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from Americas Freedom Fighters
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Dc Gazette
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from Downtrend.com
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from East Oregonian
Pendleton man faces charge in Christmas Eve shooting
Pendleton police sort out two shooting that happen just minutes apart on verge of Christmas.
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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com) [Information from this site may be unreliable.]Muslims Rush Into Church In Germany, Scream “Fucking Christians!” And “Christians Are Shit!” And Begin Throwing Rocks At The Nativity Scene
Muslims Attack 13 Year Old Christian Girl, Brutally Murder Her Parents, Take Her From Her Home And Cruelly Butcher Her
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from The Heritage Foundation
How India Can Unleash Its Economic Potential
Here Are the Most Biased Media Quotes of 2014
Taxpayers on the Hook for Congressional Office Swap
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from Huffington Post
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A Look Into The 'Double Lives' Of America's Homeless College Students
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A Look Into The 'Double Lives' Of America's Homeless College Students
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from Money Talks News
The most racially divisive President in modern history makes an assertion that strains credulity.
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from Northwest Watchdog
COUNTDOWN! Good Guys of 2014
Today we begin our countdown of the 17 Good Guys of 2014. They are motivated citizens, regulators and politicians who fought to make government a little smaller and less onerous and who lifted the ever-growing burden on taxpayers. #17 Brandon Presley; #16 Greendale Village Board of Trustees; #15 The Confidential Source.
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from The Oregonian
from The Spokesman-Review
Snow, bitter cold on the way
It may not have been a white Christmas for many in the Inland Northwest, but Mother Nature is poised to rectify that this weekend, forecasters say.
Xbox Live back online after Lizard Squad hack
PlayStation network still down
A group calling itself Lizard Squad claimed responsibility on Twitter for causing the disruption by overwhelming the companies’ servers with a flood of Internet traffic.
Gas prices hit 5-year low
The national average gas price was at $2.32 per gallon Friday, the lowest since May 2009. Missouri’s average on Friday morning was $1.98.
Changing demographics open 2016 possibilities for both parties
2004 tsunami took toll on kids
The morning of Dec. 26, 2004, a monster earthquake shook the Indian Ocean floor, triggering giant waves that surged more than 2 1/2 miles inland on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. All told, more than 230,000 people in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and several other countries perished that day, half of them younger than 18, according to some estimates.
Separatist violence kills scores in village in India
Attacks late Tuesday in Assam state’s Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts – the worst in months in the ethnically mixed region – were carried out by a faction of an indigenous Bodo tribe, which has been fighting for a separate homeland for decades. The rebels have been targeting other communities they consider outsiders – Adivasis, whose ancestors migrated to Assam more than 100 years ago to work on tea plantations – as well as Muslims, accusing them and the federal government of exploiting the region’s wealth while neglecting the locals.
Obama’s personal chef to leave position
Sam Kass has been a fixture at the executive mansion, serving up nutrition policy alongside meals for Obama, his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha. He was not only their personal chef but senior adviser for nutrition policy, giving him a seat at the table where administration officials hashed out everything from updated food labels to new requirements for healthier school lunches.
Washington crosses Delaware with better weather
Re-enactors playing Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River in the 62nd re-enactment of his daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river – the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War – between Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, and Titusville, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon.
Girl, 13, says her father gave her to Boko Haram
A 13-year-old says her father gave her to Boko Haram extremists and that she was arrested after refusing to explode a suicide bomb in Kano, Nigeria’s second largest city in the north.
In brief: Bush remains in hospital despite ‘terrific’ day
Despite having “another terrific day,” former President George H.W. Bush would spend a third night in a Texas hospital, his office announced on Christmas.
Jordan warns IS against harming pilot
The Jordanian parliament issued a stern warning Thursday as relatives pleaded with Islamic State militants holding a Jordanian pilot captive.
Man dies after border confrontation
A 40-year-old U.S. citizen died after a border inspector shot him with a stun gun at the nation’s busiest crossing, authorities said Thursday.
Transit officials help deliver baby on train
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority said two transit officers jumped into action to help a mother deliver a baby on a subway train. The delivery happened as the train was approaching a stop in Philadelphia Thursday evening.
On Christmas Day, Obama marks end of Afghan combat
President Barack Obama marked the end of more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan by paying tribute to America’s military, telling troops on Christmas Day that their sacrifices have allowed for a more peaceful, prosperous world to emerge out of the ashes of 9/11.
Nine dead after militant attack on African Union base
Gunmen attacked the African Union’s main base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday, leading to an exchange of gunfire between militants and soldiers that killed at least nine people, including three soldiers. Three militants were captured during the Christmas Day lunch hour attack on the African Union Mission to Somalia’s Halane base camp.
Pope’s Christmas address strikes somber notes
A somber Pope Francis steeped his Christmas message to the world Thursday in sadness for those with little cause for joy – abused children, refugees, hostages and others suffering from violence in the Middle East, Africa, Ukraine and elsewhere.
In brief: Washington state’s minimum wage to rise to nation’s highest
Washington state’s minimum wage will rise to $9.47 an hour, the highest in the nation, on Jan. 1. The minimum wage in neighboring Oregon will rise to $9.25, the second-highest in the nation.
American released from East Timor jail
A U.S. traveler detained for months in East Timor has been released from prison. Stacey Addison, 41, of Portland, was arrested in September shortly after crossing the border into the Southeast Asia nation.
One dead in Christmas-morning blaze
A woman died in a Christmas-morning fire that destroyed a mobile home in the Sans Souci West park at 3231 W. Boone Ave. in West Central Spokane.
Pasco murder suspect arrested
Kenyatta K. Bridges, 25, a suspect in the shooting death of Lorenzo Fernandez Jr., 22, on Dec. 3 in Pasco, was arrested in Spokane on Thursday.
Public services in oil towns struggle to keep pace with boom
Relief could be on the horizon for strapped public services in the Northern Plains’ booming oil patch, as elected leaders in Montana and North Dakota move to steer more money into the region during the states’ upcoming legislative sessions.
‘Interview’ streaming a test for film industry
Simultaneous theater, online release could usher in new video-on-demand era
Business briefs: Citigroup to sell Japan retail branches to SMBC
Citigroup has agreed to sell its retail banking business in Japan to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., one of three Japanese mega-banks.
Saudi Arabia to tap reserves for budget
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has endorsed a budget for 2015 that projects a slight increase in spending and a significant drop in revenues due to sliding oil prices, resulting in a $39 billion deficit.
Washington company to open cannery in U.S. territory
Tri Marine International, based in Bellevue, Washington, is making a $70 million investment in a tuna cannery in the U.S. territory of American Samoa.
Putin scraps ministers’ holidays
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday scrapped New Year’s holidays for government ministers because of the unfolding economic crisis.
Shawn Vestal: McMorris Rodgers ethics allegation deserves investigation
Amy Goodman: Senator has power to release torture report
Editorial: Obama should act on shipping slowdown
Obituary: Schorzman, Lee West
(d. 23 Dec 2014, age 81) Odessa, Lind
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from Tea Party Crusaders
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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from Yahoo News
US-led coalition hits IS jihadists with 31 air strikes
The US-led coalition pounded the Islamic State jihadist group with 31 air strikes Friday, including more than a dozen in the flashpoint Syrian town of Kobane, the Pentagon said.
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