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Oregon Right to Life Gets Into the News Business

By NIGEL JAQUISS

Oregon Right to Life, the state's largest anti-abortion group has long been a political powerhouse.

The group's political action committee has spent $2.38 million on Oregon races since 2010, including $400,000 this year, when it played a major role in four hotly contested GOP House primaries. 

Now, Oregon Right to Life, through a new online news site, The Oregon Optimist, is trying to communicate with a broader audience. 

Here's a note from the editors, explaining the impetus behind the new site:

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