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In the news, Monday, March 30, 2015


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from Breitbart
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from The Daily Caller

REMINDER: The Ted Kennedy Shrine Cost Taxpayers $38 Million

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from Dc Gazette
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Marines Letter To Michelle Obama… This Marine Tells Her Like It Is!

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from Freedom Outpost
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Obama Was Hand-Picked & NOT a Natural Born Citizen - Congress Knew It & Protected Him

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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from The Spokesman-Review

Idaho House passes tax bill, sends to Senate
The Idaho House endorsed sweeping tax changes Monday, to eliminate the sales tax on food, raise the gas tax and change the state’s top income tax rates – even as two new analyses showed the overall impact would be a tax increase for middle-income Idahoans and a break for the wealthy.

Total lunar eclipse coming Saturday
A total lunar eclipse will occur for a short 12 minutes on Saturday, beginning at 4:54 a.m., according to Sky & Telescope online.

Man accused of ramming police car during Spokane chase
A car chase early Monday morning led to assault and drug possession charges for a 20-year-old man accused of ramming his car into a police vehicle. Police arrested Michael C. Atchison around 2:30 a.m. Monday following a chase in which Atchison allegedly ran two red lights, almost hit a bicyclist and crossed the median on Division Street, nearly hitting northbound traffic.

NSA: 1 dead after car rams police vehicle at Fort Meade
Officers opened fire after two men dressed as women refused to stop Monday at the National Security Agency gate at Fort Meade and then smashed into a police vehicle blocking the road, officials said. One of the men died, and the other man and the officer were hurt.

Trevor Noah set to replace Stewart on ‘Daily Show’
Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa who has contributed to “The Daily Show” a handful of times during the past year, will become Jon Stewart’s replacement as host, Comedy Central announced Monday.

Division Street gateway upgrade begins
Work is starting today on a project to improve and beautify Spokane’s main gateway along Interstate 90 at Division Street. Landscaping, sculptures, walkways, irrigation, walls, fencing, lighting and other features are planned in the $650,000 project.

Arab League unveils joint military force, vows to defeat Iran-backed Yemen rebels
A two-day Arab summit ended Sunday with a vow to defeat Iranian-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen and the formal unveiling of plans to form a joint Arab intervention force, setting the stage for a potentially dangerous clash between U.S.-allied Arab states and Tehran over influence in the region.

Library of Congress buys trove of Civil War images
A Houston housewife who has quietly collected rare Civil War images for 50 years has sold more than 500 early photographs to the Library of Congress. The library announced the acquisition Sunday and is placing the first 77 images online. On Friday, 87-year-old Robin Stanford delivered the historic stereograph images from her collection to the library.

In brief: Pentagon may ease enlistment criteria
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is considering easing some military enlistment standards as part of a broader set of initiatives to better attract and keep quality service members and civilians across the Defense Department.
O’Malley criticizes Bushes, Clintons
Potential Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley said Sunday that the country needs fresh perspectives for confronting its problems and criticized the prospects of the Clinton and Bush families yet again seeking the White House.
City debates more spring break rules
A house party that dissolved into a hail of gunfire and left seven young people hurt has officials on the Florida Panhandle pondering what to do with a spring break season they say has gotten out of control. The raucous parties in the spring break capital of Panama City Beach have had politicians, police and businesses tussling for years over how much to crack down on a key economic force. That debate was revived again when a packed gathering of 20-somethings turned into a sprawling crime scene early Saturday.
Fiorina likely to run for president
Former technology executive Carly Fiorina said she is more than 90 percent likely to seek the Republican presidential nomination. And she is questioning the confidence people can have in likely Democratic contender Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Bodies found in rubble of building believed to be missing NYC men
Two bodies were found Sunday amid rubble from the Manhattan apartment building collapse three days earlier, and authorities said everyone was accounted for since the apparent gas explosion that caused a massive fire and altogether leveled three buildings and damaged a fourth.

Boston officer doing well after surgery
A decorated Boston police officer shot in the face by a suspect was in stable condition at a hospital Sunday and improving after surgery to remove a bullet lodged below his ear, police said. Officer John Moynihan, 34, underwent several hours of surgery at Boston Medical Center, where he was upgraded from critical condition after he was shot Friday night.

Indiana governor says law ‘not about discrimination’
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence defended the new state law that’s garnered widespread criticism over concerns it could foster discrimination against gays and lesbians and said Sunday it wasn’t a mistake to have enacted it.

