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Ska-P`s Intifada Jams to the Beat of Palestine`s Truth

They Can Leave or Die is Israel's Genocidal Message to Palestinians; more bands worldwide are speaking out.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I recently told you about the jumping hip hop music coming out of Palestine. In that report I talked about how rappers in this occupied nation have no time to sing about the things western rappers wrap their words around.

Salem Police Bid Farewell To Retiring Officers

Two long-time Salem Police Officers are retiring on July 30th.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Lieutenant Danny Deitz will retire from Salem Police after more than 31 years with Salem Police.

Contributions Connected to the Wyly Family

The spotlight is on two Texas billionaire brothers.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - According to the Washington Post, "The SEC has charged Samuel Wyly and Charles Wyly -- billionaire brothers in Texas who have been major political donors to conservative campaigns -- with reaping more than $550 million through fraudulent practices."

Contributors attached to Ranger Governance Ltd. gave 134 contributions totaling $178,600 for election cycles 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010. All 134 contributions associated with Ranger Governance Ltd. were made by members of the Wyly family.

Man Treated for Hypothermia After Sailboat Runs Aground at Newport

Vessel is high and dry on the Oregon Coast.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - A Bellevue, Washington man is being treated for hypothermia at a Newport-area hospital after his 38-foot sailboat drifted overnight into the surf and ended up on the beach.

Iranian Official: Marlboro Tainted with Pig Blood & Nuclear Matter

The Iranian Tobacco Company is being urged to adopt better supervisory measures regarding the distribution of cigarettes in the country.

(TEHRAN PRESS TV) - An Iranian official says some of the most popular cigarette brands are contaminated with nuclear substances when smuggled into the country.

Arizona Citizens Mobilize in Demonstration Over Perceived `Hate Law`

As if Arizona isn't already hot enough.

(PHOENIX / SALEM ) - Crowds gathered by the hundreds yesterday in this desert city; many were taken into custody and the police and deputies had their hands full to say the least.

Jailers in Phoenix, Arizona had to call for backup in the afternoon as angry demonstrators beat on a metal door at a downtown jail. 32 people were arrested at that site alone, among protests taking place all over Phoenix.

Canals of England the Only Way to Travel

"As I manned the tiller and leaned wistfully against the helm, my thoughts began to wander..."

(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) - For a brief moment, through a gap in the trees of the Forest of Arden, I caught a glimpse of Bredon Hill. It was the home of my boyhood and forty-five years peeled back to a time when I once ran to the top of the hill to see the land of Seven Kingdoms.

On that day long ago the wind whipped smartly through long hair that I no longer have.

Wanted Again, Ethnic Cleansing and More

The latest mistreatment of a former Harvard and Yale Professor traveling through Israel.

(BETHLEHEM) - After attending a workshop on developing curricula for nonviolence/popular resistance in Istanbul, I returned with a harrowing 12+ hour experience at the crossing from Jordan to the occupied Palestinian territories.

My Name is Richard Esterman, Otherwise Known as, `The Commoner Running for Governor`

I was taught at an early age that anything in life is possible, and there is no such word as can’t.

(BEND, Ore.) - I have been a resident of Sisters since 1989.

I call myself a Photographic Artist from the College of Common Sense. I am self taught and have been doing my photography since 1982. My photography has taken me through every state in the United States including the state of confusion.

John McCain and the Keating Five Scandal

The present financial crisis is, as that wise philosopher Yogi Berra once said: "Like deja vu all over again."

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Remember during the presidential campaign when then Senator Barack Obama made public a video outlining Senator John McCain's role in the Keating Five scandal. Bringing up McCain's role during the campaign wasn't just about his past. Rather, his role in that scandal had possible implications to the present financial crisis.

The video shows McCain as someone who helped out a constituent, Charles Keating, while — just like today — taxpayers got stuck with the bill.