IRS's Lerner had history of harassment, inappropriate religious inquiries at FEC Fox News reporter James Rosen got 'AP treatment' by Obama Justice Dept; Google gives private emails to government; 'APgate' explodes Romney donor audited by the IRS three times in four months after being attacked by Obama campaign Massachusetts Senate race : Markey’s fight strategy: Duck ’n’ coverFrance to buy U.S. and Israeli drones 'straight away' Venezuela in rare diplomatic overture to U.S. IRS targeting scandal fuels Tea Party resurgence Larry Kudlow : Special counsel only way to clean up IRS rat's nestThis is not the President Obama we voted for Associated Press CEO says government seizure of phone records has made sources less willing to talk to reporters; may sue government Benghazi cover-up continues : Obama aide says 'irrelevant fact' where President was during Benghazi attacks, "doesn't recall"'Google accused of running 'scandalous' tax avoidance scheme by whistleblower Not terrorism? Officials say broken rail of interest to investigators seeking cause of Connecticut train collisionNeil Macdonald : Barack Obama's war on the press; Washington's obsession with leakers has rendered reporters radioactiveChicago’s criminals are getting away with murder; only 132 of Chicago’s 507 murders were solved last year White House loses stonewall battle to withhold key Benghazi records IRS Commissioner Miller has mobster answer to key question: "I don't remember" who I was told is responsible for the IRS scandal GOP Congressman Mike Kelly receives standing ovation after he rips IRS Commissioner Miller [video ] Jonathan Tobin : Denial flows like a river at the IRSSyria meltdown; integrity of the Syrian state "biggest casualty" Issa subpoenas Benghazi probe co-leader, report raises new questions about lack of U.S. FEST response 'We could lose everything': Tea Party groups prepare to sue IRS Is J. Russell George the blockbuster witness of IRSgate? Plot thickens on AP records scandal; was spying retaliation because AP had stepped on White House toes? NY Times : Political cover-up: Treasury knew of IRS political screening issue in 2012, official says2 bombs kill 9, wound 70 inside Afghan gated community linked to Karzai family in south Peggy Noonan : This is No ordinary scandal; political abuse of IRS threatens basic integrity of our governmentKimberley A. Strassel : The IRS scandal started at the topWeekly Standard : IRS deliberately chose not to fess up to scandal before electionGeorge F. Will : Obama’s tapped-out trustTwo blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 47 Employees at Cincinnatti IRS office say all direction "comes from the top" Michael Goodwin : Raindrops wash away reeling O’s fake veneerNY Post : Legend Dick Trickle on 911 call: 'There's gonna be a dead body...It's suicide'Jesse Kline : What can be done to stop the government from spying on journalists?Viral video :Charles Krauthammer : White House can't keep its cover-ups straightRemote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, with lava fountains, ash plumes; 625 miles southwest of Anchorage IRS official Lerner speedily approved exemption for Obama brother’s illegal ‘charity’ Second IRS sacrificial lamb chopped; was appointed May 8th Climate models getting worse than we thought Cleta Mitchell to Newsmax: IRS Scandal Reaches to White House; an impeachable offense lighter side : IRS 'Cheetahs' cancel softball game with Senator's staffBoston : Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left confession note in hiding boatMalkin : A brief history of slimy Dem snoops and dumpster divers;The media break up with Carney and Obama U.S. claims for jobless benefits rise sharply Has CBS TV been suppressing Benghazi coverage by star reporter Sharyl Attkisson? updated : 6 Americans, 8 Afghans dead in Kabul suicide convoy bombing, 30 wounded; U.S. military vehicle destroyedLara Brown : A clueless White HouseDirector of IRS tax-exempt determinations office is Obama donor Michael Gerson : Government’s heavy hand felt in IRS, AP scandalsTransparent, hypocritical media bribe attempt as White House suddenly backs 'shield' protection for media but it wouldn't have stopped what was done to AP CIA warned of 'jihadist' threat to Cairo Embassy; warning ignored and language struck from Benghazi talking points Benghazi email "documents show that then-CIA Director David Petraeus objected to the final version that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the assault"; Petraeus "wanted to see more detail made public, including a warning issued from the CIA about plans for an embassy attack"; did this trigger his removal from CIA? Obama says he fired Acting IRS Commissioner but he claims in email his "assignment ends in early June" Karl Rove : IRS did Democrats biddingHolder grilled on AP fishing expedition, IRS interference IRS faces class action lawsuit over theft of 60 million medical records Democrat Sen. Baucus tries to have it both ways: pro-snooping and pro-investigation into snooping Double standard? IRS targeted conservatives, despite spike in applications from labour groupsNY Times : Israel hints at new strikes, warning Syria not to retaliateNow David Axelrod urges Obama Adminstration to come clean on Benghazi emails ‘Very frightening’: Prominent Catholic professor claims IRS audited her after speaking out against Obama and demanded to know who was