President Bush has opened a five-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry in Oregon in the closing weeks before Election Day, according to a new poll of likely statewide voters conducted by a prominent Portland pollster. The results released this weekend by Riley Research Associates show Bush is favored 48 percent to Kerry's 43 percent. The poll also surveyed voters on Oregon's 1st Congressional District race as well as ballot Measure 34 on forest conservation and Measure 36 banning gay marriage.
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