Wednesday, December 28, 2016

In the news, Sunday, November 27, 2016


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NOV 26      INDEX      NOV 28
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from Breitbart

Thirteen Undiplomatic Statements by Mitt Romney About Donald Trump
Failed 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney is lobbying to be picked as Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, so perhaps Trump’s team should review all of Romney’s undiplomatic statements from 2015 and 2016 about the future Commander in Chief.

FARAGE: If Le Pen Wins, The EU Is Over
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has taken one step closer to backing Front National candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential elections in 2017, declaring that if Ms. Le Pen wins, the European Union project will collapse entirely.

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from CBC News (Canada)

Baie D'Urfé restaurant Linguini goes up in flames
Arson squad takes over investigation, building being demolished

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from Coeur d'Alene Press

Pleading the Fifth. Testifying in your own defense has risks and rewards.

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from CommonDreams
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Reflections on the Death of Fidel
"It is perhaps hard at this remove to summon up the eros, the sheer vitality, of the revolution Castro made."

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Economic Localism Is No Better than Economic Nationalism
It's not that buying local is somehow wrong. But it’s also not morally or economically superior to buying from Walmart or Target or even Amazon.

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from The Guardian (UK)
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Forget Fidel Castro’s policies. What matters is that he was a dictator
We need not agonise over whether Cuba’s former leader was a hero or villain. His rule was an insult to the principles of the left [and of the right]

The psychology behind a nice cup of tea
Studies have shown that holding a warm drink makes people rate strangers more highly

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from Indian Country Today Media Network

After A Month of Conflict, Mass Media Arrives in Force at Standing Rock

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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)

Pelosi Challenger: Democrats ‘Not Even a National Party’
Rep. Tim Ryan blasts party reliance on identity politics as Democratic civil war intensifies

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from Redoubt News
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Fake News: the U.S. Government Is the Biggest Culprit
When It Comes to Fake News, the U.S. Government Is the Biggest Culprit, We must not fall into the trap of believing that the media speaks for the public.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from Yahoo News

Farmers Are Getting a Bumper Crop of Subsidies from the 2014 Farm Bill
After years of hard bargaining, Congress in early 2014 finally agreed on a bipartisan farm and nutrition bill aimed at reforming an antiquated and costly agriculture subsidy system. The legislation was designed to get rid of direct price support payments, eliminate waste and duplication of programs, tighten food stamp eligibility, and save $23 billion over the next five years. Some of those savings from direct payments were added to the massive crop insurance program, in which the federal government covers losses from poor yields or declines in revenue.

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