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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 25, 2012</title>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42901" style="color: black"&gt;Judge ends city of Astoria DUIIs standoff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42904" style="color: black"&gt;Hopeful signs arise in Reynolds contract dispute&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42896" style="color: black"&gt;Mayor Adams lowers water rate increase again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42895" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon corporate kicker repeal quickly gathers signatures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42898" style="color: black"&gt;Poll suggests close race for Oregon labor commissioner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42891" style="color: black"&gt;Portland's newest urban-renewal zone around Portland State University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42893" style="color: black"&gt;Signatures submitted for proposed ballot measure to ban new real estate transfer fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42894" style="color: black"&gt;Charlie Hales racks up new endorsements in Portland mayor's race&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42902" style="color: black"&gt;Grant focuses on tech career skills in Baker County&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42906" style="color: black"&gt;MAX to Oak Grove will change face of eastside&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42890" style="color: black"&gt;Oswego Lake Access Issue Heads to Federal Court&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42897" style="color: black"&gt;Plan to allow homeless to sleep in cars in parking lot draws neighborhood criticism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42903" style="color: black"&gt;Police make arrests in protest at downtown Portland post office&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Occupy Portland again&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42892" style="color: black"&gt;West Linn City Councilor Teri Cummings files lawsuit against city&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42905" style="color: black"&gt;Curbside pickups yield big cut in trash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42899" style="color: black"&gt;Jackson County could ban modified crops&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42900" style="color: black"&gt;OSU-Cascades Expansion Seen as Key to 'Accelerate Bend'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 24, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-24T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42888" style="color: black"&gt;FTA head says MAX project can't be stopped&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42885" style="color: black"&gt;Josephine County taps federal road fund for deputies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42881" style="color: black"&gt;Lawmakers approve $7.6 million for foreclosure mediation program and enforcement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42877" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon lawmakers shorten state job cut list, add back prison staff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42878" style="color: black"&gt;Clackamas County's proposed $572.8M budget includes $250K light rail 'placeholder'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42883" style="color: black"&gt;David Wu's resignation costs Oregon taxpayers more than $500K&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42889" style="color: black"&gt;Portland City Council delays water rate vote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42876" style="color: black"&gt;Portland City Council votes to raise residential garbage and sewer rates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42879" style="color: black"&gt;Reynolds School District increases financial offer  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42875" style="color: black"&gt;Coal export companies target Pacific Northwest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42880" style="color: black"&gt;EPA says it won't require Clean Water Act permits for logging roads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42887" style="color: black"&gt;Mascot rule snags tribe's charter school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42886" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon pharmacy workloads may be curbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42882" style="color: black"&gt;Survey: Portland parks are No. 6 among biggest U.S. cities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42884" style="color: black"&gt;Eugene data center on horizon Data center on horizon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 23, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-23T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42865" style="color: black"&gt;Auditors find Oregon schools missed out on $40 million worth of energy savings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42869" style="color: black"&gt;Merkley says a budget cut would surrender national forests to illegal marijuana growers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42866" style="color: black"&gt;Columbia River area leads state's economic recovery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42871" style="color: black"&gt;Concentration of powerful people pile into the Higher Ed PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42867" style="color: black"&gt;WESD to take out $2.7 million loan to pay bills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42874" style="color: black"&gt;Deadlines loom for marriage, abortion petitions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42870" style="color: black"&gt;Milwaukie-Portland rail project gets fed money&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42872" style="color: black"&gt;Opinion: Oregon attorney general race highlights rise of marijuana issue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42873" style="color: black"&gt;Sen. Ron Wyden's wife Nancy is pregnant, due in December&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 22, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-22T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42856" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon Legislature set to erase 190 state government positions, mostly management&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42858" style="color: black"&gt;Independent Party launches 2012 primary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42862" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon plan for foreclosure mediation money nears approval&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42860" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon Transformation Project PAC is putting $25,000 into a Washington County legislative race &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42855" style="color: black"&gt;Portland air pollution activists expand their campaign statewide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42857" style="color: black"&gt;New law allows Oregon food banks to buy, distribute 'bycatch' fish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42859" style="color: black"&gt;Wyden and Blumenauer speak at highest grade level&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42864" style="color: black"&gt;Statesman Journal Opinion: Oregon's health reform could be a model &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42863" style="color: black"&gt;Law officers encourage adjustments to eyewitness rules&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42861" style="color: black"&gt;Portland again receives ranking as No. 1 cycling city&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 21, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-21T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42842" style="color: black"&gt;Medical marijuana a low