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from Breitbart
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from CNN
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Wisconsin Sheriff: ‘It Is a Myth That Police Kill Black Males in Greater Numbers Than Anyone Else’
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from Conservative Post
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Marines praising Jesus!
Obama is trying to get Jesus and the Bible out of our troops.
Marines praising Jesus!
Obama is trying to get Jesus and the Bible out of our troops.
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from Daily Kos
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Bush CIA Deputy Director Admits We Were Lied Into Iraq War
Bush CIA Deputy Director Admits We Were Lied Into Iraq War
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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
This Bill Could End 'Gay Conversion Therapy' In The U.S.
On Tuesday, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) introduced legislation known as the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act. If passed, the law would classify conversion therapy as a fraudulent practice that would be illegal under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The law would also ban all advertising that claims the therapy can successfully change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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This Bill Could End 'Gay Conversion Therapy' In The U.S.
On Tuesday, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) introduced legislation known as the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act. If passed, the law would classify conversion therapy as a fraudulent practice that would be illegal under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The law would also ban all advertising that claims the therapy can successfully change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
APB put out for missing Red Heeler
A citywide search is underway for a dog that has been roaming the streets of Spokane for nearly two weeks. Dixie is a four-year-old Red Heeler with a distinct black spot on her right side.
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from Mother Jones
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
George W. Bush's CIA Briefer: Bush and Cheney Falsely Presented WMD Intelligence to Public
On "Hardball," Michael Morell concedes the Bush administration misled the nation into the Iraq War.
George W. Bush's CIA Briefer: Bush and Cheney Falsely Presented WMD Intelligence to Public
On "Hardball," Michael Morell concedes the Bush administration misled the nation into the Iraq War.
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from New York Magazine
Pro-Lifers Change Their Minds When Abortion Gets Personal
Tennessee representative Scott DesJarlais opposes abortion, has run repeatedly as a pro-life candidate, and routinely votes in favor of restricting reproductive rights. It sounds pretty typical for a Southern conservative: DesJarlais just doesn’t believe anyone should get an abortion. Except for his wife and mistress.
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from Slate
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
A Dishonest History of the Last War
Republicans want to paint the Iraq war as an honest mistake, while laying the groundwork for the next one
A Dishonest History of the Last War
Republicans want to paint the Iraq war as an honest mistake, while laying the groundwork for the next one
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from The Spokesman-Review
Voters approve CdA public safety bond
In a low-profile election with small voter turnout, a $6 million property tax measure to buy new equipment for the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department and fund other public safety priorities cruised to passage tonight. A whopping 85 percent of the votes were in favor of the 10-year public safety bond, well above the two-thirds supermajority needed to pass.
Otter signs child support bill, state leaders say claims it’s unconstitutional are ‘bogus’
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter signed newly passed child support enforcement legislation into law on Tuesday, and praised lawmakers who overwhelmingly passed the bill in an 11-hour, one-day special session he called them back to Boise for on Monday.
Grant County deputy injured in crash
A Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in a crash while responding to a call around 1 p.m. today. His injuries are non-life threatening despite hitting several apple trees. Deputy Allen Sleeper, 61, was driving his Dodge Charger patrol car west on State Route 262 on his way to a 911 hang-up call in the Mattawa area when he overtook a Ford pickup. Sleeper attempted to pass the truck, driven by Ronald A. Davis of Pasco. The two vehicles collided when Davis tried to make a left hand turn into a driveway while Sleeper was trying to pass.
Lewiston man dies in early-morning crash
A 24-year-old Lewiston man died this morning when his car left State Highway 3 between Juliaetta and Kendrick. Travis D. Cleveland was driving north on the highway in a Ford pickup around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday when he drove off the road on the right side of the highway. The truck traveled down an embankment and flipped. Cleveland was declared dead at the scene.
Takata air bag recall becomes biggest ever in US
Air bag maker Takata Corp. has agreed to declare 33.8 million of its inflator mechanisms defective, effectively doubling the number of cars and trucks that have been recalled in the U.S. so far. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which reached an agreement with Takata after sparring with the company for the past year over the size of the recalls and the cause of the problem with millions of air bags. It will be the largest recall in the agency’s history.
