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Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement today with elected officials and community leaders: “As elected officials and community leaders, we are coming together to condemn the acts of violence in Portland that have occurred as thousands of Oregonians have been peacefully protesting for racial justice and police accountability. “The violence must stop. “There is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon. All who perpetrate violent crimes must be held equally accountable. “Together, we are committing ourselves to do the hard work that will bring meaningful change for racial justice and police reform.”

Yesterday, we reported on the Chick-fil-A controversy that has been brewing across the country. Well, it looks like this story's heating up a bit. As the mayors of Boston, Chicago and San Fran all demanded for the organization to get the hell out of Dodge, our urban boss, Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg, took the side of the fast-food chain that echoes its $2 million worth of donations to anti-same-sex-marriage groups. He argued that the government has no right to tell a business what to believe or interfere with its enterprise based on ideological judgment. Enter City Council Speaker Christine Quinn....

Senate Democratic leadership threatens Disney with legal and legislative sanctionsby John in DC - 9/07/2006 06:02:00 PM This letter was sent today by the entire Democratic leadership of the US Senate. This letter is such a major shot across the bow of Disney, it's not even funny. It is FILLED with veiled threats, both legal and legislative, against Disney. US Senators don't make threats like this, especially the entire Democratic leadership en masse, unless they mean it. Disney is in serious trouble. Read it, then read my analysis of it below:September 7, 2006 Mr. Robert A. Iger President and...

(edit) "...But when a local theater in Pennsylvania tried to show the new film "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," the Kerry campaign and lawyers friendly to it caused the theater owner to stop its showing. " Apparently, the Kerry campaign sent out an urgent e-mail last week to supporters asking them to protest the showing. After being threatened with litigation, the theater owner decided not to show the film. Local Philadelphia radio station 1210 WPHT 1210-AM had been sponsoring the event.

Woman accused of defacing Bush re-election signsBy Derek Sheppard, Sun StaffOctober 11, 2004A woman allegedly told sheriff's deputies that she's been politically "active" with her yellow paint, and two people called authorities Saturday to report her activities in Central Kitsap. Bush/Cheney campaign signs on Silverdale Way and Waaga Way were slathered in a layer of scuba-yellow paint Saturday, and deputies spoke on the phone with a woman who they said admitted to doing it.   "I've been quite active with the yellow paint," the woman allegedly told deputies. The 49-year-old Chimacum woman accused of painting the signs told Kitsap...