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He was a popular preacher in front of a boisterous choir, but former President Bill Clinton showed he can still bring the Democratic faithful to their feet as he stumped for party candidates Thursday at McArthur Court. An estimated 4,000 people poured into the University of Oregon basketball arena to hear Clinton boost the Democratic candidates for governor and Congress. The cheering, placard-waving crowd of mostly party loyalists ate up Clinton's 20-minute campaign speech. Clinton urged them not to lash out at Republicans, but to fight them on the issues. "I don't ever want you to be personally mean to...

Bill Clinton will be visiting an old haunt when he returns to McArthur Court for a Halloween "get out the vote" rally. The former president will be the featured guest at Thursday's noon gathering, a fund-raiser for U.S. Senate candidate Bill Bradbury. The visit marks Clinton's second visit to Oregon this year on behalf of Bradbury, the Democratic secretary of state who is facing an uphill battle against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith. It also marks a reunion of sorts for Clinton, who greeted a boisterous crowd at the University of Oregon basketball arena 10 years ago this month...

Former President Bill Clinton will join Bill Bradbury, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, for a "get out the vote" rally and fund-raiser on Halloween in the University of Oregon's McArthur Court. Clinton will be the featured guest at the noon rally. Other participants will include Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Kulongoski and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Art Alexakis, member of the band Everclear, and Florence saxophonist Paul Biondi will also participate in the event. "When President Clinton ran for office in 1990, I campaigned on his behalf and was even the Oregon state chair of his campaign," Bradbury said...

China's Space Ambitions Keep Western Experts Guessing By Leonard David Senior Space Writer posted: 09:40 am ET 08 July 2002 As China gears up for its next major step in the development of a world-class space program, putting a human in space, Western observers see more than just one nation's efforts to push the boundaries of science and exploration. China hungers to become a world space power, with a program driven by internal Chinese politics, pride, prestige, and a healthy dose of military bravado. Like its development as a market economy, China wants to call its own shots in space...