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Shooting in Gresham Leaves Two People Dead and Two Seriously Hurt

Detectives determined that the suspect shot and killed himself at the scene.

(GRESHAM, Ore.) - Gresham Police were dispatched to a call of shots being fired at the M & M Restaurant, 137 N. Main last night at 9:47 p.m. Sgt Rick Wilson with Gresham Police says upon arrival, police found four unidentified victims suffering gunshot wounds.

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Swedish Troops Clear Deadly Mines & Remnants of War

Exploding landmines and other dangerous remnants of war kill and maim thousands every year. But clearing these deadly threats requires a variety of complex skills.

(STOCKHOLM / SALEM) - A militiaman shouts: “Open the door right now! Open the door or I’ll shoot! Open the door!” Another yells: “What are you doing in this place?”

Haiti University Memorial

Of some 1,500 schools visited to date in the worst hit areas of Haiti, only 85 had escaped severe damage from the earthquake, which is estimated to have killed some 200,000 people, injured many others and left 2 million in need of aid.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE / SALEM) - Students, parents and university officials struggled with their emotions as they returned to what was left of the University of Port-au-Prince to mourn the 150 students who lost their lives in last month’s earthquake.

Op-Ed: Supremes Cabal: `Money = Speech`
For You it Equals Zero

Corporate dollars now will compel governance action.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Five Supreme Court justices--all appointed in very recent years by conservative Presidents--now have abandoned more than a century of judicial judgment and precedent painfully built by their famed predecessors into “the settled law of the land.”

University of Alabama Shooting Leaves Several Dead

This is only the latest tragic school shooting to take place in the United States. It may however be very unique if it is determined that the female shooter is a staff member.

(HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) - Three people are confirmed to be dead at the University of Alabama, after a shooting that happened just after 4:05 today. Police say a suspect is in custody. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the shooter is a staff member of the school.

Holocaust Myths

In totality, the real holocaust was a collective slaughter of the human race, carried out by the collective actions of all of the world’s major governments.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Much ink is spilled in the press when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refers to “the holocaust” as a myth.

On The Origin Of Mandatory Catholic Celibacy: PART 2

Mandatory celibacy for Catholic priests is a foreign Practice that entered Christianity in the fourth century

(NEW YORK) - For nearly 2000 years the Catholic Church has proclaimed Church laws and doctrines intended to more clearly explain the teachings of Christ. But remarkably, while history reveals that Jesus selected only married men to serve as His apostles, the Church today forbids priestly marriage.

Policy Proposal: Corporate Lobbying

Do corporations need the right to petition government representatives in secret? Does anyone need this right?

(EUGENE, Ore.) - The Supreme Court has decreed, to much hand wringing, that the right of Corporate Personhood is the law of the land. It has made the further decree that money is a form of speech, and that in order for Corporate Citizens to exercise their free speech rights, they must be allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence the political process.

Police Say Salem Officer Shot Suspect Who Fled Traffic Stop on Foot

A Salem PD corporal and a traffic officer will be placed on administrative leave as is standard procedure while the incident is being investigated.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police say a wanted suspect was shot by officers after fleeing from a traffic stop in southeast Salem early in the morning on February 12, 2010.

Jewish Voice for Peace Launches New Blog

"The recent attacks by the right-wing group Im Tirtzu on the New Israel Fund are merely the tip of the iceberg" - JVP

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Midnight arrests. Defamation of human rights organizations. Expulsion of journalists. Human rights demonstrations broken up with violence. Censored films. Confiscated laptops.