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from The American Conservative
The Ambitions Driving the Ukraine Consensus
If we're going to risk armed conflict with Moscow, the underlying causes ought to be grander than Michele Flournoy's job aspirations.
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The Ambitions Driving the Ukraine Consensus
If we're going to risk armed conflict with Moscow, the underlying causes ought to be grander than Michele Flournoy's job aspirations.
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from Breitbart
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from Business Insider
Obama criticizes Staples for threatening to fire employees who work more than 25 hours
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from The Daily Caller
Southern Poverty Law Center Apologizes To Ben Carson For Putting Him On Its ‘Extremist’ List
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from Daily Kos
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Elizabeth Warren takes on Rand Paul's 'profound mental disorders'
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Elizabeth Warren takes on Rand Paul's 'profound mental disorders'
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from Foreign Policy
Putin’s Countermove
As the peace talks in Minsk go nowhere fast, Moscow is preparing to cement its gains before Western weapons can make an impact.
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from Freedom Outpost
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Residency Requirements for Handgun Purchases Deemed Unconstitutional
A federal court in Texas has ruled that residency requirement for handgun purchases is unconstitutional. The ruling smacked down gun grabbing Attorney General Eric Holder's claim that banning handguns outside of a person's state of residence is not a violation of the Second Amendment.
Residency Requirements for Handgun Purchases Deemed Unconstitutional
A federal court in Texas has ruled that residency requirement for handgun purchases is unconstitutional. The ruling smacked down gun grabbing Attorney General Eric Holder's claim that banning handguns outside of a person's state of residence is not a violation of the Second Amendment.
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from The Heritage Foundation
Is the GOP Really Serious About Stopping Obama’s Amnesty Plan?
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from The Hill
Paul: 'I blame' Clinton for ISIS conflict
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from Mad World News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
FBI Confirms ISIS Associate in Every State in America Except One
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FBI Confirms ISIS Associate in Every State in America Except One
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from MEDIAite
from Money Talks News
from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from New York Times
Unauthorized Immigrants’ Access to Driver’s Licenses Is at Risk
with Republicans now in control of the Senate, the legislature’s joint budget committee has largely stripped the program of the money it needs to operate, angering many among Colorado’s fast-growing Latino population and upending life for thousands of unauthorized immigrants.
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from The Political Insider
BREAKING: Four-Star Admiral Makes HUGE Announcement About Obama & Muslim Brotherhood (VIDEO)
Retired 4-Star U.S. Navy Admiral James A. “Ace” Lyons was recently at the National Press Club. And his claims are shocking. It appears that the Obama Regime has been FULLY infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood terrorism front group on every level. And that pro-radical Islam group is also in every level of U.S. security agencies.
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BREAKING: Four-Star Admiral Makes HUGE Announcement About Obama & Muslim Brotherhood (VIDEO)
Retired 4-Star U.S. Navy Admiral James A. “Ace” Lyons was recently at the National Press Club. And his claims are shocking. It appears that the Obama Regime has been FULLY infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood terrorism front group on every level. And that pro-radical Islam group is also in every level of U.S. security agencies.
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from POLITICO
Degree or not, Scott Walker crashed his college reunion
A profile in The Boston Globe on Wednesday reveals that the Wisconsin governor, who never completed his degree at Marquette University, went to his 20-year college reunion at a hotel ballroom in 2010.
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from The Raw Story
[Information from this site may not be reliable.
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from RedFlag News
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ALERT -- Several Admirals and Generals Accusing Obama of Treason!
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
ALERT -- Several Admirals and Generals Accusing Obama of Treason!
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from Right Wing Watch
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from The Spokesman-Review
Officer-involved shooting in Pasco caught on video
Witnesses say a man was running away when he was shot by Pasco police officers who had responded to a report he was throwing rocks at cars. Police identified the man Wednesday as Antonio Zambrano-Montes, 35. Witnesses told the Tri-City Herald the man had run about half a block when he was killed about 5 p.m. Tuesday near the Fiesta Foods store.
Mistrial declared in ex-teacher’s sex abuse case
A judge declared a mistrial today after a jury could not reach a verdict in the trial of a former high school teacher in Coeur d’Alene accused of lewd conduct with a young child. Had the jury found him guilty, Daniel Abram Taylor would have faced a sentence of up to life in prison for the offense, which involved the alleged rape of a 5-year-old in the fall of 2012.
Police: Parking dispute sparks 3 North Carolina killings
A long-running parking dispute between neighbors motivated a man to kill a woman, her newlywed husband and her sister at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina, police said Wednesday. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, and wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, both of Chapel Hill, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. A Muslim advocacy organization asked authorities to address speculation — much of it on social media — about possible religious bias in Tuesday’s shooting of the three Muslims.
