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JULIA SILVERMAN
For Smith, bipartisanship _ except on taxes?
- In commercials and campaign appearance, Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Smith highlights his credentials as a man of moderation, a bipartisan statesman who regularly reaches across the aisle to his Democratic colleagues.
Ore. group finds problems with petition signatures
- A union-backed group says signature-gathering efforts for nine of the 10 measures slated for the November ballot were riddled with fraud and forgery. All nine measures in question are sponsored by conservative activists.
Domestic partners law under legal fire in Oregon
- Oregon's domestic partnership law came under legal fire again Tuesday, as opponents tried to persuade three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that elections officials had wrongly disqualified the issue from the November ballot.
Smith could face defections from GOP base
- Oregon charter schools activist Rob Kremer has impeccable conservative bona fides.
Ore.'s ballot could see 10 initiative proposals
- Oregonians could be voting on 10 ballot measures in November, and a handful of legislative referrals, on topics from federal taxation and bilingual education.