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on October 26, 2013 in World News

Police militarization expo Urban Shield descends on Oakland

                        Police militarization expo Urban Shield descends on Oakland SWAT teams, military contractors and law enforcement from the world over are gathering this weekend in Oakland, CA for the annual event Urban Shield, a training and weapons expo made possible by the Department of Homeland Security and arms manufacturers. Urban Shield, coordinated by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office,  exists under the guise of fighting terrorism and “disaster  preparedness” in heavily-populated areas. The event is partly  a trade show for a myriad militarized tactical gear and weapons,  but there are… View Article

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on October 26, 2013 in World News

Futuristic city where people live beneath the waves

Futuristic city where people live beneath the waves Fancy living in a city under the sea? A  designer who is passionate about the concept of living underwater has created  his own dream community, and hopes that his big idea will one day become a  reality. Phil Pauley says that he has dreamed about  building an underwater city for the past 20 years, and has now released images  of what the futuristic development might look like. Sub-Biosphere 2 comes compete with eight  ‘bio-dome’ structures, and is 1,105ft wide.   Conceptual designer Mr Pauley, who describes  himself as a futurist, says the… View Article

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on October 26, 2013 in World News

Aussie PM: carbon tax is ‘socialism’

                Aussie PM: carbon tax is ‘socialism’ Australia’s newly elected prime minister pulled no punches when giving his  thoughts on the country’s carbon tax, which he says must be abolished as quickly  as possible. “The carbon tax is bad for the economy and it doesn’t do any good for the  environment,” Abbott told The Washington Post. “Despite a carbon  tax of $37 a ton by 2020, Australia’s domestic emissions were going up, not  down. The carbon tax was basically socialism masquerading as environmentalism,  and that’s why it’s going to get abolished.” “If the… View Article

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on October 26, 2013 in World News

Obama should consider stopping all deportations of illegal immigrants

                                Dem: Obama should consider stopping all deportations of illegal immigrants President Obama “has the responsibility” to stop deportations of illegal  immigrants if Congress proves unable to pass a comprehensive immigration bill,  Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) argued in an interview published Friday. “There are devastating effects if the Congress of the United States cannot  enact comprehensive immigration reform – then the president of the United States  has the responsibility to act to defend those immigrants which he says he wants  to provide safety and justice… View Article

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on October 26, 2013 in World News

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

                      The Right to Keep and Bear Arms [With Less Than 10 Rounds] Shall Not Be Infringed The momentum in the gun debate has clearly shifted toward gun rights proponents as the NRA continues to stand on the clear language of the Second Amendment. Whereas 2012 ended with Democrats working their constituents up into an emotional fervor to ban entire classes of guns, expand background checks, and ban “extended magazines,” now nothing sounds sillier than the suggestion “The right of the people to keep and bear Arms [holding less than 10… View Article

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on October 26, 2013 in World News

Jewelry Store Owner in Wheelchair Shoots Burglar

                      Jewelry Store Owner in Wheelchair Shoots Burglar On October 23, a jewelry store owner who “uses a wheelchair” foiled a robbery by shooting one of two burglars in the stomach. According to WBIR.com, two suspects entered the store in Alcoa, Tennessee late in the afternoon. One of the suspects distracted the store owner with questions about merchandise while the other jumped the counter. The store owner shot one of the two burglars and then held both at gun point until police arrived. Alcoa PD Detective Kris Sanders said, “Everyone… View Article

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on October 26, 2013 in World News

Support for Gun Control Down 13 Percent Since 2000

                              Gallup: Support for Gun Control Down 13 Percent Since 2000 A Gallup Poll released Friday shows that support for stricter gun laws has declined thirteen percent in the past thirteen years. According to Gallup, 62 percent of American supported stricter gun laws in 2000, but that number has fallen to 49 percent. The number fell even lower than 49 in 2011 and 2012, only to jump to 58 after the heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary. It has been in decline ever since. Gallup shows… View Article

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on October 24, 2013 in World News

Pizza Delivery Driver Pulls Gun, Kills Attacker

                      Pizza Delivery Driver Pulls Gun, Kills Attacker pizza delivery driver who was attacked outside a customer’s home in Redford, Michigan pulled a gun and shot and killed the would-be robber intent on taking his money. According to ABC 15, the pizza delivery driver was confronted by a 20-year old “armed robber” named Tajuan Boyd. Police say the “driver opened fire as he was being robbed” and a neighbor who heard the gunshots says he looked out his window to see a “frantic pizza delivery driver [with] a man face… View Article

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on October 23, 2013 in Right Edition

Remembrance Day Poppies – Parliamentary Privilege

Remembrance Day Poppies – Parliamentary Privilege Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognised as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the… View Article

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