Sunday, March 15, 2015

In the news, Friday, March 6, 2015


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MAR 05      INDEX      MAR 07
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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 Allen West
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

It gets worse: Hillary leaked intel using private email to stop Netanyahu’s war plans

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from Americas Freedom Fighters
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Islamist TERRORIST Training Camps In America- ‘READY FOR JIHAD!’

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from BBC News (UK)

CIA director Brennan orders major overhaul
CIA director John Brennan has ordered one of the largest reorganisations of the spy agency in its history.

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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from BuzzPo
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from CBC News (Canada)
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

MSNBC, Post, Other Media Still Link Snowfall to Global Warming
Throughout the harsh winter of 2015, news media and TV talk shows continued to connect global warming and “manmade climate change” to blizzards and snowstorms, in spite of scientific disagreement.

'This Wasn't Honest': Mika on Hillary's Handling of Email

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from Conservative Review
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from Heartland Institute

Obama Calls for Halt to ANWR Energy Production
In his latest move to force the United States to shift away from using fossil fuels, President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to designate the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, making it off-limits to oil and gas production.

‘A Strategy Doomed to Failure’: Conservatives Fault GOP Leadership After Homeland Security Funding Fight

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from The Heritage Foundation

After Speaking Honestly About His Religious Views, Baseball Player Instructed to Only Talk Sports

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from The Hill

Dems vow to protect Boehner from conservative coup

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from Hot Air

Rick Wilson has some advice for the GOP on Hillary: This isn’t about you, so shut up

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from Indian Country Today Media Network
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Trail of Tears: From a Middle School Student’s Perspective
The Trail of Tears set a national precedent for the confiscation of Indian lands

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from Jews News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

WAKE THE HELL UP AMERICA: ISIS Training Ground Busted Up At Nevada County State Park
After a two month investigation of a remote abandoned mine cave, local authorities in cooperation with Federal law enforcement have broken up an elaborate terrorist operation in the Sierra Foothills state park Malakoff Diggins.

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from Money Talks News

10 Sneaky Plumber Tricks of the Trade
You shouldn't have to dread calling a plumber. Here's how to find the good plumbers and get the most value for your money.

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from Now The End Begins
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from Prevention Magazine



A few things you may not know about cholesterol—like the fact that your body needs it.

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from The Raw Story
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from RELEVANT Magazine

10 Sci-Fi Movies That Can Help Shape Your Theology
As 'Chappie' lands in theaters today, let's take a look at sci-fi's most spiritually minded hits.

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from Right Wing News

Flashback: Hillary Clinton Bashes Bush Officials for Having and Maintaining Secret Email Accounts  (VIDEO)

Muslims Threaten to BEHEAD this Lawmaker Unless She Implements Shariah Law
Though we keep hearing that Islam is a religion of peace, Muslims are now threatening to behead an Australian lawmaker unless she implements Shariah law, the principles of Islam codified in official law.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Dealing with Asteroid Threats: UN Completes First Planning Phase
A special United Nations team on hazardous asteroids has been dissolved after completing its task of setting up organizations to deal with planet-threatening space rocks.

NASA Dawn Probe Enters Orbit Around Dwarf Planet Ceres, a Historic First

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from SPIEGEL International (Der Spiegel)

Breedlove's Bellicosity: Berlin Alarmed by Aggressive NATO Stance on Ukraine
US President Obama supports Chancellor Merkel's efforts at finding a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. But hawks in Washington seem determined to torpedo Berlin's approach. And NATO's top commander in Europe hasn't been helping either.

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from The Spokesman-Review

200 rally to support NAACP after package of racist materials was sent to group’s president
Nearly 200 people linked their arms together and sang songs outside the NAACP office Friday afternoon to show solidarity with the organization after a package of racist materials was delivered last week. The package was addressed to Rachel Dolezal, the new president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP. On Friday she linked arms with the Rev. Happy Watkins and thanked the crowd for coming.

Spokane area feels 61 degrees of warmth
The temperature at Felts Field along the Spokane River near Millwood went above 60 degrees this afternoon. It is the first time that Spokane has felt 60 degrees since Oct. 25.