Idaho Senate panel votes to repeal ‘instant racing’
After a two-day hearing that included heartfelt pleas from people involved in Idaho’s horse racing industry to kill the bill, the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee today instead approved legislation to repeal the law that led to slot machine-like “instant racing” machines being installed at three Idaho locations, including the Greyhound Park Event Center in Post Falls.
Authorities in southern Arizona say they’ve identified a teenage shooting victim killed in 1987 as being from Spokane. The Marana Police Department announced Wednesday that DNA submitted by relatives for testing showed conclusively that the victim was Deanna Lee Criswell. She would have been 16 years old when her body was found Nov. 25, 1987.
Spokane Councilman Mike Fagan asked to quit health board for vaccine comments
Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart is calling for Councilman Mike Fagan to resign his health board seat after Fagan publicly questioned the use of vaccines. Stuckart, who has the power to appoint and remove council members from board positions, said Tuesday that he wants Fagan to resign from the health board, and suggested he would remove him if Fagan remained.
Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart is calling for Councilman Mike Fagan to resign his health board seat after Fagan publicly questioned the use of vaccines. Stuckart, who has the power to appoint and remove council members from board positions, said Tuesday that he wants Fagan to resign from the health board, and suggested he would remove him if Fagan remained.
School measures passing in many Spokane –area school districts
Spokane County voters appear to be approving 18 of 21 school tax proposals. Even Central Valley School District appears likely to pass a bond for the first time since 1998. Three school districts with bond proposals on the ballot were failing. Nine Mile Falls School District’s bond had failed with only 50 percent approval. Bonds for Cheney and Orchard Prairie school districts were failing with 57 percent so far.
Spokane County voters appear to be approving 18 of 21 school tax proposals. Even Central Valley School District appears likely to pass a bond for the first time since 1998. Three school districts with bond proposals on the ballot were failing. Nine Mile Falls School District’s bond had failed with only 50 percent approval. Bonds for Cheney and Orchard Prairie school districts were failing with 57 percent so far.
Spokane County law enforcement and residents may soon be able to access real-time data about crimes in progress, thanks to a dispatch system upgrade in the works. Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday signed a $2.9 million contract with New World Systems to replace an aging city-county law enforcement dispatch and records management system at half the cost the county originally projected.
Low snowpack forces Mt. Spokane to close for now
Warm weather and a lack of snow have forced Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park to suspend operations this week while crews on snowcats try to move enough existing snow to reopen runs by the weekend.
Warm weather and a lack of snow have forced Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park to suspend operations this week while crews on snowcats try to move enough existing snow to reopen runs by the weekend.
Bill would fine parents for kids’ obesity in Puerto Rico
Legislators in Puerto Rico are debating a bill that would fine parents of obese children up to $800 if they don’t lose weight.
Legislators in Puerto Rico are debating a bill that would fine parents of obese children up to $800 if they don’t lose weight.
An upstart anti-corruption party swept to a landslide victory Tuesday in state elections in the Indian capital, dealing the first significant political setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The opposition Aam Aadmi Party, whose name means “common man,” won a record-high 67 of 70 seats in the New Delhi state government, according to official tallies – a stunning result in a race that Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party until recent days had thought was neck-and-neck.
U.S. shuts embassy in Yemen, ambassador to leave country
The U.S. Embassy in Yemen is closing because of mounting security threats, State Department officials said Tuesday, raising questions about the future of the high-priority U.S. counterterrorism campaign in the unstable Arab nation.
Thousands of foreign fighters flocking to join Islamic State
Foreign fighters are streaming into Syria and Iraq in unprecedented numbers to join the Islamic State or other extremist groups, including at least 3,400 from Western nations among 20,000 from around the world. Intelligence agencies now believe that as many as 150 Americans have tried and some have succeeded in reaching the Syrian war zone, officials told the House Homeland Security Committee in testimony prepared for delivery today. Some of those Americans were arrested en route, some died in the area and a small number are still fighting with extremists.
Mueller hostage in failed rescue
An attempt to rescue Kayla Mueller and other American hostages occurred in a July 4 raid previously disclosed by the Pentagon. U.S. special forces commandos conducted a raid in the predawn hours on a prison in Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. But the mission was unsuccessful because hostages – which included Mueller as well as American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff – had already been moved and weren’t there at the time.
An attempt to rescue Kayla Mueller and other American hostages occurred in a July 4 raid previously disclosed by the Pentagon. U.S. special forces commandos conducted a raid in the predawn hours on a prison in Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. But the mission was unsuccessful because hostages – which included Mueller as well as American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff – had already been moved and weren’t there at the time.
