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from Al Jazeera
Obama declares Venezuela a national security threat
Washington slaps seven officials with sanctions as US president signs executive order calling Caracas a security threat.
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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens
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from Breitbart
7 TIMES DEMOCRATS ADVISED AMERICA’S ENEMIES TO OPPOSE THE PRESIDENT
On Monday, 47 United States Senators sent an open letter to the Iranian regime warning that any deal cut by President Obama could be revoked by Congress.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CONFIRMS: ILLEGAL ALIENS TO BEGIN COLLECTING BENEFITS IN 2017
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
ISIS Kidnaps Catholics in Syria, Threatens to Decapitate Adults and Burn Their Children Alive in Cages
Flashback: Big Three Ignored Ted Kennedy’s Letter to Soviet Union
On Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10, the “big three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks pounced on a letter signed by 47 Republican senators to the leaders of Iran regarding its negotiations with the Obama administration over its nuclear program. Despite the networks’ eagerness to tout Democratic opposition to the GOP letter, on two separate occasions the “big three” completely ignored a letter penned by former Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) written to the Soviet Union in 1983 aimed at undermining President Ronald Reagan’s nuclear negotiations with the Communist regime.
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from The Daily Caller
Obama Calls Out Walker For Ending Mandatory Union Dues
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Ted Kennedy Secretly Asked The Soviets To Intervene In The 1984 Elections
Progressives have accused GOP senators opposed to an Iran nuke deal of committing treason, but Ted Kennedy created the roadmap for treasonous meddling. Short memory. If you live in a glass house maybe you shouldn't throw stones.
from The Federalist
Ted Kennedy Secretly Asked The Soviets To Intervene In The 1984 Elections
Progressives have accused GOP senators opposed to an Iran nuke deal of committing treason, but Ted Kennedy created the roadmap for treasonous meddling. Short memory. If you live in a glass house maybe you shouldn't throw stones.
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from Gopthedailydose.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)
Grant Transit Authority bus catches fire near Quincy, no injuries
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from Investor's Business Daily
Scott Walker Punches Back Twice As Hard At Obama
If Republicans want to know how to respond to President Obama's barbs and attacks, they should pay close attention to what Gov. Scott Walker said after Obama smacked him for signing a right-to-work bill.
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from Judicial Watch, Inc.
Judicial Watch: Obama Family’s 2014 Christmas Vacation in Hawaii Cost Taxpayers $3,672,798 in Transportation Expenses
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
For a century and a half, the idea of secession has been systematically demonized among the American public. The government’s schools spin fairy tales about the “indivisible Union” and the wise statesmen who fought to preserve it. Decentralization is portrayed as unsophisticated and backward, while nationalism and centralization are made to seem progressive and inevitable. When a smaller political unit wishes to withdraw from a larger one, its motives must be disreputable and base, while the motivations of the central power seeking to keep that unit in an arrangement it does not want are portrayed as selfless and patriotic, if they are considered at all.
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from Open Culture
from Opposing Views
from The Political Insider
The Judge Who Ruled Against Amnesty Just Made a HUGE MOVE Against Barack Obama!
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The Judge Who Ruled Against Amnesty Just Made a HUGE MOVE Against Barack Obama!
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from Reuters
U.S. lifts sanctions against Belarussian oil firm
The United States has removed sanctions against Belorusneft, a state-owned Belarussian energy company, imposed in 2011 for its involvement in the Iranian petroleum sector, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Idaho lawmakers back another $400K to kill wolves next year
Idaho lawmakers voted Tuesday to spend another $400,000 in state tax funds next year to kill wolves under a year-old program, a day after Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced that another 19 wolves were killed in the Lolo zone in February as part of the effort.
Records for daily highs fall across region
Cities across the Inland Northwest saw daily high records broken on Tuesday as temperatures rose into the middle to upper 60s in numerous locations. Spokane broke a record dating back to 1892 when the temperature rose to 67 degrees at Spokane International Airport. The old record was 65.
Woman who died in Lookout ski accident was from Silverton
Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the 61-year-old woman who died while skiing at Lookout Pass on Sunday. Mary Jane Bair, of Silverton, Idaho, apparently hit a tree, a news release from the sheriff’s office said.
Clinton concedes she should have used government email
Breaking her silence, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday that she should have used a government email as secretary of state, but insisted she was not violating any rules or seeking to hide her communications.
Senate passes WSU med school bill
The morning after the House, the Senate passed an identical bill to give Washington State University the authority, although not the money, to start a new medical school in Spokane.
Team will set theme for Riverfront Park design
The first of many multimillion-dollar projects to remake Riverfront Park launches this week as the city begins building a team that will determine the overarching look and design of the park.
Prosecutor’s wife linked to online comments about cases
Online comments linked to Lesley Haskell, the wife of Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Haskell, suggest she has commented on stories involving courts and law enforcement, including cases that are still under investigation or are being prosecuted by her husband.
