Friday, April 18, 2014

In the news, Friday, August 2, 2013


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from Bloomberg

American Dream Slipping as Homeownership at 18-Year Low
The U.S. homeownership rate, which soared to a record high 69.2 percent in 2004, is back where it was two decades ago, before the housing bubble inflated, busted and ripped more than 7 million Americans from their homes. With ownership at 65 percent and home values rising, housing industry and consumer groups are pressing lawmakers to make the American Dream more inclusive by ensuring new mortgage standards designed to prevent another crash are flexible enough that more families can benefit from the recovery.

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from Breitbart

'Phony Scandals': What Were 35 CIA Operatives Doing in Benhgazi?
In January, the left-wing attack machine lambasted Senator Rand Paul (R, KY) for questioning then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the CIA’s presence in Benghazi, Libya during the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack. But now, CNN reports that up to 35 CIA operatives were “on the ground” in Benghazi and perhaps as many as seven were seriously injured during the attack.

Rep. Issa Subpoenas State Dept. for ARB's Benghazi Documents
On August 1, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) subpoenaed the State Department for documents detailing the activities and findings of the Accountability Review Board (ARB) that investigated the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

Media Fail: Majority Support 'Stand your Ground' Laws
Seventy-six percent not only tuned out the Zimmerman story, they didn’t even come close to buying the media’s phony racial narrative. A new poll now proves the media have lost the battle to smear “Stand Your Ground Laws.” By a ratio of 53% to 40%, voters still favor the law, despite weeks of attacks by Obama, Democrats, and their allies in the mainstream media.

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from Chicago Tribune

Kass: Was police killing of 95-year-old necessary?
Common sense tells me that cops don't need a Taser or a shotgun to subdue a 95-year-old man.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Perkins: Obamacare Is ‘Rare Strain of Flesh-Eating Bacteria’
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, spoke at a press conference on Thursday to launch a campaign to lobby Congress not to fund the Affordable Care Act.

CNN Hasn't Covered IRS Scandal for Eight Days

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from Columbia Basin Herald (Moses Lake, WA)

Vantage Recreation area experiences closures
Crescent Bar resident Rob Miner submitted a photo taken of the Wenatchee wild fire at about 8 p.m. on Sunday from the deck of his Sunserra home. The fire is approaching Colockum Ridge, across the Wanapum Dam pool from Sunserra.

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from Daily Mail (UK)
from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

The Happiest States In America In One Map
(INFOGRAPHIC)

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from The Jerusalem Post

'US leaks on alleged Syria strikes could be attempt to harm Israeli interests'

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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

Lightning strike knocks out power in transformers in Soap Lake

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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
from POLITICO
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Alaskans don't back Palin for prez
There would be no home field advantage in Alaska for Sarah Palin if the former governor made a run for the White House in 2016, according to a new poll released Friday.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

NASA Mulls Waking Space Telescope for Asteroid Hunt
NASA may wake the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope from a two-year hibernation to resume its NEOWISE asteroid hunting mission for another three years, the head of the agency’s Near-Earth Object Observation Program said Monday (July 29).

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from The Spokesman-Review
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from The Weekly Standard

McConnell: GOP Should 'Just Keep Punching' at Individual Mandate

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