NSA weighed ending phone surveillance program
The National Security Agency considered abandoning its secret program to collect and store American calling records in the months before leaker Edward Snowden revealed the practice, current and former intelligence officials say, because some officials believed the costs outweighed the meager counterterrorism benefits.

Iran gives some ground on nuclear talks
Iran is considering demands for further cuts to its uranium enrichment program but is pushing back on how long it must limit technology it could use to make atomic arms, Western officials involved in the nuclear talks said Sunday.

Quake in South Pacific prompts tsunami warnings
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck today at a depth of 40 miles, about 30 miles southeast of the town of Kokopo in northeastern Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts located within 620 miles of Kokopo. That includes Papua New Guinea and the nearby Solomon Islands.

In brief: Top museum attack suspects killed
Tunisian security forces decimated the leadership of a Tunisian jihadi group linked to al-Qaida’s North African branch, including the man identified as the “operational chief” of the attack this month on the National Bardo Museum that killed 22 people, the interior minister said Sunday.
Syrians flee Idlib after city’s capture
Syrians fled Idlib on Sunday, fearing government reprisals a day after opposition fighters and a powerful local al-Qaida affiliate captured the northwestern city, activists said.
Brotherhood leaders declared terrorists
Egypt’s top prosecutor on Sunday named 18 Muslim Brotherhood members, including the group’s leader and his deputy, as terrorists in the first implementation of an anti-terror law passed earlier this year.

Air Canada jetliner crashes; no serious injuries reported
An Air Canada plane made a hard landing short of the runway at the Halifax airport during a snowstorm, crashing into a bank of antennas and shearing off its main landing gear, nose cone, and an engine as it skidded on its belly, officials said. The airline said Sunday that 25 people were taken to hospitals for observation and treatment of minor injuries.

Nigeria votes in tight presidential election despite violent interference
Boko Haram fighters attacked poll stations in northeast Nigeria and a governor demanded elections be canceled in an oil-rich southern state Sunday as the count started for a presidential election too close to call.

The Dirt
Numerica opens new Valley branch
Numerica Credit Union has opened a Spokane Valley branch at 4909 E. Sprague Ave.
Club at Rock Creek releasing properties
The Club at Rock Creek near Lake Coeur d’Alene is releasing its first residential properties for purchase in a private golf club community. Sales will begin with cabins and townhomes as part of 321 total residential units.
LLC purchases Rowan building
Rowan & Lidgerwood LLC recently purchased the nearly 23,000-square-foot Rowan Medical Building, at 406 E. Rowan Ave.

Spokane firefighters, police investigating fire
Spokane firefighters and police are investigating the large fire that damaged three homes early Sunday morning. Fire quickly engulfed unoccupied houses at 351, 359 and 363 E. Fifth Ave. shortly after 6 a.m., Assistant Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said. All three houses are adjacent to Interstate 90.

In brief: Three unoccupied South Hill houses burned
Spokane firefighters were dispatched to 315 E. Fifth Ave. shortly after 6 a.m. in response to reports of a burning house and found three older houses on fire, according to the Fire Department. All were three were described as vacant and no injuries were reported.
Conditions improve for fighting wildfires
RED LODGE, Mont. – A southern Montana ski area resumed normal operations Sunday and weather conditions improved, allowing firefighters to attack wildfires that ignited the previous day in the state and northern Wyoming.
Large gift kicks off Alzheimer’s research
A Bellevue family that lost three members to Alzheimer’s disease has donated $6 million to the University of Washington to advance cutting-edge research into the devastating and incurable brain disorder.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: More education needed on race

A voice for the voiceless
From chewy bacon and hard-to-cut biscuits to encouraging a family to put their mother in a memory care unit, Michal Rosenberger has done it all in her year as a volunteer long-term care ombudsman. She is one of about 40 volunteers for the Eastern Washington Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program run by SNAP. Volunteers spend at least four hours a week in the 27 nursing homes, 71 assisted living facilities and 195 adult family homes in Spokane and the four adjoining counties. The program is funded by federal and state dollars in addition to grants and donations.

Your diet and exercise may be aging you
Eating too much sugar certainly isn’t wise for your waistline, but overindulging in dessert can also add years to your face.

Then and Now: Chamber of Commerce building
The former Chamber of Commerce building, also called the Civic Building, built in 1931 between the Spokane Club and the Masonic Hall at 1020 W. Riverside Ave., is now the Philanthropy Center and owned by the Empire Health Foundation.

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