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Poll: Walker holds 7-point lead over GOP presidential rivals in Iowa
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker holds a 7-point advantage among Iowan voters over the rest of the crowded Republican field in the scramble for the party's 2016 nomination for president, a new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll finds. The poll, released late Saturday afternoon, shows Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee rounding out the top five in the state;
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from Daily Kos
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Barney Frank calls out Dennis Hastert & GOP hypocrisy with a perfect statement
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Barney Frank calls out Dennis Hastert & GOP hypocrisy with a perfect statement
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from The Des Moines Register
Iowa Poll: Walker maintains popularity with 7-point lead
Scott Walker's popularity streak in Iowa is real: He's seven percentage points ahead of his nearest competition in the presidential horse race here, chased by a tight pack of four in a clear top tier: Ben Carson, Rand Paul, Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee.
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Iowa Poll: Walker maintains popularity with 7-point lead
Scott Walker's popularity streak in Iowa is real: He's seven percentage points ahead of his nearest competition in the presidential horse race here, chased by a tight pack of four in a clear top tier: Ben Carson, Rand Paul, Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee.
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from The Hill
Administration preps new gun regulations
The Justice Department plans to move forward this year with more than a dozen new gun-related regulations, according to list of rules the agency has proposed to enact before the end of the Obama administration.
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from Los Angeles Times
Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies
Los Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels and launch rockets into space. And he's built those companies with the help of billions in government subsidies. Tesla Motors Inc., SolarCity Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, together have benefited from an estimated $4.9 billion in government support, according to data compiled by The Times. The figure underscores a common theme running through his emerging empire: a public-private financing model underpinning long-shot start-ups.
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from New York Post
History bound to repeat itself for HillaryWith another shoe dropping in the Hillary Clinton scandal nearly every day, America is witnessing an unprecedented spectacle. Never in modern times has a presidential candidate been so tarnished — and yet also so popular. Oops, there was one other time. Actually, two. Those were the times when Bill Clinton ran for president.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Rockford mayor, two town officials submit resignations
Rockford Mayor Steve Meyer resigned on Friday, following the recent resignations of the town’s clerk-treasurer and deputy clerk. Meyer said Saturday that he was tired of the town council micromanaging him and town employees. “I got tired of trying to do my job when they wouldn’t let me do the job,” said Meyer, who was elected to the position in 2013.
Son accused of killing father in Pullman
Officers were called to an apartment on a report of a domestic dispute involving a father and son. Virgil C. Luden, 58, of Sammamish was found unresponsive shortly before 5 p.m. on the floor of the apartment. The son, Erik C. Luden, 24, who lived in the apartment, was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, then arrested on a first-degree murder charge.
Biden’s son dies from brain cancer
Vice President Joe Biden announced Saturday that his son, Beau, has died of brain cancer. Beau Biden was 46.
Son-in-law accused of killing three in Colbert home, including Spokane fire official
The son-in-law of one of the three people killed at home in Colbert last week that later was set on fire has been arrested and will face three counts of first-degree murder, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office reports. Roy H. Murry, of Lewiston, was arrested today after he was interviewed by detectives at the Public Safety Building, said Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. Terry Canfield, 59; his wife, Lisa M. Canfield, 52; and Lisa Canfield’s son, John Robert Constable, 23 were killed after they were shot early Tuesday at 20 E. Chattaroy Road. Murry is married to one of Lisa Canfield’s daughters.
Former Maryland governor challenges Clinton for Democratic nomination
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley entered the Democratic presidential race on Saturday in a longshot challenge to Hillary Rodham Clinton for the 2016 nomination, casting himself as a new generation leader who would rebuild the economy and reform Wall Street.
Guards in Spokane schools would be armed under district proposal
A sergeant with the Spokane Police Department will supervise up to 17 armed guards in Spokane’s schools, if an agreement between the city of Spokane and Spokane Public Schools is approved Monday by the City Council.
