Sunday show 04-12-15
The End of the American Civil War
The federal government’s revenue before the Civil War came mostly from tariff taxes on imports, the majority of which were collected from Southern ports, like Charleston, South Carolina. There was no federal income tax.
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Vatican, France in showdown over gay ambassador
Three months after appointing an openly gay diplomat as France's ambassador to the Vatican, Paris is still waiting for the green light from Rome. With Pope Francis entering his third year in the post, some activists see the Vatican's silence as a test of the depth of reform in the Catholic Church.
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New Mexico governor signs bill on civil forfeiture
Gov. Susana Martinez signed a bill Friday virtually ending the practice of civil forfeiture, making the state a leader in sharply restricting a contentious policy that critics say deprives citizens of due process and gives law enforcement a profit motive.
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Baker College instructor told students to threaten patients into vaccinations, lawsuit claims'
A Shiawassee County woman is suing Baker College after she claims she was kicked out of the school's nursing program because she questioned lessons she claims encouraged students to lie to patients in order to get them vaccinated.
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Meet largest aircraft on earth
A U.S. Army mega aircraft – a hybrid of plane, helicopter, hovercraft and airship- is going civilian. Designed by British design company Hybrid Air Vehicles for the U.S. military, this massive piece of next-gen tech can travel through the air at nearly 100 miles per hour.
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Obama checking Russia by coddling Cuba
One day after a news-making handshake between President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro yesterday, the two leaders are reportedly set to meet for policy talks today, marking the first substantial discussions between U.S. and Cuban leaders since 1956.
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Office of Naval Intelligence reveals massive Chinese Naval buildup
China has deployed a new high-speed anti-ship cruise missile and is sharply expanding an armada of advanced guided-missile warships and submarines, according to a naval intelligence report made public Thursday.
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Showing posts with label New Mexico. Show all posts
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Show notes 11/18/2012
Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Sunday
11/18/12
New Mexico coyote hunting contest
sparks protests
The terms of the competition are
simple: Hunters in New Mexico have two days this weekend to shoot and
kill as many coyotes as they can, and the winners get their choice of
a free shotgun or a pair of semi-automatic rifles.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.) confused the 14th and 11th Amendments when suggesting the
president could bypass Congress and unilaterally raise the debt
ceiling, saying, “Whatever it is, I’m with the
constitution.”
Twinkies are being sold on the Internet
like exquisite delicacies.
Hours after Twinkie-maker Hostess
announced its plans to close its doors forever, people flocked to
stores to fill their shopping baskets with boxes of the cream-filled
sponge cakes and their sibling snacks Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and
Zingers.
'Twilight' finale has bright, if not
blinding, opening
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part
2, the final installment of the cinematic vampire love story, took a
decisive No. 1 at theaters, collecting $141.3 million, according to
studio estimates from Hollywood.com.
EPA tells Americans to finish their
leftovers
In the olden days, the phrase was
"waste not, want not." Nowadays, it's mostly waste not.
The Environmental Protection Agency -- observing "America Recycles Day" on Thursday -- is challenging Americans to make "smarter, more sustainable food management choices," and that includes finishing, freezing or giving away your leftovers.
The Environmental Protection Agency -- observing "America Recycles Day" on Thursday -- is challenging Americans to make "smarter, more sustainable food management choices," and that includes finishing, freezing or giving away your leftovers.
In Montana, Crow tribe sees perils to
'fiscal cliff'
The Westmoreland Coal Co. gets $2.26
from the IRS for every ton of coal it mines off the Crow Indian
reservation in Montana. That mine, in turn, supports the tribe
through millions in taxes and royalties -- and 100 jobs with an
average salary of $75,000.
Atheists' move halts Christmas
tradition in California, churches go to court to get it back
Damon Vix didn't have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities.
Damon Vix didn't have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities.
The atheist's anti-God message
alongside a life-sized nativity display in a park overlooking the
beach ignited a debate that burned brighter than any Christmas
candle.
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