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UN Blames Assad, Assad Blames Opposition for Violence Ahead of Ceasefire

People, all against international interference in Syria, are showing support for the reform program Assad promised to implement.

(MOSCOW, RTV) - Thousands of people have taken into the streets of Damascus in a massive pro-government rally.

Syrian President Assad, meanwhile, has sent a message to the UN blaming the opposition for the recent spate of violence ahead of the ceasefire deadline.

White Men Can Dance

In Washington, Thomas Kennedy is released over false charges while in Oregon, Terrence Kimble continues to sit in prison. Is the fact that Kennedy is white a coincidence?

(SALEM) - A Longview, Washington man was released after being held in prison for years on a false charge of rape against his daughter.

At the age of 23, she recanted her story about being a victim as a young teenager. Because her conscience apparently kicked in. Oregon needs to follow suit.

The Unhurried Dawn

And so I will continue to conduct the pointless rituals, and speak the passing words, on the corpses all around me, and I will not wonder on the purpose of it all. For, impossibly, death has never had dominion, and it never shall.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - The first dead Indian baby I ever saw was also the first one I ever baptized.

His name was Albert Gomez. That’s what his mom and dad called him, at least, because he died in the womb and finally emerged the morning I arrived at Port Alberni General Hospital to pretend to console the shattered couple.

Radio NPR`s Report on Violence in Balochistan

When asked which agencies were involved in enforced disappearances and killings, Balochistan communications minister Sadiq Ali Umrani quipped, "I have told you enough. If I tell you more my body will also be found along a roadside."

(SALEM) - One of American's most popular public radio stations NPR (National Public Radio) carried a news story last July about the ongoing independence struggle in occupied Balochistan.

This is a subject we explored in the recent Salem-News.com article, Balochistan & Bangladesh - Enduring Pakistan's Selective Genocide.

America Today

Evangelism is the guiding light of all to which Pastors and members of mega Churches adhere.

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - There are abusive realities today that are just coming to light, but perhaps the worst is that prison inmates have received checks from the government which if added together amounts to a considerable total.

In the state of Washington, a woman who lived, or lives, in a million dollar mansion overlooking Lake Washington, also received welfare.

Race for the Legislature: House District 48

The top issues for Reardon are education and veterans services.

(SALEM) - Portland resident Jeff Reardon was really looking forward to a peaceful retirement after his last year of teaching at David Douglas High School.

But instead, the Vietnam veteran has decided to take on Rep. Mike Schaufler, D-Happy Valley, in the House District 48 Democratic primary.

Court Upholds Indigenous Rights in Chihuahua

The Supreme Court justices declared that the Mexican Constitution guarantees the participation of indigenous communities in the type of projects that would affect Huitosachi.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In a little-noticed decision with possible national repercussions, Mexico’s high court has come out in favor of an indigenous community in the state of Chihuahua.

Mexican Supreme Court justices determined that the community of Huitosachi has a right to participate in the decision-making of an organization spearheading tourism development in Chihuahua’s Sierra Tarahumara region.

South Africa`s `Die Antwoord` is The Answer

Cape Town's Zef culture delivers a band like nothing you have ever seen.

(SALEM) - South Africa has changed in recent years- since it banned racist laws that made Blacks second-class citizens.

Now we get to see the manifestation of apartheid's aftermath - welcome to Die Antwoord, Afrikaans for 'The Answer'.

Oregon Becomes Second State to Ban Discrimination Against Unemployed in Job Ads

Governor’s signing of SB 1548, the “Fair Employment Opportunity Act,” will help level playing field for Oregonians looking for work.

(SALEM) - Senate Majority Leader Diane Rosenbaum and community advocates will join Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber this afternoon for a bill signing ceremony on Senate Bill 1548.

The legislation makes Oregon the second state in the nation to prohibit discrimination against the unemployed in job announcements.

Stanford vs Marquis on Oregon`s Cannabis Legalization Future

KATU's Steve Dunn mediates the discussion, one worth watching.

(PORTLAND, OR) - I rarely see a TV show about a key issue, where I know the players as well as those in this week's KATU News program about the successes and criticisms of Oregon's medical marijuana program.

Paul Stanford of The THC Clinic and Josh Marquis, Clatsop County DA, take opposing positions over medical marijuana in Oregon.