Hillary
Clinton Is Consistently Late. And Voters Are Noticing.
At 3:30 p.m. Friday, one hour after Hillary Clinton was scheduled to
take the stage at the gym at Broward College here, Vikesh Patel and three
of his classmates left without catching a glimpse of the Democratic front-runner
in this key Florida county. She was running late from a fundraiser. "We've
been here since one o'clock," said Patel, who doesn't know much about Clinton
but whose parents have followed her and her husband for decades. He and
his classmates were also going to work the rally into a paper for a speech
class they're taking. "I guess we'll have to go see someone else give a
speech," Patel said. In the back of the gym, another student, Nichole Zapata,
was rethinking her decision to bring her grandmother to see Clinton speak.
CNN
VOA VIEW: Hillary is all about herself.
U.S.
Auto Union, Ford Avert Strike At Pickup Factory
The United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor Co. (F.N) said they have
averted a strike at a factory in Kansas City, Mo. that builds the company's
best-selling F-150 pickup trucks. Ford said in a statement Saturday that
they "resolved the open items" at the Kansas City Assembly Plant and have
agreed to a tentative local agreement, without elaborating. UAW Vice President
Jimmy Settles, the union's top negotiator at Ford, in a Facebook post late
on Friday said a strike had been averted but gave no details on the agreement.
Settles said last week the Union local in Kansas City, representing about
7,000 workers, had been unable to resolve differences over seniority, staffing
and safety issues. Workers had threatened a walkout for Sunday absent an
agreement. Reuters
Hillary
Clinton Mocks Ben Carson, Ted Cruz On Gay Rights
Hillary Clinton on Saturday mocked Republican presidential candidates
Ben Carson and Ted Cruz over their positions on gay rights during remarks
to the Human Rights Campaign, where she also called for new laws to support
and protect the rights of transgendered people. "Ben Carson says that marriage
equality is what caused the fall of the Roman empire," the Democratic presidential
candidate said to laughter during a breakfast at the LGBT rights organization's
annual gathering in Washington, D.C.
Clinton then mentioned Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, which drew hisses and boos
from the crowd gathered inside the grand ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel,
and went on to challenge him to join her at a gay pride parade. ABC
VOA VIEW: Hillary laughs when she has
no clear answer - truth or lie.
Kocherlakota
Says Low Inflation Warrants Further Fed Stimulus
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota
said the U.S. central bank would have been totally justified if it had
increased policy stimulus to combat low inflation when it met last month,
adding that negative interest rates could be a useful policy tool. Speaking
in an interview Sept. 29 with Arthur Levitt on Bloomberg Radio, the Feds
most outspoken policy dove declined to say if he had recommended negative
interest rates in projections submitted for the Sept. 16-17 meeting of
the Federal Open Market Committee. He did say, however, that more aggressive
Fed policy was warranted than the current setting of near-zero rates. Bloomberg
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GOP
Pounces On Obama's Water, Air Regulations
Republicans are fighting back against the White House's latest spate
of environmental regulations -- particularly new water and clean air rules
that conservatives say are "based on ideology, rather than practicality."
"In the final 15 months of the Obama administration, Washington bureaucrats
are working overtime to finalize new rules on everything from prairie puddles
to power plants," Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, said in a video released
Saturday. "In this administration's race to control more of what Americans
do every day, it has lost all perspective." Barrasso aimed a specific strike
against an expansion of the federal definition of the "waters of the United
States" in the Clean Water Act, a favorite legislative target of Republicans.
CBS
Dudley
Says Work Needed On Tools To Avert Financial Crises
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said U.S.