priority, Oregon's new U.S. Attorney says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42847" style="color: black"&gt;Quick medical care given free to state workers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42851" style="color: black"&gt;Tim Boyle, Pat Kilkenny Ante Up For Higher Ed PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42841" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon Dairy Farmers Association prepares to fight for raw milk crackdown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42849" style="color: black"&gt;Water, sewer rate votes set by Portland City Council&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42853" style="color: black"&gt;Blowing up four Snake River dams is a bad plan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42850" style="color: black"&gt;Some progress seen in Reynolds School District negotiations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42854" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon immigrant  network formed by 30 groups&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42852" style="color: black"&gt;Japan recovery a boost for NW lumber &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 20, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-20T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42832" style="color: black"&gt;Walden Testifies, Urging La Pine Land Transfe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Says It Will Boost Economic Opportunities&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42833" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon PERS: Private equity investments pose an unclear future for public pensions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42831" style="color: black"&gt;U.S. attorney for Oregon says drug trafficking's a rising worry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42834" style="color: black"&gt;For now, Oregon postal centers saved from cuts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42835" style="color: black"&gt;Primary finish in Oregon Supreme Court race surprises many when Appeals Court judge loses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42837" style="color: black"&gt;Former Oregon Lawmaker On Washington Ballot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42836" style="color: black"&gt;National retailers look to Portland real estate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42838" style="color: black"&gt;Lodging tax uptick may be good sign for tourism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42840" style="color: black"&gt;Plans for N Portland bike highway revealed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42839" style="color: black"&gt;Debit card dings draw complaints at LCC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 19, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-19T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42824" style="color: black"&gt;MAX Green Line ships gangs to Clackamas County, survey suggests&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42828" style="color: black"&gt;Metro to consider rapid bus lines to Gresham&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42823" style="color: black"&gt;NYT Examines Facebook's Oregon Tax Break&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42830" style="color: black"&gt;Retirees face larger overpayment errors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42822" style="color: black"&gt;Trade groups form coalition to stop drinking on jobsites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42826" style="color: black"&gt;Two pro-marijuana initiatives move closer to qualifying for Oregon ballot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42825" style="color: black"&gt;Charlie Hales fires majority of campaign staff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42827" style="color: black"&gt;Portland must comply with plan to shut down open reservoirs by 2020&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42829" style="color: black"&gt;Schools scramble for new statistics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42821" style="color: black"&gt;Boating community and business owners disagree over driveway near Sellwood Bridge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 18, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-18T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42805" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon Board of Education votes to ban Native American mascots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42817" style="color: black"&gt;Gov. Kitzhaber Has Busy Day in Bend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42812" style="color: black"&gt;Illegal drugs found in 72% of men arrested in Portland in 2011&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42818" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon Students Among 'Chronically Absent'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42810" style="color: black"&gt;TriMet driver comes to rescue of woman being beaten&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42820" style="color: black"&gt;Bicyclist's death throws spotlight on 'right hook' accidents&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42814" style="color: black"&gt;Chapman, Lownsdale squares see post-Occupy Portland fences come down&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42806" style="color: black"&gt;Electrical problems plague state prison in Madras&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42815" style="color: black"&gt;Lane County Budgeters sift for loose change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42816" style="color: black"&gt;Oakridge applauds budget milestone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42813" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon City coffee cart owner sues city&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42819" style="color: black"&gt;Salem mail center among four in Oregon that survive first cut&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42811" style="color: black"&gt;SolarWorld wins; feds slap tariffs of up to 250% on Chinese solar panels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42807" style="color: black"&gt;TriMet receives $85 million federal grant for Portland-Milwaukie MAX line&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42809" style="color: black"&gt;Americans Elect won't nominate a third-party presidential candidate this year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42808" style="color: black"&gt;Beaverton Rounds ownership changes in hope of a better future&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 17, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-17T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42799" style="color: black"&gt;Josephine County cutting to the bone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42803" style="color: black"&gt;Jack Roberts: Lawyers and judges steal the show this election&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42788" style="color: black"&gt;John Ludlow, Charlotte Lehan advance to runoff race in Clackamas County&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42798" style="color: black"&gt;Knopp Easily Defeats Telfer, Now Faces Geri Hauser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42780" style="color: black"&gt;Lane County Board expands conservative-leaning majority&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42787" style="color: black"&gt;Nena Cook, Richard Baldwin in November runoff for the Oregon Supreme Court&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42789" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon Lottery's 'ORcade' heads for the recycle bin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42802" style="color: black"&gt;Reinstating fired Portland cop would violate Constitution, city charter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42800" style="color: black"&gt;Vote Thursday on banning Native American mascots in Oregon schools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42804" style="color: