Market MoverPANAMA Canal Expansion: the Rewards are Outpacing Risks

DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- In a play on the "hope and change" theme of Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, the Republican National Committee rolled out last week a new counter-slogan, "Hype and Blame 2012."

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,870/118.html

Breakthrough!a New Form of Energy - and a New World

Europe turned left on Sunday. Punishing both moderate parties, Greek voters turned to the far left and far right in rejecting them.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,870/120.html

On Native GroundWHAT Happens to a Two-Party System When One Party Won't Govern?

Just looking around the Toyota Center, home of the NBA in Houston, made it clear the graduates of Yes Prep Public Schools were having a better year than the Houston Rockets.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,870/121.html

On Native GroundCAN Mitt Romney Tell the Truth?

DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- A few weeks ago, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives approved what Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman called "the most fraudulent budget in American history."

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,870/125.html

Brasch WordsTHE Late Great Commonwealth: Catching Up to the Gop Primary

Remember Sen. Ted Kennedy's description of the kind of America we would if Robert Bork, a conservative solicitor general for President Nixon during the Watergate years, was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, ... (more)

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,870/133.html

The WilliesTHE Watchman Cometh

If it looks to you that the Republican Party's primary voters this year seem older and whiter than usual, you're not mistaken.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,870/135.html

On Native GroundTHE Gop Still Hates Women

In an age where corporations are considered people, and the amount of power that they wield over our lives grows by the day, the state of Vermont has been fighting a seemingly impossible battle against Entergy Corp. over the future of the state's lone nuclear plant.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,870/147.html

Somerton residents slow in showing support for charter school

SOMERTON A Phoenix-area foundation plans to collect at least 100 petition signatures from residents expressing support for a charter high school the organization wants to build in this city.

http://www.yumasun.com/articles/somerton-90883-support-residents.html

Cicilline To Visit Hope Street Shops For Small Business Saturday

Today, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline will visit the l ocally-owned shops on Hope Street in Providence, as well as small businesses around the state to promote the fourth annual Small Business Saturday.

http://www.golocalprov.com/news/cicilline-to-visit-hope-street-shops-for-small-business-saturday1/

Travis Rowley: Pilgrims and the Pope

Admittedly, there is much to be noted concerning warnings of the "idolatry of money" and the "excesses of capitalism."

http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/travis-rowley25/

Fung's New Hire, Drug Reform + Fmr. AG Passes Away

This week's State Report centers on a new hire made by Cranston Mayor and 2014 gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung, which may have a dramatic impact on the 2014 governor's race.

http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/state-report-fungs-new-hire-drug-reform-fmr.-ag-passes-away/

Dems want to wipe Swallow's election off the books

Party Chairman Jim Dabakis said Tuesday a recent report by the lieutenant governor's special counsel makes clear that Swallow committed multiple election violations and that the remedy under state law is asking a judge to wipe out his election.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57186151-90/election-swallow-office-attorney.html.csp

Zachary Price on the Constitution and Enforcement Discretion

People have been passing around this column by Charles Krauthammer criticizing President Obama's recent campaign of enforcement discretion , calling it "a gross violation of his Article II duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

http://www.volokh.com/2013/11/30/zachary-price-constitution-enforcement-discretion/

Parties recruiting veterans to run for U.S. House in 2014

When he meets voters in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, former Army Ranger Kevin Strouse recounts how he helped clear a city block in Iraq during the rescue of prisoner of war Jessica Lynch in 2003.

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=520627

Measure would honor wartime spy agency OSS

The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. - The men and women who spied on Germany and Japan for the U.S. during World War II parachuted behind enemy lines, led guerrilla raids, invented special equipment such as scuba gear and established a counterintelligence network that endured into the Cold War.

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=520626

Careful: NSA is reading this over your shoulder

Let's get the latest National Security Administration news out of the way. We wouldn't want them spending one more taxpayer dollar than necessary to read this whole column.

http://www.billingsnews.com/index.php/commentary/4772-careful-nsa-is-reading-this-over-your-shoulder

Democrats, Obama head into 2014 distant and determined

A month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party's re-election prospects are for the first time distancing themselves from President Barack Obama after the disastrous rollout of his health care overhaul.

http://onlineathens.com/national-news/2013-11-30/democrats-obama-head-2014-distant-and-determined

Missouria s push for Medicaid expansion runs into Republican opposition

The door hasn't completely shut on expanding the public health insurance program for the poor in Missouri.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/29/4659324/missouris-push-for-medicaid-expansion.html

Hawaii Gears Up for Same-Sex Marriage

I joined a group of about 80 people who had packed the gay-friendly Ambrosia bar on Maui two weeks ago to toast victory in the hard-fought battle for same-sex marriage.

http://www.edgesanfrancisco.com/index.php?ch=travel&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152533

Catholic Cardinal Says Church Was 'Outmarketed' On Gay Marriage

New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan says the Roman Catholic Church has been "outmarketed" on the issue of gay marriage and has been "caricatured as being anti-gay."

http://www.businessinsider.com/cardinal-dolan-gay-marriage-2013-11?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider%2Fpolitics+%28Business+Insider+-+Politix%29

Romney's son tweets about heroic deed after car crash

One of Mitt Romney's sons took to Twitter to share news of his heroics after arriving at the scene of a car accident.

http://www.wusa9.com/rss/article/284369/158/Romneys-son-tweets-about-heroic-deed-after-car-crash

Sailboat sinks off Hampton, two boaters hopitalized

The 23-foot-long sailboat sank off the 700 block of North First Street, according to Capt.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-sailboat-sinks-off-hampton-two-boaters-rescued-20131129,0,1516513.story?track=rss

US Army settles unlicensed software claim for $50 million

The U.S. Army will pay Apptricity, a supply chain and financial software developer, US$50 million to settle a copyright infringement claim that it used but didn't pay for thousands of copies of logistics management software.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/112913-us-army-settles-unlicensed-software-276454.html?fsrc=netflash-rss

Protecting Wildlife From Oil near Sunken Towboat Site

A salvage barge has arrived in LeClaire, where a towboat has been partially submerged in the waters of the Mississippi for a good part of this week.

http://www.kwqc.com/story/24100195/protecting-wildlife-from-oil-near-sunken-towboat-site

Caitlyn Carrillo and Alexander Stephens to wed in June 2013

Bill and Dee Carrillo of Loveland announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlyn Jean-Marie Carrillo of Loveland, to Alexander Stephens of Fresno, Calif.

http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_23211580/caitlyn-carrillo-and-alexander-stephens-wed-june-2013

Parties Place Hope In Vets

When he meets voters in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, former Army Ranger Kevin Strouse recounts how he helped clear a city block in Iraq during the rescue of prisoner of war Jessica Lynch in 2003.

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/592751/Parties-Place-Hope-In-Vets.html?nav=515

Ferns' Senate Bid Is a Big Risk

Of the two significant changes House of Delegates member Ryan Ferns made this week, the one that received less publicity is the one most likely to affect his future in politics.

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/592732/Ferns--Senate-Bid-Is-a-Big-Risk.html?nav=509

CNN/ORC Poll: Jump in percentage of those saying things not going well

Christie leads possible 2016 GOP contenders in CNN/ORC poll - Washington (CNN) - A new national poll indicates, that for the first time, there may be an early frontrunner in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. - And according to a CNN/ORC International survey

http://www.memeorandum.com/131129/p50#a131129p50

Deadline Day: Will Obamacare website work?

A moment of truth has arrived for President Barack Obama's signature health care reforms with Saturday's self-imposed deadline to get the problem-plagued HealthCare.gov website to work properly for most users.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/30/politics/obamacare-website/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+Politics%29

Upgrades, 24/7 trouble-shooting, and old pizza

Saturday marks the Obama administration's self-imposed deadline to fix the troubled HealthCare.gov website, for most people at least.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/30/politics/obamacare-contractors/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+Politics%29

White House confident ita s met deadline to fix Healthcare.gov for most

After two months of relentless criticism about the troubled rollout of the new federal health care law, Saturday marks the day when President Barack Obama pledged that the flawed website, HealthCare.gov, would be fixed.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/11/29/5378757/white-house-confident-its-met.html

Obama: People do think I'm trustworthy

The hits to President Obama's popularity, prompted by the botched HealthCare.gov rollout, are simply a natural fluctuation every commander-in-chief faces, Obama told interviewer Barbara Walters in an interview aired Friday.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/29/obama-people-do-think-im-trustworthy/

Honest Polling Shows Americans Reject Immigration Reform, Amnesty

Since June when the Senate passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization bill, tens of thousands of stories and broadcasts have been devoted to comprehensive immigration reform.

http://www.rightwingnews.com/column-2/honest-polling-shows-americans-reject-immigration-reform-amnesty/

Insurance company tries to recoup $1 million from Macon in jet crash

A corporate jet hydroplaned into a wooded area across Ocmulgee East Industrial Boulevard while trying to land at the Macon Downtown Airport in September 2012.

http://www.macon.com/2013/11/29/2804328/insurance-company-tries-to-recoup.html

House GOP gets its say on insurance cancellations

Republicans renewed an assault on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and his own credibility on Friday as they pushed toward House passage of a measure to let insurers keep offering health coverage that falls short of the law's strict standards.

http://www.ibj.com/house-gop-gets-its-say-on-insurance-cancellations/PARAMS/article/44644

In Brief: Obama to unveil national security strategy in 2014

The White House on Friday released a copy of a letter in which Obama informs Congress of his intent to release a new National Security Strategy in early 2014.

http://www.goerie.com/article/20131130/NEWS07/311309971/In-Brief%3A-Obama-to-unveil-national-security-strategy-in-2014

Obama visits activists fasting for immigration

President Barack Obama on Friday told activists who are fasting to protest House inaction on immigration legislation that their "commitment to change" ultimately will help pressure lawmakers to act.

http://www.goerie.com/article/20131130/NEWS07/311309969/Obama-visits-activists-fasting-for-immigration

