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on June 16, 2015 in World News

House Leadership Removes Rule Dissenters From Whip Team

House Leadership Removes Rule Dissenters From Whip Team After a group of Republicans nearly scuttled the Obama trade effort last week by voting against a procedural rule dictating the debate terms for the trade bill, House leadership is pushing back. National Journal reports that House leadership has removed three of the dissenting members from the GOP whip team. Reps. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM), and Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) have been removed from the whip team after they sided with GOP rebels to vote against a rule governing debate on a trade bill, according to sources close… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Armed Bystander Intervenes, Kills Man Allegedly Holding Female Clerk At Gunpoint

by AWR Hawkins Armed Bystander Intervenes, Kills Man Allegedly Holding Female Clerk At Gunpoint On June 15, an armed bystander intervened after seeing an armed man allegedly holding a female convenience-store clerk at gunpoint. The armed bystander shot the suspect once, killing him. The incident occurred around 2:30 am in East Knoxville, Tennessee. According to 6 ABC, a friend of the clerk “was outside the store in his parked vehicle” and saw 18-year-old Tamon J. Stapleton allegedly pull a gun inside the business. The friend of the clerk then “retrieved his handgun, entered the store and fired one shot, hitting… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Military leaders ‘need to be fired’ if they don’t support my plan for war in Iraq

Lindsey Graham: Military leaders ‘need to be fired’ if they don’t support my plan for war in Iraq Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham suggested over the weekend that he would fire military leaders who did not support his plan to send 10,000 troops back to Iraq. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that military officials had cautioned President Barack Obama against sending combat troops to fight the radical Islamic group ISIS in Iraq. “After the past 12 years in the Middle East, there is a real focus by senior military leaders on understanding what the endgame is,” a military official… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Perhaps the world’s conspiracy theorists have been right all along

Perhaps the world’s conspiracy theorists have been right all along We used to laugh at conspiracy theorists, but from Fifa to banking scandals and the Iraq War, it seems they might have been on to something after all, says Alex Proud By Alex Proud Conspiracy theories used to be so easy. You’d have your mate who, after a few beers, would tell you that the moon landings were faked or that the Illuminati controlled everything or that the US government was holding alien autopsies in Area 51. And you’d be able to dismiss this because it was all rubbish. Look,… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Russia Condemns US Weapons Deployment, Will Send Troops to Protect Border

Russia Condemns US Weapons Deployment, Will Send Troops to Protect Border NATO military buildup in Eastern Europe won’t go unanswered by (Zero Hedge) This article originally appeared at Zero Hedge Cold War 2.0 is heating up week by week. In Ukraine, the fragile ceasefire struck four months ago in Minsk looks set to break down entirely with both the Ukrainian army and the Russia-backed separatists accusing each other of deploying heavy artillery in contested areas. Meanwhile, GOP presidential candidates in the US are getting set to hit the campaign trail with foreign policy at the forefront in terms of the issues voters… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

War Crazed Washington Doesn’t Rule out Nuking Russia

War Crazed Washington Doesn’t Rule out Nuking Russia by Justin Raimondo US Undersecretary of Defense Robert Scher told Congress that attacking Russia’s cruise missiles and other military targets would be one way to respond to Russia testing an allegedly outlawed cruise missile. This comes just as the US Congress first acknowledged existence of Kiev’s Nazi battalions and even Samantha Power has been forced to admit Ukraine’s human rights record is far from hunky dory. Worth it? This article originally appeared at Antiwar.com The War Party is a veritable propaganda machine, churning out product 24/7. Armed with nearly unlimited resources, both… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Russia Dismayed at NATO Escalation, Promises Symmetrical Response

Russia Dismayed at NATO Escalation, Promises Symmetrical Response If NATO tanks appear at Russian borders, Moscow will provide the Pentagon with an ‘adequate’ response. by Johanna Ross Russia would be able to ‘adequately’ respond to the deployment of American tanks, artillery systems and other NATO and US military equipment in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, as outlined by General Yuri Yakubov, from the Russian Ministry of Defence, according to Interfax “If heavy U.S. military equipment, including tanks, artillery batteries and other equipment really does turn up in countries in eastern Europe and the Baltics, that will be the most… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

121 murders attributed to illegals released by Obama administration

121 murders attributed to illegals released by Obama administration More than 100 immigrants whom the Obama administration released back into the community went on to be charged with subsequent killings, according to government data released Monday that raises more questions about whether immigration authorities are doing enough to detail illegal immigrants awaiting deportation. In one case, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acknowledged that its agents didn’t find out about an illegal immigrant’s death threats and court injunctions against him — which should have put him back in detention — until after the man was accused of murder. That case, involving… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Michelle Obama: Men Are ‘Useful’

by Charlie Spiering Michelle Obama: Men Are ‘Useful’ During a conversation with students in the United Kingdom, First Lady Michelle Obama told them that men were “useful” for promoting the idea of more education for girls. “We’ve got to change cultural norms too, that’s why work on the ground is so important” she explained. “We’ve got to send different messages about the importance of educating our girls.” She suggested that while boys and men were important, it was crucial for them to talk about the lack of education for girls around the world. “You know our sons are important, we… View Article

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on June 16, 2015 in World News

Teacher suspended after saying she hates ‘white people

Teacher suspended after saying she hates ‘white people,’ outing lesbian student by Victor Skinner JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –Some teachers will just say the darndest things. A Florida teacher who asked students about their sexuality, allegedly cursed at them, and told students she hates white people doesn’t understand why she’s serving a 15-day unpaid suspension. “They’ve never even met with me and told me what I’ve done wrong,” Southside Middle School teacher Kelly Hendrix told Fox 30. “I teach 165 kids this year. They pulled me out of the class because of one complaint. One complaint,” she said. “I love it. I… View Article

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