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Amber Alert Issued for Ohio Boy

Anyone with information is asked to call the Ohio State Police at 1-877-262-3764 or dial 911.

(TROY, Ohio) - The State of Ohio issued the Amber Alert Thursday afternoon (07-08) after the boy was reportedly abducted by the suspect in Troy.

The suspect is wanted in conjunction with a homicide and is considered armed and dangerous.

Special Report - A Mexican Political Era Ends

Looking past the short-term political scorecard, unsettling and ominous trends resurfaced or strengthened in the July 4 elections that seriously call into the question the future of democracy in Mexico.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - On July 4, while oil continued to pour out of British Petroleum’s crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico and spread its contamination to new shores, a rupture of political sorts was consummated in Mexico.

In state and local elections, Mexicans ended one political era, sowed the seeds for the possible rebirth of an old one and cast new doubts about the future of a fresh one.

YouTube Channel Launched in War on Illegal Pornography

Former porn stars, activists and politicians are trying to bring about needed change.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography today announced the launching of a new YouTube Channel in its efforts to educate the public on the harm from pornography.

The site provides a wide variety of educational videos on the harm from pornography to children, the extreme violence against women prominently depicted in popular porn today, the significant incidence of addiction to pornography, the links between sex trafficking and pornography and many other damaging effects of pornography.

Common Sense Wins Important Initiative Rights Case

"The city of Newberg spent a lot of taxpayer dollars to have Judge Easterday tell the city what we have been telling them all along..." - Attorney Ross Day

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today, Common Sense For Oregon won an important case for initiative rights in Oregon.

Mendonico County Sheriff on Radio Station KZYX

"The Truth about Money" returns on Friday, July 9, at 9 AM, with host, John Sakowicz, and guest, Mendocino County Sheriff, Tom Allman. We will be talking about the new medical marijuana cultivation permit and inspection permit.

(MENDOCINO, Calif.) - On March 23, 2010, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors enacted an ordinance that quadrupled the number of medical marijuana plant that can be grown on a parcel of land.

The new ordinance allows gardens up to 99 plants, if growers apply for a variance to the county's 25-plant limit. In other words, the new ordinance requires proper licensing and law enforcement scrutiny.

Honduran Man Faces Sentencing for Heroin Trafficking Tied to Death of Young Oregon Resident

The suspect had entered the U.S. illegally, prior to the alleged crime.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On July 8, 2010, Antonio Cruz, an illegal alien from Honduras, is going to be sentenced for his involvement in trafficking heroin into Portland, Oregon.

Cruz has been traced back as the supplier for the black tar heroin that killed 21-year-old Kyle Whipps, a Sisters, OR resident visiting Portland for a series of concerts in September 2008.

Amber Alert Issued in North Dakota

The suspect vehicle is a Brown 2007 four-door Ford Taurus with Saskatchewan tag number 250-FMA.

(REGINA, Saskatchewan) - The State of North Dakota issued an Amber Alert Tuesday afternoon 6 July 2010 after the girl was reportedly abducted in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada on Monday (07-05).

The suspect is believed to be in South Dakota with the victim and the victim's mother. The girl's mother is also believed to be in danger.

Government and Media: Pirating the Truth about Seafarers in Somalia?

Status of Seized Vessels and Crews in Somalia and the Indian Ocean

(NAIROBI, Kenya ECOTERRA) - As of today, 05. July 2010, 12h00 UTC, at least 23 foreign vessels plus one barge still remain in the hands of Somali pirates, against the will of their owners, while at least 424 seafarers - including an elderly British yachting couple - plus the lorry drivers from Somaliland, have not been released.

The real truth is that you, the public, are being persistently lied to with impunity by government and their media stewards; the problem is far worse than they are letting on.

Canada in the Twenty-First Century

Daniel Johnson's critical analysis of Canada - as his home country celebrates 143 years.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - For those of you who think I’m only critical of the U.S., here is an unabridged piece I published in Calgary’s FFWD Weekly newspaper on July 1, Canada Day.


On July 1 we celebrated Canada—143 years as a nation. Through those fourteen decades (put that way, it doesn’t sound all that long), much has changed—both inside and outside our borders.

Highway Ambush: Mexican Political Assassination Called Worst in Years

Photographs of this terrible scene show a development among cartels that is unprecedented.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The most high profile assassination of a Mexican political official since 1994 happened Monday in Tamaulipas, when the man running for the governor's seat in this state, Rodolfo Torre Cantu, was gunned down, along with his entourage, in a highway ambush.

Rodolfo Cantu was the animated and vibrant candidate for the PRI, the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which governed Mexico for 71 years until 2000.