Tag: washington
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Wash. Woman Says Jesuit Priest Abuse Happened ‘Every Single Day’
For 40 years, Katherine Mendez kept the story of her abuse at the hands of a Jesuit priest to herself.
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Japan Disaster Updates: From Here to Eternity
Crowdsourcing Japan radiation readings: RDTN.org, built by Portland-based uncorked studios // Tech in troubled times: website crowdsources japan radiation levels // State website to list daily oregon radiation levels
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house extends key patriot act provisions
“patriot act” extension lands on “president’s” desk from threat level: The House voted Monday to extend to December three expiring provisions of the Patriot Act spy legislation. The measure’s passage, by a 275-144 vote, was expected. The three provisions are expiring at month’s end. Rather than seriously debate or alter them, the House punted —…
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Davos Elite Say China the Model for New Economic World Order
Power in the global economy is shifting from the advanced world to Asia as recovery takes hold, Davos analysts said Wednesday, as political and business elites began their annual meeting.
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‘barbie video girl’ in fbi cross hairs
barbie video camera streams & downloads to computer from threat level: A Barbie doll tricked out with a video camera concealed in her necklace could be used by predators to create child pornography, warns the FBI in a recent cybercrime alert. In the alert, mistakenly released to the press, the FBI expressed concern that the…
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Portland Police Arrest 10 In Underage Prostitution Sting
The Portland Police Bureau participated with the FBI and other local Police Agencies last weekend in Operation Cross Country targeting Child Sexual Trafficking. The FBI coordinated these stings as part of Operation Cross Country V.
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pacific northwest grocery stores setting up fake farmers markets
from grist: Without a doubt, farmers markets have got a good thing growing. Unfortunately, sneaky copycats have been cropping up as they try to get their paws on the green that comes with that success. In June, Safeway supermarkets in Seattle set up stacks of fruits and veggies outside of their own stores with signs…
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Police Kill Gunman Who Held 3 at Discovery Channel
A man who railed against the Discovery Channel’s environmental programming for years burst into the company’s headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death…
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Gates Foundation Ties With Monsanto Under Fire
For two years, local activists on a shoestring budget have been trying to document connections between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Monsanto, the company vilified by some for its heavy involvement in genetic engineering of crops.
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outbreak of typhoid fever in US linked to fruit smoothies
from ap: A rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever has been linked to a frozen tropical fruit product used to make smoothies, health officials reported Thursday. Seven cases have been confirmed – three in California and four in Nevada. Two more California cases are being investigated. Five people were hospitalized, according to the Centers for…
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4/22 Binge & Purge: Pinkwash, Raw Milk & Meat Residues
Komen makes mockery of self with KFC pinkwash campaign // Fake food safety bills: Feeding America poison one law at a time // US government continues its war on raw milk // ABC grills Vilsack on meat residues // Wholesale prices rise most in 26yrs as food costs explode
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3/4 Binge & Purge: Chiquita Death Squads, Recalls & Strikes
Families of murdered US missionaries sue Chiquita for supporting FARC terrorists in Colombia // Food poisoning costs US $152B a year // FDA recalls some foods with flavor enhancer HVP // Poll: food makes 4 in 10 Americans sick
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more food safety news: beef, babies, nuts & budgets
should we care about genetically modified foods?*seed monopolies: the warning signs were there*failure to declare leads to recalls*west missouri beef recalls 14,000lbs*more melamine-tainted milk found in china*baby formula recalled in middle east*usda releases study on peanut industry*washington to ban bpa in food containers for kids*obama boosts fda food safety in fy2011 budget*
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biowars/swine flu updates: 2nd wave, big shots, bayer & the bees
second wave of swine flu pandemic begins to hit US* strip club gives seniors a shot in the arm*seasonal flu shot may increase h1n1 risk*washington state lifts limit on mercury preservative in swine-flu shots* video: doctor says h1n1 vaccine has high levels of squalene*senators turn back id requirement for immigrant healthcare* uk girl dies after…
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drugwar: cannabis, confusion & ‘the union’
5 things the msm don’t want you to know about cannabis* pot law breeds confusion in seattle*’the union: the business behind getting high’*