080528
Gordon
Smith -  Richard
Berman - Corporate
- Marketing
- Politics
- Oregon
-Federal
- Employee
- Law
- 2008
Election
"Employee
Freedom Action Committee." ... "Last Thursday, May
22, a roguish outfit calling itself the Employee Freedom Action Committee
ran full-page ads as part of that “AstroTurf” strategy in The Oregonian
and Eugene Register-Guard to begin the post-election assault on
[2008 Election Oregon Democratic Senatorial Candidate] Jeff Merkley, who
two days earlier won the Democratic contest to challenge [United States
Oregon Republican Senator] U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore. [Republican-Oregon])."
... "The ad refers to a 2007 Oregon law that lets employees rather than
management decide how to vote to form a union. A more comprehensive federal
version of that law is pending." ... "Washington, D.C.-based Employee Freedom
is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, which means it does not need to disclose its
funding sources. The group is headquartered in the office of D.C. lobbyist
Richard Berman, who has a history of setting up AstroTurf groups for the
tobacco and booze industries, as well as anti-union employers."
-WWeek.com
20080523
-
 Oceans
-  Global
-  Climate
-  Science
-  Environmental
-  Atmospheric
- Industrial
- Factories
- Cars
- History
-  Animals
- Seattle
- Washington
- California
- Oregon
-  US
-  Canada
-  Mexico
- "Acidified
seawater showing up along coast ahead of schedule."
... "Climate models predicted it wouldn't happen until the end of the century."
... "So a team led by Seattle [Washington] researchers was stunned to discover
that vast swaths of acidified seawater already are showing up along the
Pacific Coast as greenhouse-gas emissions upset the oceans' chemical balance."
... "In surveys from Vancouver Island [British Columbia, Canada] to the
tip of Baja California [Mexico], reported Thursday in the online journal
Science Express, the scientists found the first evidence that large amounts
of corrosive water are reaching the continental shelf — the shallow sea
margin where most marine creatures live." ... "Off Northern California,
the acidified water was only four miles from shore." ... ""What we found
... was truly astonishing," said oceanographer Richard Feely, of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental
Laboratory in Seattle. "This means ocean acidification may be seriously
impacting marine life on the continental shelf right now."" ... "All along
the coast, the scientists found regions where the water was acidic enough
to dissolve the shells and skeletons of clams, corals and many of the tiny
creatures at the base of the marine food chain. Acidified water also can
kill fish eggs and a wide range of marine larvae." ... ""Entire marine
ecosystems are likely to be affected," said co-author Debby Ianson, an
oceanographer at Fisheries and Oceans Canada." ... "Though it hasn't received
as much attention as global warming, ocean acidification is a flip side
of the same phenomenon. The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from
power plants, factories and cars that is raising temperatures worldwide
also is to blame for the increasing acidity of the world's oceans." ...
"Normally, seawater is slightly alkaline. When carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere dissolves into the water, it forms carbonic acid — the weak
acid that helps give soda pop its tang. The process also robs the water
of carbonate, a key ingredient in the formation of calcium carbonate shells."
... "Since the Industrial Revolution, when humans began pumping massive
amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, Feely estimates the oceans
have absorbed 525 billion tons of the man-made greenhouse gas — about one-third
of the total released during that period." ... "By keeping some of the
carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, the oceans have blunted the temperature
rise due to global warming. But they've suffered for that service, with
a more than 30-percent increase in acidity." ... "The acidified water upwelling
along the coast today was last exposed to the atmosphere about 50 years
ago, when carbon-dioxide levels were much lower than they are now. That
means the water that will rise from the depths over the coming decades
will have absorbed more carbon dioxide and will be even more acidic." -By
Sandi Doughton -SeattleTimes
20080517
-
 Obama-  McCain
-  Russia
-  China
- Foreign
-  Military
- Politics
- History
- Health-Care
- Marketplace
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Ore- US
- 2008
Election - "Obama:
Bush, McCain Should 'Explain Why They Have a Problem With JFK'."
... "ABC News Sunlen Miller reports: [2008 Election Democratic Presidential
Candidate and Illinois Senator] Sen. Barack Obama went one step further
today in his pushback against presumptive GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican]
presidential nominee [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and
Arizona Senator] Sen. John McCain and [Republican] President Bush on appeasement,
suggesting that both Republicans have a problem with presidents past who
have engaged in direct diplomacy." ... ""If George Bush and John McCain
have a problem with direct diplomacy, led by the president of the United
States, then they can explain why they have a problem with [Democratic
President] John F. Kennedy because that's what he did with [Soviet leader
Nikita] Khrushchev, or [Republican President] Ronald Reagan, 'cause that's
what he did with [Soviet leader Mikhail] Gorbachev, or [Republican President]
Richard Nixon 'cause that's what they did with [Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung],"
Obama said in Roseburg, Ore. [Oregon.] "That’s exactly the kind of diplomacy
we need to keep us safe."" ... "Obama also blasted McCain's healthcare
proposals during a town-hall meeting." ... ""Essentially his plan is we’re
gonna dismantle the employer-based system and give everybody a tax break
and then see if you can fend for yourself in the marketplace," Obama told
the crowd. "He wants to give you the failed Bush health-care polices for
another four years."" -ABCNEWS.com
20080514
-
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
20080307
Gordon
Smith -  Abramoff
-  John
Roberts - Ore
- Ariz
- Nev
- Georgia
- US
-  UK
Scotland -  Sports
- History
- Politics
"Gordon
Smith says he is missing the links." ... "He [Oregon
Republican Senator Gordon Smith] once paid $1.25 million for four really
vintage golf clubs - including a putter owned by King James IV in 1504
- and can speak at passionate length about golfing in Scotland [UK], having
done so several times." ... "Golf Digest says it ran into a lot of this
reticence in [Washington
Top 200 golf list] its survey this year."
"In
the wake of the [Jack] Abramoff scandal, there's a greater-than-ever hesitancy
among golfers to admit they play. [Republican lobbyist Jack] Abramoff is
the former high-powered lobbyist who pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges
involving fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials.
Luxury golf junkets to Scotland were among the things that got him in trouble."
... "For now, mum's the word among many D.C. golfers. Even Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts, a longtime player whose 14.5 Index hasn't been
updated since 2000, declined to approximate his handicap, saying he hasn't
been playing enough to have one. Same for [Oregon Republican Senator] Sen.
Gordon Smith (R-Ore. [Republican-Oregon]) and [Arizona Democratic Representative]
Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Ariz. [Democratic-Arizona]). Freshman [Nevada Republican
Representative] Rep. Dean Heller (R-Nev. [Republican-Nevada]), a member
of the Republican "Ryder Cup" team, also declined to reveal a handicap.
[former Georgia Republican Representative] Newt Gingrich, a proud 47-handicapper
as a new golfer in 2005, doesn't admit to playing, either."
"
-By Jeff Mapes -Oregonian
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
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Chronicle
Tillamook, OR
HeadlightHerald
Woodburn, OR
Independent
Oregon Newspapers
The News Sources above are NOT necessarily Recommended
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