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December 13, 2017
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Attempted Terror Attack
a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter move-
ment.
A man who later told police he was supporting the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and Syria and was inspired by the
group, strapped an improvised explosive device to
his body and it partially exploded in an underground
passageway at a major commuter hub in New York
City Monday morning, injuring himself and three
other people, officials said.
Women Accuse Trump
Three women who’ve accused President Trump
of sexually harassing or assaulting them before
he came to the White House demanded a con-
gressional investigation Monday, “People are be-
ing held accountable, except for our president,”
said Jessica Leeds, who said Trump tried to force
himself on her, including reaching under
her skirt, during a plane ride more than 30
years ago. Yet “his staff made a big point of
calling us all liars,” she said.
Bill Ringer Collects $10K
Salvation Army bell
ringers may seem
like they’re collecting
sparse change, but last
week an anonymous
donor placed $10,000
in $100 bills into one
of the nonprofit’s red
kettles at the Holly-
wood Fred Meyer on
Northeast
Weidler
Street, the largest do-
nation put in a single
Salvation Army kettle ever collected in Portland.
Franken Out; Contrasts Response
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said Thursday
he will resign in the coming weeks after a
number of his Democratic colleagues called
for him to step down amid allegations of
sexual misconduct against women. He con-
trasted the response to those against Donald
Trump and Alabama Senate candidate Roy
Moore, who also face sexual harassment
claims.
Police Officer Sentenced
Accused of Union Busting
Michael Slager, a white for-
mer South Carolina officer,
was sentenced to 20 years
in prison last week for fa-
tally shooting Walter Scott,
an unarmed black driver in
2015. Slager pleaded guilty
to violating Scott’s civil
rights in the case which was
A group of New Seasons Market workers are ac-
cusing the Portland grocer of retaliating against
them and hiring a “union-busting” consulting
firm. The complaints were outlined in a Thurs-
day letter and come just over a month after work-
ers announced they are attempting to organize a
union for better working conditions.
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Lingering cold temperatures and
freezing windchill prompted
emergency warming shelters in
the Portland area to open their
doors Monday night. Folks at
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Portland and Gresham.
Fires Devastate California
Ash fell like snow and heavy
smoke had residents gasping for
air Monday as a huge Southern
California wildfire exploded in
size again, becoming the fifth
largest in state history and driv-
ing celebrities from a wealthy
hillside enclave. Tens of thou-
sands have fled their homes.
Established 1970
When Rep. Al Green, D-Texas introduced a resolution in Congress
last Wednesday to impeach President Trump for associating his
presidency with causes rooted in bigotry and racism, none of
Oregon’s delegation to the House, including all four Democrats
would support it. (AP photo)
Impeachment Vote Fails
But Trump
behavior cited in
resignation calls
M iChael l eighton
t he P ortlanD o bserver
Accusing President Trump of
misdemeanors for associating his
presidency with causes rooted in
bigotry and racism did not gen-
erate any vote for impeachment
from Oregon’s House delegation
last week, but allegations of sex-
ual harassment against the presi-
dent have now led Oregon’s two
U.S. senators to ask Trump to re-
sign.
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff
by
Merkley joined their Democratic
caucus members Bernie Sanders
of Vermont, Cory Booker of New
Jersey and Kristen Gillibrand of
New York to say publicly that the
president should play a political
price for his alleged sexual indis-
cretions. They also called for a
congressional investigation.
Since his campaign for election
last year, more than a dozen wom-
en have accused Trump of vary-
ing degrees of sexual misconduct
over the decades, from groping
to unwanted kissing, accusations
that he has denied.
Last Wednesday, a black Dem-
ocratic lawmaker from Texas
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