Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, January 27, 2010, Page 2, Image 2

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Island’s Daimler Trucks plant was
sentenced Monday to serve four
years in federal prison and ordered
to pay $7 million in restitution for
wire fraud. Over the course of two
years, Sabina Vieru, 40, o f Boring,
used wire transfers to steal more
than $6.7 million ofoverdue invoices
from the company’s customer ac­
counts.
Obama Repackages Plans
-.W e e k in
The Review
‘Avatar’ passes ‘Titanic’
President Barack Obama will try to James Cameron is king o f the world
pivot past rocky times for the nation again. 20th Century Fox said Tues­
and himself Wednesday night in his day that the director's sci-fi spec­
first State of the Union address, tacle, "Avatar," has passed his ship­
offering a skeptical public repack­ wreck saga "Titanic" to become the
aged plans to energize the economy, highest-grossing film worldwide.
stem a tide o f red ink and strengthen
anti-terror defenses.
TriMet Bus Driver Fired
A bus driver accused o f strangling
Ticket to Prison
a passenger has been fired, accord-
A form er bookkeeper at Swan ing to TriM et officials. Brian
Pepper Salami Recall
Oregon public health officials are
tracking cases o f Salmonella from
p epper-coated salam i products
manufactured by Daniele, Inc., a
Rhode Island company. Officials
said consumers and food services
providers who have any o f the re­
called products should discard them
immediately or return them for a
refund.
Oden Apologies
for Photos
AVATAR
Christeson, 53, was o ff duty but in
uniform when he allegedly scuffled
with a man aboard a southeast Powell
bus and made racist comments.
January 27, 2010
N ude photos o f Port­
land Trail Blazer Greg
O den
su rfa ce d
online Tuesday. The first-round
draft pick told the radio station 95.5
The Game Tuesday night that he
was apologizing to the organiza­
tion, the fans and his family.
Saints Make Super Bowl
The New Orleans Saints, a team
with no home and an uncertain
future after Hurricane Katrina five
years ago, are heading for their
first Super Bowl. By beating the
M innesota Vikings 31 -28 Sunday,
the Saints will now face the India­
napolis Colts who beat the New
York Jets 30-17 Sunday in the AFC
cham pionship game.
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