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Calling All Mayors - A National Challenge for Water

With U.S. water bills expected to triple, National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation, March 30-April 30, asks mayors to take leadership role for future of water

(LAGUNA BEACH) - The nation is facing $1 trillion in water infrastructure improvements in the next 25 years.

A group of federal, non-profit, private, and local organizations are asking mayors across the nation to compete next month to see who can inspire the most residents in their cities to become the most "water wise."

Wake Up America... We Must... Wake up or the Future Will Not be Very Rosy this Century

Or else we will loose everything we built up after WWII....

(LOS ANGELES) - Are we really afraid of being protectionists....or should we STOP IMPORTS....or slow it down a lot so our decimated industries can get back in the game and compete against Asia and other foreign countries...

Philadelphia VA Tells Marine to `Take a Hike`

America does not support it troops unless they're standing in a recruiting line or appearing in a Hollywood movie.

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) - The letter from the Philadelphia VA Regional Office was thick. It wasn’t a love letter.

The package was received on my daughter’s birthday, February 28, 2012. It contained the VA’s denial of my pending disability compensation claim. The denial runs a total of 66 single space pages.

Jackson Browne Adds Balance

If only people who think like Jackson Browne were in charge...

(SALEM) - Celebrities and entertainers often enter politics, as we all well know. Some do it for personal reasons, and others only ended up in the positions they hold because their lives are dedicated to humanity.

It overwhelms me to know that as bad as things they are, they would be much worse if it weren't for key people of notoriety with Jackson Browne at the head of the list.

Boehner Pushes the XL Pipeline, Obama Gets Soggy

Opponents say the costly project is no answer for the nation's energy-related ills.

(LOS ANGELES) - Politico reports today, that Obama met with House Speaker John Boehner over the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and that "optimism" was expressed over finding "common ground" on several energy and jobs bills.

Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters, "I did press the president on the Keystone pipeline. The president said, ‘Well, you’re gonna get part."

Safe Access: LA`s 2nd District Court of Appeals Affirms Legality of Storefront Dispensaries

"...imposing the Attorney General’s requirement would, it seems to us, contravene the intent of [state law] by limiting patients’ access to medical marijuana and leading to inconsistent applications of the law..." - court

(LOS ANGELES) - The California Court of Appeal issued a landmark published decision last week affirming the legality of storefront dispensaries.

The court rejects the argument that every member of a collective or cooperative must participate in the cultivation.

US to Launch Nuclear Missile from Vandenberg on March 1, Anniversary of Biggest-Ever US Nuclear Test

Second US Test of a Nuclear-Capable Missile in One Week.

(SANTA BARBARA) - The United States has selected March 1, 2012, the 58th anniversary of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, for its next launch of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

The launch will take place at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with a target in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Gilad Atzmon`s American Grassroots Tour

Author of 'The Wandering Who?' on continuing U.S. tour.

(OAKLAND) - Gilad Atzmon is on a United States tour and everyone who has an opportunity should make it a point to attend and hear from this master of words and music who is a tireless proponent for human rights in Palestine.

USMC Responds to MSNBC`s `Semper Fi: Always Faithful`

Marine Corps called onto the carpet for contaminated water and years of coverup.

(CAMP LEJEUNE NC) - The documentary 'Semper Fi: Always Faithful' premiered on MSNBC this week; the program marks a major accomplishment for Marines whose bodies are wracked with illness from the Camp Lejeune Marine base.

Gilad Atzmon in Oakland Tonight!!!

Gilad is in Oakland tonight!

(OAKLAND) - In spite of the relentless attempts of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Alan Derschowitz to cancel this crucial meeting, the event is going ahead!!! If you happen to be in the Bay area, please come and stand with us.

Gilad Atzmon, one of the world's top jazz saxophonists, is also a prolific activist writer and he concentrates on the crimes of his home country, Israel.