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Obama Gains
in Voter Polls
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D ill.,
waves after speaking at a campaign stop Monday in Milwau­
kee, Wise. (AP photo)
A new (J S A T oda y/G a lI u p pol I
a d v a n ta g e as s o m e o n e w h o
in the race fo r President shows
“ shares y o u r v a lu e s ,” a lm o st
Barack O bam a w ith a 50 percent
do ub le the edge he held before.
to 43 percent lead am ong reg is­
He has an 8 -p o in t advantage as
tered voters.
som eone w h o is “ honest and
O bam a
e lim in a t e d
Jo h n
M cC a in's advantage as a strong
pnoro bv .M ark W ashincton /T he P ortland O bserver
School Supply Drive Helps Kids
Portland area kids and members o f the Links, Inc., an African-American civic group, gather Saturday for the Links’ free
school supply distribution event which took place at the offices of the Portland Observer on Northeast Martin Luther King
Jr. Boulevard. ■
tru s tw o rth y ." B efore the con ven­
tio n , they were rated eq ua lly.
and d e cisive leader. By 46 per­
A lso M cC ain's favorable-unfa­
cent to 44 percent, those sur­
vorable rating was 54 percent to 38
veyed says that ch a ra c te ris tic
percent, a healthy m ark but his
a p p lie s m o re to O ba m a than
highest u n fa vo ra b le th is year.
McCain Defends Vice Presidential Pick
R e p u b lic a n John M c C a in
Q uestions about the re vie w
cam e up a fte r news surfaced that
M cCain. Before last week’ s Demo­
( Jbama's rating was 6 1 percent fa ­
said T u e sd a y he’s s a tis fie d
c r a tic
vorable to 32 percent unfavorable.
that Sarah P a lin ’s b a ckg ro u n d
P alin’s un m arrie d teenage daugh­
w as p r o p e r ly c h e c k e d o u t
ter, B ris to l, is pregnant, and that
N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n ,
M cC a in held an 8 -p o in t advan­
M ea n w h ile , a new C B S p o ll
tage.
O bam a also has a 13-point
has O bam a up e ig h t po in ts, 48
b e fo re the A la s k a g o v e rn o r
the A la ska g o ve rn o r has retained
percent to 40 percent.
jo in e d the R e p u b lic a n p re s i-
a private attorney to represent
her in an in ve stig a tio n in to the
fir in g o f the state p u b lic safety
com m issioner.
T h e la w y e r w h o co n d u c te d
th e b a c k g ro u n d r e v ie w
sa id
P a lin v o lu n ta r ily to ld M c C a in 's
c a m p a ig n ab ou t B ris to l's ' p re g ­
n a n cy, and a b o u t he r h u sb a n d ’s
2 -d e c a d e -o ld D U I arrest d u rin g
q u e s tio n in g as p a rt o f the v ic e
Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain introduces Alaska
Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential pick.
3 Day Revival!
d e n tia l tic k e t.
Theme: Effective for The Kingdom
Come hear a Kingdom message from this
anointed man o f God!
Guest: Pastor Johnasen Pack
Bridge Builders In te rn a tio n a l
Church
gre atly detailed the dism issal o f
her, M c C a in to ld reporters in
the stale's p u b lic safety c o m m is ­
P hila delph ia: "T he ve ttin g p ro ­
sio ne r that has touched o f f a le g­
w as th o r o u g h ly
cess was co m p le te ly tho ro ug h
isla tive in v e stig a tio n , A rth u r B.
checked out before he selected
and I ’m g ra te fu l fo r the results."
C ulvahouse Jr. said.
b a c k g ro u n d
Arrests in Weekend Shooting
When: September 17th-, 18th, & 19th 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Mart Dishman Community Center
77 NE Knott St.
Portland, OR 97211
Office: (360)213-9892
A ske d about w h ethe r P a lin ’s
p re s id e n tia l search process.
T h è A la s k a g o v e rn o r also
about 2:15 a.m . Saturday when
G resham p o lice arrested tw o
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Host: Pastor Kevin Jenkins
Royal Priesthood Ministries
men accused o f c ritic a lly in ju rin g
W ashington and another man had
a Portland man in a weekend shoot­
a c o n fro n ta tio n at the store near
ing.
Southeast
Branden S. C u n n in g h a m o f
G re sh a m is cha rge d w ith a t­
te m p te d m u rd e r and a ssa ult.
Charged w ith the same crim e s is
Cunningham
Humphrey
188th A v e n u e and
B urnside Street. The v ic tim was
w ith three frien ds in the store.
T hey le ft the store and w alked
v o lv e d in the incident.
G resha m p o lic e say L a ro n
east on B u rn s id e Street. The
M ic h a e l A . H u m p h re y Jr. o f
W ashing to n was shot Saturday
shooting happened a few blocks
G resham . T he 2 5 -ye a r-o ld is sus­
w h ile w a lk in g w ith three friends
fro m the store.
pected o f d riv in g the v e h icle in-
a fte r stop pin g at a 7-E leven. He
A second v ic tim has been iden­
rem ained in c ritic a l c o n d itio n at a
tifie d as Steven L. G a lle n tin e o f
P ortland hospital Tuesday.
G resham . He was treated fo r non-
NEW S E A S O N S
N O W D E L IV E R IN G
Y o u r f a v o r it e n e i g h b o r h o o d g r o c e r y s t o r e n o w d e liv e r s
g r o c e r ie s r ig h t to y o u r h o m e o r o ffic e .
Police said the in cid e n t begin
NW Natural Files
Rate Increase
N W N atural has file d requests
o u t a m a rku p .
w ith the O regon P ub lic U t ilit y
Last year. N W N atural reduced
C o m m issio n fo r a 25 percent rate
rates by 8 percent in O regon and
10 percent in W ashington as a
increase.
k
life threatening in juries.
" A rise in g lo b a l energy de­
result o f lo w e r gas costs.
m and and c o m p e titio n fo r natural
I f prices stay at levels in clud ed
gas supplies have m ade energy
in this filin g throu gh O ctober, an
costs m ore v o la tile ," said Randy
O regon reside ntial custom er us­
Friedm an, N W Natural dire cto r o f
in g 56 therm s per m onth w o u ld
gas supply.
see an average m o n th ly b ill in ­
N W N a tu ra l does n o t p r o fit
crease o f about $ 19. A residential
fro m c o m m o d ity cost rate in ­
custo m e r in W a s h in g to n using
creases, a n il passes w h o le s a le
62 th e rm s per m o n th w o u ld see
n a tu ra l
an average m o n th ly increase o f
gas
c o s ts
d ir e c t ly
th ro u g h to its cu sto m e rs w it h ­
ab o u t $23.
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