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Oregonians Take Part in `Polar Bear Plunge` and Help Special Olympics

The event was held Saturday morning, at NE Portland’s Broughton Beach on the Columbia River.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - You've got to be crazy to consider something like this, yet every year Oregonians do the unthinkable, plunging into icy cold water at a number of locations, they say the event first got rolling in Bend.

Our ace photographer Q Madp, known for his role as the founder of IraqWarHeroes.org, was on scene to record the action.

Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced in Maryland

Panel of Experts to Advise Legislature on State Medical Marijuana Policy.

(ANNAPOLIS) - A pair of bills were introduced Friday in the Maryland House and Senate that would allow patients with certain qualifying conditions to use medical marijuana with doctors’ recommendations.

No Explanation for Pennsylvania`s Purple Squirrel

"I kept telling my husband I saw a purple one out in the yard. 'Oh sure you did' he kept telling me," - Connie Emert

(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) - AccuWeather.com reports a Pennsylvania couple trapped, of all things, a purple squirrel on Sunday.

Percy and Connie Emert, of Jersey Shore, Pa. caught the unusual animal when trying to keep birds safe from the rodents.

Anonymous: `Israeli government, expect us`

Particularly bold claim is carried by media groups and publications everywhere.

(WORLD) - Anonymous issued a stern warning toward Israel Friday, calling this religious government out over too many false claims, too much violence, and a massive, looming nuclear world threat.

The message is below, as is the video stating the intentions of Anonymous, which closes with the words... Israeli government, expect us.

My Brothers` Keepers

In Sri Lanka the grip of the Rajapaksas only tightens.

(COLOMBO The Economist) - THE president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, may well feel pleased with himself.

On the face of it, more than six years after his first election, his prospects are still remarkably rosy. The economy clips along at about 7% a year. Mr Rajapaksa’s coalition controls over two-thirds of parliament, and opposition parties are so weak that a senior minister chuckles about not being held to account.

Information Overload

Information overload is reflected in global chaos leading to major conflicts and worldwide upheavals.

(MANNAS, Bahrain ) - Six months ago, I wrote about Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock, which looks at a world with "too much change in too short a period of time".

Border City Police Under Fire

The Ciudad Juarez municipal police have become a hot political issue.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In a February press conference, non-governmental human rights organizations demanded that Ciudad Juarez Police Chief Julian Leyzaola straighten out the behavior of officers or step down.

Representing more than a dozen organizations, the activists announced they had documented 23 cases of alleged torture committed by local police during the month of January alone.

Violence Flaring on Gaza Strip: Roundup of Stories

Violence is increasing...

(SALEM) - It is important to remember when watching western news reports about the conflict in the Middle east, that the only armed resistance coming out of Gaza are feeble rocket attacks.

Palestinians do not possess drones or fighter jets with which they can randomly attack Israeli cities, the way Israel routinely targets and attacks theirs. Israeli forces get away with these acts constantly.

VLAZNA: Ethnic Cleansing in a Zionist Fairyland

Sumud (steadfastness) life and land are synonymous in the Palestinian soul.

(LONDON) - Archaeology has become a state apparatus for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the Zionist fairyland aka the City of David Archaeological Park located in the Palestinian village of Silwan in East Jerusalem.

East Jerusalem is the proclaimed capital of the proposed Palestine state.

United States Marine Corps Brings Leadership Courses to Wounded Warriors

"Thinking about that day, my injuries was a life changing experience; something bad did not occur but rather something changed. My Marines, my Marine Corps, my family depend on me to represent myself as a MARINES CORPORAL!"
- Corporal Brandon Rumbaugh, USMC, Distinguished Honor Graduate

(BETHESDA, MD) - The Marines and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are bringing leadership courses to wounded warriors.