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Statement on Iraq Made by Cheney in 1994 Making the News

The unedited clip made by the Vice-President in 1994 outlines a series of reasons invading Iraq would be a very bad idea.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Vice-President Dick Cheney has been steadfast in his support of the U.S. invasion of Iraq under President George W. Bush.

In fact, Vice-President Dick Cheney said during an NBC, "Meet the Press," appearance March 16th, 2003, he said that the mission would end with total success. He convinced the American public for the most part, that our forces would be greeted as liberators.

Obama`s Comment on Pakistan was Right on the Money (VIDEO)

It seems that Barack Obama's tough talk may be entirely warranted.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the Democratic contenders Clinton and Obama slug it out from the podium, a reexamination of the comment that started the nastiest side of the debates between the two is warranted; Pakistan is the country that is the actual homeland of thousands of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama duked it out over foreign policy and the problems relating to corporate influence as they tried hard to wrangle the support of organized labor at the AFL-CIO forum in Chicago.

California Nurses Demonstrate Against Low Pay and Lost Benefits (VIDEO)

A labor representative says nurses in other states including Oregon could face a similar fate.

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Ca.) - California's lowest paid nurses live mid-way between Los Angeles and San Fransisco, in an area known for its high cost of living.

Man Who Honors Fallen Receives Increasing Coverage

Q. Madp of iraqwarheroes.org has dedicated his life to honoring those who have fallen in service to their country.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Q Madp is relentless in his quest to honor our war dead. For years, he has traveled to funerals of NW soldiers to photograph the somber events for the family. He never charges, and every family is provided a set of photos.

Q. Madp's work is also attracting a growing amount of media attention.

Woman Falls from Cliff, Three More Plucked from Oregon Coastal Waters

Coast Guard Group Astoria also responded to a report of three people in the water at Seaside, Ore.

(SEASIDE, Ore. ) - A Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted a woman who fell from a cliff at Ecola State Park near Seaside, Ore., Wednesday.

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria received a call from the Seaside dispatch center at 4:00 PM that the woman and two Good Samaritans were in need of rescuing from the bottom of the cliff.

The 18-year-old woman injured herself when she fell nearly 50 vertical feet into a cove on the South side of the park.

Teenage Artist on Death Row in Iran Asks World for Help (VIDEO)

The 20-year old Death Row female inmate weighs 75 pounds and has been banned from all artwork.

(TEHRAN, Iran) - The Iran Supreme Court says a 20-year old woman will hang for a murder that took place when she was 17 years old.

Reports indicate that Delara Darabi.’s 19-year old boyfriend, Amir Hossein, convinced her to admit responsibility for the murder of a woman that he committed, to protect him from execution. Believing she would not be sentenced to death because she was still 17, the Delara gambled and lost. In spite of the sentence, her friends aren't giving up.

Six People Pulled from Oregon Coastal Waters Tuesday

A teenage boy is presumed dead after disappearing yesterday while wading in the waves with friends near Cannon Beach.

(SEASIDE, Ore. ) - A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two swimmers from the waters near Seaside on Tuesday.

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria received a call from 911 operators at 5:44 PM that three swimmers had been caught in a riptide and were pulled out to sea.

Swimmer Rescued Near Warrenton Monday (VIDEO)

Riptides cause approximately 100 deaths annually in the United States, more than all other natural hazards except heat and lightning.

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a swimmer from the waters near Warrenton, Oregon, Monday. They received a relayed call from 911 operators at 11:01 AM that two swimmers had been caught in a riptide and were pulled out to sea.

An HH-60 helicopter crew was diverted to the scene and airlifted one of the swimmers from the water. The other swimmer managed to swim to shore on his own prior to the crew's arrival.

Coast Guard Aids Distressed Vessel off Washington (VIDEO)

Watch a video clip shot from a Coast Guard helicopter on scene at the distressed vessel.

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - The Coast Guard was requested to help a vessel in distress off of Washington's Point Partidge Monday.

Four people aboard a 27-foot pleasure craft called for help at 12:43 PM, reporting that they saw water and smoke in their engine compartment.

Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor Tells All: Q&A Part 6 (VIDEO)

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician and Toxicologist.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - In the sixth installment of this special Salem-News.com series on Medical Marijuana in Oregon, Dr. Phil Leveque discusses the various medical benefits with special emphasis on high blood pressure, thyroid disorders and their medical relationship with marijuana.