River Park Square to expand to the east
River Park Square in downtown Spokane plans to expand to the east with a two-story addition at Main Avenue and Wall Street, according to a news release.

Gun rights activists plan rally at U.S. Courthouse in Spokane
Gun rights activists from across the nation have announced their intentions to demonstrate in front of the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse today in support of an Iraq War veteran arrested for possessing an assault rifle there about a week ago.

Gun activists defy federal firearms ban
Gun-rights activists openly defied a federal ban on firearms in the U.S. Courthouse plaza in downtown Spokane today but no arrests were immediately made.

Religious leaders call for Idaho lawmaker to apologize for remarks about Hindus, she refuses

Idaho bans booze in theaters during showings of “Fifty Shades of Grey”

Oil train derails in Illinois
A freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in northern Illinois on Thursday, bursting into flames and prompting officials to suggest that everyone within 1 mile evacuate, authorities said.

Illinois oil train derailment involved safer tank cars

US adds a robust 295K jobs; jobless rate falls to 5.5 pct.

NASA craft circling Ceres in first visit to dwarf planet

Spokane woman to be honored for role in WWII Dutch Resistance
A Spokane great-grandmother will be honored in Olympia next week for her work as a teenage Dutch Resistance operative during World War II. Carla Olman Peperzak, 91, helped hide approximately 40 Jews from the Germans. She also forged identification papers, served as a messenger and helped publish a newsletter for the underground movement.

Idaho Medicaid dispute may force clinic to close
The conditions of 26 patients were not on the approved list of illnesses and injuries for which Medicare and Medicaid reimburse hyperbaric oxygen therapy providers. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says Spokane Hyperbaric must refund about $250,000 in Medicaid reimbursements and pay a $50,000 civil penalty. The business – one of just two places offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene area – is appealing the agency’s order. Idaho’s claims processing agent, Molina Medicaid Solutions, approved all of the contested reimbursements, contends Al Griffone, the clinic’s owner.

Only one local source for ‘off-label’ treatment
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy began as a treatment for deep-sea divers suffering from “the bends,” expanded in use for wound care and a few other conditions and gained notoriety as one of pop icon Michael Jackson’s bizarre habits.

Harrison Ford injured in crash landing at golf course
Harrison Ford crash-landed his vintage plane Thursday after losing engine power, suffering serious but not life-threatening injuries when he used his extensive piloting experience to skillfully bring down the plane on a golf course and avoid nearby homes.

For Harrison Ford, close calls aren’t just in movies
Somewhat like the characters he has played on screen, Harrison Ford has run into real-life danger while indulging in his love of aviation, fast driving and the unpredictability of filmmaking.

Lotteries fill up Spokane’s first charter schools
Pride Prep is a college preparatory school for sixth through 12th grades and will include several years of a foreign language, extra math and science, and an extended school year.
Spokane International Academy is a K-8 school offering a curriculum with an international focus and Spanish lessons starting in kindergarten. The goal is for students to become proficient in the language as they prepare for a school-funded trip to a country in Latin America during the eighth grade.

Most in U.S. now support same-sex marriage
In the late 1980s, support for gay marriage was essentially unheard of in America. Just a quarter century later, it’s now favored by a clear majority of Americans.

Animal rights groups took credit for generating the public concern that forced the company to announce its pachyderm retirement plan Thursday. But Ringling Bros.’ owners described it as the bittersweet result of years of internal family discussions.

Drivers stranded in Kentucky
Hundreds of drivers were stuck for hours on two major highways Thursday in Kentucky, where snow totals topped 2 feet in some places, and many had to spend the night in their vehicles. The National Guard was sent to check on the people who were stuck, deliver them food and water and, in some cases, take them to warming centers.

