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from Breitbart
GOP WHIP STEVE SCALISE COMES UNDER FIRE FOR SUPPORTING OBAMA'S EXECUTIVE AMNESTY VIA OMNIBUS BACKING
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Bush Administration Paid Gruber $1,248,000 to be 'Expert Witness'
For the $2.2 million MIT economist Jonathan Gruber has been paid by the federal government since 2000, he collected $516,000 during Clinton’s presidency, $1,248,000 during the Bush administration, and $452,600 after President Barack Obama took office.
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from The D.C. Clothesline
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Illegal Alien Pedophiles: 4,317 Charges Filed Against Illegals in ONE YEAR… in ONE STATE (and it’s only our 10th largest)
I can only imagine what the numbers might be like in California, Texas, and New York. 4,317 charges of sexual assault on minors were recently recorded in a 12 month period in America’s 10th largest state — North Carolina.
Illegal Alien Pedophiles: 4,317 Charges Filed Against Illegals in ONE YEAR… in ONE STATE (and it’s only our 10th largest)
I can only imagine what the numbers might be like in California, Texas, and New York. 4,317 charges of sexual assault on minors were recently recorded in a 12 month period in America’s 10th largest state — North Carolina.
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from Eagle Rising
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from Forbes
The city with the worst job outlook: Spokane, WA, with only a 2% net employment outlook, though Manpower Business Development Manager Christina Gross says the Spokane economy isn’t doing as poorly as that number suggests. “It’s a reflection of winter,” she says. Retailers hire a lot of temporary work for the holidays and then scale back hiring in Q1.” But Spokane also has three health care facilities and an insurer, Premera Blue Cross, that are doing well, and four universities including Washington State, also generate employment. “We’re busier and the overall feel is that people are getting back to work,” she says.
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from KCPQ (Q13Fox News) (Seattle)
Health officials in Grant County have declared a gonorrhea outbreak due to the sharp increases in the number of cases in the county.
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from KREM 2 News (CBS Spokane)
from New York Times
What’s the Best Book, New or Old, You Read This Year?
In this special year-end edition of Bookends, all 15 columnists share their favorite reading experience of 2014.
Mars Rover Finds Stronger Potential for Life
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from The Spokesman-Review
Without notice, Spokane Valley council halts new marijuana businesses
Spokane Valley City Manager Mike Jackson said the moratorium is meant to curb marijuana businesses not regulated by the state’s liquor control board such as vapor lounges. The moratorium does not impact personal use but may impact medical marijuana dispensaries.
Congress negotiates government spending bill as deadline nears
Congress is pushing Thursday’s deadline to fund the government to the brink as lawmakers engage in last-minute horse-trading that may require a 48-hour stopgap measure to keep federal offices from temporarily shutting down.
Time running short, Republicans and Democrats agreed Tuesday on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and delay a politically-charged struggle over President Barack Obama’s new immigration policy until the new year.
Neighbors get court order to clean up nuisance property
A group of Indian Trails neighbors have joined forces with Spokane police to clean up a problem home in their neighborhood. Police said they have received 40 calls for service to the house at 3215 W. Rosewood Ave. since Oct. 2013. Drug activity, assaults, stolen property and leaking sewage at the property have all been reported to police or the Spokane Fire Department. The neighbors were able to obtain an order to abate the property in Superior Court. The order allows police to do clean-up work and put a lien on the property to recover the costs.
STD outbreak in Grant County
Grant County Health Officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny has declared a gonorrhea outbreak in Grant County after rates of the sexually transmitted disease doubled this year. The sharpest increase of cases has been in women ages 20 to 29 in Moses Lake, according to the Grant County Health District. Last year the Grant County gonorrhea rate was 35.9 per 100,000 people. This year it is 77.5 per 100,000 people.
Appeals court dismisses suit over spending of the Colville Tribe’s $193 million settlement
A tribal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit against the Colville Business Council over how a $193 million settlement with the federal government will be spent.
Senate committee to release CIA torture report today
The most extensive review of U.S. intelligence-gathering tactics in generations is set to be made public today, reigniting a post-9/11 public debate over the use of torture to combat terrorism.
Senate report: Harsh CIA tactics didn’t work
In a damning indictment of CIA practices, Senate investigators on Tuesday accused the spy agency of inflicting pain and suffering on al-Qaida prisoners far beyond America’s legal boundaries and then deceiving the nation with narratives of life-saving interrogations unsubstantiated by its own records. Former CIA officials forcefully disputed the report’s findings. So did Senate Republicans, whose written dissent accused Democrats of inaccuracies, sloppy analysis and cherry-picking evidence to reach a predetermined conclusion.
Wildlife officials investigate Whitman County wolf kill
The first sheep kill attributed to a wolf in Whitman County is being investigated by Washington wildlife officials.
