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Dispatches, March 24, 2010

PORTLAND Benefit bash Monday for Chilean earthquake relief A Portland woman with strong ties to Chile is throwing a fundraiser for earthquake relief Monday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Nosh Kitchen Bar, 551 Congress St. Elizabeth Horton of Simmer Public Relations lived in Chile for four years and is hosting the benefit party and […]

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Mexico violence draws U.S. focus

MEXICO CITY – A cast of senior U.S. security officials pledged long-term support for Mexico’s drug war while acknowledging Tuesday that an insatiable U.S. appetite for illegal narcotics is at the core of the problem. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who led the U.S. delegation, told the meeting that the drug cartels responsible for […]

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Marquardt and Darr: Readers offer input on great bargain wines

Several weeks ago we reviewed some inexpensive wines and asked our readers to offer their own recent discoveries. You responded! Tom Handel was quick to write with a list of his favorite bargains. He said he scours the stores for sale wines and sets $8 as his limit. He said he patterned his philosophy after […]

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Sports Digest for 03/23/2010

– SKIING Mancuso’s victory at U.S. championships breaks record for most titles by American Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso won the giant slalom in the U.S. Alpine skiing championships Tuesday at Wilmington, N.Y., her fourth title in the discipline. Mancuso beat Laurenne Ross, finishing in 2 minutes, 7.52 seconds for her 11th national title. That moved […]