document.write("<h2><a href=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/03/defazio_threatens_no_vote_on_h.html>DeFazio threatens no vote on health care</a></h2><p> 		 			 				 				 				 					 Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., concerned about Medicare reimbursement rates in Oregon, warns that he will vote against the House health care package unless changes are made.  				 				Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio is now warning that he will vote against the health care package if the low Medicare reimbursement rate for Oregon and several other states isn't fixed.     ...<br><a href=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/03/defazio_threatens_no_vote_on_h.html>blog.oregonlive.com - Fri 3:57 p.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/03/goper_chris_dudley_releases_fi.html>GOPer Chris Dudley releases first TV ad</a></h2><p> 		 			 				 				 				 					 Republican Chris Dudley becomes the first Oregon gubernatorial candidate to begin his television advertising.  The campaign said this ad will begin airing next week.  				 				Republican Chris Dudley has released the first television advertisement of the 2010 race for Oregon governor.  The ad, which his campaign said will begin running next week, hits traditional Repub...<br><a href=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/03/goper_chris_dudley_releases_fi.html>blog.oregonlive.com - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703523204575130081241357368.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLEThirdNews>                US:                GOP plots strategies to nullify health bill             </a></h2><p><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703523204575130081241357368.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLEThirdNews>online.wsj.com - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100319/NEWS/3190336/State-hospital-chief-promises-better-communication>                OR:                State hospital chief promises better communication            </a></h2><p><a href=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100319/NEWS/3190336/State-hospital-chief-promises-better-communication>statesmanjournal.com - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/oregon_veterans_wait_too_long.html>                OR:                Oregon veterans wait too long for disability benefits, Inspector General reports            </a></h2><p><a href=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/oregon_veterans_wait_too_long.html>oregonlive.com - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOY_SCOUTS_SEX_ABUSE_OROL-?SITE=KOPB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>                OR:                Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup             </a></h2><p><a href=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOY_SCOUTS_SEX_ABUSE_OROL-?SITE=KOPB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>hosted.ap.org - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://news.opb.org/article/6945-oregon-home-prices-expected-take-steep-drop/>                OR:                Oregon home prices expected to take steep drop            </a></h2><p><a href=http://news.opb.org/article/6945-oregon-home-prices-expected-take-steep-drop/>news.opb.org - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703523204575130063556401550.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews>                US:                An alternative to 'alternative' assets             </a></h2><p><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703523204575130063556401550.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews>online.wsj.com - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-03-18-hpv-gardasil_N.htm>                US:                Poorer girls not getting HPV vaccine for cervical cancer            </a></h2><p><a href=http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-03-18-hpv-gardasil_N.htm>usatoday.com - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/mar/18/crossing-sponsors-weigh-eliminating-i-5-ramps-to-d/>                WA:                Crossing sponsors mull plan changes            </a></h2><p><a href=http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/mar/18/crossing-sponsors-weigh-eliminating-i-5-ramps-to-d/>columbian.com - Fri 10:17 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/03/merkley_amendment_dropped_from.html>Merkley amendment dropped from health bill</a></h2><p> 		 			 				 				 				 					 Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has lost his bid to put tougher health insurance rules in place for construction contractors.  Merkley got the provision in the Senate bill at the behest of the construction trade unions, but it has died in the House.  				 				Remember Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley's attempt to do something nice in the health care reform bill for the building tra...<br><a href=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/03/merkley_amendment_dropped_from.html>blog.oregonlive.com - Fri 9:37 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/03/oregon_energy_tax_incentives_f.html>Oregon energy tax incentives face new limits</a></h2><p>A host of reforms aimed at reining in Oregon's budget-busting subsidies for green energy projects were signed into law Thursday. The rules phase out tax incentives for big wind farms, give the state greater authority to reject applications, and caps state expenditures on attracting renewable energy. ...<br><a href=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/03/oregon_energy_tax_incentives_f.html>oregonlive.com - Fri 8:47 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/03/portland_firm_ecotrust_to_sell.html>Carbon credits from Olympic forest </a></h2><p>A subsidiary of Portland-based EcoTrust has signed its first deal to sell carbon credits from forest land it owns, putting 3,276 acres on the  Olympic Peninsula into the market for credits designed to offset greenhouse gas emissions. ...<br><a href=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/03/portland_firm_ecotrust_to_sell.html>oregonlive.com - Fri 8:47 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/solar_panels_raise_concerns_de1.txt>Solar panels raise concerns</a></h2><p>Residents of Christmas Valley, south of Bend, are worried about solar projects planned for their area. They want the companies to put up money to ensure the sites are cleaned up if they're abandoned, and some feel the solar farms don't mesh with the High Desert....<br><a href=http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/solar_panels_raise_concerns_de1.txt>theworldlink.com - Fri 8:47 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/natural_weed_killer_de0.txt>Natural weed killer</a></h2><p>Hundreds of goats browse through a Bend field, nibbling and foraging through the available fare. These aren't just any goats. They've been hired to chow through noxious weeds that threaten to overrun native plant species. ...<br><a href=http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/natural_weed_killer_de0.txt>theworldlink.com - Fri 8:47 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://feeds.stateline.org/~r/StatelineorgRss-Oregon/~3/4g0tah8RxQc/>                OR:                Oregon home prices expected to take steep drop            </a></h2><p>Prices for a single-family home in Oregon are expected to fall by about four percent this year - according to a forecast released Thursday. ...<br><a href=http://feeds.stateline.org/~r/StatelineorgRss-Oregon/~3/4g0tah8RxQc/>feeds.stateline.org - Fri 5:37 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://feeds.stateline.org/~r/StatelineorgRss-Oregon/~3/mJbGxP4k3Yw/>                WA:                Crossing sponsors mull plan changes            </a></h2><p>Eliminating freeway exits in downtown Vancouver and on Hayden Island should be considered under a refined Columbia River Crossing project, local officials on both sides of the river suggested Thursday. ...<br><a href=http://feeds.stateline.org/~r/StatelineorgRss-Oregon/~3/mJbGxP4k3Yw/>feeds.stateline.org - Fri 5:37 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://feeds.stateline.org/~r/StatelineorgRss-Oregon/~3/YtTmkLem_Us/oregon_veterans_wait_too_long.html>                OR:                Oregon veterans wait too long for disability benefits, Inspector General reports            </a></h2><p>Oregon veterans wait longer for disability benefits than veterans elsewhere because local medical centers fail to schedule and report the required medical exams, the inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs reported Wednesday. ...<br><a href=http://feeds.stateline.org/~r/StatelineorgRss-Oregon/~3/YtTmkLem_Us/oregon_veterans_wait_too_long.html>feeds.stateline.org - Fri 5:37 a.m.</a></p><h2><a href=http://feeds.stateline.org/~r/StatelineorgRss-Oregon/~3/M4B6RPg1F5g/US_BOY_SCOUTS_SEX_ABUSE_OROL->                OR:                Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup             </a></h2><p>PORTLAND -- The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years. ...<br><a href=http://feeds.stateline.org/~r/StatelineorgRss-Oregon/~3/M4B6RPg1F5g/US_BOY_SCOUTS_SEX_ABUSE_OROL->feeds.stateline.org - Fri 5:37 a.m.</a></p> ");