Major survey shows gun ownership declining
The number of Americans who live in a household with at least one gun is lower than it’s ever been, according to a major American trend survey that finds the decline in gun ownership is paralleled by a reduction in the number of Americans who hunt. According to the latest General Social Survey, 32 percent of Americans either own a firearm themselves or live with someone who does, which ties a record low set in 2010. That’s a significant decline since the late 1970s and early 1980s, when about half of Americans told researchers there was a gun in their household.
In brief: Union dues bill signed into law in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed into law a measure that prohibits requiring a worker to pay union dues, striking another blow against organized labor four years after the state effectively ended collective bargaining for public-sector employees. The bill makes it a misdemeanor to require workers to pay unions dues.
Judge orders hearing on immigration suit
The judge who blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration has ordered the Justice Department to answer allegations that the government misled him about part of the plan.
Court: Judge erred on archdiocese fund
A federal judge made a mistake when he ruled a $55 million cemetery trust fund off-limits in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s bankruptcy case, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
Tourists charged in Colosseum damage
Two American tourists face charges for carving their names into the Colosseum, the latest act of vandalism sustained by the ancient monument at the hands of tourists, police said Monday.
GOP lawmakers tell Iran nuclear deal may not last
Republican lawmakers warned the leaders of Iran that any nuclear deal they cut with President Barack Obama could expire the day he leaves office. The White House denounced the GOP’s latest effort to undercut the international negotiations as a “rush to war.” Monday’s open letter from 47 GOP senators marked an unusually public and aggressive attempt to undermine Obama and five world powers as negotiators try to strike an initial deal by the end of March to limit Iran’s nuclear programs.
Amtrak train-truck collision injures at least 55
An Amtrak train slammed into a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the tracks while trying to make a difficult left-hand turn Monday. One of the train’s cars toppled and the conductor and at least 54 others were injured.
Appeals judge to take over court
A Missouri appeals court judge was appointed Monday to take over Ferguson’s municipal court and make “needed reforms” after a highly critical U.S. Department of Justice report that was prompted by the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown.
Backlogged rape kits tested, suspects identified
Testing of thousands of rape evidence kits that sat ignored for years in Memphis has resulted in the identification of 16 people suspected of raping multiple victims, an investigator said Monday.
Oklahoma school severs ties with frat after racist chant
The president of the University of Oklahoma severed the school’s ties with a national fraternity on Monday and ordered that its on-campus house be shuttered after several members took part in a racist chant caught on video. National leaders of Sigma Alpha Epsilon said late Sunday that its investigation confirmed members took part in the chant and announced it would close the local chapter. The national group said it was “embarrassed” by the “unacceptable and racist” behavior.
Court documents describe officer-shooting victim as impulsive
An unarmed biracial man fatally shot by a white police officer tended to be an impulsive risk-taker and faced a choice between a middle-class lifestyle and the gang world, according to court documents. The file connected to 19-year-old Tony Robinson’s conviction last year for armed robbery shows he was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder and anxiety and depression.
Idaho lawmakers propose high school mandatory civics test
How many amendments does the Constitution have? Where is the Statue of Liberty? Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Idaho high school students would have to be able to answer those questions to graduate from high school, along with the others that make up the test immigrants must pass to become U.S. citizens, under legislation that passed the Idaho Senate on Monday on a 29-6 vote.
Spokane City Council puts hold on cell tower construction
No new cell towers will be built in Spokane until the “form, fit, function and placement” of the towers is defined by the City Council, which put a six-month moratorium on new towers despite warnings from the city’s legal department of a potential lawsuit.
Palouse wheat farmers hopeful, cautious about early growth
Farmers growing Eastern Washington’s largest grain crop have seen a mild winter lead to an early growing season. Researchers at Washington State University say they’re seeing wheat, along with cherries, apples and other tree fruit growing several weeks ahead of schedule across the state.
In brief: Police search for man who briefly grabbed toddler from stroller
Lincoln County authorities are looking for a man who witnesses say took a toddler from a stroller in Sprague on Sunday afternoon. Two siblings ran after the man and screamed, alerting a couple of teenagers nearby who gave chase, the Sheriff’s Office said. The man put down the child, who was unharmed, and fled on foot, according to the news release.
Bill would require statement on initiatives’ funding on ballot
State initiatives would contain a ballot message that they could require the Legislature to cut programs or raise taxes if they pass under a bill passed overwhelmingly by the Senate. The bill is a reaction by some legislators to recent initiatives that have approved major changes to state policies without providing a way to pay for them, from teacher raises to reductions in the number of students in public school classrooms. It would require any initiative that is estimated to raise state spending by more than $25 million to state the estimated impact on the state budget and a warning: “This means other state spending may need to be reduced or taxes increased to implement this proposal.”
