This Week in the Mercury
Friday, November 21, 2008
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Posted by Sarah Mirk on Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:00 AM
"No No To America!": 10,000 Shiites protest the Iraqi government's plan to have American troops stick around till 2011.
Yes yes to Hillary Clinton! Obama officially announces that some woman who ran for president once will be his secretary of state nominee.
Lame Ducks: Congress ends its sessions without giving aid to SUV-lovin' auto companies. But Congress also didn't do much for the jobless, either.
"Traditional banishment under another name": CA's supreme court declares unconstitutional a law banning sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a park or school.
Hungry for Money: New studies say "charitable giving is recession proof" ... tell that to the Oregon Food Bank.
WTF? An American teenager kills himself on webcam.
Acting Fast: Canby neighbors demand arrest of local meth dealer.
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