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Marine Takes on 30 New York Cops at Occupy Wall Street and Backs them Down

Thomas is a 24-year-old Marine Veteran who served 2 tours in Iraq. Fiery, loud and determined, he currently plays amateur football and is in college.

(NEW YORK CITY) - "How tough are you? There's no honor in hurting unarmed civilians," the Marine screamed at New York Police who are accused of injuring protesters in increasing, needless acts of violence.

United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas from Roosevelt, N.Y. said, "I saw them beating people, people who had nothing to do with anything, just grabbing people out of the crowds, there's no honor in that."

The Rwanda Peoples Party: Statement of Facts

Rwanda People’s Party (RPP) is a political party with a fully flagged political programme, policy and procedures that was born out of the Rwanda National Liberation Movement (1986-2004) in May 2010.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The oppositional climate of Rwandan Politics is an ever changing situation. There are many of these groups in exile and as they continue the struggle for peace and political and press freedoms within Rwanda they also facing mounting challenges and numerous vocal critics.

Why Wall Street Hates Obama

Bankster Election Cash Flows to Perry and Cain.

(CINCINNATI) - For millions of Americans and others around the world, President Obama has been an enigma. One person was elected and another took office, or so it seems. How do you know? The news tells you, news we all know is controlled by Wall Street Corporations or worse, the Murdoch empire.

Worse still are the “think tanks” and phony groups funded by the Koch Brothers, the oil billionaires to bought the Tea Party and are now running “Mr. Bunkum,” Herman Cain for president, a man who makes Michelle Bachmann seem stable.

Murder Suspects Held in California Jail Over Fatal Devonshire Apartment Shooting

Both subjects are being detained at the Siskiyou County Jail on murder charges.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Detectives with the Marion County Sheriff's Office are continuing their investigation of the Sunday morning shooting that left one person dead. The victim has been identified as 23-year old David A. Polanco, of Salem. Mr. Polanco was found dead at the scene, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.

Forestry, Manufacturing, Petroleum Industries Get House to Pass Bill Delaying Regulations on Boilers

No House Republicans voted against the bill.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed (by a vote of 275-142) HR 2250, which would delay a ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency on achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators.

The measure was supported by the American Petroleum Institute, the American Chemistry Council, the American Forest & Paper Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Crimes, Government Complicity, and Charles Schwab

One year after I reported Schwab’s crimes, in August of 2003, the US Government conspired with Schwab in an attempt to frame me for attempting to kill him.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - I have attended the Occupy Salem and Occupy Eugene protests and have listened to people discussing why they were joining the protest.

What emerges from listening to the protesters is a long list of grievances against the US Government, from loss of jobs and homes to lack of healthcare and affordable education.

APN Condemns Planned New East Jerusalem Settlement

Approval of Giv’at Hamatos is a unilateral act that both symbolically and concretely sends an unequivocal message that the current Israeli government is not serious about negotiations or peace.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Americans for Peace Now (APN) today joined the Israeli Peace Now movement in condemning Israeli plans to build a new settlement in the southern part of East Jerusalem – the first new Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem in decades.

APN warned that the implementation of the project could torpedo not only future peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians but the very possibility of the two-state solution.

Shovel Ready Means Never Ready

In today’s America creating jobs without the proper regulatory approvals is often illegal. Does that sound logical to you?

(ENCINITAS, Calif.) - We hear a lot these days about the need for “shovel ready jobs” and the lack of them. For those who want answers, not excuses, let’s visit some of the places where job preventers work.

First stop: The home of the President of the United States and his Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. This group steals more jobs and wealth in one week than a corporate jet full of greedy bankers in a lifetime.

Paving The Way With Hempcrete

Hemp is a remarkable natural resource with many uses still untapped.

(VICTORIA, B.C.) - For enthusiasts, it’s all about cementing the power of the industrial hemp movement right into people’s homes. You might ask, squinting one eye, and jutting forward to re-read...Hempcrete? Say what!

Music: Say No to Circumcision - Leave Those Babies Alone!

'I had heard and seen battle injured soldiers before but this screaming raised the hair on my neck" - Dr. Phil Leveque, reference to using GOMCO clamp to circumcise infant

(SALEM, Ore.) - The #1 controversy facing American parents in 2010 was male infant circumcision. That's quite a statement, but the real eye opener is the knowledge that it is needless, genital mutilation, and that it is dangerous, even potentially fatal, particularly for infants.

As an author, singer and songwriter who takes on the hardest subjects, Agron Belica's level of social consciousness is wide awake; his radar is on and his passion is hard to miss.