Henry Paulson’s son is named Merritt. He was hoping to use $50 million of his dad’s money to bring an MLS team to Portland. The deal may fall through because Paulson was seeking $65 million in money from the city of Portland for the project (the total cost for which is $129 million). Apparently, Oregon’s 10.8% unemployment rate has put a strain on local finances.

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