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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Republicans are saying that Rep.
David Wu should sign a resignation letter immediately. But the
Democrat said Tuesday he would quit, as he put it: "upon the
resolution of the debt-ceiling crisis." Days earlier, a published
report described claims of an aggressive sexual act by Wu against
the teenage daughter of a friend.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon tax critic Bill Sizemore has lost
several pretrial motions he had hoped to use to defend himself
against charges he failed to file state income tax returns for
three years. The Statesman Journal of Salem reports that Sizemore
is expecting a ruling on one more motion before a tentative trial
date of August 9. Sizemore has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged a
member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs with
second-degree murder in the shooting death of another tribal member
on the reservation. The FBI and Warm Springs police say Delmer
Davis was fatally shot Tuesday while he was sitting in a vehicle
holding his young son outside a home. The child was not hurt. The
U.S. Attorney said Ted Barney is charged with second-degree murder
and use of a firearm in a violent crime.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A house built for a Portland lumber baron
in 1937 that helped establish the modern Northwest Style has been
designated a national historic landmark. The Aubrey Watzek House --
which is now part of the University of Oregon's John Yeon Center
for Architecture -- was added to the list of historical landmarks
yesterday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police say a man was holding a loaded
handgun when he was arrested at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland after
holding his 6-year-old daughter as a shield. Police say the man had
spit on a park volunteer Tuesday and threatened the volunteer with
a gun. When officers arrived they say the 32-year-old man grabbed
the girl and held her across his body. When more officers arrived,
he put down the girl and was arrested.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man convicted of murder in a notorious
1988 Oregon hate crime has died from complications of hepatitis C.
Prison officials say Kenneth Mieske fell ill at the Oregon State
Penitientiary and died Tuesday night at Salem Hospital at age 45.
Mieske was sentenced to life in prison for using a baseball bat to
fatally beat an Ethiopian student on a Portland street corner.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Seattle Mariners snapped their 17-game
losing streak yesterday, riding a 17-hit attack to a 9-2 victory
over the New York Yankees. Felix Hernandez pitched seven innings
for his third straight win in the Bronx. The Mariners took 21 days
of frustration out on three Yankees relievers, scoring five runs in
the seventh inning - highlighted by Mike Carp's bases-loaded
triple

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Police in Beaverton say they arrested a
licensed day care provider after she told them she locked a
15-month-old toddler outdoors for a "timeout." Officers had
responded to a neighbor's call about a little girl heard crying for
more than an hour outside a home. 58-year-old Susanne Pounds was arrested yesterday for investigation of endangering the welfare of a minor. Officers say they found Pounds' daughter and the daughter's boyfriend at the home with heroin. They were arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Klamath County needs more doctors,
even with a local residency program that trains its graduates to
work in small towns. The Herald and News reports that only one in
four doctors trained through the Cascades East Rural Family
Medicine Residency Program stay in the area after graduation.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A man who was called a gay slur and then
injured in a fight says he feels relieved by the assault conviction
against a Gresham man. Thirty-five-year-old Chris Churilla says the
slur last spring led to a fight that left him with a cracked skull.
The jury on Tuesday convicted 21-year-old Garrett Max Strasburg of
misdemeanor assault and attempted felony assault.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge is
deliberating the case of a Gresham woman charged with murder and
manslaughter in the 2009 death of her granddaughter. Prosecutors
said yesterday that Carolyn Bellamy shook 23-month-old Ariana
Magathan so severely she was brain dead. Bellamy maintains the
toddler crawled off a bed and hit her head on the floor.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland police officer who pleaded
guilty to misdemeanor drunken driving and reckless driving avoided
jail time. John Shadron was sentenced Friday in Multnomah County
Circuit Court to two years' probation and 120 hours of community
service. He'll also have his license suspended for a year and 90
days, but his lawyer says he's seeking a hardship permit to drive
to work.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon state economist Tom Potiowsky
(puh-TOW'-skee) is stepping down to return to Portland State
University as chairman of its economics department. The next
quarterly revenue forecast will be presented Aug. 26 by Mark
McMullen, senior economist in the Office of Economic Analysis.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have reached a deal with former Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. The 35-year-old Hasselbeck has spent the past 10 years with Seattle. Meanwhile, Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, leaving an opening for former Oregon Quarterback Kellen Clemens.

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