CNN – by Andrew Kaczynski

In an effort to win votes from social conservatives during the 1996 presidential race, Bill Clinton’s re-election campaign ran a controversial radio ad that touted his signing of the Defense of Marriage Act, his role in expanding the death penalty, and his support for a ban on late-term abortions with exceptions.

The ad was reported on extensively at the time and has been referenced in the years after in the context of Clinton’s position on same-sex marriage, but recordings of the spot had been seemingly lost to time — until now. CNN’s KFile has obtained partial audio of the radio ad.

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Fox News Latino

FORT WORTH –  Fort Worth police say a man accused of kidnapping a six-year-old girl from her home also raped her before she was found.

Police say Edis Moya Alas kidnapped the girl Saturday from her home in southeast Fort Worth. The girl’s father said he noticed the front door was open and the girl was gone about 5 a.m.   Continue reading “Illegal alien accused of kidnapping, raping 6-year-old girl in Texas”

Fox News Latino

MEXICO CITY (AP) –  Mexican drug gang bosses furious at suspected turncoats sent commandos aided by local police to seize dozens — perhaps hundreds — of people, murder them and dispose of their bodies in a town near the Texas border, yet state and federal officials ignored the massacre for years, according to a government-backed report released Sunday.

The long delay in the investigation makes it impossible to determine just how many people were killed in the town of Allende in 2011, according to the report sponsored by the federal Executive Commission for Attention to Victims. The Coahuila state file lists 42 missing people related to the case. But a Zeta drug gang member told a U.S. court in 2013 that 300 died, though it was not clear if all the deaths occurred in the same incident.   Continue reading “Report accuses Mexican state officials of ignoring massacre near Texas border”

Fox News – by Howard Kurtz

ST. LOUIS –  Shortly before Donald Trump took the stage here in St. Louis, he finished a Facebook Live video press conference with Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey and Juanita Broaddrick—a more dramatic response to the tape on which he boasted of groping women than anyone could have imagined.

Of course, it’s been hard to imagine much of this reality-show campaign, but its most sensational, trash-talking elements—from Hillary Clinton’s possible role in her husband’s sexual misconduct to Trump talking about pursuing a married woman on “Access Hollywood”–collided on the Washington University stage.   Continue reading “The sex, lies and videotape debate: Trump struggles early but finishes strong”

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Anna Von Reitz

In a few weeks Americans will be asked to choose between Hillary and Donald.

This is like being asked to choose between Capone and Gambizi.

No matter what you do, it’s wrong.   Continue reading “Advantages of Just Saying—-No! — and Boycotting the Election”

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RT

Two missiles fired from the Yemeni shore targeted a US Navy guided missile destroyer, a Pentagon spokesman has said. The rockets, which failed to hit the ship, allegedly came from territory controlled by Houthi rebels.

“USS Mason detected two inbound missiles over a 60-minute period while in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. Both missiles impacted the water before reaching the ship,” Reuters quoted Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis as saying.   Continue reading “US Navy destroyer comes under missile attack off Yemen coast – Pentagon”

ABC News

Washington lawmakers have tried and failed in recent years to make polluters pay for their carbon emissions to fight climate change. Now, voters will get to decide.

An initiative on the November ballot asks voters whether the state should impose the nation’s first direct carbon tax on the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline.   Continue reading “Washington State Voters To Decide On Nation’s First Carbon Tax”

Fox News

A good Samaritan is expected to recover after being shot more than a week ago by an illegal immigrant trying to kidnap a woman, according to a report.

Fox 31 Denver reported Friday that former paratrooper Brian Geer was shot when the woman, a total stranger, ran up to his house and frantically banged on the front door for help.   Continue reading “Good Samaritan shot trying to stop kidnapping by illegal immigrant, report says”

ABC News

A Long Island Rail Road train carrying approximately 600 passengers derailed Saturday night east of New York City, leaving 33 people injured and of those, four seriously injured, officials said this morning.

The eastbound commuter train derailed east of New Hyde Park, around 9:10 p.m., officials said.

