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AG To Reed College
4:09 pm
Tue April 24, 2012

Oregon Ag To Leave Office For Reed College Post

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Oregon Attorney General John Kroger will leave his post in July

Oregon Attorney General John Kroger has been selected as the next president of Reed College. That means the Democrat will step down early from running the Department of Justice.

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Lane Country, Oregon, DA
3:49 pm
Tue April 24, 2012

Budget Cuts Force DA to Close County Coroner's Office

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Lane County DA Alex Gardner

The Lane County District Attorney, in Oregon, will have to close the medical examiner's office and cut back drastically on criminal investigations. The DA faces a 25 percent reduction in its budget for next year.

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Microsoft Patent Sale
6:01 am
Tue April 24, 2012

Microsoft Sells Patents To Facebook

Facebook is about to write a very big check to Microsoft. Microsoft announced yesterday it is selling hundreds of patents to Facebook for more than a half a billion dollars.

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Oregon Marijuana Petitioner
5:58 am
Tue April 24, 2012

Marijuana Petitioner Gets Record Fine

The Oregon Secretary of State's office has issued its largest ever penalty for a violation of signature gathering laws.

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GOP Infighting
6:31 pm
Mon April 23, 2012

Book Details Infighting Between Idaho Rep And GOP Leaders

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Republican Congressman Raúl Labrador of Idaho holds a press conference with fellow conservative freshman members in February.

A new book coming out Tuesday contains an inside account of Idaho Congressman Raúl Labrador’s conflict with ranking members of the House. The Washington Post reports the book details the rift between GOP leadership and freshman Republicans pursuing a Tea Party agenda.

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Sea Lion Killing
4:57 pm
Mon April 23, 2012

Tribal Group Claims Sea Lions Munch More Salmon Than Previously Thought

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A California sea lion feasts on a salmon.

A coalition of tribal groups says sea lions are eating far more salmon along the Columbia River than previously thought. The claim comes in a legal fight over whether wildlife officials should be killing some of the hungry sea lions.

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Inmate Murder
4:26 pm
Mon April 23, 2012

Apparent Murder Of Patient First At Western State In Almost 20 Years

A fight over unwanted sexual behavior may have led to the apparent murder of a patient at Washington’s Western State Hospital. Prosecutors have not yet filed charges in connection with the death last Friday.

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Liqour Store Bids
3:27 pm
Mon April 23, 2012

State Liquor Store Auction Rakes In Nearly $31 Million

Credit Photo Credit: Tom Banse / Northwest News Network
This state-run liquor store in downtown Olympia was among those auctioned off.

This month's auction of state-run liquor stores in Washington raked in nearly $31 million. The state liquor control board revealed the winning bidders Monday.

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