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Race for the Legislature: House District 12

Both candidates plan to do a lot of canvassing to make direct contact with voters.

(SALEM) - Many candidates for public office will spend the next several months trying to convince voters that they understand voters’ frustration over the state of the national economy.

It may be easier than most for Oregon House District 12 candidate Sandra Mann, as she has faced some of those issues herself.

Netanyahu v Obama - What Next?

American conservatives have begun to think out loud that Barack Obama will win in November.

(LONDON) - The headline over an article in Ha'aretz by Bradley Burston on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s poker game with President Obama was If Obama wins in November, is Netanyahu in trouble?

I Raised the Question `Was Prabakaran and his entire family executed?` As the War Ended

Today as the full evidence of the horrors of war emerge, India and the United States will find it difficult to disassociate themselves from their “ally”.

(LONDON) - The present crisis facing Sri Lanka is not an exception, it is one that has been played out repeatedly across the world.

In South America, Africa, Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia powerful nations, primarily the United States has over the last century armed and trained local militaries as a bulwark against their perceived Great Satan.

Abunimah Boycotting and Censoring Gilad Atzmon?

Who or what could have prompted Ali-Abuminah to write such a counter-productive diatribe against the beneficial works of Atzmon ?

(MELBOURNE) - Palestinians boycotting and in effect censoring a hard-hitting, courageous fellow traveler is a disgraceful act and poor strategy. It has come as a rude shock to many of us genuine campaigners for Palestine.

I’m pretty sure Mr. Abunimah didn't read Atzmon’s book.

25, 35 or 45 Be Careful With Dietary Supplements

If you are thinking about using a dietary supplement, first get information on it from reliable sources. Keep in mind that dietary supplements may interact with medications or other dietary supplements and may contain ingredients not listed on the label.

(GUELPH, Ontario) - We continue to hear about athlete after athlete testing positive for banned substances other that HGH or steroids.

In some cases, the positive tests not only shock the close nit sporting community the athlete participates in but in some cases also the athlete!

Oregon`s March Presidential Debate Canceled

Oregon’s May 15 primary election for the nomination of presidential candidates is one of the last in the nation.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Following news earlier this week that Republican candidate Mitt Romney would not be attending the last scheduled presidential debate in Oregon, the Oregon Republican Party announced Thursday that the event has been canceled.

The debate was scheduled for Monday evening, March 19, and was set to air on the Oregon Public Broadcasting network and affiliated public broadcasting networks nationwide.

Mr. Ego Meets Elusive Truth

Belief can be an illusion on the road to confusion.

(SALEM) - Forsooth, what is meant by truth? This was the focus of a lively discussion held recently by a group of armchair philosophers here at Salem's Ike Box Coffeehouse.
It bears repetition to our general public.

We determined that many people are inclined to blindly use the term "truth" in order to try to authenticate what merely are subjective opinions.

Channel-4 Documentary Proves Sri Lanka Committed War Crimes

Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished - more evidence, fewer doubts about a terrible violation of people - watch it right now.

(SALEM / LONDON) - Did Sri Lanka send its army into the northern Tamil region to massacre people three years ago over a smoldering, protracted religious and cultural war, slaughtering countless people, particularly, by bombing them inside safe-zones?

Only if you believe the mounting evidence.

INDIA: Brutal Custodial Torture by West Bengal Police of a Young Couple

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - Last month, a team of 16 police officers reportedly from Basirhat Police Station, raided a family home at 2:30 a.m. without a warrant or proper authority.

The police assaulted the victims at their house and later arrested the husband, Firoj Ahmed, who is 23. The police kicked Firoj and hit him with their rifle butt and wooden batons.

Atzmon-Palestinian Infighting Reveals Underbelly of Gutless Duplicity

We find him courageous, tireless and extremely open and honest. We do not find the same of his critics.

(CINCINNATI ) - Last week, Ali Abunimah, editor of a blog called “Electronic Intafada” published a letter cosigned by a group of moderately to well known “activists” quite violently attacking Gilad Atzmon.

strong>The letter began attacking Atzmon for his recent work, The Wandering Who, a discourse on Jewish identity, which has drawn violent criticism. Who are these critics?