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Mayor Hales Warns Democrats: Don't Destroy Portland's Police Accountability Efforts

By Helen Silvis of The Skanner News

05/24/2013 11:25 am PDT


badge policeA dispute over a bill under debate in the Oregon Legislature has the City of Portland pitted against Democrats in Salem.  Mayor Charlie Hales and city staff believe the bill -- HB2418-- could destroy chances to improve police accountability in Portland.

VIDEO: Code Pink's Medea Benjamin Says Interrupting Obama was Not Heckling

By Gabriella Schwarz

05/24/2013 10:30 am PDT


Medea BenjaminMedea Benjamin of Code Pink disrupted President Obamas national security speech to express dissatisfaction with the administration's drones policy and its failure to close the prison in Guantanamo

Americans HaveTheir Say on Divisive Keystone Pipeline Plan

By Ben Brumfield CNN

05/24/2013 10:16 am PDT


KeystoneJobs, say hundreds of thousands of people. Pollution, say hundreds of thousands of others.
They say that's what a proposed oil pipeline would bring into the country, as it transports crude from massive deposits in Canadian tar sands to refineries and ports in the United States.

FCC Auctions Bandwidth To Avoid Problems With Phone Video and Data Downloads

By David Goldman

05/24/2013 09:48 am PDT


phoneMobile data traffic is expected to increase by a factor of 13 in five years, according to Cisco. That's why the Federal Communications Commission and carriers are working diligently to free up big swaths of wireless spectrum for mobile devices. By doing so, they're attempting to stave off what most agree would be a miserable outcome if they fail.

IRS Official Lois Lerner Placed on Administrative Leave

Dana Bash CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent

05/24/2013 09:41 am PDT


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Internal Revenue Service official overseeing the unit that targeted conservative groups for several years beginning in the spring of 2010 has been placed on administrative leave, according to Congressional sources in both parties.

Cave Paintings Shed Light on Mysterious Inhabitants of Northern Mexico

Mariano Castillo CNN

05/24/2013 09:33 am PDT


(CNN) -- Nearly 5,000 cave paintings found in northeastern Mexico were made by at least three groups of hunter-gatherers who lived in an area previously thought to have been uninhabited, archeologists said.

Pakistan Welcomes Obama Stance on Force

Joe Sterling CNN

05/24/2013 09:12 am PDT


(CNN) -- Pakistan on Friday welcomed President Barack Obama's stance that "force alone cannot make us safer" in battling terrorism.

VIDEO: I5 Bridge in Washington Collapses After Being Hit by Truck carrying Oversize Load

By Michael Pearson. Ben Brumfield and AnneClaire Stapleton CNN

05/24/2013 08:58 am PDT


On Washingtons Interstate 5 at the Skagit River, A Bridge collapsed after an 18-wheeler struck part of the structure as it crossed with an oversize load.
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