Friday, March 7, 2014

In the news, Wednesday, February 12, 2014


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FEB 11      INDEX      FEB 13
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Some links to some sources may require subscription.

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from ABC News (& affiliates)


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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)


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from Allen West


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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens


Why Boehner Capitulated
Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) abrupt decision to capitulate and hand President Obama a straightforward debt-ceiling increase resulted from simmering divisions that have virtually paralyzed his majority. On an issue that once defined his Speakership, Boehner is now confronting a president who won’t negotiate and a conference that can’t coalesce around an offer.


7 Times Obama Did ‘Do Whatever I Want’ During His Presidency


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from The American Conservative


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from The American Spectator


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from Ancestry.com


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from AsiaNews


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from Associated Press


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from The Atlantic


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from BBC News (UK)


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from The Blaze


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from Breitbart
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from BuzzFeed
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]


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from CBC News (Canada)


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from CBS News (& affiliates)


Good Question: Why Do White House State Dinners Cost So Much?


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from Ceasefire Magazine (UK)


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from Charisma News


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from Choice and Truth
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]


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from The Christian Science Monitor


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from CNN


Exclusive: Stop the NSA while we still can
By Rand Paul, Matt Kibbe and Ken Cuccinelli


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from CNSNews.com (& NewsBusters)
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from The Daily Caller


DHS to purchase 75.1 million rounds of ammunition this year
GAO reports that DHS has over 70,000 firearm-carrying personnel and that the ammo purchases go largely to firearm training and qualification requirements.


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from Daily Mail (UK)


Reach for the sky! Overzealous Heathrow security officials 'confiscate' Toy Story cowboy Woody DOLL'S miniature gun
Cowboy doll was apparently branded a terror risk at Heathrow Airport
Examined because it was holding a miniature six-shooter gun
Traveller claims that the figure was examined at Heathrow by security staff


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from Discovery News




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from Doubtful News


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from EarthSky


Looking backwards along a rover’s path on Mars
Last week, the rover Curiosity crossed successfully over some potentially hazardous terrain, at a place called Dingo Gap on Mars.


First global geologic map of Jupiter’s large moon Ganymede
Scientists say the new map of Ganymede is the first complete global geologic map of an icy moon of an outer planet.


New system lets fleets of robots collaborate in new ways
MIT researchers have developed a new system that stitches together existing control programs to let multiple robots collaborate in more complex ways.


Olympic success: Is it genes or training?


Hope yet for Chinese moon rover Yutu?


Strong earthquake in remote western China
The quake took place in China’s sparsely populated region of Xinjiang. It’s not yet known if it caused casualties or significant damage.


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from Eastern Washington
THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS WEBSITE OF EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY


No. 30 Jersey of Men's Basketball Legend Ron Cox to Be Retired
Four-time Eagle All-America basketball player will be honored at March 8 EWU-Weber State men’s basketball game


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from East Oregonian


Megaloads go to court
Lawsuit questions whether transport is more good than harm




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from The Economist


The Big Mac index
Global exchange rates, to go
[from 23 Jan]

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from Examiner.com


Does Inslee need lessons from Florida, Texas?
Gov. Jay Inslee, who announced a moratorium on capital punishment yesterday that might allow capital cases to drag on for years, could use some perspective from two other states – Florida and Texas – if one concurs with his critics.


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from Facecrooks


How to Spot a Facebook Survey Scam
Scammers use different tactics and lures to trick unsuspecting users. Check out this post for a quick run down on what to look out for!  Also keep in mind that it's impossible to see who has viewed your Facebook profile. Anything offering to do will be a scam every single time.


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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
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from The Federalist


Can The Left Find A Way To Speak For God and “Own” Morality?


Bob Costas Pinkeye Straight Out Of Greek Tragedy About Smugness

from The Federalist Papers


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from Forbes


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from Fox News (& affiliates)

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from Freedom Foundation (WA)


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from Greatist


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from The Guardian (UK)


Second giraffe named Marius at risk of being put down in Denmark
Jyllands Park zoo says it may kill male giraffe to make way for female, days after death at Copenhagen zoo sparked outcry


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from Health and Happiness
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]


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from The Heritage Foundation  (The Foundry)

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from IdahoReporter.com


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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)


Quincy couple opens The Pink Oven Bakery in time for Valentine's day


77-mile long route makes Grant County bus line longest in state
The 77-mile-long Grand Coulee to Moses Lake bus route beats all other transit systems for route length in the state, according to Lyle Bland, Grant Transit Authority’s operations manager.


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from The Independent (UK)


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from Independent Journal Review


Mark Levin Has an Idea So Brilliant It Could Totally Flip the Game on Democrats


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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)


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from The Jerusalem Post


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from KATU (Portland)


Concerns about colleges and universities cutting faculty hours to avoid paying health benefits under the new federal health care law has prompted state Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, to introduce legislation to make the practice for all Oregon employers illegal.


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from KGW-TV (Portland)


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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)


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from KING 5 (Seattle)


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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)


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from KOMO News (Seattle)


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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)


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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)


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from Los Angeles Times


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from MEDIAite


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from Media Matters for America


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from Money Talks News


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from Mother Nature Network


6 everyday things seen really close up
Who knew pollen could be so beautiful, and butterflies so frightening?
[from 19 Feb 2012]


Root vegetables 101: A primer on the most underappreciated produce
Introduce some new flavors to your winter meals with seasonal produce like parsnips, rutabagas and turnips. [from 6 Feb 2013]


The energy-hungry house: Why and how energy use is so high today


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from National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA


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from National Geographic


Opinion: Killing of Marius the Giraffe Exposes Myths About Zoos
For the Copenhagen Zoo, it seems Marius was worth more dead than alive.


