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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

News Good Morning News!

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:06 AM

I want my money back: AIG head Edward Libby testifies today about the $165 million in taxpayer money the company used to pay bonuses. "Tar and feathers liveblog" at Wonkette

US Army - Still Zero Percent Gay: The Army is still firing people for being gay but a handful of West Point grads form their own gay rights group "Knights Out" in protest.

Quagmire, continued: The next hurdle in Iraq? Rebuilding the economy as cheap Iranian imports flood the country.

The Rise of "Google Mistrials": Jurors using Twitter, Facebook and Google in court create judicial confusion.

Cocaine and Rebels: After almost a decade of near-peace, the Shining Path are striking again in Peru.

No Stadium Here! Rose Quarter business leaders aren't psyched about the city's idea to build the future soccer baseball stadium in the district on space meant for new homes and businesses.
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Pay to Park: Mayor Adams says the cash-strapped city should raise an extra $2.2 million by ending free parking on Sundays downtown.

 

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So all these people bitching about paying for parking... don't they know that you just park in Smart Park and get a merchant to validate your parking?

Parking is free bitches... FREE!
Posted by Graham on March 18, 2009 at 9:19 AM · Report
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"No Stadium Here! Rose Quarter business leaders aren't psyched about the city's idea to build the future soccer stadium in the district on space meant for new homes and businesses."

correction: "...business leaders aren't psyched about the city's idea to build the future AAA baseball stadium in the district..."
Posted by lostInPdx on March 18, 2009 at 9:44 AM · Report
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Correction on fifth headline: the BASEBALL stadium would be built in the Rose Quarter, not the soccer stadium. That's what PGE Park would be remade into.
Posted by Mars Martian on March 18, 2009 at 10:06 AM · Report
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aaggghh you're right. Sorry about the early morning typos, I'll change it.
Posted by s.mirk on March 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM · Report
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Or ride a bicycle or take TriMet, and you don't have to pay to park downtown either. And why do the merchants validate parking, but not give away transit tickets or patch kits?

Something is funny here.
Posted by Matthew D on March 18, 2009 at 12:16 PM · Report
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Graham:

Purchases must be $25 and over for "free" parking validation by merchants: venues, such as the Keller and Fox Tower, and other movies spots do NOT validate. So if you come in to see a cheap flick at the Broadway..well..it ain't so cheap. Coming in to grab a bite at a restaurant? You're outta luck. They don't validate either.
Posted by 34npdx on March 18, 2009 at 12:46 PM · Report

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