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Anti-racist activists say the Sunday morning shooting of Luke Querner was likely committed by neo-Nazis motivated by the victim's well-known political activity.

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Nonprofit helps educate, advocate for renters on unfair practices

Forty two years after passage of the Fair Housing Act, the small Oregon nonprofit group charged with educating and advocating against housing discrimination still logs 2,000 complaints every year on their telephone hotline

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With all the bitter debate about police accountability in Portland that has roared to the forefront of media headlines over the past few months, little ink has been spilled covering the Portland Police Bureau's many community service projects.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon officials are trying to figure out how to spend $88 million the Obama administration has promised to help homeowners avoid foreclosed mortgages.

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Forty two years after passage of the Fair Housing Act, the small Oregon nonprofit group charged with educating and advocating against housing discrimination still logs 2,000 complaints every year on their telephone hotline.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon officials are trying to figure out how to spend $88 million the Obama administration has promised to help homeowners avoid foreclosed mortgages.


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SEATTLE (AP) -- Three Seattle police officers were justified when they used a stun gun on a pregnant mother who refused to sign a traffic ticket, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a case that prompted an incredulous dissent.

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If you are a golfer or want to be one, this is for you

Leisure Hour Golf invites you to its multicultural golf mixer. The "Let's Play Golf" Mixer – a 21 or older event -- will be held Tuesday April 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Curious Comedy Theater, 5225 NE Martin Luther King Blvd Portland , OR 97211. Email [email protected] by April 6 to confirm.

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The federally-funded G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training) Program – arguably a cornerstone of the bureau's youth violence and community outreach efforts – is facing massive defunding in Congress' 2011 budget.

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