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RealClearPoliticsEvidence emerges that Obama administration official knew of IRS targeting ...CBS NewsIt's the first evidence that someone within the Obama administration knew about the practice during the presidential campaign. It is unknown whether…
President Obama exercises a fluid grip on the levers of powerWashington PostPresident Obama's professed ignorance of the targeting of conservatives by one government agency and his support of tracking journalists' sources by another highlight one of…
Daily BeastWhat Obama must say to African-American gradsCNN InternationalThat is how President Obama should begin one of the most significant speeches of his presidency: the commencement address at Morehouse College this Sunday. Addressing the histor…
ABC NewsObama Agenda Marches on Despite ControversiesABC NewsDespite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and…
San Diego Free PressHeroes and Villains: Does US Foreign Policy Understand the Difference?San Diego Free PressFor 60 years the most celebrated and revered African in history was listed as a terrorist threat to the people of the United States. Who dec…
South Africa's Economic Fault LinesCouncil on Foreign RelationsThere remains a large gap between primary and secondary schools that were formerly designated for black South Africans and those for white South Africans. "Teachers in black state schools…
NPR (blog)Escaping Nigeria's Cycle of ViolenceCouncil on Foreign RelationsHaving cut short a trip to South Africa and annulled a planned state visit to Namibia, President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria declared a "state of emergency" in three northeast…
The National Interest OnlineKenneth Waltz: 1924-2013the Diplomat (blog)Waltz is best known for his books Man, the State, and War and Theory of International Politics. The first book set the terms on which researchers would approach the study of inter…
Media Call: Border Security and US Immigration PolicyCouncil on Foreign RelationsAnd welcome to this Council on Foreign Relations on-the-record media call. I am Robert McMahon, editor of CFR.org and I'll be moderating today's call on border security…
John Paul Stevens: Bush v. Gore Decision Rationale Was 'Unacceptable'Huffington PostThe process was sparked by concerns over the reliability of ballots, and ultimately allowed Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris's previous certification of Bu…
New York Law Journal (registration)US Supreme Court Examines Voting Rights in Two CasesNew York Law Journal (registration)Whatever feelings she now expresses, the U.S. Supreme Court's involvement at that time obviously had implications for election l…
State to ask US Supreme Court to reject inmate orderStockton RecordThe state filed its three-page notice of appeal about a month after federal judges threatened to cite Brown with contempt if he fails to comply with a previous order upheld by the U.S…
California prison battle heading to US Supreme CourtSan Jose Mercury NewsIn a three-page filing, the governor and his top prison officials notified a three-judge panel the state is appealing an April order requiring California to shed at least 10,000…
US Supreme Court attacks right to a speedy trialWorld Socialist Web SiteDuring this five-year period, various branches of the state government indicated that they did not have the funds or they were not responsible for funding Boyer's defense. ... Th…
Chuck Grassley On Foreign Policy: We Should Remember When Hitler Started ...Huffington PostWe shld remember what happened th last time we had no foreign policy. It was Sept 1939 Hitler started WWII Poland. — ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) May 18, 2…
FrontlinePositive diplomacy drowning in jingoism?Hindustan TimesToo often, they said the Indian media's angry, anti-China rhetoric drowned positive diplomacy between the two countries; too often, they said, misinformed Indian media had misled. "For e…
HaaretzGunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy foreign ministerStars and StripesDAMASCUS, Syria - The office of Syria's deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa province. The office says Deputy…
Has Caribbean Diplomacy Lost Its Mojo?Inter Press ServiceEarlier in the week, the country's former prime minister P.J. Patterson, speaking at the launch of the book “Multilateral Diplomacy for Small States” by former Guyanese foreign affairs mini…