policy makers are a long way from being able to identify developing risks
to financial stability and act in time to prevent future crises. My own
view is that while the use of macroprudential tools holds promise, we are
a long way from being able to successfully use such tools in the United
States, Dudley said, according to the text of remarks he delivered Saturday
at a conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Dudley, who
also serves as vice chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the
Feds monetary policy panel, didnt comment on current interest-rate policy
or the economic outlook. Bloomberg
Fiorina
Makes Distortion Of Planned Parenthood A Centerpiece
Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has spent the last two
weeks repeating an erroneous description of videos secretly recorded by
anti-abortion activists. That seems bound to continue as she makes her
opposition to Planned Parenthood a centerpiece of her 2016 campaign. Campaigning
in South Carolina on Friday, Fiorina said she "absolutely" stands by her
criticism of Planned Parenthood. She accused the women's health organization
it's also the nation's largest abortion provider of pushing "propaganda"
against her while being "aided and abetted by the media." Fiorina has brushed
off the facts surrounding her claim as a "technicality." Planned Parenthood,
meanwhile, survived this week the latest attempt of conservatives in Congress
to cut off its federal funding and accused her of lying. Las
Vegas Sun
Doctors
Without Borders Says U.S. Airstrike Hit Hospital In Afghanistan
An airstrike apparently carried out by U.S. forces heavily damaged
a charitable hospital in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least
19 people three of them reportedly children in an incident that a senior
U.N. official equated to a war crime. The airstrike occurred before dawn
when a Doctors Without Borders trauma center in war-torn Kunduz was struck
while doctors were treating dozens of patients. Hospital officials said
they were assaulted from the air for 30 to 45 minutes, resulting in a large
fire that burned some patients to death in their beds. Among those killed
were 12 of the charity groups staff members, the group said. This attack
is abhorrent and a grave violation of international humanitarian law,
said Meinie Nicolai, the groups president. Washington
Post
Natural
Cigarette Maker Subject Of Class-Action Lawsuit
The company behind a line of cigarettes touted as natural is being
targeted in a class-action lawsuit. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1PVFGIk)
a Florida law firm filed the lawsuit this week against the maker of American
Spirit cigarettes, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., and its parent company,
Reynolds American Inc. The plaintiffs say the cigarette maker's marketing
deliberately tries to mislead smokers into believing their products are
healthier than other tobacco products. According to documents, the lawsuit
cites a Food and Drug Administration warning that the use of words such
as "natural" or "additive free" in their advertising violates federal law.
Santa Fe Natural Tobacoo Co. spokesman Seth Moskowitz said Friday that
he could not comment on the lawsuit because of company policy. Houston
Chronicle
Gusty
Wind May Add To Weather Risks On Soggy East Coast
Flooding from days of record-setting rain along the heavily populated
East Coast washed out bridges and homes and forecasters warned wind gusts
topping 35 mph could down trees and power lines across the Carolinas and
Virginia in coming hours. At least five weather-related deaths have been
reported since rains began spreading over the Eastern Seaboard, which has
appeared to dodge the full fury of Hurricane Joaquin churning hundreds
of miles out in the Atlantic. President Barack Obama declared a state of
emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal aid to bolster state and
local efforts as flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the
East Coast through Sunday. Atlanta
Journal
Billions
From U.S. Fail To Sustain Foreign Forces
With alarming frequency in recent years, thousands of American-trained
security forces in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia have collapsed,
stalled or defected, calling into question the effectiveness of the tens
of billions of dollars spent by the United States on foreign military training
programs, as well as a central tenet of the Obama administrations approach
to combating insurgencies.The setbacks have been most pronounced in three
countries that present the administration with some of its biggest challenges.
The Pentagon-trained army and police in Iraqs Anbar Province, the heartland
of the Islamic State militant group, have barely engaged its forces, while
several thousand American-backed government forces and militiamen in Afghanistans
Kunduz Province were forced to retreat last week when attacked by several
hundred Taliban fighters. NY
Times
VOA VIEW: Obama is a poor leader.
Valeants
Drug Price Strategy Enriches It, But Infuriates Patients And Lawmakers
J. Michael Pearson has become a billionaire from his tough tactics
as the head of the fast-growing Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.
