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IRS vs. America II
There is no place in a free democracy for such an intrusive, dictatorial and powerful sub-governmental agency as the IRS. The IRS is not an element of a government of the people, for the people and by the ...
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Search for Canadian resumes in Snowy Mtns
POLICE have not given up hope of finding a bushwalker alive who's been missing for two weeks. Canadian national Prabhdeep Srawn set out on May 13 and hasn't been heard from since. The 25-year-old's rental car was found that same day, abandoned at Charlotte Pass ski village, on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko. The search, which resumed on Sunday morning, involves police alpine ...
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In Mexico fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage
Rogelio Elizondo’s son went to buy a used car in Nuevo Laredo two years ago. He never came back. In much of Mexico, Elizondo’s tragedy would remain the anguish of a solitary family in a country where the problem of ‘disappeared’ people is worse than anyplace else in the Western Hemisphere. But a slightly more positive story is unfolding. Elizondo joined with scores of ...
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Republican blames President Reagan for President Obama
We have, contends Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King, a President Barack Obama only because we first had a President Ronald Reagan. More specifically, King contends amnesty granted to immigrants in the country during the Reagan administration bolstered the Latino voting bloc that now leans Democratic.“It’s clear to anybody that can do any kind of statistical analysis that Barack Obama ...
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In hot pursuit of leaks Obama administration casts wide net
Recent revelations are showing how wide a net the Obama administration has cast in its investigations into disclosures of government secrets, querying hundreds of officials across the federal government and some of their foreign ...
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Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore on Memorial Day weekend
MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) -- Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues -- under covered porches -- as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at ...
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Doctor shortage hits hard in rural America
It's a national health care crisis. There just aren't enough doctors in our country. The shortage has hit rural America especially hard, but there may be some solutions. NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman ...
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Canada Soccer sets sight on high-level coach
The next coach of Canada Soccer will be responsible with turning around a men's squad that was destroyed in its last World Cup qualifying game to Honduras last October. (Esteban Felix/Associated ...
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Doug Ford denies drug-dealing allegations demands apology
Public opinion of Mayor Rob Ford all that counts TORONTO - Councillor Doug Ford wants an apology. The embattled Etobicoke councillor says media reports that he sold drugs as young man are an "absolute lie" motivated by a desire to politically attack both him and his brother Mayor Rob Ford. ...
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Snow falls on Quebecs Eastern Townships
Residents of Quebec's Eastern Townships got a surprise when they saw snow in May. (MATHIEU DUGAS/QMI Agency) It certainly doesn't feel like mid-spring in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Snow fell in the region east of Montreal on Saturday and Environment Canada warned that the area could receive up to 15 cm of snow by Sunday morning. The average temperature for this time of year in ...
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IRS vs. America I
IRS snooping on conservative political organizations and Justice Department intrusion into the communications of The Associated Press make one wonder if similar tactics are used on individuals who speak at public forums, send critical emails or otherwise express their freedom of ...
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America’s National D-Day Memorial
A sculpture depicting U.S. soldiers participating in an amphibious landing is on display at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. The memorial was dedicated in 2001 honoring American GIs who participated in the invasion of France at Normandy on June 6, 1944, during World War II. Bedford was chosen for the memorial site because the town lost 19 of its men that day, the largest per capita ...
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Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico
US civil rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) speaks during a rally in Washington, circa 1963. Malcolm X was later assassinated. Malcolm Shabazz, his grandson, was killed Thursday, May 9, in ...
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Obama to Console Oklahoma Tornado Victims
U.S. President Barack Obama makes a poignant visit Sunday to the city of Moore, Oklahoma which is just starting to recover from last week's deadly tornado. President Obama will meet with and console residents of the midwestern town where 24 people were killed and more than 200 others hurt. Some people lost everything they owned when the twister obliterated entire neighborhoods. The ...
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Obama Updates Drone War Policy Due Process Still Not Included
a foreign policy speech at the National Defense University on May 23, President Obama set out his "comprehensive counterterrorism strategy," including a plan for the future development of the deadly drone war being waged throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Pakistani media described the president's promises to rein in the rain of missiles fired from U.S. drones ...
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Hockey Canada approves nationwide bodychecking ban for peewee players
The game of hockey will soon change for peewee-level players across the country after a vote by Hockey Canada on Saturday that banned bodychecking.Hockey Canada's board of directors overwhelmingly voted to eliminate bodychecking for peewee players at its annual general meeting in Charlottetown on Saturday, with only the Saskatchewan Hockey Association voting ...
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Wheres Obamas climate agenda
President Barack Obama began his second term with a ringing pledge to tackle climate change - saying that "the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations."Four months later, everyone’s still ...
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The Halfway Obama Doctrine
President Barack Obama watches as graduates toss their hats at the conclusion of the U.S. Naval Academy commencement at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, May 24, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) How to view President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism can be likened to how you might think about a serious drug problem: you could deny that ...
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San Antonio flooding kills one dozens rescued
A man surveys floodwaters caused by heavy rains Saturday in San Antonio. The city has received torrential rains since Friday evening and officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash ...
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Family of missing Canadian hiker urges continued search in Australia
The family of a missing Ontario man who disappeared almost two weeks ago in Australia's Snowy Mountains region is urging search-and-rescue officials to not give up, using social media to relay their message. In a YouTube video posted on Friday, Ruby Singh, Prabhdeep Srawn's cousin, made an emotional plea to Canadian and Australian authorities to not abandon their search efforts, ...
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Alberta premier meets mom of toddler killed in patio crash
The mother of an Edmonton toddler killed when an SUV crashed into a restaurant patio last week has met privately with Premier Alison Redford. The premier and the mother, Sage Morin, met for about 10 minutes in a south Edmonton hotel suite, where the premier was attending a Progressive Conservative party convention. Morin says she and Redford spoke "mother-to-mother" about the death ...
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Over 200-years-old cache of Canadian history hits U.K. auction block
A huge cache of Canadian history, stored for 200 years in three wooden chests held at a British estate, is set to be auctioned next month in London -- a possible test of whether the controversy-plagued, funding-challenged Library and Archives Canada is still in the business of acquiring newly available treasures of documentary heritage. An extensive and important collection of letters, maps and ...
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Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
CHAFFEE, Mo. – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri. Authorities say a highway overpass collapsed early today when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after the collision. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington ...
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Fox News Punch Obama Voters In The Face
';co-conspirator'; while investigating a leak about North Korea’s nuclear program last week, Fox News’ Andrea Tantaros had quite a bit to say about the Obama administration. Tantaros grew angry while talking about the scandal on Thursday’s radio show, commenting on the fact that the Justice Department obtained phone and email records for 7 other journalists during a ...
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Honduras gangs announce truce to reduce violence
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Following in the footsteps of their counterparts in neighboring El Salvador, Honduras' two largest and most-violent gangs will sign a truce next week and ask for a dialogue with the government and police to help them start leaving their gang lifestyle, a Roman Catholic bishop said Friday. San Pedro Sula's bishop, Romulo Emiliani, told The Associated Press ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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