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Reactor Reax: Nuclear Energy Reporting This Week

The latest stories from Physicians for Social Responsibility.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Nuclear power in the simplest terms, generates a dangerous byproduct that man has no way of adequately handling and there is no foolproof disposal method for the waste.

California Faces Major Heavy Rain Event, Flooding

Rain will also affect areas farther south through Los Angeles and San Diego and farther north into western Oregon.

(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) - AccuWeather.com reports a major heavy rain event is starting to get under way across California today. Rounds of soaking rain are headed for the state through at least the middle of next week and will pose a significant threat for flooding.

The heaviest rain is expected to target central California with the western slopes of the Sierra being hit the hardest.

Americans see Starkest Party Contrast with Tax Cut Bill

Republicans held middle-class tax relief and job saving unemployment benefits hostage and demanded as ransom the passage of tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Americans United for Change executive director Tom McMahon issued the following statement today:

“The American people have never seen a clearer contrast of what the two governing parties stand for than in the priorities each fought for in the tax bill that will soon be signed into law..."

The BBC`s Odd Positions on Police Abuse and Jody McIntyre

The mere implication that this brave man was a threat to police seems beyond impossible.

(LONDON) - Jody McIntryre, who suffers from cerebral palsy, says he was dragged from his wheelchair by police on two separate occasions at the anti-tuition fees protest on the 9th December 2010 in London.

God I Am!

A beautifully written poem encompassing our resident Christian Poet's take on religion and God.

(CLEVELAND) - Luke and I have a great deal in common and while we do not have the same beliefs on several points regarding religion, I love his drive and dedication.

This man cares about racism, the abuse of women and children, injustice, corruption, whistleblower advocacy; all of the same things we spend so much time writing about.

Hey Israel! Nobody Cares About Your Religion

Is the US giving up its final chance at being a decent nation by fighting any hope for a free Palestine?

(SALEM) - "We join the House in support of the Obama Administration's opposition to a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and join it in calling on the Administration to persuade other nations to oppose such a declaration," AIPAC said in a statement today.

The results of the recent talks are something between tragic and not surprising.

Europe Asked to Recognize Palestinian State

Palestinians say no talks until complete settlement freeze.

(RAMALLAH) - Rejecting to hold any form of talks with Israel without a complete halt to settlement activity, the Palestinians have asked European countries to recognize an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

This is a new step in the campaign to pursue statehood outside of a peace deal with Israel.

Somalia Pirate Update

Status of Captured Vessels and Crews in Somalia, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

(NAIROBI, Kenya ECOTERRA Intl.) - No matter what the navies say: Today, 16. December 2010, at least 36 foreign vessels plus one barge are kept in Somali hands against the will of their owners.

At the same time, at least 659 hostages or captives - including a South-African yachting couple - suffer to be released.

Portland Police Investigate Two Violent Kidnappings

News release from the Portland Police Bureau.

(PORTLAND) - On December 13, 2010, Portland Police responded to the area of Northeast 62nd Avenue and Broadway on the report of a female that had been attacked by an unknown male.

Officers arrived and spoke with a 20-year-old female who told police that she had been walking on 82nd Avenue that evening when she had been offered a ride by a Hispanic male in a green colored car.

What a Difference a Year Does Not Make in the Life of Mordechai Vanunu

"For 18 years in prison I felt like a man at a train station, waiting for my train..." - Mordechai Vanunu

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - A year ago on Tuesday, the 14th of December 2009, I phoned Vanunu after his Supreme Court date in Jerusalem and he told me he expected their decision regarding the 3-month jail sentence for speaking to foreign media in 2004:

"in a few weeks” and was confident that he would be freed, as "they have no case against me."