And consumers like Bruce Mannes, a 68-year-old retired carpenter from Grandville,
Mich., are facing the consequences. Mr. Mannes has been taking the same
drug, Cuprimine, for 55 years to treat Wilson disease, an inherited disorder
that can cause severe liver and nerve damage. This summer, Valeant more
than quadrupled its price overnight. Medicare will now have to cover about
$35,000 for the 120 capsules he takes each month, and Mr. Mannes will have
to pay about $1,800 a month out of pocket, compared with about $366 he
paid in May. NY
Times
China
Sending Official For North Korean Commemorations
China is sending a leading member of the Communist Party's all-powerful
Politburo Standing Committee to Pyongyang this month for commemorations
of the founding of North Korea's ruling party. The announcement comes amid
a long dry spell in exchanges between the sides, whose traditional close
relations have been strained by North Korean missile launches and nuclear
tests. A party announcement Sunday said that Liu Yunshan, ranked fifth
in the party hierarchy, would travel to the North on Friday. The announcement
said that along with attending events marking the 70th anniversary of the
founding of the Worker's Party of Korea, Liu would pay a "friendly visit"
to the North. Charlotte
Observer
Pope
Asserts Marriage Is Forever At Start Of Family Meeting
Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting of the world's bishops on family
issues Sunday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble
bond between man and woman. But he said the church doesn't judge and must
"seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and
mercy." Francis dove head-on into the most pressing issue confronting the
meeting of 270 bishops during a solemn Mass in St. Peter's Basilica: How
to better minister to Catholic families experiencing separation, divorce
and other problems when the church's teaching holds that marriage is forever.
He insisted that the church cannot be "swayed by passing fads or popular
opinion." But in an acknowledgment that marriages fail, he said the church
is also a mother, who doesn't point fingers or judge her children. "The
church must search out these persons, welcome and accompany them, for a
church with closed doors betrays herself and her mission and instead of
being a bridge, becomes a roadblock," he said. Charlotte
Observer
Seeking
A Candidate To Love, Voters Find Clinton One To Like
Inside the arena, the roar was deafening when Hillary Rodham Clinton
took the stage at the annual convention of the New Hampshire Democratic
Party. Thousands of people jumped to their feet to welcome their party's
White House front-runner with cheers and noisemakers emblazoned with her
campaign logo. Outside the hall, a far less joyous conversation was taking
place. "She kind of turns me off," said Marsha Campaniello, a 63-year-old
real estate appraiser from Concord, as she walked out of the arena. "But
I'd rather have a Democrat in there as opposed to a Republican." At ice
cream shops and book stores, at summer fairs and fall festivals, Clinton
is running into voters such as Campaniello and their questions about her
character and her commitment to the liberal values they hold dear. San
Diego Union
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Alabama
Judges Use Segregation-Era Law To Avoid Gay Marriage
As Alabama's all-white Legislature tried to preserve racial segregation
and worried about the possibility of mixed-race marriages in 1961, lawmakers
rewrote state law to make it optional for counties to issue marriage licenses.
Now, some judges who oppose same-sex marriage are using the long-forgotten
amendment to get out of the marriage business altogether rather than risk
issuing even one wedding license to gays or lesbians. In at least nine
of Alabama's 67 counties, judges have quit issuing any marriage licenses
since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex unions in June. While the
precise reason that lawmakers gave for making the 1961 change has been
lost to time, the 54-year-old provision says probate courts "may" issue
rather than "shall" issue wedding licenses. Kansas
City Star
A
Glare, A Handshake, A Pope: Busy UN Summit Makes History
Russian airstrikes launched in Syria during the U.N.'s 70th anniversary
gathering of more than 150 world leaders stole the spotlight and highlighted
deep divisions on how to end that conflict and manage the many thousands
of people fleeing to Europe in search of safety. There were also some bright
spots during the U.N. General Assembly's nine-day gathering that ended
Saturday. The 193 member states adopted a sweeping new agenda for the next
15 years to eradicate extreme poverty and preserve the planet. President
Barack Obama met Cuban President Raul Castro, another sign of warming relations
after decades of hostilities, and Obama shook hands with Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a first following the recent nuclear deal.
SF
Gate
1965
Immigration Act, Presented As Symbolic, Changed Nation
It was considered a symbolic move President Lyndon Johnson going
to the Statue of Liberty and signing an immigration bill that gave people
from every country in the world an equal chance to come to America. The
president himself described the legislation as less than revolutionary.
