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Senate Votes for Bill Giving Poorest Oregonians a Break on Property Taxes

HB 3640 will help four largest counties better allocate their time and resources.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In a rare Saturday session, the Senate voted this morning to pass legislation that helps out some of the most low-income homeowners in the state.

Op Ed: Greed Drives Corporate Action, Delays Healthcare

GOP Obstructionism Kills Off New-Job Creation.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Leading healthcare corporations more than doubled their profit-take in 2009, working constantly to eliminate many costly client-“sickies”, seek federal subsidies funds, and deny or delay any healthcare system reform.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Will Never Seek Atomic Bombs

A hypothetical nuclear weapon would require enrichment above 90 percent, and the IAEA has repeatedly certified that none of the uranium has been diverted from the civilian programs.

(TEHRAN) - With the usual calls for Israel, France and Germany leading the way, the Obama Administration today expressed hope that a leaked IAEA report speculating on Iran’s nuclear program would help with the international push for additional sanctions against Iran.

The IAEA report cited an alleged technical violation from last week, but included a vaguely worded sentence speculating about the “possible existence of past or current undisclosed activities.”

Spiritual Meditations

Morality Is Not The Monopoly Of Any Faith: No Set Of Beliefs Is Inherently Inferior Or Superior To Another.

(NEW DELHI) - These differences have been sharpened after 9/11, with more and more people in the West now seeing Islam and Muslims as being behind the rise in extremist violence in much of the world.

List of Ships with Agent Orange Exposure Confirmed

If a Vet's records show they served aboard one of these ships, exposure to herbicide agents can be presumed without further development.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The VA this week outlined which ships are now considered to have been exposed to Agent Orange during Viet Nam.

A number of offshore “blue water” naval vessels conducted operations on the inland “brown water” rivers and delta areas of Vietnam.

Portland Police Investigate Gang Style Shooting

Police say the victim is not cooperating in the investigation.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Police Officers responded Thursday night to callers reporting that gunshots were being fired in the area of North Williams Avenue and North Russett Street.

The Tide Has Changed

The world kept silent when Israel set its racist return laws to prevent the Palestinians from returning to their land.

(LONDON) - London is ‘angry’ over the use of stolen identities by the Dubai assassins and points its finger at the Jewish state and its notorious Mossad espionage agency.

One Dead, Another Facing Murder Charges in Gresham Shooting

At least one fatal gunshot was fired after an altercation inside a Gresham residence‏, police say.

(GRESHAM, Ore.) - Gresham Police have arrested 79-year old Viktor Gregorevich Gebauer of Gresham, for the Murder of 47-year old Viktor Merezhnikov, also of Gresham.

Proposed Bill May Destroy Freedom of Access to Nutritional Supplements

McCain-Dorgan Bill could make nutritional supplements available only by doctor’s prescription; stifling natural product innovation.

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) - The U.S. Senate is weighing a proposed amendment to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that could deny freedom of access and mandate a doctor’s prescription for many dietary supplements, like purified fish oil, which could become seven times more expensive than it is today.

Radio Free Asia Praises Acquittal in Cambodia Disinformation Case

The RFA's Sok Serey, one villager, and two activists from the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights were released.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Today, Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu praised the acquittal of four men, including RFA broadcaster Sok Serey, on charges of disinformation stemming from a report about a Cham Muslim community leader in Takeo province.