Latinos want U.S. to sue over L.A. supervisors' board

The Obama administration is aggressively pursuing lawsuits over minority voting rights in Texas and North Carolina, but the Justice Department has not moved on evidence that the latest round of redistricting in Los Angeles County unfairly reduces the influence of Latino voters.

http://www.goerie.com/article/20131130/NEWS07/311309970/Latinos-want-US-to-sue-over-LA-supervisors%27-board

Canada set to close out its mission in Afghanistan

Canadian soldiersinvolved in training the Afghan police and army, will be gone by March Canadian soldiersinvolved in training the Afghan police and army, will be gone by March As President Barack Obama struggles to nail down an exit strategy from Afghanistan - frustrated by vacillation and last-minute demands from Kabul - Canada is already close to ... (more)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/canada-set-to-close-out-its-mission-in-afghanistan/article15666865/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-International+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+World+News%29

High Court Takes on Birth Control, Activists Ignited

The Supreme Court stirred up social media with its Nov. 26 announcement that in 2014 it would hear two lower court cases, Sebelius v.

http://womensenews.org/story/in-the-courts/131126/high-court-takes-birth-control-activists-ignited

Military Sex Assault Bill Stalled Despite SWAN Songs

In an effort to shape the outcome of a looming vote in the U.S. Senate last week, a group representing female veterans and active military members deployed their Twitter hashtags to support an amendment championed by New York Sen. Kristen Gillibrand .

http://womensenews.org/story/military/131124/military-sex-assault-bill-stalled-despite-swan-songs

MV-22 Osprey to be on show in MiyazakiNovember 20, 2013 The MV-22...

The MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps will be displayed at an Air Self-Defense Force air show on Dec. 1, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Tuesday.

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000808656

Battered Philippine town gets busy rebuilding

The knock of hammer on nail, the buzz of chain saws, the swish of brooms clearing up debris from wrecked homes and yards: The sound of people putting their lives back together rings out across this devastated town.

http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=971856

Colleen Hanabusa: Hawaii's Environmental Champion

Colleen Hanabusa has a 96% lifetime score on environmental issues and has voted correctly on 100% of relevant votes since the last scorecard was released in 2012.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/29/1259192/-Colleen-Hanabusa-Hawaii-s-Environmental-Champion

November 30, 2013

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'm grateful Meet the Press is giving coverage to religious liberty and conscience.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/365124/and-so-forth-kathryn-jean-lopez

Insomniacs Vent Hole w/ Craig Ferguson

Please do not speak of tonight's show. * Posting a spoiler will get you brollywhacked.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/29/1259187/-Insomniacs-Vent-Hole-w-Craig-Ferguson

Photo Diary: Project Bohol setting up Shelter Box Tents in the Central Philippines

After arriving on earthquake stricken Bohol Island my first task was to reach Project Bohol's base near the town of Antequera, and to do that I had to cross the river next to the collapsed Arbatan Bridge by hiring an outrigger canoe, as a new temporary bridge was being erected in its place.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/29/1259178/-Photo-Diary-Project-Bohol-setting-up-Shelter-Box-Tents-in-the-Central-Philippines

Democrats now run biggest cities, except Indianapolis

Twenty years ago, half of the 12 largest U.S. municipalities had a Republican mayor.

http://www.ibj.com/democrats-now-run-biggest-cities-except-indianapolis/PARAMS/article/44823

Open thread for night owls: TPP pact would expand closed-door investor-state dispute courts

Last week the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement leapt from behind the closed doors of negotiations to the front pages of major newspapers, thanks to information from Wikileaks revealing previously unpublished details of the proposed intellectual property chapter of the deal.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/29/1259174/-Open-thread-for-night-owls-TPP-pact-would-expand-closed-door-investor-state-dispute-courts?

National news briefs: 11/30/13

President Barack Obama told about 20 hunger strikers on the National Mall on Friday that he supported their effort to pressure House Republicans to overhaul immigration laws but was concerned about their health.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2013/11/30/National-news-briefs-11-30-13/stories/201311300119

Arthur Schaper: Harrop, Hispanics, and How to Help Ri Gop

The Hispanic vote is taking a heavier helping of the national tally in American politics.

http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/arthur-schaper-harrop-hispanics-and-how-to-help-ri-gop/

Obamas spend quiet holiday

Obamas spend quiet holiday President Barack Obama celebrated a quiet Thanksgiving at the White House on Thursday and called several members of the armed forces to thank them for their service to the country.

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=520538

Side of the Rhode: Who's Hot and Who's Not in RI Politics?

Every Friday, Dan Lawlor breaks down who's rising and who's falling in the world of Rhode Island politics.

http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/side-of-the-rhode-whos-hot-and-whos-not-in-ri-politics150/

Our View: Give six-month agreement with Iran a chance to work

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/11/28/3362448/give-six-month-agreement-with.html#storylink=rss

Perils of journalism

About the author: Allan Stellar is a freelance writer and psychiatric nurse. In addition to the CN&R Cover story that led to his citations, he is the author of "The coyote hunt," another popular CN&R Cover feature, which was published on Feb. 28. , 11.07.13.

http://www.newsreview.com/chico/perils-of-journalism/content?oid=12136975

Iran deal friends, foes weighing battle strategies

As they prepare for battle over the new deal to limit Iran's nuclear program, the accord's supporters and foes are calibrating strategies based on their reading of Americans' views about the Islamic Republic.

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=520524

Many Democratic lawmakers distancing themselves from Obama

A month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party's re-election prospects are for the first time distancing themselves from President Barack Obama after the disastrous rollout of his health care overhaul.

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=520523

AP sources: US considering using special ship to destroy Syria's chemical weapons at sea

Destroying Syria's deadliest chemical weapons on land would come with vexing diplomatic and security problems as well as environmental issues.

http://www.whistlerquestion.com/article/GB/20131128/CP01/311289955/-1/whistler/ap-sources-us-considering-using-special-ship-to-destroy-syrias&template=cpArt

Va. gov ending term with scandal-stained year

He delivered the 2010 Republican response to the State of the Union Address. He became chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2011 and was widely mentioned as a possible vice presidential pick just over a year ago.

http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/416428/Va--gov-ending-term-with-scandal-stained-year.html?isap=1&nav=5020

College student home for holidays mistakenly arrested

College student home for holidays mistakenly arrested - Police got him mixed up with man wanted as a witness in Washington - Somewhere in the wide world exists a certain Jawan Johnson, who has a warrant out for his arrest so he can be brought to testify in a Washington burglary case.

http://www.memeorandum.com/131129/p1#a131129p1

Chelsea Manning Gives Thanks for the Truth

Time magazine asked a wide range of public figures to "share what they're grateful for" this Thanksgiving, including whistle-blower Pvt.

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/chelsea_manning_gives_thanks_for_the_truth_20131128?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Truthdig+Truthdig%253A+Drilling+Beneath+the+Headlines

Critics speak out about legislation on phones

Brenda Schlappich Staggs of Sinking Spring, with the AT&T Trimline phone from 1964, uses a traditional land-line service that some believe could be in jeopardy.

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=520502

'Treme' final season premiere review: Still good, still not for everyone

WHAT IT'S ABOUT A little more than three years after Hurricane Katrina, Barack Obama is about to be elected president, and some optimism finally arrives in still largely black and largely battered New Orleans.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/treme-final-season-premiere-review-still-good-still-not-for-everyone-1.6507087

Don't confirm this nominee

Ask most people what they believe is top priority at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and they are likely to say battling terrorists.

http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/571444/Don-t-confirm-this-nominee.html?nav=5087

Mary Cheney Headlining Gay Marriage Fundraiser

The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney is coming to Indianapolis to help raise money to fight a proposed amendment banning gay marriage.

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=152509

D.C. operatives engaging in daily warfare in Pinellas' CD13 race

Although we're not even sure which two major candidates will be on the ballot next spring to replace the late Bill Young in Pinellas County, the Democratic and Republican congressional campaign committees in Washington are wasting no time in trashing the opposing party's nominees.

http://cltampa.com/dailyloaf/archives/2013/11/26/dc-operatives-engaging-in-daily-warfare-in-pinellas-cd13-race

Honor our country's legacy by learning more about it

By the time John Adams became president, Americans already had taken to noisy celebrations of Independence Day, of which he heartily approved.

http://citizensvoice.com/opinion/honor-our-country-s-legacy-by-learning-more-about-it-1.1338740

Yucca: Just build it

The Obama administration scuttled the Yucca Mountain project for nuclear waste disposal in 2010, but it didn't stop the Department of Energy from continuing to collect annually $750 million in fees generated by ratepayers for that project.

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20131129/PC1002/131129391/1021/yucca-just-build-it

The IRS thumb on the scale

In what looks like a classic case of closing the barn door after the horse has escaped, the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday announced new rules to restrict political activity by so-called social welfare non-profits.

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20131129/PC1002/131129390/1021/the-irs-thumb-on-the-scale

Did Rep. Kurt Schrader flip flop on whether folks could keep their...

PolitiFact Oregon looks into whether U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader promised constituents they could keep their insurance plans under Obamacare.

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/11/did_rep_kurt_schrader_flip_flo.html

W.Va. gov revives council to tackle homelessness

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order Wednesday reviving the Interagency Council on Homelessness.

http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/416292/W-Va--gov-revives-council-to-tackle-homelessness.html?isap=1&nav=5019

2013 Turkeys of the Year - Looking Back at the Best of the Worst

Thanksgiving is especially memorable this year, not only because it comes on the heels of the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy 's assassination, but also because it marks a year of truly historic Texas turkeyism.

http://www.houstonpress.com/2013-11-28/news/turkeys-of-the-year-2013/

Hispanics and the GOP: Time for a serious seat at the table

Winning the Hispanic vote in the 2016 presidential election won't be easy. Serious candidates - Republican, Democrat or Independent - will have to address the Hispanic community's number one issue, comprehensive immigration reform.

