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Congress might delay debate on transportation reform for 18 months. Bickering over federal transportation dollars could delay design and construction of a new interstate bridge over the Columbia River by as many as 18 months.

Robert Shotwell, now 83 was once a U.S. Navy sailor who helped protect convoys during World War II as part of the Armed Guard.

World War II veteran Robert Derbyshire will have his day in the spotlight Saturday.

U.S. Rep. Brian Baird said today that his name should have been among Northwest congressional colleagues who signed a letter voicing their support for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

World War II veteran Bill McRobert will have his day in the spotlight Saturday. The 84-year-old Beaverton man is one of about 50 veterans who will be honored during a Veterans Congressional Recognition Ceremony at the U.S. Navy Station Swan Island in Portland.

As President Barack Obama labors to construct a strategy for Afghanistan, he is buffeted by competing recommendations -- and competing risks.

Protestors stand outside of Congressman Kurt Scharder's Oregon City office to protest health care reform last week.

Hey, smarty pants. Want to look smart in the bar later, when someone brings up the topic of health reform? Here's how: 1. PELOSI BROUGHT IT HOME .

The debate on the Affordable Health Care for American Act went late into the night Saturday.

Small businesses in Oregon need health care reform guest column by Nancie Koerber of Central Point.

Most black school kids, he says, view entertainment -- being a professional athlete or a performer -- as the only form of success available to them.

U.S. Rep. David Wu , no stranger to raising awareness in Congress of China's dismal human-rights record, has introduced a resolution supporting two activists prosecuted for their activities following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake .

Yesterday I introduced the bi-partisan Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009, in order to address a silent, deadly, national Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C epidemic impacting America.

Though no one is quite sure how the redesign of Hoot Owl Corner, a project that has no visible neighborhood champion, got elevated to federal funding status, the majority of transportation advocates at an Oct.

Streetcars are a true test of patience. If you're in a hurry and just can't wait to get from here to there, Portlanders can tell you: This might not be your ride.

E is for Everyone who needs it. The public option, according to Oregon Congressman David Wu , would provide health care coverage to an additional 10 to 12 million Americans, "The proposal is to have a public option and I think it is fair to call it Medicare Part E, that might be more familiar to a lot of folks." Some Democrats like the conservative ...

Justin Moore is riding high with his first No. 1 song, "Small Town USA," and early next year, he'll have another first to celebrate.

The Portland Streetcar runs along Northwest Lovejoy Street in Northwest Portland.

Democrats constructing final health care legislation in the House have added language that would funnel more Medicare payments to Oregon and other states that have historically have been shortchanged by the program's complex formula.

House leaders say they have at least 218 votes for liberals' preferred public option in the wake of an agreement to address regional disparities in Medicare reimbursement rates, Democrats said Wednesday.