Saturday Show 5-6-17
Former Presidents: Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits
Chief executives leaving office prior to 1958 often entered retirement pursuing
various occupations and received no federal assistance. When industrialist Andrew Carnegie announced a plan in 1912 to offer $25,000 annual pensions to former Presidents, many Members of Congress deemed it inappropriate that such a pension would be provided by a private corporation executive.
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Presidential Retirement Benefits
Presidential retirement benefits were non-existent until the enactment of the Former Presidents Act (FPA) in 1958. Since then, presidential retirement benefits have included a lifetime annual pension, staff and office allowances, travel expenses, Secret Service protection and more.
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Obama speeches revive GOP bid to target his pension
As former President Barack Obama hits the speaking circuit, Republican lawmakers say they plan to reintroduce a bill that would directly target pensions for ex-presidents raking in more than $400,000 after leaving the Oval Office.
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Daily newspaper columnist who defended NRA quits after suspension
A conservative columnist who was suspended by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after she defended the National Rifle Association from comparisons to ISIS fired back with her resignation and a series of targeted tweets.
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Chicago Approves Plan To Block Trump’s Name on His Tower With Giant, Flying Pigs
When architect Jeffrey Roberts first came up with the idea for “Flying Pigs on Parade,” the possibility that Donald Trump would clinch the presidency seemed like a “when-pigs fly” situation. Unrealistic.
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Refugee admissions plummet under Trump, USA TODAY analysis finds
The number of refugees arriving in the United States has dropped sharply this year because of President Trump's threats to bar their entry, even though his order for a total 120-day ban has been blocked twice by federal courts, a USA TODAY analysis of government figures shows.
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Report: Humans prosper because of oil, natural gas
The global warming alarmists who want to shut down pipelines, cap wells, limit exploration and make wind and solar the major sources of energy aren’t doing humanity any good, according to a new assessment by a world-recognized think tank, says Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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Rape Charges Dropped in Rockville High School Case That Stirred Immigration Debate
Rape and sexual assault charges have been dropped against two young immigrants accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a bathroom of a high school in Rockville, Maryland, prosecutors say.
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Kansas City Catholics banish Girl Scouts and their cookies
The Archdiocese of Kansas City recently announced they are severing ties with the Girl Scouts. And that means no more Girl Scout cookies, too. Say goodbye to Thin Mints and Do-Si-Do's. The Archdiocese says Girl Scouts is no longer a compatible partner when it comes to issues like virtue and values.
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Museum of the Bible prepares for DC opening
The vast grove of museums stretching from the U.S. Capitol across the fringes of the National Mall is about to get a new addition, albeit a decidedly less secular one: The Museum of the Bible.
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HELP COMING FOR CHRISTIANS FIGHTING PAKISTANI BLASPHEMY CLAIMS?
Help may be coming for Christians in Pakistan who have been under threat from the nation’s blasphemy laws, in which a mere accusation can bring about summary execution by street mobs enforcing their interpretation of the Quran.
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China defends desire to be a 'good neighbor' to North Korea
China said on Thursday it wants to be good neighbors with North Korea, after the isolated country's state news agency published a rare criticism of Chinese state media commentaries calling for tougher sanctions over the North's nuclear program.
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Sunday, May 07, 2017
Friday, July 08, 2016
Show Notes 07-05-2016
Tuesday Show 7-5-16
Planned Parenthood Exec: ‘We Are the Front Line of Defense When it Comes to Battling Zika’
“We are the front line of defense when it comes to battling Zika,” Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Executive Vice President Dawn Laguens said Thursday at an event held to criticize Republican proposals to combat the virus.
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Dems plan more disruptions to press gun control
As Fox News reported, the Congressional Black Caucus sent out a memo asking group members “to be as disruptive … as possible” during House discussions, and press Speaker Paul Ryan to bring gun-control measures to the full floor for debate and vote.
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Gun Range Owner Has Facebook Page Blocked
A gun range owner in Houston has had his Facebook page blocked. He started having trouble with the social media giant after he advertised a free concealed handgun class for the LGBT community after the Orlando Islamic terrorist attack.
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REJECTED BY U.K., EUROPEANS TO SEEK 'EMPIRE'?
Now that the European Union will be losing the United Kingdom as a result of the Brexit vote, concerns are growing that the E.U. is seeking to expand intercontinentally with the aim of establishing an “empire.”
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Refugees who cannot pay people smugglers 'being sold for organs'
Migrants who are unable to pay people smugglers for their journey from Africa to Europe are killed for their organs, a former smuggler has said.
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ILLEGAL IN N. CAROLINA BOUGHT TEEN-GIRL SEX SLAVE
A man has been arrested and jailed under a $1,000,000 secured bond for keeping a 14-year-old girl as a slave. The girl had been purchased by Pasqual Mendez, 23, in Guatemala seven months ago and brought to North Carolina to cook, clean and perform sexual acts for him.
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New Mexico fire started by feds has rural residents devastated, angry
Residents of this tiny Mozano Mountain community were devastated when a fire last month scorched 18,000 acres and destroyed a dozen homes. When they learned it was started by the federal government, they were angry.
