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U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Portland) will probably not attend a congressional debate with his third party challengers on October 16, according to Wu’s spokeswoman Julia Krahe.

The Oregonian endorsed U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Portland), state Rep. Larry Galizio (D-Tigard), and state House candidate Jessica Adamson (D-Sherwood) Wednesday.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) may have felt the need to leave the campaign trail and head back to Washington to deal with the financial crisis, but two Oregon congressman said they didn't need to put their campaigns on hold because they have already been fulfilling their legislative duties while running for re-election.

U.S. congressional candidate Joel Haugen (R-Scappoose) said Friday he will represent the Independent Party on the ballot in November, meaning there will be no Republican candidate running for Congress in the 1st Congressional District.

DENVER -- U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Portland) addressed the Oregon delegation Tuesday morning and urged them to elect more Democrats to Washington D.C. so that a Democratic dominated Congress could pass legislation that had been caught between branches of government during the last eight years.

U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) and David Wu (D-Portland) will both have the chance to address Democratic convention goers outside of the Oregon caucus on Tuesday by participating in discussions on policy issues.

First Congressional District nominee Joel Haugen (R-Scappoose) teamed up with Republicans for Obama Friday by posting his reasons for supporting Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama (D-Ill.), despite the fact that Haugen is a member of the Republican Party.

All five of Oregon’s congressional representatives donated tens of thousands of dollars, and in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars, to their respective party congressional campaign committees, according to numbers released by the Federal Elections Commission Friday.

Secretary of State Bill BradburyThe Oregon Independent Party and Secretary of State Bill Bradbury are headed to court to resolve their differences on how many parties can be listed next to a candidate’s name on the ballot, according to Oregon Independent Party Secretary Sal Peralta.

"We had hoped that the Secretary of State's Elections Division would recognize their mistake, correct it, and allow us to move on," Peralta said Tuesday.  "The opinion of our legal advisors is that the state's actions are inconsistent with Oregon law, and we need the court to step in and make a determination."

Joel Haugen (R-Scappoose), the Republican nominee in the 1st Congressional District, will appear on Fox News's the O’Reilly Factor on Tuesday, his campaign manager Sarah Tiedmann said.