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		<title>Science, not opinion &amp; fears, should guide coal-train dust assessment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Roger O. McClellan WASHINGTON and Oregon are in the middle of an intense debate about whether to expand facilities to ship coal to Asia. As a former resident of Washington state and one who has family that lives in &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/uv1jr3FzrY8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>President Clueless</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Obama is coming under increasing criticism &#8211; not just for the increasing number of scandals in his administration but for being clueless about them &#8211; for learning about them when we the public learn about them &#8211; from the &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/kE3It4aYyTo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Latest HOT PERS quotes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OR 77th Legislative Session]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Oregon House Republican Office<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/BwqAbYVxtt0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Session could end with no new taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160; End Session with No New Taxes By Taxpayer Association of Oregon The 2013 Legislature may end up without a terrible tax increase &#8212; and lawmakers should keep pressing for this as we are so close to the end. The &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/h9BMC-l6has" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We cannot settle for partial PERS solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OR 77th Legislative Session]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senate Republican Office &#38; House Republican Office Salem, OR – Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day) and House Republican Leader Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte) issued the following statement in response to Governor Kitzhaber’s (D) Wednesday press conference: “Republicans share the &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/IZqDUrk85ic" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Face of Evil: Kermit Gosnell</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Huss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week my wife asked whether I believed there was evil in the world.  In just a short while we have experienced the Newtown shooting of grade school children, the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon, the lurid and graphic &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/BfUunD3ny0w" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The dangerous, arrogant abuse of power</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Dan Lucas People who are granted extensive power over our lives need to understand that power and they need to understand the equally extensive responsibilities that come with that power. Abuses of that power must be met with swift &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/eTlpPVLLJNI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>True compassion comes from your heart, not the government</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[by Dennis Linthicum The Klamath County Budget Committee is getting plenty of feedback with regard to Meals on Wheels and the Senior Center.  The committee is not struggling with the validity or need for the Meals on Wheels program. The &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/_Dcngmi4SJI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oregon Dems extend tax break for big business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>In the news</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Oregon Senate Republican Office Oregon Democrats extend tax break for big business &#8211; but they vote down tax relief for small businesses Salem, OR – Providing a stark contrast in priorities, Democrats handily passed a bill Monday morning that extends millions &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/DlH_4aHzQE4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“Defend Liberty” youth event — Eugene 5/25</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Defend Liberty! Youth Conference - Saturday. May 25, Eugene Liberty activists of all ages are encouraged to attend the Youth Conference on May 25 in Eugene. The Conference will strengthen the growing campus network of liberty-minded students and connect them &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonCatalyst/~4/5UH_FEcCEkk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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