Oregon Headlines

Not Enough Ships To Send NW Products Overseas

OPB - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:39 p.m.

Business is booming for Northwest exporters. That’s because of the weakened U.S. dollar. But now companies that need to get their products overseas are running into a problem. There aren’t enough ships to take the goods.

CORP says it will seek authority to abandon Oregon rail line

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:16 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad says it will seek authority to abandon the railroad line that runs between the Eugene and Coos Bay areas....

5 Oregon basketball teammates sentenced for hazing

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:49 p.m.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) -- Five former Molalla High School basketball players have been sentenced to short jail terms after they admitted assaulting a younger teammate during hazing incidents on road trips....

Oregon gas prices keep setting records

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:48 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- It\'s less than two weeks away until the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer driving season and gas prices continue to set new records in Oregon "almost every day."...

Poll shows Oregon Senate race too close to call

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:37 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Democratic race for U.S. senator in Oregon is still too close to call with a large number of undecided voters remaining in a new poll....

Oregon's McKenzie Pass Highway likely closed into summer

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:21 a.m.

McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (AP) -- A stubborn snowpack up to 30 feet deep in some areas and a safety project to replace two bridges will keep the scenic McKenzie Pass Highway closed well into this summer....

Oregon Researcher Discovers Biology Behind Lung Cancer

OPB - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10 a.m.

Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. But until now, researchers didn\'t know the medical step-by-step that turned cigarette smoke into cancerous cells. An Oregon researcher says she\'s made the link.

Oregon Researcher Discovers Biology Behind Lung Cancer

OPB - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10 a.m.

Oregon poll shows Obama leading Clinton

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:44 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A new poll shows Barack Obama has a huge lead over Hillary Clinton in Oregon as the state heads into the final week before counting its ballots in a primary election that could be the deciding factor in the Democratic nomination....

Bill Clinton Closes out barnstrom tour of Oregon

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:48 a.m.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton was closing out his Oregon barnstorming campaign Tuesday with a swing through the southern end of the state....

Oregon charity auction fetches $707 for bottle of beer

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:41 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The price of beer went up sharply over the weekend in Oregon, hitting $707 a bottle - for medical research....

Bill Clinton Rallies Support For Wife During Oregon Tour

OPB - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:38 a.m.

Tuesday is day three of an Oregon campaign swing for former President Bill Clinton. He’s touring cities in southwest Oregon Tuesday after barnstorming the Oregon coast Monday in support of his wife’s bid for President.

Bill Clinton Rallies Support For Wife During Oregon Tour

OPB - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:38 a.m.

Oregon woman delivers healthy baby after car crash

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:05 a.m.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- It was almost like a bad country song - her labor started when her water broke in a car wreck on Mother\'s Day during a police chase....

McCain Uses Climate Change To Distinguish Himself From Bush

OPB - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:01 a.m.

Presidential candidate John McCain made his first campaign stop in Oregon Monday. The presumptive Republican nominee chose Portland to deliver a big speech on climate change.

McCain Uses Climate Change To Distinguish Himself From Bush

OPB - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:01 a.m.

Presidential candidate John McCain made his first campaign stop in Oregon Monday. The presumptive Republican nominee chose Portland to deliver a big speech on climate change.

Jury rejects wrongful firing lawsuit against Salem

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:45 a.m.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A jury has rejected a wrongful firing lawsuit filed by the former coordinator of the Salem Citizen Police Review Board....

California couple convicted in Oregon meth case

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:31 a.m.

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- A California couple has been convicted on federal drug charges for methamphetamine distribution in Klamath Falls....

Wash. man arrested for alleged attack in Columbia Gorge

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:52 a.m.

HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) -- Hood River authorities say a 33-year-old Carson, Washington man has been arrested for a violent robbery in the Columbia Gorge....

Ore. judge agrees medication led to gambling habit

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:40 a.m.

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) -- A woman convicted of stealing from her employer avoided prison after a judge agreed with her argument that a prescription medication ignited a gambling addiction....

Family of handcuffed Ore. patient wins $900,000

AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:24 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Multnomah County jury awarded $900,000 to the family of an 86-year-old woman who was forced to the floor and handcuffed at a nursing home by Lake Oswego police....

Ore. soldier killed in Iraq

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 11:54 p.m.

LAKEVIEW, Ore. (AP) -- The Department of Defense announced late Monday that a soldier from Oregon was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad....

One lucky winner in Ore. Megabucks drawing

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 9:48 p.m.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Somebody won the $6 million jackpot Monday night in the Oregon Lottery\'s Megabucks lotto game....

Oregon driver arrested in fatal crash

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 8:10 p.m.

NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon State Police arrested a driver involved in a collision that killed a Dayton woman this weekend....

