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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Merry Christmas
Jimmy Stewart filmed this scene in ONE TRY because the tender feelings in his expressions of love for Jesus could not be vainly repeated. "I have only one of these in me," he said. "I'm absolutely serious when I say this is one of the greatest honors I've ever had."
Intelligence Officer Who Personally Met the Democratic Email Leaker Confirms Leaker Is with AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE Services
The former intelligence analyst, British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and chancellor of the University of Dundee, Craig Murray, wroteyesterday:
As Julian Assange has made crystal clear, the leaks did not come from the Russians. As I have explained countless times, they are not hacks, they are insider leaks – there is a major difference between the two.
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I know who leaked them. I’ve met the person who leaked them, and they are certainly not Russian and it’s an insider. It’s a leak, not a hack; the two are different things.
In other words, Murray – a close friend of Julian Assange – says he knows for a fact that there were no hacks at all … instead, an American insider leaked the information to Wikileaks.
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As Julian Assange has made crystal clear, the leaks did not come from the Russians. As I have explained countless times, they are not hacks, they are insider leaks – there is a major difference between the two.
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I know who leaked them. I’ve met the person who leaked them, and they are certainly not Russian and it’s an insider. It’s a leak, not a hack; the two are different things.
In other words, Murray – a close friend of Julian Assange – says he knows for a fact that there were no hacks at all … instead, an American insider leaked the information to Wikileaks.
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Could free-market health care make a comeback?
Exclusive: Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D., lauds Trump pick of Rep. Tom Price for HHS
Note: Dr. Vliet is a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, AAPS.
Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump for a common-sense and much-needed approach to selecting the new secretary of health and human services: Instead of a lawyer or another bureaucrat, Trump selected a competent, knowledgeable physician and surgeon Rep. Tom Price, M.D.
The Department of Health and Human Services is the third-largest federal agency – often described as a moribund, over-budget, bloated bureaucracy rife with waste and fraud – which controls Medicare and Medicaid, on which millions of Americans depend. HHS itself is desperately in need of strong medicine.
Dr. Price, a longstanding member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), is well-known to the medical community as a physician who has been a proponent of sound medical practice, has fought for common-sense reforms and market-based solutions on rising medical costs, and has worked to reduce the escalating government interference in medical decision-making. Dr. Price has also worked to improve access to medical care and specialists for patients in the government-run programs.
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Note: Dr. Vliet is a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, AAPS.
Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump for a common-sense and much-needed approach to selecting the new secretary of health and human services: Instead of a lawyer or another bureaucrat, Trump selected a competent, knowledgeable physician and surgeon Rep. Tom Price, M.D.
The Department of Health and Human Services is the third-largest federal agency – often described as a moribund, over-budget, bloated bureaucracy rife with waste and fraud – which controls Medicare and Medicaid, on which millions of Americans depend. HHS itself is desperately in need of strong medicine.
Dr. Price, a longstanding member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), is well-known to the medical community as a physician who has been a proponent of sound medical practice, has fought for common-sense reforms and market-based solutions on rising medical costs, and has worked to reduce the escalating government interference in medical decision-making. Dr. Price has also worked to improve access to medical care and specialists for patients in the government-run programs.
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Dow to a new Record High, Near 20,000
Stocks mostly fell Monday, but a spurt in oil prices helped push the energy sector higher and the Dow Jones industrial average to another record.
The Dow rose 39.58 points, or 0.2%, to extend the record it set Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, which is the benchmark for many more investors than the Dow, pulled back from its record, also set Friday, and slipped 2.57 points, or 0.1%, to 2,256.96. The Nasdaq composite fell 31.96, or 0.6%, to 5,412.54.
The Dow made the lone gain among the big three indexes thanks partly to Exxon Mobil and Chevron. Those stocks rose with oil, which touched its highest price since summer 2015 after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries persuaded Russia and 10 other oil-producing nations to announce production cuts over the weekend.
Energy stocks in the S&P 500 rose 0.7%. Six of the index’s 11 sectors posted gains.
