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Born at Camp Lejeune, Can`t Afford Cancer Surgery

Camp Lejeune’s adverse health effects have affected an estimated 500,000 veterans and dependents, leaving many unable to work and lacking health care, in desperate situations.

(REDDING, Calif.) - A number of veterans and dependents of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune continue to suffer from cancer linked to their exposure to organic solvents like trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and benzene in the base wells.

Teresa Trantham of Redding, CA, a breast cancer survivor, is a former dependent of a Camp Lejeune Marine.

Residential Homebuilder Settles Clean Water Act Violations in 18 States and D.C.

Settlement affects 161 construction sites in Chesapeake Bay watershed.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a builder of residential homes nationwide, has agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations.

The matter involves at 591 construction sites in 18 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Monsanto: Not just Dioxin - But PCB`s as Well

...and genetically engineered seeds, forced bankruptcies, suicides - the list continues and grows daily!

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Monsanto has no, I repeat NO regard for human life or our environment. They continue to destroy both with only one goal in mind: Corporate earnings and profit.

Monsanto has earned over $11 billion in 2009? How much money Monsanto spent on SAVING human lives from the horrific deaths and illnesses associated with Agent Orange? That's right, zero.

Benny & Sid Presents Chapter 8 of the New Serialized Graphic Novel The Hummer

Do automobiles hold the male gender bond together?

(Your City, USA) - Some boys grow up to be bankers or realtors or college professors. Others become construction workers or ranch hands or maybe they just pump gas to earn their keep.

Some will never carry their lunch in a paper bag while others will never knot a tie around their necks. What holds the gender together?

The Mexican History and Geography Gap

Juarenses are a tough lot, and many people are hunkering down and doing all they can to survive in and improve a place they call home.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Mexico and the border are once again big news. Stories fill the press about Michele Obama and Hilary Clinton traveling south of the border to show their support for an embattled government.

Report after report comes in about the latest atrocities in the so-called narco-war.

Katie Washington 2010 Notre Dame Valedictorian

Katie also directs the Notre Dame Voices of Gospel Choir, Reminds me of a song by Jackie Wilson, “Higher & Higher”...

(NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY) - A poem from our friend Lucas Easter about the amazing achievements of a young African American woman blazing trails in new territory, is a reminder of the positive strides being taken in America.

Katie Washington, the 2010 Notre Dame Valedictorian, should have a place in every American's heart.

What Does the Israel-Backed UAE Say?

Mr. Nahyan and his family members can take sovereignty of three islands they claim to be the owner of, and the United Arabic Emirates will be returned to Iran. That's a fair swap!

(TEHRAN) - Speaking or writing as an Iranian citizen makes it difficult to weigh in on the latest remarks made by the UAE Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bin Zayid Al Nahyan.

He likened Iran's legal sovereignty of it's Persian Gulf islands to the Zionist regime's occupation of Syria's Golan heights.

End Israel Lobbies Pervasive and Damaging Influence in US Politics

Support for Israel is not only tragic and immoral, it is also extremely damaging to Americans.

(DUBAI, UAE) - Foreign Policy journal's "Petraeus wasn't the First," succinctly describes opposition to U.S. support for Israel, the rationale for it, and the cover-up of U.S. publishers.

Many even in the so-called American progressive media either still do not know these facts or have chosen not to inform the public of them.

Settlers Attack Israeli Soldiers, Wounding One

Rabbis for a Human Rights organization warned that the settlers are escalating their attacks and demanded the Israeli army to provide immediate protection to the Palestinian villages.

(JERUSALEM IMEMC & Agencies) - Israeli sources reported that a group of settlers of the Yitzhar illegal settlement, attacked several soldiers and lightly wounded one soldiers Thursday.

The settlers were on their way to attack a Palestinian village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and the army arrived at the scene in an attempt to stop them.

Pharmaceutical Scents

Purdue's scent strategy involves a balmy bouquet smell in its exhibits.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - With the time to develop a drug taking 10 to 15 years, and the cost to create it soaring more than 300 percent since 1987, the pharmaceutical industry is a competitive landscape.

Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of analgesics and other drugs, likes to create a sense of ease in its trade show exhibits and capture attendees’ attention by prescribing a bit of aromatherapy.