paying her Stephen F. Hayes : Release all the Benghazi emailsWired: Hear Ye, Future Deep Throats: This is how to leak to the pressChina missile launch reaches 6,200 miles, highest suborbital level since 1976 AP calls Obama Administration on ever-changing story: "A look at statements about foiled terror plot"Criminal and Congressional investigations under way in Washington as three crises have Obama saying he "knows nothing" and even Democrats call for AG Holder to resign Jonathan Karl : More details on Benghazi talking points emerge; more concern over what was said than what wasn't doneGOP Chair and Keith Olbermann agree: Obama AG Eric Holder must resignAt least 274 U.S. soldiers' body parts dumped in Virginia landfill [video ] ABC News : IRS asks for reading list, Tea Party group sends ConstitutionNBC reporter Todd calls out Jay Carney during contentious White House news conference White House relies on incompetence defense as IRS, AP scandals grow Rev. Billy Graham and his son Rev. Franklin Graham among those targeted by IRS Gosnell gets life in prison in return for no appeal; spared death row Carney hit by 46 questions on Benghazi, IRS scandals on Friday Cleveland Plain Dealer : Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight now imprisoned by the mediaWashington, D.C. ties record overnight lows; what global warming? George F. Will : In IRS scandal, echoes of WatergateMedia snooping, an administration out of control France: Hollande's Justice Minister says she wants land for slaves’ descendants in former colonies "without sparking a civil war"Reuters : Import prices fall, lower oil costs expected to help households, hurt producersNWT industry minister pushing for 'made in the North' oil pipeline Washington Post : Not just Cinncinnatti IRS office involved in illegal group targeting, Washington office, others, tooConflict of interest? CBS, CNN and ABC Presidents all have siblings or spouses in Obama AdministrationU.S. objects to Iran chairing UN disarmament conference Pro Publica : IRS office that targeted Tea Party also disclosed confidential docs from conservative groups to Pro Publica Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies AP : Obama Justice Department undertook "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the newsTownhall : CBS News President and White House official tied to Benghazi scandal are brothersSaudi arrested with pressure cooker at Detroit airport breaking scandal : Justice Department secretly obtained AP phone recordsJaron Lanier : The Internet destroyed the middle classBehind the Gosnell brutality and criminality was an unliked millionaire doctor who made up to $15,000 a night in his late-term abortion mill Kermit Gosnell guilty of three murders in late-term abortions; found guilty of involuntary manslaughter of an adult patient; delivered babies alive and used scissors to sever their spinesIRS scrutiny went beyond Tea Party, targeting of conservative groups broader than thought Scrubbing the Truth from Benghazi; Caught playing politics with tragedy, what's next for Obama admin and GOP investigators? Bill Kristol : Inaction and deception'House of Abortion Horrors' Gosnell Jury: "We're hung on 2 counts" Mother’s Day tragedy: 4 children, 2 adults killed in eastern Pennsylvania house fire In New Orleans, a newspaper monopoly that lost its grip 'Other two' Castro brothers haunted by their brother's depravity, their untrue association with it [video ] AP Exclusive : IRS knew Tea Party targeted in 2011; but denied it to members of CongressThe New Yorker: Spinning Benghazi; "For a long time, it seemed like the idea of a coverup was just a Republican obsession. But now there is something to it."Joe Klein : IRS mess; "And now they have violated one of the more sacred rules of our democracy: you do not use the tax code to punish your opponents."updated : 19 wounded at New Orleans Mother's Day parade shootingChristian Science Monitor : Has Benghazi become the Obama administration’s Watergate?9 detained; Turkey says evidence links Syria to car bombings ‘Pragmatic’ Obama will eventually approve contentious Keystone XL pipeline: senior Democratic strategist BBC : Israel prepares for the worst as tensions over Syria growPakistan election : Nawaz Sharif 'set for victory'
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Chrysler recalls 469,00 Jeeps updated : Car bombs kill 43 in Turkish town near Syrian borderBBC : West Wing of White House evacuated over smoke reportStephen F. Hayes : Carney keeps on digging; "Carney claimed that there was no hard evidence before Susan Rice’s television appearances on September 16th that terrorists linked to al Qaeda were involved in the attacks. That’s simply not true."Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeted political opponents of Obama Administration, admits it; bigger than Watergate; will heads roll? Daily Mail : Charged paramedic was fired two days after West blast BBC: U.S. Government demands 3D printer blueprints for plastic gun be removed from internet; but blueprints alive and available via bit torrent after more than 100,000 copies downloaded; crime by guns or crime by people? NY Times : EMT at fertilizer plant blast in West, Texas faces charge of possessing bomb parts; criminal investigation opened into fire & explosion that killed 14, injured 200IRS admits inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups was wrong Listen to cops respond to Amanda Berry 911 call: "Might be for real" - "We found them. We found them." Boehner under new pressure for special committee on Benghazi TIME : The prison next doorCharles Hurt : Benghazi shows Democrats at most desperateCivic pride and a DIY attitude takes over in insolvent Detroit as volunteer citizens pitch in to replace city work formerly done by union workers Boston chief wasn't told FBI got Tsarnaev warning 'I am a sexual predator and I need help': Ariel Castro's 'confession' letter found in his home; blames victims 8 charged in $45M New York City ATM fraud scheme sad commentary : Rep. Marcia Fudge cites karaoke skills in seeking leniency for ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. who absconded with $750,000Five key takeaways from Wednesday’s Benghazi hearing Elliott Abrams : Benghazi truths vs. Washington politicsNY Times : Diplomat Hicks says questions over Benghazi led to demotion; from second-in-command in Libya to Washington "desk job"Unheard fourth Benghazi witness gagged by Obama Administration red tape Hillary aide upset Benghazi diplomat spoke with investigators; one of cover-up's smoking guns Washington Times : Benghazi whistleblowers give Congress blow-by-blow account of deadly diplomatic attackRopes and chains discovered in Cleveland house where three women held captive for a decade Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro helped search for one of the victims, knew her father The Guardian : US special forces told not to fly to Benghazi in wake of attack: diplomat Asian shares rise on strong China trade data, record Wall Street Kansas Senator calls for appointment of Watergate-like special prosecutor in Benghazi investigation Aurora theater shooting: James Holmes to plead insanity Lt. Col. Ralph Peters on Benghazi: "How much evidence does it take?" [video ] Syria's Assad says Syria able to face Israel profile : Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News, a persistent voice of media skepticism on BenghaziNo hands on deck in Benghazi; no inspector general for five years and four months meant no oversight Cleveland horror : Police hoping to find info on a 4th missing girl, leaks from investigation finds suggest extreme brutality and abuseFormer SC Gov. Mark Sanford defeats sister of TV comedian Stephen Colbert in House of Representatives special election Unravelling the Benghazi cover-up At least 42 people killed in Islamic extremist attacks in northeast Nigeria 20 dead in gas tanker explosion near Mexico City Pew : Big crime decline in U.S. since 1993, both in rate and real numbers; fatal and non-fatal crime down even as population rose; rise and decline matches baby boom and aging of demographicReclusive multi-million earning singer Lauryn Hill blames failure to pay $ million in taxes on "economic system imposed on me" GM to build $1.3B Cadillac plant in China Jerusalem Post : Syria to permit Palestinians to attack from Golan: report Boston Herald : Unions may be leaning to Republican candidate Gomez in Massachusetts Senate raceSuicide attack on candidate kills 12 in Pakistan Boston Herald : Democrat politicians bumbling through Tsarnaev burial debacleMarc A. Thiessen : A Benghazi bombshellWashington Post : Special Ops halted from responding to Benghazi attacks, U.S. diplomat saysNorth Korea missiles moved away from east coast launch site: U.S. officials Friend of Tsarnaev released while awaiting trial for lying to investigators North Korea missiles moved away from east coast launch site: U.S. officials Denver Post : Heavy Colorado storms boost snowpack, northern reservoirs may refillCBS' Schieffer goes there: Benghazi 'cover-up' Flashback — Ed Markey called Benghazi talking-point concerns “bogus”; Massachusetts Senate seeker had the chance to be loyal Democratic politician or truth-seeker, he chose politicianvindicated: Charges of a Benghazi cover-up no longer ‘Fox-induced hysteria’Notorious bomber and Obama buddy Bill Ayers protests that Weather Underground, Boston bombings not same Kelly McParland : Look to family, not society, for source of Tsarnaev’s angerFacebook 'unfriends' Manitoba site for data farm because of Canadian privacy laws; speaks volumes about Facebook, eh? FBI says Friday's Minnesota arrest of 24-yr-old with pipe bombs and molotov cocktails disrupted a "terror attack" Democrats now critical of Rice's Benghazi explanation, amid more damaging evidence; when will impeachment start being talk of Washington? American Thinker : The complete Benghazi timeline in spreadsheet formatSharyl Attkisson : Greg Hicks on Benghazi cover-up: "I never reported a demonstration. I reported an attack on the consulate...I thought it was a terrorist attack from the get-go. I think everyone in the mission thought it was a terrorist attack from the beginning."Spectators watch in horror as plane plunges to ground at Spanish air show updated : 5 women die, 4 injured as stretch limousine catches fire on bridge near San Francisco; on way to bachelorette party, bride-to-be among deadBomb hits convoy carrying Qataris in Somalia, at least eight Somalis dead NY Times : Off-the-cuff Obama line put U.S. in bind on SyriaBenghazi: Names of ‘whistleblower’ witnesses revealed; include Gregory N. Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libya at the time of the Benghazi terrorist attacks; with Ambassador Stevens' death, Hicks became highest-ranking American diplomat in LibyaDominos falling : Benghazi impeachment suddenly not so far-fetchedEmotional moment: Boston bombing victim Jeff Bauman Jr., who lost both legs and then identified the bomber to the FBI, leads cheers and waves 'Boston Strong' flag before Bruins-Leafs play-off game [video ]Rex Murphy: The root causes of root causes7 American service members killed in Afghanistan After Sandy's destruction, Verizon switches to all-wireless service in Mantoloking, New Jersey What's a Kentucky Derby without Penny Chenery? The owner of legendary Secretariat, the horse that changed the world 40 years ago, will be watching from afar, recovering from an illness Calm, moist air aids fight against huge California wildfire that has burned 43 square miles north of Los Angeles Boston Herald : U.S. student visa vulnerability exposed by case of Tsarnaev buddy who hid evidenceMassachusetts race to replace Senator Kerry shows new Republican strength in candidate Gabriel Gomez, a former U.S. Navy SEAL upagainst career Democrat Edward Markey Boston Herald : Protesters don't want Tsarnaev buried in U.S.; "put him on a boat and drop him in the ocean with Osama bin Laden"Feds apply pressure to Tsarnaev widow; what else does she know? Three 'tweenagers' arrested after plotting to blow up Florida school; two girls and a boy, aged 12 and 13 AP : Boston-area cemeteries don't want Tamerlan TsarnaevNew security checks ordered for foreign students as it's revealed that one of Boston bomber's friends was able to get back into the U.S. on an expired visa UK Independence Party 'clowns' have last laugh: Anti-Europe party surges Did lightning cause USAF KC-135 air tanker to blow up with 70 tonnes of fuel on board? Search goes on in Kyrgyzstan for possible survivors U.S. leaders exploiting tragedy of mass shootings to limit freedoms, Sarah Palin says Charles Krauthammer : Six months after re-election, Obama’s presidency is dead in the waterHow does the U.S. State Department's professional liar, Victoria Nuland, sleep at night? Stephen F. Hayes : The Benghazi talking points; did "senior administration officials engage in a wholesale rewriting of intelligence assessments about Benghazi in order to mislead the public?"The camera in your next smartphone could have 16 lenses, almost magical powers Boston Herald : Tamerlan Tsarnaev had ties to two slain jihadis; why did FBI give him green light?Wildfires threaten suburban LA homes in Glendale, California [video ] NY Times : Shakedown in Albany as federal police wire two elected officials to ensnare othersDid thieves start deadly fire at West, Texas fertilizer depot? Bangladesh official: 500-dead disaster not 'really serious' Cuba-hiding cop killer is first woman on FBI most wanted terror list Witnesses in Kyrgyzstan say U.S. military KC-135 tanker plane broke apart mid-air; parachutes seen, but survivors not yet found Massachusetts teen charged with making ‘terror’ threats mentioning Boston Marathon on Facebook California wildfire consumes 8,000 acres in five hours More Americans now die from suicide than car accidents, as rates rise Chad: N'Djamena deaths as coup d'etat foiledKazakhstan says working with U.S. on Boston bomb probe Minnesota has already set snowfall record for month of May Tsarnaev laptop could be a goldmine for prosecutors and investigators, and sources say FBI has it The most hated man in Bangladesh sees crooked empire crumble with factory building collapse Profiling or the profile? 30 of the FBI’s 31 most wanted terrorists are Muslim; other one is an eco-terroristUMass Dartmouth suspends latest student charged in connection with Boston Marathon attacks Rocks in the coal trains threaten India with power black-outs Foreign doctors in Germany need no longer be taxi drivers Finally, eyewitnesses to Benghazi attack to testify before House of Representatives panel Six months later, FBI posts photos of 3 suspects in Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador and other Americans Russian investigation and warnings about Tamerlan Tsarnaev were sparked by interrogation of now-dead Canadian jihadi William Plotnikov in Dagestan in 2011; scary jihadist video shows their cold-blooded disregard for non-Islamists [video ] Obama on Obamacare disaster: 'This is as good as it gets' Six plead guilty to terror plot that failed when would-be bombers arrived too late to targeted event of the English Defence League Ricin suspect’s discarded dust mask tests positive for toxin Russians had Tamerlan Tsarnaev under surveillance until Canadian jihadi pal William Plotnikov was killed, then lost his trail and scrambled to find him again The global 'happiness index' that reveals our emotional state - and how Twitter reacted to the Boston bombings ~ the day of the Boston Marathon was the saddest day for five years AP : U.S. newspapers now count subscribers multiple times, inflating circulation claims; "the same person's paid usage on multiple outlets, such as a paper newspaper, a website and a tablet computer" are counted as multiple subscriptionsWorld's first website restored, can be viewed again Viet Nam MIA/POW claim proved to be a cruel fake Boston Herald : Coalition of prosthetics industry groups steps up, Coalition To Run & Walk Again pledges to provide first artificial device for each needy Marathon bombing patientFor the sixth year Obama promises to close down Guantanamo