Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with national www.salem-news.com 2010 Cannabis/Marijuana (C/MJ) causes Reefer Madness, read insane paranoia. Fortunately this rarely occurs in persons who use C/MJ in which case it most usually acts as a mild tranquilizer in low, medicinal doses but in higher doses, such as the 10.0 mg dose Marinol pill, in which case it frequently causes anxiety, paranoia and panic attacks which may be considered a form of madness. http://salem-news.com/articles/november052010/marijuana-legalization-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november052010/marijuana-legalization-pl.php Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:08:00 PDT A large grass-roots movement is diligently advocating for your right to pure non-genetically modified food and honest labeling. In most states, you won’t see their name on any ballot, nor will you see them on TV amidst economic crisis and Middle East talks. http://salem-news.com/articles/november012010/food-wars-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november012010/food-wars-as.php Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:43:00 PDT What effect will Tuesday’s midterm elections have on US-Israel relations? Let us count the ways, starting with the impact of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on American college and university campuses. http://salem-news.com/articles/october312010/israel-us-campuses-jw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october312010/israel-us-campuses-jw.php Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:35:00 PDT While all the facts are still sketchy as Frontera NorteSur goes to press, news accounts from Ciudad Juarez report the police shooting of a university student who was involved in a demonstration against militarization and violence Friday afternoon. The victim, identified as Jose Dario Alvarez Orrantia, was reported in stable condition at Ciudad Juarez’s General Hospital by Friday evening. http://salem-news.com/articles/october302010/mexico-shooting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october302010/mexico-shooting.php Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:29:00 PDT Tests conducted before the deadly explosion indicate that testing should have raised doubts about cement used to seal the well. The Commission studying the spill says the company and its cementing contractor used it anyway in spite of the danger. http://salem-news.com/articles/october292010/haliburton-obama.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october292010/haliburton-obama.php Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:22:00 PDT Editor's note: A substantial amount of U.S./Mexico border region news is published for our readers, thanks to the efforts of Frontera NorteSur, which is associated with the New Mexico State University Foundation Inc. Salem-News.com consistently publishes fresh reports that analyze the extensive issues and achievements of this region, thanks to the efforts of Kent Patterson and his team at Frontera NorteSur. http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/univ-funding-nm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/univ-funding-nm.php Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:13:00 PDT Riding a wave of interest building this storm season, the Louisiana State Museum officially opened its new exhibit on living with hurricanes. Dozens of VIPs, including the director of the National Hurricane Center Bill Read, gathered in the French Quarter to unveil the $7.5 million, 6,700-square-foot installation Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond. It documents the Gulf Coast’s devastation and rebirth. http://salem-news.com/articles/october262010/katrina-exhibit.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october262010/katrina-exhibit.php Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:12:00 PDT United States Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) has issued a statement on the new Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) report detailing ground water contamination at Camp Lejeune. “This groundbreaking report provides scientific evidence to verify what our Camp Lejeune families have known for a long time—that the water on base was contaminated with harmful chemicals,” Hagan said. http://salem-news.com/articles/october252010/hagan-lejeune.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october252010/hagan-lejeune.php Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:47:00 PDT For the life of me, I still don’t know why the Veteran Service Organizations have not published the list of 130 military bases on the National Priority List. The EPA Superfund database is accessible from the internet and the health effects of exposure to many of the contaminants have been well identified. http://salem-news.com/articles/october242010/veterans-chemicals-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october242010/veterans-chemicals-ro.php Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:56:00 PDT Is Inmate Rehabilitation Succeeding? No, and the dirty little secret is that it's not designed to succeed. In fact a recent study of prison population growth since 1960 revealed that if the growth rate curve continues on its current trajectory that the prison population will double by 2025 and triple by 2050. http://salem-news.com/articles/october232010/prison-rehab-ta.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october232010/prison-rehab-ta.php Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:18:00 PDT It was a brutal massacre even by the gruesome standards of Mexico’s drug war: 72 migrant workers gunned down by the "Zetas" - arguably the country's most violent cartel. The Zetas have a fearsome reputation, but the real surprise comes not in their ruthless use of violence, but in the origins of where they learned the tricks of their bloody trade. http://salem-news.com/articles/october232010/cartel-us-forces-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october232010/cartel-us-forces-tk.php Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:28:00 PDT In late 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar introduced a "fast track" process for large scale renewable energy projects to be located in the California deserts. This fast track process provides energy companies with significant publicly-funded financial incentives from the federal government if they break ground on projects in 2010. http://salem-news.com/articles/october202010/solar-mojave-rl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october202010/solar-mojave-rl.php Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:20:00 PDT Mayflower Puritans self anointed reverse victim syndrome is not a conflict or ruse of historical facts but rather a correct perception of unaccountable responsibility of Thanksgiving Day October 2010. Columbus discovery c.1492 and Mayflower Puritans c1620 are inextricably interrelated to the barbarism inherent in the European Empire influence on America c.2010. http://salem-news.com/articles/october202010/thanksgiving-israel-tt.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october202010/thanksgiving-israel-tt.php Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:44:00 PDT Can an aggressive politician play the game of "destroy-and-decoy" at the same time? It certainly seems to be the latest sport in this political hunting season. Take a good look at the airwaves. You probably cannot help it as the barrage of vile negative political propaganda is dished out your way. http://salem-news.com/articles/october192010/electorate-distraction-lc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october192010/electorate-distraction-lc.php Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:33:00 PDT I am picking up a Turkish friend from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. His arrival happens to coincide with that of a planeload of U.S. soldiers back from a foreign theater of operations, in what appears to be a regular occurrence given the giant Welcome Home plaque permanently installed on the wall here in the arrivals hall, thanking troops for their service. http://salem-news.com/articles/october192010/welcome-troops-bf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october192010/welcome-troops-bf.php Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:41:00 PDT For more than an hour, business slowed to a trickle at the Family Dollar store in downtown El Paso. Chanting slogans and hoisting signs, a few dozen picketers marched in disciplined, circular formation on the sidewalk in front of the popular discount store on Stanton Street. http://salem-news.com/articles/october182010/target-protest-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october182010/target-protest-kp.php Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:29:00 PDT Republicans consider our Constitution the equivalent of the Bible when it suits their purpose. Christine O’Donnell, in trying to divert attention from her fundamentalism, exclaims that if elected she will make decisions and use her Senatorial judgment based only on the Constitution. Nonsense; Angle, Palin, Bachmann, Ron Paul and others are determined to lead us down their misguided religious paths. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172010/christianity-constitution-kr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172010/christianity-constitution-kr.php Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:28:00 PDT Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) have not notified veterans of their possible exposure to environmental hazards at 130 military installations on the EPA National Priority List (Superfund sites). There’s a critical need for the VSOs to exercise leadership by identifying the 130 military bases on the NPL, including the EPA internet link to Contaminants of Concern for each base. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172010/camp-lejeune-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172010/camp-lejeune-ro.php Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:48:00 PDT The U.S. government acknowledged that between 1946 and 1948, U.S. Public Health Service physicians deliberately infected at least 696 Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea without their knowledge or consent to study the effect of VD. U.S. officials formally apologized for the "abhorrent" and "clearly unethical" medical experiments. http://salem-news.com/articles/october162010/medical-experiments-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october162010/medical-experiments-rs.php Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:49:00 PDT Does this refer to an ice cold red, white & blue can? Nope!How about Bill Cosby’s favorite soft drink, good old Coke?Neither, as COLA refers to something dealing with money,By no means is it sweet & delicious as queen bee’s honey. http://salem-news.com/articles/october152010/cola-nada-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october152010/cola-nada-le.php Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:00:00 PDT We have tried and failed as a nation. The United States has reduced itself to the point of ridiculous exasperation. Support for the murderous politics of Israel, two poorly selected wars based on false flag information, stolen presidencies; laws designed to purely favor the insurance and pharmaceutical industries; endless greed- these things take their toll. http://salem-news.com/articles/october152010/new-america-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october152010/new-america-tk.php Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:53:00 PDT Out in the Silence is coming to Oregon! Basic Rights Oregon says they are pleased to announce a statewide tour of the film, featuring filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer. This stirring film documents the struggles of LGBT people in a small Pennsylvania town, and looks at how a community grapples with issues of fairness, equality and inclusion in rural areas. http://salem-news.com/articles/october152010/out-in-silence.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october152010/out-in-silence.php Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:05:00 PDT The phone rings, you pick it up, and the caller identifies himself as an officer of the court. He says you failed to report for jury duty and that a warrant is out for your arrest. You say you never received a notice. To clear it up, the caller says he'll need some information for "verification purposes"-your birth date, social security number, maybe even a credit card number. http://salem-news.com/articles/october142010/jury-scam-bc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october142010/jury-scam-bc.php Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:45:00 PDT MAPLight.org California, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, that provides citizens and journalists the transparency tools to shine a light on the influence of money on politics, announces the launch of its Proposition 23 Page. The page is updated daily with campaign finance data from the California Secretary of State Web site. http://salem-news.com/articles/october122010/maplight-california.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october122010/maplight-california.php Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:25:00 PDT California recently reported they have an OxyContin epidemic among young people. They are calling it "a silent, growing problem" -- and Oklahoma is right behind them! Why is OxyContin being manufactured in such great volume? http://salem-news.com/articles/october102010/california-purdue-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october102010/california-purdue-ms.php Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:26:00 PDT During the tragic 2010 Flotilla attempt to bring humanitarian supplies and political goodwill to the people of Gaza, Ken O’Keefe was taken prisoner and wrongfully beaten by the Israeli army. On May 31, 2010 O’Keefe was on board the Turkish ship, the Mavi Marmara, part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, aiming to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. http://salem-news.com/articles/october092010/okeefe-victoria-dw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october092010/okeefe-victoria-dw.php Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:09:00 PDT Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together: no arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that effect your everyday life? http://salem-news.com/articles/october092010/nick-vujicic.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october092010/nick-vujicic.php Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:39:00 PDT The Prime Minister of the deposed Hamas government in Palestine, Ismail Haneya, is urging Arab leaders during a special meeting in Libya today, to make a decision on the Palestinian cause. Haneya stated at the Arab extraordinary summit that they will discuss the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but should make decisions that boost the current Palestinian position. http://salem-news.com/articles/october092010/arab-summit.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october092010/arab-summit.php Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:13:00 PDT Sexual assault ran rampant in the Old West, as career options for women were split evenly between being a teacher, a nurse or a prostitute. More importantly, the numbers of rapes that went unreported or unprosecuted back then aren’t much different than those today, according to one expert. http://salem-news.com/articles/october082010/rape-pld-west.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october082010/rape-pld-west.php Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:55:00 PDT HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards of $727 million to 143 community health centers across the country to address pressing construction and renovation needs and expand access to quality health care. The funds are the first in a series of awards that will be made available to community health centers under the Affordable Care Act. http://salem-news.com/articles/october082010/oregon-comm-health.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october082010/oregon-comm-health.php Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:11:00 PDT