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from Allen West
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Uh-oh: This is the Left’s WORST nightmare
On Monday something very different happened when former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson announced as candidates for the presidency of the United States. Here were two very accomplished individuals — and for those who want to attack, Ms. Fiorina ask yourself, what had Barack Obama ever endeavored to lead in the private sector?
Uh-oh: This is the Left’s WORST nightmare
On Monday something very different happened when former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson announced as candidates for the presidency of the United States. Here were two very accomplished individuals — and for those who want to attack, Ms. Fiorina ask yourself, what had Barack Obama ever endeavored to lead in the private sector?
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from American News
Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Signs Off On Obama’s Removal For Treason… His Career Is Over
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from Blue Nation Review
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from Breitbart
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from Capital Press
Washington ranchers wary of grouse agreement
Creston, Wash., rancher Dawn Nelson and other ranchers are concerned about a proposed agreement for sage grouse habitat management. The agreement is not realistic for ranchers, Nelson says.
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Washington ranchers wary of grouse agreement
Creston, Wash., rancher Dawn Nelson and other ranchers are concerned about a proposed agreement for sage grouse habitat management. The agreement is not realistic for ranchers, Nelson says.
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from ClashDaily.com with Doug Giles
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from DW (English) (Deutsche Welle)
End of WWII: 'Entire families committed suicide'
Desillusioned and scared, hundreds of Germans took their own lives on May 8, 1945. Author Florian Huber explains why the largest mass suicide in German history has remained relatively unknown.
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from Foreign Policy
The Problem With Kissinger’s World Order
Is there any hope for global cooperation in this new world of interstate and tribal conflict?
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from Gateway Pundit
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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
CDA Police press conference on officer involved shooting
Coeur d'Alene Police Sergeant Greg Moore was shot in the line of duty on Tuesday. The shooting occurred at approximately 1:35 Tuesday morning in the 2800 block of Wilbur Ave near Cabela's at State Line. Coeur d'Alene Police Lee White held a press conference Tuesday morning to update the public and said "Sgt. Moore is fighting for his life."
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from PoliticusUSA
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The White House Blasts “Desperate” John Boehner and Tells Him To Do His Job
Despite 1.6 Billion Dollar Budget Hole, Louisiana Is Still Subsidizing Duck Dynasty
The White House Blasts “Desperate” John Boehner and Tells Him To Do His Job
Despite 1.6 Billion Dollar Budget Hole, Louisiana Is Still Subsidizing Duck Dynasty
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from PolitiFact
from The Spokesman-Review
CdA police chief: Moore ‘truly cared about this city’
Hundreds of people gathered in a Coeur d’Alene parking lot Tuesday evening to pray, sing “Amazing Grace,” shed tears and show their support for police following a deadly attack on a highly respected and decorated police officer.
CdA police officer dies from shooting
Police said in a news release this evening that Moore, a father of two, died 5:50 p.m. at Kootenai Health.
Coeur d’Alene police officer in critical condition after early-morning shooting
Sgt. Greg Moore, a 16-year veteran of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, is in critical condition at Kootenai Heath. He was shot about 1:35 a.m. in the 2800 block of Wilbur Avenue.
Bail set at $2 million for suspect in Coeur d’Alene police shooting
A Kootenai County magistrate judge set bail at $2 million for Jonathan Renfro, who is suspected of shooting Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore early this morning.
Comcast to add 675 jobs in Spokane area with new call center
Comcast will build a new call center in the Spokane area that brings 675 jobs to the region, the company announced today. The Internet and cable television company hasn’t announced the location, but is looking at property in Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake. It’s one of three new customer-service centers Comcast will open this year. The others are in Albuquerque and Tucson. Together, the three facilities will create more than 2,000 jobs.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee opens 2016 bid
Declaring Tuesday that he can bring “the kind of change that truly can get America from hope to higher ground,” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee declared his Republican candidacy in the hometown he shares with former President Bill Clinton.
‘Of Mice and Men’ gets committee’s thumbs-down
Mary Jo Finney and three other members of a district curriculum review committee have recommended “Of Mice and Men” be pulled from classroom instruction and made available only on a voluntary, small-group basis in ninth-grade English classes. “The story is neither a quality story nor a page turner,” Finney said of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.” The school board will vote on the recommendation next month.
Suspect in shooting at cartoon event had been prosecuted
Since 2006, the FBI had been investigating Elton Simpson – one of the men suspected in the Texas shootings outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
Since 2006, the FBI had been investigating Elton Simpson – one of the men suspected in the Texas shootings outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
A software coding error inflated future power costs by $7.1 million, said an Avista spokeswoman. When the Spokane-based utility caught the error in early April, it alerted the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission and other parties in the rate case. As a result of the modeling error and several other factors, Avista has decreased the amount of additional electric revenue it is seeking by nearly half – from $33.2 million to $17 million.
‘Force multiplier’: Limited officers augment police effectiveness
Countywide, there are about 248 people who have been granted limited law enforcement powers by either the police department or sheriff’s office, including, in many cases, the power to make arrests. Those powers, granted through a limited police commission or special deputy commission, allow people who don’t work in regular law enforcement to detain, cite and arrest people for a predefined set of crimes and municipal infractions, which vary depending on the job but generally include only misdemeanors.
Countywide, there are about 248 people who have been granted limited law enforcement powers by either the police department or sheriff’s office, including, in many cases, the power to make arrests. Those powers, granted through a limited police commission or special deputy commission, allow people who don’t work in regular law enforcement to detain, cite and arrest people for a predefined set of crimes and municipal infractions, which vary depending on the job but generally include only misdemeanors.
It’s a name that immediately evokes British royal history: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. The princess, the second child of William and Kate, will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, royal officials said.
Espresso brewed at space station
The first Italian woman in space is now the world’s first orbiting barista. Over the weekend, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti fired up the first espresso machine in space. She posted a photo of herself on Twitter from the International Space Station on Sunday, sipping from a cup designed for use in zero-gravity.
Obama says inequity must be reversed
In a deeply personal response to outbreaks of racially motivated protests, President Barack Obama on Monday blamed a lack of opportunity in minority communities and harsher treatment of black and Hispanic men by police for fueling a sense of “unfairness and powerlessness.”
Marine picked to lead Joint Chiefs
President Barack Obama will nominate Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, choosing a widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transitional period during 2013-14, U.S. officials said Monday.
President Barack Obama will nominate Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, choosing a widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transitional period during 2013-14, U.S. officials said Monday.
Man with gun arrested near scene of Baltimore riots
Days after riots crippled Baltimore, tensions again escalated Monday after police said they arrested a man who appeared to be armed. The arrest drew a crowd of protesters who chanted, “Black community, control the police!”
Days after riots crippled Baltimore, tensions again escalated Monday after police said they arrested a man who appeared to be armed. The arrest drew a crowd of protesters who chanted, “Black community, control the police!”
Brian Moore, a 25-year-old police officer shot in the head while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun, died Monday from his injuries, the third New York City officer slain on duty in five months.
Clinton agrees to one-session testimony
Hillary Rodham Clinton is willing to testify once on Capitol Hill later this month about the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and her email practices during her tenure as secretary of state, her attorney told lawmakers in a letter Monday.
State Department finds no Clinton Foundation conflict
The State Department said Monday it has no evidence that any actions taken by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton when she was secretary of state were influenced by donations to the Clinton Foundation or former President Bill Clinton’s speaking fees.
Missouri Senate overrides welfare limit veto
Missouri senators on Monday voted to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill removing several thousand families from a welfare program in a move Nixon said would make Missouri’s limits among the lowest in the nation.
Huge waves bring out California surfers
Big surf kept rolling ashore Monday along south-facing sections of the Southern California coast after bodysurfers challenged the towering waves over the weekend and lifeguards were kept busy pulling people from the water.
Fiorina announces bid for White House
Carly Fiorina jumped into the Republican race for president Monday, taking presumed Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton on directly and charging that Americans are tired of a “professional political class” governing the country.
In brief: Small tsunami seen after Papua New Guinea quake
A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea today, generating a small tsunami near the epicenter, bringing down power lines and cracking walls, but causing no widespread damage.
Nepal says it will need ‘enormous help’
Nepal’s government will need immense international support as the Himalayan nation begins turning its attention toward reconstruction in the coming weeks, in the wake of the devastating April earthquake, a top official said Monday.
Le Pen suspended from far-right party
French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was suspended Monday from the National Front party he built into a political force over four decades after a series of controversial remarks about Jews and Nazis.
WSU moving on med school plans
Washington State University is pushing ahead with plans to establish its own Spokane-based medical school and expects to have its inaugural class of students enrolled for the fall semester in 2017. Acknowledging that it’s an ambitious timeline, WSU President Elson Floyd said Monday a national search for the medical school’s founding dean already is underway. It will be directed by a panel of academic, medical and other community leaders, mostly from Eastern Washington. The dean will be integral to the university’s efforts to secure accreditation of the new medical school.
In brief: Spokane inmate found in cell with sheet around neck
Jailers found an inmate dead with a sheet around his neck about 2:50 p.m. Monday afternoon in a Spokane County Jail cell he occupied by himself.
Developer denies guilt in courthouse assault
Spokane developer Harlan Douglass pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he struck an opposing attorney outside the courtroom during a civil trial.
Cotton begins new role with city parks
After three years at the Spokane Police Department, communications director Monique Cotton is leaving to manage outreach and public relations for the Riverfront Park redesign, as well as other parks initiatives.
Secretary of state won’t act on CdA Tribe’s instant racing request
Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney says he won’t comply with a legal demand from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe asking him to certify the repeal of slot machine-like “instant racing” in the state. Denney said he’s sure there will be a court fight over the matter, and what’s more, “I don’t personally think that we have the authority to do that.”
State capital gains tax wins favor at Democratic hearing
With most legislators away from the Capitol and any budget negotiations behind closed doors, Democrats invited people from around the state to a hearing to support a capital gains tax and several other budget items they’d like to get in the current special session.
In brief: Employee with Kelley ties fired
A state worker with long ties to indicted Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley was dismissed from the agency Monday as Kelley began a leave of absence. Jason JeRue, a part-time employee who worked out of his home in California, has been on leave since soon after a federal grand jury subpoenaed his records in March as part of the investigation into Kelley, who pleaded not guilty last month to tax evasion and other charges.
Felon gets 8 years for firearm
A convicted felon with ties to a former Spokane County deputy prosecutor was sentenced Monday to nearly eight years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Occupy Spokane occupying Robert Monaghan Memorial
Former Washington Legislature candidate Ziggy Siegfried and fellow activist Valerie Waley handed out water, food and advice to visitors Monday at their tent along Monroe Street, as they talked about goals for a week that will see the anniversary of the Kent State shootings and an attempt in Seattle to block the shipment of oil-drilling equipment by a flotilla of kayaks. A march was planned Monday night to protest the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the pair also were handing out literature in opposition of Spokane’s law against blocking sidewalks, the sit-lie ordinance.
Multitudes of juvenile starfish discovered after die-off
In scattered sites along the Pacific Coast, researchers and others have reported seeing hundreds of juvenile starfish. The discovery has buoyed hopes for a potential comeback from a wasting disease that has caused millions of purple, red and orange starfish, or sea stars, to curl up, grow lesions, lose limbs and disintegrate into a pile of goo.
McDonald’s to simplify structure, focus on customers
McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook says he’s stripping away layers of bureaucracy and increasing accountability so the company can move more nimbly to keep up with changing tastes.
The Supreme Court justices said Monday they will review a lower court ruling that struck down a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rule under which electricity users are paid to lower energy use in response to rising prices. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the rule encroaches on state authority to regulate the retail power market. Utilities had opposed the regulation on grounds that it is too generous.
Fords F-150 to be made for propane fuel refit
Ford was expected to announce Monday plans to offer the 2016 F-150 full-size pickup with a package that prepares it to be powered by propane or compressed natural gas. The $315 factory-installed package would allow an F-150 with a 5-liter V-8 to run on propane or compressed natural gas, making it the only half-ton pickup with that capability. The customer must then take their factory-prepped truck to a qualified vehicle modifier to install the proper fuel tanks, fuel lines and fuel injectors. The cost of the upfitting ranges from $7,500 to $9,500.
County visitors spent $893M in ’14, up $27M
Visitors to Spokane County spent $893 million last year, an increase of $27 million from the previous year, according to a study released Monday by Visit Spokane. The figures, compiled by Dean Runyan Associates, are total direct travel spending.
Factory orders post first gain in eight months
Orders to U.S. factories rose in March for the first time since last July. The Commerce Department said orders increased 2.1 percent following seven monthly declines. And in further good news, orders in a key category that tracks business investment plans managed to eke out a 0.1 percent rise. It was the first advance in this category after falling for seven straight months.
Google starts service for wireless devices
Google wants the wireless services that connect mobile devices to digital content to be cheaper and more reliable. The reason has as much to do with the pursuit of profit as with trying to make smartphones more useful. More time spent using Google’s dominant search engine or watching videos on its popular YouTube site translates into more opportunities for the company to show its moneymaking ads.
Corinthian Colleges Inc. formally filed for bankruptcy Monday, a week after closing its remaining two dozen campuses and leaving 16,000 students scrambling for alternatives.
Internet surpasses cable at Comcast
Comcast beat Wall Street estimates on Monday with first quarter profit up 10 percent compared with the year-ago period with strong gains in its Internet service business. The positive earnings came less than two weeks after the company’s planned $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable collapsed amid pressure from Washington.
Ask Dr. K: More or less, exercising lessens risks
Dr. Zorba Paster: Good doctor worth more than bad test
Critical condition
Rural hospitals struggle to stay open, adapt to changes
Why have rural hospitals been closing?
There are more than 4,700 hospitals in the U.S, spread about evenly between urban and rural areas. But that number has been dwindling.
Green smiley faces entice kids to eat healthier
Crusaders in the fight against childhood obesity have discovered a new weapon – the green smiley-faced emoticon.
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from ThatsNonsense.com
Rumours that a pictured child will receive a heart transplant if their photo gets a 1000 shares are spreading across Facebook. However these rumours are false. The photos were stolen by Facebook hoaxers. These hoaxes are often associated with a process known as like-farming, where hoaxers use various techniques to lure Facebook users into liking their spammy Facebook pages. Read more about like-farming here. The notion that a child’s healthcare would be put on hold because their photo didn’t go viral enough across Facebook is simply absurd.
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
Hillary Clinton goes all in on immigration; pledges to outdo Obama
Hillary Clinton held a Cinco de Mayo event with illegal immigrants in Nevada Tuesday — "an especially appropriate day for us to be having this conversation" — in which she promised to go farther than President Obama in using executive authority to confer legal status on illegal immigrants, and to ultimately to award them U.S. citizenship. No matter what Republicans might offer to illegal immigrants in terms of legal status, Clinton said, she will offer more.
Carly Fiorina makes the right enemies, and the right defense of free markets
"Elizabeth Warren is right," Carly Fiorina said on Fox News in March, "crony capitalism is alive and well. Big business and big government go hand in hand." Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard executive and failed Senate candidate from California, entered the presidential race on Monday. For months before her official campaign announcement, Fiorina trained her fire on an insider political class that enriches itself from big government to the detriment of everyone else. However her race turns out, it will benefit the GOP to have her voice, particularly if the shamelessly corporatist and cronyist Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee.
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