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<p>With the mid-term elections less than a month away, the economy tops terrorism as the most important issue to likely voters. Most Americans say the current economy is only in fair or poor shape, and about 4 in 10 believe that war with Iraq will further hurt the economy.</p>

KGW poll: Smith easily wins re-election 10/02/2002 By JIM PARKER and VINCE PATTON, KGW Staff If the November election were held today, Oregon’s incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Gordon Smith would easily win re-election, according to the latest KGW poll of likely Oregon voters. In fact, Smith has even a more commanding lead now than he did 6 moths ago – the result of which analysts attribute to a huge television ad blitz made possible by Smith’s large campaign war chest. The poll conducted for Northwest NewsChannel 8 by Riley Research Associates surveyed 600 likely Oregon voters. It was conducted from...

KGW poll: Oregon governor's race narrows 10/01/2002 By JIM PARKER and VINCE PATTON, KGW Staff A new KGW poll shows Democrat Ted Kulongoski’s lead over Republican Kevin Mannix in the Oregon governor’s race has dwindled to single digits – setting the stage for what analysts predict will be a fight to the finish in November. At the same time, voters also expressed reservations about whether either candidate has what it takes to get Oregon’s slumping economy moving again. The poll conducted for Northwest NewsChannel 8 by Riley Research Associates surveyed 600 likely Oregon voters. It was conducted from Sept. 23...

Yahoo! News - House to Consider Amnesty Measure By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders say they're ready to take up a bill that would grant amnesty to certain illegal immigrants and hope to pass it before President Bush (news - web sites) visits Mexico this month. Bush has pressed for the measure since last spring, when approximately 200,000 illegal immigrants who qualified for amnesty missed the deadline to apply. A bill extending the deadline was sidetracked after the Sept. 11 attacks. "I know this is something the White House wants," said John Feehery, spokesman ...

<p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The land that launched Ronald Reagan's political career had a new conservative standard bearer on Wednesday -- Bill Simon, a Republican gubernatorial candidate helped to victory by a Democratic governor looking for an easy man to beat.</p>

<p>PHOENIX (AP) - An abortion doctor accused last year of sexually abusing nine patients has been indicted on charges of molesting 26 others.</p> <p>Dr. Brian Finkel, 51, was arrested Tuesday and held on $650,000 bail.</p> <p>He was first arrested in October. Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said more than 100 women have since called his office alleging abuse, which led to the latest indictment issued Friday.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush won the backing of Republican leaders on Tuesday in seeking to deny congressional investigators access to records critics say could show the role played by Enron Corp. in crafting an energy plan favorable to the now bankrupt company.</p>

<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday demanding the removal of signs outside a southeastern Louisiana town that proclaim: ``Jesus is Lord over Franklinton.''</p> <p>ACLU officials said public money was used to put up the signs on state roads, violating the constitutional separation of church and state.</p>

Ron Brown's V.I.P. Junkets/ Ron Brown's V.I.P. Junkets Flying For D.N.C. Dollars by Ken Silverstein The cries of outrage coming from the White House over Republican threats to eliminate the Commerce Department have as least as much to do with self-interest as with fealty to the corporate cause. Through the department's efforts to promote exports, the Clintonites argue, American businesses landed foreign deals worth $47 billion last year. But a little cross-referencing of the companies thus helped and of campaign contribution records and internal Democratic Party fundraising memorandums shows that for both corporations and the Administration, to give is truly ...

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Lets see, Bush has angered environmentalist, eurotrash, unions, Russians, lawyers, demorats, socialist, the media and freedom haters everywhere, simply by having the gall to tell the truth. Best of all, he managed to do all this while Hillary and Gray Davis saw their poll numbers tank, and while the Senate managed to increase hard money limits which favor us, while passing a soft money ban that will be tossed out by the courts, if not the house first. And not only that, but Lott apparently remembered what his job description is, and apparently has managed to get Republicans to agree ...

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