The HinduNawaz Sharif skips meeting with Japanese AmbassadorThe HinduPakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif excused himself from a meeting with the Japanese Ambassador, with officials of his PML-N party saying he had become selective about…
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Soldiers must consider OPSEC when using social mediaUnited States Army (press release)ARMY.MIL, The Official Homepage of the United States Army. the United States Army. Skip main navigation; Home · News · News Front Page · Army National Guard · A…
Sanford's Phinney to join the United States NavyFoster's Daily DemocratSanford's Phinney to join the United States Navy. Thursday, May 16, 2013. RALEIGH, North Carolina — Civilian Kyle J. Phinney recently enlisted in the United States Navy under th…
United States Navy launches first X-47 robotic drone fighter jet from an ...NEWS.com.auTHE FIRST unmanned fighter jet has been launched from the deck of a United States Navy aircraft carrier. The robotic aircraft was catapulted from the USS George H.…
Times of IndiaDid bookie Jiju try to make Sreesanth's MMS?Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: S Sreesanth has reportedly told police that the arrested bookie Jiju Janardan alias Biju tried to make an MMS of him in a Mumbai hotel. This comes a day after TOI repo…
Times of IndiaModi juggernaut rolls into UPTimes of IndiaRELATED. NEW DELHI: In a further indication of Gujarat chief minister NarendraModi's growing clout in BJP affairs, his close associate Amit Shah is likely to be given charge of Uttar Pradesh, a…
Economic TimesVivek Ranadivé, who on Friday secured a deal to buy basketball team ...Economic TimesVivek Ranadivé, who on Friday secured a deal to buy basketball team Sacramento Kings, hopes to make basketball India's second-biggest sport ... As th…
The Daily StarTunisia's Ennahda says Salafist congress postponed to avoid bloodshedAl-ArabiyaA leading member in Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party said on Saturday that a congress called for by the Salafist movement, Ansar al-Sharia, has been postponed…
'Spot-Fixing' Of Cricket Shocks IndiaForbesThe biggest news in India these days has nothing whatsoever to do with never-ending concerns about confrontation with Pakistan or border disputes with China. The story would seem to be strictly an internal a…
Analysis: Carter's decision a warning for Ark. GOPSan Francisco ChronicleLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter's decision against a run for governor next year is a boost for Republicans hoping to avoid a messy fight for the pa…
Washington TimesVirginia GOP picks staunch conservatives as statewide candidatesWashington PostRICHMOND — Thousands of Virginia Republicans on Saturday picked a slate of statewide candidates who vowed to stay true to conservative principles, resist…
Mediaite'It's All Political', About Putting Obama In The 'Crosshairs': Harry-Perry ...MediaiteAsking her audience how she knows this, Harris-Perry played the 2010 Mitch McConnell admission that the top GOP priority was denying President Obama a secon…
Raw StoryDemocrat tears into GOP for politicizing IRS hearing and encouraging ...Raw StoryLloyd Doggett (D-TX) on Friday blasted Republicans for attempting to use this week's scandal at the IRS to attack and undermine Obamacare. At a House hearing, D…
ABC17News.comNixon, GOP Clash Over Medicaid, Driver's LicensesKMOX.comBut Republicans rejected Nixon's plans from the start and argued the state could not afford the expansion if the federal government reneged on its promise to fund 100 percent of th…
SB NationSacramento Celebrates Saving Their KingsBleacher ReportAs the Sacramento Kings prepare to delve into their future, past the uncertainty of the 2012-13 season that cast doubt on where they would play next season, the city and the fans celebra…
Shooting kills 1, injures 1 in South SacramentoSacramento Bee (blog)Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "report abuse" button below it. We will delete co…
Venturi had precious friendship with Byron NelsonSacramento BeeReader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, ... You should also know that The Sacramento Bee does not screen…
Kamala Harris: Gun Control Meeting With Other DAs At LAPD Aims To 'Eliminate ...Huffington PostBringing together district attorneys and law enforcement officials from throughout the state, Attorney General Kamala Harris convened a working group Frida…
Sacramento area weather 'pretty decent' but winds pick up SundaySacramento BeeReader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "Report Abuse" link below it. We will d…