Cliff Drive scenic vista blocked by boulders
Spokane residents have mixed feelings about the city’s plan to curb noise and litter problems at a popular South Hill overlook that provides a panoramic view of the city. A small stretch of land beside Cliff Drive recently was closed off to vehicle parking when city workers moved several dozen large boulders to the side of the road. The overlook is a popular spot to meditate and hold picnics, watch fireworks on the Fourth of July, and take graduation and wedding pictures. It’s also a magnet for young people who play loud music and leave behind garbage, according to some who live nearby.
Spokane residents have mixed feelings about the city’s plan to curb noise and litter problems at a popular South Hill overlook that provides a panoramic view of the city. A small stretch of land beside Cliff Drive recently was closed off to vehicle parking when city workers moved several dozen large boulders to the side of the road. The overlook is a popular spot to meditate and hold picnics, watch fireworks on the Fourth of July, and take graduation and wedding pictures. It’s also a magnet for young people who play loud music and leave behind garbage, according to some who live nearby.
Cuba’s terrorist label removed
The Obama administration on Friday removed Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of international terrorism, taking an important step toward the president’s goal of improving relations between the two longtime adversaries.
The Obama administration on Friday removed Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of international terrorism, taking an important step toward the president’s goal of improving relations between the two longtime adversaries.
Dennis Hastert stumbled into political power amid a Republican sex scandal in 1998 that unexpectedly elevated the husky Illinoisan to a position just two heartbeats away from the presidency. He became the longest-serving Republican House speaker in U.S. history but remained so proud of his days as a small-town high school teacher and wrestling coach that he relished the Capitol Hill nickname “Coach.” But this week those once-idolized small-town roots caught up with the 73-year-old Hastert, who in recent years has worked behind the scenes as a Washington power broker. On Friday, federal law enforcement officials said Hastert had paid $1.7 million over the last four years to conceal sexual abuse against a former male student he knew during his days as a teacher in Yorkville, Illinois, where Hastert worked until 1981.
Anti-Islam protest held at Phoenix mosque
Protesters gathered across the street from Phoenix’s largest mosque on Friday, shouting obscenities and holding up signs depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad, but a line of police kept the crowd from mixing with those attending evening prayer.
Pentagon widens inquiry into anthrax shipments
A widening Pentagon investigation found late Friday that an Army biodefense facility in Utah has been mistakenly sending out live deadly anthrax samples to at least two dozen private and military laboratories around the world for the last seven years.
Pentagon chief condemns Beijing’s South China Sea reclamation
China’s land reclamation in the South China Sea is out of step with international rules, and turning underwater land into airfields won’t expand its sovereignty, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told an international security conference today, stepping up America’s condemnation of the communist giant as Beijing officials sat in the audience.
Nigeria’s new president was sworn in on Friday and pledged to tackle Boko Haram “head-on,” asserting the fight against the Islamic extremists wouldn’t be won until hundreds of schoolgirls abducted last year and other kidnapping victims were brought home alive.
Lane-splitting for motorcycles is relatively safe, Berkeley study says
A study on which new California legislation is based says lane-splitting is relatively safe for motorcyclists – even safer than not lane-splitting.
Authorities said Friday they reclaimed four more bodies from Texas waters, adding to the growing death toll inflicted by record-setting storms that continue to submerge highways and flood homes. At least 28 people have been killed nationwide in the storms, 24 in Texas. At least 12 are missing in Texas.
Drug website creator gets life sentence
A San Francisco man who created the underground drug-selling website Silk Road was sentenced Friday to life in prison by a judge who cited six deaths from drugs bought on his site and five people he tried to have killed.
Man, protected by stand-your-ground law, not guilty of murder
A Nevada man who confronted two unarmed trespassers with a deadly barrage of gunfire at a vacant duplex he owns was found not guilty of murder Friday in the latest case to test the boundaries of stand-your-ground self-defense laws.
Texas lawmakers on Friday approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation’s second most-populous state, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who immediately promised to sign it and reverse a ban dating to the post-Civil War era.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Idaho’s laws restricting abortions after 20 weeks and requiring all second-trimester abortions to take place in a hospital are unconstitutional.
