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Rahm the Mechanic Goes to Washington: The Jim Zogby Dilemma

"The truth is that Emanuel is an effective leader in Congress. He is a strong supporter of Israel. But then, how many members of Congress are not?" - Arab American Institute'S James Zogby

(NEW ORLEANS) - Every day, I am assaulted by something in the topsy-turvey world of US politics that amazes me and makes me say to myself, 'Well I guess I have seen it all now', only for it to be outdone and replaced the very next day by something even more outrageous.

Politics can do that to people. Power and the opportunity to play on the 'big field' is like a drug that makes people do crazy things, things that defy reason, logic, and sometimes decency.

Department of Defense Reports Casualties in Afghanistan

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan served in the Army's 101st Airborne Division.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died February 10th in Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.

Study Shows Tax Puts Majority of Oregon Hospitals in the Black

The plan, "Aim High, Building a Healthy Oregon" was presented to the Governor in November 2008, and is now under consideration in the Oregon Legislature.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A study commissioned by the Oregon Health Fund Board on the impact of a hospital tax on Oregon's hospitals shows that at least 40 of the 57 hospitals in the state would net a positive income from the newly covered patients and increased reimbursement rates, with the remaining hospitals recouping most of the tax paid.

Dr. John McConnell, health care economist and author of the study, has used data provided by the hospitals to the state to create a model testing a 4% tax rate with two different rates for Medicaid patient reimbursement.

Officials Find IED at Oregon School

The Metro Explosive Disposal Unit responded to the school, took control of the device, and transported it to a location for disposal.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Police say that around 8:45 a.m. today, a La Salle Catholic College Preparatory employee found what appeared to be an unexploded device near the landscape shed on the school campus.

Detective Jeffrey Green with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded and identified the device as an improvised explosive device or "IED" which is what soldiers and Marines are often killed with in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The California Museum Presents:
With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition

The exhibition contains nearly 200 objects, dating back to as early as 1828.

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - In celebration of Lincoln's 200th birthday, the Library of Congress's With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition will open at The California Museum in June 2009.

The prestigious exhibition will include Lincoln’s inaugural Bible, which President Obama also was sworn in on.

Time for Pharmaceutical Ads on TV to Go

If our leaders are serious about bringing about 'Change' then they need to take an ax to this immoral and greedy practice.

(SALEM, Ore.) - There was a time when television broadcasters were giants among men.

The story of Edward R. Murrow; a hero to most of us who make our livings in electronic journalism, is one of utter integrity and ultimate self-sacrifice.

To him, television needed to be used only for honest journalism and he wasn't scared to take on the tigers; even men like notorious anti-Communist crusading Senator Joe McCarthy.

PTSD Suicides: The Army Can`t Explain?

Dr. Phillip Leveque spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Pharmacologist, Forensic Toxicologist and Physician.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - “In January, we lost more soldiers to suicide than to al-Qaida,” said Paul Rieckhoff, director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

I have followed newspaper articles like this for years because I had more than 400 PTSD Vets successfully treated with cannabis.

Happy 150th Birthday to Oregon and Oregon Agriculture

Oregon’s productive farm land, first observed by Lewis and Clark, is today a multi-billion dollar industry.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The State of Oregon is having a birthday party this weekend that is expected to last for the rest of the year.

Statehood was attained 150 years ago, but agriculture in Oregon predates the year 1859. The sesquicentennial celebration now underway certainly includes the life and times of the agriculture industry, which hopes to tell its rich, historical story in the months ahead.

UN Says Israel Blocks Most Gaza Aid

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has largely criticized Ban Ki-moon for being too timid on the extent of an inquiry into Israel's attack on its facilities.

(GAZA) - A Palestinian woman sits outside her house, destroyed by an Israeli air strike, near the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Israel only allows a meager amount of humanitarian aid to enter the impoverished Gaza Strip. The United Nations strives to provide relief to one million people daily inside a coastal sliver that is home to 1.5 million people, Ban said during a news conference on Tuesday.

Shoppers at Salem`s Lancaster Mall Evacuated Over Suspicious Devices

Salem Police Bomb Squad Responds to Lancaster Mall‏ over three different suspicious packages.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem Police Department Bomb Squad responded to three separate suspicious packages at Lancaster Mall on Wednesday morning.

Salem Police Lt Dave Okada says all of the packages were rendered safe by the Bomb Squad with no explosives located.