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Schneiders Fate in the Hands of the Jury

The verdict could come down very soon.

(WICHITA, Kansas) - After 8 weeks of emotional testimony, the pill mill trial of former doctor Stephen Schneider and his nurse wife, Linda Schneider has been handed over to the jury for deliberation beginning Wednesday morning.

Schneider has been referred to as the "Candy Man" and his former clinic as the "Burger King for pain pill addicts" with reports of overdosing and deaths of patients.

Petition Group Aids Man Facing Deportation

Justice is increasingly lacking in America.

(WASHINGTON D.C .) - The Care2 Petition site already has almost ten thousand signatures in their effort to aid a man named Walter, who came to the United States when he was just three years old.

At 23, Walter was nabbed by federal authorities and held in a detention facility for nearly three weeks. Now he faces deportation.

Day 8 in Case of Missing Boy Kyron Horman
Step-Father Issues Statement

"Kyron – we miss you. We love you. We want and need you home" - Kyron Horman's stepfather.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On Friday, June 11, 2010, the following statement was given by Kyron's stepfather at a 1:00 p.m. media briefing at the Brookhill Historical Church across from Skyline Elementary School. A written statement also made by Kyron's stepfather is not available for this release:

"Hello, my name is Tony Young, and I am Kyron's stepfather. The family has asked me to speak on their behalf..."

Shocking Testimonials from the Mavi Marmara Survivors, & one Israeli Fembot

Shocking Testimonials from the Mavi Marmara survivors. And one Israeli fembot.

(LONDON) - One of the most striking trends following the flotilla attack has been how quickly Israeli hasbara is being exposed by internet journalists.

The doctored IOF audio clips, where amateurs with mock Arab accents hiss ‘Go back to Aushwitz’ to Israeli naval officers.

Schneider Trial Week 7

"Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals" - Napoleon Bonaparte

(WICHITA, Kansas) - U.S. District Judge Monti Belot expects to send the Schneider case to the jury next Tuesday.

The jury is down to 11 people after another juror was discharged this week. Both the prosecution and defense have agreed that 11 jurors can decide the fate of the Schneiders.

Education News: The Mexican Revolution in El Paso

Asked about parallels between the migrations of 100 years ago and today’s exodus from neighboring Ciudad Juarez, El Paso Prof. Keith Erekson, says specific causes of the dislocations might be different, the terror and trauma suffered by people are similar.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - The role of the Texas border city of El Paso remains one of the little-known stories of the revolutionary upheaval that erupted in Mexico in 1910.

The US city on the Rio Grande was a vital center for many of the plots, intrigues, advances and retreats of different political factions vying for power in Mexico.

Multiple Deaths in Porn Industry in One Day Underscore Need to Enforce Obscenity Laws

A briefing for Members of Congress and their staffs featuring recognized experts and the personal experience of a former porn star

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - On June 3, two porn performers in separate incidents, were involved in heinous murder/suicides, illustrating a little known dark side behind the fantasy of adult hardcore pornography.

Former porn actress Shelley Lubben will discuss this reality at a timely briefing, "Pornography Harms: What Congress can do to Enforce Existing Laws" at the United States Capitol Visitors Center ~ HVC-201 at 11 a.m., June 15.

As Israel kills and Maims, Outrage is Directed at Helen Thomas

In Thomas's lifetime Israel has ethnically cleansed over a million people, replaced them with colonists from around the world, committed dozens of massacres, tortured thousands, killed and maimed untold numbers of children...

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Whenever Israel commits yet another atrocity, its defenders are quick to redirect public attention away from the grisly crime scene.

Salem-News.com Writer Arrested After Protest Near Bethlehem

Nobody should be arrested for peace activism, particularly when it involves a rogue soldier and a grudge.

(BETHLEHEM / SALEM) - We are alarmed and concerned in reporting that Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh PhD, has been arrested by border police while involved in a nonviolent political direct action in al Walaje, in Occupied Palestine.

Mazin is a regular contributor to Salem-News.com and an esteemed Duke/Yale Professor, who currently teaches in Bethlehem.

Tumbling Tumbleweeds - a Continuing Look at the Schneider Trial in Kansas

One witness testified that while being treated by Schneider she received pain narcotics such as -- methadone, Lortabs, Soma and Xanax; a combination similar to other patients who had died of drug overdoses.

(WICHITA, Kansas) - A former police chief, a firefighter, a truck driver and a mother were among witnesses testifying on behalf of Stephen Schneider this past week during the 6th week of trial.

Schneider, a former Haysville doctor, and his wife, a nurse, are on trial on federal charges stemming from their practices of prescribing painkillers leading to patients deaths.