News  The Muslim imam whose plans to build an Islamic community center two blocks from Ground Zero in New York City set off a torrent of words last summer will be in Portland next month to share a few words of his own.Feisal Abdul Rauf has been added to the speakers list for the Q Gathering, according to Kevin Palau,president of the Beaverton-based Luis Palau Association.The Q Gathering is an annual ...   More

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News  Besides Mayor Sam Adams' expected bid for re-election next year, the prospect also exists for two open seats on the Portland City Council.Neither Commissioner Randy Leonard or Amanda Fritz has said whether they will seek re-election in 2012. But that doesn't mean other potential candidates aren't already considering their prospects for a seat on the five-person council.One name bubbling up as ...   More

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Movies & Television It has been 16 months since the beginning of the Great Daniel Baldwin Experiment, in which the fearlessly tweeting Celebrity Fit Club veteran promised to bring Portland a television studio, complete with reality shows and movies. In that time, no reality shows or movies have been announced. But today, we have the first tangible product of Baldwin's stay here: a hip-hop single, "Club Life," tied to ...   More

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News Protesters marched today in Pioneer Courthouse Square to call for the freedom of Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of being the WikiLeaks informant.About 40 protesters gathered around a mock prison cell they built while a man wearing a "naked suit" sat in the cell holding a mask of Manning's face. "I am Bradley. You are Bradley. We are Bradley Manning!" shouted protesters."People [need to] ...   More

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