ABC News (blog)Michelle Obama Makes Light of President's Failures in Graduation SpeechABC News (blog)Delivering her only speech at a high school graduation this year, first lady Michelle Obama joked about the failures her husband, President Obama, ha…
RealClearPoliticsEvidence emerges that Obama administration official knew of IRS targeting ...CBS News(CBS News) WASHINGTON - There were new questions Saturday night concerning if anyone in the White House was aware of the IRS' targeting of conservat…
President Obama exercises a fluid grip on the levers of powerWashington PostPresident Obama's professed ignorance of the targeting of conservatives by one government agency and his support of tracking journalists' sources by another highlight one of…
To blame or not, Obama set the stage for scandalsKansas City StarHow long would it take for the White House to investigate? Answer honestly: Minutes? Hours? OK, maybe days if there were an attack on one of our embassies that the administration was bu…
Malloy, Democrats confronted by spending capCt PostHARTFORD -- Looking ahead to the 2014 legislative and gubernatorial elections, majority Democrats and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy want to continue most state programs while avoiding new taxes. The problem…
Deseret NewsDemocrats call for legislative hearings into state executive scandalsDeseret NewsSwallow is the subject of federal, state and local investigations regarding his dealings with an indicted businessman who attempted to influence Senate Major…
Town Hall (blog)Harry Reid is Considering Rule Change to Block FilibusterTown Hall (blog)Reid had considered using the nuclear option last year, but the old school Democrats would not allow it. ... In the past Harry Reid has said he would consider go…
Ed FitzGerald gives Democrats a strong Cleveland contender for governor -- but ...Plain DealerThe last time Democrats had a contender close to that caliber was in 1998, when Lee Fisher, the former attorney general, lost to Bob Taft. But Fisher was fo…
Christian Science MonitorCan Democrats find moderate candidates in time for midterms?Christian Science MonitorBoth are moderate-to-conservative Democrats whose views would seemingly play well in their states, giving the party a chance to win on GOP t…
Education provision muddies Kan. budget talksKSN-TVThe provision also covers the Next Generation Science Standards which Kansas educators helped develop but the State Board of Education is yet to adopt. “There is a general resistance to the federal…
Criticism Flares Around New Pa. Graduation TestsKYW NewsradioTom Corbett and the Pennsylvania State Board of Education to toughen academic achievement standards and tie them to graduation tests for the state's roughly 1.7 million public and charter s…
State assigns consultant to Floyd County schoolsRome News TribuneDr. Gibney-Sherman will also assist you in preparing for the initiation of the Floyd County Schools charter system renewal process that will yield a board-approved application to be sub…
California Education Policy Fund Announces Open Call for Letters of Inquiry to ...PR Web (press release)In an effort to effect meaningful policy reform in California's public education system, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today announced a…
New York TimesThe Health Toll of ImmigrationNew York TimesIt also demonstrates that at least in terms of health, worries about assimilation for the country's 11 million illegal immigrants are mistaken. In fact, it is happening all too quickly. “The…
Tampabay.comImmigration bill, Heritage study spark debate about so-called cost of 'doing ...Fox NewsA recent cost study on the Senate immigration-reform bill has sparked debate in Washington about whether the United States would be better off economi…
Chuck Grassley On Foreign Policy: We Should Remember When Hitler Started ...Huffington PostWe shld remember what happened th last time we had no foreign policy. It was Sept 1939 Hitler started WWII Poland. — ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) May 18, 2…
PoliticoTexas lawmakers play key roles in immigration debateHouston Chronicle"As the largest state delegation in the GOP House caucus and the state which also has the second-largest Hispanic population, Texas Republicans will have a Texas-sized influ…
Times of IndiaTech, labor at odds in immigration fightMSNBCIn behind-the-scenes maneuvering that has created a quandary for Senate supporters of a broad immigration bill, lobbyists say Silicon Valley is pulling out all the stops to fight restrictions…
