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May 16, 2007: Headlines

Colby Underwood and me: 11 months with the most important person in Seattle politics

Posted Wed, May 16, 7 p.m.

The inside story of political fundraising: 4,577 calls, fold-over peanut butter sandwiches, no time for bathroom breaks, and a very big guy who mastered Seattle's political Matrix.

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Portland's commissioners and their bureaus are alive and, well, a pain

Posted Wed, May 16, 9 a.m.

Mayor Tom Potter: "Every day I go to work, I have to figure out how to work around it."

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Still in decline, the spotted owl is back in the political spotlight

Posted Wed, May 16, midnight

Old growth forests were partially preserved, but the northern spotted owl has disappeared faster than anyone thought. The old fights are breaking out again, with the Bush administration pressuring scientists to pin the blame on a non-native predator, the barred owl, and to open up more forests for logging.

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An education-reform group takes on the status quo

Posted Wed, May 16, midnight

In Oregon, Chalkboard is trying to extend influence to Salem, where it counts. But politics make the pursuit of straightforward goals complicated.

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