Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Joyce Riley RN's THE POWER HOUR NEWS

World News

9 troops die in two days in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Insurgent attacks have killed nine NATO service members in the past two days in Afghanistan...

Pakistan let China see crashed U.S. "stealth" copter
(Reuters) - Pakistan gave China access to the previously unknown U.S. "stealth" helicopter that crashed during the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May...

Glenn Beck arrives in Israel ahead of ‘megaevent’
American conservative pundit Glenn Beck arrived in Israel on Sunday morning to prepare for his “megaevent,” planned for next week. As a part of his preparations, Beck will meet with a number of Israeli politicians... Related video here.

Mass rallies in Yemen demand president step down
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis poured into the streets of major cities and towns across the country on Friday...

Syrians call for Assad's death; 14 killed
BEIRUT (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Syrian protesters shouted for President Bashar Assad's death Friday in a dramatic escalation of their rage and frustration...

Evidence of U.S. Effort to Arm Syrian Opposition Emerges
On August 6, a Lebanese newspaper, The Daily Star, reported three men were charged by Lebanon’s Military Prosecutor General with smuggling weapons into Syria.

French General: NATO Attack On Syria “Feasible”
Former French General Jean Rannou has outlined the technicalities of a NATO attack on Syria as a bid to topple Bashar al-Assad’s regime moves closer despite the ongoing failure of NATO’s campaign in Libya to defeat Muammar Gaddafi.

Guillotine display stuns Rothschild's 'tent city'
French Revolution symbol becomes main attraction at Tel Aviv's protest center, as rallies continue to spread across country. Protest leaders say Beersheba to hold next mass rally.

Italy delivers tough austerity measures
ROME, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced a painful mix of tax increases and spending cuts on Friday to meet European Central Bank demands for action on shoring up Italy's strained public finances.

London police say nearly 700 charged over riots
LONDON (AP) -- Thousands of extra police officers were stationed on Britain's streets Friday...

French growth sputters to a halt in 2nd quarter
PARIS (AP) -- The French government was put under further pressure to cut deeper into spending after figures Friday showed growth in Europe's second biggest economy ground to a halt in the spring...

INFOWARS SPECIAL REPORT: Globalists’ Extermination List Exposed
In a Special Infowars Report, researcher Aaron Dykes exposes the global population database apparatus used by eugenicists to target populations for reduced births, soft kill and extermination.

U.S. News, Politics & Government

'Kids for cash' judge gets 28 years in Pennsylvania bribery case
Mark Ciavarella Jr took $1m in bribes from the builder of two detention centres in return for filling them with juvenile offenders.

Terrorism Update: FBI Targets Preppers and Preparedness Supplies In Latest Bulletin

If you’ve been preparing for emergencies, disasters, or economic collapse there’s a strong likelihood that you’ve been added to a watch list somewhere. Hard to believe? Read More...

The Iowa Straw Poll Mystery

Intel Hub - Where are the 218 unaccounted for votes?

YouTube: CNN and Politico OPENLY ADMIT they are IGNORING Ron Paul

I could not believe the honesty here in this clip, flat out saying the media is conspiring to ignore Ron after his grand Ames showing.

Reuters Edits Iowa Poll Reality According to Globalist Agenda

Often cited as a reliable, reputable news source, Reuters is in actuality nothing more than another den of duplicity bought and paid for by the corporate financiers ruling/ruining Western civilization.

Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time

New data posted Sunday shows that 39% of Americans approve of Obama's job performance, while 54% disapprove. Both are the worst numbers of his presidency.

The Obamacare Court Fight is About Liberty Itself

If the mandate is upheld by the Supreme Court – or if one of the conservative justices drops dead before this is considered the middle of next year – be afraid of an unprecedentedly empowered federal government. Be very afraid.

Court allows torture lawsuit against Rumsfeld

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, based in Chicago, upheld a decision by a federal judge in Illinois to allow the lawsuit to proceed despite...

SAN FRANCISCO - BART Police Shut Down Cell Towers to Block Demonstration

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - To some, BART's tactic drew comparisons to those of former president of Egypt to squelch protests demanding an end to his authoritarian rule. Authorities there cut Internet and cellphone services in the country for days earlier this year.

