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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
July 10th, 2013

Military analyst: Women in front-line combat opens door for draft
"It is most unfortunate that Congress is allowing the Obama administration to lay the legal groundwork for selective service obligations to be imposed on unsuspecting civilian women on the same basis as men," says Donnelly. "This would include a future draft."

Pastor Ken Hutcherson to Rev. Al Sharpton: ‘Not Again’
So why is it that you think Judeo-Christian believers, the religious right, tea partiers, patriots and white people in general who are starting to feel like second class citizens and separate but equal; are being scrutinized by the IRS and spied on by the NSA. Why should they not stand up and demand equal treatment under the law and the Constitution of these United States of America?

WEAK IMPACT, NICE AURORAS
A minor CME hit Earth's magnetic field on July 9th at approximately 20:30 UT. The impact was weak, and at first had little effect, but in the hours following the strike a geomagnetic storm developed. At its peak during the early hours of July 10th, the G1-class storm produced auroras in northern-tier US states from Wisconsin to Washington.

Arab countries take aim at Israel's alleged nuclear arsenal
Arab diplomats signaled on Tuesday they would seek to step up pressure on Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal but the Jewish state said any attempt to “bash” it would be counterproductive.

EU plots transatlantic bank regulator
Sources indicated that the agreement is seen as the major priority for the UK, given the role of the City in the international economy. It is understood that EU negotiators will push for a core agreement on financial regulation and principles, but also discuss how regulation should be enforced in the future. It is possible that, as a result of the talks, some form of transnational super-regulator could be established, which would take a lead on financial regulation across the two economic super powers.

Suwanose-jima volcano (Japan): ash plume reported
Tokyo reported a small ash plume from the volcano at 5,000 ft (1.5 km) elevation today.

Syrian rebels used nerve gas, Russia says
Russia says it determined an alleged deadly sarin nerve gas attack in Syria was carried out by Syrian rebels, not the Assad regime, as the White House asserts.

Linchpin for Obama’s plan to predict future leakers unproven, isn’t likely to work, experts say
Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques that are not scientifically proven to work, according to experts and government documents. The techniques are a key pillar of the Insider Threat Program, an unprecedented government-wide crackdown under which millions of federal bureaucrats and contractors must watch out for “high-risk persons or behaviors” among co-workers. Those who fail to report them could face penalties, including criminal charges.

House to Vote on Bill Prohibiting IRS Enforcement of Obamacare
The House of Representatives will take up a bill that would stop the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Services, from implementing and enforcing the provisions of Obamacare. The bill...is just two pages long and claims its purpose is to "prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010."

Privacy fears grow as Obama weighs expanded gun-buyer database
Mental health advocates are worried that the privacy of people who have received treatment for their illnesses could be jeopardized by a White House push to expand a database used to run background checks on gun buyers. President Barack Obama said he wants to see state governments contribute more names of people barred from buying guns to the database...

Texas House approves sweeping abortion restrictions
The Texas House of Representatives approved sweeping abortion restrictions on Tuesday, including a ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy and tougher standards for clinics that perform the procedure. The vote of 98-49 came after a full day of sometimes emotional debate. Before the measure can head to the state Senate, it needs a final vote from the House, which is expected on Wednesday.

Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie arrest ordered
Egypt's prosecutor's office has ordered the arrest of the leader of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohammed Badie, state media report. Mr Badie is accused of inciting the violence in Cairo on Friday in which at least 51 people were killed. Several leading Brotherhood figures are already in detention and warrants have been issued for hundreds more.

BBC Says Christians Who Oppose Gay Marriage Are 'Damaging the Church'
The BBC thinks Christians who disagree with gay marriage are “throwbacks who are damaging the church,” according to one of its presenters. Roger Bolton also said if the BBC interviews a Christian who objects to abortion on religious grounds, “they are treated as though they are just a bit barmy.”

Israel reportedly mulling deal that would see Russian troops on Golan
Israel may allow Russian soldiers to join the United Nations peacekeeping forces on the Golan Heights, and in return Moscow will halt the transfer of advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, the London-based Arabic-language daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported Wednesday. According to the report, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss alternatives to the weapons deal...

Egypt unrest: Liberal opposition rejects transition plan
The main liberal opposition coalition in Egypt has rejected interim leader Adly Mansour's decree, which sets a new poll timetable to stop the unrest. The National Salvation Front (NSF) demanded more changes and consultation on the document. Both the Muslim Brotherhood, which supports ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, and the Tamarod protest movement earlier rejected the decree.

30,000 California Prisoners Are Refusing Meals
Over 30,000 California prisoners started refusing meals on Monday morning in what might become the biggest hunger strike in California prison history, according to California's corrections department.

Egypt's women watch protests from sidelines amid fears of sexual violence
Nashwa Youssef and her husband Sherif have been following every twist and turn amid the turmoil in the wake of the ouster of Egypt’s democratically elected president. “The anxiety is too much to bear. All I do is watch the news and surf social media for the latest updates,” said 30-year-old Youssef, an English teacher who lives just six miles from Tahrir Square, the symbolic heart of Egypt’s demonstrations. "My husband has gone down to Tahrir every day since the protests started.”

'Blasphemy' teen flees Pakistan amid persecution of Christians
A Pakistani teen who provoked an international outcry when she was falsely accused of burning Islam’s holy book is finally out of danger and settling into a new life in Canada.

Tropical Storm Chantal sets sights on Haiti, Dominican Republic
Haiti and the Dominican Republic will be in the cross hairs of Tropical Storm Chantal on Wednesday, threatening the Caribbean island nations with dangerous waves, storm surges and high winds, the National Hurricane Center warned Tuesday night.

Muslim Brotherhood Kept Christians From Voting at Gunpoint During Morsi Election, Megachurch Pastor Reveals
Dr. Michael Youssef, founding pastor of the 3,000 member Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, who was born in Egypt, said that the ousting of former president Mohamed Morsi is a good thing for Christians in the North African country because the Muslim Brotherhood had kept Christians away from voting during the election by threatening to shoot them.

Hezbollah blames Israel for Beirut bombing
One person killed, dozens wounded when car bomb explodes in southern Beirut suburbs • Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar says "Malicious act clearly bears the fingerprint of the Israeli enemy and its tools" • Celebratory gunfire reported in anti-Hezbollah Tripoli.

Natural gas well leaking in Gulf off the La. coast
Natural gas leaked Tuesday from an old, non-producing well at an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico about 75 miles off the Louisiana coast after a crew working to plug the well lost control of it, the Coast Guard said.

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