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Page 10 The Skanner February 8, 2017 News his opponents. Venezuela is mired in political gridlock, even as its economy is falling apart. World News Briefs SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court will decide whether to reinstate President Donald Trump’s travel ban aft er a contentious hearing in which the judges hammered away at the administration’s motivations for the ban, but also directed pointed ques- tions to an attorney for two states try- ing to overturn it. It was unclear which way the three judges of the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals would rule, though legal experts said the states ap- peared to have the edge. “I’m not sure if either side present- ed a compelling case, but I certainly thought the government’s case came across as weaker,” said Stephen Vla- deck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law. A ruling could come as early as Wednesday and could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeals court challenged the ad- ministration’s claim that the ban was motivated by terrorism fears, but it also questioned the argument of an at- torney challenging the executive order on grounds that it unconstitutionally targeted Muslims. Bipartisan US Lawmakers Urge Trump to Sanction Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A bi- partisan group of 34 U.S. lawmakers has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to step up pressure on Venezuela’s government by immedi- ately sanctioning offi cials responsible AP PHOTO/JEFF CHIU Trump Travel Ban in Hands of Federal Appeals Court Warren Violates Arcane Rule, Sparking Senate Dustup A woman crosses the street outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. A federal appeals court will decide whether to reinstate President Trump’s travel ban after a contentious hearing in which the judges hammered away at the administration’s motivations for the ban, but also directed pointed questions to an attorney trying to overturn it. for corruption and human rights abus- es, The Associated Press has learned. The letter was partly prompted by an AP investigation, which it cites, that found corruption in Venezuela’s food imports. It also calls for a thorough probe into alleged drug traffi cking and support for Middle Eastern terror groups by the country’s new vice presi- dent, Tareck El Aissami. El Aissami has been the target of U.S. law enforcement since his days as inte- rior minister almost a decade ago, and has been tied to bribes paid to offi cials by the nation’s top convicted drug traf- fi cker. He has denied any wrongdoing. Relations between the U.S. and its staunchest critic in Latin America have been tense for years — the two coun- tries haven’t exchanged ambassadors since 2010. And at Congress’ insistence, President Barack Obama sanctioned several top Venezuelan offi cials for cracking down on opponents or help- ing smuggle cocaine to the U.S. But Trump mentioned the country only briefl y during the campaign. And Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s com- ments during his confi rmation gave lit- tle sign of whether he will depart from the Obama administration’s relative restraint and call for dialogue between socialist President Nicolas Maduro and senatorial niceties to oppose Sessions and Republicans sticking up for him. King wrote that when acting as a fed- eral prosecutor, Sessions used his pow- er to “chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens.” Quoting King technically put War- ren in violation of Senate rules for “impugning the motives” of Sessions, though senators have said far worse. And Warren was reading from a letter that was written 10 years before Ses- sions was even elected to the Senate. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has earned a rare rebuke by the Senate for quoting Coretta Scott King on the Senate fl oor. The Massachusetts Democrat ran afoul of the chamber’s arcane rules by reading DELIVERY DRIVER a three-decade-old letter Weekly North Portland newspaper is seeking a driver from Dr. Martin Luther to distribute the weekly publication in the Metro Port- King’s widow that dat- land and Greater Vancouver areas as well as other du- ed to Sen. Jeff Sessions’ ties. Must be dependable and possess a valid driver’s license with no previous accident or moving citation failed judicial nomina- and may have to submit to a random drug test. Contact tion three decades ago. (503) 285.5555. The chamber is debat- 2-8-17 ing the Alabama Repub- lican’s nomination for METRO attorney general, with REQUEST FOR BIDS – RFB 3209 Democrats dropping Stage and House Lighting Equipment Purchase Community Business Directory ADVERTISING Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission (MERC), an appointed commission of Metro, is request- ing bids for Stage and House Lighting Equipment for Newmark Theatre and Winningstad Theatre for the Port- land’5 Centers for the Arts. Sealed bids are due no later than 2:00 p.m. Pacifi c Time on February 21, 2017, in Metro’s business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736, Attention: Sharon Stiffler, RFB 3068. Solicitation documents can be viewed and downloaded from the Oregon Procurement Information Network (OR- PIN) at http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/ Metro may accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or waive irregularities not affecting substantial rights if such action is deemed in the public interest. Metro extends equal opportunity to all persons and spe- cifi cally encourages minority, women-owned and emerg- ing small businesses to access and participate in this and all Metro projects, programs and services. Placing an ad is easy at TheSkanner.com Metro and its contractors will not discriminate against any person(s), employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, political affiliation or marital sta- tus. Metro fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to ob- tain a Title VI Complaint Form, see www.oregonmetro. gov. 2-8-17 INSURANCE PUBLIC NOTICE Qualifi cation Based Request For Proposal Hunziker Core - Sw Wall Street Improvements Engineering Design And Construction Manage- ment Services The City of Tigard is seeking sealed proposals from fi rms qualifi ed to provide professional services to assist with Hunziker Core – SW Wall Street Improvement proj- ect. Proposals will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Tigard City Hall’s Utility Billing Counter at 13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, Oregon 97223. Proposals will be scored and ranked on a qualifi cation basis and the City will enter into negotiations with the top ranking fi rm. This project is funded, in part, with a fed- eral Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration grant and, as such, all applicable federal requirements shall be in effect. Please see full packet for applicable requirements No proposal will be considered unless fully completed in a manner provided in the RFP packet. Facsimile and electronic (email) proposals will not be accepted nor will any proposal be accepted after the stated due date and time. Any proposal received after the closing time will be returned to the submitting fi rm unopened after a contract has been awarded for the required services. REALTORS RFP packets may be downloaded from www.tigard-or. gov\bids or obtained in person at Tigard City Hall’s Utility Billing Counter located at 13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, Oregon 97223. Proposers are required to certify non-discrimination in employment practices and identify resident status as de- fi ned in ORS 279A.120. Pre-qualifi cation of proposers is not required. All proposers are required to comply with the provisions of Oregon Revised Statutes and Local Contract Review Board (LCRB) Policy. The City may reject any proposal not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and require- ments and may reject for good cause any or all propos- als upon a fi nding of the City if it is in the public interest to do so. The City will advertise this RFP over 30 days beginning on February 8, 2017 in the publications listed below. The advertisement will run at least four (4) times in The Ore- gonian and The Daily Journal of Commerce. PUBLISHED: Daily Journal of Commerce DATE: February 8, 2017, February 15, 2017, February 22, 2017 and February 27, 2017 2-8-17
