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That GEICO “Do Dogs Chase Cats?” Commercial

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Posted in Animals, Comedy, Commercials, Television
Tags: "Bullitt", "Do Dogs Chase Cats?", 30-Second Spot, Car Chases, Comedy, GEICO, Humor, Insurance, Martin Agency, Recreation, Saturday Night Live, Steve McQueen, Television Advertisement, Toonces the Driving Cat, TV Ad

Whoa! Iman Al-Obeidi Married? Plus, A Video From Her Mother

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Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Arabs, Class, Education, Hate Crimes, History, Iman al-Obeidi, Islam/Sufism, Libya, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Sexual Harassment, The Rest of the World, War Crimes, Women
Tags: Al Jazeera, Al-Aan, Aljazeeera, Authoritarian Government, Bab Al-Aziziya, Benghazi, Civil War, Culture, Eman al Obaidi, Eman Al Obaidy, Eman al-Obeidi, Faraj Ghaithi, Fiancé, Gaddafi, Gang Rape, Gang Rape Survivor, Heroine, Honor, Imam Atik Salih, Iman al-Obeidi, Islam, Law Student, Lawyer, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Youth Movement, Martyr, Moammar Khaddafy, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muslims, Politics of Libya, Protests, Rape, Rape Victim, Sexual Abuse, The Libyan Uprising, Time Magazine, Tobruk, Tripoli, Virginity, Wadad Omar, Zawiyah, ايمان العبيدي

The President’s Speech on Libya

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Posted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Class, Democrats, Egypt, France, Hate Crimes, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Libya, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Tunisia, United Kingdom, War Crimes, Women
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The Madison WI Capitol Times

Plain Talk: New health bill makes me shudder September 24, 2017
Under the Graham-Cassidy bill, each state would make its own decisions on health care. I don't trust Scott Walker and Co. to do right by Wisconsin citizens.
Q&A: Keith Reopelle serving as first director of Dane County's Office of Energy and Climate Change September 24, 2017
Keith Reopelle is the first director of the Office of Energy and Climate Change, which was created in Dane County Executive Joe Parisi's 2017 budget.
Patricia Randolph's Madravenspeak: Bear biologist makes a devil’s bargain September 24, 2017
To promote more humane treatment of bears, a famed researcher worked to change bears' status from varmintsf to trophy. Later, some of his research bears were killed by trophy hunters.
Live from Cap Times Idea Fest: Amy Klobuchar looks to the future of the Democratic Party September 23, 2017
In this episode, Sen. Amy Klobuchar talks about what it's like to have a former Saturday Night Live cast member as your counterpart in public office.
Dan Dieterich: Climate change is making disaster the new normal September 23, 2017
Dear Editor: “If this isn’t climate change, I don’t know what is.” So said the mayor of Miami on Sept. 8. Then he called it “a poster child for what is to come.”
Gary Peterson: Take a page from Sweden's book on drunk driving September 23, 2017
The lenient deadliness of Wisconsin's drunken driving laws cannot continue. Sweden's figured out how to control the problem; we should act similarly.
Live from Cap Times Idea Fest: Gloria Ladson-Billings on better serving students of color September 23, 2017
UW education professor talks about how teachers should be absolutely committed to success for their students.
Garrison Keillor: Of thee they sing with feeling September 23, 2017
When you stand in a crowd and sing about the purple mountains and the buffalo roaming and grace that taught my heart to fear, it does pull people together no matter how they feel about the Second Amendment.

The New York Times

Why the Latest Health Bill Is Teetering: It Might Not Work September 24, 2017
For reasons more practical than ideological, the health care world has united to stop the effort by Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
At Florida Nursing Home, Many Calls for Help, but None That Made a Difference September 23, 2017
After the home lost power to its air-conditioning, 11 of its residents died. Records and interviews show a preventable descent into chaos.
Cracks in a Puerto Rican Dam Send Neighbors a Message: Leave Now September 24, 2017
Officials of Isabela, in northwest Puerto Rico, are trying to evacuate residents after Hurricane Maria damaged the nearby Guajataca Dam.
The Storms Moved On. The Caribbean Islands Fear the Tourists Might, Too. September 23, 2017
In a region that relies on visitors, hurricanes left tourism on some islands ‘in a coma.’ The threat of a long-term slump looms, complicating efforts to rebuild.
Facing Months in the Dark, Ordinary Life in Puerto Rico Is ‘Beyond Reach’ September 23, 2017
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans were contemplating empty refrigerators, campfire cooking and perhaps wrangling for fresh water.
When Disaster Hits and Landlines Fail, Social Media Is a Lifeline September 23, 2017
As more people turn to their smartphones in large-scale emergencies, traditional dispatchers are racing to keep up.
In a Puerto Rican Town, ‘Water Came Out of Nowhere’ September 23, 2017
In the hard-hit town of Toa Baja, Hurricane Maria’s wrath swept some residents to their deaths.
Tom Price Says He’ll Stop Use of Private Jets Until After Review September 24, 2017
Mr. Price, the health and human services secretary, has come under fire for his use of private jets when traveling on government business.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
The long history of turbine failures at the Sewerage & Water Board September 24, 2017
Problems have happened periodically for over 60 years
German far-right says Merkel's policy enabled party's rise September 23, 2017
"The 'refugees welcome' policy of Angela Merkel alienated a lot of people, a lot of voters, as you can see in the demonstrations against Merkel."
Fried Chicken Fest day two weather: Hot with a chance of thunderstorms September 23, 2017
Highs in the upper 80s and up to 50 percent chance of thunderstorms are predicted for Sunday, September 24.
Tropical Storm Lee could be near hurricane strength by early next week September 23, 2017
However, "Lee remains a small tropical cyclone. Tropical-storm-force winds only extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center.''
2nd man arrested in killing of rapper BTY YoungN September 23, 2017
Kyron D. Williams and Darryl "Dino" Bannister, 32, are accused of killing 27-year-old Desmone Jerome
Why has the 2017 hurricane season been so bad? September 23, 2017
This hurricane season - not yet even close to finished - has generated more destructive, land-falling storms than the past few years combined.
12-year-old girl reported missing from Treme home, New Orleans police say September 23, 2017
She was last seen early Friday evening, according to NOPD.

