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Oregon News by Jamie Klatell

Tue, 11/25/2008 - 13:39

PolitickerOR.com will be back Monday

By Jamie Klatell, Politicker.com Editor

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Politicker.com family.

We'll be back to work on Monday. Until then, please browse any one of Politicker's 17 state websites and, as always, check Politicker.com for news from around the country.

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 23:14

Obama the projected winner in Oregon

By Jamie Klatell, Politicker.com Editor

Barack Obama is the projected winner of Oregon's 7 electoral votes, according to the television networks.

With no precincts reporting, the Democrat was far enough ahead of John McCain in the exit polls for the networks to call the race right as the voting period ended.

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Wed, 05/21/2008 - 00:48

DSCC: 'Merkley can win in November'

By Jamie Klatell, Politicker.com Editor

Shortly after his victory over Steve Novick in the U.S. Senate race's Democratic primary, Jeff Merkley got some words of encouragement from Sen. Charles Schumer, the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

After acknowledging that voters chose from "an impressive field of candidates," Schumer's statement looks toward the general election campaign against incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith:

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Tue, 05/20/2008 - 22:25

Obama projected to win Oregon primary; Claims ‘absolute majority’ of all delegates

By Jamie Klatell, Politicker.com Editor

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Sen. Barack Obama will win Oregon's Democratic primary, the Associated Press and television networks project, just hours after Sen. Hillary Clinton claimed a landslide victory in the Kentucky primary.

Obama leads Clinton 57 percent to 42 percent with 78 percent of the estimated ballots counted, according to the Oregonian.

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