Renewable energy bill stirs climate-change debate in Washington Senate
Do humans contribute to global warming? After a heated debate Monday evening, the Senate voted “maybe.” During deliberations on a renewable energy bill, majority Republicans refused to add a clause that says man-made pollution is a factor in climate change, as the vast majority of scientific research shows. Instead, they accepted a tweaked version that says it’s possible.
Idaho school districts cut Internet costs by switching providers
The data is in: school districts across Idaho are saving big bucks by switching from the defunct Idaho Education Network to local vendors for their high-speed Internet service.
WSU medical school gets House approval
Washington State University would be able to start its own medical school in Spokane under a bill that passed the House late Monday. On an 81-17 vote, the House approved legislation that gives WSU the permission, but not the money, to open a medical school on the Riverpoint Campus. Decisions on how much to spend, and when, will be made later. The Senate has its own version pending.
Washington House passes mental health bills
Eight months after a Spokane couple died in a murder-suicide at Deaconess Hospital, an effort to prevent similar tragedies is a major step closer to becoming state law. The proposed Sheena and Chris Henderson’s Law passed the House on a 93-5 vote Monday, along with several other bills to improve Washington’s faltering mental health care system. Much of the legislation deals with detaining mentally ill people under the state’s Involuntary Treatment Act.
Slowing costs lower price of health reform
Slowing health care costs are driving down the price tag of President Barack Obama’s health overhaul, just as the Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike a key part of the law.
Obama urges focus on high-tech training
Targeting stagnant wages in an otherwise improving economy, President Barack Obama on Monday called on employers, educational institutions and local governments to develop a home-grown high-technology workforce that could help drive up higher-income employment.
McDonald’s reports lower sales in February
McDonald’s said its U.S. sales fell 4 percent in February and 1.7 percent worldwide in the company’s first monthly report under new chief executive Stephen Easterbrook.
Credit-report firms settle
The nation’s three largest credit-reporting companies have agreed to make it easier for consumers to correct mistakes, and to wait longer to list unpaid medical bills to allow more time for insurance payments, under a government settlement announced Monday.
Apple debuts smartwatch, new MacBook
Apple made its new smartwatch the star of its launch event Monday, but the company also showed off a new laptop and an HBO streaming service that will be exclusive on its devices.
Bull market turns 6
Run is fourth-longest since end of WWII
Aircraft makers urge ban on lithim battery shipments
Aircraft makers are urging a ban on bulk lithium battery shipments on passenger planes, calling the threat of fires “an unacceptable risk,” according to an industry position paper obtained by the Associated Press.
In brief: US bombs Nusra in key city on Turkey-Syria border
The U.S. Air Force confirmed Monday that its aircraft had bombed and destroyed a complex of buildings belonging to al-Qaida’s Nusra Front affiliate, bringing to at least three the number of American airstrikes that have targeted the terrorist group since bombing in Syria began last year.
Islamic State beheads eight Libyan guards
Militants from Libya’s Islamic State affiliate beheaded eight Libyan guards in an attack on a central oil field last week during which the extremists abducted nine foreigners, a Libyan spokesman said Monday.
Obama levies sanctions on Venezuelan officials
President Barack Obama slapped sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials Monday, accusing them of perpetrating human rights violations and public corruption in the socialist-governed South American nation.
8 French, 2 Argentines, die in helicopter crash
Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a European reality show crashed Monday in northwest Argentina, killing eight French citizens and two Argentines, authorities said.
Chad, Niger launch offensive against Boko Haram
Soldiers from Chad and Niger launched the largest international push to defeat Nigeria’s Islamic extremists whose war has spilled over into neighboring countries, officials and witnesses said Monday. Chad’s president has warned that the leader of Boko Haram must surrender or be killed.
U.N. secretary-general urges equality for women by 2030
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon challenged all governments Monday to reach the goal of equality for women by the year 2030, saying the key is getting men to change their “mindsets.”
Robert J. Samuelson: Fed bashing wrong, dangerous
Editorial: Private emails skirt accountability for Clinton and Congress
House Call: Genetic testing can boost health awareness
‘Yips’ a funny name, but a serious problem for athletes
The name might make the condition sound trivial, but the yips can ruin a professional athlete’s career. The yips affect many kinds of athletes, including cricket and baseball players, and even piano players, but the condition is most closely associated with golfers. For golfers, it’s an uncontrollable spasm that occurs in the hands right before impact.
House Call: Genetic testing can boost health awareness
Many performing artists fine-tune their bodies, as well
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from Stars and Stripes
ANALYSIS: Islamic State fraying from within
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from The Washington Times
6.5M people with active Social Security numbers are 112 or older: IG
Roughly 6.5 million people with active Social Security numbers are age 112 and older, according to an audit by the Social Security Administration’s inspector general.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
Navy Chaplain Punished For Sharing Biblical Views
(Western Journalism)
Navy Chaplain Punished For Sharing Biblical Views
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