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Ask the Expert: Why do Planes Keep Spraying Chemtrails into our Atmosphere?
Ask the Expert: Why do Planes Keep Spraying Chemtrails into our Atmosphere?
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from Conservative Post
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Ambassador confesses: “Obama was born in Kenya”
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Ambassador confesses: “Obama was born in Kenya”
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from The Hill
Cruz center of Senate meltdown
Sen. Ted Cruz, the firebrand conservative freshman from Texas, has blown up the Senate leadership’s plans to have a peaceful weekend by forcing round-the-clock votes on President Obama’s nominees and the $1.1 trillion omnibus.
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from Huffington Post
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Senate Passes Government Funding Bill
The Senate passed the $1.1 trillion government funding bill Saturday night that will keep Uncle Sam in business through next September, while handing lucrative Christmas presents to Wall Street and political parties.
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Senate Passes Government Funding Bill
The Senate passed the $1.1 trillion government funding bill Saturday night that will keep Uncle Sam in business through next September, while handing lucrative Christmas presents to Wall Street and political parties.
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from Independent Journal Review
Boehner’s ‘Failures’ Might Get Him Tossed as Speaker if Trey Gowdy and His Supporters Have Their Way
22-year-old arrested in connection with shooting near Portland school
Portland police say a 22-year-old man arrested in connection with a shooting outside an alternative high school has ties to a gang.
Shooting outside Portland school injures three
A suspected gang member opened fire on a group outside an alternative high school Friday, sending three young people to the hospital, Portland police said.
Hundreds protest new background check law
Hundreds of gun-rights advocates, some dressed in camouflage and a few wearing Santa hats, gathered on the Capitol grounds to denounce the background-check law voters approved last month.
Americans, Belgians mark Battle of the Bulge anniversary
Braving snowy weather, Americans and Belgians gathered in the Ardennes region of Belgium on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of the biggest and bloodiest U.S. battles of World War II: the Battle of the Bulge. Starting on Dec. 16, 1944, and for nearly six weeks, more than 600,000 American soldiers, fighting in freezing conditions and often hungry and dog-tired, took part in desperate efforts to contain, then throw back, a surprise German counteroffensive masterminded by Adolf Hitler himself.
No debate: Area schools’ cafeterias offering nutritional lunches
While Spokane students are piling roasted chicken and homemade red potato fries onto their plates, other students around the country will still be eating canned vegetables packed with sodium and previously frozen meat.
Burns stepping down as Spokane police ombudsman
After five and a half years on the job, Tim Burns, Spokane’s first police ombudsman, announced Friday he’ll retire in early 2015.
Texas tower sniper’s rifle from ’66 to be shown at Crime Museum
A Washington, D.C., museum announced Friday that it will display the rifle that sniper Charles Whitman used to kill 16 people and wound 32 others from atop the University of Texas clock tower in 1966.
‘State of War’ reporter may get deal from feds
The Justice Department is considering offering New York Times reporter James Risen a deal that could enable him to avoid jail time over refusing to testify in a national security investigation and could save face for prosecutors under increasing pressure for their handling of First Amendment issues, according to a senior Justice Department official.
Rains flood Southern California
Californians got a lot of what they wanted and not too much of what they didn’t from a major storm that finally blew out of the state Friday.
Senate shoots down Russian rocket engines
For more than a decade, the United States military has depended on buying Russian-made rocket engines to launch its most crucial satellites. On Friday, Congress said no more. Despite lobbying from a joint venture of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., the Senate voted 89-11 to approve a bill Friday that would ban the Pentagon from awarding future rocket launch contracts to firms using Russian engines.
In brief: Ex-MLB player makes diplomatic history
Mark Gilbert, who played seven games in July 1985, has become the first major leaguer to be confirmed as a U.S. ambassador. The Senate approved his nomination to New Zealand and Samoa by voice vote Friday.
Greenpeace protesters avoid jail in P&G case
CINCINNATI – Eight Greenpeace activists who staged an eye-catching protest at Procter & Gamble Co. headquarters pleaded guilty Friday to trespassing in an agreement offered at the consumer products maker’s request.
‘Layaway angel’ erases $20,000 in toy bills
BELLINGHAM, Mass. – Shoppers at an eastern Massachusetts toy store are getting an early Christmas present: All their layaway bills totaling $20,000 have been paid off by an anonymous woman dubbed “layaway angel.”
