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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (154438)	4/1/2013 9:31:42 PM
From: Jack of All Trades	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224750

The Obamas’ Unending Summer Vacation March 29, 2013 By Arnold Ahlert Comments (192) 255 Print This Post A record-breaking 47.8 million Americans are on food stamps, an increase of about 1.3 million from a year earlier. The official unemployment rate is 7.7 percent, a number that obscures the reality that millions of Americans who have given up looking for work aren’t counted, and that the labor force participation rate of 63.6 percent measured in December 2012, is the lowest in 32 years. The national debt is $16.7 trillion and growing. White House tours have been cancelled due to sequestration. And amidst it all, Barack Obama and his family have taken four lavish vacations in three months. frontpagemag.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (154438)	4/1/2013 9:46:05 PM
From: Jack of All Trades	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

OREGON CITY, Ore. – An man who police said grabbed a 22-year-old woman by her hair and assaulted her Sunday night got quite a surprise when she pulled out her handgun to defend herself. Police said the suspect ran away when he saw the gun. The woman was not seriously hurt. The attack happened near the intersection of JQ Adams Street and 8th Street in Oregon City at around 10:20 p.m., according to police. The woman had just parked her car when the suspect grabbed her by her hair from behind. Police said he dragged her down a sidewalk until she reached into her purse and pulled out her legally-owned gun. "Everything that I've seen at this point, she seemed like she was very brave and she contacted the police and she took appropriate steps to protect herself," said Oregon City Police Sgt. Matthew Paschall. Officers searched the area for the suspect, but couldn’t find him. Police described him as a white man in his late 20s who is about 5’8’’ tall with a slender build. He has medium-length hair down to his chin and no facial hair. He was last seen wearing a brown zip-up style jacket or hoodie and dark pants. "I'm surprised that a stranger would do this to anyone," Paschall said. Anyone with information about the suspect or the attack is asked to call Oregon City Police at 503-496-1616. KATU'S Ian Parker contributed to this story. katu.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (154438)	4/1/2013 9:49:41 PM
From: Jack of All Trades	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

Exactly why did Obama send Rodman? Obama Fails Diplomacy Border Patrol China mobilizing troops, jets near Korea AP BY: Bill Gertz April 1, 2013 2:30 pm China has placed military forces on heightened alert in the northeastern part of the country as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula following recent threats by Pyongyang to attack, U.S. officials said. Reports from the region reveal the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently increased its military posture in response to the heightened tensions, specifically North Korea’s declaration of a “state of war” and threats to conduct missile attacks against the United States and South Korea. According to the officials, the PLA has stepped up military mobilization in the border region with North Korea since mid-March, including troop movements and warplane activity. China’s navy also conducted live-firing naval drills by warships in the Yellow Sea that were set to end Monday near the Korean peninsula, in apparent support of North Korea, which was angered by ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that are set to continue throughout April. North Korea, meanwhile, is mobilizing missile forces, including road-mobile short- and medium-range missiles, according to officials familiar with satellite imagery of missile bases. The missile activity is believed to be North Korea’s response to the ongoing U.S.-South Korean military exercises that last week included highly publicized flights by two B-2 strategic nuclear bombers near North Korean territory as part of annual military exercises. North Korea’s government announced last week that since March 26 its missile and artillery forces have been placed on the highest alert status. Specifically, Nodong medium-range missiles and their mobile launchers were spotted in satellite imagery, the officials said. There are also indications North Korea will soon conduct a flight test of its new KN-08 road-mobile ICBM or its intermediate-range Musudan mobile missile. Test preparations had been detected in the past, the officials said. A military provocation by North Korean forces against the South is not expected while the current war games are underway in South Korea, officials said. However, the situation remains dangerous as hostilities could break out as a result of a miscalculation. South Korea’s government has said it would respond to any North Korean military provocation with force. The Chinese military activities near North Korea were detected in Jilin Province, and intelligence reports from the area on March 19 indicated that PLA forces were ordered to go to “Level One” alert status, the highest level of readiness. Large groups of soldiers were seen on the streets in Ji’an, a city in Jilin, amid reports that the PLA had been ordered to combat readiness status. PLA heavy armored vehicles, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, were reported moving near the Yalu River that separates China from North Korea. The troops were part of the 190th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, stationed in Benxi, in Liaoning Province. The movements are believed to be related to increased tensions in Korea. Additionally, PLA troops and military vehicles were seen near Baishan, in Jilin province, around March 21. Low-flying PLA air force jets, believed to be fighters, also were heard and seen at several border locations in China, including Yanji and Yanbian in Jilin, Kuancheng, in Hebei province, and Dandong, in Liaoning province. Chinese forces along the border responded to some unknown event in North Korea near Siniju on March 21 that involved Chinese fighter jets flying over the area. The officials said the Chinese military activities appear to be based on concerns about a new outbreak of conflict between North Korea and South Korea and the United States. China’s military maintains a long-standing defense treaty with the North that obligates China to defend North Korea in the event it is attacked. The last time Chinese forces backed Pyongyang was during the Korean War when tens of thousands of Chinese “volunteers” drove south into the peninsula. Chinese military spokesmen frequently refer to their relations with the Korean People’s Army, as the North Korean military is called, as ties “as close as lips and teeth.” Other reports from China indicate that the heightened tensions have led to a disruption of trade between China and North Korea along the border between the two countries. One sign of slowed commerce between China and North Korea was a Chinese Internet report from a restaurant owner in Dandong, China, a border city, who said commerce between the two countries was disrupted following North Korea’s Feb. 12 underground nuclear test. Since that time, it has been more difficult for the goods from North Korea to reach China because the North Korean Customs Office closed frequently as a result of increased Chinese inspections of North Korean goods. U.S. officials and private analysts said the slowdown may be a sign of Beijing’s displeasure at the North Korean nuclear test. China also held up exports of crude oil to North Korea in February, according to customs data reviewed by Reuters news agency. The agency said in a report that it was the first time deliveries of oil were cut since early 2007. See More freebeacon.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (154438)	4/2/2013 9:07:05 AM
From: Jack of All Trades	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

State Sen. Malcolm Smith, city Councilman Halloran arrested in 'bribery plot' to rig mayor race * Dem Smith schemed to run as GOPer * Faces rap with Republican Halloran By JOSH MARGOLIN, LORENA MONGELLI AND ERIN CALABRESELast Updated: 8:35 AM, April 2, 2013 Posted: 5:59 AM, April 2, 2013