World & Nation
* In your article about Ron Wyden’s senatorial win in Oregon (Feb. 1), you quote Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour as claiming the closeness of the election was a testament to “the strength of the conservative ideas [Gordon Smith] espoused.”
Feb. 12, 1996
Politics: Democrat Ron Wyden says his narrow win should serve as ‘wake-up call’ to Congress. Conservation groups tout their role.
Feb. 1, 1996
Business
Ron Wyden wants to know whether the plan to close a plant in Bakersfield will tighten the supply of gasoline.
Feb. 19, 2004
One year ago this month, Americans learned that their government was engaged in secret dragnet surveillance, which contradicted years of assurances to the contrary from senior government officials and intelligence leaders.
June 16, 2014
Politics: Wyden releases documents that he says show companies cut refinery capacity to boost profits. He stops short of contending illegality.
June 15, 2001
Technology and the Internet
It’s gotten to the point that there are so many data breaches, people can find it hard to work up a sense of outrage over their privacy being violated again and again and again.
Nov. 15, 2018
Opinion
Taking a hammer to ‘leaks’
Nov. 23, 2012
California
Tax breaks resulting from charitable donations to universities and colleges could be receiving new scrutiny in Washington after the largest admissions cheating scandal in U.S. history.
March 18, 2019
Politics
In another sign that healthcare will return as a major issue when Democrats take over Congress next month, a prominent Democratic senator unveiled an ambitious proposal Wednesday to provide medical insurance for all Americans while reining in costs.
Dec. 14, 2006
As many as 2,000 phony abortion clinics may be operating nationwide, using deceptive practices to persuade women not to terminate their pregnancies, a congressional staff report said Thursday.
Sept. 20, 1991