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Statement from Keep Oregon Working: Anti-Worker Initiatives and Revenue Initiatives Pulled from 2014 Ballot

Oregonians won’t have to face the threat of Koch Brothers and ALEC anti-worker laws this year.

(SALEM) - Chief petitioners for Initiative Petitions 1 and 9—the anti-worker initiatives—as well as the chief petitioners for several revenue-raising initiatives, have formally withdraw their proposed initiatives, keeping them off the 2014 ballot.

Since last year, the Governor has talked about wanting to keep these initiatives off the ballot so that he could continue his revenue reform efforts.

Afghans See More Battles Between Gov`t Forces, Taliban in February

The restless Taliban outfit has carried out series of attacks since early February and the deadliest one took place in the eastern Kunar province on Feb. 23.

(KABUL Xinhua) - The conflict-ridden Afghanistan has witnessed a rise in Taliban-linked activities and government forces operations to dislodge militants from their hideouts.

They are trying to tighten security across the country before elections slated for April. 5

Military Veteran Professor Analyzes and Criticizes New DoD Budget

Hagel’s proposal is already receiving pushback from Congress.

(PITTSFIELD, MA) - The Pentagon’s budget proposal for next year was announced last week by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.

In an interview with The New York Times, Hagel argued that to meet today’s national security needs...

WW II Veteran Denied Disability Insurance for 28 Long Years

A proud soldier, John Brenan’s denied disability insurance journey proved to be his toughest fight.

(OAKLAND) - A 90-year-old veteran of World War II who first applied for disability payments in 1986, after 28 long years, reached the light at the end of his tunnel.

But it’s been a long road for the military veteran who once stood amongst the ruins of Hiroshima not long after the atomic bomb was dropped.

Mannar Bishop And 204 Tamil Christian Priests Call For International Investigation On Sri Lanka

"...we are concerned about the post war intensification of systematic efforts to destroy the identity of the Tamil community."

(COLOMBO Columbo Telegraph) - 205 Tamil Christian priests have written to the UN Human Rights Council calling for international investigation on Sri Lanka’s war crimes and human rights violations.

The priests call for a strong and action oriented resolution on Sri Lanka at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Cover Oregon Announces Transition Agreement with Oracle

Additionally, Cover Oregon will convene a group that includes private sector technology experts to advise on the best options to move forward with the next phase of the website.

(DURHAM, OR) - Interim Cover Oregon Director Dr. Bruce Goldberg today announced an agreement with Oracle outlining an orderly transition of technology development services.

Under the agreement, Cover Oregon is withholding $25.6 million that Oracle claims is due for work previously completed.

Football Association Gets its Antiracist Knickers in a Twist over Quenelle

Finds Anelka not guilty of anti­Semitism but bans him, fines him and re­educates him anyway

(LONDON) - West Bromwich Albion's star player Nicolas Anelka recently landed himself and his club in hot water when he allegedly performed the Quenelle after scoring a goal.

It blew up into a furious storm in a Zionist teacup.

Settlement Surge Looms Large over Netanyahu-Obama Meeting

“This report will loom large over Netanyahu in his meeting with President Obama today..." - Debra DeLee, the President and CEO of Americans for Peace Now

(WASHINGTON, DC) - As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington today, the Israeli government’s Central Bureau of Statistics issued a new report.

It shows a whopping 123% surge in West Bank settlement construction in 2013, more than double the number of new settlement homes built in 2012.

New Spy Technology to Spawn Oil Revolution

The next step in technology takes us off the ground and airborne—at a much cheaper cost—according to Jen Alic, a global intelligence and energy expert for OP Tactical.

(LONDON OilPrices.com) - The future of oil exploration lies in new technology--from massive data-processing supercomputers to 4D seismic to early-phase airborne spy technology that can pinpoint prospective reservoirs.

Oil and gas is getting bigger, deeper, faster and more efficient, with new technology chipping away at “peak oil” concerns.

Chihuahua News: NAFTA`s Bad Apples

Historically an important crop in Chihuahua, locally-grown apples confront a deluge of U.S. imports, which reached 237,000 tons in 2012.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Facing ruin, apple producers in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua are mulling an anti-dumpring complaint against U.S. imports.

Unfair competition from Mexico's partner in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) threatens the viability of the local apple industry...