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NW senators split over curbing oil speculation
Northwest senators are divided along party lines as the U.S. Senate considers a measure to rein in oil market speculators.
Smith, Wyden push sustainable agriculture funding
Senators Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden say an agriculture appropriations bill headed for the Senate floor contains over $5 million for sustainable agriculture and other farm projects in Oregon.
Oregon senator offers nanotech prizes
Senator Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to encourage nanotechnology development by offering prizes.
Wyden: New surveillance law a mistake
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says the Senate made a big mistake by approving a bill to shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits, complaining they helped the government spy on Americans.
Senators decry plan to transport chemical weapons
Lawmakers from both parties are challenging a Pentagon plan to study whether to transport deadly chemical weapons across state lines to speed their destruction.
Cantwell backs Wyden health plan
Sen. Maria Cantwell has become a co-sponsor of the Healthy Americans Act, an effort to overhaul the nation's health care system led by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon.
Smith could face defections from GOP base
Oregon charter schools activist Rob Kremer has impeccable conservative bona fides.
Agency delays halt to Pendleton, Ore., air service
The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered Horizon Airlines to wait at least an extra month before cutting off its Pendleton-Portland service.
Tribe's bid for lighthouse gets boost
A coastal Indian tribe's bid for ownership of the Cape Arago Lighthouse is getting a boost from members of Oregon's congressional delegation.
Smith backs health care act; Merkley cites flip-flop
Sen. Gordon Smith has become a co-sponsor of the Healthy Americans Act, a legislative effort spearheaded by Sen. Ron Wyden to overhaul the health care system. |
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