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July 5, 2016

 

 

From:  The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations
Contact:  Susan Kniep, President
Website: http://ctact.org/
Email: fctopresident@aol.com
Telephone: 860-841-8032

 

EMAILGATE

 

 

FBI Director Comeys complete statement

As Carried on the FBI Website

 

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In February, 2016 globalresearch.ca reported Clinton, Petraeus, Snowden and Manning: The Tail of the Two Americas written by Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo. Therein the writer notes Since 2009, the Administration has invoked the WWI-era Espionage Act that carries not only the possibility of life imprisonment but also the death penalty. The administration has sent a clear message that individuals who expose crimes will be severely punished while the perpetrators of the crimes will receive immunity.

 

A few eyebrows were raised when zerohedge.com reported Bill Clinton and US Attorney General Loretta Lynch just happened to meet on the tarmac at a Phoenix airport only days before the infamous report was to be released.

 

At the time, the Thehill.com reported Lynch pressured to recuse herself after Clinton tarmac meeting And prior to that it was reported by Judicial Watch: Clinton IT staffer pleads 5th 125 consecutive time.

 

Today, the New York Times Reports

 

 

The F.B.I. recommended no charges for Hillary Clinton over her use of email as secretary of state, but called it extremely careless

 

 

As thehill.com reports Furious GOP lashes out at FBI noting This announcement defies explanation Speaker Paul Ryan said.

 

Looking for some background info. Thanks to thehill.com they have provided

The Trail 2016: Judgment day | TheHill

 

Comey revealed many new details of the investigation, some of which are at odds with Clintons description of the set-up

 

 

 

RELATED COVERAGE

F.B.I. Interviews Hillary Clinton Over Private Email Server JULY 2, 2016

Huma Abedin Says Clintons Email Server Caused Frustration JUNE 29, 2016

Use of Unclassified Email Systems Not Limited to Clinton MAY 10, 2016

 

 

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BREAKING:

State deems insurance co-op, HealthyCT, financially unstable

 

CtMirror.org By: Kyle Constable July 5, 2016

 

 

About 40,000 people will lose their health insurance in the coming months as a result of a state evaluation that has deemed the financial health of Connecticuts nonprofit health care co-op unstable.

 

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CTMirror.org Reports

 

Anthem-Cigna controversy exposes gaps in ethics rules

 

By: MARK PAZNIOKAS | July 5, 2016

 

Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wades controversial refusal to recuse herself from ruling on the Anthem-Cigna insurance merger has provoked a reappraisal of ethics regulators, who heavily rely on the self-reporting of public officials, and an ethics code that may be clearer to lawyers than lovers of English.

 

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RELATED: Comptroller says Wade should recuse herself on Cigna merger

 

 

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Kareem Shaheen and agencies of

The Guardian on July 5, 2016 at 4.47 EDT report

 

 

Suicide bombers attack sites in Saudi Arabia including mosque in Medina

 

 

Attackers kill four at Medina mosque housing Muhammads tomb and also strike outside the US consulate in Jeddah and in Shia-majority Qatif

 

 

In one of a series of attacks across Saudi Arabia on Monday, suicide bombers killed four members of security forces outside the Prophets Mosque in Medina, one of the holiest sites in Islam. The attack, coming as the holy month of Ramadan ends, appeared to be coordinated with a series of other strikes, including an attempted bombing near the US consulate in Jeddah, that are consistent with the modus operandi of the Islamic State. In Baghdad, the death toll from a bomb attack claimed by Isis in a marketplace on Saturday climbed toward 200. Continue reading at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/04/saudi-arabia-bombings-jeddah-medina-prophets-mosque-qatif

 

 

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The Guardian Reports

 

UK Iraq war report due

 

Into the turmoil that has gripped the UK comes the long-awaited report of theChilcot Inquiry

. It will be delivered on Wednesday, and it is hoped it will offer a comprehensive account of the path to war in 2003. Philippe Sands QC, author of Lawless World, told the Observer the 2.6m-word report must detail precisely what went wrong, why it went wrong and who were the key players in making it go wrong, so that lessons will be learned that will allow us to make sure it never happens again. Tony Blair, prime minister at the time, is readying his defense.

 

Continue reading at Chilcot inquiry must restore trust in government

 

 

 

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USAToday Reports

 

Pound falls sharply on renewed Brexit fears

The British pound slumped Tuesday amid renewed concerns about the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union. The pound was down 1.2% to $1.

 

 

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As the New York Daily News reports today that Conn. dad, son fight FAA over gun-firing, flame-throwing drones, in 2014, it was reported by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. that Federal Court: Drone Killing of U.S. Citizens Is Constitutional. Therein, Mr. Wolverton wrote On April 4, a federal court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Obama administrations killing of three American citizens in two drone strikes in 2011. The complaint was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on behalf of the families of Anwar al-Awlaki, Samir Khan, and Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Anwar al-Awlaki 16-year-old son. Continue reading at http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/18019-federal-court-drone-killing-of-u-s-citizens-is-constitutional.

Joe A. Wolverton, II, J.D. is a correspondent for The New American and travels nationwide speaking on nullification, the Second Amendment, the surveillance state, and other constitutional issues.  Follow him on Twitter@TNAJoeWolverton and he can be reached at jwolverton@thenewamerican.com.

 

Drone killing policy withstands challenge:SCOTUSblog

The case was dismissed on Friday in a forty-one-page decision by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., Rosemary M. Collyer.  Her ruling can be appealed.

 

Supreme Court of the United States Blog

Keep Current on Cases in the Pipeline, Featured

 

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A MESSAGE FROM

Nicole Neily, President, Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity

Americans have many things to be thankful for this year as we enjoy Fourth of July festivities, but there's one freedom in particular I'd like to draw your attention to this Independence Day. July 4th, 2016 is especially near and dear to those of us at Watchdog because it marks the 50th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act. Any time you see a major story of investigative journalism, there's a good chance FOIA or its state-level offspring was involved.

FOIA was pioneered by a backbench Congressman named John Moss, a Democrat who drew the ire of his party and nearly sacrificed his political career in his dogged pursuit of the right to access government records. The act was begrudgingly signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 4th, 1966. The signing drew little fanfare at the time, but in the fifty years since, FOIA has become an important pillar sustaining our democracy and empowering the free press.

I can't think of a better day of the year to commemorate our freedom to know - that special right to information that lies at the heart of Watchdogs public interest journalism. Happy Independence Day

In Liberty,

 

Nicole Neily

President

 

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SUPREME COURT MAKES IT HARDER TO PROSECUTE CORRUPTION AND STRIKES DOWN ABORTION RESTRICTIONS

UConn Increases in Rape Cases and Wages. Check out State employee wages and pensions. CT Ranked Second to Puerto Rico. 
The Federation of - CT Taxpayers - June 2016