Ore. congressional race takes nasty turn

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 7:19 p.m.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The hard-fought battle for an open congressional seat took a nasty turn Monday when candidate Kevin Mannix accused his opponent, Mike Erickson, of impregnating a young woman in 2000, then dropping her off at a clinic to have an abortion....

Ore. man dies in tractor accident

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 6:30 p.m.

CORNELIUS, Ore. (AP) -- The authorities say an 81-year-old man died Monday when his yard tractor overturned and pinned him in a water-filled ravine near his Cornelius house....

Opinions vary on effect of Bill Clinton mega-tour

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 6:18 p.m.

TILLAMOOK, Ore. (AP) -- When former President Bill Clinton visited red-leaning-scarlet far-Eastern Oregon this weekend, some were left scratching their heads, wondering why he would even stop by to ask them to vote for his wife....

Three more wire-theft suspects arrested

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:49 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon State Police says the final three suspects in a wire-theft investigation have been taken into custody....

Meetings Begin On Federal Disaster Assistance For Fishermen

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:04 p.m.

The first of several meetings to talk about federal disaster assistance for Oregon coastal fishermen was held near Coos Bay Monday.

Meetings Begin On Federal Disaster Assistance For Fishermen

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:04 p.m.

The first of several meetings to talk about federal disaster assistance for Oregon coastal fishermen was held near Coos Bay Monday.

Usually next to Clinton, Kulongoski appears with McCain

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:03 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- For most of this year, when Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has appeared on the campaign trail, he\'s been by the side of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, his fellow Democrat and candidate of choice....

Head Winds Buffet Some Wind Energy Projects

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 4:21 p.m.

The Skamania County prosecutor is asking a judge to throw a wind farm challenge out of court. Earlier, a citizens group filed suit against the county to stop a proposed wind farm near the Columbia Gorge.

Head Winds Buffet Some Wind Energy Projects

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 4:21 p.m.

Portland Boys At Center Of Federal Autism Case

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 4:11 p.m.

The controversial question of what causes autism is headed to a federal court. Two Portland boys figure prominently in the case.

Portland Boys At Center Of Federal Autism Case

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 4:11 p.m.

The controversial question of what causes autism is headed to a federal court. Two Portland boys figure prominently in the case.

Will McCain's global warming pitch work in Oregon?

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 3:55 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- In a state where salmon runs are obsessively monitored, snowpack levels are of statewide interest, politicians trip over themselves to woo renewable energy companies and the coastline belongs to the public, Oregonians are often presumed to be among the nation\'s most environmentally aware voters....

Families make case for vaccine link to autism

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Parents claiming that childhood vaccines cause autism should not be rewarded by the courts when the scientific community has already rejected any link, government lawyers argued Monday on the first day of a hearing in federal court....

McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:47 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions....

McCain Talks Energy In Oregon Appearance

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:35 p.m.

Senator John McCain made his first campaign visit to Oregon Monday, taking aim at climate change.

McCain Talks Energy In Oregon Appearance

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:35 p.m.

Senator John McCain made his first campaign visit to Oregon Monday, taking aim at climate change.

Oregon Governor Tries New Economic Development Strategy

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:29 p.m.

The state of Oregon is going to try a new strategy when it comes to job creation. Governor Ted Kulongoski signed an executive order Monday that splits the state’s Economic and Community Development Department.

Oregon Governor Tries New Economic Development Strategy

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:29 p.m.

Canyonville runaway found in San Francisco

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:27 p.m.

CANYONVILLE, Ore. (AP) -- A Canyonville teenager who ran away from home more than a year ago has been found in San Francisco....

Police investigate death at Ontario correctional institute

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:14 p.m.

ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon State Police and the Malheur County District Attorney are investigating a suspicious death at the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario....

Mayor Potter Returns To Jefferson High To Check Progress

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 1:52 p.m.

Portland Mayor Tom Potter and the two leading contenders to succeed him returned to Jefferson High School Monday to tout results and listen, again, to student concerns.

Mayor Potter Returns To Jefferson High To Check Progress

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 1:52 p.m.

Portland Mayor Tom Potter and the two leading contenders to succeed him returned to Jefferson High School Monday to tout results and listen, again, to student concerns.

Bend woman becomes first female to win brewmaster award

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:16 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Raise your glasses to Tonya Cornett....

Portland Police Arrest Homeless Protesters

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:11 p.m.

Over the weekend, Portland police arrested a handful of people taking part in a round-the-clock homeless protest near city hall.

Portland Police Arrest Homeless Protesters

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:11 p.m.

Over the weekend, Portland police arrested a handful of people taking part in a round-the-clock homeless protest near city hall.

County Sheriffs Cutting Back Patrols Because Of Fuel Costs

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 noon

If you’re feeling pain at the gas pumps, you’re not alone. Some Northwest police agencies say the high cost of fuel is busting their budgets.