"It does not affect the lives of millions. It will not reshape the structure
of our daily lives, or really add importantly to either our wealth or our
power," he said during the ceremony on Oct. 3, 1965. But, he noted, the
new law also would "strengthen us in a hundred unseen ways." Fifty years
later, there's been dramatic change as a result of the Hart-Celler Act
that Johnson signed. A country that was almost entirely native-born in
1965 has a significant foreign-born population; demographic diversity has
spread to every region, expanding a black-and-white racial paradigm into
a multicolored one. SF
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Joe
Biden Could Decide Presidential Run In The Next Week
Vice President Joe Biden is nearing a decision on whether to run for
president, and it could come as early as within the next seven to 10 days,
according to three people familiar with his deliberations. Two of those
people said he is leaning toward entering the race. Still, they caution
that family considerations remain the overriding concern and would be the
reason he doesn't run. His wife, Dr. Jill Biden, has said that should the
vice president launch a bid for the Oval Office, "of course" she would
"be on board." Even if Biden decides to seek the Democratic nomination
before the party's first debate on Oct. 13, he likely would not participate,
sources told CBS News. CBS
After
25 Years, Unified Germany Faces New Challenges
Germany marked a quarter-century as a reunited nation on Saturday,
with two leaders from the formerly communist east heading a country that
increasingly asserts itself as Europe's political heavyweight - and now
faces a new challenge in a refugee influx that will demand deep reserves
of resourcefulness and patience. West and East Germany united on Oct. 3,
1990, capping a process that started less than 11 months earlier when the
east's communist leadership opened the Berlin Wall under pressure from
massive demonstrations. Evening out the differences between east and west
has been a far slower process, and some inequalities persist even now.
On the whole, however, "things worked out well - so many people pitched
in, showed verve, began to learn new jobs," Chancellor Angela Merkel, who
grew up in the east and entered politics as communism fell, said in a video
message ahead of the anniversary. Philadelphia
Inquirer
Outgoing
N.J. Transportation Commissioner Fox A Casualty Of Bridgegate, Funding
Frustrations
When Jamie Fox joined the Christie administration last fall as transportation
commissioner, he sought to accomplish something that had eluded policymakers
in Trenton for years: securing a long-term plan to fund New Jersey's road,
bridge, and rail projects. But a tenure that began with high expectations
ended abruptly Friday amid scrutiny related to a federal probe into the
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's relationship with United Airlines,
for which Fox used to lobby. And so in an ironic political twist, Fox,
a beloved Democratic operative, appears to be the latest casualty of a
Democrat-led investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane-closure
scandal, which spawned several other probes into the Port Authority, including
the one involving United. Philadelphia
Inquirer
Hillary
Has Long History Of Beating Up Bill Behind Closed Doors
Shes on a mission to be a softer, warmer, funnier candidate but
according to a new book, the real Hillary Clinton is so volatile and prone
to violent outbursts that she terrorizes staff, Secret Service agents and
even her own husband. In The Clintons War On Women (Skyhorse), out Oct.
13, political strategist Roger Stone details Hillarys abusive behavior
dating back to the Clintons days in Arkansas, where Bill served as governor.
Hillary Clinton has a long history of being domestically violent with
Bill, Stone writes. Hillary has beaten Bill, hit him with hard objects,
scratched and clawed him, and made him bleed. Stone, a controversial figure
who recently decamped from Donald Trumps campaign, also delves into the
more fantastical rumors that have dogged the Clintons for years. NY
Post
VOA VIEW: Hillary is an abusive bitch.
Donald
Trump Says Hell Shoot Anyone Who Tries To Harm Him
Donald Trump vowed to uphold Americans gun rights and threatened to
shoot anyone who tries to harm him at a campaign rally Saturday in Tennessee.
I have a license to carry in New York, can you believe that? Somebody
attacks me, theyre gonna be shot, Trump said, invoking vigilante action
hero Charles Bronson as the crowd applauded loudly. Trump also blasted
calls for more gun control in the wake of an Oregon community college shooting
Thursday that left nine people dead.
If you had a couple of teachers with guns in that room you would have
been a hell of a lot better off, he said. The mogul promised to keep American
military forces out of the Middle East in his hour-long stump speech. And
he compared his popularity to the Popes. NY
Post
Biden
Backs Transgender Military Service As US Weighs Policy
Vice President Joe Biden is throwing his unequivocal support behind
letting transgender people serve openly in the U.S. military, as the Obama
administration considers whether and when to lift the longstanding ban.
