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Poll shows Smith has strong lead over Bradbury for Senate Source: Oregonian By: Harry Esteve and Tom Detzel 5/11/02 This article has been excerpted A new, independent poll shows Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., with a solid lead in his effort to keep his job. Smith leads his main Democratic challenger, Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, 57 percent to 39 percent, according to the poll, paid for by The Oregonian and KATU (2). The poll, which surveyed voter opinions on statewide races in the May 21 primary, included a question about a Smith-Bradbury matchup in the fall. Tim Hibbitts, whose...

    Interest groups have drawn battle lines in electionThe six major candidates for governor are feverishly trying to get their names out to the undecided. With less than three weeks to go before the May 21 primary, the six major candidates for governor are feverishly trying to raise money to get their names out to an undecided public. But the interest groups supplying the campaign cash have their minds made up. The six candidates have received more than $3 million from last September through April 4, a pace that will make this year's contest the most expensive governor's race...

Schelske will appear on H&C on May 17th with his wife Sara Evans. Brooks and Dunn will hold a fundraiser for his campaign on May 3rd.From articles of his campaign: [Evans has said she] sees a natural crossover between country tunes and Republican politics. Like any country star worth her rhinestones, she sings about daddies and mommas, truck stops and broken hearts. But there's an underlying theme of liberty in her music. "Country music definitely fits that whole mind-set," Evans says. "Stay out of our lives. Don't tell us what we can and can't do. Don't tax us out of...