Veterans voice concerns over reduced ER hours, staff
Military veterans are worried that reduced hours at Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center’s emergency room could delay access to health care and lead to unexpected medical bills. The VA lost four of its five ER doctors in the past 10 months, said Chief of Medicine Dr. Kimberly Morris. To maintain patient care levels, the hospital needed to reduce hours. Morris said the goal is to restore full-day ER care by spring, when the VA can bring in more doctors. One has been hired and four more are needed.
Report: Warming isn’t cause of California drought
Don’t blame man-made global warming for the devastating California drought. A report issued Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said natural variations – mostly a La Niña weather oscillation – were the primary drivers behind the drought that has now stretched to three years.
Study shows male monkeys’ friendships help manage stress
When it comes to weathering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, male macaques get by with a little help from their fellow dudes, according to new research.
Fire destroys L.A. construction site
A raging fire that may have been intentionally set Monday destroyed a massive apartment complex under construction in downtown Los Angeles, sending up flames that were visible for miles while raining ash on a large area and snarling rush-hour traffic.
In brief: L.A. mayor Garcetti unveils earthquake protection plan
Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday proposed spending billions of dollars to better protect Los Angeles against a devastating earthquake by strengthening thousands of vulnerable older buildings and fortifying the city’s water and communications systems.
Plane crashes into house, kills 6
A small, private jet crashed into a house in Maryland’s Montgomery County on Monday, killing a woman and her young sons inside the home and three people on the aircraft, authorities said.
Panel’s report finds no proof Christie knew of bridge scheme
State lawmakers in New Jersey investigating last year’s scheme to snarl traffic leading to the George Washington Bridge say they’ve found no evidence that Gov. Chris Christie knew anything about it.
People: Royalty holds court with Jay-Z, Beyonce
Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, got a chance to see some sports royalty – LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers – playing the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on Monday. Cleveland’s King James had said playing in front of the couple would be a “huge honor.” The couple met earlier at Barclays Center with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, celebrating a partnership between the Royal Foundation and the league to raise awareness about the importance of international wildlife conservation. After the third quarter, Jay-Z and Beyonce were led across the court to meet them. Jay-Z was formerly a part-owner of the Nets and has kept his seats next to the team’s bench.
Lt. Gen. James Terry says IS ‘on defense’
Islamic State fighters have lost the initiative in Iraq and are now “on defense” with far less ability to generate the kind of ground maneuvers that enabled the extremists to capture large chunks of Iraq earlier this year, Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, the top commander of Operation Inherent Resolve, said Monday.
UN seeking $16.4 billion for ‘unprecedented’ refugee crises
Armed conflicts driving millions to flee their homes have intensified over the last year and created an “unprecedented” refugee crisis that will require $16.4 billion to address next year, United Nations aid agencies warned Monday. Syria, South Sudan, Iraq and the Central African Republic, all consumed by intractable battles, account for 70 percent of the relief demands placed on the international community, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in launching its appeal for 2015.
U.S. was in dark about hostage, envoy says
When U.S. special forces carried out a raid in Yemen that led to the deaths of two hostages – one American, the other South African – they were unaware of negotiations to free the South African, U.S. officials said Monday.
In brief: Thief steals stained glass windows, Bible from Spokane church
Spokane police are seeking a thief who made off with five stained glass windows from All Saints Lutheran Church on Sunday.
Phony bomb threat suspect held on bond
A Coeur d’Alene man has been accused of calling in a false bomb threat Friday for Atlas Elementary School.
Deadline adds billions to Hanford cleanup cost
Cleanup deadlines sought by the state of Washington for the nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site would require an extra $18 billion over the next 14 years and should be rejected as too expensive, the federal government said in a court filing.
Avista studying Long Lake carp’s effect on water quality
Avista was tasked with improving dissolved oxygen levels for native fish in the reservoir as part of Long Lake Dam’s relicensing process. That led to questions about the non-native carp, which were introduced to Western lakes in the early 1900s. If the carp are having a significant effect on the reservoir, Avista would work with state fish biologists to knock back populations. “They’re notorious for degrading water quality,” said Meghan Lunney, Avista’s aquatic resource specialist. “You can’t eradicate them completely, We’d be looking at netting them or hooking up with a commercial carp fishery to harvest them.” Carp are sold in some ethnic grocery stores, and their eggs are also consumed.
In brief: Pharmacy error led to patient death, hospital says
The death of a hospital patient who was given the wrong medication occurred because a pharmacy worker inadvertently filled an IV bag with the wrong drug, officials at an Oregon hospital say. The mistake was one of several revealed Monday that led to the death of Loretta Macpherson, who had gone to the emergency room at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend.
Dead orca pregnant, near labor
The necropsy on the endangered orca found dead off Vancouver Island showed it was pregnant with a full-term fetus, and that someone removed several teeth from the dead killer whale before it could be examined.