Bay; does anyone believe him? Boston Herald : Doesn't get it: Obama defends FBI’s failed probe of Tamerlan TsarnaevBiting the hand : Tamerlan Tsarnaev given $5,566 in college aid grantsiPhone 6 not coming until June 2014: Misek Otto Reich : A Boston bombings lessonThe non-denial answer: Obama: 'I'm not familiar' with Benghazi whistleblowers being threatenedGerman unemployment up slightly on longer winter: data NY Times : After Boston Bombing, American ties with Russia improveWCVB : Public benefits provided to Tsarnaev family of bombing suspects likely exceeded $100kU.S. soldier who fled to Canada to avoid Iraq war gets 10 months in jail Prominent death penalty lawyer tries to join defence team for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Obama administration officials threatened whistle-blowers on Benghazi, lawyer says Will fusion power change the world as we know it? Project in France supported by 34 nations edges forward to demonstrate a new kind of nuclear reactor capable of producing unlimited supplies of cheap, clean, safe and sustainable electricity Virgin Galactic takes supersonic step Canada's Loblaws pledges compensation for dead Bangladesh garment workers 'Missiles fired at' Russian plane with 159 passengers on board flying over Syria Boston Herald : 500 pages of welfare records handed over on TsarnaevsChrysler net profit drops by 65% Boeing confirms part Of plane found near Ground Zero over a decade after 9/11 came from 767 Obama spent twice as much time on vacation/golf as economy: GAI Surveillance cameras sought by cities after Boston bombs Feds eye AP hoax ‘profits’ WSJ : Exempting Congress from ObamaCareGermany charges 4 with sending Iran reactor parts Gunmen keep Libyan foreign ministry under siege No more survivors likely in Bangladesh tragedy; at least 381 dead, hundreds said missing Powerful blast in Czech capital damages downtown building, up to 40 injured; natural gas suspected Syria says Prime Minister survives Damascus bomb attack Gunmen surround Libyan foreign ministry Tupelo crazy? Home of ricin case: 'Just look around you ...This place is crazy'Bangladesh building collapse death toll nears 350 Armed drones in Afghanistan flown from UK for first time Links formerly right here , now at http://www.newswatchcanada.ca/oldnews2013-1.html
Moore 'monster' Monday tornado now confirmed as an EF-5, Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus and Reuters Live coverage: Reuters: Moore survivor search finds good and bad newsSearchers dig through rubble overnight at levelled Towers Plaza elementary school. ~ Reuters WaPo Live coverage: Moore death toll said expected to hit 91;The Moore tornado blasted through everything in its path. ~ Facebook.com/basehunters BBC : Tornado's damage "unlike anything that I've ever seenMost expensive tornado in history? Went from clear sky to EF5 in 1 hour A fire chief coordinates rescue workers at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornadoThe Oklahoman No building in direct path of the 20-mile-long killer twister survived. ~ The Oklahoman Resident Kim Schwab looks over her destroyed home in south OKC Oklahoma City, OK, Monday,The Oklahoman Reuters : Moore death toll expected to rise, medical examiner saysWATCH LIVE TV coverage from Moore, OK on FOX 25 USA Today : Moore death toll reduced to 24 after lists checked, hundreds injuredFox News : At least 24 confirmed dead in Moore, OK; teachers foundKFOR chopper pilot : driveways & sod pulled up by Moore, OK twisterWATCH LIVE TV coverage from Moore, OK on KFOR Monster Moore, OK tornado two miles wide, destroys 30 square miles, Plaza Towers elementary school sustained direct hit and has been 100% destroyed. Only two survivors found. ~ KFOR This was Plaza Towers elementary school before the storm. It has been 100% levelled. Moore Medical Center: this hospital almost 100% destroyed. 2 Moore, OK schools take direct hit after tornado touches down; With power knocked out, Oklahoma's Lincoln County to use Huge tornado churns through Moore, an Oklahoma City suburb, Parents race toward Briarwood Elementary School, which sustained direct hit from tornado. ~ News9.com Press NY Times : North Korea launches missiles for 3rd straight dayDeadly twisters hit Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa A tornado touches down near Wichita, Kansas, cutting power to 7,500 homesAssociated Press Bob Woodward : Obama Administration didn’t tell truth on Benghazi [video]Woodward has compared the Benghazi scandal to Watergate. Movie 'All the President's Men' was about how Woodward and partner Carl Bernstein uncovered Watergate scandal which led to removal of President Nixon from office in 1974. Driver apologizes on Facebook after woman killed in Jeep stunt Woman, 20, killed at Edmonton Food Bank fundraiser as Edmonton police investigate the scene after a fatality during a stunt demonstration. ~ John Lucas Edmonton Journal North Korea launches three short-range guided At least 60 injured after two trains derail, collide near Fairfield, CT; Victoria Day holiday weekend - celebrated in Canada since Victoria Day, 1854; crowds gather outside Government House in Toronto, Canada West (now province of Ontario). breaking : IRS plants question to get ahead of scandalTables turned on IRS, lawmakers grill agency at heated hearing "I owe her my life" Wisconsin woman who can't load shotgun, The attacking bear hung around after rescue until a deputy later shot it. ~ Marie Ninnemann Porsche 918 Spyder: Like a torque-rich Prius that goes 211 mph?Porsche 918 Spyder ~ Porsche Fired IRS Commissioner says targeting conservative groups "not illegal" [video ] Shallow 5.1M quake centred north of Ottawa felt hundreds of miles away