NBC suspends anchor Brian Williams for 6 months without pay
NBC announced Tuesday that it is suspending Brian Williams as “Nightly News” anchor and managing editor for six months without pay for misleading the public about his experiences covering the Iraq War.
NBC announced Tuesday that it is suspending Brian Williams as “Nightly News” anchor and managing editor for six months without pay for misleading the public about his experiences covering the Iraq War.
About 2,800 military personnel were sent to the region at the height of the epidemic last fall to help construct Ebola treatment units, train health care and aid workers, and provide logistical support. Nearly all the troops will exit the region by April 30.
China’s leader Xi Jinping will make his first state visit as president to the United States in September, Chinese official media reported today, underlining positive momentum in the often-troubled relationship between the world’s largest economies.
Governor rescinds discrimination ban
Kansas will no longer specifically ban discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and the transgendered in hiring and employment in much of state government because of an action announced Tuesday by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback.
Policeman indicted in accidental shooting
A rookie police officer who fired into a darkened stairwell at a Brooklyn public housing complex, accidentally killing a man who had been waiting for an elevator, has been indicted in his death, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Jon Stewart to leave ‘The Daily Show’
Jon Stewart, who turned his biting and free-wheeling humor into an unlikely source of news and analysis for viewers of “The Daily Show,” will leave as host this year, Comedy Central said Tuesday.
Fewer lengthy tarmac delays reported in December
There were no super-long tarmac delays for airlines in December, making 2014 the best year on record for the fewest such incidents.
Commissioners hear neighborhood plea against Wandermere apartment complex proposal
Two Spokane County commissioners heard an earful from residents young and old living near a proposed 354-unit apartment complex near Wandermere Golf Course on Tuesday night. Many Wandermere neighborhoods staunchly oppose the planned complex, saying it would add unneeded stress to overcrowded schools and an already-busy Wandermere Road.
Two Spokane County commissioners heard an earful from residents young and old living near a proposed 354-unit apartment complex near Wandermere Golf Course on Tuesday night. Many Wandermere neighborhoods staunchly oppose the planned complex, saying it would add unneeded stress to overcrowded schools and an already-busy Wandermere Road.
A North Idaho lawmaker’s bill to create a specialty license plate to benefit the Friends of the NRA squeaked through the Idaho Senate on Tuesday.
WSU med school bills advance
Washington State University is two steps closer to starting its own medical school in Spokane. Legislative committees in each chamber agreed overwhelmingly Tuesday that a state law restricting medical education to the University of Washington should be changed. But both indicated tough decisions lie ahead on paying for a new school. The bills would give WSU the authority to offer medical education at the Spokane campus but don’t set aside money to do it.
In brief: Man who died in house fire identified
A man who died in a house fire in Spokane on Saturday was 38-year-old Christopher Rusco, the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Tuesday. Rusco and Stacy Hains, also 38, died from smoke inhalation after a fire started in a second-story bedroom of their home at 2213 E. Fourth Ave.
Source not known of silt plume in lake
The cause of a large silt plume in Lake Coeur d’Alene remained a mystery Tuesday. Steve Funk, a local resident, noticed the muddy water spilling into Wolf Lodge Bay on Monday and alerted officials at the Forest Service, Idaho Department of Lands and the Department of Environmental Quality. A picture he snapped showed silty water moving across the bay.
Ethics Board passes on 12-meal rule
Washington lawmakers can take up to 12 meals per year from lobbyists, but just what constitutes a “meal” – or who gets to define it – isn’t clear.
Police arrest two in South Hill holdup
Just after 6 a.m., two men walked into the Tesoro station at 17th Avenue and Ray Street. One displayed a gun, and the men took cash and other merchandise. Video surveillance was used to identify the suspects. On Tuesday afternoon, police arrested Jeremy S. Tindal, 29, and Nickolas J. Barth, also known as Nickolas J. Bakun, also 29. They are facing charges of first-degree robbery.
WSU gets $100,000 for medical school
Washington State University’s bid for a new medical school is getting a $100,000 boost from a 1979 graduate.
Ethics board OKs U.S. Open golf tickets for some lawmakers
A Washington state ethics board voted Tuesday that some lawmakers can receive free tickets to the U.S. Open golf tournament without violating state rules limiting gifts to legislators. The board, with its unanimous support, agreed the $110 tickets are acceptable exemptions to state rules that cap gifts to a $50 value. Ethics panel officials said the advisory request from Pierce County made it clear that lawmakers won’t be at the tournament primarily as spectators. Instead, they will learn about developments to the site of the tournament expected to draw more than 200,000 visitors. Lawmakers will be able to choose one of two three-hour tours that the county is organizing during the June tournament at Chambers Bay Golf Course.