Biden's declaration at the Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner Saturday
goes further than anything the Obama administration has said before, evoking
memories of when Biden outpaced President Barack Obama in endorsing gay
marriage. Although the White House says Obama supports a Pentagon review
aimed at ending the transgender ban, neither Obama nor the military has
said definitively that the policy will be changed. "No longer is there
any question transgender people are able to serve in the United States
military," Biden told a crowd of 3,000 gay rights activists at the group's
star-studded gala. Tampa
Tribune
Clinton
Promotes Gay Rights As A Main Pillar Of 2016 Bid
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday delivered the strongest speech in
support of gay rights in the 2016 presidential race on Saturday, promising
that ending discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people
would be a central pillar of her administration. "I see the injustices
and the dangers that you and your families still face," she told hundreds
of gay activists at the annual meeting of the Human Rights Campaign. "I'm
running for president to stand up for the fundamental rights of LGBT Americans."She
added: "That's a promise from one HRC to another." The statement marked
a remarkable evolution for Clinton, who opposed same-sex marriage for more
than two decades in public life as first lady, senator and presidential
candidate. As recently as this year, Clinton said that while she personally
supported gay marriage, the issue was best left for states to decide a
position held by most of the Republican presidential field. Tampa
Tribune
Number
Of Chicago Heroin Overdoses Hits 74 In 3 Days
Authorities in Chicago say a recent rise in heroin overdoses is continuing
to climb. Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says there were 74 non-fatal
overdoses between Tuesday night and Friday night. The Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/1LpUIIH
) reports that some patients turned up at Mount Sinai Hospital with needles
still stuck in their arms. City health and fire officials suspect heroin
laced with the powerful painkiller fentanyl is to blame for the sudden
jump, as it was in 2006. The Drug Enforcement Administration is helping
try to determine the source of the drugs. No deaths have been reported
from the overdoses, but Mount Sinai emergency room director Diane Hincks
says patients have required double and triple doses of the heroin antidote
Narcan. Paramedics have been given extra Narcan to carry with them. Las
Vegas Sun
Russia
Vows To Intensify Airstrikes, Claims 'Panic And Desertion' Among IS
On Saturday, Russia vowed to intensify airstrikes in Syria, as Russian
forces continue around-the-clock bombing missions for the fourth day. In
a speech on Russia's operations in Syria, Colonel General Andrei Kartapolov
claimed Russian bombers have successfully targeted important Islamic State
infrastructure, including command centers, as well as explosives and ammunition
depots. "Intelligence says that militants are leaving controlled areas,"
Kartapolov said. "Panic and desertion started among them. About 600 mercenaries
have left their positions and are trying to flee to Europe." UPI
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Gay
Priest To Be Stripped Of Duties Of Vatican
A Polish priest and Vatican official will no longer be able to carry
out his duties after announcing he is gay on the eve of the assembly of
bishops, a Vatican spokesman said. With his partner at his side, Monsignor
Krysztof Olaf Charamsa held a press conference Saturday to call on Pope
Francis to change the Catholic catechism on homosexuality. He said the
timing of the announcement was intended to draw attention to the topic
of homosexuality before the Synod of Bishops, which meets to address issues
facing families starting Sunday in Rome. "My decision of 'coming out' is
a very personal decision in the homophobic world of the Catholic church.
It has been very difficult and very hard. I ask that you keep in mind this
reality that is difficult to understand for anyone who has not lived through
an identical passage in their own life," Charamsa told reporters in Rome.