Vancouver, Wash. port officials meet on waterfront

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 11:42 a.m.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- The City of Vancouver and Port Officials will discuss the city\'s attempt to get state funding for a redevelopment of the waterfront a the port\'s monthly meeting....

Last Mill In Coeur d'Alene Saws Its Final Log

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 11:36 a.m.

Dozens of sawmills are being idled around the Northwest because of plummeting demand for lumber. No surprise that the national slump in the housing market gets the blame.

Oregon's unemployment rate at 5.5 percent for April

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 11:34 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Officials say Oregon\'s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in April, nearly unchanged from March....

Campaigns Continue Focus On Oregon Ahead Of May 20th Primary

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 10:17 a.m.

The full-court press on Oregon voters continues, but the national candidates have shifted focus.

McCain Makes Fundraising Visit To Oregon

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 8:58 a.m.

Senator John McCain will be in Oregon Monday for his first visit of the 2008 campaign. The candidate may expand on his environmental policies during the trip.

Feds Unveil Environmental Review For Makah Whale Hunt

OPB - Monday, May 12, 2008 8:47 a.m.

The Makah Indian tribes’ effort to resume hunting whale has taken a step forward. Federal fisheries managers have released a long-awaited environmental review.

Obama to visit Oregon again on weekend

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 8:29 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Senator Barack Obama\'s campaign says he will return to Oregon Saturday and Sunday. No details on the events were immediately available....

John McCain and Bill Clinton visit Oregon

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 7:58 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- In a pre-primary push, Senator John McCain and former President Bill Clinton are both visiting Oregon....

Woman leaves Calif., takes nearly-naked activism to Oregon

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 7:09 a.m.

OJAI, Calif. (AP) -- The "Pastie Lady" has left town....

Four injured in Ashland; 7 ride in pickup, driver gets DUII

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:42 a.m.

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Ashland police say four people were injured and three remained hospitalized after a pickup carrying seven people was traveling at a high rate of speed and crashed into four parked cars....

Perch crowd trout from Eastern Ore. reservoir

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:01 a.m.

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) -- Two years ago, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife poisoned Oregon\'s Diamond Lake to deal with an exploding tui chub population that had ruined a showcase trout fishery....

Ore. middle school warns parents about energy drinks

AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:01 a.m.

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) -- The rising popularity of energy drinks has prompted one Oregon middle school to warn parents to keep their kids off the cocktails of caffeine, sugar and other ingredients....

Ore. woman killed Highway 99 crash

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:44 p.m.

NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon State Police says alcohol and speed possibly contributed to a three-car crash that killed a Dayton woman Sunday....

Beavers down Bruins on Ortiz slam

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:12 p.m.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Ryan Ortiz hit a grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning to lift Oregon State to an 8-7 win over UCLA on Sunday....

Remains found on Willamette island

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 6:29 p.m.

INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (AP) -- Skeletal remains have been found on a small island in the Willamette River between Salem and Independence....

Seven arrested at Portland party

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 4:24 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Police arrested seven people after a graduation party turned rowdy in northeast Portland....

Seattle, Bend, Coeur d’Alene Tabbed As 'Recession-Proof' Cities

OPB - Sunday, May 11, 2008 3:34 p.m.

Here’s some pretty nice company to keep. Seattle, Bend, Bellingham, Olympia, Tri-Cities, Coeur d’Alene, and Billings appear on national lists of “recession-proof” cities.

Gas Prices Cause Measurable Drop In Traffic

OPB - Sunday, May 11, 2008 2:52 p.m.

Professional traffic watchers have noticed a drop in volumes on Northwest freeways. It signals that gas prices have risen to the point where people are changing their behavior.

Washington Holds Mental Health Summit

OPB - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:25 p.m.

Washington State has embarked on a five year effort to transform the way mentally ill people are diagnosed and treated.

Oregon beach town frets over big, ugly recycling bins

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:23 p.m.

CANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) -- Recycling is admirable. But those big ugly bins? In Cannon Beach, with its design review board, tight sign rules and cedar-shake chic?...

Clearing immigrants from Oregon jails means more work

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:20 p.m.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The Lane County Jail is serving as a staging area for federal efforts to process illegal immigrants....

Tourism industry fears tax hike could hurt business.

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:20 p.m.

FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) -- To the displeasure of many hotel and motel owners, the city council here has voted to hike the transient room tax by 1 percentage point to subsidize the Florence Events Center, which has run in the red since it opened in 1994....

New Crater Lake superintnent fulfills boyhood dream

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:18 p.m.

CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (AP) -- As a 7-year-old in Wheeling, W.Va., Craig Ackerman opened his Weekly Reader magazine to marvel at a photograph of a ranger skiing past a second-story window at the Crater Lake National Park headquarters way out in Oregon....