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Dozens shot in Chicago over holiday weekend, but police report drop in crime
The skyrocketing violent crime that’s plaguing the city of Chicago did not let up over the Fourth of July holiday. Fifty people were shot, including three children, and four people were murdered from Friday through Monday.
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Planned Parenthood Exec: ‘We Are the Front Line of Defense When it Comes to Battling Zika’
“We are the front line of defense when it comes to battling Zika,” Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Executive Vice President Dawn Laguens said Thursday at an event held to criticize Republican proposals to combat the virus.
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Dems plan more disruptions to press gun control
As Fox News reported, the Congressional Black Caucus sent out a memo asking group members “to be as disruptive … as possible” during House discussions, and press Speaker Paul Ryan to bring gun-control measures to the full floor for debate and vote.
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Gun Range Owner Has Facebook Page Blocked
A gun range owner in Houston has had his Facebook page blocked. He started having trouble with the social media giant after he advertised a free concealed handgun class for the LGBT community after the Orlando Islamic terrorist attack.
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REJECTED BY U.K., EUROPEANS TO SEEK 'EMPIRE'?
Now that the European Union will be losing the United Kingdom as a result of the Brexit vote, concerns are growing that the E.U. is seeking to expand intercontinentally with the aim of establishing an “empire.”
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Refugees who cannot pay people smugglers 'being sold for organs'
Migrants who are unable to pay people smugglers for their journey from Africa to Europe are killed for their organs, a former smuggler has said.
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ILLEGAL IN N. CAROLINA BOUGHT TEEN-GIRL SEX SLAVE
A man has been arrested and jailed under a $1,000,000 secured bond for keeping a 14-year-old girl as a slave. The girl had been purchased by Pasqual Mendez, 23, in Guatemala seven months ago and brought to North Carolina to cook, clean and perform sexual acts for him.
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New Mexico fire started by feds has rural residents devastated, angry
Residents of this tiny Mozano Mountain community were devastated when a fire last month scorched 18,000 acres and destroyed a dozen homes. When they learned it was started by the federal government, they were angry.
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Dozens shot in Chicago over holiday weekend, but police report drop in crime
The skyrocketing violent crime that’s plaguing the city of Chicago did not let up over the Fourth of July holiday. Fifty people were shot, including three children, and four people were murdered from Friday through Monday.
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Saturday, October 10, 2015
Show Notes 10-08-2015
Thursday show 10-8-15
America's mass shooting capital is Chicago
CHICAGO — Four men and two women were shot on April 5 last year, then five weeks later a 15-year-old boy and two men were shot. Another 15-year-old boy and two men were shot in July. Three men were shot on August 21.
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Dems ready sweeping new guns bill
Senate Democrats will begin a campaign to combat gun violence on Thursday as party leaders prepare to unveil a sweeping package of legislation that builds on their failed 2013 attempt to require universal background checks for gun purchases, according to senators and aides.
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Risk of global financial crash has increased, warns IMF
The risk of a global financial crash has increased because a slowdown in China and decline in world trade are undermining the stability of highly indebted emerging economies, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Study: government workers make 78 percent more that private sector
Employees for the federal government earn far more than their counterparts in the private sector, according to a new study by the Cato Institute. Federal workers’ pay and benefits were 78 percent higher than private employees, who earned an average of $52,688 less than public sector workers last year.
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The Millennials' Dilemma: To Own or to Rent
If you’re a millennial who’s just graduated from college, congratulations. You deserve a round of applause. But if you’ve just graduated from college and moved back in with your parents, what you’re hearing is the sound of one hand clapping.
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9 Million US Kids at Risk for Measles
About 9 million U.S. children are susceptible to measles, either because they haven't received the vaccine against the viral disease or because they aren't up to date with their shots, a new study shows. Read More
Researchers grow kidney like organs in laboratory
Researchers have grown kidney-like organs in a laboratory dish, the latest advance in the effort to bioengineer complex human organs for medical use.
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The man who refused to sign The Constitution
“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Thus began the first of the Ten Amendments, or Bill of Rights, which were approved Sept. 25, 1789.
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America's mass shooting capital is Chicago
CHICAGO — Four men and two women were shot on April 5 last year, then five weeks later a 15-year-old boy and two men were shot. Another 15-year-old boy and two men were shot in July. Three men were shot on August 21.
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Dems ready sweeping new guns bill
Senate Democrats will begin a campaign to combat gun violence on Thursday as party leaders prepare to unveil a sweeping package of legislation that builds on their failed 2013 attempt to require universal background checks for gun purchases, according to senators and aides.
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Risk of global financial crash has increased, warns IMF
The risk of a global financial crash has increased because a slowdown in China and decline in world trade are undermining the stability of highly indebted emerging economies, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Study: government workers make 78 percent more that private sector
Employees for the federal government earn far more than their counterparts in the private sector, according to a new study by the Cato Institute. Federal workers’ pay and benefits were 78 percent higher than private employees, who earned an average of $52,688 less than public sector workers last year.
