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Mother Shot, Brothers Missing: Police Issue Amber Alert

Two brothers are missing and police say the man who took them could be heading for Mexico.

(SUNLAND, Calif.) - The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert Sunday afternoon after two children were abducted and their mother shot multiple times in Sunland. They say the suspect is armed and believed to be heading to Mexico.

The suspect is 27-year-old Jose Luis Ortega, a Hispanic male, 5'6" tall, 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. When last seen he was wearing a white shirt and jeans. The CHP says the suspect vehicle is a 1998 black Ford Ranger pickup truck with California license plate 7Z19738.

NBC News Icon Tim Russert Dies of Heart Attack at 58

It is a sad day for America.

(SALEM, Ore.) - One of America's best known news reporters, NBC's Tim Russert, has died from a heart attack at the age of 58. Few people in electronic journalism rise even close to the stature that he commanded, Tim Russert also represented hope for millions.

Former Marine Testifies Over Deadly Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune

Former Marine and other witnesses tell subcommittee that communities were left vulnerable to toxic chemicals.

(SALEM, Ore.) - It is hard to find a sadder story or a more determined Marine than Jerome M. Ensminger of Richlands, North Carolina. He lost his daughter Janey to cancer after a long struggle in the 1980's. At the time they could not figure out what caused it.

Details on Congressional Move to Impeach President Bush (VIDEO)

It is an amazing time in history and George Bush stands accused of a very grueling list of war crimes and violations of his oath of office.

(SALEM, Ore.) - George W. Bush probably isn't very concerned yet, but the water could heat up very quickly in the wake of a Congressional Impeachment hearing that took place this week. It may be getting a surprising lack of media attention, but former Democratic presidential contender, Dennis Kucinich, has called for the impeachment of Bush claiming that he was deceptive toward the nation and that he violated his oath of office with the Iraq war.

C-SPAN and Air America went live as the Ohio representative introduced 35 articles of impeachment against Bush on the floor of the US House of Representatives.

Op Ed: McClellan`s `Mea Culpa`
Demands Share of Blame
From Every Citizen NOW

"Confrontation VS Cooperation" Is Killing Democracy.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - This is NOT a “book review” of WHAT HAPPENED, the furore-creating new one by former Presidential press secretary Scott McClellan. Instead, it is mine own “mea culpa” --and YOURS, TOO-- surveying the “truth” at the heart of our nation’s current disastrous dilemmas.

Free Trade Agreements Have Hurt Mid-Willamette Region, Residents Say

Laid-Off Workers, Elected Officials to Discuss the Impacts of Trade Pacts at Thursday’s “Mid-Willamette Assembly on Free Trade and Job Loss”

(SALEM, Ore.) - Laid-off workers, elected officials, immigrant rights advocates and others from throughout the greater Salem area will gather at the Salem Public Library, Central Branch on Thursday evening to discuss the widespread negative impacts free trade agreements have had in the region.

Obama`s Right Turn?

In many respects, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has played right into the hands of cynics who have long doubted his promises to create a new and more progressive role for the United States in the world.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - The very morning after the last primaries, in which he finally received a sufficient number of pledged delegates to secure the Democratic presidential nomination and no longer needed to win over voters from the progressive base of his own party, Obama – in a Clinton-style effort at triangulation – gave a major policy speech before the national convention of the America-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

Embracing policies which largely backed those of the more hawkish voices concerned with Middle Eastern affairs, he received a standing ovation for his efforts.

OSP Trooper Injured From 50 Foot Cliff Fall

With assistance, the trooper crawled half a mile to reach a point of evacuation.

(BEND, Ore.) - An Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife trooper is resting comfortably in a Bend hospital after surviving a 50-foot fall down a cliff Tuesday morning while helping ODFW conduct a big horn sheep census in Grant County.

Cockfighting and Dogfighting in the Sights of Oregon`s Attorney General

Oregon's AG says animal fighting is frequently tied to other illegal activity such as drug trafficking.

(SALEM, Ore.) - State Attorney General Hardy Myers is part of a new joint effort designed to reduce illegal cockfighting and dogfighting in Oregon. Myers, Senate President Peter Courtney and The Humane Society of the United States will make an official announcement Thursday.

Part of that announcement includes the creation of a new tip hotline hosted by the Oregon Department of Justice that allows and encourages members of the public to submit information about illegal cockfighting or dogfighting in Oregon.

Cartoon Strip: Nota Bene by Leonardo No. 98 - `It`s an Uphill Climb`

This is the ninety-eighth installment of the Salem-News.com original series "Nota Bene by Leonardo" by Salem cartoonist Glen Bledsoe.

(Multiple-Earths) - Republican handlers throughout the multiverse find that their presumed candidate for the presidency has made statements which they are struggling to defend or even explain.

That will be true, however, of candidates from both parties between now and the election. Open mouth, insert foot, say something stupid. It's pressure that I know I wouldn't handle well.