Capital New YorkState Senator Pushing Bill To Legalize And Tax Marijuana In NYGothamistThe NYPD has seemingly made good on their promise to cut back on meaningless low-level marijuana possession—arrests for weed possession are on track to fall by 2…
abc7.comDeputies responding to burglary call find marijuana operationLos Angeles TimesLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies responding to a burglary call in a Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhood stumbled upon a $1-million marijuana-growing op…
Two Anecdotes About My Parents and Marijuana - GawkerGawkerI settled on an obviously vintage dress and ripped tights, which I felt harkened to times and locations when and where marijuana usage was accepted and celebrated. I showed up on their doorst…
San Francisco ChronicleAmericas Coalition Puts Marijuana Legalization Up for DiscussionNew York TimesMEXICO CITY — A comprehensive report on drug policy in the Americas released Friday by a consortium of nations suggests that the legalization of ma…
Rewritten marijuana ballot issue submittedColumbus DispatchBob Fitrakis, a Columbus lawyer, activist and frequent political candidate, has signed on as a backer of OhioRights.org. State Rep. Robert F. Hagan, D-Youngstown, recently submitted legislati…
LP Field car show takes visitors back to their youthThe TennesseanThe show, which features more than 2,000 collector vehicles, continues Sunday at LP Field from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. While Friday and Saturday entries were limited to pre-1972 American cars, a…
ABC NewsPlane Makes Belly Landing at Newark AirportABC NewsA U.S. Airways official said a jet with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing early this morning at Newark Liberty International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble.…
Rate cuts possible as Polish inflation set to stay low-central bankerReutersRYTRO, Poland May 18 (Reuters) - There is little chance that consumer inflation in Poland will quickly return to the central bank's 2.5 percent target, a Monetary Policy Coun…
Michael Barone: Obama's IRS and AP scandals cast Big Chill on free speechWashington ExaminerThat's the term lawyers and judges use to describe the result of government actions that deter people from exercising their right of free speech. There have b…
IBTimes.co.ukChina April housing inflation quickens to two year highFox BusinessBEIJING – China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of…
FRANCE 24Nine world leading results set at the IAAF Diamond League ShanghaiXinhuaSHANGHAI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Nine world leading results were set on Saturday at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meet, which featuring a star-spangled squad including 7…
New York TimesOn Hong Kong Shelves, Illicit Dirt on China's EliteNew York TimesBy CHRIS BUCKLEY. Published: May 18, 2013. HONG KONG — Visitors from mainland China climb the narrow stairs to a cramped room here filled with forbidden delights: shelve…
Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange closes its doorsSouth China Morning PostThe Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange will go ahead with a planned US$100 million rights issue and be ready within months to reapply for the trading licence it handed back to regulator…
Centre Daily TimesSeeing Shanghai | China's 'People' more than a numberCentre Daily TimesI've only been in Shanghai about a month and the language is still a mystery — I try to use my limited Chinese to buy a dozen apples, returning home frustrated…
NDTVShanghai Diamond League: Gowda finishes sixthThe HinduIndia's Vikas Gowda finished sixth in men's discus with a throw of 61.97m which came in his last effort at the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Saturday. The 29-year-old Indianhas a season best…
MiamiHerald.comDanica Patrick wins fan voteESPNPatrick said when it became obvious she wasn't going to finish in the top two she decided not to make any rash moves, knowing she had a good chance to make it in on the fan vote. "I can't move on with a…
Aljazeera.comTexas to take BP and Halliburton to courtAljazeera.comThe complaint, filed on Friday in US District Court in Beaumont, Texas, alleges that the companies and others "engaged in wilful and wanton misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deep…
