Why shouldn't the 99% be outraged? That's what Congressman Blumenauer asks in a powerful response to the Occupy Wall Street movement. "These outraged citizens are not just venting frustration," he says. "They are demanding a policy response."

And Treasurer Ted Wheeler is requesting that the Securities & Exchange Commission create new transparency rules forcing publicly traded corporations to submit regular reporting on all political activity & spending. "Political activity is not free," he said. "Shareholders of any company have a right to know about the activities of the company they own."

On a brighter note, as profiled in this video by KVAL, Governor Kitzhaber tours a Eugene manufacturing plant that makes and installs recycling material processing machines, to learn more about how they've expanded from 125 to 200 employees in the past 18 months and talk about the future of green technology in Oregon. And Senator Wyden has won an important victory for injured Guard and Reserve members over the flawed policy that denied them the medical assistance they were promised.

The ballots for the Special Primary Election to replace Congressman Wu are being mailed out starting tomorrow (Friday). If you live in Congressional District 1, expect your ballot next week, and be sure to return it before the Special Primary ballot deadline - November 8th. Learn more about the Special Election, including links to the Democratic candidates' websites.