Soil problems vex tunnel work
There are more problems for the Highway 99 tunnel project beneath downtown Seattle, as engineers study whether settling soil means work should be altered on a pit being dug to reach a stalled digging machine known as Bertha.
Privacy argument proves tough sell in Coeur d’Alene woman’s NSA case
Federal appeals court judges were skeptical Monday of Coeur d’Alene nurse Anna J. Smith’s arguments that cellphone surveillance by the National Security Agency violates her constitutional right to privacy. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had sharp questions about Smith’s standing, as well as whether there was any proof the government had looked specifically at her phone records. “We knew that we’d be faced with a lot of skepticism, and we knew that standing was going to be a big issue,” said Idaho Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene, who is among Smith’s attorneys in the case. “I’m very excited. This case is a long way from being done, because this issue is a long way from being done. There’s a lot to be decided on privacy in the digital age.”
EPA cleanup effort proves successful in Montana mining town
A long-delayed risk study released Monday for a Montana mining town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos poisoning concludes cleanup practices now in place are reducing risks to residents. The 328-page draft document will be used to guide the remaining cleanup of asbestos dust stemming from a W.R. Grace & Co. vermiculite mine outside Libby, a town of 2,600 people about 50 miles south of the Canada border.
McDonald’s to offer customization to boost sales
As sales continue to slide in the U.S., McDonald’s plans to expand a test that lets people build their own burgers by tapping on a touchscreen to pick the bread, cheese and toppings they want. The company said it will bring the option to 2,000 of its more than 14,000 U.S. locations next year.
Merck buys Cubist for $8.4 billion
Merck will spend $8.4 billion to buy Cubist Pharmaceuticals and push deeper into treating so-called “superbugs” that have drawn dire warnings from global health organizations.
American Airlines to spend $2 billion on upgrades
American Airlines says it will spend more than $2 billion to make its planes more pleasant for passengers, the latest salvo in a competition among carriers to attract high-paying frequent fliers.
Federal agency to lower down payment requirements on homes
Some Americans will soon be able to buy a home with a down payment as low as 3 percent, compared with the current minimum of 5 percent, the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say.
In brief: Honda adds vehicles to air bag repair list
Affected vehicles include the 2001 to 2007 four-cylinder Honda Accord, 2001 and 2002 V6 Accord, 2001 to 2005 Honda Civic, 2002 to 2006 Honda CR-V, 2003 to 2011 Honda Element, 2002 to 2004 Honda Odyssey, 2003 to 2007 Honda Pilot, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2003 to 2006 Acura MDX, 2002 and 2003 Acura TL, and the 2002 Acura CL.
UAW reaches top tier of VW labor policy
The United Auto Workers on Monday qualified for the top tier of a new labor policy at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, giving the union its first formal role within a foreign-owned auto plant in the South.
French Toast Crunch returning to shelves
General Mills said Monday it is bringing back popular ’90s cereal French Toast Crunch in a nod to nostalgia.
Justice Department institutes tougher racial profiling rules
Amid heightened national attention to police behavior, Attorney General Eric Holder unveiled new federal guidelines Monday restricting the use of profiling by federal law enforcement officers.
Robert J. Samuelson: Not happy yet? Just wait for it
Editorial: As oil train shipments increase, talks needed in Olympia
Fresh and healthy on food banks’ wish lists
It’s food-drive season, when seasonal demand ramps up at pantries and hunger-relief organizations put out a call to drum up donations. Specifically, they’re asking for “the most nutritious nonperishable food items possible,” said Melissa Cloninger, director of donor relations at Second Harvest, which provides food to 250 neighborhood food banks and meal centers in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. In other words, not ramen noodles.
House Call: This isn’t your grandparents’ arthritis
Dr. Alisa Hideg
Ask Dr. K: Iron deficit in teen girls treatable
FDA to clarify labels for drugs’ safety during pregnancy
Pregnant and worried about your medication? The Food and Drug Administration is revamping confusing labels on prescription drugs to make it easier to understand which are safe to use.
Memorial set for Valley Herald ex-publisher Clark Hager
Clark Hager fought for the Spokane Valley to be its own city for years, losing many battles but eventually winning the war. Hager, 82, who died last month and will be remembered at a service Sunday, was a rock-ribbed conservative who pushed an agenda of smaller, more accountable government and lower taxes. Sometimes he used the pages of the Valley Herald, which he owned for several years in the mid-1990s.
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from WND (World Net Daily)
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BOMBSHELL REVELATION BLOWS LID OFF IRS SCANDAL
Justice Department caught huddling with Lerner to crush tea-party election
BOMBSHELL REVELATION BLOWS LID OFF IRS SCANDAL
Justice Department caught huddling with Lerner to crush tea-party election
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