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/modern-right-young-latino/2013/nov/28/hispanics-having-serious-seat-table/

Gay U.S. diplomat faces Dominican backlash

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http://www.wcvb.com/news/national/Gay-U-S-diplomat-faces-Dominican-backlash/-/9848944/23205662/-/79wvwqz/-/index.html

Austin Frakt: A win for GOP and Obamacare

Some conservative policy pundits are starting to imagine a detente over Obamacare, in which Republicans recognize the conservative nature of the law and support it in return for tweaks that advance their ideas.

http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/11/28/3637357/a-win-for-gop-and-obamacare-the.html

We Can Dream, Can't We?

A Pew study from the Cato Institute asks the question many travelers have pondered after a pat-down gone awry: Can't we replace the TSA? The agency's embarrassing record of waste and mismanagement makes a compelling case.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/we-can-dream-can-t-we_769111.html

The Use and Abuse of Sanctions

Last week's interim agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear weapons program offers the regime sanctions relief even as U.S. lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, are demanding more and stricter sanctions.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/use-and-abuse-sanctions_769103.html

Anti-Obama commentator loses his reason

Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza tweeted his followers before Thanksgiving with what he imagined was a hilarious and irrefutable put-down of President Barack Obama: "I am thankful this week when I remember that America is big enough and great enough to survive Grown-Up Trayvon in the White House!" In one fell swoop, Mr. D'Souza tied Trayvon ... (more)

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/tony-norman/2013/11/29/Anti-Obama-commentator-loses-his-reason/stories/201311290077

$400,000 "driveway" headed back to court

The state Appellate Court has agreed to hear an appeal by the millionaire developer who persuaded the city to pay him to put in a driveway to his own waterside property.

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/400-000-driveway-headed-back-to-court-5020305.php

Will the real Barry Soetoro please stand up?

Mia Pope is either the greatest con artist since-well- Barack Obama , or she's one heck of a gutsy broad.

http://www.examiner.com/article/will-the-real-barry-soetoro-please-stand-up?cid=rss

Charles Lane: What about Neda?

On June 20, 2009, a government thug fired a bullet through the 26-year-old's heart as she stood watching protests against the election fraud that had secured victory for a presidential candidate backed by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2013/11/29/What-about-Neda-Copy/stories/201311270212

Today in History

On Nov. 29, 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning.

http://www.wlfi.com/news/national/today-in-history_11266640

Politicians aren't getting love from MN, says SCSU poll

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The best in politics know better than to fall in love with a poll number, because what goes up must come down over and over again.

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1047296/391/Politicians-arent-getting-love-from-MN-says-SCSU-poll

Margaret Carlson: Is Obama still bored?

The first was made in St. Paul, Minn., at the end of the 2008 primary campaign, when candidate Obama predicted that generations would look back and see his nomination as "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2013/11/29/Margaret-Carlson-Is-Obama-still-bored/stories/201311270211

Folly, Fatuity, and Futility'

The interim agreement that the United States and its partners cut with Iran last week stands as a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's foreign policy.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/folly-fatuity-and-futility_769086.html

Do something: Congress has many issues to address

The 113th, mostly "do nothing," Congress is in recess, the House of Representatives until Dec. 2 and the Senate until Dec. 9, with an overwhelming list of work still to be completed.

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2013/11/29/Do-something-1/stories/201311270061

Gay U.S. ambassador faces backlash in Dominican Republic

James Brewster has served on the national board of directors for the Human Rights Campaign, a prominent gay rights group.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/28/world/americas/dominican-republic-gay-us-ambassador/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_mostpopular+%28RSS%3A+Most+Popular%29

The Buzz: All three GOP hopefuls in Sacramento congressional race get party help

Ami Bera speaks to supporters in Carmichael as he campaigned last year to unseat Dan Lungren for the 7th District congressional seat.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/11/22/5935887/the-buzz-all-three-gop-hopefuls.html#mi_rss=The%20Buzz

Scott Turner - Mauldin

James Scott Turner, 46, of 4 West Golden Strip Drive, Mauldin, SC died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in Talking Rock, GA.

http://www.gwdtoday.com/main.asp?SubsectionID=94&ArticleID=27691&SectionID=27

Rich Lowry: The Bad-Faith Presidency

Forthrightness was the enemy. It served no useful purpose and could only bring peril, and potentially defeat.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/365075/bad-faith-presidency-rich-lowry

State grant helps Cecil Spaceport prepare for launch

With its first tenant and a $1.8 million state grant in hand, Jacksonville Aviation Authority officials are looking to construct a hangar designed to accommodate commercial launch vehicles at the west Jacksonville airport.

http://members.jacksonville.com/news/2013-11-28/story/state-grant-helps-cecil-spaceport-ready-launch?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JacksonvillecomNews+%28Jacksonville+Local+News+%E2%80%93+Jacksonville.com+and+The+Florida+Times-Union%29

High court reinstated death sentence in 8 cases in past 5 years

In the last five years, the Georgia Supreme Court has considered eight cases where lower courts threw out a death sentence handed down by a trial jury.

http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/24135839/article-High-court-reinstated-death-sentence-in-8-cases-in-past-5-years?instance=home_state_bullets

Law limiting plastic guns set to expire

In the movie "In the Line of Fire," a deranged killer smuggles a homemade gun past the Secret Service and tries, unsuccessfully, to shoot the president.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2013/11/29/Law-limiting-plastic-guns-set-to-expire/stories/201311290072

Advocate staff photo by Matthew Hinton-- Jose de la Cruz, of...

Jose de la Cruz arrived in New Orleans five years ago, drawn from North Carolina by the promise of steady work in the city's post-Katrina reconstruction.

http://theadvocate.com/news/7511757-123/a-region-redefined-part-vi

Florida agency agrees high water in Everglades needs to be managed

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously Wednesday in Weston to push state and federal agencies to adopt a high-water emergency policy to protect plants and animals in the central Everglades.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/20/3767428/florida-agency-agrees-high-water.html

Federal health care law leaves 1M on sidelines in state

No matter how successfully President Obama remedies the Affordable Care Act, more than a million California residents will be unable to purchase insurance.

http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/solanocounty/federal-health-care-law-leaves-1m-on-sidelines-in-state/

Activists sue to pry loose government's secret study about CIA interrogation

More activists are suing to obtain a massive, secret study of CIA interrogation practices in a fight that could last longer than the study itself.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2013/11/28/Activists-sue-to-pry-loose-government-s-secret-study-about-CIA-interrogation/stories/201311280194

Small employers told to stay off health website

The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a one-year delay in a major element of the new health care law that would allow small businesses to buy insurance online for their employees through the new federal marketplace.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2013/11/28/Small-employers-told-to-stay-off-health-website/stories/201311280180

Francis's Pre-Pope 'Liberation Theology'

On Tuesday, Pope Francis I issued a 50,000-word statement , officially referred to as an "apostolic exhortation" titled Evangelii Gaudium , [T]he chances of the leading Latin American contenders--Cardinal Leonardo Sandri of Argentina, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, Cardinal Odilo Scherer of Brazil, and Cardinal Jorge Mario ... (more)

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/11/28/Flashback-What-Breibart-News-Wrote-About-Francis-I-The-Month-Before-He-Became-Pope

Quinn, Blackhawks dish up lunch in Washington

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough co-hosted a luncheon in the north-central Illinois community of Washington to aid victims of last week's tornado.

http://www.nwherald.com/2013/11/29/quinn-blackhawks-dish-up-lunch-in-washington/agqdze1/

Braving the storm, couple drives 350 miles

This morning, we asked on Facebook whether anyone was traveling today. There were many responses.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/11/28/a-maryland-couple-makes-treks-350-miles-through-the-heart-of-the-bad-weather/

Hillary Rodham Clinton to receive Lantos prize

A New Hampshire-based human rights organization is awarding its highest honor to Hillary Rodham Clinton for her efforts to promote human rights for women and through Internet freedom.

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131127/AP02/311279990/-1/fosNEWS0409

Thai premier survives no-confidence vote

A wall of storms packing ice, sleet and rain could upend holiday travel plans for Americans as millions take to the roads, skies and rails for Thanksgiving.

http://www.kswo.com/story/24058770/thai-premier-survives-no-confidence-vote

Feds spend $40M pitching natural resources at home and abroad

The Conservative government is spending $40 million this year to advertise Canada's natural resource sector -principally oil and gas - at home and abroad.

http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/2013-11-27/article-3513488/Feds-spend-%2440M-pitching-natural-resources-at-home-and-abroad/1

Federal Fracking Comment An - Error'

Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis says no one in management reviewed the staff comments, which he said were submitted erroneously to the federal Bureau of Land Management.

http://news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/592675/Federal-Fracking-Comment-An--Error-.html?nav=515

County backs effort to boost areas hit by military base closures

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday decided to support a federal bill introduced last month by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St.

http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/solanocounty/county-backs-effort-to-boost-areas-hit-by-military-base-closures/

Grateful for ... strange days, ways?

We are tomorrow's past, so this Thanksgiving give thanks for 2013, a year the future might study more for amusement than for edification.

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/opinion/op_ed/2013/11/grateful_for_strange_days_ways?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bostonherald%2Fnews+%28News+%26+Opinion+-+BostonHerald.com%29

On front lines in furthering Afghan women's future

At a recent Georgetown University symposium, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Laura Bush, and John Kerry all urged Americans not to abandon Afghan women after U.S. troops exit next year.

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/opinion/op_ed/2013/11/on_front_lines_in_furthering_afghan_women_s_future?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bostonherald%2Fnews+%28News+%26+Opinion+-+BostonHerald.com%29

Giving Thanks

In the midst of profound challenges - national and international, personal and social, practical and philosophical - I pause to give thanks.

http://www.hlswatch.com/2013/11/28/giving-thanks-2/

Emergency Unemployment Compensation due to expire

At a press conference Wednesday Democrats kicked off the annual holiday tradition of demanding Congress save unemployment benefits or else ruin Christmas for more than a million people.

http://www.examiner.com/article/emergency-unemployment-compensation-due-to-expire?cid=rss

$12G pay hike follows month hiatus

After taking an unheard of monthlong absence from public view this summer, jetting off to Texas, Canada and California this fall, then announcing a $9 million designer makeover of his office, you'd expect Gov. Deval Patrick to be asking for mercy.