In brief: Brown’s family plans lawsuit over death
Lawyers for the parents of an unarmed, black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson said Thursday that they would file a civil lawsuit in Michael Brown’s death.
Cardinal Egan of NYC dies at 82
Cardinal Edward Egan, the former archbishop of New York who oversaw a broad and sometimes unpopular financial overhaul of the archdiocese and played a prominent role in the city after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, died Thursday. He was 82.
Officer slain during game store hold-up
A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the head and killed after he and his partner exchanged gunfire with two suspects trying to rob a video game store, city officials said Thursday.

Jet’s skid ends short of icy bay
A Delta jetliner landing at LaGuardia Airport in a driving snowstorm Thursday skidded off a runway and crashed through a chain-link fence, its nose coming to rest on a berm at the edge of an icy bay.

Boyfriend killer spared death sentence
It took just one juror to spare the life of convicted murderer Jodi Arias on Thursday – and the woman had to survive an attempt by her colleagues to boot her from the jury before she could do it.

In brief: Russia issues warning as U.S. arrives in Ukraine
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday called the arrival of U.S. military trainers in western Ukraine a “provocation” and warned Ukrainians and their leaders that they should rethink the consequences of hosting the Western forces.
Teacher believed to be Liberia’s last Ebola patient
She is “one of the happiest persons on Earth today.” She’s a 58-year-old English teacher. And she could be Liberia’s last Ebola patient in a devastating West African outbreak that began more than a year ago.
Syrian rebel commander killed in attack on meeting
The military commander of al-Qaida’s Syrian affiliate was killed Thursday in an explosion targeting a meeting of senior militants in northern Syria which also killed and wounded a number of other fighters.

Iraq says IS militants razed ancient site
Islamic State militants “bulldozed” the renowned archaeological site of the ancient city of Nimrud in northern Iraq on Thursday using heavy military vehicles, the government said. A statement from Iraq’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities didn’t elaborate on the extent of the damage, saying only that the group continues to “defy the will of the world and the feelings of humanity” with this latest act, which came after an attack on the Mosul museum just days earlier.

U.S. Ambassador Lippert facing painful recovery
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea struggled with pain as he recovered today from a knife attack, while police searched the offices of the anti-U.S. activist who they said slashed the envoy while screaming demands for Korean reunification.

Women’s pay 78 percent of men’s in Washington state
Spokane City Councilwoman Candace Mumm is all too familiar with the conditions that have led women workers in Washington state to make 78 cents on the dollar compared to their male counterparts.

Pot lounges among marijuana issues lawmakers asked to consider
As legislators worked this week to blend the state’s recreational and medical marijuana laws, Spokane Valley officials asked them to consider one more wrinkle in the rapidly changing marketplace: pot lounges.

Andrus, Batt fight plan to bring spent nuclear fuel rods to Idaho for research
Former Idaho Govs. Cecil Andrus and Phil Batt fired off a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Energy on Thursday threatening a federal lawsuit over a deal between the current governor and the Department of Energy to allow a shipment of spent nuclear fuel into Idaho. Gov. Butch Otter has maintained that it’s a small amount of spent nuclear fuel for use in research. But the two former governors said regardless of the amount, the move violates the public notice requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.

Pasco man’s body going home
The body of Antonio Zambrano-Montes is expected to be sent today to Mexico and eventually to the village the Pasco man left about a decade ago in search of the American dream.

In brief: Oregon city sues Uber, wants service halted until licensure
Officials in this city have sued ride-sharing service Uber, seeking a court order to stop the service from operating in the area until it meets minimum safety requirements.
Senate approves bill to speed child abuse intervention
The Senate has passed a bill seeking quicker intervention by the state in cases of suspected child abuse.
Oregon man accused of taking two bicycles, dwarf goat
Authorities suspect a man accused of stealing two bicycles also took a dwarf goat.
Price on Cobain childhood home drops to $400,000
The price for Kurt Cobain’s childhood home on East First Street in Aberdeen, originally listed at $500,000 in September 2013, was reduced to $400,000 on Tuesday.
Bill would allow corporations in Idaho to pursue social causes
An Idaho legislative panel is endorsing a plan to allow some corporations to make decisions based on social or moral causes instead of only maximizing profits.
Montana lawmaker proposes raising speed limit to 80 mph
A Bozeman senator has proposed higher speed limits and fines for speeding on highways.

