Friday, September 13, 2013

NEW AMERICAN 09/13/2013

Submitted by: Joan Biz

The Editors' Top Picks


Australia Reining in Climate Schemes After Voters Reject Carbon Tax
After voters’ big defeat of Australia's Labor Party and its carbon tax, officials plan to dismantle the many global-warming schemes of the previous government.

House Republicans Pass Bill Delaying ObamaCare Subsidies
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted mostly along party lines to ban new subsidies to help people purchase health insurance until the administration enacts a new verification system to ensure that benefits are offered only to those who qualify.

Proponent of U.S. Help for “Moderate” Syrian Rebels Fired for Lying About Ph.D.
A woman whose writings in favor of the Syrian rebels were cited by top politicians was fired by a think tank for claiming to hold a degree she does not.


Syria Applies to UN Chemical Weapons Convention
Syria sent a letter to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) informing it that it intends to join the CWC.

UN Sec'y Gen.: National Sovereignty Is a Gift of the United Nations
In a speech to the General Assembly on September 11, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon promoted the UN's Responsibility to Protect doctrine, which puts U.S. lives, fortunes, and freedoms at risk.


USDA Says Florida Food Pantry Must Remove Its Christian Symbols
A Florida food pantry has decided to drop help from the USDA rather than bow to orders that it must remove Christian symbols from its facility.

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