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/11/12g_pay_hike_follows_month_hiatus?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bostonherald%2Fnews+%28News+%26+Opinion+-+BostonHerald.com%29

L+M in strike zone

Members of Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013, while non-union staff continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

http://www.theday.com/article/20131127/NWS01/131129693/L+M-in-strike-zone

Fracking-led energy boom is turning U.S. into a Saudi Americaa

All along the highway that leads into this city in West Texas, the rows of black pump jacks seem endless, bobbing up and down as they pull crude oil from beneath the parched scrub desert.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/11/27/5351233/fracking-led-energy-boom-is-turning.html

Today in History

In 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/11/27/5375645/today-in-history.html

George Will: For these we give thanks?

We are tomorrow's past, so this Thanksgiving give thanks for 2013, a year the future might study more for amusement than for edification.

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20131128/OPINION02/131129316

Thai premier survives no-confidence vote

A wall of storms packing ice, sleet and rain could upend holiday travel plans for Americans as millions take to the roads, skies and rails for Thanksgiving.

http://www.wate.com/story/24058770/thai-premier-survives-no-confidence-vote

The final result was still dinner, but these birds had it good to the end

In the Fournier Free Range Food mobile processing trailer, Doug Hamm cleans a fresh turkey from Julie's Happy Hens in Mont Vernon.

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20131128/NEWHAMPSHIRE0201/131129298

Policy Studies

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking economic and political alliances to counterbalance the influence of the U.S., the European Union, China, and transnational Islamism.

http://insideronline.org/SummaryArchive.cfm?Display=Detail&StartDate=2013/11/29&EndDate=2013/11/22

Give credit where it's due

Government employees do not get the recognition they deserve. Many say that tax dollars are wasted because of those who do not do their jobs.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/11/28/2823398/give-credit-where-its-due.html#storylink=rss

The Thanksgiving message President Obama should have given about the Affordable Care Act in 2009

My fellow Americans. In a few short weeks the Senate will release the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/28/the-thanksgiving-message-president-obama-should-have-given-about-the-affordable-care-act-in-2009/

Re: White House Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Report | News One

Earlier this afternoon, a pair of Obama administration officials joined a media call to address a new White House report, regarding the hotly contested Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program .

http://newsone.com/2792035/snap-benefits-cut/#comment-1142545955

Pro-choice groups push for their own license plate

It's a shot across the bow from state Democrats after Republicans approved a new "Choose Life" license plate earlier this month.

http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2013/nov/28/pro-choice-groups-push-for-their-own-license-plate/

Report: US spied on 2010 global summit in Toronto

Canadian authorities allowed the National Security Agency to spy in the country during the G8 and G20 summits in Ontario in 2010, CBC News reported late Wednesday, citing documents shared by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

http://www.whio.com/ap/ap/defense/report-us-spied-on-2010-global-summit-in-toronto/nb6cW/

Thanksgiving for Rep. Trey Radel

Last week U.S. Rep. Trey Radel pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in Washington, D.C. The congressman was arrested by agents after purchasing 3.5 grams of cocaine for $250.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rene-bryce-laporte/thanksgiving-for-rep-trey-radel_b_4353131.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2FPolitics+%28Politics+on+The+Huffington+Post%29

Boehner's Electric Chair Obamacare Strategy: You Still End Up...

It's another broken promise and more proof this administration's assurances have no credibility.

http://www.dailypundit.com/?p=79463&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailypundit%2FWckw+%28Daily+Pundit%29

Maui's Shane Victorino hits a grand slam at Hukilau Honolulu: Slideshow

From left, Shane Victorino of the Boston Red Sox, Duane Kurisu, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie at the Downtown Athletic Club's lunch at Hukilau Honolulu featuring Maui native Victorino.

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/2013/11/mauis-shane-victorino-hits-a-grand.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_national+%28Bizjournals+National+Feed%29

A Perfect Storm

I am a small-l libertarian. My primary concern is to increase individual liberty as much as possible in the face of statist efforts to restrict it from both the right and the left.

http://www.dailypundit.com/?p=79426&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailypundit%2FWckw+%28Daily+Pundit%29

Tipping Point

Because my mother was a waitress who worked for mainly for tips , when my husband and I dine out we will very often strike a line through the "tips" portion of the bill, and leave our gratuity in cash.

http://www.dailypundit.com/?p=79465&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailypundit%2FWckw+%28Daily+Pundit%29

CNS Presents Another Leno Joke As 'News'

Earlier this year, CNSNews.com had the very bizarre idea to treat Jay Leno jokes as "news."

http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=2326625

Feds spend $40M this year pitching natural resources

The Conservative government is spending $40 million this year to advertise Canada's natural resource sector - principally oil and gas - at home and abroad.

http://www.thetelegram.com/Business/2013-11-27/article-3512847/Feds-spend-%2440M-this-year-pitching-natural-resources/1

$5M bail for suspect in deaths of mom, children

A wall of storms packing ice, sleet and rain could upend holiday travel plans for Americans as millions take to the roads, skies and rails for Thanksgiving.

http://www.kmph.com/story/24080871/5m-bail-for-suspect-in-deaths-of-mom-children

US offering to destroy Syrian chemicals at sea

The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

http://www.wsfa.com/story/24086758/us-offering-to-destroy-syrian-chemicals-at-sea

The Obama Family Volunteers at the Capital Area Food Bank the Day...

Hundreds of children and seniors from throughout the Washington metro area visited the Capital Area Food Bank the day before Thanksgiving to receive special food for the holidays.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11374409.htm

Hawaii investigating 'American Jungle' TV show

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a statement that an episode that aired Nov. 17 showed hunters at night, but hunting at night is illegal on both public and private land.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/11/27/2807335/hawaii-investigating-american.html#storylink=rss

U.S. affirms support for Japan in islands dispute with China

The United States pledged support for ally Japan on Wednesday in a growing dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea and senior U.S. administration officials accused Beijing of behavior that had unsettled its neighbors.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/28/us-usa-china-idUSBRE9AQ0T920131128?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Udall: Let's scrap the idea of enlarging PCMS

Back in August, the Southern Colorado Environmental Council issued a public "thank you" to Sen. Mark Udall , D-Colo., for pushing to remove the waiver from the moratorium on major land acquisition that would allow the Army to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site northeast of Trinidad by 418,000 acres .

http://www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives/2013/11/25/udall-lets-scrap-the-idea-of-enlarging-pcms

Celebs urge Hickenlooper to ban fracking

Listen: If a handful of B-level celebrities can't get Gov. John Hickenlooper to support bans on fracking within Colorado, then what hope does anybody else have? That's why supporters of the ban will have to hope that Hayden Panettiere , Wilmer Valderrama and that woman from Modern Family - or, more importantly, Happy Gilmore - can sway the mind of ... (more)

http://www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives/2013/11/19/celebs-urge-hickenlooper-to-ban-fracking

Conversion therapist at the Air Force Academy is under fire

We started working on a story about Dr. Mike Rosebush some three weeks ago. You can read our complete report in tomorrow's edition.

http://www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives/2013/11/19/conversion-therapist-at-the-air-force-academy-is-under-fire

US offering to destroy Syrian chemicals at sea

The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131127/news/711279641/

Discuss

It's easy to spot lazy, inaccurate performances in the national media. A fairly significant part of what takes place here is spotlighting those times when some millionaire talking head uses the airwaves of the television networks or the pages of some internationally-known newspaper to practice sloppy stenography in place of news.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/27/1258817/-Open-thread-for-night-owls-Some-thank-yous?

Obama, Senate spar over new Iran sanctions threats

An agreement secured with its greatest global foe, the Obama administration pleaded Tuesday with a more familiar if often difficult negotiating partner not to scuttle last weekend's Iran nuclear deal: Congress.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24069471/obama-senate-spar-over-new-iran-sanctions-threats

Blast from the Past

It's easy to spot lazy, inaccurate performances in the national media. A fairly significant part of what takes place here is spotlighting those times when some millionaire talking head uses the airwaves of the television networks or the pages of some internationally-known newspaper to practice sloppy stenography in place of news.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/27/665966/-He-Spoke-for-the-Mountains

OH school workers on leave after rape-case charges

An Ohio school superintendent and two other employees have been placed on leave after they were charged following an investigation prompted by the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two high school football players, school officials said Tuesday.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24069321/oh-school-workers-on-leave-after-rape-case-charges

Immigration Reform Rally Held in San Jose

About 100 people attended a rally in San Jose Wednesday morning with a symbolic Thanksgiving Day feast to call attention to families being separated by deportations and the need to reform current U.S. immigration laws.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3096241/posts

Japan leads Asian markets higher on yen weakness

A wall of storms packing ice, sleet and rain could upend holiday travel plans for Americans as millions take to the roads, skies and rails for Thanksgiving.

http://www.wthr.com/story/24058506/japan-leads-asian-markets-higher-on-yen-weakness

Airline alert over China threats

A STUNNING British TV star and lingerie model was locked up after assaulting her much younger husband - who became so alarmed he called the cops.

http://www.news.com.au/world/australian-airlines-wont-change-flight-paths-to-avoid-chinas-disputed-territory/story-fndir2ev-1226770281089?from=public_rss

Obama helps hand out Thanksgiving fixings to needy

President Barack Obama is continuing an annual family tradition by helping to pack bags of food and distribute them to the needy on Thanksgiving eve.

http://www.9news.com/rss/article/366508/328/Obama-helps-hand-out-Thanksgiving-fixings-to-needy-

