US Growing Impatient With Iran

Wall Street JournalGen. James Jones has the ramrod-straight demeanor and no-frills speaking style befitting someone who once was the commandant of the Marine Corps. And so it is with matter-of-fact precision that President Barack Obama’s national security adviser describes where things stand in the quest to walk back Iran’s nuclear program.”Iran still controls its destiny on this issue,” he says… Read more

Senate Committee Passes Shield Law

New York TimesA bill to protect reporters’ confidential sources in federal court cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 14-to-5 vote, ending months of stalemate. If the full Senate approves the legislation, it will have to be reconciled with a different version approved earlier by the House. The bill does not give journalists absolute authority to protect sources, providing for exceptions in… Read more

Iran police out in force to head off protests

CNNTehran, Iran (CNN) — Iranian authorities maintained a heavy police presence on college campuses Monday to ward off possible protests as the country marked Students Day, a key national anniversary.The day commemorates three university students killed in 1953 by security forces of the Western-backed Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, or the shah of Iran.Two decades later, the shah was removed from power… Read more

Natural Grass-Fed Beef Consumption Prevents Mad-Cow Disease

How much do we really know about the food that we eat? And how often do we take for granted that our legislators and law makers will take upon themselves the responsibility of looking after the people’s health safety in our food system. The day that we stop becoming aware of the reality on how our food is being managed by our so-called leaders is the day that we placed our population in extreme… Read more