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Arizona Becomes 15th Medical Marijuana State

Provisional Ballots Secure Victory for Measure That Will Allow About 120 Medical Marijuana Clinics in Arizona.

( WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The AP is reporting Arizona voter approval of Proposition 203, a state ballot measure that will allow the use medical marijuana with a recommendation from their doctor.

Arizona now joins the list of 14 other states, along with the District of Columbia, that have passed medical marijuana laws since 1996.

Will Obama Join Lear In the Storm and Rage Against Israeli Insolence?

Israel’s open insolence against the US president could not have reached its current stage without the not-so-secret Fifth Column allies Israel has among White House staffers, the Congress, and the media.

(CHICAGO) - Two lines in the fourth stanza of The Star Spangled Banner provide a clue to one American mindset that supports empire building.

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, and this be our motto, “In God is our trust”.

Gilad Atzmon and The Orient House Ensemble

It is a full decade since the Israeli alto saxophonist Gilad Atzmon established his quartet the Orient House Ensemble.

(LONDON) - His close musical confrere Robert Wyatt has called him "a seriously funny writer and the wittiest musician since Ronnie Scott".

Atzmon maintains a deep empathy and uncompromising support for the Palestinian people, to whom he dedicates his performances and for whom he constantly campaigns and fundraisers.

T.V. Junk: Another Drug

Lets always keep in mind that T.V. junk is just as dangerous, if not even more so, than terrorism and drugs.

(MADRID) - It is clear that televised Media walks a path of bad taste, vulgarity, rudeness, and mediocrity. Violence, sex, the addiction to private lives, and the lack of even the most basic moral, ethical, and social life values.

All of this founded upon one objective: the each time more radicalized research for profitability. To reach this objective, the audience is the only thing that matters.

Innovation of the Week: Getting to the Market

Transportation innovations are helping to improve farmer livelihoods throughout sub-Saharan Africa and around the world.

(KEBKABYIA PROVINCE, Sudan) - For many farmers, an abundant harvest is only the first step toward feeding their families and earning an income.

Vegetables ripening in the field—or even harvested and stored nearby—are still a long way from the market where they can be sold for a profit.

Group Wants Nuclear Loan Guarantees Blocked if France Refuses Support for U.S. Nonproliferation Standards

Nonproliferation/U.S. Nuclear Loan Guarantees - Bipartisan Group to Obama: Block Edf-Areva Nuclear LGs If France Refuses to Support America’s Global Nonproliferation Standards

(NEW YORK) - Leading US nuclear control experts from both the Right and the Left - called on President Obama today to condition the provision of any US federal energy loan guarantees to foreign nuclear suppliers.

Specifically, this would require countries wishing to expand their nuclear business in the US to support strong US nonproliferation standards for nuclear exports globally.

One-Sided Deal

It's important to keep in mind that the sheriff (Obama) and not the gang leader (Netanyahu) is the major culprit.

(BETHLEHEM) - Imagine a sheriff offering the head of a criminal gang the following deal: ‘If you agree to stop stealing from your neighbours for three months, I’ll give you cutting edge weaponry and block any efforts by other law enforcement authorities to restrain your criminal activities.’

Sounds absurd? Then how about this: in return for a three-month freeze of illegal settlement building, Obama's promised Israel 20 F-35 fighter jets, worth $3 billion.

Machismo or Madness? Magma Freaks Descend into Erupting Volcano

Magma men and the gates of hell...

(CHICAGO) - What do you do for entertainment? Kick back and watch a favorite movie? Drop in on a hot new dance club? Read a good book?

How boring! Instead of following the crowd, why not do something really entertaining—like rappelling into the steaming caldera of an erupting volcano? Too hot to handle? Not for these guys…

Composure and Consequence: Understanding Your Temperament as a Leader

"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good - James Allen

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - A story is told of actress Carol Burnett who stepped out of a cab one day and caught her coat in the door. The driver was unaware of her plight and slowly began to edge out into the traffic.

Hemp & Company_Eco-Fashion Making a Statement

Hemp is a textile. Anything can, and is, made from the textile.The limitation is only in the design stage.

(VICTORIA, B.C.) - HEMP & COMPANY is a posh Canadian fashion store -featuring all ecologically friendly items – located in Victoria, B.C. on the popular tourist-stroll known as Government St.

The store’s proprietors, Bill and Lorna Finley, are now proud to announce their own line, manufacturing clothing right in Vancouver, B.C