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A swarm of tornadoes unleashed on North Texas, devastating two neighbourhoods in southernNBCDFW Deadly Texas tornadoes hit multiple places in Dallas area Obama caves, White House releases Benghazi e-mails, show State Dept had Liberals pull off stunning BC win, form majority government Premier Christy Clark thanks supporters and all candidates in victory speech. ~ CBC The three biggest solar flares of the year
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New Orleans : 19 people were injured as gunman (foreground)Reuters Commander Chris Hadfield and the secret of the world [video ] Stephen F. Hayes: The Benghazi scandal grows; The State Department,Obama scandal week: Benghazigate and IRSgate show pattern ofA final triumph: Cmdr Chris Hadfield connects earth and space withvideo ]
A day before he heads home from commanding International Space Station, Chris HadfieldYoutube France confirms 2nd case of new SARS-related virus Carney nose grows: admits misled White House press corpsABC News exclusive: Benghazi talking points underwent 12 revisions;Third man: Tunisian train plotter arrested in NYC didn't arrive via Canada;17 days: Woman pulled alive from rubble of Bangladesh factory
Rescue workers carry a woman from the rubble of the collapsedReuters 'Third man' pushed bacteria plot to kill ‘100,000 people’ Hezbollah says getting "game-changing" weapons from Syria Third terror train suspect arrested -- by FBI in New York Ariel Castro now the ‘captive,’ Cleveland prosecutor says at bail hearing; transcript : Whistle-blower Hicks' account of 9/11 Libya terror attackBenghazi hearing - Hicks on Rice video excuse :Benghazi Live blog : Hicks: "I got an angry phone call from a top ClintonBenghazi hearing: Request for special ops team in Benghazi denied;
Gregory Hicks, the deputy chief of mission in Libya during the September 11, 2012 Ottawa Evacuation : Suspicious package at National Defence HQLIVE TV feed : Benghazi hearingMother of murdered Benghazi victim tears into Hillary Clinton Pat Smith, mother of Benghazi-slain diplomatic service information management officer Sean Smith ~ CNN Tempe, AZ : 18 yr-old high school student arrestedUSA Today : Accounts of vigilant neighbors calling police adding up alongDaily Mail : Pictures inside Cleveland house show padlock on basement door;AP : Cleveland Police under fire; were called by neighbours aboutCleveland police press conference: victims are traumatized, requestHero neighbour Charles Ramsey heard screams,video ] Daily Mail : Cleveland captives were chained; friends, neighbours euphoricSurprise good news story - 3 women found alive in ClevelandBenghazi witness: U.S. military response could haveNBC : Special Forces operatives were ready to fly from Tripoli"Benghazi will drive Obama from office" -- BENGHAZI BOMBSHELL Sharyl Attkisson - CBS : Diplomat says U.S. Special Forces"you can't go" to Benghazi during 9/11/2012 attacksU.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in consulate attackCBS News Israel’s airstrike on Syrian military complex killed In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, damaged buildings wrecked CNN : Syria says Sunday morning attack on militarySyrian rebels welcome Israel weakening Assad's weaponry BBC : Tremor preceding blasts suggests bunker busters used by Israel;Haaretz : Multiple Syria targets hit; Israeli leaders remain tight-lippedThis map purports to show where multiple Israel missile attacks hit Sunday morning NW of Damascus. DEBKA : Israel targeted Scud D and Fateh-110 missiles atNo confirmation that Syria has declared war on Israel; just a rumour?sources : Mount Qassioun home to "over 10,000" ultra-loyal Assad soldiers Syria claims Israel trying to raise morale of rebels Video shows explosions on Mount Qassioun military base above Damascus
The video, apparently shot by rebels, shows huge explosions on Mount Qassioun attributed to Israeli strikes. AP: Israel strikes Syria again; initial report says militarySecretariat : 40 years ago 'Big Red' made history that still seems unreal;Secretariat won the Triple Crown going away, taking the 1973 Belmont Stakes by a legendary 31 lengths,NY Daily News . Held close to the heart by two countries: Secretariat was American-born and owned,Why aren’t Kentucky Derby horses getting faster? Secretariat set the still-record 1:59 2/5 at the 1973 Kentucky Derby. ~ AP NY Times : Israel hit warehouse of Iranian Fateh-110 missiles; stand-off attackIsrael confirms Syria strike, says hit Hezbollah-bound missiles DEBKA : Israel targeted chemical weapons convoy headed to Lebanon;NBC : Israelis launch airstrikes into Syria, possibly targetingMalibu 'Springs Fire' burns 18,000 acres; only 20% contained [video ] Boston Herald : Tamerlan Tamersaev died of bullet wounds,death certificate FIRE! Homes threatened north of LA as 'monster'video ]Newbury Park: Safe to watch when the flames are miles away, but they're moving quickly. ~ NBC Homes are threatened and airborne and roof-based firefighters are busy. ~ NBC Canada accuses Qatar of trying to buy UN civil aviation agency Boston Herald: The deadly sound silence can makeAccuweather: Historic snowstorm hits Plains to Upper Midwest