Hanford reactor part of Manhattan Project national park
Legislation to preserve Hanford’s B Reactor as a part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park was passed Friday by the U.S. Senate. The provision was included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, and now heads to President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature. Also included in the national historical park are Manhattan Project sites in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Recently released Guantanamo detainees seen in Uruguay
Four of the men released this week after years of captivity at Guantanamo Bay have finally had their first long walk in freedom, stopping to buy a bit of cheese and bread on a stroll through Uruguay’s capital.
Islamic State training camps detected in Libya
Fighters for the Islamic State militant group have been training in remote areas of Libya, heightening the Obama administration’s concern about a country that U.S. officials have largely ignored since its 2011 revolution.
In brief: Disputes extend climate change talks
U.N. talks on a new global warming pact spilled into the weekend as negotiators quarreled over what kind of information to include when countries unveil their contributions before a key summit in Paris next year.
Eight dead, scores missing in mudslide
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Torrential rains set off a mudslide down the hills into a village in central Indonesia, killing eight people and leaving more than 100 missing, officials said today.
Ebola fight leads to holiday festivities ban in Sierra Leone
Authorities in Sierra Leone have banned public Christmas and New Year’s celebrations in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, according to local news reports.
State’s e-cycling reflects societal trend to flat-screen TVs
It’s another banner year for recycled television sets across Washington. Managers of the state’s free electronics recycling program say TVs are being recycled more often than any other consumer electronic product.
Fairchild official says base’s survival program not linked to CIA torture
Fairchild Air Force Base’s survival school sought Friday to distance itself from the revelations contained in a scathing report about the CIA’s torture regime.
WSU board approves new teaching health clinic
Spokane’s Riverpoint campus soon will have a 43,000-square-foot medical clinic that will be used as a training site for new doctors and other health care professionals.
In brief: Help point people to best holiday displays
We’ll publish a list of the homes in the paper Thursday. And as you head out to tour the best and brightest holiday displays, our map will help you find your way.
Woman in back seat interrupts SUV larceny
Police are looking for information about the identity of a man who allegedly stole a cellphone from an SUV while a woman slept in the back seat.
State trooper uses car to end high-speed chase
A high-speed chase through North Idaho and Spokane Valley ended in the arrest of the driver at gunpoint late Thursday night after he sped through multiple red lights.
Man charged in hash oil manufacture, explosion
A man has been arrested after he tried to make hash oil from marijuana and instead caused a mobile home to explode Nov. 19.
CdA police seek help finding assault suspect
The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is searching for a man with the phrase “God hates cowards” tattooed on his neck in connection with a Dec. 6 assault at 216 E. Lakeside Ave.
Labrador measures pass without his support
Two bills sponsored by Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador, one extending grazing leases and the other transferring a shooting range property from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to Idaho County, have passed the Senate and are headed for the president’s desk, Labrador announced Friday – though in the end, Labrador voted against them.
In brief: U.S. wholesale prices down in November
Falling gas and food costs pushed down overall U.S. wholesale prices last month, evidence that cheaper oil worldwide is limiting inflation.
Chrysler expands air bag recall to more high-humidity states
Chrysler is bowing to demands from U.S. safety regulators and will add about 179,000 vehicles to a recall for air bags that could explode with too much force.
SeaWorld layoffs follow resignation of company CEO
ORLANDO, Fla. – SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. is laying off more than 300 workers, a day after its CEO announced he’s resigning.
Unions cheer election changes spelled out in NLRB ruling
The National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule on Friday aimed at modernizing and streamlining the union election process.
Christmas tree shoppers have a range of options
French court slaps Uber, but doesn’t ban it
A French court ruled Friday that Uber’s ride-hailing service may infringe French law and ordered the company to make changes to its popular mobile app-based service.
Oil’s fall hits stock markets
A rout in oil prices shook financial markets Friday, pushing stocks to their worst weekly loss in two and a half years.
Federal Reserve member in Midwest plans to leave
Narayana Kocherlakota, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said Friday he will step down when his current term ends in early 2016, marking the departure of one of the Fed’s leading proponents of easier credit conditions to battle unemployment.
Shawn Vestal: Firm behind CIA torture still has ties to Spokane
Editorial: No surprise that pot laws will continue to be tweaked
Charles Krauthammer: Democrats’ ahistorical report on CIA steeped in hypocrisy
Froma Harrop: If you have a thirst for politics, check this out
Special to The Spokesman-Review: It’s time we accept wolves’ presence, right past wrongs
Ask Dr. K: Probiotics seem to ease constipation
Steve Massey: If we’re asking ‘Are we there yet?’ we’re missing Christmas message
Make That 24 States, 7 More Join Texas in Lawsuit Over Damages From Illegal Alien Amnesty
Border Patrol Agent Claims FEMA Expects ‘200 Million Deaths’
A retired Border Patrol Agent has made some startling claims, as to what we are not being told about the recent surge in illegal aliens over our Southern border, and its consequences.
Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill
A small group of conservatives, led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), had tried to block debate on the bill by raising concerns with Obama’s immigration policy, forcing a marathon weekend session. The move infuriated their colleagues, particularly Republicans who complained that forcing senators to stay in session produced nothing positive for the GOP and only helped Democrats in their bid to approve a final batch of Obama’s nominees for government posts.
Boehner’s ‘Failures’ Might Get Him Tossed as Speaker if Trey Gowdy and His Supporters Have Their Way
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22-year-old arrested in connection with shooting near Portland school
Portland police say a 22-year-old man arrested in connection with a shooting outside an alternative high school has ties to a gang.
Shooting outside Portland school injures three
A suspected gang member opened fire on a group outside an alternative high school Friday, sending three young people to the hospital, Portland police said.
Hundreds protest new background check law
Hundreds of gun-rights advocates, some dressed in camouflage and a few wearing Santa hats, gathered on the Capitol grounds to denounce the background-check law voters approved last month.
Americans, Belgians mark Battle of the Bulge anniversary
Braving snowy weather, Americans and Belgians gathered in the Ardennes region of Belgium on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of the biggest and bloodiest U.S. battles of World War II: the Battle of the Bulge. Starting on Dec. 16, 1944, and for nearly six weeks, more than 600,000 American soldiers, fighting in freezing conditions and often hungry and dog-tired, took part in desperate efforts to contain, then throw back, a surprise German counteroffensive masterminded by Adolf Hitler himself.
No debate: Area schools’ cafeterias offering nutritional lunches
While Spokane students are piling roasted chicken and homemade red potato fries onto their plates, other students around the country will still be eating canned vegetables packed with sodium and previously frozen meat.
Burns stepping down as Spokane police ombudsman
After five and a half years on the job, Tim Burns, Spokane’s first police ombudsman, announced Friday he’ll retire in early 2015.
Texas tower sniper’s rifle from ’66 to be shown at Crime Museum
A Washington, D.C., museum announced Friday that it will display the rifle that sniper Charles Whitman used to kill 16 people and wound 32 others from atop the University of Texas clock tower in 1966.
‘State of War’ reporter may get deal from feds
The Justice Department is considering offering New York Times reporter James Risen a deal that could enable him to avoid jail time over refusing to testify in a national security investigation and could save face for prosecutors under increasing pressure for their handling of First Amendment issues, according to a senior Justice Department official.
Rains flood Southern California
Californians got a lot of what they wanted and not too much of what they didn’t from a major storm that finally blew out of the state Friday.
Senate shoots down Russian rocket engines
For more than a decade, the United States military has depended on buying Russian-made rocket engines to launch its most crucial satellites. On Friday, Congress said no more. Despite lobbying from a joint venture of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., the Senate voted 89-11 to approve a bill Friday that would ban the Pentagon from awarding future rocket launch contracts to firms using Russian engines.
In brief: Ex-MLB player makes diplomatic history
Mark Gilbert, who played seven games in July 1985, has become the first major leaguer to be confirmed as a U.S. ambassador. The Senate approved his nomination to New Zealand and Samoa by voice vote Friday.
Greenpeace protesters avoid jail in P&G case
CINCINNATI – Eight Greenpeace activists who staged an eye-catching protest at Procter & Gamble Co. headquarters pleaded guilty Friday to trespassing in an agreement offered at the consumer products maker’s request.
‘Layaway angel’ erases $20,000 in toy bills
BELLINGHAM, Mass. – Shoppers at an eastern Massachusetts toy store are getting an early Christmas present: All their layaway bills totaling $20,000 have been paid off by an anonymous woman dubbed “layaway angel.”
Hanford reactor part of Manhattan Project national park
Legislation to preserve Hanford’s B Reactor as a part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park was passed Friday by the U.S. Senate. The provision was included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, and now heads to President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature. Also included in the national historical park are Manhattan Project sites in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Recently released Guantanamo detainees seen in Uruguay
Four of the men released this week after years of captivity at Guantanamo Bay have finally had their first long walk in freedom, stopping to buy a bit of cheese and bread on a stroll through Uruguay’s capital.
Islamic State training camps detected in Libya
Fighters for the Islamic State militant group have been training in remote areas of Libya, heightening the Obama administration’s concern about a country that U.S. officials have largely ignored since its 2011 revolution.