Pentagon Agreement Opens AWS Spectrum for Auction

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is urging the FCC to make changes that would allow the Department of Defense to move its operations from the 1755-1780 MHz spectrum and free up that spectrum for pairing with 2155-2180 MHz bands.

http://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2013/11/pentagon-agreement-opens-aws-spectrum-auction

Complexities

Chief among those bothering Israelis concern our status. The existential question--asked time and again In various formulations--amounts to In this and just about everything else, Israel is not unique.

http://blogs.jpost.com/content/complexities

Pope Francis speaks out against everything republicans stand for

On Tuesday, the sovereign leader of Vatican City and by default the head of the Catholic Church made headlines with sharp criticisms of those who worship money as their god.

http://www.examiner.com/article/pope-francis-speaks-out-against-everything-republicans-stand-for?cid=rss

Hobby Lobby's Fight for Religious Liberty

Religious liberty is front and center on the nation's Thanksgiving table. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Sebelius v.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/11/27/thank_you_hobby_lobby_120796.html

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Hobby Lobby challenge to birth control mandate

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to determine whether Hobby Lobby and a Pennsylvania furniture company can deny their employees federally required birth control coverage that violates the religious beliefs of the company owners.

http://newsok.com/u.s.-supreme-court-to-hear-hobby-lobby-challenge-to-birth-control-mandate/article/3908856?custom_click=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsok%2Fbusiness+%28NewsOK.com+RSS+-+business%29

Lawmakers, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt react to Hobby Lobby case

Lawmakers and others reacted Tuesday to the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether Hobby Lobby and other for-profit companies can refuse to provide contraceptive coverage based on their religious beliefs.

http://newsok.com/lawmakers-oklahoma-attorney-general-scott-pruitt-react-to-hobby-lobby-case/article/3908857?custom_click=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsok%2Fbusiness+%28NewsOK.com+RSS+-+business%29

Where is Amish parents with sick girl? Family hasn't been seen for month

Neither the 10-year-old daughter who was ordered by a court to continue cancer treatments against her will nor the rest of her Amish family has been seen since at least last month.

http://medinagazette.northcoastnow.com/2013/11/26/where-is-amish-family-with-sick-girl/

Hollywood Presses Anti-Piracy Trade Measures With Obama

Entertainment executives meeting privately with President Barack Obama Tuesday asked him to ensure copyright protections are enshrined in new trade agreements and help facilitate better relations between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, according to people familiar with the discussions.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/11/26/hollywood-presses-anti-piracy-trade-measures-with-obama/?mod=WSJ_Politics_Blog

Dozens die as migrant boat capsizes

A boat passing through the southern Bahamas islands with about 150 Haitian migrants on board capsized after running aground, killing up to 30 people and leaving the rest clinging to the vessel for hours.

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/dozens-die-as-migrant-boat-capsizes-29787893.html

Compelling Washington Post Story On Plight Of Poor-No Mention Of Immigration Cause

The Washington Post is shocked, shocked! to find that Americans are suffering from unemployment , tenuous job security , and a shaky economic future! But of course, WaPo's compelling vignette of a collapsing country and a desperate people ignores the driving factor behind America's decline- mass immigration and its devastating effects on American ... (more)

http://www.vdare.com/articles/compelling-washington-post-story-on-plight-of-poor-no-mention-of-immigration-cause

Caricom pressure for DR on citizen crisis

Until the Dominican Republic changes its position of stripping people of Haitian descent born to undocumented immigrants of their citizenship, then Caricom will not consider its application to join the Community.

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Caricom-pressure-for-DR-on-citizen-crisis-233555151.html

Migrants capsize in Bahamas; up to 30 feared dead

This image taken from video made available by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a group of Haitian migrants sitting on the hull of a capsized sailboat near Staniel Cay, Bahamas, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013.

http://www.krmg.com/ap/ap/international/death-toll-may-hit-30-in-haitian-migrant-capsizing/nb5R3/

Navy: Shipyard cuts may delay sub deployments

The Navy's top submarine commander in the Pacific says budget issues won't affect his ability to deploy submarines next year.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Navy-Shipyard-cuts-may-delay-sub-deployments-5014702.php

Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CST

GOP businessman Scott Honour made the most but also paid the most in taxes last year among the 2014 candidates for governor.

http://www.krmg.com/ap/ap/crime/minnesota-news-in-brief-at-758-pm-cst/nb5mg/

Families fly out of Wilmington ahead of holiday rush

A sloppy storm system carrying heavy rainfall, ice and snow is slogging its way eastward, bringing the potential of headaches for travelers heading home for the Thanksgiving holiday.

http://www.wect.com/story/24073078/storm-to-threaten-holiday-travel-moving-east

World agricultural output continues to rise, despite dire predictions of decline

The year 2013 has been a great year for global agriculture. Record world production of rice and healthy production of wheat and corn produced strong harvests across the world.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/11/26/world-agricultural-output-continues-to-rise-despite-dire-predictions-of-decline/

Re: White House Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Report | News One

Earlier this afternoon, a pair of Obama administration officials joined a media call to address a new White House report, regarding the hotly contested Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program .

http://newsone.com/2792035/snap-benefits-cut/#comment-1140530255

Poverty and Obamacare

During the early years of WW II more than 800 of our merchant ships were sunk by Nazi subs along our Gulf and Atlantic coasts with 7,183 Navy, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines killed in those attacks! My conclusion is our government was inept in preventing this as it has been inept at reducing poverty despite spending trillions since President ... (more)

http://www.lagrangenews.com/news/opinion/2912847/Poverty-and-Obamacare

The Empire Strikes Back

You can hardly turn on the television or open a newspaper without hearing about the nation's impressive, much celebrated housing recovery.

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_empire_strikes_back_20131126?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Truthdig+Truthdig%253A+Drilling+Beneath+the+Headlines

Ecce Mortis: Big Media Comes: Wired to the Stars

Immense wheels beat asphalt streets like drum-skins, deafening. Big Media cameras; cables; generators; crews with headsets, walkie-talkies, official Big Media caps; wireless phones; caterers; buffet tables; Klieg lights; microphones; tents; guards; interns; factotums; trailers; wardrobes; make-up artists; lackeys; bit-players, stars and miles and ... (more)

http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/11/ecce-mortis-big-media-comes-wired-to-the-stars/

Ann Romney, Sheri Dew, others share thoughts at Time Out for Women in Salt Lake City

Claudia Crump, center, listens to S. Michael Wilcox speak at Time Out for Women at the Maverik Center in West Valley City on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591322/Ann-Romney-Sheri-Dew-others-share-thoughts-at-Time-Out-for-Women-in-Salt-Lake-City.html

Race for Governor Heating Up Early in Hot Springs

It may not be an election year just yet, but it's already starting to look like a campaign in Hot Springs.

http://www.fox16.com/story/race-for-governor-heating-up-early-in-hot-springs/d/story/5i32g7CQt0Wy07_zmi9fOw

Common Core just an old United Nations idea to make transformational change

Remember when you were told that the "affordable healthcare act" must be passed before you could see what's in it? Well the education system is getting the same kind of shadow government overhaul.

http://www.examiner.com/article/common-core-just-an-old-united-nations-idea-to-make-transfromational-change

WikiLeaks doubts US report on Assange

Julian Assange isn't about to walk out of the Ecuadorean embassy in London, despite fresh claims by US officials that he's unlikely to face charges for publishing top secret documents.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/20035163/wikileaks-doubts-us-report-on-assange/

O.J. Simpson: Judge rejects O.J.'s request for a new trial

A judge in Las Vegas rejected O.J. Simpson 's bid for a new trial on Tuesday, dashing the former football star's bid for freedom based on the claim that his original lawyer botched his armed robbery and kidnapping trial in Las Vegas more than five years ago.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1126/O.J.-Simpson-Judge-rejects-O.J.-s-request-for-a-new-trial

The Daily Troll: Find your pot seller! Not so fast, citizen Police...

A federal judge has blocked the new Community Police Commission from any formal role in the reform of the Seattle Police Department, according to The Seattle Times .

http://crosscut.com/2013/11/26/thedailytroll/117656/daily-troll-donation-duwamish-rodney-tom/

Dinesh D'Souza: America 'Will Survive Grown-Up Trayvon in...

Dinesh D'Souza Deletes Tweet Calling Obama 'Grown-Up Trayvon' - Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza on Tuesday called President Barack Obama a "Grown-Up Trayvon" on his Twitter page, but he appeared to delete the tweet shortly after.

http://www.memeorandum.com/131126/p101#a131126p101

'This could be dramatic'

In recent years, political organizations have exploited flaws in the campaign-finance system in a way that seems almost farcical.

http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=171735

NYIPC Winner Mackenzie Melemed to Perform at Temple Emanu-El, 12/15

Sonata in G Major, K. 55, L. 335 Aria Variata alla Maniera Italiana in A minor, BWV 989 Sonata No.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/NYIPC-Winner-Mackenzie-Melemed-to-Perform-at-Temple-Emanu-El-1215-20131126

Rep. Pocan holds town hall meeting in Madison Tuesday

The town hall was to discuss legislation focused on greater economic security for women, and helping working parents support and care for their families.

http://www.wkow.com/story/24078383/2013/11/26/rep-pocan-talks-womens-rights-the-farm-bill-and-iran

Freedom to Read Foundation and ALA file brief in lawsuit challenging Arizona ethnic studies ban

The Freedom to Read Foundation yesterday joined with the American Library Association and several other library, education and free speech organizations in filing an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Arce v.

http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/freedom-read-foundation-and-ala-file-brief-lawsuit-challenging-arizona-ethnic

U.S. sends B-52s over China-claimed waters

NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan - An American carrier battle group and a flotilla of Japanese warships will arrive Wednesday near a vast stretch of ocean claimed by China in what is shaping up as a test of how Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the USA will stand up to the challenge.

http://www.hometownlife.com/usatoday/article/3746771

Latinos, others sound off at SQACC roundtable

Toledo: What was originally billed as a listening and roundtable session for state legislators quickly became a call-to-action for local Latinos to re-energize, re-mobilize, and re-organize.

http://www.laprensatoledo.com/Stories/2013/112913/sqacc.htm

IRS pushes to rein in tax-exempt political groups

The effort is an attempt to reduce the role of loosely regulated big-money political outfits like GOP political guru Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS and the pro-Obama Priorities USA.

