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NORTHWEST VOICE OF CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH
"The Voice Speaks”
Rev. H.L. Hodge, Ph.I). Pastor/Teacher
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September 26, 2007
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"The Faithful Church” (Revelations 3:7-13)
"Keeping It Real Jesus' Way’
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Time: 9 A.M.
1637 N E K illingsw orth St., Portland. Oregon
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Activists Protest Trade Deal
Local activists flood Congressman Earl Blumenauer's Portland office Monday as Steve Snyder o f Jobs with Justice reads a
statement against a proposed trade deal with Peru that's before Blumenauer's House Ways and Means Committee. Opposi­
tion to the deal centers on the lack o f labor rights guarantees and mechanism to create good jobs here or in Peru, while
offering weak environmental protections.
M H M N N M N M M M M H M N M H R H M H H M M N H M M M H M N M M H N N M M I
Bootmaker to World Leaders Charged
(AP) — A bootmaker to world and M exico's raid of a warehouse and friends — including Bush, a
leaders, ineluding President Bush filled with hundreds of cowboy fellow lover o f ranehwear who ac­
and Vicente Fox, is in a Colorado boots and belts made from endan­ cepted a pair of ostrich-skin cow­
jail, charged with money launder­ gered species — has raised ques­ boy boots as a gift during a visit to
ing and conspiring to illegally tions about how much world lead­ Fox’s ranch in 2001.
smuggle the skins of protected ers knew of the potential for illegal
Fox and Bush are under fire this
animals into the U.S. to provide activity.
week from media speculating about
exotic footwear for high-end cli­
The Mexican bootmaker pro­ the boots.
ents.
duced footwear for Fox, his body­
Reached in a hotel Friday, former
The arrest of Martin Villegas — guards, Cabinet members, relatives first lady Martha Sahagun said she
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Mauricio Areesio, aColombian who
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Fox issued a blanket denial
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hard evidence to support the alle­
gations. “Conduct a thorough in­
vestigation, and if you find any
indication of corruption, file acom-
plaint,” he wrote.
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A recent survey found that digi­ Hispanic in their rates of digital-
tal-camera sales are “exploding" in camera ownership within 12 to 18
months, according to consumer
Hispanic populations.
Hispanics share photos more fre­ researchers.
“Hispanic consumers are jum p­
quently and are more likely to share
their photos with a larger number of ing on the digital-camera hand-
family and friends, averaging 21 wagon,” said Albert Fitzgerald, the
people versus 18 for non-Hispanics. president of Answers Research,
Among customers with Internet which worked on the online survey
access, Hispanics will match non- of 17,(XX) digital -camera users.
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