Fighting Wildlife Crime: New U.S. Strategy Broadens Scope
U.S. takes leadership role to protect endangered wildlife and enhance global security.


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from National Journal


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from National Review


Airport Security Confiscates Toy Story Doll’s Gun

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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Farmers Fight World’s First Landmark GMO Cross-Pollination/Contamination CaseOnce childhood friends, two Australian farmers are now battling in court over GMOs. One grows GMO while the other does not, and cross-pollination/contamination is at the center of this heated battle.

Government Labels those who Grow Their Own Food ‘Extremists’


6 Toxic Products to Eliminate in Your Home
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from NBC News (& affiliates)

This jobs report should keep Fed Chair Janet Yellen up at night

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from NCWTV.com (WA)


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from Newsmax


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from New York Daily News


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from New York Magazine


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from New York Post


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from New York Times


Dental Group Advises Fluoride Toothpaste Before Age 2
Parents should use a tiny smear of fluoride toothpaste to brush baby teeth twice daily as soon as they erupt, instead of waiting until children are older, according to new guidelines by the American Dental Association.


The Budget Deficit as Seen From 2009
[from 24 Dec 2013]

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from Northwest Watchdog


‘Shameless whores’: Erick Erickson explodes over media’s indifference to Obama’s overreach


Group pushing higher minimum wage got grant after misleading Labor Dept.


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from NPR (& affiliates)
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from POLITICO


Paul Ryan’s military pay gambit backfires
The Senate on Wednesday handily approved, 95-3, a House-passed bill that the House Budget Committee chairman says “undermines” a tenet of the bipartisan budget deal he struck in December with his Democratic counterpart in the Senate, Patty Murray of Washington state.



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from Popular Science


The Cosmos, Explained: Neil deGrasse Tyson On His New Series
Tyson will pick up where Carl Sagan left off, hosting a continuation of the "Cosmos" TV series.


How Real Is 'RoboCop'?
The futuristic cyborg might not be as far off into the future as we think.


Google To Lease And Restore NASA's Famous Hangar One
The hangar once housed the U.S. Navy's dirigibles.


Big Pic: The Solar System's Largest Moon, Mapped
A geological guide to Jupiter's moon Ganymede


Letters From Charles Darwin
From the Popular Science archives. Happy Darwin Day!
These letters originally appeared in the March 1903 issue of Popular Science. The "Hitherto Unpublished Letters of Charles Darwin" were compiled and edited by Darwin's son, Francis Darwin, and the British botanist Albert Charles Seward. Today would have been Darwin's 205th birthday.


National Ignition Facility Announces Record Amount Of Fusion Energy
Physicists had to compress the fuel to twice the density of the core of the sun.


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from Press TV (Iran)


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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]


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from Psychology Today


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from Q13Fox News (KCPQ Seattle)


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from Quackwatch.com


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from Real Clear Politics


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from RedState


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from RetroVision


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from Reuters


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from Riel World View (Dan Riehl)


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from The Right Scoop


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from Right Wing News


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from RT (Russia Today)


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from Scientific American


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from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer


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from Skeptoid Podcast


Was Walt Disney a Misogynist?
Little or no direct evidence to support claims of Misogyny. Facts that will not stop the misogyny claims from being circulated and certified as Disney dogma.


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from Slate's The Vault Blog


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from Smithsonian Magazine


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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)


One Year Later, Russian Meteor Strike Sparks Asteroid Deflection Talks
A year after the Chelyabinsk meteor slammed into the atmosphere above Russia, the world's space agencies have a new plan to address asteroid threats — including a possible mission to move an asteroid.


Strange Star Chemistry May Reveal Secrets of Planetary Disks
The observation of unexpected chemicals in the planet-forming disk around a young star indicate that such disks may be more complicated than previously anticipated.


How Our Milky Way Galaxy Got Its Spiral Arms
The shape of the Milky Way galaxy, our solar system's home, may look a bit like a snail, but spiral galaxies haven't always had this structure, scientists say.


Has China's Ailing Moon Rover Survived 2nd Lunar Night?


Sochi Olympic gold medalists to get bonus meteorite medal


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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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from The Star (Grand Coulee, WA)


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from Sunny Skyz


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from The Telegraph (UK)


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from ThatsNonsense.com


Dog Fighting Rings use Coloured Stickers/Ribbons to Identify Houses - Internet/Facebook Rumour
Messages that warn about dog fighting rings who use coloured stickers to locate dogs are baseless rumours.


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from Think Progress


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from Townhall.com


By refusing to unify around a debt limit plan, Tea Party Republicans have empowered President Obama by functionally repealing the debt limit.

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from USA Today


HealthCare.gov is improving: Opposing view


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from U.S. News and World Report


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from Viral Nova


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from The Voice of the Martyrs

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from The Wall Street Journal


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from The Washington Examiner (DC)


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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)


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from The Washington Policy Center (State)


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from The Washington Post (DC)

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from The Washington Times (DC)


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from Weasel Zippers (100 Percent FED Up)


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from The Week


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from The Weekly Standard



CNN: Michelle Obama's 'Dress Probably Cost Around $12,000'


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from The Wenatchee World (WA)

to be added


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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)


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from Zero Hedge


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