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from PreventDisease.com
Oregano Oil Is A Health Hazard Says Health Canada
by MARCO TORRES
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Big Pharma Robs Compound From Grapes, Makes Patented Drug They Claim Will Help People Live to 150 Yearsby DAVE MIHALOVIC
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from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Paul Ryan: The GOP Plan to Balance the Budget by 2023
The goal can be reached, with no new taxes, while increasing spending 3.4% annually instead of the current 5%.
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from POLITICO
By JONATHAN ALLEN, DAVID NATHER
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from The Spokesman-Review
Cardinals head into conclave
Uncertainty surrounds vote
Nicole Winfield Associated Press
Conclave to elect new pope begins
Nicole Winfield Associated Press
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Navy plane crash leaves three dead
‘Loud boom’ preceded smoke from Prowler’s training flight, witness reports
Tom Sowa The Spokesman-Review
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State’s new online insurance exchange will carry coverage
John Webster The Spokesman-Review
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Compromise shrinks funds
Government funding bill excludes Obama reforms
Andrew Taylor Associated Press
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US employers post more jobs, cut fewer workers
Associated Press
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U.S. adds N. Korea sanctions
Paul Richter McClatchy-Tribune
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Recent storms ease drought across middle of country
Experts warn soakings may not be enough to help agriculture
Jim Suhr, Jim Salter Associated Press
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Afghan cop kills 2 U.S. troops
Heidi Vogt, Amir Shah Associated Press
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
Last anti-Chavez TV station to be sold
CARACAS, Venezuela – The last remaining television station critical of Venezuela’s government is being sold to an insurance company owner who is apparently friendly with the ruling socialists, its owners announced Monday, following an unrelenting official campaign to financially strangle the broadcaster through regulatory pressure.
The announcement, which civil liberties advocates called a crushing blow to press freedom, comes a month ahead of crucial elections to replace Hugo Chavez as the opposition accuses the late president’s political heirs of employing multiple violations of the constitution to gain an unfair advantage.
The editorial line of Globovision is expected to change under new management, employees told the Associated Press. Many journalists sobbed when informed of the sale, certain some would lose their jobs, said one senior employee.
The sale will wait until April 14 elections, which Chavez’s hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, is highly favored to win.
Downturn in Portugal worst in 37 years
LISBON, Portugal – Portugal’s statistics agency says the economy contracted 3.2 percent last year – its sharpest annual downturn since 1975.
Portugal is enacting broad debt-reduction measures, including tax hikes and pay and pension cuts, in return for a $102 billion international financial lifeline it received in May 2011. Those austerity policies are widely blamed for the deepening recession and growing hardship.
The National Statistics Institute said Monday that a drop in private consumption and slower export growth were the main factors behind the slump, with the economy shrinking 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter.
Unemployment stands at 17.6 percent, the third-highest rate in the 27-nation bloc after Greece and Spain.
Ex-mayor convicted, jailed
DETROIT – Jurors in a city buffeted by financial crisis convicted former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on corruption charges Monday, capping a five-month trial that exposed a brazen pay-to-play culture during his years in office while the distressed city lost jobs and people and veered toward insolvency.
Kilpatrick could face more than 10 years in prison for two dozen convictions, from racketeering conspiracy to bribery to tax crimes.
“Kwame Kilpatrick didn’t lead the city. He looted the city,” U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said in victory.
At the government’s urging, Kilpatrick, 42, was ordered to jail to await his sentence, along with Bobby Ferguson, a city contractor who benefited from having a pal as mayor and also was convicted.
Colorado Senate OKs gun bills
DENVER – A gun control package pushed by Colorado Democrats cleared the state Senate on Monday, as sponsors described it as a needed response to Colorado’s blood-soaked history of mass shootings.
One Democrat after another rose Monday to talk about restricting gun rights after last July’s shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater by alleged gunman James Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 people and injuring dozens more.
The measures approved by the Senate included a limit on the kinds of high-capacity ammunition magazines Holmes is accused of using in the theater shooting. Other measures included expanded background checks on private gun sales and a new ban on gun ownership for people facing domestic violence charges.
Republicans argued in vain that the gun controls would not have prevented the theater shooting, nor the school massacre last December in Newtown, Conn. Some cited the 1999 Columbine High School shootings outside Denver.
Only one of the five bills heads to Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper to be signed into law. The remaining four must return to the House for more debate, including the ammunition magazine limit and the domestic violence bill. The House is under Democratic control and will likely approve the measures.
Hickenlooper has said he supports the one bill awaiting his signature, a revived fee for people seeking background checks by gun purchasers. Hickenlooper has also called for expanded background checks and has said he’d sign the magazine limit if lawmakers get it to him.
VA won’t follow NY gun law
ALBANY, N.Y. – The federal Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday its mental health professionals won’t comply with a new gun law in New York that requires reporting the names of patients they believe likely to hurt themselves or others.
That provision is set to take effect Saturday. Several veterans and their advocates warned it would deter many from seeking counseling and medications to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder or other psychological issues. Veterans fear their rights would be taken away.
Under the law pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the information would be used by state officials to determine whether someone should give up a gun license or weapon.
