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		<title>Ben Unger: stung by fluoridation loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[by NW Spotlight After Tuesday night’s resounding defeat  of Portland’s fluoridation measure, Oregon State Rep. Ben Unger (D-Hillsboro) must still be licking his wounds. As a career political operative, Unger has grown quite used to being on the winning side &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/K91pXkP3rns" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wyden defends IRS targeting conservative groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Portland Schools]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Shelby Sebens and Dustin Hurst, Northwest Watchdog U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is turning the tables of the IRS scandal from the government taxing authority to the organizations it unfairly targeted. “If political organizations don’t want to be scrutinized &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/oTiRo6-Dq9Y" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>PERS cartoon says it all</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Taxpayer Association of Oregon The lawmakers in Salem have been ignoring the $14 billion PERS crisis with cosmetic fixes, while at the same time suggesting we cuts prisons. This is how the public is seeing the debate!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/dJlVK6cfp4g" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Governor’s ultimatum is not the leadership on PERS reform we need</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gov. Kitzhaber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OR 77th Legislative Session]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Sen. Larry George Salem, OR ­– Senator Larry George (R-Sherwood) issued the following statement yesterday morning after a remonstrance on the Senate floor: “The Governor’s caustic, partisan press release Thursday evening is a disturbing departure from his private statements &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/KAC86xpSwe8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Why Do Transit Officials Lie About Light Rail?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John A Charles Jr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bus service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[light rail]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The transit agency for Vancouver (C-TRAN) is reconsidering its support for the Columbia River Crossing Project, which includes light rail to Vancouver. In a staff report prepared for this week’s C-TRAN board meeting, the following claims are made: Light rail &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/OX_-CJmaR6o" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2011-13 state revenue forecast ends on a high note</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OR 77th Legislative Session]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Budget]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Dan Lucas Final quarterly revenue forecast is in for 2011-2013 budget cycle &#8211; up $174.3 million from June 2011 close of session (COS) The 8th and final quarterly revenue forecast for the current biennial budget cycle, 2011-13, was released &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/T4yhMgJABpk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Science, not opinion &amp; fears, should guide coal-train dust assessment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Roger O. McClellan WASHINGTON and Oregon are in the middle of an intense debate about whether to expand facilities to ship coal to Asia. As a former resident of Washington state and one who has family that lives in &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/uv1jr3FzrY8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>President Clueless</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Obama is coming under increasing criticism &#8211; not just for the increasing number of scandals in his administration but for being clueless about them &#8211; for learning about them when we the public learn about them &#8211; from the &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/kE3It4aYyTo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Latest HOT PERS quotes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Oregon House Republican Office<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/BwqAbYVxtt0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Session could end with no new taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160; End Session with No New Taxes By Taxpayer Association of Oregon The 2013 Legislature may end up without a terrible tax increase &#8212; and lawmakers should keep pressing for this as we are so close to the end. The &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/h9BMC-l6has" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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