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Experts Line Up In Support of Oregon Horse Tripping Bill

“Horse tripping is the practice of roping the front or hind legs of a horse, causing it to crash into the ground. There’s just no denying that this practice is shockingly cruel.” -Sen. Mark Hass

(SALEM) - Oregon Senate Bill 835 known as the “horse-tripping bill” is garnering more support from North America's top horse and animal experts.

The experts are weighing in to debunk the theory that horse tripping is “traditional.” The bill will soon be voted on by the Oregon State Senate, it was co-sponsored by Sen. Mark Hass, D-Portland and Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena.

We Will Not Forget, Nor Let It Be Forgotten
Third Anniversary of Mavi Marmara Attack

"When the blockade is lifted, Mavi Marmara will be given as a gift to Gaza," said IHH President Atty Bülent Yıldırım

(ISTANBUL) - The land of Palestine is under occupation. Gaza is under blockade. Thousands of Palestinians, including children and women, are tortured in Israeli prisons.

Israel is committing numerous crimes against Palestinians each passing day. Israel, which expects the whole world to condone its actions, is carrying on with the embargo it has imposed on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

History Has Been Made

Arms Trade Treaty comes after ten years of campaigning and seven years of negotiations. While this day is historic for those who live in war torn areas of the world there is still much work to be done.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On Monday June 3, 2013 history was made a the UN with the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty which will stop the supply of illegal arms to rebel groups around the world.

More than 500,000 people are killed by armed violence every year.

The Doctor in One Flew Over The Cuckoo`s Nest

No Kidding? Me Too! (NKM2), founded by Joe Pantoliano, is a non-profit organization who's main purpose is to stomp the stigma that surrounds brain disease.

(SALEM) - Joe Pantoliano interviews Dr. Dean Brooks, the former Superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital from 1955 to 1981. Brooks participated in the film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" when the producers cast him as Dr. Spivey and shot the film at the hospital in Salem, Oregon during the mid-1970's.

Brooks talks about how he started in psychiatry, became involved with the film, and what he learned about acting from Jack Nicholson.

Muslims Killing Muslims: How the West has Benefited from Bloodshed

More repugnant has been the “secular” West’s manipulation of the different schools of theology within Islam, pitting Muslim against Muslim for their own self-centered purposes and profit.

(DENVER) - “Muslims should be at the forefront of Islamic unity, saying enough with Muslims massacring Muslims...

When the ‘kuffar’ kill Muslims, they do not ask them if they’re Sunni, Shi’ah or Sufi,” writes professor, author and research scholar Dr. John Andrew Morrow.

Senate Investigations Could Blow Open Deadly `Undertreatment of Pain` Fiasco

Part I - What does the Federation of State Medical Boards have in common with Scott M. Fishman, MD, Lynn R. Webster, MD and others financially tied to the pharmaceutical industry -- resulting in an opioid epidemic devastating families throughout the country?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The Federation of State Medical Boards and Drs. Fishman and Webster are all under the radar of the U.S. Senate looking into the culpability of the FSMB and other physicians.

The Senate is investigating possible financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry in pushing dangerous opioids for the "undertreatment" of pain in the country.

Cameroonians Speak Tamil

Tamil people, prominent in India, and well established in neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, have one of the oldest languages on the face of the earth.

(TAMIL NADU, India) - This video establishes the fact that one of the tribes of the west African nation, speak Tamil, using the videos by NOVA.

In this video, for the first time, we have explained the origin of the name "Berber" of a tribe of people who speak Tamazight language. It is a north African language spoken by Moroco, Algeria & Libya people.

Medea Benjamin: A Real Hero for America and for Peace

Never go out quietly, raise a storm, bring the roof down, interrupt when they least expect it.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Few people could get away with what she did, but Medea Benjamin got her point across to Barack Obama this week and it won't soon be forgotten. She questioned the top U.S. official for several minutes while security personnel drug her from the room.

The most explosive aspect of this story to me, is that Medea is Jewish. A Jewish American woman rallying for Muslims being killed by American drones, that is something to notice.

America`s Bridges Are Falling Down, Falling Down...

According to a 2012 Skagit County Public Works Department, 42 of the county's 108 bridges are 50 years or older. The document says eight of the bridges are more than 70 years old and two are over 80.

(SEATTLE) - An Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River, dumping two vehicles and a trailer in the waters north of Mount Vernon. A law-enforcement source said 150 yards of the interstate dropped into the water.

"It's a hell of a ride," the source said.

Oregon Tells Father who Inspired Jerusha Lee, Mechanic`s Daughter Debut Album, to Vacate Repair Shop

After recording debut album with his daughter and a Grammy band from LA, Lee Barfknecht, owner of West Gate Auto for 43 years, learns shop and business will be demolished for a road widening project.

(SALEM) - Lee Barfknecht, owner and mechanic of West Gate Auto, an auto repair shop in Salem, Oregon for 43 years, just had a dream come true by being involved in his daughter's debut album.

Jerusha Lee had teamed-up with Grammy-award winning musicians in Los Angeles to record "Mechanic's Daughter" inspired by her father.