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Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton earlier this year. On Tuesday, he joined Senator John McCain on the campaign stump, introducing McCain at a campaign stop in Portland, where McCain outlined his plan to address global warming.

Steve Duin has a nice take on CFR in his column today.

Forty-seven of our 50 states have placed limits on political campaign contributions, believing it is possible to constrain the corrosive impact of money on elective politics without restricting free speech.

h/t to LoadedOrygun.

In 2007, a bi-partisan coalition of legislators voted 57-2 in th house and 28-1 in the Senate to beef up Oregon's anti-pornography laws.

Today, Naral, the ACLU, and Powell's bookstore announced their intention to challenge the new law in Federal Court.

Last week, the Oregonian reported that Democratic voter registration has surged in 2008. As of April 25th, there are 826,176 Democratic voters in Oregon -- nearly 70,000 more than at the end of 2007.

One story that has largely been missed, however, is the growth of the Independent Party of Oregon.

The Cascades are a geographic boundary that divides Eastern Oregon from the Wilamette Valley and the Oregon Coast.

If a group of political consultants from Hood River have their way, the Cascades will one day divide Oregon into two states.

Read the full coverage by the Associated Press