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/24076148/irs-pushes-to-rein-in-tax-exempt-political-groups

Pakistan launches largest nuclear power project

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the construction of the country's biggest atomic power plant and vowed to pursue further projects to make nuclear the largest energy source.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649892-pakistan-launches-largest-nuclear-power-project.html

Afghan leader's demands put pact at risk

Efforts by the United State and Afghanistan to finalize a long-term security arrangement appeared on the brink of collapse Monday, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a new set of demands, and the Obama administration said it would be forced to begin planning for a complete withdrawal of all U.S. forces at the end of 2014.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2013/11/26/Afghan-leader-s-demands-put-pact-at-risk/stories/201311260078

Obama Approves Major Border-Crossing Fracked Gas Pipeline Used to Dilute Tar Sands

Like Keystone XL, the pipeline proposal requires U.S. State Department approval because it crosses the U.S.-Canada border.

http://warisacrime.org/content/obama-approves-major-border-crossing-fracked-gas-pipeline-used-dilute-tar-sands

Migrants capsize in Bahamas; up to 30 feared dead

This image taken from video made available by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a group of Haitian migrants sitting on the hull of a capsized sailboat near Staniel Cay, Bahamas, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013.

http://www.timesunion.com/news/world/article/Migrants-capsize-in-Bahamas-up-to-30-feared-dead-5013966.php

Lara Logan, producer ordered to take leave

In this Jan. 12, 2013 file photo, "60 Minutes" reporter Lara Logan takes part in a panel discussion at the Showtime Winter TCA Tour in Pasadena, Calif.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_24606053/lara-logan-producer-ordered-take-leave.html

Portland-area home prices jump; colder weather on the way: Tuesday's Top 5 news roundup

A rundown of some of the top stories being produced in The Oregonian and OregonLive.com newsroom on Tuesday, Nov. 26: Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley want to revamp the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, which some people say violates constitutional rights.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/11/portland-area_home_prices_jump.html

After damning report, '60 Minutes' correspondent ordered to take leave

CBS ordered "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan and her producer to take a leave of absence Tuesday following a critical internal review of their handling of the show's October story on the Benghazi raid, based on a report on a supposed witness whose story can't be verified.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/nov/26/us-tv-cbs-benghazi/

Murder Foiled After Man 'Butt Dialed' Target While Hiring Hit Man: Police

An Arkansas man is in jail after police say he "butt dialed" a man he was plotting to kill while discussing the details with a hit man.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/26/murder-foiled-after-man-butt-dialed-target-while-hiring-hit-man-police/

Family Reunited With Dog After It Was Lost for Six Years

"They just came up missing one day," Jeff Lott told TheBlaze. "We looked for them for weeks on end.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/26/family-reunited-with-dog-after-it-was-lost-for-six-years/

Health Website Deadline Nears

With the clock ticking toward a Saturday deadline, Obama administration officials promise that the HealthCare.gov website will work better.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304281004579222493457878428

Atlas Runs

Bruce Majors has found a few more bodies. With his party's first primary just months away, the District's Libertarian mastermind is scrambling for names to put on the ballot.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2013/11/26/atlas-runs/

U.S. defies China by flying B-52 bombers over disputed islands in East China Sea

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's P-3C Orion surveillance plane flies over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/u-s-defies-china-flying-b-52-bombers-disputed-islands-east-china-sea-article-1.1530445

Obama Admin. Proposes New Rule to Reign in Nonprofit Groups

Nonprofit groups could see their influence diminished dramatically if a new rule proposed Tuesday by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service goes into effect.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/26/obama-admin-proposes-new-rule-to-reign-in-nonprofit-groups/

Texas Man Wanted for Burglaries Taunts Police on Facebook - You Can ...

A Texas man suspected of committing multiple burglaries thought it'd be a good idea last Monday to taunt the police on their Facebook page - and it led to his prompt arrest.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/26/texas-man-wanted-for-burglaries-taunts-police-on-facebook-you-can-pretty-much-guess-what-happens-next/

Stretch of Interstate 49 opens

A Caddo sheriff's deputy blocked the on-ramp and waited while rain rushed down his yellow slicker.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shreveporttimes.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311260030%26nclick_check%3D1

Utah Couple Fined $3,500 by Online Merchant KlearGear Retains Lawyer, Turns Tables

But the company fined the Palmers $3,500, citing bizarre fine print on its website.

http://www.targetmarketingmag.com/aggregatedcontent/company-fines-customers-3500-bad-review

Teacher Reprimanded After Disciplining Students in Unusual Way

An Ohio teacher who forced her students to stand in the rain Friday as a form of discipline has reportedly been reprimanded.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/26/teacher-reprimanded-after-disciplining-students-in-unusual-way/

It's Hard to Convey How Hysterically Pathetic This Man's...

It's Hard to Convey How Hysterically Pathetic This Man's Attempt to Get Away With a Crime Is - But the Video Speaks for Itself Back in August, Maurice Owens claims he slipped on a banana peel as he was getting off the elevator at the Potomac Avenue Metro Station in Washington, D.C. The fall, he says, resulted in injuries to his hip and leg.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/26/caught-on-video-this-guys-attempt-to-commit-a-crime-is-so-pathetic-you-may-just-laugh-out-loud/

James Moore: Young and old can take heart - at least it's not as bad as in Mexico

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/james-moore-young-and-old-can-take-heart--at-least-its-not-as-bad-as-in-mexico-8965679.html

My First 5k

It's only about 3 miles, a 5k, but it's such a long run for me. Just a handful of weeks ago I couldn't run a quarter of a mile without stopping.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/25/1258421/-My-First-5k

TDS/TCR

Now I'll not be publishing here again until next week with the exception of What's Your Fucking Problem on Saturday, so anyone who wants to could do the repeat thing and keep the lights on if they want.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/25/1258417/-TDS-TCR-Repeats

This holiday season, really choose to give yourself completely to gluttony and sloth.

Thanksgiving week begins in the United States! Americans, begin the week with gratitude because you'll end it stomping some mother fucker at 5 a.m. at a Walmart.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/25/1258415/-This-holiday-season-really-choose-to-give-yourself-completely-to-gluttony-and-sloth

Discuss

Bizarrely, Republicans are beginning to strut about sequestering America. Sequestration budget cuts - the automatic, mindless across-the-board annual cuts of roughly $100 billion from military and domestic spending - were designed to be repugnant.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/25/1258372/-Open-thread-for-night-owls-Republicans-to-Americans-sequester-you?showAll=yes

The Justice Dept on Netroots Radio Presents: "If Socrates Drank His Portion of Hemlock Willingly"

I'm Special Agent DJ Justice ; Radio Host and Program Director for Netroots Radio.com; and I'm manning the dials, spinning the discs, warbling the woofers, putting a slip in your hip and a trip to your hop.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/25/1258367/-The-Justice-Dept-on-Netroots-Radio-Presents-If-Socrates-Drank-His-Portion-of-Hemlock-Willingly

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Appearing on Arsenio Hall's talk show over the weekend, ?Jesse Jackson defended both President Obama, who he said has faced heretofore unseen advsersity as president, as well as Jackson's embattled son, who he said "had the best voting record in the Congress" before he was sentenced by unfair laws.

http://lucianne.com/main2/?fcnt=762298

Unlucky sibling of pardoned turkeys meets governor

ST. PAUL, Minn. - With two other turkeys ticketed for a presidential pardon at the White House, their brother met Minnesota's governor Monday at a state Capitol ceremony featuring much of the same upbeat pageantry ahead of a far gloomier fate for the bird.

http://www.telegram.com/article/20131125/APA/311259684

The GOP needs more than tax cuts

Sen. Mike Lee makes the argument that the pressures of poverty contribute to the disintegration of families and worse outcomes for kids - as well as the future economy.

http://nypost.com/2013/11/25/the-gop-needs-more-than-tax-cuts/

Command Strategies Announces Strategic Partnership with Former...

Command Strategies has partnered with Borski Associates, who bring nearly 50 years of experience working with decision-makers on Capitol Hill and in the federal government to Command Strategies' clients.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11354790.htm

Las Vegas Will Seek Republican National Convention

According to this story , civic leaders in Las Vegas will seek to persuade the Republican Party to hold its 2016 presidential convention in that city. Las Vegas had never been the location of any party's presidential convention until 2012, when the Libertarian Party met there.

http://www.ballot-access.org/2013/11/las-vegas-will-seek-republican-national-convention/

Bitcoin: currency of the future or just another type of tulip mania?

