Tag: Obama
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US Announces More Sanctions Against Russia
from nytimes.com: The United States added new sanctions against Russia on Monday, expanding the list of targets but concentrating on the myriad holdings of four billionaires viewed as part of President Vladimir V. Putin’s financial circle.
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Back to the USSR: Putin Schools Obama in Geopolitics
from dailyinterlake.com: “Russia as I indicated is a geopolitical foe… time and time again I have clear eyes on this. I’m not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia or Mr. Putin…” —Mitt Romney, 2012. Remember that presidential debate when Mitt Romney was (snicker) ridiculed for his position on Russia? Obama quickly…
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Sebelius Resigns After Obamacare Launch Woes
from reuters.com: Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. health secretary who oversaw the botched rollout of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reforms, has resigned, a senior administration official said on Thursday. Obama has chosen Sylvia Mathews Burwell, his budget director, to replace Sebelius, a second official said. Obama was due to announce the change with Sebelius and…
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Denial of Reality As Ukraine Heats Up
from thenews.com.pk: The crisis over Ukraine has provided a fresh opportunity to President Barack Obama’s domestic detractors to assail him for ‘failing to lead’ and to deploy American power to force the Russian president to retreat. Much of this criticism shows willful ignorance of the limits of US power in a transformed international environment where no single state…
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Pergamon Altar = Satan’s Throne
John of Patmos described Pergamon Altar in Revelation 2:12: “Pergamos. Where Satan’s throne is.” A brief history of Pergamon provides the following from Former Things website: “The Pergamon Altar is a massive structure originally built in the 2nd century BC in the Ancient Greek city of Pergamon. The temple was dedicated to the greek god…
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Interview w/ Nile Bowie on Flight 370, Crimea, China and more
As Malaysia is reluctantly thrust into the world spotlight, what better time to talk again to our friend Nile Bowie, “a Malaysia-based political analyst and columnist with Russia Today”. Is the country being unfairly maligned for their handling of the mystery of the missing Flight 370? Plus, we discuss the latest machinations going on over…
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Obama Nominates Former SOPA Lobbyist to Help Lead TPP Negotiations
By Maira Sutton / from EFF.org: President Obama has nominated former SOPA lobbyist Robert Holleyman to join the team of U.S. negotiators leading the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks. If confirmed by the Senate, the former chief executive officer of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) would serve as a Deputy to the U.S. Trade Representative. Coincidentally,…
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Michelle’s New Rules for Schools Ads: Coke, No. Diet Coke? Yes!
from nydailynews.com: Even the scoreboards in high school gyms will have to advertise only healthy foods under new rules announced Tuesday by the Obama administration. Promotion of sugary drinks and junk foods around campuses during the school day will be phased out under the rules, intended to ensure that such marketing is brought in line…
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Catfish Oversight, Weather Radios and Christmas Tree Tax: Meet the Pork-Filled $956B Farm Bill
Farm Bill Cuts $8 Billion in Food Stamps, Preserves Handouts to Koch Industries* from dailymail.co.uk: The federal government pays for a $15 million ‘wool trust fund,’ runs a $170 million program to protect catfish growers from overseas competition, sets aside $3 million to promote Christmas trees, funds another $2 million to help farmers sell more…
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‘I Cast Satan Out’: Following Obama Controversy, You Won’t Be Seeing Devil in ‘Son of God’ Movie
from theblaze.com: Amid the success Mark Burnett and Roma Downey had with “The Bible” miniseries last year came the major controversy over the claim that Satan, played by actor Mohamen Mehdi Ouazan, looked just like President Barack Obama. Downey told TheBlaze Thursday that the controversy over the devil was a distraction that took attention away…
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US Said to Curtail Drone Strikes in Pakistan
from washingtonpost.com: The Obama administration has sharply curtailed drone strikes in Pakistan after a request from the government there for restraint as it pursues peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, according to U.S. officials. “That’s what they asked for, and we didn’t tell them no,” one U.S. official said. The administration indicated that it will…



