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Video Voting - Oregon Style

2008-12-02T20:21:59Z

A reprot form my 2008 Polling Place with Vote By Mail in Oregon.

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Video Voting - Oregon Style

2008-11-04T12:49:24Z

My dispatch from my polling place, my backyard! With Oregon's unique vote by mail system, folks can vote most anywhere!

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New Ad: Ready

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

Jeff Merkley is ready to change this country. He will work with a President
Barack Obama to fix the economy, reduce the cost of health care, and fight for the middle class. America faces so many challenges: a $10 trillion debt; mired in war; millions of jobs lost; and now a massive Wall Street
meltdown. America needs a clean break from the failed economic policies of
George Bush. And Oregon can deliver that change by election Jeff Merkley, a
senator who's ready to change this country.

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How to fill out an Oregon Ballot

2008-10-30T20:29:55Z

HELP MAKE THIS THE MOST WATCHED YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ALL TIME!! Learn how to properly fill out your oregon Ballot

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How to fill out an Oregon Ballot

2008-12-02T18:23:10Z

HELP MAKE THIS THE MOST WATCHED YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ALL TIME!! Learn how to properly fill out your oregon Ballot

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Oregon Duck Fan doing the Rock Obama Dance

2008-10-30T20:29:40Z

HELP MAKE THIS THE MOST WATCHED YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ALL TIME!! Freestyle Kinda Barack Obama Music Oregon Duck Fan

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Oregon Duck Fan doing the Rock Obama Dance

2008-12-02T18:23:10Z

HELP MAKE THIS THE MOST WATCHED YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ALL TIME!! Freestyle Kinda Barack Obama Music Oregon Duck Fan

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Al Gore for Jeff Merkley

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

Former Vice President Al Gore came to Portland last Friday, October 24 to campaign for Jeff Merkley and support his run for the U.S. Senate.

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Jim Webb supports Jeff Merkley for Senate

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

U.S. Senator Jim Webb recorded a special message on behalf of Jeff Merkley, encouraging Oregon veterans to support Merkley for U.S. Senate.

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KATU - Merkley Pulling Away in Latest Poll Numbers

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

KATU / Survey USA polled the Oregon Senate race, and notes Jeff Merkley is pulling away. Merkley leads Republican Gordon Smith 49 percent to 42 percent.

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Tell Gordon Smith to Put Oregon First

2008-12-02T18:44:31Z

www.pfaw.org | Gordon Smith could have stood with Oregon's families, but he chose to stand with George Bush -- and helped put the president's extreme nominees on our nation's highest Court.

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KGW - Obama's Special Message about Jeff Merkley

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

KGW covers Barack Obama's special message about why Jeff Merkley is the change we need in the U.S. Senate to help get our country back on track.

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New Ad: Mary

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

In the latest ad, Jeff's wife, Mary Sorteberg, highlights Jeffs plans to make health care more affordable and accessible for all families. Just like he did in the Oregon House, Jeff Merkley will stand up to big insurance and drug companies to deliver for patients and families. Jeffs wife Mary is a registered nurse in Portland. She and Jeff have two children, Jonathan age 12 and Brynne age 10.

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New Ad: "Why"

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

The newest ad from Jeff Merkleys campaign sets the record straight: Barack Obama and Ron Wyden support Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate because only Merkley can bring real change to Washington.

To win reelection Gordon Smith has tried to deceive voters into believing that Senators Obama and Wyden support his reelection to the U.S. Senate. They do not. Both senators have endorsed Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate because he shares their vision for change in Washington.

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KOIN - Merkley Debates Empty Podium as Smith Declines Debate

2008-11-09T16:54:40Z

KOIN notes how Jeff Merkley debates an empty podium and answers questions on the issues while Gordon Smith avoids debating.

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KATU - Merkley Debates Himself as Smith No-Show at Debate

2008-11-09T16:54:40Z

Jeff Merkley debated an empty podium today as Republican Gordon Smith was a no-show at the Portland City Club-sponsored debate.