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Cmdr. Chris Hadfield sent the Canadarm its final command from the international space station, updated :Mice with 2 parents grow healthier brains: Calgary researchers Researchers say they found mice with two parents tended to perform better 19 km inside border : Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisisBoston bombings : 3 arrested today may have cost life of MIT's CollierHunting for clues: The students allegedly disposed of Tsarnaev belongings, including laptop computer,Feds: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told his friends a month beforeWired: Tsarnaev responded 'LOL' when told by friendsLIVE CBS TV coverage from Boston'Terrorista#1' license plate of charged Tsarnaev friends Boston bombings : Text of criminal complaint againstSilver spoon terrorists? This BMW belongs to charged friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. ~ Daily Mail Boston bombings : Text of criminal complaint against Robel PhilliposCBS Boston: Two suspects, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev,Fireworks evidence that 3 newly charged suspects are charged with disposing of and/or lying about. updated : Boston police announce 3 new suspects in custody;Arrested: Dias Kadyrbayev, center, and Azamat Tazhayakov, left, came to Keystone Kops: How did Watertown 'dragnet' literally miss the boat? Infra-red shot from Massachusetts State Police chopper shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Dramatic: Boeing 747 crash at Bagram in Afghanistan kills 7 [video ]Down : 747-400 freighter stalls on take-off, drops like rock, just missing busy roadway.Up : huge explosion as Dubai-bound plane erupts, killing crew of 7.Cmdr. Chris Hadfield introduces Canada's new $5 & $10 bills from space Sir John A. Macdonald (top), Canada's founding Prime Minister, and Sir Wildrid Laurier (bottom), PM from Russia’s Pulkovo Observatory: “we could be in for a cooling Joe Bastardi : "Remarkably cold weather" will push back planting [video ]Snow can be expected this week as far south as Tennessee saysWeatherbell sources : Female DNA found on Boston bomb fragment;Katherine Russell, widow of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, leaves the house where he lived inPolaris FBI agents reconstruct Tamerlan Tsarnaev's 2012 trip to Russia Canadian boxer linked with Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Moscow newspaper Iraq suspends satellite channels as death toll reaches 220 Two children, three adults killed in Surrey, BC car crash RCMP Sgt. Dale Carr said it appears the westbound travelling Dodge Caravan sped through red light at intersectionCTV Russia caught Tamerlan Tsarnaev on wiretap Hero bombing victim Bauman on bright side: "he’s dead and I’m still here" ‘A spectacle of hypocrisy and farce’: North Korea, Iran Jersey City man's secret charges April 5th & April 7th: "recklesslyrest of the story? updated : New Jersey man charged with IEDs on NJ-NY transit trainBomber Tsarnaev recovering, moved to prison hospital west of Boston BBC : Earth's core 1,000 ℃ hotter than previously thoughtThe Earth's solid inner core is surrounded by a fast-moving liquid core, giving rise to the planet's magnetic field. The banality of evil : The Tsarnaev simpletons: undone by anThe Escape that Saved Lives : The Tsarnaevs and their hostage 'Danny' pulled up at the Shell gas stationBoston Globe : Chinese hero carjack victim 'Danny' fills inReuters : Canadian train plot suspects caused unease with extreme viewsChicago Tribune : Fund for boat hero Dave Henneberry reaches $50KInvestigators shown in Dave Henneberry's destroyed boat where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehendedGetty Images One Toronto train terror suspect previously jailed; 2nd travelled to Iran Terror suspect Chiheb Esseghaier met with Al Qaeda operative abroad; Rosie DiManno : Terror suspect bluntly rejects our valuesLiberals soft on crime? Toronto terror train plot suspectTerror incidents should spark anti-crime response, Charges pending? Katherine Russell Tsarnaeva, wife of Tamerlan,Big Apple dodged bullet Canada lambasts UN official for saying Boston bombings Boston bombing suspect admitted responsibility, Boston bombing shows West’s mistake 40 survivors located in debris of collapsed Bangladesh factory Rescuers scour rubble as Bangladesh building collapse toll now 244 Toronto terror suspect Raed Jaser fled Germany after family claimed CBC : Does al-Qaeda have a network in Canada?Local reaction swift as LNG barges start exploding in Mobile Bay updated The Mobile Fire and Rescue Department said three were injured when two barges earlier loaded Will new OPOC motor really deliver 20 to 50% better fuel economy? The EcoMotors OPOC two-stroke engine is a markedly different concept than four-stroke engines fitted to most Tunisian train terror suspect from Montreal shows hand,Terror charges don’t matter, “not based on holy book” National Post : U.S. & Canada watching additional suspects inCanadian families spend more on tax than basic necessities: study 'Train' suspects led vastly different lives, but allegedly shared same goal LA Times : Boston Bomber bought reloadable mortar-shellupdated - CTV : Two people under FBI surveillance in