Deal: Moderate Republicans try to bridge chasm 09/12/02 HARRY ESTEVE SALEM -- They were everywhere. They were nowhere. Try Our Classifieds One evening, the breakaway group of House Republicans crammed into a car speeding to a meeting in Portland, on the next, members crowded around a table at a brewpub a few blocks from the state Capitol. On Tuesday, they couldn't be found. That's because they had wangled a key to the hidden staircase that leads to the golden pioneer above the Capitol dome. With the city spread beneath them, they plotted how to bring the latest legislative gripefest to...