ABC NewsWill Boy Scouts Accept Gay Youth? Vote Is ImminentABC NewsFrom the other flank, gay-rights supporters and some Scout leaders from politically liberal areas have welcomed the proposed change as a positive first step, but are calling on the BSA…
ABC NewsEffort to Strengthen an Afghan Law on Women May BackfireNew York TimesAnd now, preserving any protections long-term appears to be in question, as the country's tiny women's rights movement faces an unenviable decision: leave intact the only l…
WFMY News 2Georgia town sued over law requiring gun ownershipFox NewsA group that supports gun control filed suit Thursday against a north Georgia town that recently passed a law requiring gun ownership that it said is mostly symbolic. The Washington…
Tennis roundup: Carrboro, NC Science & Math and Cary Academy finish runner-upNews & ObserverCarrboro lost to 2012 champion Shelby 5-3 at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro while Science & Math fell to Elkin 5-1 at the Burlington Tennis C…
The GuardianAlice Roberts: on the horns of a mammoth dilemmaThe GuardianThe first time I met palaeontologist Dan Fisher was in a hotel in the Arctic frontier town of Salekhard, in Siberia. I was there to film an expedition to recover a new mammoth sp…
Eureka! Science NewsPuzzling! Swine flu virus detected in elephant seals off West CoastNBCNews.com (blog)By Megan Gannon, LiveScience. The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off t…
The GuardianHuman cloning developments raise hopes for new treatmentsThe GuardianBut the team led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, of the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, got around this problem. By adding caffeine to cell cultures, their out…
Science World ReportScientists create world's tiniest drops of liquid in biggest atom smasherNBCNews.com (blog)Home · US · World · Politics · Business · Sports · Entertainment · Health · Tech · Science · Travel · Local · Weather · Advert…
The GuardianBriton picked for five-month mission on International Space Station in 2015The GuardianBritain's first official astronaut, Major Tim Peake, has been selected to fly on a five-month mission on the International Space Station in 2015, it is…
'World War Z' To Open 35th Moscow International Film FestivalDeadline.comParamount's zombie tentpole World War Z will open the Moscow International Film Festival held June 20-29, the fest's Leonid Vereshchagin announced today at Cannes. The Marc Fors…
Pedestrian struck, killed by bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International ...MiamiHerald.comA bus struck and killed a pedestrian at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon. The Broward Sheriff's Office said in a news rele…
Video: Pigs race around Downtown Somerville for charity (photos)NJ.comWith help from the crowd to cheer them on — and bet on each race — pigs flew around a small track to raise funds for each sponsored charity. Oh, and there were also dogs dresse…
NEWS.com.auGeneral Assembly adds French Polynesia to UN decolonization listUN News Centre18 May 2013 – The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized and r…
Apex scores with one second left to win boys lacrosse championshipNews & ObserverCARY — Apex seniors Luke Sieber and Derek Sweet recalled when they were freshman fantasizing about what it would be like to team up to score the game winning goal with…
Activist Yvonne Pointer is an accessible hero, one that Clevelanders can reach ...Plain DealerShe's hearing from all sorts of people with unsolved cases who feel stymied or ignored by law enforcement and want her help and advice. Ever the activist, P…
San Francisco ChronicleBraves facing bullpen crisis after losing left-hander Eric O'Flaherty with ...Washington PostATLANTA — Braves general manager Frank Wren said Saturday left-hander Eric O'Flaherty has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his le…
New York TimesSyria's Assad, in an Interview, Suggests Peace Talks Are Unlikely to SucceedNew York TimesBEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, in a rare interview with a foreign newspaper, appeared to dismiss the possibility of serio…
Hurriyet Daily NewsLivni: No chance Israel can reach peace deal with HamasJerusalem PostIn an interview with Army Radio, the justice minister, who is also responsible for peace talks, responds to Erdogan's call for Palestinian unity saying that the T…
MiamiHerald.comKen Cuccinelli must say whether he'd still pursue tea party agenda if elected ...Washington PostIf Cuccinelli is elected, it's reasonable to expect that he'd use the powerful governor's office to fight for the same causes that have mad…
