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CongressJune 4, 2013
The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC
With a two-seat gain while chair of the DSCC and a successful effort to get a budget through the Senate under her belt, Patty Murray has become a major force in the Senate.
David Sarasohn
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Election 2012October 2, 2012
Why the Native American Vote Could Win the Senate for Democrats
In four close Western races, the tribal population could tip the balance.
David Sarasohn
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CongressFebruary 15, 2012
The Treason of the Senate
A famous indictment from a century ago aptly describes today’s corrupt legislative body.
David Sarasohn
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SocietySeptember 8, 2005
The Patriot Act on Trial
We won the cold war without throwing out the right of Americans to be secure in their homes, without throwing out the Fourth Amendment.
David Sarasohn
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Election 2004May 6, 2004
Election Matters
The peeling-gilt Aladdin Theatre, in a working-class neighborhood across the river from downtown Portland, generally draws rock acts a little too funky or faded to fill the city's main showcase
David Sarasohn
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ActivismSeptember 4, 2003
Patriots vs. the Patriot Act
When Attorney General John Ashcroft felt obliged to go out campaigning in August in defense of the USA Patriot Act, his problem wasn't just what people were saying about the act.
David Sarasohn
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PovertyNovember 26, 2002
Hunger USA
Tony Hall, just before leaving Congress in September, sat in his office in Longworth House Office Building and thought of something that had stuck with him since a trip to Appalachia.
David Sarasohn
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Science and HealthMarch 21, 2002
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PoliticsDecember 13, 2001
Oregon Rains on Ashcroft
The city of Portland is resisting calls from the Justice Department to racially profile its residents; predictably, right-wing pundits are enraged.
David Sarasohn
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Health and DiseaseNovember 21, 2001
No Last Rights
Attorney General John Ashcroft throws out Oregon's assisted suicide law, against the wishes of a majority of Oregonians and in defiance of a 1997 Supreme Court ruling.
David Sarasohn