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The Dow rose 39.58 points, or 0.2%, to extend the record it set Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, which is the benchmark for many more investors than the Dow, pulled back from its record, also set Friday, and slipped 2.57 points, or 0.1%, to 2,256.96. The Nasdaq composite fell 31.96, or 0.6%, to 5,412.54.
The Dow made the lone gain among the big three indexes thanks partly to Exxon Mobil and Chevron. Those stocks rose with oil, which touched its highest price since summer 2015 after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries persuaded Russia and 10 other oil-producing nations to announce production cuts over the weekend.
Energy stocks in the S&P 500 rose 0.7%. Six of the index’s 11 sectors posted gains.
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Are We Being Set Up For an Economic Collapse? Stocks Hit a Level Only Seen During the Bubbles of 1929, 2000, and 2007
Will the financial bubble that has been rapidly growing ever since Donald Trump won the election suddenly be popped once he takes office?
Could it be possible that we are being set up for a horrible financial crash that he will ultimately be blamed for?
Yesterday, I shared my thoughts on the incredible euphoria that we have seen since Donald Trump’s surprise victory on November 8th. The U.S. dollar has been surging, companies are announcing that they are bringing jobs back to the U.S., and we are witnessing perhaps the greatest post-election stock market rally in Wall Street history. In fact, the Dow, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 all set new all-time record highs again on Thursday. What we are seeing is absolutely unprecedented, and many believe that the good times will continue to roll as we head into 2017.
What has been most surprising to me is how well the stocks of the big Wall Street banks have been doing. It is no secret that those banks poured a tremendous amount of money into Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and Donald Trump had some tough things to say about them leading up to election day.
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Could it be possible that we are being set up for a horrible financial crash that he will ultimately be blamed for?
Yesterday, I shared my thoughts on the incredible euphoria that we have seen since Donald Trump’s surprise victory on November 8th. The U.S. dollar has been surging, companies are announcing that they are bringing jobs back to the U.S., and we are witnessing perhaps the greatest post-election stock market rally in Wall Street history. In fact, the Dow, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 all set new all-time record highs again on Thursday. What we are seeing is absolutely unprecedented, and many believe that the good times will continue to roll as we head into 2017.
What has been most surprising to me is how well the stocks of the big Wall Street banks have been doing. It is no secret that those banks poured a tremendous amount of money into Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and Donald Trump had some tough things to say about them leading up to election day.
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Report: Hillary Ignites Soros-Funded Purple Revolution Against Trump
Why Clinton keeps wearing purple in public
While blasting so-called “fake news” on Thursday, Hillary Clinton once again wore the color purple which signifies George Soros’ color revolution against the Donald Trump presidency.
Clinton, who has deep ties to Soros, also wore purple during her concession speech on Nov. 9.
And now he’s trying to do the same using far-left radicals in the U.S., if Hillary’s recent penchant for the color purple is any indication.
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Governor Larry Hogan Announces New BOOST Funding, Visits Bais Yaakov Girls School
Discusses Israeli Trade Mission, Announces Additional Funding for Low-Income Student Scholarships
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today visited Bais Yaakov of Baltimore, a Jewish school for girls, where he met with students, parents, and faculty, and announced that Maryland will double funding for the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today, or BOOST, program to a total of $10 million over the next three years. The program provides scholarships for low-income students in areas with under-performing schools to attend non-public schools, giving them the opportunity for a better education. Several BOOST recipients currently attend Bais Yaakov.
“Our administration has made education our number one priority, and we are working hard to ensure that every single child in Maryland is given the chance for a great education, regardless of what neighborhood they happen to grow up in,” said Governor Hogan. “Today, I am pleased to announce that this year, we will again be funding the BOOST program, and we will be doubling the total funding over the next three years to $10 million in scholarships by Fiscal Year 2020.”
In partnership with the Maryland General Assembly, Governor Hogan last year dedicated $5 million in BOOST scholarships for low-income students to attend non-public schools. A BOOST advisory board met eight times over the summer to determine criteria for eligible students and schools, as well as the amounts of each scholarship. Over 5,000 applications were submitted to a statewide application process with over 3,000 of those applications deemed eligible.