It was one of the runners-up for the word of the year as chosen by Oxford Dictionaries; it has received a partial blessing from Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, but a warning from US law enforcement agencies; it has soared in value by 5,000 per cent since the start of the year.

http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1366056/bitcoin-currency-future-or-just-another-type-tulip-mania

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree arrives

An evergreen from Washington state is now in Washington, D.C. as workers prepare it to become the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/25/us-capitol-christmas-tree-arrives-at-the-west-front/

Holder More Fed Money to Fight Chicago Violence

Attorney General Eric Holder announced in Chicago on Monday that the federal government would make more money available to help the nation's third largest city fight persistent street violence.

http://www.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/sid/218653476/scat/c8ac3000ee01c7aa

JFK promoted peace, but U.S. gun violence escalated from the time of his death

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, and now the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, stated her father's spirit lives on even though his life was cut short by gun violence .

http://www.examiner.com/article/jfk-promoted-peace-but-u-s-gun-violence-escalated-forward-from-his-death?cid=rss

Phil Matier: President's Visits To The Bay Area Always Eventful

US President Barack Obama speaks on immigration reform at Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco, California, on November 25, 2013.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/11/25/phil-matier-presidents-visits-to-the-bay-area-always-eventful/

Piles of Midwest 'petcoke' raising residents' ire

The images are startling. Billowing black clouds darken the daytime sky as wind-driven grit pelts homes and cars and forces bewildered residents to take cover.

http://dailyjournal.net/view/story/7b2ddd62400d4e6ba4885b65d64ce2e3/US--Petroleum-Coke-Neighborhoods/

Obama, Pelosi take political potshot at John Boehner in Seattle

Once again President Barack Obama and his faithful sidekick Nancy Pelosi is flailing political potshots at the Republican opposition.

http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-pelosi-take-political-potshot-at-john-boehner-seattle?cid=rss

7 On Your Side: Charitable Giving

On this cold and rainy Monday, there's a crowd at Abraham's Tent in Lake Charles.

http://www.kplctv.com/story/24068869/7-on-your-side-charitable-giving

Fishing Industry At Risk Of Disappearing In New England

The industry that built New England is at risk of disappearing. Fishing has always been a mainstay, but things have drastically changed.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/11/25/fishing-industry-at-risk-of-disappearing-in-new-england/

New report (by reform advocacy group) praises state regulation of...

As reported in this press release ,"[m]edical marijuana advocates Americans for Safe Access issued a report today that analyzes the Obama Administration's latest enforcement guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that regulate medical marijuana distribution."

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/11/new-report-by-reform-advocacy-group-praises-state-regulation-of-medical-marijuana-in-wake-of-doj-enf.html

Florida's GOP chair calls on Radel to step down

The chairman of the Republican Party of Florida on Monday called for U.S. Rep. Trey Radel to step down following his recent cocaine conviction.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20131125/NEWS02/711259853/Floridas-GOP-chair-calls-on-Radel-to-step-down

Caution due on oil price drop after Iran accord

Oil prices took a tumble over the weekend after the nuclear deal between the United States and Iran was announced.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/crime-courts/ci_24600315/caution-due-oil-price-drop-after-iran-accord?source=rss

S.F. State student who shouted at Obama has history of gutsy protests

When organizers placed Ju Hong in a prominent position flanking President Barack Obama on Monday, they probably did not realize they were handing a high-profile lectern to one of the Bay Area's gutsiest immigration reform activists.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_24600285/s-f-state-student-who-shouted-at-obama?source=rss

Minnesota Vikings stadium developers detail steel buy

Minnesota stadium developers provided a fuller accounting of their upcoming steel purchase Monday after word of some metal being imported caused concern in the state's Iron Range.

http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/90522/

Wisconsin Will Soon Set Its Common Core Direction

We could have a good idea of the direction Wisconsin will head on Common Core. On Tuesday, members of an Assembly panel drew their conclusions.

http://wuwm.com/post/wisconsin-will-soon-set-its-common-core-direction

Jindal shares education vision with Indiana GOP

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal focused Monday night on the education reforms his state has in common with Indiana, while harshly criticizing the Obama administration for policies and actions that are counter to Jindal's vision of the American dream.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20131125/NEWS05/311250039/Jindal-shares-education-vision-Indiana-GOP

For black male students at UT-Austin, data tells different story about diversity

On Nov. 4, Sy Stokes, an African-American male student at UCLA, uploaded a video to YouTube entitled " The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] ."

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/2013/11/25/for-black-male-students-at-ut-austin-data-tells-different-story-about-diversity

Horns Up, Horns Down for Nov. 26

Last Thursday, a group of concerned citizens met to hash out the possibilities for reforming judicial selections in Texas, according to the Austin American-Statesman .

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/2013/11/25/horns-up-horns-down-for-nov-26

TSA Spent $900 Million on Behavior Detection Officers Who Detected 0 Terrorists

The Transportation Security Administration spent approximately $900 million over the last 5 years for behavior detection officers to identify high-risk passengers but, so far, according to the General Accountability Office , only 0.59% of the passengers flagged were arrested and among those not one was charged with terrorism - zero.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/tsa-spent-900-million-behavior-detection-officers-who-detected-0

Opinion: Bret Stephens: Worse Than Munich

To adapt Churchill : Never in the field of global diplomacy has so much been given away by so many for so little.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303281504579219931479934854

Hillsborough commission to consider rotating chairman

Arms get twisted by supporters of those vying for the title and the $10,000 stipend that comes with it.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/hillsborough-commission-to-consider-rotating-chairman/2154247

Luverne's Gold'n Plump plant has new owner

The Luverne plant receives cleaned, fresh, unpacked, USDA-inspected chicken from the company's other processing facilities.

http://www.star-herald.com/detail/37109.html

Businessman in Navy bribery case held without bail

In a tentative decision last week, a U.S. magistrate judge found that Francis, who has pleaded not guilty, could be freed on $1 million bail under heavy restrictions including GPS surveillance and a 24-hour guard, but the magistrate stayed the decision until a district judge could rule.

http://www.modbee.com/2013/11/25/3053466/businessman-in-navy-bribery-case.html#storylink=rss

Calif. nuptials increase after gay marriage ruling

Statistics from the California Department of Public Health show nearly 30,800 couples received marriage licenses in California in July, a 35 percent increase over July 2012.

http://www.modbee.com/2013/11/25/3053622/uptick-in-ca-nuptials-after-gay.html#storylink=rss

Pentagon approves BAE sale of F-16 upgrades to South Korea

The United States Defense Department has approved a deal under which the U.S. unit of Britain's BAE Systems Plc would upgrade 134 older F-16 fighter jets for South Korea, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Monday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-korea-usa-fighters-idUSBRE9AO11R20131126?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews

Pat Trieweiler: Valley ag needs attention

Jim Costa and Dianne Feinstein's empty promises to Valley farmers have created a potential economic crisis.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/11/25/3356951/pat-trieweiler-valley-ag-needs.html#storylink=rss

Our View: Just imagine a Thanksgiving feast on a $1.67 budget

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/11/25/3356972/our-view-just-imagine-a-thanksgiving.html#storylink=rss

Scott Walker's co-author touts him as presidential material

Marc Thiessen, the co-author with Gov. Scott Walker on his new book, is touting the governor as a 2016 presidential candidate.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walkers-co-author-touts-him-as-presidential-material-b99150725z1-233407961.html

Office takes food depot donations

We've been running a food drive for the month of November. We're collecting canned goods at our office for the Community Food Depot on 10th Street in Port Huron.

http://www.thetimesherald.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimesherald.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311250010%26nclick_check%3D1

Lawmakers’ higher office fundraising, spending draws scrutiny

State investigators looking into improper campaign spending found an irresistible tidbit among former Sen. Dean Florez’s documents: a grocery receipt for dog food.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/11/18/5924688/lawmakers-higher-office-fundraising.html#mi_rss=State%20Politics

Turning your mechanical passion into a unique career

Technical and mechanical ability often shows itself at an early age. Chances are you've seen this in yourself.

http://www.leader-call.net/14564/1799/onlinefeature/114159/turning-your-mechanical-passion-into-a-unique-career

President Obama Visits Los Angeles for Fundraisers, DreamWorks

President Barack Obama arrived at Los Angeles International Airport Monday for a two-day visit to the Los Angeles area to conduct three fundraisers and visit the DreamWorks Animation facility in Glendale to speak about the economy.

http://venice.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/president-obama-visits-los-angeles-for-fundraisers-visit-to-dreanworks-venice

Not So Fast, Atlanta Braves! Obama's DOJ Could Nix Flight To Cobb County

Like millions of Americans , the Atlanta Braves major league baseball franchise want to flee vibrant black diversity to move to a whiter, wealthier neighborhood.

http://www.vdare.com/articles/not-so-fast-atlanta-braves-obama-s-doj-could-nix-flight-to-cobb-county

Group calls for Obama's assassination

A Christian militia group with a Facebook page claims they have the authority to assassinate President Obama.

http://www.examiner.com/article/group-calls-for-obama-s-assassination?cid=rss

Retired military drone operator shares experience of remote piloting

During his Air Force service, retired Lt. Col. Bruce H. Black spent two tours flying cargo on C-130 planes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_24600432/retired-military-drone-operator-shares-experience-remote-piloting

Reps. Maxine Waters, Henry Waxman plan to lobby to bring Boeing jobs to California

Congress member Henry Waxman spoke at a State of the Region luncheon Monday in Torrance Monday, Nov. 25th 2013.

http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20131125/reps-maxine-waters-henry-waxman-plan-to-lobby-to-bring-boeing-jobs-to-california

Navajo Nation added to federal disaster declaration, now eligible for FEMA grant

The Navajo Nation has been added to a federal disaster declaration because of flooding it sustained this past summer that breached earthen dams and damaged communities.

http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_24600391/navajo-nation-added-federal-disaster-declaration-now-eligible

"Hoax" Shuts Down Yale After Warning About Shooter

Around 9:30 a.m., police say they received an anonymous call from someone claiming his roommate was headed to Yale with a long gun.

http://5newsonline.com/2013/11/25/hoax-shuts-down-yale-after-warning-about-shooter/

FAA to warn airlines of engine icing risk on Boeing 747-8s, Dreamliners

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to direct airlines to avoid flying Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners and 747-8 jumbo jets with General Electric Co engines near thunderstorms after some planes experienced ice buildup in their engines.

http://yesbuthowever.com/faa-to-warn-airlines-of-engine-icing-risk-on-boeing-747-8s-dreamliners/

Recess to complicate push to renew plastic gun ban

The federal law banning undetectable plastic guns expires in two weeks and Congress is on a Thanksgiving vacation, making it likely the law will lapse - and opening up at least a temporary problem.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/25/recess-to-complicate-push-to-renew-plastic-gun-ban/

Analysis: A modest start for Pa.a s $2.3B transportation plan

The final version took shape only days before it was put to a vote and was initially rejected in the House.

http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20131124/NEWS04/131129572

Why Did 9,000 Porny Spambots Descend on This San Diego High Schooler?

