Wednesday, December 10, 2014

In the news, Saturday, November 22, 2014


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from The D.C. Clothesline
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The Speech That Sealed JFK’s Fate and Doomed the Future of Humanity

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from The Heritage Foundation

The Pentagon Spent $46 Billion to Develop Weapon Systems It Never Bought. It’s Time to Cut Waste.

Government Agency Under Scrutiny for Telework Abuse
The federal office that stripped the Washington Redskins’ trademark has lost control of its “teleworkers,” who are reportedly gaming the system on the taxpayers’ dime, according to recent reports. The Washington Post reported that “generous agreements” with three unions at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have undermined the agency’s productivity and credibility.

Sprint Wanted to Offer a Facebook-Only Internet Plan for Phones. The Government Blocked It.

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from The Spokesman-Review

GOP files suit over health care law

Panel rejects Benghazi theories
A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserted no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees.

National Adoption Day is about family ties

Farmers, workers want better immigration reforms
Leaders and workers of Central Washington’s fruit and dairy industries are lobbying for changes in immigration laws they hope to see passed in the coming months. Those include greater border security measures and an improved guest worker program.

Florida man’s house burns; plea for help rebuffed

2014 will be hottest recorded

Flooding is latest risk to snow-slammed Buffalo

Marine with robotic leg gets Bronze Star

L.A. schools paying $139M in abuse case

Ferguson hears pleas for calm as ruling nears

More Cosby shows canceled
Performances by Bill Cosby in Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina and Washington have been canceled as more women come forward accusing the entertainer of sexually assaulting them many years ago.

In brief: U.S. Embassy warns that Acapulco is dangerous and violent
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a security message Friday warning U.S. citizens to avoid the Pacific resort of Acapulco because of violence and protests.
Robbers make off with Ebola blood
CONAKRY, Guinea – It was a highway robbery, but the bandits got more than they bargained for when they stopped a taxi in Guinea and made off with blood samples that are believed to be infected with the deadly Ebola virus.
Officer shoots, kills man by accident
NEW YORK – A rookie police officer walking with his gun drawn in a darkened stairwell of a public housing complex accidentally shot and killed a man who was leaving the building with his girlfriend, authorities said Friday.
Man survives fall off bank, onto car
SAN FRANCISCO – A worker fell screaming 11 stories from the roof of a bank building Friday morning onto a moving car, crushing its roof and sending shattered glass flying into the street, police and witnesses said.

Lost IRS emails may be recovered
Federal investigators have told Congress that they have recovered data that may include lost emails from one of the pivotal figures in the controversy over the IRS’s treatment of tea party groups, congressional aides said Friday.

With deadline looming, Iran nuke talks hit snag

Obama sells immigration plan in Las Vegas
Having delivered on a promise to act unilaterally to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, Obama is betting he can harness the full power of the presidential bully pulpit to convince Americans of the merits of his plan, even as Republicans try just as hard to rally the country against it.

Biden tells Ukraine leaders U.S. will not recognize Crimea as Russia’s

US releases Saudi prisoner from Guantanamo Bay
Muhammad al-Zahrani, a Saudi citizen who has spent the past 12 years detained at Guantanamo Bay, has been released as the U.S. continues attempts to whittle down the prison population at its base in Cuba.

N. Korean student escaped kidnap attempt in Paris
A North Korean student with family ties to the regime has escaped a kidnapping bid in Paris, where he was studying, and is now in hiding. The student, identified only as Han, is reportedly the son of an aide of the once powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The uncle, Jang Song Thaek, was executed last December on treason charges.

Ex-trooper could face prison after plea deal
A former Idaho state trooper from Athol pleaded guilty Friday to charges including petty theft and malicious injury to property in exchange for other criminal charges against him being dropped. Daniel Charles Howard, who resigned from the Idaho State Police on Nov. 14 after 19 years on the job, could receive up to five years in prison when sentenced in the next two months. His attorney, Chris Bugbee, said he will request probation for Howard instead of jail time.

In brief: Mother accused of 22-month-old girl’s murder
Heather Lynn Crawford, 26, of Kingston, Idaho, was booked into the Shoshone County Jail by Idaho State Police detectives. Correction: The woman charged was not the girl’s mother. The girl was the daughter of Heather Lynn Crawford’s boyfriend.
Crash with school bus injures two on dirt bike
Two people on a dirt bike were seriously injured when they ran into the side of a school bus at Magnolia Street and Boone Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. Friday.
Three injured in crash on state Route 26
A car driven by a Washington State University student crashed near Colfax Thursday night, injuring three.

Shelter for vulnerable children answers growing need in CdA
Children’s Village, a shelter for children in crisis, is nearly ready to open the second house on its Coeur d’Alene campus, doubling its capacity to 24 and allowing the organization to help an additional 75 to 100 kids each year.

Sunshine Mine blamed for death
The death of a 36-year-old miner at the Sunshine Mine in June was caused by the management’s failure to establish safe work practices, a federal accident investigation concluded.

Legislature tries remote testimony
The Senate Law and Justice Committee was testing a system Friday for remote testimony that chairman Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, said could be used for many legislative hearings during the 2015 session.

Lawyer, 76, accused of rape, false imprisonment
Robert Caruso, who made a failed bid to be Spokane County prosecutor eight years ago, turned himself in at the Public Safety Building around 2 p.m. Friday after the Washington attorney general’s office issued a warrant for his arrest. Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker asked the attorney general’s office to prosecute the case.

Fight over Coeur d’Alene mansion fixtures ends in settlement
The former owner of a lavish Lake Coeur d’Alene mansion has agreed to return several large items he had removed from the home prior to losing it in bankruptcy.

Idaho reports 6 1/2-year low in jobless rate
State says most new hires were for pre-existing jobs

China slashes interest rates
European Central Bank also ready to step up stimulus

Turner Broadcasting channels are back on the Dish network
Turner Broadcasting channels such as Cartoon Network and CNN are back on the Dish network after being dropped from the satellite TV provider’s lineup during contract extension talks.
Japan’s transport ministry orders Takata internal review
Japan’s transport ministry said Friday it has ordered air bag maker Takata to conduct an internal investigation after cases of its air bags exploding triggered safety concerns in the United States and other countries.
Stock market closes week with another record high
The stock market closed out its fifth straight week of gains with another record high on Friday.
Final ruling on ethanol targets won’t come until next year
The Obama administration said Friday it is delaying a decision on whether to reduce the amount of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply.

TV-over-Internet service Aereo files for bankruptcy
Aereo, an online startup that tried to offer a cheaper alternative to cable TV, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection less than five months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Aereo had been operating like a cable TV company, meaning that unless it paid broadcasters licensing fees, it was in violation of copyright law.

Paul Graves: Why do Jesus-followers want to discriminate?

Shawn Vestal: Will Condon overcome the curse of Spokane’s one-term mayors?

Editorial: Our forests are being shortchanged by Congress

Charles Krauthammer: Obama-Xi carbon cap pact a fraud

Froma Harrop: GOP should act on immigration

Jeff Bosma: Fuel mandate could be risky
Jeff Bosma is president of Fast Way Freight System Inc. in Spokane.

Los Angeles Times op-ed: All electric cars not equally green

Lifestyle affects odds for long life
Anthony L. Komaroff M.D.

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from WND (World Net Daily)
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ISLAM, ANTI-SEMITISM SNEAK INTO TENNESSEE TEXTBOOKS
Governor asked to review content that 'historically leads to violence against Jews'

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from 100 Percent FED Up


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