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on September 9, 2016 in World News

Obama: Climate Change Is ‘Terrifying’

by Charlie Spiering President Barack Obama revealed that his top science advisor often briefs him and his staff on climate change, causing them to fret about the future of the planet. “They’re terrifying,” he said. “And everybody starts off the day thinking about, ok, we’ve really got to get on this, we’ve got to pay attention to this.” Obama was interviewed by two New York Times reporters, specifically focusing on climate change while he was visiting Hawaii. The president said that severe environmental strains on the planet were “unpredictable,” “dangerous,” and “disruptive world wide.” Obama admitted that it was difficult… View Article

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on September 9, 2016 in World News

Obama Administration to Oakland County, Michigan: No, We Won’t Comply with Refugee Law

by Michael Patrick Leahy Robert Carey, the Obama administration’s director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), recently told Oakland County, Michigan that the agency he directs has no intention of complying with the Refugee Act of 1980‘s requirement that it “consult regularly …with local governments concerning the sponsorship process and the intended distribution among the States and localities before their placement in those States and localities.” In a letter to Carey dated June 17, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson wrote: It has come to my attention that between October 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016, 1,860 refugees have… View Article

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