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Statement Regarding Alleged Sexual Misconduct of Former Vice Pres. Al Gore

Portland Police release statement.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A national tabloid magazine has published a story discussing allegations made by a Portland woman against former Vice President Al Gore.

The Portland Police Bureau does not generally disclose information regarding sex crimes, as they are deemed confidential.

Local Media Downplayed Former Prison Guard`s Struggle Against Racism

Could a former Oregon prison guard's Hellish ordeal have been spared? William Coleman believes the answer is yes.

(SALEM, Ore.) - What is the responsibility of media? It is honesty? Is it a reporter's right to remove key facts from a story?

The way the Statesman Journal handled coverage of former Oregon Corrections Officer William Coleman's ordeal stemming from racial discrimination allegations and a federal whistleblower lawsuit, leaves a wake of nagging questions.

Debt Collectors & Debt Collection Law Suits

In the end there are those in this world willing to live as carpetbaggers.

(LOS ANGELES) - It became common in the United States during the recent economic downturn, for attorneys to file lawsuits against consumers to collect old debts.

These lawyers whose specialty is the ability to file thousands of suits at a time, on behalf of big corporate firms that take the debts off the hands of other companies.

Medical Marijuna Misinformation and Ignorance: the Cops are Full of It

Pleased to give the Boys in Blue factual information to correct the information obtained from phoney police & drug identification specialists using out of date misinformation.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This Medical Marijuana business is really crazy. I guess this is where psychosis of ignorance really comes into play.

I had the grand opportunity to listen to Sheriff Tom Bergin of Clatsop County display more fake chutzpah than a used car auctioneer. He was talking at a conference about proposed changes in the marijuana laws.

Turncoat Senator Jim Webb`s Attempt to Take Down Shinseki Over Agent Orange Advocacy

Sen. James Webb, D-Va. has made it perfectly clear that he is NOT a friend of the Veteran, nor an advocate for us.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - One person who appears to be on the side of Vietnam Veterans contaminated with the deadly Monsanto chemical Agent Orange, is Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki.

Exposé: Skeletons Falling Out of the Closet of Oregon Corrections

Defying all odds, a black prison guard took on a corrupt state system and in the face of massive retaliation, was found not guilty by a unanimous jury.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Criminal collaboration between governmental agencies builds an unhealthy alliance.

News Release on Taser Incident Involving Salem Youth

Unedited news release from Marion Co. District Attorney's Office.

(SALEM, Ore.) - On June 16, 2010 at approximately 6:00 a.m. OSP SWAT team members were assisting with the execution of multiple search warrants in the Salem area as part of an ongoing multi-agency narcotics investigation.

Oregon State Police SWAT team members were serving one of the search warrants in northeast Salem when upon entry into a residence troopers encountered a 16-year old male who physically resisted efforts to take him into custody.

Scott McAlister: Child Porn-Related Conviction and Practicing Law

Meet Scott McAlister, a man who very well may know who really killed Michael Francke. Part 1 in a special Exposé on corruption in Oregon prisons.

(TEMPE, Az.) - Oregon's number two law official in 1989 was Assistant Attorney General Scott McAlister. He was later convicted of a crime related to possessing child pornography and yet is still a practicing attorney, in Tempe, Arizona. Pretty crazy isn't it?

It gets worse; for 17 years, McAlister had provided legal counsel for Oregon Corrections. This is when Oregon showed up on the radar locally and nationally for an extremely corrupt prison system.

Child Sex-Assault Victims Put Church on Official Notice in Australia

A group helps victims pick up the pieces of their lives, heal and move forward.

(SYDNEY, Aust.) - Australian victims of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests and brothers today announced the official launch of Survivors of Clergy Abuse Australia (SCAA) with a candlelight vigil scheduled to be held at the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park, Sydney at 5.30pm on Friday 18th July.

SCAA is a national survivors’ support and lobby group determined to put a stop to the Catholic Church cover-up of child sexual abuse.

Women`s / Human Rights News: Battered Women`s Shelters Raided

The presence of armed men in places where women and children fleeing violence are supposed to be safe and secure was linked to an overall situation of lawlessness and impunity.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In Mexico, not even shelters for victims of domestic violence are safe from trouble.

Recently, refuges for battered women and children have been the object of police raids in Monterrey, Cancun and Ciudad Juarez.