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Opponents of Proposed Executive Order to Expose Government Contractors` Donations Favor Republicans

Republicans ask Obama to reconsider signing it.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - President Obama has circulated a draft of an executive order to require all organizations that receive government contracts to reveal donations to political candidates, candidate committees, and third-party donors.

Why Gun Ownership Doesn`t Help

America disarmed; a closet full of shotgun and a mind full of lies...

(CINCINNATI ) - Every couple of hours I get an email, one I track down to a Washington DC law firm tied to big pharma, the radiation lobby or Wall Street, telling me a story about Barak Obama and gun seizure.

Snopes.com always rats them out, total lies. That doesn’t stop those who send them out, they don’t care.

51-Year-Old Santa Barbara Native, Eric Akiskalian Amongst Elite Nominees and Winners

Eric has also become the oldest big-wave surfer to ever be nominated in the history of the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards in this category.

(SANTA BARBARA) - Nominated for the first time ever in the Biggest Wave Category was Salem-News writer Eric Akiskalian, who was towed into a behemoth of a wave in Oregon by his partner Keith Galbraith during a massive NW swell last November.

Second Wave of Mystery Pelican Deaths Hits Topsail Beach, NC

The Brown Pelican is found in the Chesapeake Bay, and in southern California.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - A second wave of mysterious pelican injuries and deaths has occurred in the past several weeks at Topsail Island in North Carolina. About 250 pelicans died six months ago in this area from still undetermined causes.

This recent incident involves about 30 pelicans that washed up on the shores either dead or so badly injured that they had to be euthanized.

Selected Nakba events in Palestine

Approaching the bitter memories of the Palestinian diaspora.

(BETHLEHEM) - Nakba Day commemorates the anniversary of the creation of Israel, and its impact on the Palestinian people. It is held every May 15, the day after the anniversary of Israel's Independence.

It marks the expulsions and flight of Palestinians from their towns and villages in the face of Jewish and later Israeli troop advances and their displacement, and the loss of their property.

Panama`s Underappreciated Role in the Creation of Israel

Good coffee, good cheer, good luck.

(PANAMA CITY) - In honor of the 63^rd anniversary of Israel’s independence, the Israeli embassy in Panama issued a four-part magazine series entitled “Israel: 63 years of constant progress”.

The first installment deals with typical cultural themes; hummus, shawarma, and the coexistence in Israel's democratic “oasis” of various ethnicities enjoying equal rights.

Resurrecting Insurrection

It’s become clear that we live in a reactionary era.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Endless war… endless despair. The USA finally elects a leader who pledges to bring peace, and he morphs before our incredulous eyes into a war president.

Fortress America continues to expand globally as prison, sweatshop, and fire base. After all our years as activists trying to change this country, how could it have sunk to this?

Public Guardian`s Office Looting Estates--With a Little Help from the Judge

"The court has stolen around $800,000 from me," alleges Janet Phelan, a beneficiary of this Trust.

(RIVERSIDE, Calif.) - The Public Guardian's office has been caught red- handed embezzling funds, it appears. And it is apparently going to get away with it.

The Public Guardian's office is pledged with the task of acting as conservator over estates belonging to the elderly and/or disabled and also acts as Trustee in other estate matters.

Summary Judgment

Innocent till proven guilty but it's not so,
In civil matters, you have to show..

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Congolese Women 134 times More Likely to be Raped than American Women

Sexual violence occurred in all provinces.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - More than 400,000 women ages 15 to 49 were raped across all provinces in the DR Congo during a 12-month period in 2006 and 2007.