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Op Ed Special Note Re ALEC-Debacle

Here’s a working list recorded so far, with others to be added shortly.

(SEASIDE) - The ALEC debacle directly affecting formation of laws in every state since 1973 continues to draw heavy across-the-media attention and further investigative interest across the nation.

One must wonder where the major Oregon media have been on this one --and what will be the attention given to obvious problems when the legislators meet again.

Governors Gregoire and Chafee file Petition to Reclassify Marijuana on Federal Level

Currently, the DEA classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, equal with heroin.

(OLYMPIA, Wash.) - Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced she filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking the agency to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 2 drug, which will allow its use for treatment – prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists. Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I-RI) also signed the petition.

The petition will require the Federal Drug Administration to conduct a new scientific review and analysis of recent advances in Cannabis research since the last time the FDA reviewed the matter in 2006.

The Shadow Government

What is different today, is the Internet, and the crimes committed in those shadowy halls are all being clearly exposed.

(SALEM) - Independent experts question the ‘official suicide death’ of decorated Marine Corps Colonel James E. Sabow at MCAS El Toro, California.

A number of unsolved ‘suicides’ and more likely outright murders followed the violent death of this straight arrow Marine.

Keeping Veterans` Claims Alive

Important info for U.S. military vets.

(SAN DIEGO) - In 2010, more than 3 million veterans received monthly monetary benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including more than 1 million veterans each from the Vietnam War and Gulf War eras, as well as veterans who served as far back as World War II.1 Nearly 40 percent of the veterans receiving benefits are age 65 or older.

Nominate a Hero for a Citizen Service Before Self Honor, One of Our Nation`s Highest Civilian Honors

More heroes needed from Oregon, which had a finalist 2 years ago (bio below)—Jason Faler. There has not been a national winner from Oregon.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation today announced it is now accepting nominations for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors, which recognizes and honors those ordinary Americans who become extraordinary through their indomitable courage and selflessness.

Citizen Service Before Self Honors are unique, because they are presented to unsung heroes by our nation’s most honored heroes—the fewer than 90 living recipients of our nation’s highest award for valor—the Medal of Honor.

The Day the U.S. Army Attacked WWI Veterans & their Kids

Fifty-five veterans were injured and 135 arrested. A veteran's wife miscarried. 12-week-old Bernard Myers died in the hospital after being caught in a tear gas attack.

(SALEM) - The police attacks on U.S. War Veterans taking part in the Occupy protests, are not a new phenomenon in America; in fact there is quite a history of the U.S. government waging attacks on its citizens.

Police Move Against Occupy Los Angeles

Police in the city of LA say they will sweep Occupy protest.

(LOS ANGELES) - Organizers with Occupy Los Angeles are on the defensive tonight, there are paid anti-movement demonstrators reportedly taking part efforts to disrupt the movement.

A representative using the name 'Freedom' appeared on Channel 7 News in Los Angeles in their 11:00 p.m. broadcast, marking one more event in which the movement was allowed to speak for itself rather than being interpreted by news anchors, writers and reporters.

Processing Disability Claims Based on Exposure to Contaminated Drinking Water at Camp Lejeune

EPA's revised assessment of trichloroethylene (TCE), now characterizes chemical as "carcinogenic to humans" by all routes of exposure.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - Veterans who served at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to contaminants present in the base water supply prior to 1987.

From Immaculate Conception to Genetic Deception

The answer can be found by looking around us and into our history.

(LONDON) - The Christ consciousness with which humanity is endowed, and which took physical form in Jesus Christ some 2,000 years ago, is a revolutionary gift. It has the power to transform, to heal and to penetrate the darkness with light.

However, it is a gift which still remains largely sealed away from human consciousness, covered over by the cult of consumption and religious orthodoxy.

Is Obama Picking a Fight with Russia?

Campaigner Bruce Gagnon interviewed by RT news channel about America's missile defense systems.

(MOSCOW RT) - Russia’s President Medvedev sent a sharp warning this week to Western powers over the planned NATO missile shield in Europe. He said if the plans go ahead without guarantees of Russia's safety, Moscow would deploy missiles of its own.

Years of negotiations over the proposed shield, which America wants to place in Turkey and in former Warsaw Pact countries on Russia’s western border, have been deadlocked over the US refusal to agree to Russian participation in the project.