Christian Science MonitorSea of protesters fills streets in RomeChristian Science MonitorLetta promised to make jobs his top priority when he came to power in April after two months of political deadlock. But several protesters complained he was not…
The GuardianBobby Jindal: IRS Officials Deserve Jail Time For Targeting Conservative GroupsHuffington Post"If, in fact, IRS personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, th…
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyRival protesters clash in UkraineAljazeera.comVitali Klitschko, the Ukrainian world boxing champion and one of the leaders of Ukrainian opposition, led 15,000 protesters through the streets of Kiev on Saturday calling for…
Bill Maher Spoofs IRS Tea Party Tax Forms (VIDEO) - Huffington PostHuffington Post (satire)"If, in fact, IRS personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that is outr…
The GrioGlenn Beck: Tea Party Would Have Been Lynched For Marching With MLKNews OneIn true GOP revisionist fashion, right-wing extremist Glenn Beck called the NAACP a “joke” and claims that the organization is an “affront” to civil rights lea…
Glenn Beck Claims Obama Using AP, IRS Scandals to Cover Benghazi Scandal ...Opposing ViewsGlenn Beck recently claimed on his radio show that the IRS-Tea Party scandal and the Associated Press-Department of Justice phone scandal were brought up by the…
Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)What if Glenn Beck was right?Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)Well, after the revelations of Benghazi-gate, IRS-gate and AP-gate (I call them all together "Liberty-gate") some are beginning to utter Glenn Beck's name in a…
Examiner.comGlenn Beck gives Obama's trifecta of scandals official nameBizPac ReviewConservative television and talk radio host Glenn Beck set out to change that on Wednesday. Using the moniker #OSCANDALNAMES on Twitter, Beck asked for suggestions fr…
Glenn Beck: Benghazi, Boston Bombings And IRS Scandal Are 'All Connected'TPMConservative commentator Glenn Beck said Monday that last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, last month's bombings at the Boston Marathon and the scandal enveloping the…
Palestinian Refugees In Egypt Exiled And Forgotten (PHOTOS) - Huffington PostHuffington PostAs Palestinians around the world recently marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, the refugees in G…
NPRImpossible Choice Faces America's First 'Climate Refugees'NPRSuzanne Goldenberg, a U.S. environmental correspondent for The Guardian, spent time in Newtok and published a series this week on the plight of its residents, whom she calls America's fi…
America's first climate refugees: "It's happening now ... The village is sinking"GristThe proximity of the threat to Newtok means that its villages are likely to be America's first climate refugees. Officials in Anchorage say Tom has worked tirelessl…
Refugees root in Lowell, retain cultureThe SunUMass Lowell professor and Laotian refugee Phitsamay Uy, the conference's keynote speaker, said that while the demographics of refugees have changed over the years, many still seek out the Mill City for t…
Philly.comProblems Surface Over Ariz.'s 2007 Immigration LawABC NewsThe law marked a bold step by a state into an area that had long been the domain of the federal government, and it paved the way for Arizona's landmark 2010 immigration law. It also…
Town Hall (blog)Harry Reid is Considering Rule Change to Block FilibusterTown Hall (blog)“If Senator Reid decides to do something on nominations, the president has said he'll be there to support him,” a Democratic aide told the Post. "This would…
State Senator Pushing Bill To Legalize And Tax Marijuana In NYGothamistState Senator Liz Krueger is pushing ahead for something even bigger: “It is my intention as a New York State senator to soon introduce a law that would actually decriminalize,…
Patton Oswalt's 'Star Wars' Filibuster Animated - UproxxUproxxAs you probably remember and will never forget, Patton Oswalt broke the Internet last month when NBC released a video of him filibustering on Parks and Recreation about Star Wars, The Aven…
Sestak explains goal to seek US Senate in 2016Daily Local NewsJoe Sestak said he wants to run for U.S. Senate in 2016 because Pennsylvanians want an independent representative to look out for them in Washington, D.C.. “What Pennsylvanians want most…