Many states are banning powdered alcohol – a controversial product that turns water into rum or vodka. But in Washington, lawmakers want to legalize, tax and regulate it just like liquid booze.

Highway 97 crash kills one, injures dozens
A truck driver apparently fell asleep Thursday before his vehicle crossed the center line of a rural Washington highway and collided with a car and a school bus, killing the car driver and sending dozens of students to the hospital for evaluation, the Washington State Patrol said. The car driver, Carmela Cuellar Morales, 22, of Orondo, died at the scene. The crash occurred about 8 a.m. on Highway 97, about 5 miles north of the small community of Orondo.

In brief: Head-on crash kills two drivers
Chandler Tran, 19, of Tacoma, was driving a 2011 Mazda CX7 west on state Highway 26 about 18 miles west of Washtucna when he crossed the center line just after 7 p.m. His car struck an eastbound 2003 Dodge Caravan driven by Kylie R. Hammington, 42, of Federal Way, Washington, the Washington State Patrol reported in a news release.
NIC student says director paid her
A female college student told a Coeur d’Alene police detective she received financial aid money for giving photos of a sexual nature to former North Idaho College financial aid director Joseph M. Bekken.
Feds urged to block state GMO label laws
The Idaho House has approved a non-binding memorial to Congress urging it to enact national legislation blocking any state from requiring labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.
Felon accused of witness tampering
A man with a history of domestic violence convictions is accused with witness tampering in what police believe are attempts he made to avoid getting a third strike on his record that would send him to prison for life. John J. Hartz Jr., 53, was previously a suspect in a felony domestic violence assault case but the charges were dismissed when the victim became uncooperative and left the state to live with her brother to avoid testifying, according to court documents. It would have been Hartz’s third strike if he was convicted.
Child porn charges bring prison term
A Spokane Valley man was sentenced to five years in prison this week after pleading guilty to federal charges of distributing child pornography. William C. Powe, 39, was arrested in October 2013 after federal agents working undercover downloaded five explicit images from an Internet address they later linked to his residence.
Fairgrounds hosting home, garden show
The North Idaho Building Contractors Association’s Home & Garden Show is today through Sunday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds in Coeur d’Alene.
Spokesman-Review tower window shot
A window in the historic Review Tower that houses The Spokesman-Review was shot out early Thursday morning, possibly with a BB or pellet gun.

Company loses license for wolf violations
State officials have suspended the commercial license of an Idaho company that exhibits 23 wolves as part of its goal to educate the public for, among other things, violating a hands-off requirement. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game suspended Wolf People’s license last month.

Oregon senators voted Thursday to send Gov. Kate Brown a bill automatically enrolling residents with driver’s license records into the state’s voter rolls, clinching a win for a measure that is part of a national push by Democrats to remove barriers to voting.

Seattle hospital sued over death from ‘superbug’ infection
A widow is suing a Seattle hospital and a medical device manufacturer over the death of her husband following a drug-resistant “superbug” infection. In the lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court, Theresa Bigler, 59, of Woodway, seeks damages for what she says is the wrongful death of her husband, Richard Bigler, 57.

Plaque purloined from tiny Olympia park
Those who have spent time wandering the streets of downtown Olympia may be familiar with Beatty Memorial Park. But there’s a good chance that walkers have ambled past without even noticing the tiny plot of land, measuring only 3 inches across. At about 2 p.m. Wednesday, somebody stole the brass plaque marking the site.

Idaho lobbyist on leave after expletive-laced email
The head of Idaho’s pro-business lobby has been placed on temporary leave after sending a profanity-laden email criticizing a state senator and suggesting the group introduce retaliation legislation.

Ancient tool unearthed in eastern Oregon
Archaeologists have uncovered a stone tool at an ancient rock shelter in the high desert of eastern Oregon that could turn out to be older than any known site of human occupation in western North America.

