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IHS Jane`s Examines Post-Election Situation in Iran (SLIDESHOW)

The decisions of the Guardian Council can be overruled by Khamenei who directly or indirectly appoints the body’s 12 members.

(LONDON ) - IHS Jane’s Security Editor Alex Vatanka commented on the post-election situation in Iran saying, “There are currently no signs that either camp in Iran’s election and political divide are preparing to concede or push for a broader agreement on how to proceed from the bloody stalemate.

Mir-Hosein Mousavi, the main challenger to incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, remains unyielding in his demand that the results of the 12th June elections be declared void and new elections held.

California Republicans Win Gold Medals in Selfishness and Greed

The Republicans will not compromise, will not listen to reason, have no empathy for the average person, and will not allow any new taxes or tax increases.

(SACRAMENTO) - I challenge any and all of you to prove me wrong on this. As you may know, the state of California is facing a twenty four billion dollar deficit.

This is by far the largest deficit any state has faced in the history of the United States of America. The politicians have to fix this crises soon, or the state will run out of money.

A Lesson in Einstein

"For those of us who believe in physics, this separation between past, present and future is only an illusion, however tenacious" - Albert Einstein

(CALGARY, Alberta) - It started for me in the 1950s with a TV commercial for Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. The animated commercial showed a sunbeam zipping from the Sun to an ear of corn in a field. The voiceover said that it takes eight minutes for the Sun’s goodness to reach the corn in the field.

It’s basic arithmetic. The Sun is an average of 93 million miles away; the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. Divide 93 million by 186,000 and the answer is 500 seconds, or eight and a third minutes.

Sila & the Afrofunk Experience Will Appear at Salem World Beat Music Festival

"Guaranteed to keep you glued to the dance floor" - San Francisco Bay Guardian

(SALEM, Ore.) - A group set to perform at Salem's World Beat Festival Saturday, June 27th, San Francisco ensemble Sila & the Afrofunk Experience, will also appear at the Someday Lounge in Portland, Oregon on June 26th.

The band is celebrating the release of their sophomore recording Black President (Visila Records, May 26, 2009), an album inspired by the historic election of the first African-American U.S. president whose title track has already been downloaded more than 8,000 times.

The Dichotomy of Being

A clergyman who participated in a séance and witnessed its phenomena said, ‘Death is a different thing to me now from what it ever has been; I am a changed man.’

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - The spiritual event is more truthful than what religion offers disciples as fact, for instance the absurd inferences of diabolism from which false horrors of the witchcraft mania arose.

Portland Mayor Sam Adams Cleared After 5-Month Investigation

"I am gratified the investigation has been completed, and I want to reiterate that I am sorry" - Portland, Oregon Mayor Sam Adams

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Attorney General’s office released the results of its five-month investigation Monday, clearing Portland Mayor Sam Adams of wrong-doing. He has been under investigation for possible sexually related contact with Beau Breedlove, who was a minor when first in contact with Adams.

A resignation letter apparently written in January that was never handed in, has surfaced, but Adams, who is the subject of an ongoing recall effort, says he will continue to fight to, "Put Portlanders back to work, address the high-school dropout rate, and strategically plan for Portland’s future."

One Percent Motorcycle Culture Commemorated

"Trouble was caused by the one percent deviant that tarnishes the public image of both motorcycles and motorcyclists." – American Motorcycle Association, responding to the Hollister Motorcycle Rally in 1947.

(AUBURN, Wash.) - The most feared and respected riders roaming the blacktop, one percenters are a breed apart from all others. These individuals bow to no one, test the boundaries of all and give their devotion to few.

Rich Doctors: Rich Lawyers and Richer Insurance Executives

What happened? Now Doctors actually work FOR medical insurance companies. They tell us in no uncertain terms what we can and better NOT do – THEY WITHHOLD PAYMENTS!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Lawyers and Insurers have destroyed the best medical system in the world. How do I know? Been there, done that, seen that. I wanted to be a doctor since I was a child. I was a golf caddy and I knew dozens of rich doctors and rich lawyers. The Insurance executives were still in the closet except that the doctors and lawyers knew who they were and how much loot they were dragging home.

There are about 1300 medical insurance companies – very profitable – and most of their upper level drag home more money than very many doctors.

Hundreds of Gallons of Hazardous Materials Released in I-84 Commercial Truck Crash

300 to 400 gallons of a hazardous material identified by fire personnel as Chromic Acid Liquid, which becomes an inhalation hazard when mixed with air.

(LAGRANDE, Ore.) - Police say a Tacoma Washington man was seriously injured in a commercial motor vehicle crash on Monday evening on Interstate 84 eastbound west of Baker.

Lt. Dave Macmaniman with Oregon State Police, says Monday at about 5:05 p.m., a 1997 Ford Escort Wagon driven by 19-year old Samantha Marton of Island City, Oregon was eastbound on Interstate – 84 near milepost 292 in the slow lane traveling between 30- 50 miles per hour with the emergency flashers on due to having mechanical problems.

Five People Critically Injured in Forest Grove Crash (PHOTOS)

"Crews were able to get much needed help to the scene sooner because Reach Air was conducting a training session utilizing their helicopter to educate Forest Grove Firefighters on air ambulance safety operations." - Matt Johnston with Forest Grove Fire & Rescue

(FOREST GROVE, Ore.) - Firefighters from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Cornelius Fire Department were called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of NW Verboort Road and NW Porter Road tonight.

Firefighters arriving on the scene found a Ford station wagon that had been hit by a Jeep SUV, off of the road into a line of trees.