A Bonner County sheriff’s sergeant was involved in a crash that sent two people to the hospital Friday morning. Sgt. Phyllis J. Jay, 62, was driving an unmarked 2006 Chevy Tahoe west on Sagle Road at 9:18 a.m., according to the Idaho State Police. She pulled out at a stop sign at U.S. Highway 95 and hit a northbound motorcycle driven by Rodney F. Howard, 67, of Priest River. Howard lost control of the motorcycle and both he and his passenger, 66-year-old Catherine J. Howard, were thrown into the road. Both Howards were taken to Kootenai Health to be treated for their injuries. A spokeswoman there said Catherine Howard was in critical condition and Rodney Howard was in fair condition Friday afternoon.
Man who died in fire near Eloika Lake ID’d
The man who died in a house fire near Eloika Lake last Saturday has been identified as Michael L. Randolph, 68.
STA has no explicit policy on yellow lights
The Spokane Transit Authority has no explicit policy on how its drivers should handle yellow lights, according to records requested by The Spokesman-Review. Spokane police said a bus driver entered the intersection on a yellow light at Crestline Street and Euclid Avenue around 1:30 p.m. May 22 and collided with 52-year-old motorcyclist Thomas Robert Dale Samples, who was running a red light.
City Council will discuss River Park Square expansion plan
Centennial Real Estate Investments, a sister company of River Park Square, announced earlier this year that it hopes to tear down a building it owns adjacent to River Park Square to build a new structure that would house Urban Outfitters. The plan calls for the city to vacate 17 feet of city right-of-way along Wall Street to allow for a larger store. The plan will be considered by the Spokane City Council Monday evening.
Eluding police conviction overturned on technicality
A man sent to prison after he allegedly led a police officer on a car chase will be released because there was no mention during his trial that the officer pursuing him was wearing a uniform. The Washington Court of Appeal overturned the man’s conviction in a ruling last week. Sean M. Wright, 31, was convicted of attempting to elude a police vehicle after a car chase on March 6, 2013. Evidence was presented that the officer’s car had its lights and sirens on, but Wright’s attorney argued that there wasn’t enough evidence for a conviction on the charge because there was no evidence about the officer being in uniform.
A man sent to prison after he allegedly led a police officer on a car chase will be released because there was no mention during his trial that the officer pursuing him was wearing a uniform. The Washington Court of Appeal overturned the man’s conviction in a ruling last week. Sean M. Wright, 31, was convicted of attempting to elude a police vehicle after a car chase on March 6, 2013. Evidence was presented that the officer’s car had its lights and sirens on, but Wright’s attorney argued that there wasn’t enough evidence for a conviction on the charge because there was no evidence about the officer being in uniform.
A 1988 Nobel Prize put up for auction by a retired experimental physicist now facing memory loss and potential medical bills has sold for $765,002. The online auction went into overtime Thursday evening until a final bid went unchallenged for half an hour in the competition for the gold medal won by Leon Lederman.
The Washington Senate has approved $18 million in emergency drought relief as lawmakers wrapped up its first special session Thursday. But the House hasn’t taken action yet, so the Department of Ecology is waiting for about $9.6 million it requested to help farmers and others facing hardships from water shortages.
U.S. report: All of Idaho in, or heading into, drought
According to a United States Drought Monitor report, all of Idaho is now in a drought or heading into a drought. The Idaho Statesman reported that the new statistics contrast with May 2014, when the drought monitoring website reported only 52 percent of the state was under some sort of drought condition.
Sen. Dean Cameron appointed Department of Insurance director
Gov. Butch Otter has appointed state Sen. Dean Cameron of Rupert to oversee the Idaho Department of Insurance.Otter announced Friday that the 13-term Republican lawmaker will be the new director effective June 15.
Emergency dispatch system’s launch delayed after failed tests
The launch of a multimillion-dollar emergency dispatch project in Snohomish County has been delayed again after it failed in tests simulating a large disaster.