VA spokesman Mark Ballesteros said Monday that federal protections of veterans’ treatment records take precedence. The agency’s lawyers had been studying the New York statute, which passed in January.
“Federal laws safeguarding the confidentiality of veterans’ treatment records do not authorize VA mental-health professionals to comply with this New York State law,” Ballesteros said in a prepared statement. “Under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, federal laws take precedence over conflicting state and local laws.”
U.S. wants China to end cybertheft
WASHINGTON – The White House called Monday for “serious steps” by China to stop cybertheft, which it described as intolerable to the international community.
National security adviser Tom Donilon’s comments reflect growing concern in Washington over the security risk posed by cyberintrusions and the economic costs for America.
Donilon said U.S. businesses are increasingly speaking out about cybertheft of confidential business information and proprietary technologies emanating from China “on a very large scale.” He said Beijing “should take serious steps to investigate and put a stop to these activities” and recognize the risk it poses to international trade and to U.S.-China relations.
“The international community cannot afford to tolerate such activity from any country,” Donilon told the Asia Society in New York.
He called for China to engage in a constructive dialogue with the U.S. to establish “acceptable norms of behavior in cyberspace.”
Chavez’s chosen registers to run
CARACAS, Venezuela – Thousands of cheering, crying admirers accompanied President Hugo Chavez’s hand-picked successor Monday as he registered to be a candidate to replace the dead leader, while forcing the main opposition candidate to delay his entry into the race.
The massive crowd thronged acting President Nicolas Maduro and blocked opposition candidate Henrique Capriles from registering for the April 14 vote by the 2 p.m. deadline.
The Capriles campaign told the Associated Press that an aide registered for the candidate at the election commission later Monday afternoon.
Maduro also announced a change in Chavez’s final resting place Monday, and the information ministry later said that officials had not decided what will happen to the late president’s body. Last week, Maduro had said the body would be embalmed and perpetually displayed in the country’s military museum.
Two events to benefit the Fig Tree newspaper, resource directory and website will emphasize the importance of helping people connect with each other and with ideas that motivate them.
The Making Connections breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in Gonzaga University’s Cataldo Hall. Speakers at the event include Denise Atwood of Ganesh Himal Trading; Jan Martinez of Christ Kitchen; John Osborn of the Veterans Administration Medical Center; and Peggie Troutt, of the Calvary Soup Kitchen.
A lunch event Friday begins at 11:45 a.m., also in GU’s Cataldo Hall. Speakers include Tony Stewart of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations; Dick Boysen of the Spokane Guilds’ School; and Lena Lopez Schindler of the Cathedral of St. John’s Women’s Guild.
Table hosts cover the cost of food for the guests they invite. For information on being a table host or guest, call (509) 535-4112, (509) 535-1813, or email info@thefigtree.org.
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Initiative limits bill clears Idaho Senate
Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review
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Idaho bill to license X-ray techs stalls
Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review
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Growth boundary greatly expanded
County commissioners open thousands of acres to development
Mike Prager The Spokesman-Review
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EU bans cosmetics tested on animals
Measure affects only new products
Associated Press
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Judge rules out NYC soda ban
Justice says loopholes defeat purpose
Jennifer Peltz Associated Press
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With trip totals up, transit funding down
Agencies face crunch with low tax revenues
Curtis Tate McClatchy-Tribune
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opinion:
Mona Charen
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sports:
Jim Meehan The Spokesman-Review
John Blanchette The Spokesman-Review
Efficient Gonzaga men pound Gaels
Jim Meehan The Spokesman-Review
Associated Press
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health:
Speaking of MS
Wenatchee woman uses podcasts to share information, experience
Story By Adrian Rogers
Dr. Alisa Hideg
Anthony L. Komaroff Universal Uclick
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| The John Horey log home in the Chiwaukum area prior to 1905 |
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Rain gauges to warn of flood danger in fire-charred canyons
By Christine Pratt World staff writer
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Rain gauges to warn of flood danger in fire-charred canyons
By Christine Pratt World staff writer
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Mary Marchand, tribal leader and historian, dies
By K.C. Mehaffey World staff writer
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By K.C. Mehaffey World staff writer
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Major Wash. gun proposal may go to voters
Associated Press
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Navy still notifying families of victims
By Associated Press
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Longtime Mansfield teacher set to retire
By Dee Riggs World staff writer
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Associated Press
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opinion:
By Bill Clinton For The Washington Post
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Falkanders vote overwhelmingly to stick with the British
From World news services
LONDON — People living on the South Atlantic archipelago of the Falkland Islands voted almost unanimously to keep their status as a British territory, rejecting Argentina’s claim to sovereignty.
After two days of balloting, 1,513 people of 1,517 chose to retain the status quo, according to the Falkland Islands Government. Three “No” votes were cast, and one vote was unaccounted for. The turnout was 92 percent.
The Falklands government called the referendum to reinforce its stance that the inhabitants want to stay British in the face of increasing pressure from Argentina, which says the islands were wrongly taken from it in the 19th century. Argentine forces were expelled by U.K. troops after invading in 1982.
“The Falkland islanders couldn’t have spoken more clearly,” Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters in London today. “They want to remain British and that view should be respected by everybody, including by Argentina.”
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