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Hindus `Cautiously` Welcome Ramayana Stage Production in Seattle

Ramayana, an ancient Sanskrit scripture that consists of 24,000 stanzas, explores various themes, including human existence, concept of dharma, etc.

(SEATTLE, WA) - Welcoming the ambitious theater production “Ramayana” formally opening in Seattle on October 18, Hindus hope that this stage version would stay true to the story and the spirit of their ancient Sanskrit sacred scripture.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Ramayana was a highly revered scripture of Hinduism.

Romney Could Win This Thing
Is it Time to Shoot the Messengers?

To learn what the human race really is at bottom, we need only observe it in election times. - Mark Twain

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - It's not because of the debates. The experts, the messengers, have already ruled on that one.

According to an overwhelming sampling of journalistic wisdom, in the first debate, the used car salesman prevailed over the taciturn incumbent, while in the second, the vice-president, who overwhelmed his sophomoric opponent with humor and hubris, was ruled out of order because he outdid what the challenger had done in the first round.

Inter-faith dialogue, anybody? Yeah, keep the gullible Christians talking...

But some US churchmen now want action

(LONDON) - Over here in the UK we are faintly amused at the way Foxman and his Anti-Defamation League (ADL) throw their weight around and bully anyone who dares criticise the Israeli regime or question the rate at which it consumes American aid dollars to fund its illegal occupation of the Holy Land.

The ADL was founded in 1913 with the worthy aim "to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all".

Judyth Vary Baker Would Like to Tell her Amazing Story to the American People

The challenges of a small publisher bring "inconvenient truths" to light has been very daunting; you can help.

(SPRINGFIELD, OR) - One of our authors lives in Europe and we would like to bring her to the West Coast so she can tell folks her unique experience.

She was the girlfriend of Lee Harvey Oswald, who also worked in cancer research as a teen and young adult.

Sri Lanka Guardian: Five years on!

Resilience is our survival!!

(COLOMBO/LONDON/NEW DELHI/HOUSTON) - ‘Sri Lanka Guardian’ is celebrating its five years of existence this month as a proud web media on Sri Lanka news and views and is pulling through fearlessly despite the state machinery of Sri Lanka and its apologists are hell-bent on closing it down at any cost.

The five years that saw Sri Lanka jumping from one end to another to cover up its ignoramus deeds that has bastardised the beautiful homeland...

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(SALEM) - Publishing our 25,000^th article this week was a real milestone for Salem-News.com. Launched during the summer of 2004, the site today has approximately 105 writers hailing from 25 countries.

By helping this news organization, you directly support our ability to rally for the downtrodden masses suffering from government abuse and the effects of war and other trauma.

Pot Helps 2-Year Old Survive Cancer

Another positive showing for the use of medical marijuana.

(HELENA, MT) - One of Montana's youngest medical cannabis card holders is Cash Hyde, a 2 ½-year-old boy who battled a brain tumor and won.

Cash's dad, Michael Hyde, says the drug helped Cash with his battle. "I believe that, you know, Cash's with us for a lot of reasons, one of them I would have to say is the power of prayer, one he's a walking miracle and the other one is he is a patient of medical cannabis..." said Hyde.

Ethiopia: Remove Arbitrary Restrictions on the Rights to Freedom of Expression and Association

The Ethiopian government must protect all segments of society.

(SALEM) - All nations are bound to observe and enforce a number of international laws relating to the way human beings can be treated.

Ethiopia needs to do the right thing, it already faces serious challenges in food security, poverty, climate change and regional stability.

The Maimed: On Eleven Years of War in Afghanistan

Chris Hedges gave this talk Sunday night in New York City at a protest denouncing the 11th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. The event, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, was led by Veterans for Peace.

(NEW YORK CITY) - Many of us who are here carry within us death. The smell of decayed and bloated corpses. The cries of the wounded. The shrieks of children.

The sound of gunfire. The deafening blasts. The fear. The stench of cordite. The humiliation that comes when you surrender to terror and beg for life. The loss of comrades and friends.

We`re Here to Change News in America

Salem-News.com is News for Smart and Brave People.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Many still believe television news is a defining aspect of our society and sadly it is, yet we all know that the completely ridiculous advertisements from big pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies are the only things keeping an entire industry alive.

Isn't it telling how their powerful, non-stop deep pocket advertising knows no bounds? It is up to media to regulate who pays for its existence.