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Israelis asked to Visit Passport Plant Here Before Dubai Killing

Three fraudulent Australian passports, four French, 12 British, one German and eight Irish passports were used in the killing.

(DUBLIN) - ISRAELI officials asked to inspect the Dublin plant where security-enhanced passports are made — just a month before a Middle East assassination by agents using forged Irish documents.

A serious diplomatic incident was looming last night after a top-level report concluded that an Israeli intelligence agency forged the Irish passports used in the murder of a Hamas operative in Dubai in January.

Schneider Trial - Week 4

"The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business" - Clarence Darrow

(WICHITA, Kansas) - The trial of Stephen Schneider, former doctor, whose pain clinic has been linked to 68 deaths and who was known in the medical community as the "candy man" for his prescribing habits had some dramatic moments in the courtroom this past week.

The jury heard Brent Rody, MD and former chief medical officer for Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, testify at the trial of Schneider and his wife, Linda, a nurse at the clinic.

Clearing the Air for Missing Photojournalist Sean Flynn`s Family

The fog surrounding this four decade old mystery is thick; here is the story of Rory Flynn's tragic search for her daring, adventurous brother who lived the role his father played on screen.

(PHNOM PENH / LOS ANGELES / SALEM) - Swirling controversy, the love of a family, epic mystery, barbaric communism: these diverse conditions only begin to set the stage for the story of Sean Flynn, a memorable actor-turned-combat photojournalist who disappeared during the invasion of Cambodia, on 6 April 1970.

Unverified reports of every type are circulating, but this is the story of the painful journey of the Flynn family.

Election Season Opens in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua

In hindsight, bloody riots that rocked the Ciudad Juarez prison during Murguia’s term as mayor, functioned as dress rehearsals for the all-out war that erupted between the Juarez and Sinaloa drug cartels.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Ongoing violence coupled with tight budgets might have prompted authorities to cancel this year’s spring fair in Ciudad Juarez, but the state and local elections will go on as scheduled.

Salem Cops Bust Reportedly Armed Kidnapping Suspect

During the K9 search, Salem Police officers found a weapon and narcotics.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police say an armed suspect who may have kidnapped a woman, opened a vehicle's passenger door Tuesday, catching the attention of police.

The vehicle reportedly failed to yield for a traffic stop; Salem Police Sgt. Dennis Engel says two DART officers were attempting to pull the car over.

Special Place in Hell / Rebranding Israel as a State Headed for Fascism

No one knows fascism better than Israelis.

(SHEIKH JARRAH, Jerusalem Ha'aretz) - No one knows fascism better than Israelis. They are schooled, drilled in the history, the mechanics, the horrendous potential of fascist regimes. Israelis know fascism when they see it. In others.

They might well have expected when fascism began taking root here, it would arise at a time of a national leadership of galvanizing charisma and sweeping, powerfully orchestrated modes of action.

Arizona Sheriff Calls New Law a `Nightmare`

Estrada opposes Arizona's new "Papers, please" law, calling instead for a more realistic, compassionate response.

(WASHINGTON D.C. MSNBC) - In 2005, John McCain sponsored comprehensive immigration reform that would have offered a path toward citizenship for illegal residents.

"No wall, no barrier, no sensor, no barbed wire will ever stop people from trying to do what is a basic yearning of human beings all over the world, and that is to have better lives for themselves and their families," the Republican senator from Arizona said.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

"NBC News reports a 120 million-repair contract for Walter Reed with IAP,
Seeing the deplorable conditions that company’s initials should become IED"

(LOS ANGELES) - It has been a while since we wrote about the Walter Reed Medical Center, which had been and still is at the center of the ongoing controversy regarding the treatment of our injured warriors.

Regardless of their feelings about the wars overseas, most Americans agree that military veterans should be properly cared for.

Former Mexico Presidential Candidate is `Missing`

A former presidential candidate in Mexico has gone missing under suspicious circumstances, prosecutors have said.

(MEXICO CITY) - The car of Diego Fernandez de Cevallos was found abandoned near his ranch in the central state of Queretaro amid "signs of violence", they added.

Local media have been giving conflicting reports of his fate.

`Dan Rather Reports` Investigates Oregon`s Growing Problem of Underage Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking is often thought of as problem overseas, but it is actually an alarming problem here in the United States – Tuesday, May 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET

(DALLAS, Tx.) - Tuesday’s "Dan Rather Reports" will present an investigation into the growing problem of underage sex trafficking, with a focus on a city you might not expect: Portland, Oregon.