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AMBER Alert Issued for 17-Year Old Colorado Girl

The suspect is 25-year old Daniel Baker, a Hispanic male, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 124 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

(BAYFIELD, Colo.) - The State of Colorado issued the Amber Alert Monday after a 17-year old girl was forcibly taken from her home in Bayfield, in La Plata County.

Police say the suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous. They are believed to be headed to Mexico.

Triple Homicide Suspect Captured in Thurston County, Washington

Police have been searching for the man for days.

(OYLMPIA, Wash.) - The suspect wanted in connection with three murders in Union County, Oregon was captured in Thurston County, Washington less than an hour ago.

42-year old Gregory Alvin Cook, aka Gregory Alvin Mitts, was arrested by Thurston County Sheriff's Office working in cooperation with the Union County Major Crime Team.

Gil Kerlikowske is a Damned Liar

I swear, it is like grade school with these big important federal guys, it's like they haven't learned a thing in spite of what the society is very clearly telling them.

(SALEM, Ore.) - What does a government do when law enforcement sees itself as an institution above the law? The new "Drug Czar", which is a stupid term if there ever was, Gil Kerlikowske, is a dinosaur in this day and age.

Along with groups like the California Narcotic Officer's Association, he is working to undermine state laws that clearly have accepted marijuana's medical applications.

Police in U.S. Will Soon Have Multi Shot Taser Guns

Taser International unveiled a new stun gun last week capable of shocking three people without a reload.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Telegraph in Great Britain reports that a big change is coming in police Taser guns for the U.S. and the U.K.

As the controversy surrounding the use of these police weapons on people heats up, the company in Scottsdale, Arizona that manufactures the Taser has a new model out that will allow police to fire multiple barbed wires at one or more people, more like an automatic weapon.

Ground Shifting Under Israel`s Feet (VIDEO)

In her March visit to the area Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out forcefully against the threatened evictions and demolitions in East Jerusalem.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - In the early 1950s, Israel enjoyed much support from around the world because of international guilt over the Holocaust.

Today, sixty years after the nation’s founding, and after decades of Israeli overreaching, increasing numbers of people, even those who support Israel, are getting tired of the two-faced hypocrisy that has become Israeli national policy.

Endangered Sharks Get Oregon Aquarium Spotlight (AUDIO)

The aquarium events run through August 8th.

(NEWPORT, Ore. ONS) - It is "Shark Week" at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. Oregon waters are home to about 15 shark species. Five of them can be seen at the aquarium, where visitors can watch them feed and learn more about their role in the ocean ecosystem.

Scientists say that, like many other aquatic species, sharks have been over-fished, and some types are endangered. Aquarium spokesperson Cindy Hanson says one of the biggest threats to sharks is a practice known as "finning."

Cannabis as a Treatment Against H1N1 Swine Flu

Cannabis is an anti-inflammatory.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The group Cannabis Science, Inc. recently posted: "Today's CNN Pandemic Report on H1N1 (Swine Flu) Pusheds Cannabis Science to Move Faster in it's Anti-Inflammatory Cannabis Drug"

This is based on the information that H1N1 produces an excessive inflammatory response. Patients say that they hurt all over and chest pain, joint and muscle pains are common.

Journalists Face Trial in Iran as Arrests Continue

Iran has confirmed that it is holding 150 people arrested after the election, according to the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper. Other sources cite higher numbers.

(NEW YORK) - After more than a month of detention, several journalists may face trial for "sending pictures to enemy media."

Three documentary filmmakers were arrested July 29th, bringing the total of journalists currently held in Iranian jails to 42, the highest count in the world.

Remembering Rachel Corrie and Her Mission for Peace

Rachel Corrie may be dead, but her mission continues.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As Israeli forces evicted the Hanoun and al-Ghawe families from their homes in Palestine this morning, it dawned on me how few Americans know the story of a brave young woman named Rachel Corrie.

After a long standoff; Rachel Corrie, armed only with a bullhorn, was run down in cold blood by an Israeli bulldozer a little over six years ago.

Injured Workers & Advocates National Statement on Downey Toxic Dump Scandal And The Cover-up

Injured Workers And Injured Workers Advocates Call For Congressional Hearings With Injured Workers Testifying.

(DOWNEY, Calif.) - The exposure of serious illnesses caused by the privatized former military industrial complex in Downey, California is unfortunately not a unique situation.

Film workers from IATSE, Laborers and SAG as well as hospital workers who are members of the SEIU at the Downey Kaiser Hospital complex have been seriously injured as a result of the lack of proper clean-up and in what we believe is a cover-up by the developer Stuart Lichter.