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Obama and Kitzhaber Live Tonight from Portland

The live web cast of the rally with President Obama and John Kitzhaber begins at 5:30 pm PDT

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - 5,000 to 10,000 people are expected in Portland tonight for a rally with President Obama and Democrat John Kitzhaber, contender in the Oregon governor’s race.

President Obama will speak from the Oregon Convention Center at 6:00 p.m. The event is free to the public but as news sources confirm, security is tight.

Suspect Sought for Salem Credit Union Robbery

Suspect last seen walking northbound on Lancaster Drive

(SALEM, Ore.) - A lone robber fled the MAPS Credit Union at 4001 Winema Place NE in Salem shortly after robbing a teller this afternoon. Marion County Deputies were dispatched to the robbery at 12:36pm. They were assisted by Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Witnesses described the robber as a white male subject in his early 30's, 5'-8" to 6'-0", 185-195 pounds with light brown hair and an acne marked complexion. He was wearing dark sunglasses, a light blue/green baseball style hat with an emblem on the front and an adjustable strap on the back and a gray or tan sweatshirt with "Nike Athletics" written on the front. He also wore light-colored shirt, hanging out beneath the sweatshirt, blue jeans and light-colored tennis shoes.

Israel`s Murder of Furkan Doğan

Today would have been the young man's 19th birthday.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Furkan Doğan shot the Israeli military first, then they shot back, and ultimately executed him on the deck of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla 'Mavi Marmara' last May.

The problem, is that Furkan was only using a video camera. The Israeli commandos who "bravely" stormed this humanitarian aid vessel with unarmed peace activists, used 9mm pistols and sub machine guns to shoot back.

Celebration Legacy c.2010 Thanksgiving Day

21st Century America in the first decade has no remorse for its documented arrogant imperious barbarism and criminal illegal legacy.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Mayflower Puritans self anointed reverse victim syndrome is not a conflict or ruse of historical facts but rather a correct perception of unaccountable responsibility of Thanksgiving Day October 2010.

Columbus discovery c.1492 and Mayflower Puritans c1620 are inextricably interrelated to the barbarism inherent in the European Empire influence on America c.2010.

`Zionism and Peace are Incompatible`

If it is the case that American presidents are frightened of provoking Israel, the conclusion would have to be that the Zionist state is a monster beyond control and that all efforts for peace are doomed to failure.

(LONDON) - At last somebody has said it in the most explicit way possible. The somebody also said: “The problem is Zionism and the solution is dismantling the Zionist framework and instituting a secular democracy that does not discriminate between Israelis and Palestinians.”

The somebody was Miko Peled, a Jewish peace activist who was born in Israel and lives in America.

Students Denounce Demonization of Student Activism by Anti- Defamation League

On campuses around the country, groups promoting Palestinian freedom respond to attack by the Anti-Defamation League

(UNITED STATES) - Representing campus organizations at over 60 campuses around the country, university students promoting Palestinian freedom have responded to a vilifying report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) listing “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP) and a variety of other American organizations as the “Top 10 Anti-Israel Groups in America.”

The report was released the same day the ADL honored Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul who owns Fox News Network.

The Ken O`Keefe Family Values Tour

A Mother's Love for a man Israel calls a Terrorist.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Ken O'Keefe's recent whirlwind NW speaking tour featured a level of depth that one doesn't often see. His mom, Pat Johnson, accompanied her son

It was her first chance to see him, since his dramatic survival of a deadly Israeli commando attack aboard the Mavi Marmara, a passenger ship in last May's Gaza Freedom Flotilla.

Brigitte Bardot Seeks French Presidency

Many fellow countrymen were shocked by her announcement...

(CHICAGO) - Brigitte Bardot says she may seek to become the president of France.

Announcement: Independent American Progressives Council Launches

We, as a nation, are currently in a situation very similar to that which made progressive thinking and ideals so absolutely necessary.

(WINDSOR, N.H.) - My name is M. Dennis Paul, Ph.D. I am a Counselor and Dispute Resolution Specialist (ADR Arbitration, Mediation & Facilitation). I am also a writer for Salem-News.com

I have been asked by several deeply concerned individuals to commit 2 years of my time in order to resurrect the Progressive Party originally formed in 1912. The United States has not had a genuine progressive party in nearly 70 years.

Old Logging Practices Linked to High Erosion Rates

U of O researchers say the landscape of the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest is threatened by old logging and road-building practices; recent fires and rains have produced erosion rates four times higher than any previous periods over 2,000 years.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - While logging practices have improved dramatically since then, the damaged landscape -- the removal of low vegetation that helps to protect hillsides during fires and rain -- continues to pose a threat into the foreseeable future, said Daniel G. Gavin. He is a professor of geography, and postdoctoral doctoral researcher Daniele Colombaroli.