Wednesday, October 21, 2015

In the news, Tuesday, September 29, 2015


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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from The Brookings Institution

THE PRINCE OF COUNTERTERRORISM
Muhammad bin Nayef (MBN), 56, the new crown prince and heir, is the darling of America’s counterterrorism and intelligence services, having performed several critical services for the U.S. in his capacity as deputy minister of the interior and then minister of the interior—the office that oversees all domestic security matters. Unlike his father, who preceded him in those positions, he is pro-American, almost certainly more so than any other member of the Saudi leadership. But Washington should have no illusions that MBN will take Western advice to reform the kingdom.

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

VLADIMIR Putin has stepped up Russia's military presence in Syria and told the west it must back its leader Bashar al-Assad in order to tackle the growing threat of Islamic State (ISIS).

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from Gizmodo

from The Hill

Senators press VA on Agent Orange benefits
Senators pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday to expand benefits for Vietnam veterans and conduct more research on the effects of Agent Orange.

House invokes 'martial law' to speed vote on spending bill

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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

How Your T-Shirt Saves the World
Garment factories in poor countries might look dirty and dangerous to westerners, but in fact, they are one of our best hopes for poverty reduction and human development.

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from Jews News
from Money Talks News
from NBC News (& affiliates)

Planned Parenthood chief embarrasses GOP rep
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards ... no doubt expected a contentious hearing today when she appeared before the House Oversight Committee. But what she probably didn’t expect is what Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) had in store for their exchange.

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from New York Times

John Boehner’s Exit Will Cost Mitch McConnell a Kindred Spirit
More than a year before a difficult election cycle when he will be challenged to hold on to his hard-won Republican majority, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky may have already suffered his most significant loss — the pending departure of Speaker John A. Boehner.

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from POLITICO

Scott mum on past health care fraud allegations

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from PoliticusUSA
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A Fed Up Top House Democrat Slams Republicans For Wasting America’s Time
Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) can hardly be blamed for blasting Republicans for failing to govern just to appease the right-wing of the Republican caucus. A right-wing that long ago jumped the reality shark and lives in dank, dark waters of epistemic closure that makes them look like raving lunatics to the rest of the country.

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from Qpolitical

Donald Trump has certainly made a name for himself among conservatives. He has made great strides in the poles and his campaign continues to attract celebrity endorsements. The latest one has to be the most incredible one of all. Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson has come out in support of Donald Trump saying, “I do like me some Trump” during a speech at the Oklahoma State Fair.

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from Roll Call

Rand Paul: Ted Cruz ‘Pretty Much Done For’ in Senate
Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday said fellow Republican presidential candidate Ted. Cruz is “done for” in the Senate. “Ted has chosen to make this really personal and chosen to call people dishonest in leadership and call them names, which really goes against the decorum and also against the rules of the Senate, and as a consequence, he can’t get anything done legislatively,” Paul told Fox News Radio. “He is pretty much done for and stifled and it’s really because of personal relationships, or lack of personal relationships, and it is a problem.”

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from ScienceAlert

Watch: Here's why you need to eat more eggs
You're really missing out. Eggs are packed with protein, and studies have shown that they can help with weight loss, increase your muscle mass, and lower your blood pressure. They also contain all of the essential amino acids the human body needs, and a recent study found that pairing eggs with salads can significantly improve the absorption of nutrients contained in raw vegetables.

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from Skeptoid Podcast

September 23: The Aftermath
As I wrote about a few weeks ago, a group of self-proclaimed prophets, doomsday preppers, and conspiracy theorists proclaimed that “something would happen” at some point in September, 2015 – and on September 23rd, specifically.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from Sputnik
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s message at the UN General Assembly was stark; either sovereign states get together in a broad coalition against all forms of terror, and the principle of statehood is respected as enshrined in the UN charter - or there will be chaos.

Stole Obama’s Thunder, Showed Who’s in Charge – West About Putin’s Speech
The Western media has assessed President Putin’s speech at the UN General Assembly, mostly comparing it to that of President Obama; the comparisons turned out not in favor of the American head of state. Here are just some of the evaluations.

Don't Let CNN Confuse You: 10 Crucial Differences Between Putin and Yeltsin
As Vladimir Putin was somehow mistaken for his predecessor Boris Yeltsin, we put together a list of important differences to avoid further confusion.

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from Think Progress
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Kim Davis’ Attorneys Finally Admit This Picture Is A Hoax
At last week’s Values Voter Summit, Mat Staver of the Liberty Counsel displayed a picture that he claimed showed a 100,000-person prayer in Peru for his client, Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis. That picture has since been identified as having been uploaded to Facebook on May 25, 2014 and portraying a massive one-of-a-kind five-day convention known as “Jesús Te Ama Y Te Cambia” (“Jesus Loves You And Changes You”).

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from Truth In Media
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from Vox
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from The Weekly Standard

Planned Parenthood President Says PP Never Stated They Provided Mammograms. She Forgot About This Video
Today, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on PPFA's use of taxpayer funding. During testimony, she falsely asserted that, "we've never stated that we did" provide mammograms.

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)  [Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Former MLB Pitcher Curt Schilling Just Took A Stand For Ben Carson With 1 Perfect Picture
MLB pitching legend Curt Schilling shared, and then soon thereafter deleted, an image that appeared to support Ben Carson’s comments that he would not advocate for a Muslim to be president. ESPN suspended Schilling as a commentator in August after he tweeted a picture comparing ISIS to Nazi Germany.

‘The View’ Was Trashing Ben Carson. Then Candace Cameron-Bure Sent A Message They Couldn’t Ignore
Despite being muzzled by The View producers on her first day, new panelist Candace Cameron-Bure is making a mark on the liberal TV show and standing up for her conservative beliefs. Even as she has been added as a panelist, Cameron-Bure has not been able to make every episode of the morning talk show because she is finishing up work on the first season of her new TV series based on the 80s show Full House. So Cameron-Bure wasn’t on set during the recent discussion of Dr. Ben Carson’s comments about the suitability of a practicing Muslim becoming president of the United States.

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