Tag Archive: 2nd amendment

on April 25, 2015 in World News

Hillary May Not Mention Her Support Of Gun Control Until After The Election

Hillary May Not Mention Her Support Of Gun Control Until After The Election On April 24, The Hill ran a column explaining that Hillary Clinton may not outline her strong support for more gun control until the presidential election is over. In other words, Hillary may not mention her support for expanded background checks, an “assault weapons” ban, and a gun registry, on the campaign trail, but these things will become paramount if she is able to win because gun control groups are counting on her to finish the job Obama left undone. According to The Hill, mentioning gun control… View Article

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on April 24, 2015 in World News

Argentina Opens New Chapter in Relations with Russia

Argentina Opens New Chapter in Relations with Russia Recent series of multi-billion dollar deals significantly strengthens ties between the two nations Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s historic visit to Moscow led to multi-billion-dollar energy deals as well as mutual support for foreign policy regarding Malvinas (Falklands) Islands and Ukraine. “The visit is important because it strengthens already existing ties between Russia and Argentina. Ties which already have a certain history,” Hugo Alberto Dragonetti, a representative of the Argentine government for infrastructural projects told Sputnik. The visit is also a challenge to the United States, which has long treated Latin… View Article

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on April 24, 2015 in World News

Is Hillary Clinton a Neocon-Lite?

Is Hillary Clinton a Neocon-Lite? From the Archive: As Democrats line up behind Hillary Clinton as their presumptive 2016 presidential nominee, many are whistling past the graveyard of her disastrous record on foreign interventions, judgments that raise doubts about her fitness for the job, as Robert Parry observed in 2014. By Robert Parry (Originally published on Feb. 10, 2014, with some updates.) Most Democratic power-brokers appear settled on Hillary Clinton as their choice for President in 2016 – and she holds lopsided leads over potential party rivals in early opinion polls – but there are some warning flags flying, paradoxically, hoisted by… View Article

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on April 24, 2015 in World News

Lancet medical journal under attack for ‘extremist hate propaganda’

Lancet medical journal under attack for ‘extremist hate propaganda’ over its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict One of the world’s oldest and most venerable medical journals is under attack from an international group of more than 500 doctors over its coverage of the humanitarian disaster caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Lancet and its editor, Richard Horton, have been targeted over what the group claims is the “grossly irresponsible misuse of [the journal] for political purposes”. The controversy was sparked by an article deemed to be critical of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. The protesting doctors, including five Nobel laureates as… View Article

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on April 24, 2015 in World News

PayPal Asserts Copyright Ownership Over All Intellectual Property of its Users

PayPal Asserts Copyright Ownership Over All Intellectual Property of its Users Payment processor announces alarming update to terms of agreement In an alarming new update to its user agreement released this week, PayPal has announced that it will assert copyright ownership over all intellectual property of anyone who uses its payment services. The update comes in the aftermath of the announcement that eBay and PayPal will split apart into two separate companies. Under the heading “Intellectual Property,” PayPal announces that it is introducing a new paragraph to its agreement, effective July 1, 2015, that will allow the company to “use… View Article

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on April 24, 2015 in World News

Top Gear’s Richard Hammond addresses reunion reports and says he’s not ‘quitting his mates’

Top Gear’s Richard Hammond addresses reunion reports and says he’s not ‘quitting his mates’ Richard Hammond has said he will not be quitting his mates following the Top Gear ‘fracas’. The TV star took to Twitter to address rumours that he had quit the BBC show after Jeremy Clarkson was sacked for hitting a producer. He wrote: “To be clear amidst all this talk of us ‘quitting’ or not: there’s nothing for me to ‘quit’. Not about to quit my mates anyway.” The tweet suggests the trio are planning future projects together – that will not be Top Gear. It… View Article

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on April 24, 2015 in World News

Couple spends years paying off mortgage on house now worth just £1 thanks to council scheme

Couple spends years paying off mortgage on house now worth just £1 thanks to council scheme Linda and George Hunter, who have always worked, raised their four children in their Liverpool home and became mortgage free around 15 years ago After spending years paying off their mortgage, a hard-working couple say they are now stuck with a home worth just £1 thanks to a council initiative. Experts say Linda and George Hunter would struggle to sell their home in Liverpool, because most of the other properties in their road are being sold off under a ‘Homes for a Pound Scheme’…. View Article

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on April 24, 2015 in World News

Newly-mapped Yellowstone volcano chamber could fill Grand Canyon 11 times

Magma carta: Newly-mapped Yellowstone volcano chamber could fill Grand Canyon 11 times The scary Yellowstone National Park super-volcano continues to dazzle: scientists have mapped a second magma reservoir that could fill the Grand Canyon 11 times over, giving themselves a clearer picture than ever of what awaits us if the lid blows. Yellowstone National Park in the US draws thousands each year to marvel at the natural hot springs and debate what lies underneath. Even today science has very little idea of how the underground super-volcano connects to the Earth’s mantle below, drawing energy. For years people have feared what… View Article

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on April 24, 2015 in World News

US envoy tweets ‘Russian BUKs in Ukraine’ with pic of Moscow show

Back to old tactics: US envoy tweets ‘Russian BUKs in Ukraine’ with pic of Moscow show Published time: April 24, 2015 00:48 US ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt has claimed that Russia’s military is continuing to expand its presence in eastern Ukraine. As for proof, Pyatt posted a two-year-old picture of an air defense system from an air show near Moscow. “This is the highest concentration of Russia air defense systems in eastern Ukraine since August,” the ambassador tweeted, attaching a picture of BUK-M2 missile defense system apparently taken at the International Aviation and Space Show MAKS-2013, which actually took… View Article

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