A plan to reduce the exposure of Hanford Nuclear Reservation employees to hazardous chemical vapors while working on radioactive waste storage tanks will be adopted immediately, Hanford contractor Washington River Protection Solutions said Tuesday. More than 40 workers in the past two years have reported being sickened by chemical vapors while working near the tanks, but the cause remains unknown.
The “milky rain” many experienced last week in the Pacific Northwest came from an ancient saline lake nearly 500 miles away, according to Washington State University meteorologist Nic Loyd.
Two accused of plotting attack in Sydney
Two men were charged today with planning to launch an imminent terrorist attack in Australia, after police seized a homemade flag associated with the Islamic State group, a machete and a hunting knife in a counterterrorism raid.
In brief: Four RadioShack stores to close in Inland Northwest
Four Inland Northwest RadioShack stores are on the list of locations to be closed, the electronics retailer announced. Those are the stores at Northpoint Plaza and the NorthTown Mall in north Spokane; the store at 4808 E. Sprague Ave.; and one at 3134 E. Mullan Ave. in Post Falls.
Washington grape harvest up
The 2014 wine grape harvest in Washington totaled a record 227,000 tons, an 8 percent increase over the year before.
Apple to construct solar farm
Apple has committed nearly $850 million to help build a solar energy farm that will generate power for its California facilities, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Tuesday.
Samsung revisits TV warning
Voice recognition technology in Samsung’s Internet-connected TVs captures and transmits nearby conversations.
Disney discrimination alleged
An Orlando woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that white employees at Disney World subjected her to racial discrimination, harassment and criticism about her high heels and ‘updo’ hair style.
Spokane intellectual property law firm Lee & Hayes has worldwide reach
Twenty years ago, Spokane attorneys Dan Hayes and Lewis Lee started a virtual two-man patent law firm, hoping to keep themselves in business for maybe five years. Instead, that company, Lee & Hayes, has become one of the country’s top firms for intellectual property, patents and trademarks. It has more than 150 employees in seven cities, with about half of those in Spokane.
Plenty of theories on where wildly fluctuating oil prices will land
The price of oil is on a wild ride, and there is little agreement on where it’s headed. After falling nearly 60 percent from a peak last June, the price of oil bounced back more than 20 percent as January turned to February. Then, on Tuesday, it sank 5 percent, closing just above $50. Oil has fallen or risen by 3 percent or more on 14 of 27 trading days so far this year. By comparison, the stock market hasn’t had a move that big in more than three years.
A meat industry lawsuit that claimed federal labeling rules violated the constitutional right to free speech has been dismissed. The industry sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2013 over new rules that required product packages to list the individual countries where animals were born, raised and slaughtered.
Low rates spur $10.75 billion Microsoft bond sale
Microsoft took out the biggest package of loans in its history, capitalizing on low interest rates to borrow cheaply to pay for share buybacks and dividends.
Editorial: Pro-vaccine bill has it right; council’s Fagan has it wrong
Doyle McManus: Why the U.S. is eager for rebels to take over in Yemen
Raspberry Madeleines
Flavorful madeleines
Desserts keep dietary limits in mind
Lactose-Free and Vegan Truffles
Chocolate-Cherry Torte
Frozen Chocolate Kahlua Mousse
Chocolate Dump Cake
Bring out your inner pretzel artist
Soft Pretzels
Lemony Lentil Soup
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from Tea Party
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Senate GOP leaders waved surrender on one front Tuesday, acknowledging they won’t be able to overcome the stubborn filibusters that Democrats have waged against Republican attempts to roll back Obama’s immigration actions through the Homeland Security spending bill. Meanwhile, in a brief yet blistering interview, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) suggested that Senate Democrats deserved far more public blame for the impasse than they were getting.
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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
U.S. court rules residency requirements for pistol buys is unconstitutional
A federal district court in Texas overturned a 1968 gun law prohibiting the sale of handguns to out-of-state residents, granting those who live in Washington, D.C., the ability to travel to an out-of-state gun store, buy a handgun and bring it home without a middleman.
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from 100 Percent FED Up
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
AFTER $350,000 IN DONATIONS AND A NEW CAR, POLICE HAVE TO MOVE POPULAR DETROIT WALKING MAN FOR HIS OWN SAFETY
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AFTER $350,000 IN DONATIONS AND A NEW CAR, POLICE HAVE TO MOVE POPULAR DETROIT WALKING MAN FOR HIS OWN SAFETY
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