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Peter DeFazio Supports Jeff Merkley

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio joined House Speaker and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, and Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy at a rally in Eugene, on 10/14/08.

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Jeff TV - The Issues: No More Mess-ups

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

Gordon Smith and George Bush have gotten their chance in Washington and theyve given working Americans higher gas prices, higher health care costs, fewer jobs, a war that never should have been started, and a massive national debt.

As Speaker, Jeff helped lead the fight against special interests to make health care more affordable, clamp down on pay day loan scams, pass landmark environmental legislation, and create thousands of family-wage jobs in Oregon.

Working together, Oregonians achieved results restoring fiscal responsibility by creating the states first rainy day fund, cutting taxes for working people, and passing sweeping ethics reform to clean up government.

Jeff will be a progressive champion in the U.S. Senate -- working to end the war in Iraq, stop our jobs from going overseas, and securing affordable health care for every American.

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Jeff TV - The Issues: Education

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

Jeff Merkley knows firsthand the value of a good education. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a commitment to learning and a passion for ideas. As a child, when Jeff's father would drive him to school, he would point to the doorway of the elementary school and say, "Those doors are the doors to opportunity. Study hard and you can pursue any dream."

Jeff studied hard, earned scholarships, and became the first in his family to go to college.

Jeff was lucky, but he knows not everyone is. All Oregonians deserve the same opportunity to study hard and receive an excellent education.

Education is the key to a good job and a higher standard of living.

As Oregons next U.S. Senator, Jeff Merkley will work to:

- Keep promises to our children by fully funding public schools.
- Completely overhaul No Child Left Behind
- Give young children a fair chance by fully funding Head Start programs
- Provide opportunities for high school students: a college education must be affordable.
- Provide children with the health care they need: healthy children learn better.

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Jeff Merkley and Russ Feingold in Eugene

2008-12-02T18:50:54Z

Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Russ Feingold campaigned together in Eugene on October 14, 2008.

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New KATU/Survey USA Poll - Merkley Pulls Ahead

2008-12-02T18:50:55Z

In the new KATU/Survey USA poll, Jeff Merkley leads Republican Gordon Smith 46 percent to 41 percent.

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New Ad: Deserve Better

2008-12-02T18:50:55Z

While Congress has found billions to fund the war in Iraq, America's
veterans struggle to afford medicine and wait in line to see a doctor. Jeff
Merkley believes America's veterans deserve better, and in the latest ad
from Jeff Merkley's campaign for U.S. Senate, Oregon veterans praise Merkley
for his work to cut taxes and expand health care access for veterans.

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Jeff TV - The Issues: Iraq

2008-12-02T18:50:55Z

Jeff Merkley opposed George Bush's Iraq policy from the beginning, calling for bold diplomatic efforts before pursuing military strategy.

Jeff was the first U.S. Senate candidate to sign onto A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, a strategy to end the war and bring our troops home authored by distinguished military experts.

Jeff has laid out a five-point path for stability in the region that will redeploy American combat troops and engage the Iraqis in rebuilding their country:

- Removing all combat troops starting right away and completing the redeployment in six to 12 months

- Eliminating permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq

- Engaging Iraqs neighbors in a diplomatic effort to secure the peace particularly Turkey, Iran and Syria

- Removing all American contractors from the country and replacing them with Iraqi contractors

- Directing our attention toward stronger engagement with the Iraqi Parliament and Courts

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Jeff TV - The Issues: Health Care

2008-12-02T18:50:55Z

Jeff Merkley gets his perspective on health care from his wife, Mary, a professional nurse who sees the system through the eyes of patients and their families--the people that ought to matter most.

As Speaker of the Oregon House, Jeff has fought to improve health care quality and access in Oregon. Jeff is ready to take on the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical companies to lower costs and protect consumers.

In the U.S. Senate Jeff will fight for universal access to affordable, quality health care coverage and sign on as a co-sponsor to Ron Wydens Health Americans Act.

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Smith on illegal immigrants working at Smith Frozen Foods

2008-12-02T18:50:55Z

Gordon Smith answers questions regarding the reported illegal immigrants working at Smith Frozen Foods.

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