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Reactor Reax - Stories About Nuclear Power and its Associated Hazards

Stories question the safety and future of nuclear power.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In this week's 'Reactor Reax', payments to the nuclear industry are waging a divisive voice in many states.

Reactors may be growing smaller, but smaller nuclear reactors are raising questions over cost, and The National Interest looks at 'The Steep Path to a Nuclear Future'.

Big Trouble for Sri Lanka: UN Has Cluster Bomb Evidence from Northern Province

Discovery is further proof of war crimes committed against Tamil civilians in 2009.

(SALEM) - The AP and many other sources, have reported that unexploded cluster munitions were located in the Puthukudiyiruppu area of northern Sri Lanka.

Should a Marine Give-Up His or Her Rights Simply Because They Have Agreed to Serve Their Country?

There are a considerable number of Marines who visit Salem-News.com regularly and I would love to hear their take on this issue...

(HARRISVILLE, NH) - The title of this piece poses an interesting question . . . a question of where the issue of freedom of speech ends and willful damaging of the necessary authority structure begins.

Sgt. Gary Stein, 26, a meteorologist at Camp Pendleton, posted the comments on the Facebook Armed Forces Tea Party page, will be discharged on “other than honorable” terms.

Blasting Through Pages of News:
What Side of the Mailbox Do I Work Tonight?

It isn't a privilege to spend a lifetime revealing tragedy, or is it?

(SALEM) - The day in the life of a seven day a week electronic journalist is an ever-repetitive act to witness. The news each day may be brand new but the motions we go through to publish that news seldom changes.

I wanted to blast out this thought about how it feels sometimes to be confronted with pages of email and to try to decide, where to begin, the latest, or the oldest?

News - Magazines/Recycled Paper - One Publication`s Switch to Recycled Paper Highlighted in New Video

“Poets & Writers: Green Printing and Beyond” goes green.

(NEW YORK CITY) - The new short video “Poets & Writers: Green Printing and Beyond” explores how the magazine decided to use recycled paper.

This decision influenced a comprehensive greening strategy for its organization; Poets & Writers Magazine, is an award-winning bimonthly.

On Marine Le Pen and Populism

Le Pen’s victory is clearly an alarm call. As the financial turmoil starts to bite, it becomes clear that we are dealing with a ticking bomb.

(LONDON) - Marine Le Pen and The French’s Front National are the big winners in the French elections yesterday.

France’s Front National scored the best ever presidential campaign first-round result (18% of the votes).

`Throw Their Dirty, Filthy Ships Out of the Water!`

It is well past time to “throw this dirty, filthy Occupation out of United Methodist waters”.

(CHICAGO) - In the 2006 movie, Amazing Grace, John Newton shouts these words at William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament who was the leader of a 19th century fight to force the British government to bar British ships and ports from participating in the slave trade.

The “dirty, filthy ships” to which Newton refers are slave ships which sailed from England to Africa and then to the New World.

Blackout on Syrian Armed Opposition Obligations

Syria must conform to the provisions of the negotiated cease fire agreement; opposition fighters need to be issued the same demands.

(PORTLAND, OR) - The UN Secretary General is a citizen of South Korean-- a country in a close military alliance with the US and which hosts US military bases-and he seems to regard the US as his sponsor.

At the very least, his record demonstrates he is very sensitive to the urging of the US and its supporters.

When the Price of War Gets Personal: This Causes PTSD

Although the Infantry had its share of glory, many men had to pay for it.

(MOLALLA, OR) - Phil Leveque, who fought in the 89^th Infantry Division (some members shown to the right), wrote, We were driven by the belief that we had to defeat an obscene enemy to get to go home.

It was General Ridgeway of the Paratroopers said with conviction... "The best military weapon is the American Infantryman."

American Third Parties Presidential Debate

Real News Network brings Americans the other presidential debate...

(WASHINGTON DC RNN) - The American Third Parties Presidential Debate is brought to you by The Maggie Phair Institute.

Watch live today at 5pm EST a debate that presents to the American electorate a range of options not yet heard in this campaign.