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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
May 2, 2010
WASHINGTON — At 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, wearing a gray suit, blue shirt and no tie, loped down the street toward the Takoma Metro station. He carried a slightly battered leather briefcase, with the day’s Washington Post tucked under his arm.
If any of the other passengers....