CNN
Clinton
Gets Endorsement Of Largest U.S. Labor Union
U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has
been vying with challenger Bernie Sanders for the support of organized
labor, scored a win on Saturday with an endorsement from the National Education
Association, a huge teachers union. The move makes the NEA, the largest
U.S. labor union with 3 million members, the latest in a string of unions
to support Clinton, including the American Federation of Teachers and the
machinists' union. Clinton's lead in opinion polls has been narrowing against
Sanders, a Vermont senator who has rallied progressives with his pledges
to tackle income inequality and rein in Wall Street. Reuters
Hillary
Clinton At HRC Event Pledges To Make LGBT Rights A Top Priority
Hillary Clinton called on Congress to pass the Federal Equality Act
and vowed to make LGBT rights a top priority as president in a speech Saturday
to a prominent gay rights organization. "I see the injustices and the dangers
that you and your families still face and I'm running for president to
end them once and for all," Clinton said at a Human Rights Campaign breakfast
in Washington D.C. The Democratic front-runner has had an evolving view
on same-sex marriage and alluded to past stances in her remarks. MSNBC
Meet
Val The Bartender: Hillary Clinton Does An 'SNL' Skit
Set 'em up, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and lend an ear to the troubles
of a presidential candidate. The front-runner for the Democratic nomination
appeared on the season opener of "Saturday Night Live" as a wise bartender
named Val who pours a drink or two for, ahem, Hillary Clinton (played by
"SNL" regular Kate McKinnon).
Most political candidates play themselves on "SNL," often for just
a cameo in a sketch or to declare the show's famous tag line, "Live from
New York it's Saturday night!" Seldom do they go all-out thespian and
play a character in a sketch. "So, Hillary," Clinton asks McKinnon, "what
brings you here tonight?" "Well, I needed to blow off some steam," McKinnon
says. "I've had a hard couple of 22 years." Tampa
Tribune
Liquefied
Natural Gas To Take Place Of Oil, Coal?
Now may not be the best time to unveil plans to export liquefied natural
gas from the U.S. But don't tell Charles "Buddy" Roemer. The former governor
of Louisiana will formally announce Monday one of the largest LNG-export
proposals in the U.S., at a time when faltering demand for gas in Asia,
as well as low prices, threaten the viability of ventures much further
along the way than his. "There may be 40 ahead of us in the world already
producing, but there are 30 behind us, and something is happening," said
Roemer, chairman of a Baton Rouge-based G2 LNG. "This will be a powerful
industry." The company is assembling a project worth nearly $11 billion,
which would make it one of the biggest energy undertakings ever in Louisiana.
Over 30 years, G2 LNG would export 672 billion cubic feet of LNG annually
to China, Europe, the Caribbean and India. USA
Today
Nissan
Recalls 218,019 Versas To Fix Suspension
Nissan is recalling 218,019 Versa subcompacts in the U.S. because road
salt can corrode the metal springs in front, causing them to break. If
they coil springs fail, they can collapse and puncture the front tires.
That scenario could cause the drivers of 2007 to 2012 Versas to lose control,
resulting in a crash, Nissan tells the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration in a filing. Because the recall is cold weather related,
it applies only to cars bought or driven in certain states, mostly in the
upper Midwest and Northeast. Nissan plans to fix the problem by replacing
both of the front springs. USA
Today
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Team
Fiorina Responds To Report Trying To Tie Few Donations From HP Employees
To Candidates Time As CEO
Carly Fiorinas campaign is pushing back against a published report
suggesting the candidates tenure running Hewlett-Packard was so bad that
no former employee wants to donate to her 2016 White House bid. Fiorina
raised $1.7 million from the May 5 start of her campaign until June 30,
the end of the first filing period. However, just two people who contributed
during that time identified themselves as Hewlett-Packard executives, according
to the most recent Federal Election Commission filings. The donations were
made by former board member Ann Livermore and husband Thomas Livermore,
who each gave $2,700. Fox
News
Tennessee
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey Says 'Fellow Christians' Should Arm Themselves
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey responded to the mass shooting at an
Oregon community college in a Facebook post Friday saying that fellow
Christians should consider getting a handgun carry permit to protect themselves.
In his Facebook posting, Ramsey, who is also speaker of the Tennessee senate,
said the recent spate of mass shootings around the nation is truly troubling.
