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Salem-News.com (Jun-12-2010 02:29:00)

Whither the Nobel Peace Prize?

Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, 2009, only 10 months after assuming office as the President.

(TEHRAN) - Salem-News.com To the disappointed and dejected people of the world who had witnessed the dark and gloomy years of George W. Bush's presidency, Barack Obama's electoral slogan of "change" seemed to be an encouraging pledge of rebirth and revitalization which could eventually extricate them from war, destruction, sanction and militarism.

Obama's catchphrase of "change" was so inspirational and exciting that 140 heads of state sent him congratulatory messages upon his election as the President of the United States in 2008.

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Salem-News.com (Jun-12-2010 01:36:00)

Op Ed: Libertarians Will Kill Off Education, Cancel ALL Help

Our situation is unique, as it is in every other locale and latitude for education nationally --and unavoidably: The 21st Century is already here.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - Students studying American education is built from the foundation of tax-return on private property and personal income. Libertarians will kill that basic source of support among their first actions --even before they cancel and negate Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.

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Salem-News.com (Jun-12-2010 00:48:00)

Striving Toward Survival

Untapped Strategies Urged to Ease Gulf's Oil Turmoil.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Filipino fisherman stands ankle deep in oil washed up on the beaches near his home. This humongous oil spill spurting forth in the Gulf may well prove to be the No. 1 unnatural disaster of this 21st Century.

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Salem-News.com (Jun-12-2010 00:32:00)

What is Missing?

I hope that the government would consider adding the missing elements of Analysis, prioritization, common sense, and good judgment back in and give politics-as-usual a holiday.

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - America we knew As we watch the airing of the daily soap-opera that Washington D.C. has become, it appears that one or more things are missing.

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Salem-News.com (Jun-12-2010 00:18:00)

Alliance for Zero Extinction and the Convention on Biological Diversity Join Forces

The United States participated in the treaty’s development but has not ratified it.

(WASHINGTON D.C .) - The Blue-billed Curassow, a Critically Endangered bird, is one of many species that may benefit from a new Memorandum of Cooperation. Photo: Fundacion ProAves Two of the world’s premier institutions promoting biodiversity conservation are entering into a partnership through a new cooperative agreement to prevent species extinctions and maintain ecosystems and habitats at key sites for endangered species.

The Convention on Biological Diversity is the international legal instrument adopted in 1992 to sustain the diversity of life on Earth.

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Salem-News.com (Jun-11-2010 23:30:00)

UK-Flagged Vehicle-Carrier MV ASIAN GLORY Released by Pirates

The latest roundup / update on piracy through our friends at Ecoterra Intl: Status of Seized Vessels and Crews in Somalia & The Indian Ocean.

(NAIROBI, Kenya) - Salem-News.com UK-Flagged Vehicle-Carrier MV ASIAN GLORY Released Against Ransom in Case of Somali Piracy

Six hours after a ransom drop on 11 June 2010 to the pirate group holding the car-carrier MV ASIAN GLORY at Kulub in the vicinity of Garacad on the North-Eastern Indian Ocean coast of Somalia, the vessel was released and is at present sailing free.

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Salem-News.com (Jun-11-2010 22:59:00)

Day 8 in Case of Missing Boy Kyron Horman
Step-Father Issues Statement

"Kyron – we miss you. We love you. We want and need you home" - Kyron Horman's stepfather.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Kyron Horman On Friday, June 11, 2010, the following statement was given by Kyron's stepfather at a 1:00 p.m. media briefing at the Brookhill Historical Church across from Skyline Elementary School. A written statement also made by Kyron's stepfather is not available for this release:

"Hello, my name is Tony Young, and I am Kyron's stepfather. The family has asked me to speak on their behalf..."

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Salem-News.com (Jun-11-2010 21:25:00)

Hope for Racism in America, Texas and Arizona

I find this exchange notable and remarkable because it shows what appears to be something close to hatred, become a form of realization.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Unite Against Racism I am against racism. I see it as a serious, continuing problem in this country and I am not wrong on that. I know about it personally, because I grew up in a rough section of LA and white kids were by far the minority.

This story is about a comment exchange on a particular story, that led a visitor from seemingly

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Salem-News.com (Jun-11-2010 19:03:00)

Driver Died After Being Shot Behind the Wheel

No arrests have been made in this incident and this is an ongoing investigation.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Police lights Police say a driver was shot while behind the wheel this morning at 1:00 a.m. Portland Police officers were called out to the scene of the crash in the area of the 8900 Block of E. Burnside Street.

Detective Mary Wheat says officers found three people in a vehicle that had hit a pole and eventually crashed into a yard of a residence in the area.

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Salem-News.com (Jun-11-2010 14:35:00)

We Are all Palestinians and The Wall will Fall

The Israeli army and The Wall/Fence have prevented the indigenous people from accessing their legally owned land, thus depriving them of food, income and human rights.

(BIL'IN, West Bank) - Israel`s Berlin Wall Even though the mainstream media blackouts the popular struggle for justice in Bilin, thousands of Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals have been waging a nonviolent campaign of resistance to the construction of the Route of Israel's Wall in the Occupied Territories.

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