Sunday show 01-10-16
Natural Born Citizen
There were three
volumes of Emmerich de Vattel's The Law of Nations at The
Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention of 1787
*§ 212. Citizens and
natives.*
The citizens are the
members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain
duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its
advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in
the country, of parents who are citizens.
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Oregon standoff
elevates debate on Federal land ownership
Members of an Idaho
militia group arrived at an Oregon refuge on Friday as armed
occupiers refused to leave the federal building outside Burns. The
3% of Idaho group’s members will “secure a perimeter” around
the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which has been occupied by an
armed militia led by Ammon Bundy for seven days.
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Afghan forces struggle
as ranks thinned by 'ghost' soldiers
Afghan forces are
struggling to man the front lines against a resurgent Taliban, in
part because of untold numbers of "ghost" troops who are
paid salaries but only exist on paper.
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Gas prices could drop
toward $1 a gallon
In some gas stations
around the country, the price of a gallon of regular has dropped
below $1.42. AAA and GasBuddy, two organizations that follow gasoline
prices, say that gasoline prices below $2 will not be unusual in most
of the United States.
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School official
apologizes for response to rape allegations
A county school board
chairman in Tennessee has apologized for officials' response after
three high school basketball players were charged with raping a
teammate in an apparent hazing
incident.
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Conservatives Agree
Standoff in Oregon Elevates Debate on Federal Land Ownership
As protesters continue
to engage in a standoff against the government at the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge, conservatives agree the events have
elevated the debate over federal land ownership. But lawmakers stop
short of endorsing the actions of the protesters occupying a federal
building located south of Burns,
Ore.
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General Warns: Military
Will Face 'Great Pressure' to Lower Standards for Women in Combat to
Please ‘Agenda-Driven’ in D.C.
Marine Gen. John Kelly,
commander of the U.S. Southern Command, said at a Pentagon press
briefing on Friday that he believes that future generals will face
“great pressure” to lower the standards for women in combat in
order to get more women into combat roles.
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2-year-old husky gets
new set of 3-D printed prosthetic paws
A 2-year-old husky mutt
can stand, sit and run like an ordinary dog for the first time in his
life after receiving a custom-made set of prosthetic legs. Derby, who
lives in New York with his owner, Sherry Portonva, was born with
partially formed front paws that forced him to use his hind legs and
chest to crawl and walk, KNS Radio reported.
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Police dog dies after
being shot breaking up burglary
An Ohio police dog who
was shot several times during a weekend burglary died Sunday morning.
The dog, Jethro, was shot around 1 a.m. Saturday as he approached a
suspect attempting to rob Fisher Foods in Canton, WKYC
reported.
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Why crows hold funerals
Someone is dead.
There's a body, attended by a number of concerned and watchful
figures, all in black. The lifeless corpse belongs to a crow, and the
dark-garbed group congregating nearby is a gathering of its fellow
crows, sometimes referred to as a "murder."
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