Phil Stanford posted this in today's Portland Tribune (
http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=23124):
Laugh if you will, but gadfly Sam ("Save the Pioneer Post Office") Oakland just might be the guy who costs David Wu his seat in Congress. ... Running as an independent, Oakland only has to take enough votes away from Democratic incumbent Wu in November's general election -- a distinct possibility considering the way Wu has been kissing up to the three or four federal judges who are trying to turn the historic Pioneer Courthouse from a landmark into their own private club.
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