In brief: Disputes extend climate change talks
U.N. talks on a new global warming pact spilled into the weekend as negotiators quarreled over what kind of information to include when countries unveil their contributions before a key summit in Paris next year.
Eight dead, scores missing in mudslide
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Torrential rains set off a mudslide down the hills into a village in central Indonesia, killing eight people and leaving more than 100 missing, officials said today.
Ebola fight leads to holiday festivities ban in Sierra Leone
Authorities in Sierra Leone have banned public Christmas and New Year’s celebrations in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, according to local news reports.
State’s e-cycling reflects societal trend to flat-screen TVs
It’s another banner year for recycled television sets across Washington. Managers of the state’s free electronics recycling program say TVs are being recycled more often than any other consumer electronic product.
Fairchild official says base’s survival program not linked to CIA torture
Fairchild Air Force Base’s survival school sought Friday to distance itself from the revelations contained in a scathing report about the CIA’s torture regime.
WSU board approves new teaching health clinic
Spokane’s Riverpoint campus soon will have a 43,000-square-foot medical clinic that will be used as a training site for new doctors and other health care professionals.
In brief: Help point people to best holiday displays
We’ll publish a list of the homes in the paper Thursday. And as you head out to tour the best and brightest holiday displays, our map will help you find your way.
Woman in back seat interrupts SUV larceny
Police are looking for information about the identity of a man who allegedly stole a cellphone from an SUV while a woman slept in the back seat.
State trooper uses car to end high-speed chase
A high-speed chase through North Idaho and Spokane Valley ended in the arrest of the driver at gunpoint late Thursday night after he sped through multiple red lights.
Man charged in hash oil manufacture, explosion
A man has been arrested after he tried to make hash oil from marijuana and instead caused a mobile home to explode Nov. 19.
CdA police seek help finding assault suspect
The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is searching for a man with the phrase “God hates cowards” tattooed on his neck in connection with a Dec. 6 assault at 216 E. Lakeside Ave.
Labrador measures pass without his support
Two bills sponsored by Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador, one extending grazing leases and the other transferring a shooting range property from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to Idaho County, have passed the Senate and are headed for the president’s desk, Labrador announced Friday – though in the end, Labrador voted against them.
In brief: U.S. wholesale prices down in November
Falling gas and food costs pushed down overall U.S. wholesale prices last month, evidence that cheaper oil worldwide is limiting inflation.
Chrysler expands air bag recall to more high-humidity states
Chrysler is bowing to demands from U.S. safety regulators and will add about 179,000 vehicles to a recall for air bags that could explode with too much force.
SeaWorld layoffs follow resignation of company CEO
ORLANDO, Fla. – SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. is laying off more than 300 workers, a day after its CEO announced he’s resigning.
Unions cheer election changes spelled out in NLRB ruling
The National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule on Friday aimed at modernizing and streamlining the union election process.
Christmas tree shoppers have a range of options
French court slaps Uber, but doesn’t ban it
A French court ruled Friday that Uber’s ride-hailing service may infringe French law and ordered the company to make changes to its popular mobile app-based service.
Oil’s fall hits stock markets
A rout in oil prices shook financial markets Friday, pushing stocks to their worst weekly loss in two and a half years.
Federal Reserve member in Midwest plans to leave
Narayana Kocherlakota, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said Friday he will step down when his current term ends in early 2016, marking the departure of one of the Fed’s leading proponents of easier credit conditions to battle unemployment.
Shawn Vestal: Firm behind CIA torture still has ties to Spokane
Editorial: No surprise that pot laws will continue to be tweaked
Charles Krauthammer: Democrats’ ahistorical report on CIA steeped in hypocrisy
Froma Harrop: If you have a thirst for politics, check this out
Special to The Spokesman-Review: It’s time we accept wolves’ presence, right past wrongs
Ask Dr. K: Probiotics seem to ease constipation
Steve Massey: If we’re asking ‘Are we there yet?’ we’re missing Christmas message
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from Universal Free Press
Border Patrol Agent Claims FEMA Expects ‘200 Million Deaths’
A retired Border Patrol Agent has made some startling claims, as to what we are not being told about the recent surge in illegal aliens over our Southern border, and its consequences.
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from The Washington Post (DC)
Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill
A small group of conservatives, led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), had tried to block debate on the bill by raising concerns with Obama’s immigration policy, forcing a marathon weekend session. The move infuriated their colleagues, particularly Republicans who complained that forcing senators to stay in session produced nothing positive for the GOP and only helped Democrats in their bid to approve a final batch of Obama’s nominees for government posts.
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