Marine from Spokane killed in military plane crash
The mother of a Marine killed when a military aircraft crashed in Hawaii says her son joined the Marine Corps because he wanted to “do something bigger and better.” Michele Barron, of Spokane Valley told The Associated Press that Joshua Barron loved to fly, loved his job and was proud of what he did. The Marine Corps says the 24-year-old lance corporal died of injuries sustained when a MV-22 Osprey went down Sunday at a military base outside Honolulu.
Ex-Muslim pastor stokes fear and controversy in Idaho
After listening to Shahram Hadian speak for over an hour about Islam as a rising menace in America, Alton Howell stepped outside the log-built community hall in Sandpoint and quickly called a colleague. “It scared the living daylights out of me,” the Careywood farmer spoke into his phone. Howell, a leader in the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, said in an interview that he worries young people are being “indoctrinated” to Islam and that followers already have a foothold in parts of the Northwest.
The Idaho Legislature passed a new version of a bill to keep the state’s child support enforcement system in operation. Though most of North Idaho’s lawmakers voted no during Monday’s special session, enough legislators rejected fears that the bill was a sell-out of the state’s sovereignty.
Washington’s improving economy a budget brightener
Good news for state budget writers: Thanks to a strong real estate market, continued job growth and expected boosts in legal marijuana sales, the money coming into state coffers will be about $400 million more over the next two years than they were told just three months ago.
A security researcher told federal agents he was able to hack into aircraft computer systems mid-flight numerous times through the in-flight entertainment systems, and at one point he caused a plane he was on to move sideways, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit. Although the claims are still being investigated, the airline involved, United, cast doubt on whether it was possible to control an airplane through the entertainment system, while other experts said such cyber threats should be taken seriously given that airplanes are increasingly connected to the Internet.
Google, YouTube win anti-Muslim video fight
Weighing into a case fraught with controversy, a federal appeals court on Monday rejected a Hollywood actress’s bid to force Google-owned YouTube to take down an anti-Muslim video that sparked worldwide protests, finding that such an order tramples on free speech rights. Reversing a previous ruling, a special 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the arguments raised by Cindy Lee Garcia, who pressed her legal fight as a result of death threats she received after she was unwittingly spliced into a 2012 film clip that cast her as disparaging the prophet Muhammad in the “Innocence of Muslims” video. The court backed Google and other Internet companies, with only Judge Alex Kozinski dissenting.
In brief: Obama gets official Twitter account
President Barack Obama is embracing short-form communication. Twitter has a new @POTUS account.
Prince Charles will meet with Sinn Fein
The Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party said its two senior figures will meet Prince Charles during his visit this week to Ireland in another groundbreaking event for peacemaking.
President Barack Obama ended long-running federal transfers of some combat-style gear to local law enforcement on Monday in an attempt to ease tensions between police and minority communities, saying equipment made for the battlefield should not be a tool of American criminal justice.
170 arrested after bloodbath at Texas restaurant
About 170 people have been arrested on suspicion of engaging in organized crime following a Sunday bloodbath at a Waco, Texas, restaurant involving rival biker gang members that left nine dead and at least 18 wounded in a shootout involving police, authorities said.
No in-cab video to help probe of fatal Amtrak crash
Five years ago, federal accident investigators recommended that the government require video cameras in locomotive cabs to record engineers’ actions. But it didn’t happen. Now, that’s left a gap in unraveling last week’s fatal Amtrak derailment.
Supreme Court won’t shield names of PAC donors
Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy dealt a speedy setback Monday to conservative advocacy groups that had sought to shield the names of their major donors in California. Without waiting to consult the full court, Kennedy turned down for now an emergency appeal from the Virginia-based Center for Competitive Politics, which has refused to reveal its donors. The center has been a leading voice in arguing for free speech and free spending in politics. It does not fund candidates or campaigns, but challenges regulations that restrict political advocacy groups.
Cash-strapped Arizona cuts welfare limit
Facing a $1 billion budget deficit, Arizona’s Republican-led Legislature has reduced the lifetime limit for welfare recipients to the shortest window in the nation. Low-income families on welfare will now have their benefits cut off after just 12 months.
A prosecutor says in a television interview he intends to ask for a retrial in the case of a New Jersey man who confessed to choking a 6-year-old New York City boy missing since 1979.
Students with traumatic pasts sue school district
Students with violent and traumatic pasts sued the Compton Unified School District on Monday, alleging they are legally disabled and the school has failed to meet their educational needs.
10-year-old girl drowns in pool aboard cruise ship
A 10-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the Carolinas and the ship immediately sailed to a nearby port in Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday.
Colombia flood, mudslide leave at least 58 dead
An avalanche of mud and debris roared through an alpine town in western Colombia before dawn Monday, killing at least 58 people in a flash flood and mudslide triggered by heavy rains.
Nigeria’s military destroys Boko Haram forest camps
The Nigerian military says it destroyed 10 Boko Haram forest camps over the weekend, but the Islamic extremists killed a man and abducted several women as they attacked a recently recaptured town, according to witnesses.
Experts call Ramadi’s fall to IS huge blow
The Obama administration Monday called the fall of the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province to the Islamic State a temporary setback that Iraqi forces would reverse with U.S. support. Experts dismissed that assessment as ludicrous. “Delusional, really, is the better word,” Ali Khedery, a former U.S. official who served as an adviser to five U.S. ambassadors to Iraq and three heads of U.S. Central Command, said of the administration’s statement.
Shiite militias respond to Iraqi premier’s call for help
Islamic State militants searched door-to-door for policemen and pro-government fighters and threw bodies in the Euphrates River in a bloody purge Monday after capturing the strategic city of Ramadi.
Islamic State militants searched door-to-door for policemen and pro-government fighters and threw bodies in the Euphrates River in a bloody purge Monday after capturing the strategic city of Ramadi.
Young hockey players for the Spokane Chiefs and other Western Hockey League teams in Washington will be exempted from certain labor laws that would have restricted their practice, conditioning, and playing time and made them subject to the minimum wage.
Spokane County workers’ salaries trail city of Spokane paychecks
Half the top 12 earners in Spokane County government last year were women, with Medical Examiner Sally Aiken taking in the largest base salary at more than $197,000. While income inequality is still a problem for women in the county’s workforce, most public employees – regardless of gender – on the courthouse campus are making less than their counterparts across the river at Spokane City Hall, according to records provided to The Spokesman-Review.
EWU’s athletic dominance builds statewide image
Success on the gridiron and hardwood appears to be giving Eastern Washington University a boost. In a statewide survey of EWU’s reputation, athletics was what most came to mind when respondents were asked about the regional university. The quality and value of its educational opportunities were mentioned by some Spokane County respondents, but statewide most who were surveyed indicated they didn’t know enough about the university to form an overall opinion.
In brief: Deaconess emergency department renovated
Deaconess Hospital recently finished a $6.8 million renovation of its emergency department.
Hamilton Street work will bring traffic delays
Traffic restrictions on North Hamilton Street are expected to continue this week as city crews repair damage from a burst water main.
Blackwell Island launch set to open Tuesday
The Blackwell Island boat launch and recreation area on Lake Coeur d’Alene will open for the season on Thursday.
Traffic ticket hike will buy court computers
The Washington Supreme Court is boosting the base cost of traffic tickets in the state by $12 to help pay for a badly needed new computer system for district courts – a decision that four justices blasted as unfair to low-income residents who can least afford the fines.
Seattle says Shell lacks permit for oil rig
Foes of Royal Dutch Shell’s use of a Seattle seaport terminal to prepare for exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean attacked on two fronts Monday as a few hundred protesters blocked port entrances and the city of Seattle declared that Shell and its maritime host lacked a proper permit.
Business briefs: Starbucks, Spotify in streaming deal
Starbucks, which in March stopped peddling CDs at the counter, is fully embracing the online music business with a new sidekick: popular streaming service Spotify.
Lane Bryant owner to buy Ann Taylor
Ascena Retail Group Inc., owner of clothing stores Dress Barn and Lane Bryant, said Monday it would buy fellow women’s retailer Ann Inc. for $2.15 billion.
Farmers, ranchers get more drought aid
Farmers and ranchers in the West’s worst-hit drought regions will receive an additional $21 million to help them save water and soil despite the long dry spell.
Fashion brands sue Alibaba over fakes
The owner of fashion brands Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent has accused Alibaba Group in a lawsuit of profiting from sales of counterfeit goods despite the Chinese e-commerce giant’s pledge to combat the trade in fakes.
WTO quashes U.S. ‘country of origin’ meat labels
Shoppers could soon have a harder time finding out where some of their red meat comes from. The World Trade Organization ruled Monday that U.S. “country of origin” labels on certain cuts of red meat put Canadian and Mexican livestock at a disadvantage, rejecting a U.S. appeal after a similar WTO decision last year. The current labels on packages of steaks and some other meats say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.
Court says Samsung infringed on Apple patents
A federal appeals court has upheld a jury’s finding that Samsung illegally copied some patented features in Apple’s iPhone, but it sided with Samsung on one point that could reduce the $930 million in damages the South Korean company had been ordered to pay.
Justices OK employees’ right to sue over 401(k)
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in favor of participants in employee retirement plans who object to companies’ investment decisions that eat into retirement savings.
Office Depot shareholders to vote on merger with Staples
Office Depot shareholders will meet June 19 in Boca Raton to vote on the retailer’s $6.3 billion proposed merger with rival Staples. The Federal Trade Commission, which is reviewing the merger agreement, has not yet given clearance for the merger to proceed. The FTC blocked a proposed merger between the two retailers in 1997. But after it cleared Office Depot to acquire OfficeMax, the company and its board are optimistic the merger will be allowed.
Editorial: Uncontested races don’t serve public’s best interests
Robert J. Samuelson: China’s huge trade surplus in decline
Ask Dr. K: Colon polyps can cause rectal bleeding in children
Brain gain
Exercise tones the legs, builds bigger biceps and strengthens the heart. But of all the body parts that benefit from a good workout, the brain may be the big winner.
Dr. Zorba Paster: ‘An apple a day will keep the drug companies at bay’
Researchers reviewed medical and dietary records from nearly 9,000 people, comparing those who had a daily apple (a mere 10 percent of the group) to those who did not. They found that each group visited the doctor the same number of times during the year but that the apple eaters took fewer drugs. More apples meant fewer prescription medications.
Taking a stand on e-cigs
E-cigarettes contain nicotine (to addict), flavors (to addict) and flavor enhancers (to possibly harm). Keep this crap away from our kids. Pass the same laws that apply to cigarettes. And start educating our children that sucking in chemical air is pollution.
Sandpoint’s Woolnough picked for Parkinson’s council
Sandpoint resident and retired educator A.C. Woolnough was recently selected for the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation’s People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council, which integrates the perspective of people living with the disease into the foundation’s program development and priority setting.
The naked patient: Modesty movement won’t take it lying down
Patient modesty might seem like an oxymoron when those seeking medical care are routinely told to remove their clothes, put on a flimsy gown, lie back and let the professionals do their work.
Obituary: Ahenakew, Della Louise (Gopher)
16 Feb 1942 - 15 May 2015
Saulteaux Indian of the Ah-On-Te-Ways Band, a non-treaty tribe of Montana
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from Talking Points Memo
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Hillary Clinton Addresses Email Exchanges With Sidney Blumenthal
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[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Hillary Clinton Addresses Email Exchanges With Sidney Blumenthal
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from The Washington Times (DC)
from Yahoo News
Groups warn Oregon mine militia dispute threatens democracy
A coalition of public policy advocates warned on Tuesday that a group of armed conservative activists who have been guarding a mine in southern Oregon for over a month are a sign of an emerging violent anti-government movement.
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