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Friday, October 22, 2004
Kerry gives TV interview in Portland on local issues
You can watch the entire 5 minute interview John Kerry gave to KGW News yesterday here. Abe Estimada also writes up the exchange thusly in an article entitled "Kerry tells KGW: Feds must stay out of Ore. laws":
John Kerry said he would leave Oregon’s controversial medical marijuana and assisted suicide laws alone and blasted President George Bush for deepening budget deficits.Although these issues might not seem as important nationally as taxes and Iraq, for instance, they are nonetheless as important to Oregonians as Yucca Mountain is to Nevadans. The fact that Kerry aced the answers--indicating he would not attack Oregon's choices on medicinal marijuana and doctor-assisted suicide like John Ashcroft has--will certainly help him carry the state and thus aid him in his bid to become President.
The Democratic presidential candidate took a short break from the campaign trail to speak with KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8 on Thursday. Kerry’s message was heavy on states’ rights themes and domestic issues such as education and health care.
KGW has asked President Bush for a similar one-on-one interview, but his campaign has said it is unable to meet the request.
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