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High court upholds key part of Obama health law

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The court on Thursday handed Obama a campaign-season victory in rejecting arguments that Congress went too far in requiring most Americans to have health insurance or pay […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 06/28/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/325 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – Jarrod Parker struck out a career-high nine in seven dominant innings, Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EHN’-ehs SEHS’-peh-dehs) and Coco Crisp homered for Oakland’s only two hits and the Athletics […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/28/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – A one-year extension of federal timber subsidies paid to rural counties has survived conference committee negotiations between the House and the Senate. Rep. Peter DeFazio says the conference […]