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PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Sixty Oregonians ended their lives last year by taking a lethal drug dose prescribed under the Death With Dignity Act, state officials reported Tuesday. That's the highest annual total in the 11-year history of the law, 11 more than in 2007. Deaths f...