The GuardianSenator wants US in oil price-fixing probeUSA TODAYU.S. public concern over a European probe into possible oil price manipulation escalated Friday as the head of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources urged the Justice Depar…
North Korea Launches Short-Range MissilesRadio Free AsiaThis undated picture, released by the Korean Central News Agency on March 19, 2013, shows a Korean People's Army military drill. AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS. North Korea on Saturday launched three…
The Times of IsraelIsrael-Syria tensions remind me of pre-1967 war period, says ex-intel chiefThe Times of IsraelUnderlining growing concerns over friction between Jerusalem and Damascus, the highly-respected former head of the Israeli army's Militar…
FRANCE 24Syria opposition in dire straits, regime scores points - FRANCE 24FRANCE 24Damascus' main regional ally Tehran "is the cause of many of the army's military advances", said Riad Kahwaji, a Dubai-based military expert. "The advances on the gro…
Military Says No Presidential Authorization Needed To Quell “Civil Disturbances”Center for Research on GlobalizationA US Army Military Police training manual for “Civil Disturbance Operations” leaked in July last year outlines how military as…
The Daily StarArmy needs to be stronger: KahwagiThe Daily StarThe plan aims to repair the Army's military and organizational capacities. Military officials discussed the plan during a closed-door meeting Wednesday morning. According to Lebanese Army…
Paswan, invitee to Congress huddle, keen on returning to UPA foldThe HinduSpeculation apart on its dalliance with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Congress has invited all its old allies to the last annual huddle ahead of the 2014 general elect…
What Happens When Congress Needs To Use Something They Accidentally Cut ...Huffington Postmdreps Did you miss Congressman Harris give the weekly Republican Address? Check it out here! p://www.youtube.com/watc... 6 hours ago from Facebook · SabrinaSi…
The Daily StarTunisia's Ennahda says Salafist congress postponed to avoid bloodshedAl-ArabiyaA leading member in Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party said on Saturday that a congress called for by the Salafist movement, Ansar al-Sharia, has been postponed…
5 Questions Congress Should Ask Obama Commerce Nominee Penny PritzkerForbesMembers of Congress are infamous for not reading the bills they pass. But perhaps they—or their staff—should spend some time studying the 184-page financial disclosure tha…
Dem: Ex-IRS chief lied to CongressThe Hill (blog)Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) said the former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner appointed by President George W. Bush lied to Congress under oath when he told lawmakers last year that the agen…
Big Hollywood (blog)Hillary Clinton Has 'Hard Hitting' Climate Change Chat with Harrison FordBig Hollywood (blog)Ford interviewed Clinton on challenges ranging from climate change to poaching as part of Conservation International's annual New York Ga…
Is Climate Change Increasing Tornado Intensity? - Huffington PostHuffington PostThe tornado connection to global warming is tenuous, and for several reasons. Chief among them is the fact that climate change apparently affects the two major factors in…
Dallas Morning NewsTwo Energy Transfer entities surge into top 10 Dallas public companies by ...Dallas Morning NewsTypically, the top 10 companies on the list don't change much from year to year, and Irving-based energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp., with…
NPRImpossible Choice Faces America's First 'Climate Refugees'NPRSuzanne Goldenberg, a U.S. environmental correspondent for The Guardian, spent time in Newtok and published a series this week on the plight of its residents, whom she calls America's fi…
The Atlantic WireClimate Warnings, Growing LouderNew York TimesThe news that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, the most important global warming gas, have hit 400 parts per million for the first time in millions of years increases the pre…
Daily MailHaunted by death Marine daughter searches 2500 death certificates 30 years ...Daily MailAnd this could be me.' The 49-year-old homemaker lived on the southeast North Carolina base during the 1960s and '70s — at a time when levels of certa…
KATUFluoride in Marin water supply becomes subject of debateDaily DemocratA group of Marin residents is petitioning the Marin Municipal Water District to remove fluoride from drinking water, but officials said they are bound by state law to fluoridat…