In addition to his announcement on BOOST funding, Governor Hogan also shared his experience visiting Israel during a seven-day economic development trade mission this past September, and spoke with students in an American Government class. During his visit, students and school representatives thanked the governor for his support for this critical BOOST funding, as well as his commitment to a strong relationship between Israel and the State of Maryland.
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today visited Bais Yaakov of Baltimore, a Jewish school for girls, where he met with students, parents, and faculty, and announced that Maryland will double funding for the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today, or BOOST, program to a total of $10 million over the next three years. The program provides scholarships for low-income students in areas with under-performing schools to attend non-public schools, giving them the opportunity for a better education. Several BOOST recipients currently attend Bais Yaakov.
“Our administration has made education our number one priority, and we are working hard to ensure that every single child in Maryland is given the chance for a great education, regardless of what neighborhood they happen to grow up in,” said Governor Hogan. “Today, I am pleased to announce that this year, we will again be funding the BOOST program, and we will be doubling the total funding over the next three years to $10 million in scholarships by Fiscal Year 2020.”
In partnership with the Maryland General Assembly, Governor Hogan last year dedicated $5 million in BOOST scholarships for low-income students to attend non-public schools. A BOOST advisory board met eight times over the summer to determine criteria for eligible students and schools, as well as the amounts of each scholarship. Over 5,000 applications were submitted to a statewide application process with over 3,000 of those applications deemed eligible.
In addition to his announcement on BOOST funding, Governor Hogan also shared his experience visiting Israel during a seven-day economic development trade mission this past September, and spoke with students in an American Government class. During his visit, students and school representatives thanked the governor for his support for this critical BOOST funding, as well as his commitment to a strong relationship between Israel and the State of Maryland.
Reminder to lock your vehicle & residence due to increase in M/V tampering
During the last month there has been an increase in vehicle tampering and theft from vehicles.
The Maryland State Police Berlin Barracks wanted to remind everyone to be vigilant in locking their vehicles and ensuring valuables are not left inside their vehicles.
There also have been some reports of both commercial and home burglaries.
In attempt to prevent this, the Maryland State Police Berlin Barracks are recommending that you lock your vehicle and home doors, keep exterior lights on and activate your alarm system.
Report any suspicious activity immediately without delay to your local police department.
The Maryland State Police Berlin Barracks wanted to remind everyone to be vigilant in locking their vehicles and ensuring valuables are not left inside their vehicles.
There also have been some reports of both commercial and home burglaries.
In attempt to prevent this, the Maryland State Police Berlin Barracks are recommending that you lock your vehicle and home doors, keep exterior lights on and activate your alarm system.
Report any suspicious activity immediately without delay to your local police department.
A Viewer Writes: Who is paying for this "Dreamer" program?
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Unions share blame for poor student performance
American 15-year-olds ranked 39th internationally in math. Our kids are scoring lower than peers in countries our students couldn’t find on a map. This score marks a drop from our 2012 performance, which in turn was a drop from the test in 2009. (The test is administered every three years.) U.S. performance in reading and science also declined since 2009. “We’re losing ground,” said Education Secretary John B. King Jr. “A troubling prospect when, in today’s knowledge-based economy, the best jobs can go anywhere in the world.” Clearly, a new approach is needed.
Teacher unions are the largest influence in the running of too many American schools. Predictably, those unions have tried to pass the buck by attributing poor grades to a lack of government funding. American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten and her team are ground zero for these failures and lame excuses. She claims the low scores “were predictable given the impact of the last 15 years of U.S. education policies combined with continuing state disinvestment .” Translation: We need more money.
But this whining from Ms. Weingarten doesn’t pass the smell test. According to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data, the United States spends roughly one-third more per student ($11,700) than the 35-nation OECD average.
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Former UK Ambassador: 'I Met The DNC Leaker And He Isn't Russian'
Craig Murray calls "bullsh*t" on CIA claims
Former UK ambassador Craig Murray is calling “bullsh*t” on claims that Russia hacked the DNC in an effort to help Donald Trump win the election, asserting that he met the DNC leaker and that he wasn’t Russian.