The Blountville Republican said, "whether the perpetrators are motivated
by aggressive secularism, jihadist extremism or racial supremacy, their
targets remain the same: Christians and defenders of the West." Fox
News
Flash
Floods, 'Once In 200 Years Rainfall Event' Loom In South Carolina
About 22 million Americans along the East Coast were under flood watches
Saturday as a "once in 200 years rainfall event" began hammering the Carolinas
with heavy rains and the worst was yet to come. South Carolina could
get more rain in three days than it normally does during the entire fall,
The Associated Press reported. Saturday was the third consecutive day of
a relentless onslaught of rain, with a plume of precipitation expected
to last through the weekend and only begin to let up on Monday. Waterlogged
Charleston,
South Carolina, received 6 inches of rain over a period of 12 to 18 hours,
NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins said on MSNBC, adding that people there
were paddleboarding through the city. Flash flood warnings were issued
for downtown Charleston. I"A lot more damage is still yet to be done,"
he warned. "The rivers are going to be a problem in this area for days
to come." MSNBC
Ben
Carson Calls On IRS To Revoke Muslim Groups Tax-Free Status
GOP 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson is going after a U.S. Islamic
advocacy group, arguing the organization should have its tax-free status
revoked after the groups director called on him to withdraw from the White
House race following his controversial remarks about Muslims. The retired
neurosurgeon and second runner-up in the GOP field for the White House
started a petition on Thursday asking supporters to encourage the Internal
Revenue Service to take away the Council on Islamic-American Relations
tax exempt status. Washington
Times
Bernie
Sanders Tackles Syria Turmoil, Rips Hillary Clintons No-Fly Zone Plan
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders on Saturday
slammed Hillary Rodham Clintons proposal for establishing a no-fly zone
over Syria, saying it would make a very complex situation in Syria even
worse. I support President Obamas effort to combat the Islamic State
in Syria while at the same time supporting those in Syria trying to overthrow
the brutal dictatorship of Bashar Assad, Mr. Sanders said in a statement.
I oppose, at this point, a unilateral American no-fly zone in Syria which
could get us more deeply involved in that horrible civil war and lead to
a never-ending U.S. entanglement in that region. Washington
Times
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Years After Acquittal, O.J. Simpson Case Still Fascinates
Twenty years after the "trial of the century" ended in an acquittal
of O.J. Simpson in the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, the case lives
on in made-for-TV movies and in key details that have become ingrained
in American lexicon. White Broncos. Gloves that don't fit. Clueless house
guests. A verdict that divided the nation.
Meanwhile, Simpson finds himself in prison anyway -- convicted in 2008
of armed robbery and kidnapping for a crime involving memorabilia from
his star athlete past. For 133 days, the nation, perhaps the world, was
gripped by the trial, now considered a watershed for America's legal system
and the nation's social and racial history. Oct. 3 marks the 20th anniversary
of Simpson's acquittal. UPI
Pressure
Grows On Netanyahu To Act With 'Iron Fist' In Light Of Palestinian Terror
Onslaught
Israel's political establishment reacted to Saturday night's stabbing
attack by a Palestinian in Jerusalem's Old City, with calls for Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to react decisively. The attack on Saturday resulted
in the death of two Jews and the wounding of three others. It came just
two days after two Israelis were shot and killed while driving through
the northern West Bank, near the settlement of Itamar. On Friday, Justice
Minister Ayelet Shaked, a member of the security cabinet, said the government
is not doing enough to fight terrorism. "It's true that this is a nationalist,
right-wing, homogeneous government, but there are some problems. For example,
the commanders in the field don't have enough backing...The soldiers have
to know that they're there to fight and protect the citizens," she told
Channel 2 News. Jerusalem
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Israel
'Playing With Fire' On Temple Mount, Erdogan Warns
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Saturday that Israel
was "playing with fire" by engaging in behavior on the Temple Mount that
amounted to "subversiveness and treachery." In an interview with the pan-Arab
satellite network Al-Jazeera, Erdogan said that "the struggle over the
mosque doesn't belong just to Muslims but also to Christians." "So Israel
must understand that what it is doing is a crime as it relates to human
rights, which is compounded by the hundreds of crimes it has committed
against the Palestinian people," the Turkish leader said. Israeli security
forces and Palestinian rioters have clashed on Temple Mount in recent weeks.
