Political Desk

Hello everyone, please accept my apology for letting way too much time go by since my last post. I’ll try to do better. Obviously, things have been happening quickly on the political front, it’s been crazy trying to keep on top of it all.
So here’s where we’re at: As you surely know by now, former [...]

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By DAVID BATESOf the News-Register
NEWBERG - Less than 25 percent of Americans approve of the Bush presidency and more than 80 percent think the United States is on the wrong track. But you wouldn’t know it from Tuesday’s Republican Revival bash in Newberg.
Intended to inject some energy into Yamhill County’s Republican Party in preparation for [...]

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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
SALEM — Many students in the Willamette Valley got a head start on spring break this year by jumping aboard the Obama Express.
Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama made a four-stop swing through Oregon on Friday. His tour, including a stop at the Salem Armory where a seemingly endless line formed at [...]

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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Candidate statements for the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet, which must be submitted within days of the filing deadline, typically provide some sense of the themes their authors will sound on the stump as Election Day approaches.
A quick glance at statements filed by the four candidates for the one open seat on the [...]

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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Two Yamhill County lawmakers are aiming to sponsor a statewide ballot initiative that would repeal Senate Bill 2, which the Legislature’s Democratic leadership shepherded through last year to prohibit discrimination in housing and employment based on sexual orientation.
State Sen. Gary George, R-Newberg, and Rep. Kim Thatcher, R-Newberg, have submitted a ballot [...]

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