Despite the Washington Post admitting that there was no conclusive evidence the Kremlin directed the hacker who leaked the DNC emails and the subsequent Podesta emails, the mainstream media is going wild with the baseless conspiracy theory that Putin helped Trump defeat Clinton in a bid to de-legitimize Trump or even force another vote.
“I know who leaked them,” Murray told the Guardian. “I’ve met the person who leaked them, and they are certainly not Russian and it’s an insider.”
Murray points out that the DNC emails were leaked not hacked, by an insider who was most likely upset at Clinton and the DNC rigging the primary against Bernie Sanders.
Wikileaks has also denied all along that the source behind the DNC leaks was Russia, with Julian Assange alluding to the probability that it was murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich.
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Former UK ambassador Craig Murray is calling “bullsh*t” on claims that Russia hacked the DNC in an effort to help Donald Trump win the election, asserting that he met the DNC leaker and that he wasn’t Russian.
Despite the Washington Post admitting that there was no conclusive evidence the Kremlin directed the hacker who leaked the DNC emails and the subsequent Podesta emails, the mainstream media is going wild with the baseless conspiracy theory that Putin helped Trump defeat Clinton in a bid to de-legitimize Trump or even force another vote.
“I know who leaked them,” Murray told the Guardian. “I’ve met the person who leaked them, and they are certainly not Russian and it’s an insider.”
Murray points out that the DNC emails were leaked not hacked, by an insider who was most likely upset at Clinton and the DNC rigging the primary against Bernie Sanders.
Wikileaks has also denied all along that the source behind the DNC leaks was Russia, with Julian Assange alluding to the probability that it was murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich.
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ICE spends $100 million ferrying illegal immigrant children around U.S., watchdog says
Government figures obtained by the Immigration Reform Law Institute through an open records request show Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent an average of $665 per juvenile in 2014, with most of that going to the cost of airplane flights to shuttle the children among government agencies, to relatives here in the U.S. or back to their home countries — if they’re deported.
At that rate, ICE will spend about $4.5 million flying just the children nabbed at the border in October, and somewhere north of $100 million since the surge began in earnest in 2014.
“It’s insult to injury on a massive scale,” said Dale Wilcox, executive director of IRLI.
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Former Dem Congressman Chaka Fattah Receives 10-Year Sentence on Corruption Charges
Former Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison on federal corruption charges, including fraud, racketeering, and money laundering.
Fattah, who represented several areas of Philadelphia in Congress, was convicted in June on 23 charges of corruption. His prison sentence will begin on Jan. 25, accordingthe Philadelphia Inquirer. Prosecutors had asked that Fattah receive 17 to 22 years in prison, the Inquirer reported earlier.
Prosecutors have asked that the Philadelphia Democrat receive a term of 17 to 22 years, but the defense has requested a much shorter term, calling the government’s recommendation “extreme” and “unnecessarily harsh.” They said such a punishment would be the longest prison term ever meted out to a member of Congress for corruption.
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Fattah, who represented several areas of Philadelphia in Congress, was convicted in June on 23 charges of corruption. His prison sentence will begin on Jan. 25, accordingthe Philadelphia Inquirer. Prosecutors had asked that Fattah receive 17 to 22 years in prison, the Inquirer reported earlier.
Prosecutors have asked that the Philadelphia Democrat receive a term of 17 to 22 years, but the defense has requested a much shorter term, calling the government’s recommendation “extreme” and “unnecessarily harsh.” They said such a punishment would be the longest prison term ever meted out to a member of Congress for corruption.
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One in six US adults takes psychiatric drugs, study says
(CNN)About one in six American adults took a psychiatric drug -- most often antidepressants, sedatives or antipsychotics -- at least once during 2013, according to a new research letter published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
Because the results came from self-reported data, the actual numbers may be higher, say co-authors Thomas J. Moore, a senior scientist, drug safety and policy, at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and lecturer at Milken Institute School of Public Health of The George Washington University, and Dr. Donald R. Mattison, chief medical officer at Risk Sciences International in Ottawa.
