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Destroying Confidence

If our efforts to reach consensus are going to be undermined by efforts to sow distrust, then we will certainly have problems.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka Guardian) - Last week, I was told, a mysterious lady approached the President while he was at a funeral, knelt at his feet, and came out with a terrifying story.

The person who told me the story evidently thought of the lady as she who must not be named, but she was nothing like the fictional character who could not be named.

Prostheses that Cause Breast Cancer

Jaume Serra, plastic surgeon at the Hospital Virgen del Consuelo, says that when an implant is torn, the silicone gel gets closer to the nearest tissues.

(MADRID, Spain) - A lot of women are asking themselves if their prosthetics is the Prosthesis Poly Implant (PIP), which has been withdrawn from the market.

Galician authorities found that a company was producing a silicone prosthesis that was not approved, containing a gel of lower quality, a greater irritation power, and a 5% rate of breakage

Chemeketa President Cheryl Roberts Withdraws Candidacy from Bellevue College

Despite her withdrawal, Roberts expressed gratitude for staff, student and community support of her candidacy.

(SALEM) - Cheryl Roberts, president of Chemeketa Community College, has officially withdrawn her candidacy for president of Bellevue College.

Roberts cites Bellevue's extensive search process interfering with her current commitments at Chemeketa as the reason for her withdrawal.

McKenzie Bridge Tree-Sit

Press release from Occupy the Trees, and Cascadia Forest Defenders.

(EUGENE, OR.) - Sunday, in celebration of “Earth Defense Day” and in solidarity with Occupy the Trees, Cascadia Forest Defenders installed a tree sit in the Goose Project timber sale known as “Golden”.

We are occupying the Golden Goose in advance of the scheduled auction on Tuesday April 24th to draw attention to the Forest Service’s lack of transparency and reckless commitment to timber quotas.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal To Deliver Speech at AFC 2012 National Policy Summit

Jindal, fresh off signing bold voucher expansion, will delivery keynote address at next month’s school choice Summit.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will reflect on his state’s recent school choice expansion and stress the importance of continuing to increase educational options during a speech at the American Federation for Children’s third annual National Policy Summit.

It will be held on May 3-4 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Unelected Bureaucrats Confiscate Your Property- Your Private Medical Records- Without Your Consent

Worse, your own data may be used to keep you from getting treatments you and your doctor think you need!

(DALLAS, Tx) - October 2011 brought an overlooked but devastating ruling by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), an unelected bureaucrat, to further damage your Constitutional rights.

Kathleen Sebelius decreed that all private health insurance companies must turn over to the federal government their medical records without patients’ consent.

Colombian Reserve to Double in Size, Aiding Critically Endangered Parrot

The Fuertes’s Parrot is endemic to Colombia.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The critically endangered Fuertes’s Parrot and 11 other globally threatened species of birds, mammals, and amphibians will receive greater protections thanks to a joint effort by several advocacy groups.

They joined forces to acquire about 356 acres of land to double the size of the existing Giles-Fuertesi Nature Reserve.

Greg Felton: Activists Who Talk Like Zionists Continue to Betray Palestine

Rather than harm Atzmon’s reputation, Abunimah has elevated it beyond anything Atzmon could have done by himself.

(LONDON) - For some time now, I have been trying to get in touch with Ali Abunimah to ask him to explain his denunciation of Gilad Atzmon.

Dr. Mustafa Barghouti on the Events of March 30 and the Reports of his Injuries

In-depth interview with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti.

(BERLIN) - Both Mustafa and Marwan Barghouti, are calling for increased Palestinian popular resistance, which is an implicit criticism of the old-guard Fatah leadership.

Both Barghoutis have called for unity between Fatah and Hamas and all other Palestinian parties, yet the two might well compete against each other in a new Palestinian election,,,

Op-Ed, House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare & Technology hearing on Wednesday, April 25th

Most Americans - don’t have the time or capacity to research how hidden chemicals in their environment might put them in harm’s way for cancer and other illness.

(SOMERDALE, NJ) - In the 1960’s, I wanted to serve God and my country and I enlisted in the Marine Corps.

Little did I know that the radiation and chemicals I would be unknowingly exposed to as a Marine would give me cancer. Even worse, I discovered that I am not alone.