WFMY News 2Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supplyWashington PostCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as…
The HinduMGP calls for KERC-like body for water supplyThe HinduAmong the short-term plans, the MGP has extended its support to the implementation of the proposal by the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB) to stop pumping water fr…
The HinduWater supply restoredThe HinduWater supply to several divisions on the eastern side of the Thrikkakara Municipality leading up to Manakkakkadavu was restored on Saturday after Kerala Water Authority repaired a pipe that had burst on the Atha…
Was this the worst week in the history of Canadian politics?Macleans.caThis might otherwise have been the week that a government with a notable aversion to the legislature was reelected in a vote that included the ballots of just 52% of eligible vote…
CBC.caSenator Pamela Wallin quits Tory caucus ahead of audit resultsNational PostIt was her “other travel” to destinations elsewhere in Canada and abroad that raised eyebrows, amounting to $321,000 over the same period. Wallin has said the proble…
Patrick Brazeau vows he won't pay back $48K expenses until he gets 'clear ...National PostSo I was pretty puzzled,” Brazeau said in a television interview with CBC's Power and Politics. “Until I get clear answers to my questions, which I believe…
Grade 5 students start campaign to tell Harper to stop being mean to Justin ...National PostIndeed, the ads were more likely to leave a negative impression about Harper and the Conservatives than they were about Trudeau and the Liberals, according to…
Sen. Mike Duffy resigns from Conservative caucus over expenses scandalNational PostCanadian Politics. TrendingRob Ford | Mike Duffy | NHL Playoffs | Andrew Coyne | Christie Blatchford | Trudeau | B.C. Election | Leafs | Tim Bosma | Bieber | Mulcair |…
Familiar sound - Star PhoenixStarPhoenixWelcome to corporate Canada and Saskatchewan, where grain-trade has gone from farmer-owned wheat pools and the Canadian Wheat Board to shareholder controlled multinational corporations such as Swiss Glencore, C…
Around The Peace Posted May 18CJDC (blog)Applications can be found on the league's website, or on the minor hockey board in the lobby at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. Anyone interested in coaching for the season at the .... In partnership with Canadian P…
Capturing the world through photography, video and multimediaLos Angeles Timeshttp://framework.latimes.com/?attachment_id=87253. 10. Link. Amritsar, India — An Indian daily-wage laborer loads a sack of wheat onto a truck at a grain distribution poi…
US corn up with farmers busy planting, not sellingCanadian CattlemenWheat fell for a third day in a row on technical selling and crop-friendly rains in key wheat growing areas of the U.S., Australia and the Black Sea. At the Chicago Board of Trade, J…
CWB adds new character to controversial adFarms.comThe Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is hoping that its newest ad will encourage farmers who still have grain in the bin to go through the wheat board for marketing. The ad pictures a man in jeans and a re…
Toronto StarRob Ford: Will his latest trouble crack Ford Nation?Toronto StarTwo questions were likely chewed over at a lot of cottage-openings, urban farmers' markets and fun-runs or cycle-a-thons this Victoria Day weekend. How can Mayor Rob Ford's b…
CBC.caTeachers urge province to reverse funding cutsCBC.caDelegates to the Alberta Teachers' Association annual general meeting passed several motions on Saturday asking the province to reverse cuts to education. The ATA says the province's school bo…
Edmonton JournalWoman, 20, killed during Jeep demonstration at Edmonton fundraiserCTV NewsA 20-year-old woman was killed Saturday afternoon while attending a fundraising event in Edmonton, after a Jeep involved in a stunt demonstration flipped on its…
Toronto StarAnother Conservative Senator leaves under an ethical storm cloud: Epic failure ...NorthumberlandView.caConservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper used to promise he would clean up the unelected, unaccountable Upper Chamber. Now he's in th…
CTV NewsElijah Harper's body to lie in state at Manitoba legislatureCTV NewsWINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says Elijah Harper's body will lie in state in the province's legislature. Harper, who as a member of the legislature blocked the Meech Lak…