Parent who visited UO student 7th to be infected with meningitis
Public health officials say a parent who visited the campus of the University of Oregon in early May was infected with the bacteria that can cause meningitis. The 52-year-old man is the seventh person with meningococcal disease since a campus outbreak began in January. The others were students. One died.
Although Gov. Jay Inslee says he doesn’t expect a state government shutdown on July 1 and legislative leaders say they are doing everything to avoid one, the state budget office Friday posted a list of what each agency will do if a budget deal isn’t reached by June 30.
Idaho saw the highest number of deaths in 2013 throughout the state since record-keeping began, with cancer barely squeezing out heart disease as the No. 1 cause of death, according to the state Department of Health and Welfare. The recently released report, Idaho Vital Statistics 2013, found more than 12,400 people died in Idaho in 2013. The year prior, it was just shy of 12,000.
The Transportation Security Administration will run a dedicated line for members of its Pre-Check program and low-risk passengers at the airport in Pasco beginning Monday, a news release said. The line will be available during peak times, particularly in the morning when the airport’s security checkpoint tends to be congested.
A range of proposals that could either curb or accelerate the slaughter of wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park will get an initial public airing next week. Many bison carry the animal disease brucellosis that is feared by cattle ranchers outside the park.
Cormorants, eggs killed to aid salmon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says 109 adult double-crested cormorants have been killed and more than 1,700 eggs killed so far as part of a program to reduce the size of North America’s biggest cormorant nesting colony so the birds eat fewer juvenile salmon migrating down the Columbia River.
Lusty Lady strip club to become hotel
Five years after Seattle’s Lusty Lady strip club closed down, a new hotel is set to take its place. The Seattle Times reported a local developers announced Thursday that the old building near Pike Place Market will be turned into a 43-room boutique hotel.
Debris believed to be from Japan tsunami carries sea life safely across ocean
Four years after a tsunami devastated Japan’s coast, debris still washes up in Washington – and winds up in the hands of state wildlife officials. The debris comes with an environmental threat: invasive species and parasites that have hitched a ride across the Pacific Ocean.
Amazon expands Ohio operations, adds 1,000 jobs
Amazon has selected Ohio as a major Midwest hub for its cloud computing operations, a decision the governor hailed Friday as a victory for the high-tech future of a state whose legacy was built on heavy manufacturing.
EPA proposes easing requirements for ethanol in gas
The nation’s gasoline supply likely will have more ethanol in coming years – but not as much as was required by federal law. The 2007 renewable fuels law tried to address global warming, reduce dependence on foreign oil and bolster the rural economy. It required a steady increase in the amount of renewable fuels like corn-based ethanol blended into gasoline over time. The new proposal would reduce the amount required by more than 4 billion gallons in 2015 and by more than 3 billion gallons the following year.
Briefcase: Bank of America fined for debt collection
Bank of America has been fined $30 million by U.S. regulators, who accused the bank of violating consumer protections for members of the military in collecting debts.
GM, Subaru added to Takata air bag recall
General Motors and Subaru are adding vehicles to the growing list of models being recalled by 11 automakers due to potentially exploding air bags.
U.S. oil, natural gas rig count drops to 875
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 10 this week to 875.
Oklahoma latest state to ban local fracking restrictions
Oklahoma cities and counties would no longer be able to ban hydraulic fracturing – a process commonly called fracking – or other oil and gas operations within their boundaries under a bill signed into law on Friday by Gov. Mary Fallin.
Stocks slide following disappointing economic data
Stocks sank Friday following news that the U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year. The revised data showed that gross domestic product contracted 0.7 percent in the first quarter. That was worse than the government’s initial estimate of growth of 0.2 percent.
Froma Harrop: Sloppiness won’t doom health reforms
Charles Krauthammer: Electronic records mandate a barrier to patient care
Editorial: Tests or no tests, students need to achieve
Guest opinion: Action against global warming can wait no more
Increased cougar hunting worse, not better for livestock
Ask Dr. K: Hormone drop can affect sex life
Obituary: Nissen, Vera Adeline (Smith)
17 Jul 1920 - 12 May 2015 Lind, Ritzville, Ralston
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