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Seeds of Revolutions: Shoes and Tear Gas Canisters

"Whatever Bush or his hosts say, we have no doubt he canceled his trip to avoid our case" - the Center for Constitutional Rights

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - Former President George W. Bush cancelled his upcoming trip to Switzerland because of the call for mass protests from human rights activists.

Ode to Cuban Doctors

A third of Cuba’s 75,000 doctors, along with 10,000 other health workers, are currently working in 77 poor countries.

(ISTANBUL) - The British daily The Independent, Published “Cuban medics in Haiti put the world to shame” in December

Mubarak Says He Plans to Finish Term

Mubarak says he hands control to the vice president, but he won't be leaving or resigning his term.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Mubarak says he will not separate from the soil of Egypt "until he is buried underneath".

Apartment Fire Leaves Local Family Homeless

Watch video of the fire in historic Mt. Angel.

(MT. ANGEL, Ore.) - At approximately 1:00 am this morning, the Mt. Angel Fire District was called out to a commercial structure fire located in the downtown portion of the City of Mt. Angel.

New Song `History` by Agron Belica Dedicated to Gaza Activist Ken O`Keefe

"Standing up against a tyrant is a real jihad and Agron has done this! May he continue to be so inspired" - Liaquat Ali - President, Kazi Publications

(SALEM, Ore.) - Agron Belica's new song 'History' pays tribute to the efforts of Gaza Activist and Salem-News.com Reporter Ken O'Keefe, the site's News Editor Tim King, Laleh Bakhtiar, Muslim woman activist, Professor Mahmoud Ayoub, and also Dr. Jay R. Crook, who added the fateful words:

Oregon Makes Historic Strides in Motor Vehicle Safety

The numbers for pedestrian safety are not as positive...

(SALEM, Ore.) - The preliminary numbers from 2010 are in, and they paint a picture of Oregonians responding to transportation safety messages. Oregon’s motor vehicle fatality toll for last year is preliminarily at 325.

US Extremism Not Surprising

One could say much to the detriment of a rational discussion on the issue of firearms.

(GOLD RIVER B.C) - Anyone who follows the news knows that last month US Congress Woman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in Tucson.

Oregon Gymnastics Coach Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography

Detectives are asking the public’s help in identifying any victims of Jeremy Waldridge who runs Top Notch Trampoline, Tumbling, and Cheerleading.

(ALOHA, Ore.) - Jeremy Brandon Waldridge was arrested Wednesday when detectives from INTERCEPT (Interagency Child Exploitation Prevention Team) served a search warrant at his residence in the community of Aloha.

Police say Mr. Waldridge has been the focus of a child pornography investigation led by INTERCEPT, since they received information that he was downloading explicit child pornography from the Internet.

The Maghreb Revolution; Is It Also an Indictment on Globalization?

Propping up a regime like Hosni Mubarak’s without a serious attempt at reforming it should not have been undertaken after Shah Pahlavi of Iran.

(UGANDA) - The recent string of revolution in North Africa reawakened a vicarious revolutionary spirit in many of us.

The Future of Football

Can football be played at an acceptable safety level?

(SAN FRANCISCO) - The Super Bowl is over. Or the "stupid bowl" as my wife calls it. Now, the National Football League should address the safety of football and the exaggerated claims for equipment designed to protect players from injury.