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Lead Commission Investigator Says Halliburton Knew Cement Would Allow Oil Leaks

Includes full letter from the Commission on the BP Oil Spill & Offshore Drilling.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Tests conducted before the deadly explosion indicate that testing should have raised doubts about cement used to seal the well.

American Democracy: Pro-Israel Tweedledum and Tweedledee

(OSAKA, Japan) - Helen Keller’s pithy observation about American democracy being little more than a choice “between Tweedledum and Tweedledee” was never more true than in the upcoming midterm elections in the ninth congressional district of Illinois.

In a district which includes the affluent northern suburbs of Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan, the central issue is not the two wars—or is it now three?

Chemeketa Memorial Honors Lost Students

"Our heart breaks for the families of these victims..." - Chemeketa Pres. Cheryl Roberts

(SALEM, Ore.) - Chemeketa Community College and Winema High School Programs are mourning a tragic accident which took the lives of 2 high school students and has left the other student in critical condition at Salem Hospital.

Today a special tribute was held to honor the lost students and support those who lost fellow students and friends.

All That Glitters Isn`t Gold

Documentary examines history of gold mining in Honduras.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - For the poor of Central America, perks of residing in the backyard of northern neighbors have over the past century included eligibility to serve as collateral damage in U.S. wars on drugs and communism and as guinea pigs in syphilis experiments.

Steven Schnoor’s documentary “All That Glitters Isn’t Gold: A Story of Exploitation and Resistance”, addresses other perks, such as cyanide leach mining projects and corresponding arsenic contamination and agricultural destruction.

Road to Hope Convoy with Ken O`Keefe Approaching Gaza

More help for the people of Gaza, as long as the convoy clears the Rafah border.

(SALEM ) - People concerned for the well being of Gaza's 1.5 million residents, set out on the 'Road to Hope Convoy' from London and are presently in Libia.

They have made good progress so far; at last count the overland convoy that set out from Europe was making its way through Libya.

Vietnam`s Bloody Defeat of China

Flashback in time to a war most Americans aren't familiar with.

(SALEM, Ore.) - China lost a significant war in 1979 against Vietnam, though many people in the west do not realize this important history.

The Vietnamese attacked and defeated the genocidal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia after the U.S. war ended in the mid-1970's. For this China invaded Vietnam, only to lose and retreat after 29 days, ultimately abandoning their military aggression.

Two thirds of Australians Believe 9/11 Was an Inside Job

American activists thank the Aussies for seeing the facts...

(CINCINNATI) - When staunch conservative Kevin Bracken, on the ABC show “Talk Back” publicly aired his views on American government complicity in the 9/11 attacks, host Jon Faine made every attempt to humiliate and silence him.

Bracken, known for taking tough stances during his tenure as head of Australia’s Maritime Union, didn’t back down.

Oregon`s Measure 74 Serves the Needs of Patients

Advocates say it adds more choices for patients, but doesn’t affect the current MMJ program.

(SALEM, Ore.) - With so much discussion taking place regarding Oregon’s Measure 74, which allows medical marijuana to be sold at lawful dispensaries, having the facts straight is mandatory.

The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program was approved by voters in 1998, and currently has nearly 40,000 patients that have been registered by more than 3,500 doctors - approximately 1 out of every 7 licensed in the state of Oregon. Though patients can use marijuana legally, many of them have a difficult time getting their medicine.

Film and Petition Raise Awareness of Mojave Desert Ecosystem Collapse

New film Solar Gold: Mojave Desert Facing Ecosystem Collpse, Massive Extinctions, explores the looming crisis.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - 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.

Obama and Kitzhaber Live Tonight from Portland

The live web cast of the rally with President Obama and John Kitzhaber begins at 5:30 pm PDT

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - 5,000 to 10,000 people are expected in Portland tonight for a rally with President Obama and Democrat John Kitzhaber, contender in the Oregon governor’s race.

President Obama will speak from the Oregon Convention Center at 6:00 p.m. The event is free to the public but as news sources confirm, security is tight.