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October is the dying month, replete with darkling shades of hoary Time flying down its necessary doom — Days diminish, birds wing sadder, leaves on the waft drift a plaintive, lonely patter. — david pratt
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Raising Refugee Cap by 30,000 does not sit well with Congress
Mark Linnhoefer – The Obama administration’s plan to allow 15,000 more refugees in each year for the next two years will have a hard time getting implemented as the Republican-led Congress would need to approve additional funding for such a project. According to current law, the raising of the refugee cap would not […]
Former Peanut CEO to spend 28 years in jail
Mark Linnhoefer – Stewart and Michael Parnell, former CEO and former food broker for the Peanut Corporation of America, were sentenced following a salmonella outbreak that killed nine and made hundreds sick. The pair allegedly knew about the salmonella and willingly covered it up, shipping contaminated products to thousands. This sentence […]
Carson “absolutely” stands by Muslim remarks
Mark Linnhoefer – During an interview aired on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said that he “absolutely” stands by his comments on Muslims as president. He does, however, add that he would accept a moderate Muslim who officially denounces radical Islamist ideology. During Monday’s interview, Carson said that people should […]
An Open Letter to the Thompsons & Acostas
Clayton Luce 9/17/15 Louisville, KY Dearest Jennifer, Juan, Deborah Fuller & Will Thompson, and Stephanie & Annie Acosta (and RALPH OK), On behalf of the entire GonzoToday family from sea to oil-sludged, radioactive sea: There have been a lot of new and wildly significant and loved faces from Hunter’s life and […]
Candidate Carson says a Muslim shouldn’t be president
Mark Linnhoefer – Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said Sunday that Muslims cannot be American presidents as their faith is incongruent with the values and principles of the Constitution. The former neurosurgeon said during NBC’s “Meet The Press” that he “would not advocate” a Muslim president and that […]
Catalan separatists gain lead in Spanish newspaper polls
Mark Linnhoefer – The main Catalan secessionist movements – Junts pel Si and left-wing CUP – are set to gain a total of about 50% of votes during the September 27th elections, which Catalan president Artur Mas dubbed a ‘proxy vote’ on Catalan independence after Madrid has stopped a referendum on […]
Campaign 2016: Some Debate, Some Don’t
September 21, 2015 by Johann Galloway Carly Fiorina shot past Ben Carson to second place after the Republican presidential primary debates on Wednesday, according to the CNN/ORC poll released Saturday. She resonated with hardline Republicans when she reiterated her call to shut down the government over federal funding for Planned […]
Syriza Set to Return to Power
David Pratt – Greece’s Alexis Tsipras and his left-wing Syriza party scored a huge victory in a re-election Sunday that returns him to the prime minister’s seat and voted in the antiestablishment coalition government that he led from January to August.. At that time, Tsipras fought against the austerity policies that Greece’s creditors want, but […]
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