It was around 5pm last Thursday when Olivia, a San Diego high school student, noticed that something interesting was going on with her Twitter account.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/why-did-9-000-porny-spambots-descend-on-this-san-diego-high-schooler/281773/

Obama Arrives in Seattle Sunday for Private Fundraisers

Air Force One has arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, right on time for President Barack Obama to head off to two private Democratic Party events on Sunday evening.

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/24058215/obama-arrives-in-seattle-for-private-events

On Native GroundFOR Obama and Democrats, Time's Running Out

We're 10 years removed from that tragic September morning of death and destruction in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,866/228.html

Campaign 2012ROMNEY Goofs at Critical Moment

The people who came to the Occupy protests and encampments around the country this past fall had many different causes they supported.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,866/165.html

On Native GroundVACLAV Havel and the Power of Truth

I don't mind receiving Christmas cards or being wished a "Merry Christmas" from friends, clerks, or even in junk mail trying to sell me something no sane person should ever buy.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,866/172.html

Brasch WordsDID Penn State Trustees Violate State Law?

Is the Herman Cain boom, such as it was, finally over? Cain, the former CEO of the Godfather's Pizza chain and head of the National Restaurant Association , had been running neck-and-neck with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in many national polls for the Republican presidential nomination.

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On Native GroundHERMAN Cain's 15 Minutes are Up

For days, folks have asked me about the moral issues in the alleged child abuse scandal at Penn State University.

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MomentumON Cats, Baseball and Loneliness

The death of Muammar Qaddafi and the liberation of Libya falls into that category.

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On Native GroundWE are All Scott Olsen

We know the names of every one of the 4,479 Americans who were killed and the 32,200 who were wounded, both civilian and military, between March 20, 2003 and Oct. 21, 2011, the day President Barack Obama, fulfilling a campaign promise, declared the last American soldier would leave Iraq before the end of the year.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,866/195.html

Reporting: ScienceBREAKTHROUGH Power Test a Success, but a.P. Sits on it

Vice President Joe Biden brought his attack-dog style to the Florida Democratic Party State Convention Friday night, snapping viciously at Republican Presidential candidates and snarling at a Republican-controlled Congress more bent on defeating President Barack Obama, he said, than doing anythng about our country's problems.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,866/194.html

Obama, at fundraiser, calls GOP an 'impediment'

Obama told donors the sight of Mt. Rainier illuminated by a setting sun was particularly special because it reminded him of his mother, who attended high school in the Seattle area.

http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/11/24/3629465/money-star-power-await-obama-on.html

Did Satoshi Nakamoto transfer 1,000 bitcoins to the Silk Road?

Two computer scientists in Israel say a bitcoin transaction now worth more than US$1 million suggests a possible link between a creator of the virtual currency and Ross William Ulbricht, the 29-year-old accused of running the Silk Road underground online marketplace.

http://www.itworld.com/demand-software/384100/did-satoshi-nakamoto-transfer-1000-bitcoins-silk-road

Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tour

Money, star power and Hollywood awaits President Barack Obama on a West Coast swing that features a bit of official business, but mostly fundraising for the Democratic Party.

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2013/11/24/obama-update.html

After Iran nuclear deal, the difficulties begin

The euphoria over the signing of a historic nuclear agreement with Iran gave way to sober reality Sunday as the parties clashed over a key element of the deal and congressional skeptics threatened to thwart it.

http://www.startribune.com/world/233256671.html

In rebuff to Karzai, Afghan council OKs security deal with U.S.

President Hamid Karzai remained adamant that he will not sign an agreement with the U.S. at least until after the election in April.

http://www.startribune.com/world/233251161.html

Schumer, Cardinal Dolan seek temporary protected status to Filipino...

In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and Cardinal Timothy Dolan called for the Department of Homeland Security to grant Temporary Protected Status for Filipino nationals currently residing in the United States.

http://www.empirestatenews.net/News2013/20131116-2.htm

Schumer supports Presidenta s decision to allow people to keep their health plans

WASHINGTON President Obama's announcement Thursday that he will allow individuals to keep their own health insurance policies that had been cancelled under the Affordable Care Act has the support of US Senator Charles Schumer .

http://www.empirestatenews.net/News2013/20131115-2.htm

The Cobb Braves - Yes, No, or Compromise

YES. There are a number of reasons that the move of the Atlanta Braves might succeed.

http://smyrna.patch.com/groups/mike-holzknechts-blog/p/the-cobb-braves--yes-no-or-compromise_e493b2d9

GCC states fear N-deal will boost Iran's regional desires

Hugs and misses: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif , EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and US Secretary of State John Kerry after a statement on the new deal in Geneva yesterday.

http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/middle-east/262044/gcc-states-fear-n-deal-will-boost-iran-s-regional-desires

Ted Cruz criticizes Iran nuclear agreement

Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday blasted the nuclear deal with Iran, saying it doesn't sufficiently rein in Tehran's nuclear program.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3095141/posts

Report From Occupied America: Student Patriots Suppressed By University Of Texas-Betrayed By GOP

Outrage greeted the recent attempt by Young Conservatives of Texas at UT-Austin to use a staple of campus conservative activism to start a debate on illegal immigration" a "Catch An Illegal Immigrant Day" event.

http://www.vdare.com/articles/report-from-occupied-america-catch-an-illegal-immigrant-day-student-patriots

Sens. Corker, Cardin react to nuclear deal with Iran; Sarah Palin...

Sens. Corker, Cardin react to nuclear deal with Iran; Sarah Palin talks D.C. dysfunction, Bashir comments - Special Guests: Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., Sarah Palin - This is a rush transcript from "Fox News Sunday," November 24, 2013.

http://www.memeorandum.com/131124/p43#a131124p43

Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques

Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques - LUANDA - According to several Angolan newspapers, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Islam and Muslims, taking first measures by destroying mosques in the country. - "The process of legalization of Islam has not been approved

http://www.memeorandum.com/131124/p44#a131124p44

New Hall of Famer Gene Keady learned from Tex Winter, but not as a player

Research now hints that the overweight among us tend to hail from the same places — including chubbier-than-most Missouri and Kansas — where antibiotic drug use is highest.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/24/4647930/new-hall-of-famer-gene-keady-learned.html

High use of antibiotics overlaps with obesity rates in the Midwest and South

Research now hints that the overweight among us tend to hail from the same places — including chubbier-than-most Missouri and Kansas — where antibiotic drug use is highest.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/24/4647913/midwest-and-south-are-homes-to.html

GQ Magazine: Obama Among 'Least Influential' Figures of 2013

President Barack Obama's inability to get along with Republicans in Congress has brought him the distinction of being the 17th least influential person of 2013, according to GQ magazine.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/GQ-Obama-least-influential/2013/11/24/id/538385

Court case tests corporate religious rights

The stores play religious music. Employees get free spiritual counseling. But they do not get free insurance coverage for some contraceptives, even though President Obama's health care law requires it.

http://www.startribune.com/nation/233256861.html

Breakthrough brings hope of end to Iranian nuclear threat

US Secretary of State John Kerry, alongside Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague with an interpreter in London yesterday.

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/breakthrough-brings-hope-of-end-to-iranian-nuclear-threat-29781565.html

Historic Ohio village to be spared

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not propose removing a levee that would have endangered or destroyed historic Zoar Village in Tuscarawas County south of Canton.

http://www.norwalkreflector.com/article/3825696?trending=

Obama, at fundraiser, calls GOP an 'impediment'

President Barack Obama briefly glances up toward the sunset after arriving Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/money-star-power-await-obama-on-fundraising-tour/2013/11/24/8be884fc-556b-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html

Ga. Republicans adding focus on minority outreach

On the campus of Morehouse College, a small group of students are at the center of an effort by Georgia Republicans to build support among minorities ahead of major federal and state elections next year.

http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/24113859/article-Ga--Republicans-adding-focus-on-minority-outreach-?instance=home_top_bullets

Iran nuclear deal receives nervous reception from Congress, U.S. allies

GENEVA >> The euphoria over the signing of a historic nuclear agreement with Iran gave way to sober reality Sunday as the parties clashed over a key element of the deal and congressional skeptics threatened to thwart it.

http://www.sbsun.com/government-and-politics/20131124/iran-nuclear-deal-receives-nervous-reception-from-congress-us-allies

EU climate chief blasts UN failures

Philippine climate commissioner Naderev Sano, right, holds a sign during the closing session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland.

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/eu-climate-chief-blasts-un-failures-29781583.html

President Obama and Dennis Rodman among GQ's 'Least Influential Celebrities of 2013'

GQ magazine released their list of the least influential celebrities of 2013, and President Obama, Dennis Rodman, and Miley Cyrus all made the cut.

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2013/11/president-obama-and-dennis-rodman-among-gqs-least-influential-celebrities-2013

'Get tough if Iran deal fails' call

US secretary of state John Kerry, left, and Foreign Secretary William Hague in London, following the Iran nuclear deal.

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/get-tough-if-iran-deal-fails-call-29781611.html

Lawmakers Continue Push for New Iran Sanctions

A bloc of hardliners in the U.S. Senate refused to back down from threats to pass a new round of sanctions on Iran, setting up a clash with the Obama administration and undercutting its effort to buy time for a six-month deal to freeze Iran's nuclear program to work.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304011304579217982936855504

20 questions about the Iran nuclear deal

When it comes to Iran and the West, the relationship has been convoluted for decades.

http://www.ksbw.com/news/national-news/up-to-speed-a-summation-of-the-deal-with-iran/-/5739770/23131264/-/10nrftkz/-/index.html?absolute=true

Swallow resigns

It is important that point be understood as people digest the news that the state's attorney general has resigned amid allegations of bribery and misconduct.

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Celebrities read to ICS students

Immaculate Conception Catholic School spent a morning recently listening to local celebrities read their favorite children's stories as part of National Young Readers Day.

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