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Behind Oregon's ballot measure battles: big names, big money.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-OCT-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Behind Oregon's ballot measure battles: big names, big money.(A-Section)(Frequent political players are operating most of the organizations paying for ads)

Article Excerpt
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard

If you've picked up the mail, turned on the car radio or watched the TV news, then you've probably gotten advice on how to vote on one or more of Oregon's state ballot measures. And a certain question has probably crossed your mind:

Who are these people?

Who is "Defend Oregon?" Who decided we need committees to oppose unsafe housing and unfair elections? And who came up with this title for their committee: "If You Absolutely, Positively, One Hundred Percent Want To Put Felons In Prison It's Mandatory That You Vote Yes on 61"?

Oregon law requires the political action committees that pay for advertising, including radio and TV spots and mail pieces, to identify themselves as responsible for the content. But that doesn't always make it clear to voters just who is behind...

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