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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Oregon trail Grist talks to Oregon Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Merkley	Kate Sheppard	22 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Oregon Senate candidate Jeff Merkley was in Austin for Netroots Nation, where he appeared on a panel about energy issues. Merkley is attempting to unseat Gordon Smith, the sole GOP senator on the West Coast, this November, and he's put climate and environment issues at the top of his campaign agenda. His plans include calling for a 25 percent renewable energy national standard by 2025, cutting emissions 80 percent by mid-century, and creating incentives for cities ...
Topics: elections, energy, Muckraker, news, Oregon, politics (all these topics)

Is that a pig in the sky? Republican Congressional candidate says main priority is energy reform	JMG	28 Jun 2008	Gristmill
While Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith (R.) tries to fuzz his ties to the GOP and his unswerving devotion to the Bush agenda (in between lurches to the center around election time), at least Oregon voters in the First District have a choice that's actually interesting: either Democrat David Wu, considered a huge disappointment and one of the least effective members of Congress (he's so lame that even the Oregonian, who typically only stops endorsing incumbents after they've been six fee ...
Topics: elections, energy, Oregon, politics (all these topics)