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Merkley Unveils Health Care Bill of Rights (VIDEO)

Includes a transcript of Senator Merkley’s comments and a video.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined other senators Monday in laying out how health care reform will directly benefit all Americans with health insurance.

Merkley says a new healthcare bill of rights puts patients first, protects Americans from being denied coverage, and end discrimination in the health care system.

EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment

Agency says science overwhelmingly shows greenhouse gas concentrations at unprecedented levels due to human activity.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - After a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people.

EPA also finds that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat.

Spreading US Unemployment Dilemma

What is referred to in business and government as “capitalism” and “free markets” typically has nothing to do with actual market theory.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - In this article I will address the topic of Free Markets and Capitalism from an economic perspective. I will address some common myths about Free Markets.

My analysis will be based on the history of economic theory. I will provide insight into the real economic consensus on market theory, and show where claims about Free Markets and Capitalism are often very different than what actual economists theorize.

Medical Marijuana: Ancient and Modern History, Current Therapeutic Eruptions

I am also heartened by the knowledge that maybe there are about a thousand MJ Dispensaries in California and the Governator tacitly approves of them.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The ancient history of cannabis/marijuana is even more interesting than its present use as a modern medical miracle.

Crews Battle House Fire in Portland (AMAZING PHOTOS)

The early morning temperatures were so cold that water froze as it was sprayed on the fire.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Crews responded to a residential fire at 306 SE 79th Avenue at 5:14 a.m. When fire crews arrived at 5:17 a.m., they found smoke coming from the house. All occupants were out of the house, according to Lt. Allen Oswalt with Portland Fire and Rescue.

"Fire crews immediately began an interior attack on the fire. The fire had gotten into the walls and attic of the home, which made firefighting operations difficult."

Crash Kills Salem Woman on Highway 223 West of Dallas

Police aren't sure why a driver crossed the center line, causing head-on collision.

(DALLAS, Ore.) - Police say a 24-year old Salem woman died and four others were seriously injured Sunday night in a head-on crash on Highway 223 near Dallas in Polk County. Oregon State Police troopers are continuing the investigation.

Sergeant Corey Simons with OSP,says last night at approximately 8:34 p.m. a 1994 Hyundai Excel driven by 24-year o;d Rebecca Dunaway of Salem, was eastbound on Highway 223 near milepost 3.

Taliban Sends Open Dispatch to General McChrystal, US Commander in Afghanistan

Applying all the forces; ousted in culmination.

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - A group Salem-News.com is closely associated with, Veterans Today Military Veterans & Foreign Affairs Journal, is constantly turning up news that other media fails to examine and address.

Our writer Gordon Duff is one of the main players with this group, and their work led to this dispatch from a group claiming to be or at least speak for, the Taliban.

Economic Crisis Behind Increase of Sex Shops in Salem, Oregon`s Ukrainian Sister City

Our Correspondent in Simferopol, Ukraine, reports that the city is experiencing an economic crisis, and an explosion in sex shops. WARNING: Explicit photos.

(SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine) - When the first sex-shop appeared in Simferopol, it was as a symbol of “perestroika” – we have even “it”, and people knew, where it is located - on Pushkin street, near the museum.

The cherished door was located on the back side of the shop – and with expected inscription, «Adults only».

Medical Problem May Have Caused Double Fatal Traffic Crash Near North Powder

Police say a pickup traveled off the right shoulder, crossed the median and rolled near the exit 283 off ramp.

(NORTH POWDER, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers are investigating a single car crash Sunday that resulted in the death of a Baker City couple west of North Powder on Interstate 84.

OSP Trooper Travis Moody says at approximately 5:20 p.m. a 1998 Dodge 2500 pickup driven by 79-year old Richard Lee Coller of Baker City, was eastbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 283.

One Person Dies in Crash Near Rickreall

Anyone planning to use the road may want to consider an alternate route.

(RICKREALL, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers are on the scene of a fatal traffic crash in the 10700 block of Highway 223 west of Highway 99W in Polk County.

They say there is one confirmed victim and the highway is reportedly blocked, according to officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation.