Saturday, March 25, 2017

In the news, Saturday, March 4, 2017


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from Asia Times Online

Over 100 billionaires among China’s top Communist legislators
209 of the richest are holding wealth nearly equivalent to Belgium’s annual GDP, says Hurun report as the party’s annual parliamentary session starts

In the Communist Party, to get rich is still glorious
Despite large-scale anti-corruption drives and attempts to close the gaping chasm between the rich and poor, 209 delegates at this year's National People's Congress possess individual wealth of more than 2 billion yuan (US$290 million)

Exile, jail, abduction: the hazardous lives of China’s rich
China has the largest number of billionaires in the world but they keep disappearing. Tycoons need the backing of the Communist Party to get rich but they also need it to survive and it is a relationship that -- when the political winds change -- can leave them out to dry

China, the wild card in the Israel-Palestine peace process
Everyone thinks they know the players in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, but China is the wild card.

Beijing, US should consider joint counter-terror operations

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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower during presidential campaign
President Donald Trump took to Twitter very early Saturday to accuse former President Barack Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower during the very contentious final weeks of last year’s presidential campaign.

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from Breitbart

Five Clinton-Russia Bombshells Progressives Yawned Over
Given the establishment media’s focus on the “scandal” surrounding President Donald Trump and his administration’s contact with Russian officials, it is worth reminding Americans of the revelations involving Hillary Clinton and the Kremlin.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

A Lesson for Planned Parenthood's Pinup Girls
Glam American actresses Emma Stone and Dakota Johnson adorned their pricy Oscars ceremony gowns and handbags with golden Planned Parenthood pins in the shape of the group's logo. Since President Trump's reinstatement of the so-called "Mexico City policy" barring taxpayer funding of international nongovernmental organizations that perform and promote abortions, Hollywood progressives have turned up the volume on their abortion radicalism — and opened their wallets. Hey Hollywood: take off your glittering abortion pins and open your minds. Killing an unborn human being is always barbaric.

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from Gizmodo

As CRT Supplies Vanish the Classic Arcade Machine is Virtually Dead
The classic arcade cabinet will soon be all but extinct. The niche market of manufacturing CRT televisions has officially hit a wall and the experience of playing a classic arcade game as it was originally intended will be a very rare thing in the near future.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from Tribal Tribune (Nespelem, WA)

1B Girls State Championship Game – Republic Vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline – March 4  IMAGES
Republic celebrates after beating Almira/Coulee-Hartline 51-29 in the 2017 1B Girls Hardwood Classic State Tournament Championship Game on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash.

Republic takes home their second state championship in school history with win over league rival Almira/Coulee-Hartline.

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