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Good Afternoon, News: Gonzalez Goofs Up Again, AG Pushes Supreme Court to Overrule Harney Judge, and MORE Classified Docs Found in Trump Storage Unit
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Good Afternoon, News: The Georgia Runoff Ends Tonight, Judge Fight (!) Over Measure 114, and 17 Counts of Fraud for Trump Organization Entities
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Good Afternoon, News: Oregon AG Asks for Measure 114 Delay, Ryan Staffer Resigns Over Homeless Criminalization, and Supreme Court Smiles Upon Homophobe
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Good Afternoon, News: Takeoff Was an Innocent Bystander, Portland Resignation Tea, and Seal Facial Recognition
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Good Afternoon, News: Merritt Paulson Half-Asses It, Gun Humpers Try to Torpedo Measure 114, and Trump Loses His “Special Master”
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Good Afternoon, News: Council Funds Plan That Will Create More Homelessness, Murder Rates Rise Following Mayor’s Fixes, and RIP Christine McVie
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Good Afternoon, News: Senate Moves to Protect Same-Sex Marraige, Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Conspiracy, and Portland Ends Use of “Flash-Bang” Grenades
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Good Afternoon, News: Nearly 1,700 Homeless Now Have Homes, Wheeler Still Wants Internment Camps, and Arizona Republicans Refuse to Certify Election
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Good Afternoon, New: Running Down the Measure 114 Clock, Nation Shocked (?) at Trump’s Far Right Dinner Guests, and Twitter Quitters Seek Retreat
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Good Afternoon, News: Salt & Straw Threatens City, State Claims “No Impact” from I-5 Expansion, and Don’t Pack Your Cat in Your Suitcase
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Good Afternoon, News: Mike Schmidt Lambasts Defense Attorney Shortage, Trump’s Tax Returns Released, and Hewlett-Packard Plans Layoffs
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