Importantly, the study found that older adults, between the ages of 60 and 85, are now the highest users of psychiatric medicines: More than a quarter of people between the ages of 60 and 85 reported use, compared with just 9% of those between the ages of 18 and 39 and nearly 18% of adults between the ages of 40 and 59.
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Because the results came from self-reported data, the actual numbers may be higher, say co-authors Thomas J. Moore, a senior scientist, drug safety and policy, at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and lecturer at Milken Institute School of Public Health of The George Washington University, and Dr. Donald R. Mattison, chief medical officer at Risk Sciences International in Ottawa.
Importantly, the study found that older adults, between the ages of 60 and 85, are now the highest users of psychiatric medicines: More than a quarter of people between the ages of 60 and 85 reported use, compared with just 9% of those between the ages of 18 and 39 and nearly 18% of adults between the ages of 40 and 59.
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JUST IN: Alan Thicke dies at 69
TV icon Alan Thicke has died ... TMZ has learned.
We're told Alan had a heart attack while he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son, Carter. He was transported to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center around noon today, and pronounced dead there.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... a company that recovers organs was contacted, so some of Thicke's organs could be donated.
He's survived by his 3 sons -- Robin, Brennan and Carter ... and his wife, Tanya.
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10 Ways the CIA 'Russian Hacking' Story is Left-Wing 'Fake News'
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) pledged to support a congressional investigation into whether Russian hacking affected the 2016 election. Republicans have nothing to fear from such an investigation, because they won the election fair and square.
No, Russia is not the friend that President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent several years pretending it was. But the idea that Russian hackers coronated Trump is only the latest left-wing opiate — after white supremacists and “fake news” — designed to dull the pain of electoral defeat, and postpone the reckoning that must occur if Democrats are to pose a significant threat as an opposition party at any time in the near future.
Here are just ten of the reasons the “Russian hacking” story is a sham — a left-wing twist on the red-baiting McCarthyism of the 1950s.
1. There is actually no new information leading the CIA to its conclusion. TheNew York Times reports: “The C.I.A.’s conclusion does not appear to be the product of specific new intelligence obtained since the election, several American officials, including some who had read the agency’s briefing, said on Sunday. Rather, it was an analysis of what many believe is overwhelming circumstantial evidence — evidence that others feel does not support firm judgments — that the Russians put a thumb on the scale for Mr. Trump, and got their desired outcome.” In other words, someone only decided after Trump won that the accusation was worth making.
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No, Russia is not the friend that President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent several years pretending it was. But the idea that Russian hackers coronated Trump is only the latest left-wing opiate — after white supremacists and “fake news” — designed to dull the pain of electoral defeat, and postpone the reckoning that must occur if Democrats are to pose a significant threat as an opposition party at any time in the near future.
Here are just ten of the reasons the “Russian hacking” story is a sham — a left-wing twist on the red-baiting McCarthyism of the 1950s.
1. There is actually no new information leading the CIA to its conclusion. TheNew York Times reports: “The C.I.A.’s conclusion does not appear to be the product of specific new intelligence obtained since the election, several American officials, including some who had read the agency’s briefing, said on Sunday. Rather, it was an analysis of what many believe is overwhelming circumstantial evidence — evidence that others feel does not support firm judgments — that the Russians put a thumb on the scale for Mr. Trump, and got their desired outcome.” In other words, someone only decided after Trump won that the accusation was worth making.
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Anti-censorship group urges Accomack schools to revise challenged book policy
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” were temporarily suspended on November 29, after a parent complained about the novels’ use of offensive racial slurs. School policy, listed here under “KLB,” dictated the books be temporarily removed from circulation following the complaint.
The school district announced last week that the books would be immediately returned to school library shelves.
The NCAC had sent a letter to school officials, demanding that they reverse their decision about the suspension of the books. After the Accomack County School Board voted to permanently reinstate the two novels, the group praised the decision.
Now, NCAC is recommending the district pursue an “innocent until proven guilty” approach to future book challenges.
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