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from Associated Press
CADET QUITS, CITES OVERT RELIGION AT WEST POINT
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from Collective Evolution
from POLITICO
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Electoral College keeps elections fair
Opinion: The Electoral College has given us competitive elections for more than two centuries.
Electoral College keeps elections fair
Opinion: The Electoral College has given us competitive elections for more than two centuries.
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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
NASA planning new mission to Mars
Expert panel: NASA seems lost in space, needs goal
U.S. may add group to foreign terror list
Nusra Front in Syria alleged to have link to al-Qaida
US aware of Assad asylum offers
Protesters gather outside Morsi’s palace
About 100,000 object to decrees
Court finds for owners in property rights case
Supreme Court reaches 8-0 decision
Hudson Yards on the way
Senate OKs defense spending
Fiscal cliff offers hint at more defense cuts
Democrats: Obama to ask for $50 billion Sandy aid
Astronaut braces for unprecedented year in space
Spending cuts shadow Obama meeting with tribes
Colville tribes to allow wolf hunting
The Colville Confederated Tribes have opened a wolf hunting season for tribal members on a portion of their reservation, according to regulations posted on the tribe’s website.
Outside the 1.4 million-acre reservation, gray wolves are still protected by Washington’s endangered species laws.
Tribal officials did not immediately answer media calls, but the Tribal Council apparently approved a season that opened last week on the south half of the reservation in Okanogan and Ferry counties, where at least two packs roam.
At least 12 wolf packs have been identified across Eastern Washington by the tribe and state wildlife officials. Wolves have been moving into the state on their own from Canada and Idaho.
Not enough wolf packs have been formed to trigger steps toward a hunting season in Washington outside the reservation, according to the state’s Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.
Nine permits are available to Colville tribal members, according to the online regulations. The season is posted to run through Feb. 28 or until hunters have met the quota.
Bush notes ‘contribution of immigrants’ in U.S.
DALLAS – As the U.S. debates immigration policy, former President George W. Bush says it should “do so with a benevolent spirit and keep in mind the contribution of immigrants.”
“Immigrants have helped build the country that we’ve become and immigrants can help build a dynamic tomorrow,” Bush said Tuesday as he opened a conference on the benefits of immigration hosted by the George W. Bush Institute and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Bush has long been concerned about immigration and had warned the Republican Party as he left office in January 2009 not to become “anti-immigrant.”
“America can be a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time,” Bush said Tuesday.
Editorial: Put all ideas on table for libraries’ survival
TrudyRubin: Egypt gets harsh political lessons
Sweet gesture
Cookie exchange a great way to give – and receive – this holiday season
Cinnamon Twisps recipe offers regional flavor in ‘Dishing up’
Orange cheesecake celebrates another Hanukkah tradition
US Rep. calls for tighter rules for train industry
Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise
Homeland Security grant spending questioned
New stunning nighttime views of Earth unveiled
Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments
Social Security fast-tracks rare-disease claims
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In brief: From Staff and Wire Reports:
The Colville Confederated Tribes have opened a wolf hunting season for tribal members on a portion of their reservation, according to regulations posted on the tribe’s website.
Outside the 1.4 million-acre reservation, gray wolves are still protected by Washington’s endangered species laws.
Tribal officials did not immediately answer media calls, but the Tribal Council apparently approved a season that opened last week on the south half of the reservation in Okanogan and Ferry counties, where at least two packs roam.
At least 12 wolf packs have been identified across Eastern Washington by the tribe and state wildlife officials. Wolves have been moving into the state on their own from Canada and Idaho.
Not enough wolf packs have been formed to trigger steps toward a hunting season in Washington outside the reservation, according to the state’s Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.
Nine permits are available to Colville tribal members, according to the online regulations. The season is posted to run through Feb. 28 or until hunters have met the quota.
Bush notes ‘contribution of immigrants’ in U.S.
DALLAS – As the U.S. debates immigration policy, former President George W. Bush says it should “do so with a benevolent spirit and keep in mind the contribution of immigrants.”
“Immigrants have helped build the country that we’ve become and immigrants can help build a dynamic tomorrow,” Bush said Tuesday as he opened a conference on the benefits of immigration hosted by the George W. Bush Institute and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Bush has long been concerned about immigration and had warned the Republican Party as he left office in January 2009 not to become “anti-immigrant.”
“America can be a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time,” Bush said Tuesday.
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Sweet gesture
Cookie exchange a great way to give – and receive – this holiday season
Cinnamon Twisps recipe offers regional flavor in ‘Dishing up’
US Rep. calls for tighter rules for train industry
Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise
Homeland Security grant spending questioned
New stunning nighttime views of Earth unveiled
Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments
Democrats: Obama to ask for $50 billion Sandy aid
Below surface, moon reveals a “shattered” history
Mississippi River dropping slower than expected
Justices struggle with international custody law
Feds funnel millions into Gulf Coast
Longer tamoxifen use cuts breast cancer deaths
Capitalism and socialism wed as words of the year
US tells allies to make good on Afghan pledges
Senate to take up bill normalizing Russia trade
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from The Wenatchee World (WA)
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Briefly:
WASHINGTON — Hoping to prevent online ads and the websites of for-profit schools from misleading Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs has trademarked the words “GI Bill.”
Since the first GI Bill was enacted in 1944, it has represented the government’s compact to provide an education for service members returning to civilian life. Recent government investigations, however, have spotlighted problems as for-profit schools compete for government dollars under the latest version of the bill.
Senate and Government Accountability Office investigations in recent months found that some for-profit colleges and universities recruit veterans without telling them the full truth about costs, loans, credit transfers and dropout rates. At stake are billions of dollars divided among hundreds of thousands of service members and veterans, and their spouses and children, under the 2008 Post-9/11 GI Bill.
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Small stores distill liquor sales down to service, selection
Analysis: Why Obama might risk going over the ‘cliff’
Reward for breaking the Cowell case: $29,500
Farm groups to renew push for stable work force
Yakamas upset over gas pipeline
Tribe says it will damage culturally significant site
Rejected: Senate rebuffs Dole’s appeal for passage of U.N. disability treaty
Fiscal cliff: So many choices, so little time
Fast-growing salmon fighting strong currents
Analysis: Why Obama might risk going over the ‘cliff’
Reward for breaking the Cowell case: $29,500
Farm groups to renew push for stable work force
Yakamas upset over gas pipeline
Tribe says it will damage culturally significant site
Rejected: Senate rebuffs Dole’s appeal for passage of U.N. disability treaty
Fiscal cliff: So many choices, so little time
Fast-growing salmon fighting strong currents
Clones of long-dead redwoods planted along Oregon Coast
Preparing now for grizzly hunting in the Rockies
Officials look into lifting restrictions near Yellowstone
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