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Albany Man Sentenced to Prison in Child Pornography Case

Attorney General Kroger says his top legislative priority in 2011 is to fix Oregon’s child pornography law in response to an adverse court ruling.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Investigations by Oregon Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit have led to prison sentences in three child pornography case so far this year.

Oregon Attorney General John Kroger today announced a 73-month prison sentence for an Albany man who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

OxyContin and Purdue: Dancing with the Devil in Ohio

"The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists"- J. Edgar Hoover

(AKRON) - State of Ohio - If you think the "Cavalry" is riding into Ohio to cure your OxyContin epidemic, think again.

Fake Debt Collectors

Not only are these phony debt collectors stealing from Oregon consumers, the tactics they are using are illegal.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Department of Justice has received several complaints regarding phony debt collection calls. Scam artists pose as debt collectors or law enforcement officers calling about an outstanding debt from an online payday loan.

They frequently use fake phone numbers and official sounding business names. They also do their research.

New Agricultural Agreement in Argentina: A Land Grabber`s `Instruction Manual`

The "instruction manual" contains a set of clauses entrenching a business model that maximises the company's profits and leaves it free of liability.

(BUENOS AIRES ) - What are the implications when one of China's most powerful agribusiness firms starts acquiring thousands of hectares of land in the Province of Rio Negro, Argentina for the production of soyabeans, wheat, and oilseed rape to ship back to China?

JP Morgan Chase Overcharged Combat Troops for Mortgages

“No finer group than those who fight to protect our country everyday,”
You honor and reward them by maliciously taking their homes away?

(CLEVELAND) - Isn't enough that they served their nation under the most hostile circumstances ever imagined?

Sometimes it seems like the Veterans of this nation are nothing but some kind of non-human tool and I have news for you, they aren't.

Preventing Identity Theft

Good advice for those who believe they are a victim of identity theft.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Identity theft is a serious crime. It occurs when your personal information is stolen and used without your knowledge to commit fraud or other crimes. Identity theft can cost you time and money. It can destroy your credit rating and ruin your good name.

By taking a few cautionary steps, you can deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.

Oregon`s Favorites: Insurance Companies and DINK`s

More favor for those who aren't suffering financially, more power to insurance companies...

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the economy worsens, more jobs are lost and more unemployment extensions are granted. But Oregon is proud to announce that the state's new insurance law saved financially sound Oregonians more money.

The law's existence in the first place however, in its initial form, by principle favors people who have more and punishes those who have less. Some of us don't think that is right.

Confirmed Virus Could Zap Your PC

It apparently appears as a harmless e-mail titled "Here you have it"

(SALEM, Ore.) - Information about a new computer virus affecting email users who rely on Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and other carriers was relayed to Salem-News.com today.

The virus represents a real threat to PC's as verified by both Microsoft and Norton. She suggest sending the information to everybody you know who has Access to the Internet.

Fiftieth Anniversary of U.S. Orchestrated Assassination of Congo`s Patrice Lumumba

We will never know what would have happened in the Congo or Africa or elsewhere if he had survived. But the United States saw to it that he never had a chance.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Émery Lumumba. This Congolese independence leader and legally elected PM of the Republic of the Congo helped win its independence from Belgium in June 1960.

Ten weeks later, the US helped orchestrate a coup of Lumumba's government. Lumumba was then imprisoned and murdered.

FDA Implements Changes for Acetaminophen, What About Oxycontin?

"I never give them hell -- I just tell the truth -- and they think it's hell" - Harry S. Truman

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - On 13 January 2011, the FDA announced that it is asking manufacturers of prescription acetaminophen combination products to limit the maximum amount of acetaminophen in these products to 325 mg per tablet, capsule, or other dosage unit.

The FDA believes that limiting the amount of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule, or other dosage unit in prescription products will reduce the risk of severe liver injury from acetaminophen overdosing...