Iowa Straw Poll: Ron Paul within 1% of 1st!
Remember that Iowa is Michele Bachmann's home State and a 152 vote difference is a MAJOR victory for Ron Paul!

Army suicides hit record in July
he U.S. Army suffered a record 32 suicides in July, the most since it began releasing monthly figures in 2009.

Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare law suffered a setback Friday when a U.S. appeals court ruled that it was unconstitutional to require all Americans to buy insurance or face a penalty. Related article here.

Obama Readies Citizen Spies For Action
Intel Hub - I think at this point it is fair to say that the name “Barack Obama” has become irrevocably synonymous with the phrase “Brownshirts”, and with very good reason.

The Problem With Israel: Washington’s Acquiescence And The Media’s Complicity
Intel Hub - Over coming weeks 81 Congressmen, a whopping 20% of the entire House of Representatives, will be spending their time off not with their constituents but instead in a foreign nation on a trip sponsored by a powerful lobbying group.

The Israel Factor: The Republican presidential candidates
Who does our panel think is the best Republican presidential candidate for Israel?

APNewsBreak: Some unions to skip 2012 convention
WASHINGTON (AP) -- About a dozen trade unions plan to sit out the 2012 Democratic convention because they're angry that it's being held in a right-to-work state and frustrated that Democrats haven't done enough to create jobs.

Thousands line up for free dental services in Woodstock
The two-day clinic at First Baptist Church of Woodstock on Hwy. 92 is being sponsored by the Georgia Dental Association and its Foundation for Oral Health.

Detroit mother Maryanne Godboldo found in neglect for refusing to medicate daughter with psychiatric drugs
(NaturalNews) Detroit mom Maryanne Godboldo, who was subjected to an armed SWAT team assault on her home during an attempted kidnapping by Child Protective Services, has been found in neglect today by a Wayne County juvenile court. The jury...

Economy

10 Signs That Economic Riots And Civil Unrest Inside The United States Are Now More Likely Than Ever
The frustration among our young people is palpable. Most of them feel entitled to "the American Dream" and they feel like the system has failed them. Unfortunately, many of them are already turning to violence. But the economic riots and the civil unrest that we have already seen are nothing compared to what is coming. Americans are angry, and as the economy continues to collapse that anger is going to reach unprecedented heights.

VIDEO: John Boehner Says In Order To Pay For The Wars, We Need To Raise The Social Security Retirement Age To 70

According to the source, Boehner said the following: Ensuring there's enough money to pay for the war will require reforming the country's entitlement system, Boehner said. He said he'd favor increasing the Social Security retirement age to 70...

Va, Fla sue NY bank over pension funds
Both lawsuits accuse the bank of overcharging those pension funds on foreign currency transactions.

Average Teen Unemployment Rate in D.C. is 50.1%, Analysis Shows
An analysis based on U.S. Census Bureau data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that the average unemployment rate for teens ages 16 to 19 in the District of Columbia was 50.1 percent as of June 2011.

Abandoning the gold standard was a seminal moment, and one we're now all paying for
After trust evaporated in gold and silver coinage, we had the gold standard and then the Bretton Woods system and now, today, fiat money – but the routine is painfully familiar. The main difference with fiat money is that whereas under the gold standard it was all too obvious when politicians were spending beyond their means (they would simply run out of gold reserves), these days it is slightly more difficult to tell quite how close the system is to breakage.

Energy & Environment

Fukushima update: Radiation danger continues
(NaturalNews) Five months ago today, the nuclear crisis began in Fukushima, and the government began lying about the threat and the dangers to its people. Now they are beginning to build a gigantic tent over reactor number one. We do not have any information...

From NCAR an “unexpected new result” – “Arctic ice… likely to expand as it is to contract”
BOULDER—Although Arctic sea ice appears fated to melt away as the climate continues to warm, the ice may temporarily stabilize or somewhat expand at times over the next few decades, new research indicates.

What you need to know about fracking
Environmental Working Group: Natural gas drilling enjoys many exemptions from the federal Clean Air, Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water acts, as well as hazardous waste laws. Lack of effective oversight is an increasingly critical problem for nearby communities...

