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on January 15, 2015 in World News

Oxford University Press bans mention of pork and pigs in books to ‘avoid offending Muslims or Jews’

Oxford University Press bans mention of pork and pigs in books to ‘avoid offending Muslims or Jews’ One of the biggest education publishers in the world has warned its authors not to mention pigs or sausages in their books to avoid causing offence. Oxford University Press (OUP) said all books must take into consideration other cultures if they hope to sell copies in countries across the world. As a result, the academic publisher has issued guidance advising writers to avoid mentioning pigs or “anything else which could be perceived as pork” so as not to offend Muslim or Jewish people…. View Article

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on January 15, 2015 in World News

Harper postpones Three Amigos summit amid chilly relations with U.S. and Mexico

Harper postpones Three Amigos summit amid chilly relations with U.S. and Mexico Prime Minister Stephen Harper has postponed the North American leaders’ summit with U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at a time when relations with both leaders are chilly. The unexpected move allows Mr. Harper to avoid an awkward side-by-side news conference with Mr. Obama at a February summit that all three governments were expecting would be dominated by the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline – now at the top of the political agenda in Washington. Instead, the Prime Minister surprised the United States and… View Article

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on January 15, 2015 in E News

DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, January 15, 2015

DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, January 15, 2015 ________________________________________ NEWS NRA Fighting to Protect Texans’ Right to Hunt & Fish Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association announces its support for Senate Joint Resolution 22 and House Joint Resolution 61. The resolutions propose a constitutional amendment to protect the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife in the state of Texas. BREITBART Operation Choke Point: Feds Pressure Credit Union to close Wisconsin Gun Dealer’s Bank Account A gun dealer in Hawkins, Wisconsin says the federal government forced the Heritage Credit Union to close his recently opened bank account because he’s in… View Article

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on January 15, 2015 in E News

California Rifle and Pistol Association

California Rifle and Pistol Association   26 states line up in opposition to San Francisco’s gunlock law Guns.com Recently, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel became the latest to file a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to throw out San Francisco’s law requiring guns to be locked up even at home. The brief filed by Schmiel joins 25 other states, led by Nebraska, who are seeking the intervention of the nation’s highest court to help overturn the California ordinance. READ MORE How recoil spring rate affects timing Shooting Times Recoil spring rate must be balanced with the ammunition in order… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Canada being sued for billions under NAFTA investor protections

Canada being sued for billions under NAFTA investor protections Study charts foreign corporations’ growing use of NAFTA’s investor protections to sue governments over environmental and economic regulations. The private owner of the Detroit-Windsor bridge is suing Canada for billions under NAFTA, one of many legal cases cited in a new study on corporations’ growing use of investor protection measures to challenge the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican governments. Michigan billionaire Matty Moroun, owner of the existing bridge connecting Windsor to Detroit, is claiming damages from Ottawa in connection with Canada’s plan to help build a second bridge linking Ontario to Michigan… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Advocate Keith Neville ordered to stop work with veterans’ appeals

Advocate Keith Neville ordered to stop work with veterans’ appeals Keith Neville has worked 48 cases and won appeals in all of them A veterans’ advocate in Whitney Pier said he’s been told by the federal government he can no longer help former military members navigate the bureaucracy of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board. Keith Neville has successfully advocated for 48 veterans having their cases heard by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board, which provides veterans and other applicants with an independent avenue of appeal for disability decisions made by Veterans Affairs Canada. In July, the board sent Neville… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lead among women, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives among men

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lead among women, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives among men Liberals pick up support among both sexes – but Conservatives holding their own An article in Chatelaine magazine last year asked, “Is Justin Trudeau the candidate women have been waiting for?” The polls suggest that, for a plurality of women, he just might be. But does that make Stephen Harper the candidate for men? Women are an important electoral demographic not just because they make up a little over half of the Canadian population — they’re also more likely to vote. An Elections Canada study estimated that turnout among… View Article

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