Showing posts with label Law of the Sea Treaty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Law of the Sea Treaty. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Show Notes: 07-22-2012

Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Sunday 7/22/12

Prayer After Death of Loved One

http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/deceased.htm

FBI Did Not Investigate Fort Hood Shooter Because of Political Correctness, Report Says

The FBI was too concerned about political correctness and did not launch an investigation into a man who was later charged with killing 13 people in a 2009 attack at the Fort Hood military installation in Texas, despite significant warning signs that he was an Islamic extremist bent on killing civilians, according to a lawmaker briefed on a new report about the terrorist attack.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/fbi-did-not-investigate-fort-hood-sLinkhooter-because-political-correctness-report-says


Guess who's bailing out bankrupt western governments now?

Fourteen years ago during the Asian financial crisis, Indonesia endured a currency collapse, a severe 2-year recession, and an embarrassing IMF bailout.
http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/guess-whos-bailing-out-bankrupt-western-governments-now/


Colorado Governor tells Candy Crowley stricter gun laws wouldn't have prevented massacre

As her State of the Union interview with Hickenlooper proceeded, Crowley predictably asked, "Do you see any law anywhere that could stop a man with no record in a society that protects the second amendment that might have prevented this?"
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/07/22/colorado-governor-tells-candy-crowley-stricter-gun-laws-wouldnt-have-#ixzz21Nyv39DQ

Egg allergy treatment

Egg allegiance Children allergic to eggs are told to avoid the food completely. But in a promising new clinical trial, doing the exact opposite appears to have reduced and in some case eliminated
kids' egg allergies.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-16/egg-allergy-treatment/56319678/1


Fewer teens want to drive yet automakers court them

As automakers increasingly try to market their cars to young drivers they will find themselves fighting over a shrinking percentage of teenagers who want to drive.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/fewer-teens-want-to-drive-yet-automakers-court-them/1#.UAxZTJEn3SgLink


Is the Law of the Sea Treaty sunk?

As of today, (July 16 2012) 34 U.S. Senators are on record promising to oppose the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea if it comes to the Senate floor. Because two-thirds of Senators present and voting are required to ratify any treaty, the long-stalled Law of the Sea Treaty is effectively dead.
http://heritageaction.com/2012/07/heritage-action-sinking-law-sea-treaty/?utm_source=heritageaction&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wwf-lost-win

House votes to bar Pentagon's deal with Russian firm

The House lashed out at Russia for its unwavering support for Syria, voting Thursday to stop the Pentagon from doing business with a Russian company that has armed Bashar Assad's regime. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/07/20/house-votes-tto-bar-pentagon-deal-with-russian-firm.html?comp=7000023467962&rank=1

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Show Notes: 05-24-2012

Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Thursday 5/24/12

British and Spanish ships almost come to blows over-The-Rock

Spain ceded control of Gibraltar to what is now the United Kingdom in 1713 in the Treaty of Utrecht. The minute territory of 2.6 square miles nicknamed the “Rock” is a peninsula off Spain on the Mediterranean coast just off the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean and it gives Britain access to the Mediterranean.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2012/0524/British-Spanish-ships-almost-come-to-blows-over-The-Rock

Israel land of Jewish refugees riled by influx of Africans

In an ironic twist, Israel's most tolerant city erupted in violent riots against African migrants last night, eliciting comparisons with "pogrom" attacks on European Jewish communities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/0524/Israel-land-of-Jewish-refugees-riled-by-influx-of-Africans

Rubio: Failure to ‘Accommodate’ Illegals Within Confines of U.S. Law = ‘Missed Golden Opportunities’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told a crowd of small business leaderswith the Latino Coalition that the failure to "accommodate" the status of young illegal aliens within the confines of U.S. laws constitutes "missed golden opportunities" fueled by partisan politics.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/rubio-failure-accommodate-illegals-within-confines-us-law-missed-golden-opportunities

Long commute time linked with poor health

A new study shows A study published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that the longer people drive to work, the more likely they are to have poor cardiovascular health.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-05-23/long-commute-poor-health/55162620/1

Russia claims new missile can overcome missile defenses

Within days of NATO's announcement that its European antimissile shield is now "provisionally operational," Russia has claimed to have tested a new type of intercontinental missile that can outwit the new missile defenses.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2012/0524/Russia-claims-new-missile-can-overcome-missile-defenses

DCCC fundraiser to honor 25years since Barney Frank cam out

House Democrats will hold a fundraiser next week honoring the 25th anniversary of Rep. Barney's Frank (D-Mass.) coming out of the closet. Link
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/229363-dccc-fundraiser-to-honor-25-years-since-barney-frank-came-out

Hillary Clinton: Opposition to Sea Treaty Based on 'Mythology'

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee began the latest round in a decades-long fight to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), known as the Law of the Sea Treaty.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/hillary-clinton-opposition-sea-treaty-based-mythology