New York CityBoston Globe : Russia contacted FBI ‘multiple’Toronto terrorism suspect Raed Jaser Raed Jaser appears in court in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in this artist's sketch. ~ Mike Falle National Post More arrests expected in Canadian terror train plot; 'You have nothing to do with our faith': Canadian Conservative Public Safety Minister Toews: Canadian "Muslim community NOT news : Toronto imam who came forward with concernsFormal charges reveal details of deadly Monday and Thursday last week AP Montreal terror suspect says charges against him Charges against Tunisian Chiheb Esseghaier of Montreal. Canadians’ false sense of security gone after RCMP arrests: DiManno Dzhokhar Tsarnaev admits guilt to FBI :Power of Twitter shown by @AP hack; entertainment account clears air Lawrence Martin : Round 1: Kid Trudeau stings like a pillowAP Twitter feed hacked -- no attack at White House; The stock market dropped precipitously when the fake AP tweet hit hard. Tunisian terror train suspect ironically arrested in Montreal train station; Train bombing suspects plead innocence, shock at court appearances in Anna Nemtsova : The Caucasus Connection : At a radical mosqueand the secret policeFLASHBACK Salman Rushdie : Yes, This IS about IslamDzhokhar Tsarnaev blames older brother; says he "organized Tip from Toronto imam ultimately led police to ‘first known Chiheb Esseghaier, Montreal suspect in Via Rail plot, had "diabolical Esseghaier's 'Linked in' profile page includes the al Qaeda in Syria flag. 13 worst predictions made on Earth Day, 1970 by the shysters and Two ‘religiously strict’ men behind foiled al-Qaeda terror train plot G&M editorial : Why Canada needs to remain vigilant on terrorismPutting Canada on the map : pioneering 16th-century'Canada' on Cartaro’s terrestrial globe — earliest known instance of country's name appearing on a globe. Ontario communities hit by flooding hope worst now over Part of washed-out South Waseosa Lake Road in Huntsville, Friday. ~ Julie Bul The Canadian Press RCMP briefed Muslim community leaders today before the public; The arrested terrorists targeted this Niagara River railway/roadway bridge, says RCMP.
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IJC predicts big algae bloom for Lake Erie, fingers farmers after April rains flush their fields Who should pay $310M for cancelling power plant? The Oakvillians who rejected it? The Ontario Power Authority who sought and approved it? The residents of Ontario? Or the Liberal Government which cancelled it and repeatedly misled the public about those costs? ‘We feel like she’s reborn’: Toddler born without windpipe gets new one grown from her own stem cells Matt Gurney : The CBC’s ‘no whites’ policy is a mistake, but no accidentAgency withdraws casting call for CBC show that specified ‘any race except Caucasian’; but agency still doesn't get it, says: "We were asked to seek a cast of diversity. We mistakenly took that to mean that the production was not seeking Caucasian actors. This was a mistake that was made entirely by the casting company." Ontario gas plant cancellation bill climbs to $585M, not $235M claimed by Liberals Ontario Premier Wynne admits under oath that her Liberal gov't misled public on true cost of politically-cancelled power plant in Oakville: "People of Ontario didn't get the full story" Ontario police bust operation selling counterfeit DVD box sets worldwide ‘The water is coming’: State of emergency near Saskatoon as floods snarl traffic near Regina Abacus poll : B.C. election gap down to 10 pointsLes Leyne : B.C. leaders’ debate akin to watching parents argueB.C. election campaign hits midway point following debates The next big thing? Using computers to match rides and ride needers: Uber getting funding at $1B valuationStéphane Dion takes NDP to woodshed over demand for 1982 constitutional documents; no more buddy-buddy Scrapped Oakville power plant to cost $310M - 7 times higher than claimed by Ontario Liberals Chantal Hébert : Thomas Mulcair and the NDP are far from dead in QuebecManitoba farmers block Portage Diversion Channel, demand compensation for past flood losses and a future plan to stop annual destruction of their lands Some employers fume as Ottawa tightens foreign worker rules Foreign worker program tightened, pilot projects ended, abuse addressed Why is Twitter opening up a Canadian office, anyhow? Passenger train derails near Togo, Saskatchewan, no one injured Down to minus 45 : Freezing spring reignites climate debateCourthouse workers join jail guards in Alberta wildcat walkout Burundi students win $25K for developing anti-malaria soap Ottawa set to unveil sweeping changes to foreign workers program Canada’s trade talks with Japan focus on car plants Proposed U.S. border fee 'not going to happen,' says U.S. Congressman Daily Mail : 'I have nightmares thinking about Neverland': Michael Jackson's ex-maid claims singer was found 'dead' twice in 90s as she calls singer a 'messed-up, depraved junkie'Detroit News : Automakers tuning out traditional in-car radiosBeef industry asking Ottawa to approve irradiation to kill dangerous E. coli Nanticoke steel workers signing death warrant? NDP would consider selling BC Lions’ BC Place home to get stadium off province’s books: NDP leader Adrian Dix Links formerly right here , now at http://www.newswatchcanada.ca/oldnews2013-1.html
