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NORTHWEST/NATION East Oregonian Page 2A Obama explores unilateral steps on guns Associated Press +212/8/8 ² 3UHVLGHQW %DUDFN Obama is looking for ways to keep guns out of the hands of “a dangerous few” without depending on Congress to pass a law on the fraught subject of gun control. He’s says he’ll meet his attorney general, Loretta Lynch, on Monday WR VHH ZKDW H[HFXWLYH DFWLRQV PLJKW be possible. Steps to strengthen back- ground checks could come this week. “The gun lobby is loud and well organized in its defense of effortlessly available guns for anyone,” Obama said in his weekly radio address. “The rest of us are going to have to be just as passionate and well organized in our defense of our kids.” He said he gets so many letters from parents, teachers and children about the “epidemic of gun violence” that he can’t “sit around and do nothing.” Obama recently directed staff at the White House to look into potential H[HFXWLYHDFWLRQV &XUUHQWO\ IHGHUDOO\ OLFHQVHG ¿UH- arms dealers are required to seek back- JURXQG FKHFNV RQ SRWHQWLDO ¿UHDUP purchasers. %XW DGYRFDF\ JURXSV VD\ VRPH RI WKH SHRSOH ZKR VHOO ¿UHDUPV DW gun shows are not federally licensed, increasing the chance of sales to customers prohibited by law from purchasing guns. A source familiar with the admin- istration’s efforts said Obama is H[SHFWHGWRWDNHH[HFXWLYHDFWLRQQH[W week that would set a “reasonable threshold” for when sellers have to seek a background check. That person didn’t know whether it would be based on the number of guns sold or revenue generated through gun sales. The source, a member of a gun control advocacy group, was not authorized to discuss details before the announcement and spoke on condition RI DQRQ\PLW\ :KLWH +RXVH RI¿FLDOV ZRQ¶WFRQ¿UPWKHWLPLQJ In his efforts to work around a Congress that has often been politically gridlocked, Obama has made aggres- VLYH XVH RI H[HFXWLYH SRZHU SDUWLF- ularly on immigration. It has been an increasingly effective presidential tool. And while legal scholars are divided on whether Obama has accelerated or merely continued a drift of power WRZDUG WKH H[HFXWLYH EUDQFK WKHUH¶V little debate that he’s paved a path for his successor. Depending on who succeeds him, many Obama backers could rue the day they cheered his “pen-and-phone” campaign to get past Republican oppo- sition in Congress. The unilateral steps he took to raise environmental standards and ease the threat of deportation for millions of LPPLJUDQWV LQ WKH 86 LOOHJDOO\ PD\ serve as precedent for moves they won’t cheer. 7KH 1DWLRQDO 5LÀH $VVRFLDWLRQ BRIEFLY SALEM — The likelihood of winning a lottery jackpot is less than dying in a plane crash, catching a ÀHVKHDWLQJEDFWHULDRUEHLQJGXSHGE\ a corrupt lottery employee. The integrity of lottery games nationwide are in question amid an LQYHVWLJDWLRQ LQWR MDFNSRW ¿[LQJ WKDW started in Iowa and has spread to at least four other states, Colorado, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Kansas, according to The Associated Press. There is no information that games offered in Oregon have been compro- mised, said Oregon Lottery spokesman &KXFN%DXPDQQ The investigation stems from accu- sations that a former security director at WKH8UEDQGDOH,RZDEDVHG0XOWL6WDWH Lottery Association installed root kit software on the association’s random QXPEHUJHQHUDWRUVWR¿QGRXWZLQQLQJ numbers in advance, The Associated Press reported. Former security director Eddie 7LSWRQZKRZRUNHGIRU086/IRU years, was convicted in July of fraud for working with associates to try to claim a $16.5 million Hot Lotto jackpot he had rigged in Iowa. He has since been charged with criminal conduct and money laundering involving lotteries in Colorado, Wisconsin and Oklahoma, The Associated Press reported. 7KH QRQSUR¿W ORWWHU\ DVVRFLDWLRQ administers a variety of lottery games in 44 states, including Hot Lotto, Wild Card, Powerball and Mega Millions. 