black"&gt;Beaverton pastor sues blogger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42781" style="color: black"&gt;Charlie Hales: City government is about results, not rhetoric&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42782" style="color: black"&gt;Jefferson Smith: I'll help schools in a pinch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42793" style="color: black"&gt;Mixed messages hurt Eileen Brady's Portland mayoral campaign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42791" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon primary turnout hits an historic low for presidential contest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42792" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon &amp; Washington insurance exchanges secure federal grants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42786" style="color: black"&gt;Revised budget for Tigard would increase PGE bills for residents&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42785" style="color: black"&gt;Reynolds teachers packing up for strike&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42801" style="color: black"&gt;Wellness program for state workers has cash incentive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42790" style="color: black"&gt;Beaverton School Budget Committee suggests asking City for funds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Just trying to keep up with Portland&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42784" style="color: black"&gt;Clatsop County exotic animals ban measure fails&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42796" style="color: black"&gt;Eagle Point schools strike is over&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42795" style="color: black"&gt;Mayor Adams' 'responsible banking' proposal passes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42794" style="color: black"&gt;Portland creates $169M urban renewal area around PSU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42783" style="color: black"&gt;Promoters of a private casino are betting they have a better story than in 2010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42797" style="color: black"&gt;Bend Council Proceeds With New Noise Rules&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 16, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-16T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42770" style="color: black"&gt;Election Results&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42777" style="color: black"&gt;Thompson to face Schrader for 5th district&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42779" style="color: black"&gt;With 2 incumbents toppled, Oregon legislative candidates look to November&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42773" style="color: black"&gt;Rosenblum in lead, may become Oregon's first female attorney general&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42778" style="color: black"&gt;Clackamas races too close to call&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42775" style="color: black"&gt;Multnomah County commissioners retain their seats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42774" style="color: black"&gt;Stacey, Chase &amp; Dirksen wins position on Metro Council&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42776" style="color: black"&gt;Washington County money measures win, lose&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42772" style="color: black"&gt;Nolan-Fritz close, Novick wins Portland Council seat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42769" style="color: black"&gt;Farmers use video to stop Oregon Death tax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 15, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-15T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42765" style="color: black"&gt;Ballots must be turned in by 8 p.m. today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42759" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon leaders push ahead on prison, crime reforms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42758" style="color: black"&gt;Former Oregon lawmaker, Mike Burton, pleads guilty to criminal charge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42761" style="color: black"&gt;AG candidate Holton takes issue with Rosenblum pot money&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42767" style="color: black"&gt;Candidates make last push as voters return ballots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42766" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon state websites down for much of Monday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42760" style="color: black"&gt;East Multnomah County casino initiative gaining signatures at a fast clip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42768" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon editor on 60 Minutes for taking down corrupt sheriff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42763" style="color: black"&gt;New poll shows Hales and Smith leading Portland mayor's race&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42764" style="color: black"&gt;Portland sues OLCC over food carts with booze&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42762" style="color: black"&gt;PPS approves budget, waits for city to seal $10 million deal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 14, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-14T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42756" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon mileage tax: State looks for way to make up for likely fuel tax revenue drop &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42753" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon primary participation likely to sink this year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42754" style="color: black"&gt;Low voter turnout could have big impact on Tuesday elections&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42751" style="color: black"&gt;Suzanne Bonamici, newest member of Congress, learns the job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42757" style="color: black"&gt;Oregon anti-foreclosure program shows slow start&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42755" style="color: black"&gt;Thousands of state workers hurt on the job every year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42752" style="color: black"&gt;Ludlow claims he'll decline PERS benefits if elected Clackamas County Commissioner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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<title>Top Oregon News Stories for May 13, 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-05-13T15:00:00-07:00</updated>
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<summary type="html">&lt;div style="line-height: 150%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42743" style="color: black"&gt;TriMet workers unsustainable benefit pakage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42750" style="color: black"&gt;Gateway Green supporters optimistic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - $200,000 per year for operation??&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42748" style="color: black"&gt;Ballots come in slowly in Lane county&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42747" style="color: black"&gt;LTD rate increases get final hearing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42745" style="color: black"&gt;Portland mayoral candidates campaigning nonstop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42744" style="color: black"&gt;Security clearance at PDX &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42749" style="color: black"&gt;UO students reject $100 million student union project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?42746" style="color: black"&gt;Worst day for state worker compensation claims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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