Published on Thursday, June 30, 2011 by Environmental News Service (ENS) US Polluted Beach Closings, Warnings Spiked in 2010 WASHINGTON, DC – Polluted stormwater runoff and sewage overflows carrying oil, and human and animal waste fouled beaches around the country in 2010, causing the second-highest number of closing and advisory days in more than two [...]
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US Polluted Beach Closings, Warnings Spiked in 2010
June 30, 2011U.S. Adds Israel to ‘Promoter, Producer, or Protector’ of Terrorists List
June 30, 2011http://www.theblaze.com/stories/u-s-adds-israel-to-promoter-producer-or-protector-of-terrorists-list/ U.S. Adds Israel to ‘Promoter, Producer, or Protector’ of Terrorists List The Obama administration has added Israel to a list of 36 ‘specially designated’ countries that have ‘shown a tendency to promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members.’ The ‘specially designated country’ list is used by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to [...]
Jobless Benefits Claims Stuck Above 400,000 for 12th Straight Week
June 30, 2011http://www.theblaze.com/stories/jobless-benefits-claims-stuck-above-400000-for-12th-straight-week/ Jobless Benefits Claims Stuck Above 400,000 for 12th Straight Week WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits was mostly unchanged last week, evidence that the struggling economy isn’t generating many jobs. Unemployment benefit applications ticked down 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 428,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Applications have topped 400,000 [...]
Rep. Frank Wolf Asks IRS to Investigate Whether CAIR Has Illegally Solicited, Received Foreign Funds
June 30, 2011http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rep-frank-wolf-asks-irs-to-investigate-whether-cair-has-illegally-solicited-received-foreign-funds/ Rep. Frank Wolf Asks IRS to Investigate Whether CAIR Has Illegally Solicited, Received Foreign Funds Last week, The Blaze reported on the loss of the Council for Islamic-American Relations’ (CAIR) tax-exempt status. Now, Republican Rep. Frank Wolf is calling on the IRS to investigate the group. According to a press release issued by the congressman’s [...]
Clinton Admits We Are Now Reaching Out to the Muslim Brotherhood
June 30, 2011http://www.theblaze.com/stories/clinton-admits-we-are-now-reaching-out-to-the-muslim-brotherhood/ BUDAPEST, Hungary (The Blaze/AP) — The Obama administration is reaching out to the Muslim Brotherhood in a “limited” effort to build ties and promote democratic principles ahead of Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. isn’t adopting a new policy. She says the administration wants to [...]
Is George Soros Forging a Closer Alliance With the Muslim Brotherhood?
June 30, 2011http://www.theblaze.com/stories/is-george-soros-forging-a-closer-alliance-with-the-muslim-brotherhood/ Is George Soros Forging a Closer Alliance With the Muslim Brotherhood? For conservatives, the mere mention of George Soros joining forces with the Muslim Brotherhood conjures images of an unholy alliance forged in the fiery pits of Mordor. Yet according to several reports, including one from FrontPageMag on Monday, that alliance is in fact being forged. The [...]
Woman Seated Near Beck at Movie Claims Innocence…But What Does Twitter Tell Us…
June 29, 2011http://www.theblaze.com/stories/woman-seated-near-beck-at-movie-claims-innocence-but-what-does-twitter-tell-us/ Woman Seated Near Beck at Movie Claims Innocence…But What Does Twitter Tell Us… On Tuesday, Glenn Beck told his radio and TV audiences how he and his family were harassed during an outing to an outdoor movie in New York City’s Bryant Park. You can listen to Glenn describe what happened here. The account [...]
Iranian Guard Official: Our Missiles Can Already Reach U.S. and Israeli Bases
June 28, 2011http://www.theblaze.com/stories/iranian-guard-official-our-missiles-can-already-reach-u-s-and-israeli-bases/ Iranian Guard Official: Our Missiles Can Already Reach U.S. and Israeli Bases TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior Revolutionary Guard commander says Iran is capable of producing even longer range missiles than the ones it has now but won’t make them because Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf are already within its reach. [...]
Beck & Family Harassed During Outdoor Movie Night in NYC Park
June 28, 2011http://www.theblaze.com/stories/beck-family-accosted-and-harassed-during-outdoor-movie-night-in-nyc-park/ Beck & Family Harassed During Outdoor Movie Night in NYC Park There are those who love freedom of expression, as long as it’s not conservatives who are doing the expressing. Just ask Glenn Beck. On radio Tuesday, he told the stunning story of how he and his family were harassed during an outdoor movie [...]
