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Veterans Exposed to Chemicals Need to Know

Many if not most of the vets who served on the contaminated bases, don't know.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - For the life of me, I still don’t know why the Veteran Service Organizations have not published the list of 130 military bases on the National Priority List.

The EPA Superfund database is accessible from the internet and the health effects of exposure to many of the contaminants have been well identified.

The Power of Organized Leaders

The achievements of an organization are the results of combined effort of each individual -Vince Lombardi

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demands that Linus change the TV channel, threatening him with her fist he didn’t. “What makes you think you can walk right in her and take over?” asks Linus.

Shooting Incident in Clakamas Under Investigation

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Late Saturday evening at 11:51 p.m. two male adults engaged in a physical altercation in the parking lot of Jay's Bar and Grill, located at 11595 SE 82ND Avenue.

As a result of this physical altercation, a handgun was discharged by the male suspect in this case and the victim patient was shot, with a handgun, in the hip. This victim patient was transported from the scene to a local Portland area hospital conscious and breathing.

Lebanon`s Palestinian Civil Rights Campaign moves into the Christian Heartland

Civil rights for Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees have been denied for too long.

(SHATILLA REFUGEE CAMP, Beirut) - Not even one work permit has been issued to one Palestinian in Lebanon since the 2010 “right to work” law passed in Parliament.

Even though Palestinians are still forbidden from owning a home, the cause of Palestine Civil Rights in Lebanon endures.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The expectations for world behavior were laid out in 1948...

(GENEVA) - Perhaps one of the most important non-religious guiding documents for world politics in existence is the United Nations General Assembly's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

This document was drafted and proclaimed on 10 December 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Coast Guard Closes Columbia River, Tillamook Bay, and Siuslaw River Bar Entrances

(ASTORIA, Ore.) - The Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River, in Astoria, Ore., has closed the Columbia River, Tillamook Bay, Ore., and Siuslaw River, Ore., bar entrances due to hazardous conditions, Saturday.

Vatican Calls for End of Israeli Occupation of Arab Lands

Thousands of families of all faiths lived in the Holy land prior to the establishment of Israel in the late 1940's.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Awareness of Israel's ongoing aggressions against the native population of Palestine has led to a demand from the Vatican in Rome, that Israel accept U.N. resolutions and end its unlawful occupation of Arab lands.

The bishops are telling the Jewish state that it shouldn't use the Bible to justify "injustices"- viewed as genocide by a widening population, against the Palestinian people.

High Wind and Rain for Oregon

Wind gusts To 75 MPH expected at coastal headlands and beaches...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Moderate winds and rain for the Willamette Valley with high wind and surf for the Oregon Coast.

"A Storm Developing Offshore Will Bring Large Swell That Will Impact The North And Central Oregon Coast Sunday Afternoon And Continue Through Monday Afternoon.

ATSDR Report Sheds Light on Extent of Lejeune Water Contaminants

More than 160,000 former residents have added their names to the Camp Lejeune drinking water registry.

(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) - A report released Friday by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry sheds new light on the extent and variety of chemical contaminants that found their way into the ground and drinking water of sites throughout Camp Lejeune.

The 300-page report analyzes more than 18 sites of contamination located throughout the base, compiling data from hundreds of source documents and records.

CA-Prop-23: Valero Gives Add`l $1 Million to `Yes on 23`

Valero's contributions now total $5,075,315.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - CA Prop 23 Update: Proposition 23 would suspend AB32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which is set to be implemented in California on January 1, 2012.

Citing figures from the California secretary of state, Maplight.org reports Texas-based Valero gave an additional $1 million contribution to 'Yes on 23' last night.