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Oregon: Jim Oleske

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 16:28

Former Brown aide weighs in on Sec. of State race

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

DENVER--Secretary of State candidate Kate Brown’s (D-Portland) former communications director Mark Oleske weighed in on the Secretary of State’ race Tuesday, which had been a lackluster race in recent months.

“I wondered if the Republicans would pick one statewide race and put some effort into it,” Oleske said as he was distributing advance copies of his book Yeah, Right: “The Economy is Strong to Oregon delegates. “I thought it would be hers, but maybe not.”

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 12:57

Oleske previews new book on Republican economic claims

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

DENVER -- Jim Oleske, former communications director for Kate Brown when she was the Senate majority leader, was up bright and early Tuesday morning to distribute copies of his first book to Oregon delegates at the Democratic National Convention.

The book, entitled Yeah, Right: “The Economy is Strong” is Oleske’s attempt to show readers the contradiction between Republican talking points and economic reality. Oleske said that the intense focus on the economy this election cycle makes his book that much timelier.

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