Jerusalem
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Asthma Steroids
'Could Stunt Growth'
Young children given asthma medication before the age of two may not
grow to their full height in later life, a preliminary report suggests.
The study of 12,000 Finnish infants found that, on average, those who used
inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) long-term showed signs of stunted growth.
Previous research has suggested a link with growth suppression. Experts
said the study was a reminder that steroids should be used with caution
in pre-school children. However, Asthma UK said inhaled corticosteroids
played a crucial in controlling asthma symptoms and reducing trips to hospital
for young infants. BBC
Afghan Hospital
Attack In Kunduz Possibly Criminal
Air strikes on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed
19 people were "tragic, inexcusable and possibly even criminal", the UN
human rights chief says. High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urged
a full and transparent investigation into the attack. Medical charity Medecins
Sans Frontieres said at least 12 of its staff and seven patients were killed.
US forces were carrying out air strikes at the time. At least 37 people
were seriously injured, 19 of them MSF staff. "All indications currently
point to the bombing being carried out by international Coalition forces,"
MSF said. The Nato alliance has admitted its forces may have hit the hospital.
BBC
Presidential
Hopeful Rand Paul Wants Next Kentucky Governor To Stand Up To Presidents
The Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul said on Saturday his
home state of Kentucky needed a governor who would stand up to the federal
government he wants to lead. The libertarian-leaning US senator said that
too much power had been consolidated in the presidency, and that the states
should play a role in curbing that power. Paul made a pitch for the states
GOP gubernatorial nominee, Matt Bevin, at a campaign event in Frankfort.
Bevin is running against the Democrat Jack Conway.
The joint appearance came days after Bevin snubbed Paul by saying during
a debate he would vote for the retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson for president.
Bevin quickly backed away from the remark, and on Saturday he said Paul
would make an extraordinary president. Guardian
Stop
Being So Anti-EU, Transport Secretary Tells Fellow Ministers
Tory divisions over Europe will explode into the open as a senior cabinet
minister demands that the government and media do more to make the positive
case for EU membership rather than always looking on the negative side.
In an interview with the Observer on the eve of the Conservative conference,
which opens in Manchester on Sunday, the transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin,
says the economic and business argument for Europe must be much, much
more clearly made ahead of the in/out referendum on UK membership. McLoughlin,
a former chief whip, makes it clear that while he is often frustrated at
the way the EU operates, he is in favour of staying in, partly because
Europe would still make rules that would affect this country and much of
its foreign trade if it were to leave. Guardian
Russia
Risks Western Anger By Accelerating Syria Strikes
Russia says it will increase bombing raids in Syria despite widespread
concerns it risks creating a quagmire and accusations it has lied about
targeting violent jihadists of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
(Isil). On Saturday, Moscow reported that its Sukoi war planes had flown
20 missions and insisted nine Isil targets had been hit in its latest strikes.
They followed criticism from Barack Obama and David Cameron that they were
driving rebels into more militant groups and shoring up the murderous regime
of Bashar al-Assad. Andrei Kartapolov, of the Russian Army's General Staff,
shrugged off the concerns. Telegraph
More
Trouble For Hillary As 'Firefighters Go Cold On Her'
The International Association of Fire Fighters, a politically powerful
labour union, has abandoned its initial plans to endorse Democrat Hillary
Clinton for US president, the New York Times reported on Friday. Citing
union sources, the newspaper said the Clinton campaign was told on Monday
by Harold Schaitberger, IAFF president, that there was not enough support
on the union's board or its rank-and-file members for an endorsement of
the Democratic front-runner. Support from labour unions is an important
source of strength for Democratic candidates and their endorsements are
eagerly sought by campaigns. Telegraph
UN
General Assembly President Hails Annual Debate As Hstoric And Seminal
The United Nations General Assembly wound up its 70th annual General
Debate today, attended by the highest number of Heads of State and Government
ever, with Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft calling it a historic
event crowned by the truly seminal commitment to achieving ambitious
new development goals by 2030.
In a closing speech he summarized the multifaceted issues raised by
speaker after speaker who took the podium in the Assembly hall, both at
the six-day General Debate and the three-day summit on the new 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development that preceded it. UN
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