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Revised Budget Saves Cops
Mayor Sam Adams released a re
vised budget proposal Tuesday that
restores funding for 25 sworn police
o ffic e r p o sitio n s, the P o lice
B ureau’s Mounted Patrol, Cold
Case murder investigations unit, and
a school resources officer program.
Adams said his new police chief
Mike Reese was able to focus on
administrative reductions and cuts
in overhead.
White Supremacist Guilty
A white supremacist from Portland
pleaded guilty Monday to charges
he mailed a hangman’s noose to a
civil rights leader in Ohio. Danile
Lee Jones faces up to five years in
prison.
Obama's Aunt Wins Case
ALLS, immigra
tion court has
granted asylum
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serving life sentences must at least
be considered for release.
‘Sexually Dangerous’
Can Stay Locked Up
A 7-to-2 majority o f the Supreme
Court ruled Monday that Congress
has the authority to pass a law al
lowing federal prisoners who have
been deemed "sexually dangerous"
to be held beyond the date o f their
Currents Could Move Oil East original sentence. A lower court
With BP finally gaining some con had ruled that C ongress over
trol over the amount o f oil spewing stepped its boundaries in passing
into the G ulf of Mexico, scientists the law.
are increasingly worried that huge
plumes o f crude already spilled Williams Joins TV Drama
could get caught in a current that A c tre ss V an essa W illiam s is
would carry the mess all the way to headed to W isteria Lane next fall
the Florida Keys and beyond, dam on "Desperate
aging coral reefs and killing wildlife. H ousew ives."
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Life for Teen Killers Only
Tuesday she'll
The Supreme Court has ruled that play a "wicked
teenagers may not be locked up for new h o u s e
life without chance o f parole if they w ife" as the
haven't killed anyone. By a 5-4 vote s e rie s e n te rs
Monday, the court says the Consti its
se v e n th
tution requires that young people season.
stay in the country and setting her
on the road to citizenship after years
o f legal wrangling. Kenya native
Zeituni Onyango is the half-sister
o f Obama's late father.
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Strap on Your Helmet
Gresham is celebrating National Bike Month by encouraging
people to strap on a helmet and get on a bike. The
Springwater Trail (above) stretches from Portland through
Gresham to Boring.
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