Science & Technology

New material dramatically increases explosive force of weapons
A revolutionary material that will replace steel in warhead casings will bring added lethality and increase the likelihood of a hit on an enemy target; by combining several metals...

Statistics helps calculate uncertainty of aging U.S. nukes
How do you test a not-so-young nuclear stockpile for the effects of age when you cannot detonate any for the sake of finding out?

Health

90 Year-Old Powerful Natural Cancer Therapy You've Probably Never Heard Of
Some of you may have heard of the Gerson Therapy, but the vast majority have not. In fact, most alternative cancer treatments are belittled, discredited or completely ignored by the mainstream press and public health agencies.

Oh Horrors!—Bag Lunches May Be Dangerous!
Cold food that's left at room temperature warms up. Shocking! The lunch you bring from home may-might-could be dangerous. Run! Run for the hills! The boogie man might getcha!

Major Yeast Infection Drug Causes Birth Defects: Natural Remedies Better
The FDA admits Diflucan causes birth defects. Don't worry. Natural fungal treatments are often more effective and always safer.

More than 2,000 vaccinated against hepatitis A in N.C.
County health officials have vaccinated approximately 2,000 people who might have been exposed to hepatitis A while dining at an Olive Garden in Fayetteville, N.C.

Pharma now pushing for 20 new vaccines in next decade
(NaturalNews) The mainstream media is extremely one sided with its vaccine reporting. It is a PR outlet for the pharmaceutical industry, especially when it comes to the pharmaceutical industry's sacred cow - vaccines. A recent example is a BBC item...

New drug may fight all types of viral infection
A team of American researchers has developed a drug capable of fighting nearly any type of viral infection.

Antibody that acts against 30 strains of influenza discovered
American scientists searching for a universal influenza treatment recently discovered an antibody that acts against 30 of the 36 known strains of the illness.

Study: Grape compound may provide natural protection against skin cancer
(NaturalNews) If you spend a lot of time in the sun, and are looking for a way to help naturally protect your skin from potential damage caused by sun exposure, new research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry just might...

Whole Paycheck and Organic Food Deserts: The Challenge
(NaturalNews) After decades of grassroots public education, battles to safeguard standards, and hard work, organic food and farming has become the fastest growing sector of U.S. agriculture. Organics have surged in popularity to become a $30 billion dollar...

Gardening, Farming & Homesteading

NaturalNews publishes names of government agents who masterminded Rawesome Foods raid
(NaturalNews) The Rawesome Foods raid that took place August 3, 2011, is being publicly described by many as an act of "government terrorism" against innocents...

Anonymous Call to New Animal Abuse Hotline Leads to Raid on Colorado Woman’s Rabbit Farm
An anonymous Crime Stoppers hotline tip led animal control officers from the Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff’s Office to descend upon Bell’s one-acre farm at about 10:30 that morning and, before the day was over, remove nearly 200 rabbits from the property.

Raw Milk Rover animation depicts raw milk victory against FDA
(NaturalNews) A new animation created by Mike Adams and released by NaturalNews depicts a happy dog achieving a unique victory over FDA tyrants who conduct armed raids on raw milk farmers and merchants. Scripted and voiced by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger...

VIDEO: Allotments Lead to "Staggering" 51% Fall in Anti-social Behaviour
Two years on, the allotments are thriving, and local police are amazed to find that anti-social behaviour has fallen by over 50% in the area.

Monsanto preys on popularity of omega-3s by developing GMO soybean that produces fake fish oil
(NaturalNews) Leave it to Monsanto to take a good thing and corrupt it for financial gain. According to a recent report in Forbes, the multinational biotechnology-slash-agriculture-manipulating monolith has developed a new genetically-modified...

Miscellaneous

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Pet Food Ingredients to Question
Thanks to non-enforcement of federal food safety laws, pet food is provided the privilege to include...shall I say...less than optimal ingredients.

Humor

MUST SEE BUST: Mortgage Bankers Association 'Strategic Default' Exposed By Jon Stewart (Daily Show Video)
The Mortgage Bankers Association strategically defaults, walks away from the commercial loan on their headquarters after shaming and ridiculing homeowners who do the same.

YouTube; Static Dog
Funny video of what static electricity does to a long haired dog.