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The Millennials' Dilemma: To Own or to Rent
If you’re a millennial who’s just graduated from college, congratulations. You deserve a round of applause. But if you’ve just graduated from college and moved back in with your parents, what you’re hearing is the sound of one hand clapping.
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9 Million US Kids at Risk for Measles
About 9 million U.S. children are susceptible to measles, either because they haven't received the vaccine against the viral disease or because they aren't up to date with their shots, a new study shows. Read More
Researchers grow kidney like organs in laboratory
Researchers have grown kidney-like organs in a laboratory dish, the latest advance in the effort to bioengineer complex human organs for medical use.
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The man who refused to sign The Constitution
“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Thus began the first of the Ten Amendments, or Bill of Rights, which were approved Sept. 25, 1789.
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Saturday, August 01, 2015
Show Notes 07-30-2015
Thursday
show 07-30-15
Families
face tough decisions as cost of elder care soars
Doris
Ranzman had followed the expert advice, planning ahead in case she
wound up unable to care for herself one day. But when a nursing-home
bill tops $14,000 a month, the best-laid plans get tossed aside.
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Teens
emergency contraception use increase
The
percentage of teen girls who use emergency contraception, sometimes
referred to as the "morning-after pill," has increased
considerably over the last decade, according to a new report.
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On
June 28, 1914, a young Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip
killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo,Bosnia. Taking place against a
backdrop of escalating tensions in the Balkans, the assassination set
off a chain of events that would lead to the start of World War I
barely one month later.
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Graduates
Sue Rolling Stone Over Retracted Rape Story
Three
University of Virginia graduates and members of a fraternity profiled
in a debunked account of a gang rape in a retracted Rolling Stone
magazine story filed a lawsuit against the publication and the
article's author Wednesday, court records show.
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Stallone
puts 'Rocky,' 'Rambo' memorabilia up for auction
Sylvester
Stallone is parting with memorabilia from the "Rocky" and
"Rambo" movies, but he's keeping the two characters alive
onscreen.
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AP
Investigation: Olympic teams to swim, boat in Rio's filth
Athletes
competing in next year's Summer Olympics here will be swimming and
boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk
becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games, an
Associated Press investigation has found.
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Chicago
sheriff puts inmates to work demolishing abandoned buildings
A
Chicago sheriff has a new ally in the battle to rid the city of
abandoned properties that attract squatters, drugs and crime: prison
inmates.
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Navy
admiral confirms US pulling aircraft carrier from Persian Gulf this
fall
The
U.S. Navy will not have an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf this
fall for the first time in years, President Obama's nominee to be the
Navy's top officer told Capitol Hill lawmakers
Thursday.
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Court
dismisses lawsuit seeking person hood for 2 N.Y. chimps
Two
chimpanzees will not be freed from a New York state university where
they're used in locomotion studies after a court decision Thursday
dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to afford them legal personhood
rights.
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Show Notes 05/23/2013
Uncooperative Radio Show Notes:
Thursday 05/23/2013
Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago
Elementary Schools
The Chicago Board of Education on
Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed
to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.
Federal student aid form now using
parent
Applying for federal student aid? The
application no longer asks about a student's "mother" and
"father." Instead, the U.S. Education Department is
replacing those terms with "Parent 1" and "Parent 2."
Blanche Ely High School teacher
punished after alleged sex talk
A Broward reading teacher has been
suspended for 13 days without pay after her overly permissive
classroom environment led to rampant student
misbehavior and students feeling
emboldened enough to ask the teacher about her past sexual
encounters.
Government memo warns that 3d printed
guns may be impossible to stop
A new Department of Homeland Security
intelligence bulletin warns it could be "impossible" to
stop 3D-printed guns from being made, not to mention getting past
security checkpoints.
NASA puts shuttle launch pad in Florida
up for lease
Nearly two years after space shuttle
Atlantis blasted off for the last time, NASA on Thursday put out a
"For Lease" notice for one of its shuttle launch pads in
Florida.
Mice return from month in space
A Russian capsule carrying mice and
lizards has returned to Earth after spending a month in
space.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/05/19/mice-return-from-month-in-space/#ixzz2UA2hZkU8
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/05/19/mice-return-from-month-in-space/#ixzz2UA2hZkU8
Next frontier for Cheeks Kilpatrick:
Panel exploring existence of alien life
A group hoping to prove alien contact with Earth has tapped former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick to help convince the federal government to acknowledge the existence of extraterrestrials.
A group hoping to prove alien contact with Earth has tapped former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick to help convince the federal government to acknowledge the existence of extraterrestrials.
Cars ablaze as Stockholm braces for
fifth night of riots
At least six cars were torched in a
Stockholm suburb late Thursday, as the Swedish capital braced for a
fifth night of riots.
Obama orders Holder to investigation
Holder
President Obama is a little uneasy with
the way journalists have been dragged into the Justice Department’s
aggressive pursuit of national security leak investigations. In fact,
he has ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a 45-day
review of the department’s guidelines on the issue.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/05/obama-orders-doj-review-of-leak-investigations/
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/05/obama-orders-doj-review-of-leak-investigations/
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