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New Documentary: Bangladesh A Trial by Politics

Are the controversial war crime trials in Bangladesh fair or warranted?

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Salem-News.com's William Nicholas Gomes, has been filing reports about the new political movement in Bangladesh that seeks to convict senior Muslim leaders for complicity in the 1971 Genocide.

The truth, as the video below reveals, is that all of the major political parties in Bangladesh have members suspected of war crimes, but only particular opposition parties are being singled out.

Epilepsy and Seizure Therapy: Marijuana Vs 22 Dangerous Drugs

Marijuana wins hands down.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Why we have to suffer epilepsy and/or seizures is not very acceptable to me but epilepsy has been with us a long time.

The list of famous names includes Hercules, Socrates, Plato, Muhammed, Bud Abbot, of the comedian duo Abbot and Costello, Lenin, Neal Young, the Artist known as Prince, and President Grover Cleveland. There are a lot more, and most of you know somebody afflicted.

Calvert Cliffs Reactor/License Denial - NRC Upholds CC-3 License Rejection on Foreign Ownership Grounds

Commissioners stopped short of completely dismissing UniStar’s license application.

(WASHINGTON DC) - NRC Commissioners today upheld the denial of a construction/operating license for the proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 nuclear reactor in Maryland.

The decision marks the first time in history that NRC Commissioners upheld the denial of a license for a commercial nuclear reactor, and only the second time a license for a commercial nuclear facility has been denied.

Driver of `Lookalike` Police Car Arrested and Cited for Numerous Traffic Violations

Deputies found no evidence that Winfrey was attempting to pull over cars to contact drivers and falsely represent himself as a police officer.

(SALEM) - A 27-year old Washington resident was arrested and released on a citation after deputies caught him driving recklessly on Interstate 5 Saturday morning.

Around 9:24 a.m., a deputy spotted a car traveling at a high rate of speed, with white and amber flashing lights in the front windshield, and flashing blue lights in the grill.

Tell Whole Foods to Label Its GMOs -- By 2015, Not 2018

It has been revealed that Whole Foods executives have financial ties to politicians who promote GMOs and work to further the interests of Monsanto.

(WASHINGTON DC Causes.com) - We are encouraged by Whole Foods Markets' plan to support consumers' right to know by requiring labeling of all foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its U.S. and Canadian stores by 2018.

Whole Foods Market claims to be "America's Healthiest Grocery Store."

How Did We Get Here

A few weeks ago, during the search for Christopher Dorner, we learned that a drone from ICE was used as an aid to locate him.

(SALEM) - This is a question that, at least in my life, tends to use the collective pronoun "we" instead of the singular "I."

I say tends to, because probably like many of you, when I end up somewhere that I am to blame for putting myself, it's usually not a mystery how I arrived there. Most of the time, anyway.

PAKISTAN: Christians Subjected to Violence in Lahore`s Joseph Colony

I am very sad to report this latest incident of inhuman violence against Christians in Pakistan.

(BADAMI BAGH, Lahore Pakistan) - On March 08, 2013 at approximately 6:00 a.m. (PST), I was informed of an unpleasant alleged incident of blasphemy in the Christian vicinity of Joseph Colony, North of Lahore-Punjab, Pakistan.

I was also informed of the registration of a Blasphemy case FIR offence under section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) registered against a Christian.

Hey, America! Revolution, Civil War or Tyranny--Take your pick!

America has moved backward over the last half century. There is now representation without taxation, the opposite of the nation's founding philosophy.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - I read a comment to a news story recently:

"Every one of ‘We The People’ is an equal owner in this thing we call the US of A. The land, the water, the sky. The government is our family business."

Pot Grower Prosecution in Spite of Prop. 215: a White Elephant for California Taxpayers, or What?

Prosecutors in case against legal marijuana grower may be showboating on a sinking ship.

(MARYSVILLE, CA) - It was an interesting day Friday, covering a hearing in the case against Eric Salerno in Marysville, held in the courtroom of Yuba County Judge Julia Scrogin.

Situation of Afghan Women Improving, Official Says

Meanwhile, the UN mission in Afghanistan has reported that Afghan women continue to suffer from the effects of the Taliban- led violence and armed conflicts.

(KABUL Xinhua) - Although the situation of women in the post-Taliban Afghanistan has been improving, it still has a long way to go in gender equality.

This statement comes from Public Health Minister Suraya Dalil, who also calls for empowering women in society.