AbbVie buying out Imbruvica drugmaker
AbbVie will spend about $21 billion to buy fellow drugmaker Pharmacyclics and add another major revenue producer to a portfolio that already includes the world’s top-selling drug. The deal will give the North Chicago, Illinois, drugmaker Imbruvica, a blood cancer treatment that Pharmacyclics makes and then markets with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Biotech.

Early school starts hurt tourism revenue
Summer foot traffic is what keeps Iowa’s Adventureland, with its famed wooden roller coaster and sprawling water park, in business. That is, until mid-August.

Nation’s employment outlook remains bright
Even after the most vigorous three-month hiring spree in 17 years, U.S. employers are showing few signs of letting up.

Business briefs: 31 largest U.S. banks pass Fed ‘stress tests’
All of the nation’s 31 largest banks are adequately fortified to withstand a severe U.S. and global recession and keep lending, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
Car insurance shopping gets a Google boost
Google is helping California drivers shop for car insurance as part of a new service that could foreshadow the Internet company’s latest attempt to shake up a long-established industry.
Bacon Bowl purveyor fined for duping buyers
The company behind Snuggie, Perfect Bacon Bowl and other “As Seen on TV” products has agreed to pay $8 million to settle charges that it deceived customers.
Exxon Mobil to pay $225M settlement
New Jersey announced a $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil on Thursday that state officials said is the largest environmental settlement against a corporate defendant in state history – though it is for a fraction of the nearly $9 billion initially sought.

Etsy IPO will pose dilemma
If craft seller Etsy goes public later this year, it will be a test of how well the company can balance an explicit social mission with shareholder expectations for making money.

Amy Goodman: A troubling look at race in America

Editorial: Loan bill would draw health care providers to underserved areas

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from The Wall Street Journal

Stuck in Scandal Land
As long as she is in public life, Hillary will protect and serve herself.

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from The Washington Examiner (DC)

EPA's toxic mess on transparency
In August 2012, the conservative watchdog group Landmark Legal Foundation made a Freedom of Information Act request for records at the Environmental Protection Agency — specifically seeking records of any efforts to slow down the issue of new regulations until after the 2012 election. FOIA requests are supposed to be acknowledged and complied with very promptly. In this case, EPA bureaucrats did precisely what the Freedom of Information Act is intended to prevent — they slow-walked Landmark's request past the 2012 elections, so that voters could not use the information to make their decision. They used one form of government opacity (foot-dragging) to protect another (a secretive regulatory process).

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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)

FOIA Request for Hillary Clinton’s Email Address Went Missing
The State Department may have ignored or rejected a request made in 2012 under the Freedom of Information Act by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) seeking Hillary Clinton’s email addresses, according to a Daily Caller report on Thursday.

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

Democrats say Benghazi subpoena politicizes Clinton email probe

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from The Weekly Standard

Feds to Charge Menendez With Corruption
The New Jersey Democrat is one of the top critics of Obama's Iran deal.

Al Gore to Iowa Amid Clinton Scandal
As reporters and members of Congress begin to dig into the Clinton email scandal, former Democratic presidential candidate has announced an upcoming visit to Iowa. He'll be in the important caucus state from May 5-7, as part of a training sessions for the Climate Reality Project, of which he's chairman.

National Journal Hires White House Official
Another official from the Obama administration has been hired by the media. The latest is White House lawyer Michael D. Gottlieb, who's been hired by the National Journal Group.

Top Intel Official: Al Qaeda Had Doubled When Obama Claimed It Had Been Decimated

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

Duck Dynasty’s Mia Robertson To Undergo Surgery Later This Month
Mia Robertson, one of the most beloved stars of A&E’s Duck Dynasty, is undergoing yet another surgery later this month to repair a cleft palate and lip. The surgery was announced on Duck Commander’s Facebook Page Thursday. “On March 27, our sweet Mia will have another surgery which will involve breaking her jaw. We ask that you please start praying for her now and continue for 6-10 weeks after. It’s a long recovery with a liquid diet,” the post said.

Arkansas Mom Exposes Common Core For The Nightmare It Is

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from 100 Percent FED Up


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