Geothermal energy to meet all campus needs in Klamath Falls

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:12 p.m.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) -- Geothermal water naturally heated to up to 200 degrees has warmed the Oregon Institute of Technology for years, but plans now are to use the subterranean water to meet all camps power needs....

Flag display raise passions at Southern Oregon University

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:10 p.m.

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Red and white flags stretched across the lawn at Southern Oregon University are raising hackles among some Iraq veterans studying here who say the display seems to shout "blame."...

Farmers learn what it takes to attract native bees

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:05 p.m.

THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) -- It couldn\'t have been a nice way to wake up on a cold spring day....

Contested primaries spice up legislative races

AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 11 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton paying so much attention to Oregon, who can even think about such pedestrian matters as the state Legislature?...

Obama Finishes Oregon Trip With Stop In Bend

OPB - Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:51 a.m.

Democratic Senator Barack Obama finished his Oregon visit in Bend on Saturday, telling a packed crowd at Summit High School that he wants to hold a series of town halls with presumptive Republican nominee John McCain.

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AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:04 p.m.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Winning numbers in Saturday\'s drawing in the Oregon Lottery\'s Win For Life game:...

No Jackpot Winner

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:34 p.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were:...

Padres outright Glendon Rusch to make room for Sean Henn

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:17 p.m.

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Left-hander Glendon Rusch was outrighted to Triple-A Portland by the San Diego Padres on Saturday to make room for lefty Sean Henn....

More stops added to Bill Clinton visit

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 6:07 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Hillary Clinton has campaign has announced more stops on the Oregon of former President Bill Clinton Sunday and Monday....

All-sports FM radio station to launch in Portland

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:20 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A new all-sports FM radio station will launch Monday in Portland, bringing competition to a long-established AM sports talk station in the same market....

PSU gets a look at four QBs during spring game

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:16 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland State\'s quarterback position appears to be wide open after four signal callers performed almost equally during Saturday\'s annual spring game at PGE Park....

Oregon county replaces city councils after ethics concerns

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:21 p.m.

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) -- Three rural city councils in Eastern Oregon are back in operation after a wave of resignations to protest changes in state ethics laws....

Oregon adds another bridge to racketeering lawsuit

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:02 p.m.

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. (AP) -- Another bridge has been added to the racketeering lawsuit the state attorney general\'s office filed against Ross Bros. & Co....

Oregon governor stresses wildfire danger

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:42 a.m.

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) -- It may be cloudy and cool out now, but Gov. Ted Kulongoski is trying to raise public awareness about the wildfire risk to Oregon this year....

Oregon approves $1.54 million beach purchase

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:26 a.m.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Commission has approved buying some new beachfront property for $1.54 million....

FBI to settle with former robbery suspect in Oregon

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:09 a.m.

TILLAMOOK, Ore. (AP) -- The FBI has agreed to a cash settlement with the alleged "Waddling Bandit," the retired high school math teacher jailed then held under house arrest after falsely being accused as a serial bank robber....

Columbia looks for fresh approach in new ad company

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:41 a.m.

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- People still ask Gert Boyle if the tattoo is real....

Oregon man faces charges after cat left on RR tracks

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:19 a.m.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) -- A Klamath Falls man has pleaded not guilty to animal abuse charges after a cat was left in a pillowcase on railroad tracks....

Winning Oregon Lottery ticket expires May 23

AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:30 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A winning Oregon Lottery ticket worth $1,000 a week for life is about to expire, so state officials say it\'s time to doublecheck your wallet or your purse or even the sofa to see if it was overlooked....

Runner gets a suprise meeting with Barack Obama

AP - Friday, May 9, 2008 10:15 p.m.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Virginia Tech runner Tasmin Fanning got a surprise congratulations after her victory in the women\'s 5,000 meters at the Oregon Twilight meet on Friday evening....

Western Oregon advances to title game in NCAA Div. II west regional

AP - Friday, May 9, 2008 9:05 p.m.

HUMBOLDT, Calif. (AP) -- Katie Fleer allowed just four hits and struck out 11 as Western Oregon beat Cal State Dominguez Hills 7-0 on Friday to advance to the title game of the NCAA Division II west region softball tournament....

Oregon students cheer Obama call to leave Iraq

AP - Friday, May 9, 2008 8:31 p.m.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Sen. Barack Obama addressed an enthusiastic crowd of University of Oregon students and got raucous cheers when he said his priority would be to end the war in Iraq, a war he said should never have begun....

Smith ad takes direct aim at Merkley

AP - Friday, May 9, 2008 7:16 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Democratic Senate hopeful Jeff Merkley on Friday charged Republican incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith with trying to throw the primary to Merkley\'s Democratic rival, as Smith\'s campaign began airing an attack ad that took sole and direct aim at Merkley....

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