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Mayor Tom Potter reponds to Pentagon plan to reduce strength of Portland Air National Guard Press release from the Office of Mayor Tom Potter "I am saddened for the 452 civilians who will lose their jobs with this decision, and concerned about the safety of our community. "I am going to work with our delegation in Washington, D.C. to reverse this decision. It makes little sense to send family wage jobs packing to other states just as Portland's economy is finally moving in a positive direction. "At the same time, I don't want to see our area's ability to respond...

How quickly they neglect. That's our reaction to the news that Portland, Oregon, has decided to withdraw from the FBI's counterterrorism task force over fears that the civil or constitutional rights of its citizens might be violated. Mayor Tom Potter made that call last week, in one more sign that memories are fraying as September 11 grows more distant. Mr. Potter tried to put a happy face on his decision in a press conference Friday, saying the city is "changing" its ties with the FBI, not "severing" them, and that Oregonians will still be "safe." But what about the rest...

Chief wants city in FBI force Portland's police chief urged the mayor last month to stay in the anti-terror effort; that may hinge on a City Council vote tonight Wednesday, March 30, 2005 ANNA GRIFFIN Portland Police Chief Derrick Foxworth wants his bosses on the City Council to stay in a controversial anti-terrorism task force. In a memo sent to Mayor Tom Potter last month and made public by the mayor's office Tuesday, Foxworth warned Potter that pulling out of the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force would make it extremely difficult for city police to prevent terrorism and respond to...