7KH RQO\ 086/DGPLQLVWHUHG games Oregon participates in are Powerball and Mega Millions, %DXPDQQ VDLG 7KH ZLQQLQJ QXPEHUV for those games are selected in a live televised drawing. The Powerball GUDZLQJ LV KHOG DW 8QLYHUVDO 6WXGLRV in Orlando, Fla. The process is the VDPHIRU0HJD0LOOLRQVH[FHSWWKDWWKH drawing takes place in Atlanta, Ga. Idaho Lottery Director Jeff $QGHUVRQ FKDLUPDQ RI WKH 086/ board, did not immediately respond to messages inquiring whether Tipton had access to lottery equipment or computers outside of Iowa, where 086/LVEDVHG Oregon’s Game Megabucks uses an International Game Technology random number generator to yield winning combinations. That computer is housed at the Oregon Lottery head- quarters in Salem. The random number RSSRVHV H[SDQGHG EDFNJURXQG FKHFN systems. The organization’s Institute for Legislative Action says studies have shown that people sent to state prison because of gun crimes typically get guns through theft, the black market or family and friends. Also, many purchases by criminals are made from straw purchasers who pass background checks. “No amount of background checks can stop these criminals,” says the group’s website. 2EDPD KDV FRQVLVWHQWO\ H[SUHVVHG frustration after mass shootings, saying it shouldn’t be so easy for somebody ZKRZDQWVWRLQÀLFWKDUPWRJHWKLVRU her hands on a gun. *RLQJ LQWR KLV ¿QDO \HDU LQ RI¿FH Obama said his New Year’s resolution LV WR PRYH IRUZDUG RQ XQ¿QLVKHG business. “That’s especially true for one SLHFHRIXQ¿QLVKHGEXVLQHVVWKDW¶VRXU epidemic of gun violence,” Obama said in his weekly address. He said a bipartisan bill from three years ago requiring background checks for almost everyone had huge support, including among a majority of NRA KRXVHKROGV%XWWKH6HQDWHEORFNHGLW “Each time, we’re told that common-sense reforms like back- ground checks might not have stopped the last massacre, or the one before that, so we shouldn’t do anything,” he said. “We know that we can’t stop HYHU\DFWRIYLROHQFH%XWZKDWLIZH tried to stop even one?” PORTLAND (AP) — Marion County deputies say a Stayton teen is in critical condition after a New Year’s Eve accident. The Oregonian reports his car was ripped in half in the single-car accident near Stayton. )LUH¿JKWHUVH[WULFDWHG the driver, 17-year-old Timothy Colblentz, from the smashed-up vehicle, and he was taken to Stayton Memorial Hospital and ODWHUÀRZQWR2+687KH VKHULII¶VRI¿FHVD\VKHLV H[SHFWHGWRVXUYLYHKLV injuries. 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Alaska’s minimum wage also is higher than Washington’s, going up to $9.75 an hour on Friday. Corrections Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Forecast Seattle minimum wage moved toward $15 The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Copyright © 2015, EO Media Group 0210287+ (AP) — Polk County authorities are investigating a fatal bicycling accident in Monmouth. The Statesman Journal reports a 52-year-old Independence man was riding a bicycle on Wednesday evening when he was struck and killed by car on the outskirts of Monmouth. 7KHF\FOLVWLGHQWL¿HGDV John Shapley, was struck from behind while riding his bike. The investigation showed a second vehicle hit 6KDSOH\EXWRI¿FLDOVGLGQ¶W think it was a factor in his death. Authorities say the ¿UVWYHKLFOHZDVGULYHQE\ 40-year-old Daniel Major, of Falls City. No criminal charges have EHHQ¿OHG PORTLAND (AP) — A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Portland activist who took the city to court after being removed from several City Council meetings over the years. The Oregonian reports WKDW86'LVWULFW&RXUW Judge Michael H. Simon ruled Thursday that Portland Mayor Charlie Hales violated the activist’s First Amendment rights by barring him from meetings for months at a time. Simon ordered the city to hall all prospective H[FOXVLRQVDJDLQVWWKH activist, 73-year-old Joe Walsh. He wrote in a 28-page ruling that Hales has the authority to maintain decorum, but not to order SURORQJHGH[FOXVLRQVIURP a forum intended for public discourse. 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Stayton teen critical after New Year’s accident 2UHJRQORWWHU\RI¿FLDOVVD\VHFXULW\WHFKQRORJ\UHPDLQVVWURQJ By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau Saturday, January 2, 2016 1 0 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Much of the nation will be sunny and free of storms and precipitation today. Exceptions will be bands of snow around the lower Great Lakes, soaking rain in cen- tral and South Texas, and showers in South Florida. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 85° in Hollywood, Fla. Low -29° in Craig, Colo. 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