The Guardian, UK

German election 2017: polls open amid fears over surge of far-right AfD September 24, 2017
The chancellor is on course for a fourth term but the emergence of the anti-immigrant party promises a bittersweet outcome Polls have opened in Germany for an election that could serve a bittersweet victory for incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel. While Merkel is widely expected to be reelected as chancellor for a fourth term, Sunday’s vote is likely to see a […]
Donald Trump in angry row with sports stars after withdrawing Warriors invitation September 24, 2017
President tweets: ‘Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!’Warriors: ‘We’ll use our trip to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion’Stephen Curry said Friday he’d vote no when team met to decide on tripDonald Trump was the subject of startlingly strong abuse from major sports stars on Saturday, after he criticised NFL players protesting a […]
New Zealand gets hung parliament as Jacinda Ardern falls short in election September 23, 2017
Labour and National court New Zealand First leader Winston Peter who becomes kingmaker for third timeThe future of New Zealand’s new government has been put in the hands of Winston Peters, a cantankerous, anti-immigration politician who prefers fishing to politics, after vote counting finished in the general election. Neither of the major parties – National, […]
North Korea foreign minister says firing rockets on US mainland 'inevitable' September 24, 2017
Ri Yong Ho tells the UN general assembly that Donald Trump was on a ‘suicide mission’ as tensions between the nations escalate furtherNorth Korea has said that firing its rockets at the US mainland was “inevitable” after Donald Trump called Pyongyang’s leader “rocket man”, in a further escalation of rhetoric between the two leaders. North Korean foreign mini […]
Bali volcano: 34,000 flee Mount Agung as tremor magnitude intensifies September 24, 2017
Number of people leaving homes in the shadow of the volcano has tripled amid fears it could erupt for the first time in more than 50 yearsMore than 34,000 people have fled from a rumbling volcano on Bali as the magnitude of tremors grows, prompting fears it could erupt for the first time in more than 50 years, an official has said. Related: Bali: travel warn […]
Fearful neighbours look on as Iraq’s Kurds stake claim to nationhood September 23, 2017
Monday’s independence poll for the Kurdish north is supported by voters but opposed by Turkey, Baghdad and the west, which fear it will deepen instabilityBelow the Erbil citadel, where empire and insurrection have been fought out over the course of 5,000 years, Kurdish flags stake out the claim to a nascent era – that of a sovereign state.Banners were gather […]
Crisis grows in Puerto Rico as towns without water, power and phone service September 23, 2017
Death toll from Hurricane Maria stands at 10 but likely to riseGovernor says: ‘This is the biggest catastrophe in our modern history’A humanitarian crisis grew on Saturday in Puerto Rico as towns were left without fresh water, fuel, power or phone service following Hurricane Maria’s devastating passage across the US territory. Related: Puerto Rico evacuates […]
Mexico City hit by fresh panic as aftershock rocks buildings September 23, 2017
Tremor comes days after earthquake that killed more than 300A powerful aftershock has caused panic as buildings again swayed in Mexico City just days after more than 300 were killed by the country’s deadliest earthquake for a generation.Rescue and clean-up efforts were temporarily suspended on Saturday amid fears that unstable structures could collapse, caus […]

The BBC

Trump NFL row: Sports stars round on US president September 24, 2017
Leading US sports stars attack the president for "offensive" comments about players who protest.
Germany election: Merkel seeks fourth term as voting begins September 24, 2017
Chancellor Angela Merkel eyes another term with the right-wing AfD seeking a breakthrough.
Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico facing crisis September 24, 2017
The entire island is still without power and engineers say it could take months to be restored.
Trump and North Korea war of words escalates September 24, 2017
Donald Trump warns North Korean leaders "won't be around much longer" if threats continue.
Soul singer Charles Bradley dies aged 68 September 23, 2017
The singer, who released his first album in his 60s, cancelled tour dates just two weeks ago.
Catalonia referendum: Madrid moves to take over local policing September 23, 2017
The Catalan government rejects Spain's latest move to stop its disputed independence referendum.
Mexico earthquake: New tremor halts rescue operations September 23, 2017
A tremor sends people running into the streets and halts searches for survivors of Tuesday's quake.
Iran tests missile despite Trump pressure September 23, 2017
The launch of the Khoramshahr missile, with a range of 2,000km, was shown on state TV.