Sunday, November 9, 2014

In the news, Monday, October 27, 2014


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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
Some sources may require subscription.

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from The American Conservative

Why Conservatives Must Engage Urbanism

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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Breitbart
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Matthews: 'What's Worse? Thom Tillis or Ebola?!'
"What's worse? Thom Tillis or Ebola?" Yes, Chris Matthews actually asked that, in jest, on the October 27 edition of Hardball.

Ex-CBS Reporter: A 'Three-Letter Government Agency' Hacked Into My Computer And Spied On Me

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from Conservative Tribune

URGENT: IRS is Seizing Bank Accounts of Innocent Americans… Could You Be Next

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from Consumer Reports

Best holiday gift ideas under $100
Great gifts at great prices for everyone on your list

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from The Daily Caller

USA Today Journalist: Obama Presidency Most ‘Dangerous’ To Press In History

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from Daily Mail (UK)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Ebola can survive on surfaces for almost TWO MONTHS: Tests reveal certain strains survive for weeks when stored at low temperatures

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from Eagle Rising

“Don’t let anybody tell you it’s corporations and businesses create jobs,” Clinton said.

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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com)  [Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Thousands Of People In Europe Take To The Streets To Drive Out Islam

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from The Globe and Mail (Canada)

The Ghomeshi question: The law and consent
A Canadian celebrity, an iconic Canadian institution and four anonymous women have produced a Canadian sex scandal the likes of which we haven’t seen in decades.

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from The Guardian (UK)

House of Lords votes against Grayling’s plans to restrict judicial review access
Ex-Tory cabinet ministers defy party to keep judges’ discretion as Labour says defeat is ‘humiliating slapdown’ for justice secretary. The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has suffered a defeat in a key House of Lords vote on his plans to curtail access to judicial review, which would have made it harder to challenge government decisions in court.

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from The Heritage Foundation
from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

OPINION: Sheriff Jones addresses issue of "unmarked" patrol car

Barry Loukaitis could be released from prison, re-sentencing possible

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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
from Mad World News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

[WATCH] Putin Has Some Harsh Words For Muslim-Sympathizer Obama

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from Money Talks News
from National Geographic

Africa's Lions May Be Deemed Threatened in U.S.—Will It Help?
A proposed Endangered Species Act listing would prevent citizens from selling lions across U.S. state or international borders.

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from PJ Media

GOP Senators: Admin Being ‘Wholly Misleading,’ ‘Belittling’ Critics to Push Through EPA Water Rules
Lawmakers also contend that the EPA may be running afoul of the Anti-Lobbying Act in drive to regulate all waters with downstream connections.

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from POLITICO
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from The Seattle Times

FBI created fake Seattle Times Web page to nab bomb-threat suspect
The FBI created a fake news story on a bogus Seattle Times Web page to plant software in the computer of a suspect in a series of bomb threats to Timberline High School in 2007, documents reveal.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Private Rocket Launch to Deliver Space Station Supplies Delayed by Boat

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from The Spokesman-Review

Health officials say two children sickened by EV D-68
The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the children’s illness was associated with enterovirus D-68. Both were treated and released from a local hospital, according to the Spokane Regional Health District.

Marysville shooter invited victims to lunch via text message, investigators say

Man stabbed in Post Falls Sunday night

Ybarra’s “educator of the year” award claim questioned

Two men jailed in reported Riverfront Park robbery attempt

Army troops isolated after Africa duty tour

Governors, scientists at odds over quarantines

Getting There: State asking community members for help with short-line services
Three workshops will be held starting Thursday on a 20-year plan for the 297-mile Palouse River and Coulee City Rail System.

Spokane meters will allow drivers to monitor, pay for spots with phones

Third Marysville, Wash., school shooting victim dies
Two students still critical; one shows improvement

Gunman in Canada prepared video before deadly attack
Police say ideology, politics were motivation

Cop-killing suspect avoided scrutiny for years
Monroy-Bracamonte was deported twice

In brief: Tunisians hold first vote since uprising
Tunisians voted Sunday for their first five-year parliament since they overthrew their dictator in the 2011 revolution that kicked off the Arab Spring, with the main secular party declaring an early victory over the once-dominant Islamists.
Rivlin visits site of Arab massacre
Israel’s new ceremonial president visited the site of a 1956 massacre Sunday, the first Israeli head of state to do so, as part of his outreach campaign to the country’s Arab minority.
23 activists jailed for protesting
An Egyptian court on Sunday convicted 23 activists of staging an illegal demonstration, sentencing them each to three years in jail in the latest crackdown by authorities on the secular pro-democracy movement behind the 2011 uprising against longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.
U.K. ends Helmand combat operations
Britain has ended combat operations in the Helmand province in Afghanistan, defense officials said Sunday.

Pro-Western parties ahead in Ukraine vote
 Ukrainians overwhelmingly backed several pro-Western parties in a landmark parliamentary election Sunday, another nudge in the former Soviet republic’s drift away from Russia.

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff narrowly wins second term
Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected Sunday in the tightest race Brazil has seen since its return to democracy three decades ago, giving the juggernaut Workers’ Party its fourth-straight presidential victory and the chance to extend its social transformation of the globe’s fifth-largest country.

Syrian activist group says Kobani death toll at 815
A Syrian activist group said Sunday that the death toll in 40 days of fighting in and around the northern Syrian border town of Kobani has reached 815, as Kurdish fighters battled Muslim militants for a hill west of the town.

In brief: Jeb Bush’s son thinks dad will run
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is “moving forward” on a potential 2016 White House run and it appears more likely he will enter the Republican field, according to his son, who’s running for office in Texas.
‘Kotter’ co-star Strassman dies
Marcia Strassman, who played Gabe Kaplan’s wife, Julie, on the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter,” has died. She was 66.

Hawaii volcano lava prompts evacuation preparation

13 Europe banks flunk test, need extra 10 billion euros
The European Central Bank says 13 of Europe’s 130 biggest banks have flunked an in-depth review of their finances and need an extra 10 billion euros ($12.5 billion) to cushion themselves against any future crises.

Then and Now: The S&IE Railroad crash
July 31, 1909: Two passenger trains from the Electric Line of the S&IE crashed head-on at Gibbs, about a mile up Northwest Boulevard from downtown Coeur d’Alene, killing 16 and injuring more than 100. The trains were crowded because travelers were attending a lottery for purchasing Coeur d’Alene Indian land.

Strong winds knock out power in Pacific Northwest
Utility crews worked Sunday to restore electricity to thousands of residents in the Pacific Northwest after a strong windstorm toppled trees, knocked out power lines and blocked roads.

Dunham Cellars winemaker Eric Dunham dies at 44
Highly celebrated local winemaker, philanthropist, artist and foodie Eric Dunham, 44, died Thursday. He was the owner of Walla Walla’s Dunham Cellars. His body was discovered in a Cannon Beach, Oregon, motel room.

Gina Barreca: Women shouldn’t undercut women

Forging friendships
Northwest Dinner Among Friends focuses on food, fun

Dying on your terms
Best intentions can fail without written directive

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from Time

Nobel Peace Prize Winners Push Obama for Release of Torture Report
Say American leaders have “eroded the very freedoms and rights that generations of their young gave their lives to defend”

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from The Wall Street Journal

Bibi and Barack on the Rocks
The White House’s resort to petty insults risks a strategic relationship.

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)

Angry dad pulls son from Massachusetts elementary school over pro-Allah text
A Massachusetts father pulled his son out of his Boston-area elementary school after finding the Muslim Call to Prayer and perceived pro-Allah statements in a textbook.

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