“When you look at the actual damage to the situation, the silver lining is we are fortunate that more people weren’t seriously hurt,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference this morning, adding that the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate into the cause of the incident.   Continue reading “Commuter Train Derails East of NYC, Injuring 33”

New York Post – by Isabel Vincent

The Clinton Foundation failed to properly file non-profit paperwork required by New York state for years and did not disclose government grants on its filings as required by law, yet Attorney General Eric Schneiderman gave it a pass.

A search of the New York charities database by The Post found that for the years 2010 through 2014, the Clinton Foundation was years late in submitting the required paperwork to raise money in New York — waiting until 2016.   Continue reading “Clinton Foundation was late to file paperwork, but got pass from AG”

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Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

The Clinton campaign (Washington Post) released audio on Friday of Donald Trump talking about hitting on a hot woman in 2005.

Hillary Clinton tweeted out that she was “shocked!” in response to the audio!   Continue reading “Hillary “Shocked!” By Trump’s Sex Talk… But Here’s Video of Hillary Threatening Sex Assault Victims in 1998”

Fox News

WASHINGTON –  Hillary Clinton told bankers behind closed doors that she favored “open trade and open borders” and said Wall Street executives were best-positioned to help reform the U.S. financial sector, according to transcripts of her private, paid speeches leaked Friday.

The leaks were the result of another email hacking intended to influence the presidential election.   Continue reading “Clinton called for ‘open trade and open borders’ in private, paid Wall Street speeches”

The Weather Channel

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As Hurricane Matthew continued its march along the Florida coast, hundreds of thousands in Florida were without power.

According to the Florida Power and Light, more than 307,250 customers were without power early Friday morning.   Continue reading “As Hurricane Matthew Continues Its March Up Florida Coast, Hundreds of Thousands Without Power”

The Hill – by Katie Bo Williams

Four Republican committee chairmen on Wednesday pressed Attorney General Loretta Lynch on what they termed “the unusual restrictions” placed on the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of State.

In a letter to Lynch, they pointed to a pair of letters from Beth Wilkinson, an attorney for two of Clinton’s lawyers, that laid out a limited immunity agreement that the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to in exchange for cooperation with the investigation.   Continue reading “GOP chairmen slam ‘unusual restrictions’ on FBI Clinton probe”

Chicago Sun Times – by Tina Sfondeles

The Kankakee prosecutor on Tuesday announced an “unprecedented” investigation into allegations of “individuals from Chicago” offering gifts to residents in exchange for votes — only to have his office itself accused of harassing and intimidating voters.

The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office said it opened the voter fraud investigation in response to allegations that “gifts” were given to voters in exchange for a vote for Democratic state Rep. Kate Cloonen, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, and “others.”   Continue reading “Vote fraud, intimidation allegations hurled about in Kankakee Co., Illinois”

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The PPJ Gazette – by Marti Oakley

The view from a political atheist

To all of you whiners and criers out there who whimper or scream hysterically that if I don’t vote I have no right to complain……..the hell if I don’t. I have watched this cycle every four years devolve into some kind of sick comedy act, and this election has got to be the final insult to the American voters.   Continue reading “Election 2016: Are we really going to let them get away with this?”

Reuters

A global agreement to combat climate change by shifting the world economy away from fossil fuels will take force next month after passing a threshold for ratification on Wednesday with support from European nations.

Support for the Paris Agreement has widened to nations representing 56.75 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions, above the 55 percent needed for implementation, a U.N. website showed. The deal will formally start in 30 days.   Continue reading “Paris climate accord ratified, to start next month: U.N.”

Triple Pundit – by Leon Kaye

Weed, California, home to around 2,500 people and just south of the Oregon border in the shadow of Mount Shasta, is best known for its offbeat name and its appearance in John Steinbeck’s classic “Of Mice and Men.”

But now this small town in Siskiyou County is the focal point in the fight between a community’s right to local water and a company’s right to sell it. In an area still recovering from the devastating 2014 Boles Fire, Weed is the David trying to find a voice against a Goliath that insists the town’s water is better served if it is bottled and exported to Japan.   Continue reading “French Billionaire Clashes With Rural California Town Over Water Rights”