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Oregon: George W. Bush

February 25, 2009 - 01:27 am
NEWS FEED: NW Republican

Meanwhile the Bush administration was warning Congress about the financial problems

By I am Coyote (nwrepublican@aol.com)

There is literally no way any Democrat can watch this and continue to place the financial mess on the presidency of George W. Bush and not also place the blame on Barney Frank and the Democrats in Congress.

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There have been 26 comments posted in response to this story.

February 24, 2009 - 01:48 pm
NEWS FEED: NW Republican

Meanwhile the Bush administration was warning Congress about the financial problems

By I am Coyote (nwrepublican@aol.com)

There is litteraly no way any Democrat can watch this and continue to place the financial mess on the presidency of George W. Bush and not also place the blame on Barny Frank and the Democrats in...

Read More at NW Republican >
There have been 21 comments posted in response to this story.

February 24, 2009 - 01:48 pm
NEWS FEED: NW Republican

Meanwhile the Bush administration was warning Congress about the financial problems

By I am Coyote (nwrepublican@aol.com)

There is litteraly no way any Democrat can watch this and continue to place the financial mess on the presidency of George W. Bush and not also place the blame on Barny Frank and the Democrats in...

Read More at NW Republican >
There have been 22 comments posted in response to this story.

Wed, 12/10/2008 - 14:40

Expect next U.S. attorney appointments to be more ‘professional’

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

President-elect Barack Obama appears to be on track to re-professionalize the justice department, Oregon State University professor Bill Lunch said Wednesday.

“All signals from Obama are that he values very professional qualifications,” Lunch said in an interview with PolitickerOR.com. “He was a law professor at the University of Chicago and the editor of the Harvard Law Review. I’m sure he knows extremely capable people all over the country.”

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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 16:51

House Democratic leadership blames Bush, looks to tackle state budget crisis

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

State House Democratic leaders blamed Oregon’s worsening economy on a bleaker national picture Wednesday and began prioritizing the state’s diminishing state budget to get through the economic crisis.

“This nation has been battered by the failed economic policies of the Bush Administration and Oregon is now feeling that pain,” newly elected House Majority Leader Mary Nolan (D-Portland) said. “The cuts requested by the Governor will affect every Oregonian and every Oregon business.

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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:50

Marquis interested in U.S. Attorney position

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis told PolitickerOR.com on Tuesday that he would be interested in being Oregon’s next U.S. Attorney, but was not waiting on the edge of his seat for the appointment.

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Mon, 11/17/2008 - 12:31

Tymchuck: ‘I have found rural Oregonians to be more understanding of the urban lifestyle than urban residents are of the rural l

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith’s (R-Pendleton) state director Kerry Tymchuck wrote an editorial on Sunday in which he cautioned urban Oregonians to be more accepting of the rural way of life.

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 22:23

Dean: ‘Now Smith is saying he needs to be elected so Obama can’t get anything done’

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

PORTLAND -- While he was addressing Democratic volunteers at Barack Obama’s Oregon headquarters on Sunday, Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean was very critical of U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith’s closing message of stopping a runaway Democratic regime in Washington.

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 17:59

Westlund goes after Alley’s business practices in latest ad

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

State Treasurer candidate Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo) criticized Allen Alley’s (R-Lake Oswego) business practices in a new ad released Tuesday.

The ad accuses Alley, the former CEO of Pixelworks, of outsourcing Oregon jobs, working as an economic advisor to President George W. Bush, and also accuses him of receiving a lucrative buyout after he stepped down as CEO in 2006.

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 10:13

USA Today: Oregon not really in play this time

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Oregon has slowly moved from the swing state column to the Democratic column over the last eight years, USA Today reported Tuesday.

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