Friday, October 21, 2016

In the news, Saturday, October 1, 2016


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from CommonDreams
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TTIP May be Dead, But We’re Still Facing TTIP by the Back Door
The architects of the current wave of trade deals have embarked on a desperate ploy to salvage something from the death of their flagship treaty. Sacrificing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership or TTIP in order to get CETA (the close relation of TTIP, a deal between the EU and Canada) agreed was always going to be a risky strategy.

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from Daily Wire

4 Things You Need To Know About Trump's Revealed Tax Returns
On Saturday, The New York Times revealed Donald Trump’s 1995 tax records. The records showed that Trump took at $916 million loss on his tax returns, and that the deduction could have create an effective income tax exemption for Trump for 18 years.

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from End The Fed
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BREAKING: It’s Done, U.S. No Longer Oversight for Internet
The United States government, in the form of the Obama administration, gave over control of the internet today. Mark this date and watch for the inevitable decline in the exercise of freedom of expression and thought over the internet. This is another step in establishing world order rules and laws.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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FDA Regulations Could Kill Vaping... and Smokers

An Open Letter to Trump's Economic Advisor
Nothing in economic theory says that it’s abnormal for a country to run trade deficits for over a decade, or even for over a century. If investment opportunities available in the United States are especially attractive, the U.S. will run a trade deficit.

Attorney General Admits Pot Isn't a Gateway Drug, but that Prescription Pills Are
Attorney General Lynch acknowledged recently that people are usually introduced to opiods through the medicine cabinet, not marijuana. "If you tend to experiment with a lot of things in life, you may be inclined to experiment with drugs, as well. But it’s not like we’re seeing that marijuana as a specific gateway."

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from First Things

Peter Hitchens invites us to re-think Russia’s national identity and place in international politics:
As all around me rage against the supposed aggression and wickedness of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, I cannot join in. Despite the fact that Moscow has abandoned control of immense areas of Europe and Asia, self-appointed experts insist that Russia is an expansionist power. Oddly, this “expansion” only seems to be occurring in zones that Moscow once controlled, into which the E.U. and NATO, supported by the U.S., have sought to extend their influence. The misreading of Russia’s geopolitical situation is especially sad because for the first time in many decades there is much to hope for in Moscow.

DON’T ASK THE KIDS
The first job of parents is to teach their children, not consult them.

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from The Guardian (UK)
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Thomas Becket's personal book of psalms 'found in Cambridge library'
Historian claims the Psalter is ‘undoubtedly’ the property of martyred saint, and that he may have been holding it when he was murdered

Who owned this Canterbury psalter?
The study of ancient illuminated manuscripts brings you face to face with history. Christopher de Hamel explains how the secrets of one 11th-century psalter emerged to reveal its celebrated owner

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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)

The Beauty Queen Moms Who Back Trump
Forget the Hillary smear campaigns — these mothers, including one who is dying, attest to GOP nominee's kindness and thoughtfulness

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from New York Times

Timber Company Tells California Town, Go Find Your Own Water
Residents of Weed, Calif., are battling a timber company for the rights to water that has been piped to houses in the area for more than a century.

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from Redoubt News
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USDA Raids Wyoming Farmer’s Market
Federal Inspections at Lakeway Market Cause Confusion; Concern

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from spokaneproisrael.org
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from The Spokesman-Review

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from SUCCESS Magazine

Finally, Sympathy Cards That Say What We Really Feel
Emily McDowell’s cards tailored to real life go viral.

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from Yahoo News

US cuts cord on internet oversight
The US government on Saturday ended its formal oversight role over the internet, handing over management of the online address system to a global non-profit entity.

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